Master Xehanort Voice Comparison 

1:26 Nimoy 10:52 Hauer 16:24 Lloyd Thank me for this with a like and comment on which voice you like.

Leonard Nimoy REALLY knew what he was doing when voicing Xehanort. Hauer's performance, while not awful, just didn't seem to be on par with Nimoy's. Listening to Christopher Lloyd was by far the best replacement, so good that at times I called Xehanort "Rasputin" as it was a character Lloyd voiced over 20 years ago!

Xehannort: Come on, Luxu, you have to come back with me! Luxu: Back? Back where? Xehannort: Back to the future!

Isn’t it weird yet awesome that all older Keyblade Masters are voiced by Sci-Fi Legends? Xehanort: Leonard Nimoy (Spock), Rutger Hauer (Roy Batty), Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) Eraqus: Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) Yen Sid: Corey Burton (Count Dooku)

Lloyd did a wonderful job. Rutger tried his hardest, and I applaud it as he did a decent job. But Lenard is the best voice option, the deep elderly pitch of his voice along with the slight raspiness. Lloyd was a good replacement on remind and did a much better job.

I honestly think part of the reason why Lloyd works so well is that he's worked with Nimoy before, knows his inflections, and he knows how to take all of that and still make the character his own.

Hauer actually does make a really good Master Xehanort. The problem is that he comes in after Nimoy and has absolutely none of Nimoy's inflections or tone of voice, besides being an old man. I know I'm stating the obvious, but if Hauer voiced Master Xehanort since BBS, it wouldn't be so awkward.

It is... so sad to me that Nimoy didn’t live to see the end of his saga of Kingdom Hearts. I knew him as Spock first so it gets a lot sadder having known him in so many places, and tbh he probably didn’t care as much about Kingdom Hearts as much as many of his other immaculate projects. But still, I wish he could’ve lived to see it. I hope Lloyd knows how much we appreciate him for taking up such a heavy mantle. Edit: Thank you for the likes because they alerted me to my typo in Nimoy’s name and I hate auto correct

They all did well voicing Master Xehanort in their own respective way

We will miss Leonard Nimoy and Rutger Hauer.

Oddly enough, I love Lloyd's take. He gives Xehanort a much more human approach.

Leonard Nimoy will always be the best Xehanort VA but Christopher Lloyd knocked it out of the park in Re:Mind

2:27 Ive never seen that attack before

I must be just about the only person who kind of liked Hauer after a while.

I gotta say I love Lloyd as Master Xehanort. He has that campy, menacing bravado to a very VERY dangerous foe that I felt Rutger Hauer was missing. Although to his credit, I find Hauer's voice to be very soothing and nice to hear.

Lloyd is my favorite. Didn’t expect that.

Oh my god, Lloyd is amazing!! I’m impressed!! Should’ve been the replacement for Nemoy from the start!

Rutger Hauer misses the mark as Xehanort, Christopher Lloyd comes a lot closer to Leonard Nimoy's portrayal.

I thought all three were phenomenal and I enjoyed their performances. Of course, none can top Nimoy's iconic voice, however I can applaud Hauer's unique approach, and Lloyd stepping in was a treat to us 90s era folk. Overall, it has been quite the LONG journey for us all, and voice actors were coming in and out through the years. The role of Master Xehanort has by far been the most interesting story-wise and casting.

I love every voice for different reasons, but I feel like Hauer’s is woefully underrated. It doesn’t really sound anything like Nimoy’s interpretation, and I understand why that can be a deal breaker for some, but to me it gave a new interesting perspective on Xehanort as a character. Hauer’s Xehanort is much more subtle and reserved. He doesn’t have the same bombastic flair, but he absolutely kills the calmer and quieter lines. His ending speech after his defeat truly feels like the emotional unravellings of a tired old man, and I’m not sure that would have come across as much with the other actor’s more exaggerated and theatrical performances.

I think the true Master Xehanort will always be Leonard Nimoy,he sounded so evil,calm and creepy at the same time.I like Rutger Hauer's performance as well,he did a good job,especially during Master Xehanort's death scene.Christopher Lloyd is my second favourite Xehanort,he nailed the role like Nimoy did.Lloyd sounded like Judge Doom while delivering some lines,another pure evil villain like Xehanort that Lloyd portrayed.

At the begging i disliked Hauer’s voice but know i feel it grew on me :(

I have known Xehanort since BBS, and I feel that the three actors featured here have all brought their own range of talent to this character. Though if I had to choose a favorite version, I'd say Christopher Lloyd would be it.

Lloyd sure knows how to pronounce χ-blade.

RIP Leonard nimoy of Star Trek and transformers fame I love and miss his voice as xehanort in kingdom hearts series if he was still alive today he would reprise his last role xehanort in KH3 which is last KH where xehanort as main villain in whole franchises

I think had Christopher Lloyd started doing it from the beginning I would think he’s the best. Nimoys voice was so perfect for the part and it sucks he wasn’t able to finish playing this iconic character, but I think Christopher Lloyd is a fine replacement.

Nimoy truly makes xehanort sound so dangerous theres just something about his voice that instantly makes you think how much of a danger xehanort is

Man Im concerned this role may be cursed. The voice actors keep passing away sadly

There’s no one like Nimoy who does Xehanort better. Hauer did a fine job but I think Lloyd makes a better replacement. Doc Brown should’ve been the one to do Xehanort’s voice from the start of Kingdom Hearts 3 since they both have to do with time travel.

Nimoy was phenomenal for xehanort obviously I loved hauer performance in kh3. Especially in the ending But Lloyd is probably my favorite xD idk how to explain it but i love the personality his voice gives to xeha However Hauer has the most emotional MX out of the three It's hard to rank them xD

Did anyone else know that Christopher Lloyd was also Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? He's a great actor!

imo Nimoy Was and forever will be Him no Matter What. Rest in Peace Nimoy as we Know this day was Him the Lord Xehanort... we All know it as he Made Him...

Rutger Hauer did his best filling Nimoy’s shoes. Lloyd also did his best for both actors

I always thought Cyberchase and Kingdom Hearts would make for a potentially good crossover. Christopher Lloyd (the Hacker's voice actor) does not disappoint. ;)

Master Xehanort is my favorite villain of all time. He just screams unapologetic evil, and he’s amazing at it

Surprises me that Peter Renaday wasn't chosen as Nimoy's replacement considering how good his Nimoy Impression is in Mad TV.

Most people: Leonard Nimoy Rutger Hauer Christopher Lloyd Me: Spock Roy Batty Uncle Fester (or Hacker)

Leonard Nimoy will always be my actor. Miss u Spock

All of them did a remarkable job and I appreciate their dedication to the character. Nimoy and Lloyd are my top favorites to be fair.

nimoy and lloyd are damn near identical. i really hope if there ever is a rerelease we get lloyds version

I got attached to Hauer's voice after Re:Mind. I loved him in Bladerunner, so maybe I'm biased, but I just found his voice to be sinister in a sort of passive-aggressive kind of way.

Haur was a good actor, but sadly he was more tame than Xehanort should have been. "Show me the world to come" should have been shouted. However, he did an excellent job at the final battle. Christopher was also pretty good. He sounds more like Xehanort, and has the aggression down pat. RIP, Nimoy & Haur 😢

Nimoy: The OG and trailblazer, and a guy who made me really wish he did more video games before he unfortunately passed on. Hauer: Depicted the sadness and weight of a man lost in his own schemes, and the heaviness of his age. Lloyd: A synthesis between the two, with a more humanistic edge, even a mischievous malice that SHOULDN'T fit him, but somehow is made to fit by the actor. Great Scott!

We all know that Leonard Nimoy is the real Master Xehanort.

Leonard Nimoy: Sounds the oldest. Christopher Lloyd: Sounds the wisest. Rutger Hauer: Sounds the most threathening.

Rutger Haur did a fantastic job following Nimoy’s voice, but Loyd captured the essence of Xehanort’s personality more in my opinion. They were all great. Leonard Nimoy, Rutger Hair and Christopher Loud are such legends and no one would be worthier to do the voice work for such an amazing villain. I hope we see Mark Hamill return to voice Luke for Kingdom Hearts IV.

Lyodd ahould have been the original replacement. He is just so damn good

I can’t hear KH3 Xehanort without I hearing Doc Brown.

Lloyd's "what?!" Is kinda a bit iffy but I didn't mind it. One thing, out of all his planning, decades of it, so close to victory, he didn't expect them to have a trick up their sleeves.

Nobody: Xehanort: "Tasty feet!"

Nimoy does a really good Xehanort voice 10/10 and you will not be missed Leonard Nimoy. your the best.

RIP Leonard Nimoy and Rutger Hauer. And God, please, protect the Christopher Lloyd's life.

Nimoy was the best version i just wish the games didnt come out so far apart so that way he could finished dubbing before passing on. :(

Nimoy nailed it. May he rest in piece

i swear Xehanort became Hacker from Cyberchase

Christopher Lloyd makes an excellent Xehanort btw so much closer to Leonard Nimoy's performance

Lloyd is honestly my favourite. Raspy like Nimoy was, but with more of the devious tone the original japanese voice had, you can feel that Xehanort loves what he's doing, and his inflexions fit the facial expressions really well. Perfect choice, better than the previous two even if they were great actors as well.

Great Scott !!! Xehanort is Doc Brown !!😱😱😱😱

God, Christopher Lloyd killed it

I like Lloyd the best. Mainly because I hear two of my favorite characters he has played when listening to his xehanort. I hear judge doom and a little fester addams in his voice

Great Scott!

Rutger Hauer was a truly fantastic actor but it was a bit weird to have a Dutch actor replace an American one, probably should have gone with Lloyd from the beginning.

Sora: "This is for Kairi! This is for ruining the worlds! And this! This is for you! Dosvedanya!" What? People have made enough Back to the Future and Roger Rabbit jokes in regards to Christopher Lloyd. Any reason I can't throw Anastasia into the mix? ;)

I love Nimoy (RIP), Rutger Hauer (RIP) wasn’t a bad voice for Xehanort. But damn does Christopher Lloyd take the cake for the best Xehanort. I’m slightly being biased but that voice of his intimidating af. Also I can’t help but not think of Doc Brown when I hear him lol. Doc Brown unlocking Kingdom Hearts lmao

I do think Lloyd is the ideal successor to Nimoy's Xehanort. As others have said Hauer's performance is by no means bad -- but I think it doesn't follow how the character's cadence is already established. Lloyd not only soundsvlike he has more boom but also has the cunning sinisterness of Nimoy's Xehanort. Hauer's voice lines make him sound a little too calm and satisfied.

Its just not the same without leonard nimoy. RIP Leonard

I had watched WAAAY too much Cyberchase when I was younger, so when I first heard Christopher Lloyd's Xehanort, all I could hear was THE Hacker. A lot of people are bringing up his role as Rasputin which DEFINITELY is a better mental image than the green man from Cyberchase. With all that being said, while Chris' Xehanort felt off to me at first, I actually can't hear any other voice actor play Xehanort now, he gives him waaay too much character for me to go back to the others. He legit feels like a Disney villain now.

I'm just going to go ahead and say this but I swear there's a curse on whoever voices xehanort...that at some point in the near future that they will die.... Every single actor that played him has died I don't understand

My god I love this guy! I can’t understand his motives, but he’s still so cool!

What's so wierd that Lloyd voice does not sound in place with the cutscenes from the base game from 3 in Remind but when you hear his voice in Melody of Memory it's perfect.

I really like Hauer’s performance, but mostly because of the ending of KH3 with how human Xehanort felt when he lost. It was refreshing.

Christopher Lloyd play Master Xehnaort in KH3 Remind.

I loved all 3 versions and would order them: 1. Nimoy 2. Lloyd 3. Hauer Nimoy's low, gravelly and menacing voice for Xehanort was so difficult to replace that I think Hauer attempted to go more subtely menacing rather than try a direct impersonation. With Lloyd he really leant into the evil side with gusto.

I ADORE Rutger Hauer, but given his vocal range, this did feel phoned in. I've heard him in audio dramas where he's sounded more like Xehanort than he did here... Lloyd lacks some of Nomy's gravitas, but he still does a stellar job with the role.

Doc Brown really went down a dark path after BTTF 3

There was no way they were going to replace Leonard Nimoy in a way that felt right. However, I actually think Rutger Howard wasn't a bad actor for Xehanort when considered on his own and not as a replacement for Leonard Nimoy. He brings this subdued and sinister tone that I think works well for the character. I think if he had lived long enough to continue playing the character then we might've grown into the role a bit more and made something special. Christopher Lloyd isn't bad either, he definitely brings more energy to the role than Hauer did. However, the two performances between these two are so different and it honestly feels like they were both given very different direction on how to play the characters.

I didn't play Re:Mind, so I didn't know that Christopher Lloyd voiced him after Hauer's death. I actually first saw Lloyd on-screen as Kruge in The Search For Spock.

I like how Llyod grunting as Xehanort is powering into Armor Xehanort than how Hauer does it.

Mickey: "Gosh! I wonder who he really was! Oh wait now I know!"

The reason Rutger sounds so different from Nimoy and Lloyd is he doesn`t smoke, doesn`t play up the rasp as much but it`s still there if you listen closely and is clearly trying to suppress his thick Dutch accent to an extent to sound more like his predecessor and successor.

I love Leanord Nimoy but I enjoyed Christopher Lloyds voice alot too.

I was put off by Loyd after playing KH3 again and starting Re:Mind for the first time (only just started it and only seen the opening so far) but damn if he ain't much closer to Nimoy, who I pretty much forgot about how he sounded because it's been probably 4+ years since I've played BBS or 3D lol So anyways, thanks for the video, you've ReMinded me (kill me now... XD) of Nimoy's Xehanort and I feel much better about Loyd's Xehanort.

Tbf Nimoy was the best for old Master Xehanort. He really brought in that villainous flair to him. Hauer, not as much, even though you can tell he was trying his best. Lloyd also did a very good job, but was missing the gravelness of Nimoy.

1:58 terra’s scream though, man that shit was raw emotion

Nimoy is my favourite exclusively because of the iconic way he says Keyblade at 1:01

Would love to see Christopher Lloyd do the live adaptation of KH before he passes

aw Leonard, we miss you

Amazing 👍🏿👍🏿

xehanort won't say dead while his voice actors keep dying

Leonard Nimoy definitely takes it when voicing this character!.

I can't help but imagine The Hacker during Lloyd's performance

Doc Brown? As Xehanort? That does it; I’m buying ReMind now.

I made a huge prayer 🙏 ✝️🙏 that most of my favourite celebrities stay healthy and live a nice long life (Including Chris Lloyd) until they are like 100 (or at least 95 years old like Stan Lee before he got sick) I mean think about how Paul Walker’s life ended he was only about 40 years old and was perfectly healthy before he’s life was cut short in a car accident 🙏🙏🙏✝️😇

So theres yet another voice for MX in Remind 😅 I think all three are good but a little weird to change it again.

I didn't know that they brought in Chris Lloyd for Master Xehanort. And since this game deals with time travel all I can see now is Doc Brown with a Key Blade in his Delorean. Screw Mr. Fusion he can cast Thunder!

Ok, so question, the cutscene with Sora, Mickey and everyone with Xehanort going on about the nine keys and wanting to summon Kingdom Hearts. Are those two separate? With one version with Hauer's voice in base game and the other with Lloyd's voice in one of the RE:Mind chapters. Or were Hauer's performances dubbed over by Lloyd and used in a patched version of KH 3. To give some consistency? (btw I haven't played RE:Mind yet, that's why I'm asking)

2:26 In the like 12 years and 500 playthroughs ive done of this game, I've literally never known that he runs up and strangles you until right now

Is Christopher Lloyd that person who also played as judge doom from Roger rabbit

1:02 JUST A PANCAKE ANYONE???!?!?!?! 😂😂😂😂

I think Rutger did an acceptable job, but Lloyd knocked it out of the park.