Why doesn't Princess Zelda sound like she used to? 

princess zelda wants you to follow me on twitter twitter.com/thomasgdocs (also near the end of the video, the line about "if Breath of the Wild 2 is still in development" - this video was made before E3 when Nintendo showed off more of the game! I think it's pretty clear the game is coming out at this point haha)

You forgot to mention that Nintendo wanted Zelda in Breath of the Wild to sound British English because of the British Royal family. Nintendo chose Patricia Summersett an American voice actress to do Zelda voice and wanted her to put on the British accent. Patricia Summersett was a bit scared and thought fans wouldn't like her doing British accent as it'll sound fake, Nintendo wanted to keep her. So Patricia Summersett had a friend who was British and got her to help nail the accent. Patricia Summersett even said her friend was confused why didn't Nintendo just hire someone British?

Those audio clip examples sure sound weird out of context.

I know that a lot of people tend to ignore or dismiss ALBW, but calling it a spin-off is the most hurtful thing I've heard toward this game LMAO.

At this point, "Why doesn't [insert Nintendo character name] sound like she used to?" has become a series.

Actual reason: she is a different person each time (not including sequals)

Next video is going to be: Why doesn't ThomasDoc sound like he used to?

this series has become my drug just wanted you to know

Best sentences Zelda said in the CD-I games: "You've got to be kidding me!" And lastly but not least "Good"

Just as a clarifying note, because iirc you had a similar framing in the link voice video. Phantom Hourglass is a direct sequel to Wind Waker, so it makes sense to have the characters keep the same voice. Spirit Tracks is a jump ahead in time, and the characters aren't the same incarnations, so it makes sense to have different voices-even if it is the same art style.

Rule number one: do never blame the voice actors. It is (usually) never their fault if their performance isn't living up to the expectations

The reason Link and Zelda were recast for Spirit Tracks is likely because they're different characters. Link from Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass is the Hero of Winds, while Spirit Tracks takes place several decades later and stars the Hero of Trains, alongside a descendant of Zelda (who is also named Zelda)

This is not a video to watch without headphones while your family is home

my volume everytime he showed us how they sounded like📉📉📉

A Link Between Worlds is not a spinoff, it's a sequel to A Link to the Past.

12:57 Zelda's Latin American voice actress is Mexican VA Jessica Ángeles. She's known for playing characters like Marinette from Ladybug, Super Girl most of the time, Chihiro and Lin on Spirited Away, Darla from Finding Nemo, Unikitty on The Lego Movie, Sonia on Pokemon Journeys, Catra on the She-Ra reboot, and Aurora on Ralph Breaks The Internet, among many others

About the french dubs: The French and French Candian dub have the same french VA but for the French Canadian version, they changed some sentenses so that french canadian would better understand the dialogues.

Being English, I genuinely don't mind Zelda's voice in BotW. I know it's a bit put on but whenever you hear the Royal Family, their voices are very prim and proper too which might sound unnatural to us, but is probably how they were taught to speak. At least I don't see as much of an issue as everyone else seems to.

Anybody else feel a little sad when Thomas called ALBW a spinoff? Even if it’s an accident, it’s still a mainline game, and a damn good one at that.

How did Zelda go from this: _Suggestive content;_ To this: *Big words*

Zelda is always getting her voice cords changed.

The reason Link and Zelda are recast in Spirit Tracks is because they aren't the Link and Zelda from Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass. Every iteration of Link and Zelda has a different voice for the most part.

I actually like Zeldas accent I like thinking of it as like a Hylian accent which is why it sounds so strange to us

My issue with the English dub of Breath of the Wild was that Zelda's voice sounded really unnatural to me. It sounded like someone trying to make their voice as high pitched as possible rather than talking normal. Guess now I know I was right lol. She does sound a lot better in Age of Calamity though, so I'm looking forward to BotW 2. I have the same complaint about Mipha though, her voice is just so unnatural imo. The only normal sounding woman in the game to me was Urbosa and also young Impa from AoC

I believe French is one of he best voices of Zelda. Aldeline Chetail is a relatively common VA in France. She dubbed war games and such. And I loved seeing her in Age of Calamity and can't wait for the Sequel of BotW.

One character *Confused, angry Zelda lore understanding person noises*

Great video as always! But actually, Patricia Somerset isn't from Canada, she's actually from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the United States! I actually don't live that far from her home town, and she comes to some local events as a guest speaker. She's a really cool person!

I personally love her english voice in BotW, it's a nice, refreshing change because it no longer gives off the old damsel-in-distress vibe, with that accent and the lower voice she sounds much more elegant, genuinely like a princess.

im pretty sure they recast new iterations of link/zelda bc they're basically new characters

- States that, just like Link, Zeldas are different characters also. - Even so, is also confused why the different Zeldas are voiced by different people, just like in Link's video. - calls ALBW a "spin-off" Why, Thomas, why?

Title: "Why doesn't Zelda's voice sound like it used to?" Video: i forgor 💀

They change the voice actress Zelda whenever there is a new Zelda. For example, the Zeldas from Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass are the same person. That’s why they have the same voice actress. In Spirit Tracks, that Zelda is a different person, a descendent of the Zelda from Wind Waker. That’s why Nintendo change the voice actress for Spirit Tracks. Same thing for Link

The Ocarina of Time voice for Zelda will always be my favorite. She had a way of sounding like a captured maiden but also a powerful sage all at the same time, which is a tough feat to pull off. I'm not a huge fan of the BOTW Zelda's voice in English, since it is a bit low and I never pictured Zelda as British. But that's certainly not the voice actresses fault. They cast her because that was the voice the higher ups wanted for their Zelda. She was just giving the voice they hired.

Interesting that Sheik wasn't covered in this video.

I love these looks into voice acting and voice actors.

I thought Zelda's BOTW VA did great until I finished playing the game and read the comments online. I didn't know the actress received much hate. I haven't changed my opinion, and I'm liking her voice in Age of Calamity the most

I know that you usually focus on Nintendo characters for this series, but a Sonic episode would be pretty cool.

Ah dude. I was JUST watching PointCrow's Skyward Sword video and was wondering when you were going to post this!

Can you please do a Ganondorf Episode that would be a really cool finally for this series.

I really like this "why doesn't ___ Sound like they used to. You just make great content for what it's worth.

Honestly I REALLY love the voice that Summersett gave Zelda. Yes it is lower and completely different, but it makes her stand out uniquely and for me it fit Zelda more than the high pitched voices she had before. Sure, they were all wonderful in their own way, but it was a fresh new sound for the princess and I really enjoy it. It has something soothing too, elegant. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

I have some information about the French voice actress for botw who is Adeline Chetail, she's a popular voice actress in my opinion, like she voiced Ellie in the last of us and Mei in overwatch and some Ghibli movie like Arietty, she started voice acting at a really young age she was 7years old when's she started, but all I known about the botw audition is the fact that it was super secretive too, they just told her that she was a princess of a certain land and that was it, when she knew she was taken for the role and finally told that it was Zelda she knew she had a big role to play and I think she was "scared" of doing bad and not representing well Zelda. And of course she also did the voice in Hyrule warriors age of calamity That's all I know about her but they might be some mistake

I think one of the reasons why Zeldas voice was the same person in phantom hourglass and windwaker but not spirit tracks is because canonacly Tetra(Zelda) is the same person on ph and ww but it's a new generation in st

Let's see how she sounds in this game! *immediately glad I was wearing ear buds*

Wait So you’re telling me in Ocarina of Time Zelda’s voice actress also did that absolutely ear piercing Ruto scream Please tell me you’re lying because every time I fell holding Ruto in Ocarina of Time my ears bled

I love Patricia Summerset's voice acting and thankful for how she's built out the character more

I think that giving the Zelda character a voice in botw gave her a lot more charisma and personality than in previous games

Thomas, please, give a shot to Adeline Chetail's performance as the french voice of Zelda in BOTW. You won't regret it. She also came back to Nintendo to voice the ring in Ring Fit Adventure.

Because just like Link, she's different characters.

Fun fact about Zelda’s Japanese voice lines in botw, (or more a fun fact of the Japanese Language?) in the cutscene Thomas shows she starts with “Annata wa..” which pretty much means “you” but it is used when referring to people of lower status, and can come off as rude- which (very obviously) , portrays her and links relationship at that time well

STOP FORGETTING ABOUT THE MINISH CAP AND FOUR SWORDS!!!

I love the pauses in these videos with the drums ending

For Zelda's first official English voice, I thought Summerset did a perfectly fine job. Her voice fits the BotW Zelda perfectly.

I actually really like Botw Zeldas English voice. Sure it's not the best voice acting ever but I think some will agree that the voice is distinctly unique, and I think that matters sometimes more than having a generic Hollywood performance that's really good.

Well its not were used to hearing Zelda since she speeks in bubbles every time

Man, these voice changing vids are very interesting and amusing to watch, keep it up Thomas!

Shimamura Yu was also the host for Zelda Concert 2018, and you can tell she does love the character(s) and the music and is definitely into Princess Zelda's character. Really grateful that she was picked! Both SS Zelda and BotW Zelda are my favorites for different reasons.

"the characters do smile, which makes a change from twilight princess". You haven't seen much of TP I gather. Still great videos lol

The reason they changed the actors for Link and Zelda in Spirit Tracks is that they're different people from the Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass counterparts. Almost every individual Link and Zelda has a distinct voice actor, but sometimes they would recycle voices in 2D games out of convenience, like Four Swords Adventures and Minish Cap.

I absolutely adore your videos man and I love your piano covers at the end of each vid. Thanks for making my days a bit better

Wow, the Japanese Zelda in botw so full of emotion

Wasn't Spirit Tracks 100 years in the future or something? The Link and Zelda were the great grandchildren of the originals from WW and PH, I swear it was something daft like that.

1:45 Why am I getting a feeling that someone's going to take this out of context?

14:00 I personally found this bit hilarious. Picture, if you will, Princess Zelda scuttling in the grass and revealing that she caught a frog...and the scene jump-cuts to her grieving for the destruction of her people, saying it her fault, as though finding a frog somehow snowballed into Hyrule's demise.

The "Silent princess being an endangered species" line went completely over my head before now, and ive played through BoTW like 4 times!

German Voice Actress for Zelda in BOTW: Julia Casper She is an Actor, Voice Actor, and Audiobook Reader from Hamburg, Germany. Her acting career started 2007, and since then she did about 20 movies/series, but nothing special. Her Audiobook career started 2013, with the famous kidsbook about Conni, and later the "Chaosschwestern" (Chaos-sisters) series. Her voice-acting carrer contains mostly of syncro work for diverse movies and series, maybe most noteable: Yuuko Kobayashi "as Masako" in Naruto Shippuden the movie, Mai Nakahara "as Suzune Ichihara" in The Irregular at the Magic School, Manami Numakura "as Otoya Takechi" in Akuma no Riddle, and many more. Her work on BOTW seems to be her first work as an voice actor for video games. Hope this brings some light about the German Voice Actress!

Patricia Summerset's Zelda doesn't resemble original Japanese version, but it very unique. I'd recognize her as Zelda any day of the week, whereas original one kinda blends with all other anime girl voices

That was so enjoyable to watch. Thanks! I appreciate the scenes of English dub Zelda scenes

You are a very underrated channel, thank you for the great content

Gosh, the crying scene in Japanese made me wanna cry too. SHEESH, she's a good actress. The English one is good too but she ain't as good at crying lol.

Perfect timing with the video just got done playing Skyward Sword HD

I love watching these voice actor videos👍 Keep up the great work dude. Can't wait to watch more of these in the future😁👀

I personally loved that they included Zelda's screams in the final battle. It really makes you feel the intensity of the moment.

it's really not much of a mystery why they recast for spirit tracks. spirit tracks takes place many, many years after phantom hourglass. so, despite the characters looking similar, link and zelda in that game are different characters than phantom hourglass and spirit tracks.

I am not sure why you called A Link Between Worlds a spin off. It's a half remake half sequel to A Link to the Past. It's very much not a spin off.

This guy deserves way more subs

I love this stuff, thanks u for making so many great vids!

I think Skyward Sword’s Zelda is my absolute favorite iteration of the princess. She’s one of the few Zeldas that makes me feel invested in beating the game so I can see her again. I got the game when I was about 6 or so, and the first time I heard her singing, I felt so calm and happy. Yu Shimamura has a beautiful voice and I’m glad they brought her back for BotW. Side note: I have to agree, even as an American, that Patricia Somerset’s acting and her accent were a bit off, but she’s not terrible, and I now know her as the official English voice of Zelda, so that’s awesome.

Italian dub in botw is extremely good! I suggest everyone to give it a try at least once!

I’m loving these voice acting vids

love these videos

I'm british and I think Patricia sounds great! I think it sounds natural doesnt sound off at all. I was shocked to find out she wasn't actually British

Zeldas voice for the majority of her life: hentai sounds

I love these character voice videos

I believe the recastings for Spirit Tracks can be chopped up to the Link and Zelda in the game NOT being the same ones from WW and PH, despite the art style.

I personally love Patricia take, I know it's not everybody's cup of tea, however, I think it's unique and makes her stand out from other Zelda's, mainly, because they don't talk. However, for me, I really enjoyed her take.

another great video! keep it up

every time he show how zelda sounded like i feel like i need to lower down the audio even tho im wearing headphones

As a Brit, I have to say I thought Patricia’s accent was pretty decent and that the voice was great! I was quite happy that they went with the English sound, you don’t really hear a lot of accents in the most popular western games/voice acting in general that aren’t American, even when the story is set somewhere else.

Who was the voice actress for Zelda in Smash Ultimate? She spoke in the World of Light Cutscene

gosh i love ur vids dud

Zelda: EEYYYAAAAAAACH Store clerk: NO, not my pots!

I am pretty familiar with BOTW's English Dub. However, I am French, and both versions have subtle nuances for their markets which really help us understand the characters more... Same actors, yet very small differences make these versions resonate with people. ^^ Thomas, I'd love to explain in detail some observations. There are french nuances that echo differently on each side of the Atlantic. The way the King speaks to his Daughter is very interesting. In France he speaks more like a King with his hierarchy to a subject with the "vous" (you). In Canada he speaks more like a father to his daughter with a familiar "tu" (also you). This change in context is very nuanced yet important to make for Nintendo to bother re-recording lines. ^^ I love the art, time, passion and investment that goes into those small details to make these translations a reality. The broader games are better for it. :D

While Tetra is indeed Princess Zelda, she didn't appear in her princess form in Phantom Hourglass.

Yay, another episode of Thomas' Fun History of game AV.

i literally LOVE this series

I don't like Zelda's voice in English for BOTW, I play with the Japanese voice acting because I think the Japanese VA portrays the emotion much better, especially on that crying scene for example. Much more visceral imo

I would assume most sounded different because they just wanted someone else to play a different incarnation of her. Also, why no including Zelda in Smash Ultimate? She has voiced lines in that one, as well.

This research series is Awesome I'm addicted to it just letting you know Tom 🙂

Hey! Love ur vids!Truly!