Archie Sonic Online Official Comic Dub - Casting Call Issue 249
Project Overview
Hello there! We're looking for more voice actors to participate in Archie Sonic Online (ASO) comic dubs. For those unaware of us and our goals, we at ASO are a group of dedicated Sonic fans looking to continue the discontinued line of Archie Sonic Comics with fantastic art and writing.
We are creating an “official” line of comic dubs to put our comics out to a broader audience and give a much fuller experience to our stories. This casting call is specifically for issue 249 in our line of Archie Sonic, but there are more coming in the future for other issues and more projects to be brought about.
Requirements
Make sure that your microphone quality is proper for recording. If your microphone cannot be worked with by our audio team due to this, you will not be accepted.
Smooth out any technical issues that you may have or could run into. Clipping and popping should be gone within your audio.
Excessive room reverb and background noise should be limited as much as possible.
Record two takes or more for each line in the ABC ABC format. Basically, read through the lines once, then do that again with different deliveries or tones.
Impressions are needed for some characters (there will be indications on which roles they are). Please make sure to stay as faithful to the references as humanly possible. Of course, they do not need to be 100% perfect.
With this, please try to act with the voice as well. There are emotion heights and lows that you will need to capture in your performance.
Do not slate your auditions. We can see your username/your name on your account. Slating causes the process of looking through auditions to take a lot longer than necessary and it will already take quite a while.
Notes
None of these role are paid! This is a completely volunteer project!
No decisions are to be made prior to the deadline assigned to this casting call. This is so we have everything in front of us when going through the auditions and we can make informed decisions.
We are expecting all actors to be live directed by our voice director (TheTVBunny/Elise Lepley) but we will allow VAs to record on their own time if need be.
For the sake of this, we need to at least have a Discord username to handle all of that. If you are not active on Discord, please send your email or any place you are most active on.
As soon as you get these roles, you will get work just about immediately from when you get the role. If you do not respond to our messages within two weeks, we will need to rethink your place on the project.
These roles are long-term for the most part. Expect to be on this project for the foreseeable future.
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Character Description
Amy is a high spirited Freedom Fighter who wears her emotions on her sleeve. She cares deeply about her friends but if she’s up against someone she doesn’t like she won’t hesitate to clobber them.
Voice Description
Amy Rose should have a high pitch voice with a sense of happy-go-lucky, teenage spunk to it. This voice is going to be an impression of Jennifer Douillard’s version of Amy Rose, or at least matching Amy's voice from our previous dub with her. No other Amy Rose voice actor impressions please.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible.
Voice Reference
- english
- female teen
- female young adult
- american
- all american accents
1. (using hammer) "Right! Freedom Fighters... let's do it to it!"
2. (defiant, at Emerl) "Sonic told me you could take a hit, but let's see how you do against my Piko-Piko hammer!" (swings it) "Hi-yah!"
3. (thinking, surprised, fighting Emerl) "What IS this thing?! It copied my hammer out of thin air... and it's using it as well as I can! At this rate, I'll be stuck here forever! ... but that also means Sonic and Tails have more time to save Sally!"
Character Description
Sally is the leader of the Freedom Fighters and the love of Sonic’s life. Selfless and brave, she’s determined to do what’s right at any cost to herself. As Mecha Sally, she’s been made into a weapon to cause her friends emotional distress.
Voice Description
Sally Acorn should have a medium pitch voice with a slight softness to show warmth in her voice. The voice should be an impression of Kath Soucie’s version of Sally Acorn from Sonic SatAM.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible.
Voice Reference
- english
- all american accents
- female young adult
- american
- female teen
1. (introspective, thinking out loud) "It all looks the same as it did when I left. My home, my friends - everything is here. Maybe nothing has changed..."
2. (panicked) "How can you say that after all I've done?! I've hurt the people I've sworn to protect, the people I care for most..."
3. (regal, defiant) "You're trespassing on royal grounds. As Princess, I order you to retreat back to New Megaopolis."
Character Description
Naugus is a grotesque, power hungry wizard. Having usurped the throne to the Republic of Acorn, he’s determined to keep his power no matter what. He’s been suffering visions and mutations recently, which has him losing control and his behavior is erratic. He currently has possessed the body of Geoffrey St. John and is trying to pass himself off as Geoffrey.
Voice Description
Ixis Naugus should have a medium-pitch voice with a heavy, breathy quality, constantly wheezing and rasping between lines. This voice should be an impression of Michael Bell’s voice for Naugus from Sonic SatAM.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible.
Voice Reference
- english
- generic british
- male adult
- male senior
- all english accents
1. (proud, in combat) "Fool! I am Ixis Naugus, Master of the Elements! He that fused the Void with the Zone of Silence! The last great lord of the Order of Ixis!"
2. (manipulative, crowdpleasing) "Yes... Yessss... My dear Mobians! In these dire times, do you want a king who is distracted by loss and heart-break? The poor wretch... or do you want a man who, by Elias' own admission, has lived only to serve the Kingdom with all his power? Who you KNOW can protect you?"
3. (going mad, animalistic) "Council... No control... Will have felt tremors! Must attack first..."
Character Description (Shard)
The original Metal Sonic, Shard evolved beyond his programming. Recognizing Sonic and his friends’ love for each other, Shard sacrificed himself to save them. Luckily, Shard survived and was rebuilt. Now determined to live the life of a hero, Shard joined the Secret Freedom Fighters to support Sonic and his friends from the shadows. He's inherited Sonic's wit and attitude, but struggles with his desire to belong.
Character Description (Metal Sonic)
The newest robot Sonic, Metal Sonic is a killing machine. Having just had a Power Gem installed, Metal Sonic is showing the first signs of individuality, and is determined to prove himself superior to Sonic.
Voice Direction
Both Metal Sonics will have the same mid-deep, confident voice reminiscent of Ryan Drummond's Sonic. However, the performance and cadence is different between the two. Shard's delivery is spunkier, with a playful and cocky attitude similar to Sonic. Unlike Metal Sonic, Shard is sincere, possessing a soul of his own with thoughts and feelings. You can use Chaos Sonic from Sonic Prime as an example for the delivery, though not the exact voice.
Metal Sonic meanwhile should be very robotic and monotone as he is mainly only following his directive. He doesn't have any feelings to get in the way of that. Additionally, while we are going for a Ryan Drummond version of Metal Sonic, it's only the performance from the Metallic Overlord boss fight. We don't want standard Neo Metal Sonic from the rest of the game, as it's too deep and too much of a departure from Drummond's normal Sonic voice. Metal Sonic should still be in that range, just now as the unfeeling, perfected metallic counterpart to Sonic.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible. You will also be expected to voice both Metal Sonic and Shard as they have generally the same voice (NOT THE SAME DELIVERY, DO NOT USE ANY FILTERS).
Voice Reference
- english
- male adult
- male young adult
- american
- all american accents
1. (nervous, playful) "Oh... hey guys. No hard feelings about the kidnappings... right?" [Shard]
2. (cocky, condescending) "The doc just keeps sending you out, doesn't he? You're the - what? Sixth or seventh replacement? You're an embarrassment. Oh, and next time you get a laser installed? Put it on an appendage that can AIM!" [Shard]
3. (Emotionless, robotic) "Metal Sonic online. Applying historical data. Weapons system online. Target destroyed. Power Gem Cores lost. Initiating attack on New Mobotropolis. Calculating flight time." [Metal Sonic]
Character Description
Sonic’s uncle, Chuck is a kindly but experienced scientist. His most regrettable creation was the Roboticizer, which was used by Robotnik to turn people into mindless slaves. Chuck became a spy to help stop him, but has always had a chip on his shoulder for the role he played. Chuck retired from spy work and became a politician, but has recently been working to try and oust Naugus from the throne.
Voice Description
Uncle Chuck should have an older, mid-pitched voice with some gruffness to it. This should be an impression of how William Windom did the voice of Uncle Chuck in Sonic SatAM.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible.
Voice Reference
- english
- male adult
- all american accents
- american
- male senior
1. (annoyed, feeling rushed) If you boys have time to talk, then keep working!
2. (empathetic, trying to reason with Rotor) "I understand. None of us are happy about this either. But this is what the people want. They're scared. They were scared even before the change in monarchs, the Death Egg, the Armada, and losing Sally and Antoine. This is just to calm people down - to give them a sense of stability. It's only temporary. We can vote on it again."
3. (proud, amused) "'Team Freedom,' hmm? And what about you, Sonny-boy?"
Character Description
Who is a secret agent in charge of the Secret Freedom Fighters. Despite his brilliance and pragmatism, Who was dismissed by the previous king, Max, only to come out of retirement to assist Elias in defeating Naugus. Committed to this task, Who serves as the mentor of his team, and is determined to accomplish their goals by any means necessary.
Voice Description
Harvey Who should have a deep and sophisticated voice showing a lot of wisdom and age. The frame of reference for this voice is Hal Smith for Owl in Winnie the Pooh. However, it shouldn't be an exact match, given the differences in their character. Use the voice as a baseline, but change the deliveries and inflections to be harsher, matching the wise, taciturn, elder strategist that Who is.
You do not need to be totally exact with the performance but it is recommended to be as close as possible.
Voice Reference
- english
- male senior
- american
- male adult
- all american accents
1. (pleased, encouraged by Elias' confidence) "Now THAT'S what I wanted to hear. I'm glad you don't take after your father - you think outside the box. NOW - will you TRUST me - to put things in order?"
2. (to the point, harsh) "I can, and I do. Time is not on our side, and this is a golden opportunity we cannot afford to pass up. There's simply no way around it: Naugus must die."
3. (amused, honest) "Hah! No worries, my boy. You know I'm always happy to speak with new recruits."
Character Description
A spy, Geoffrey saw himself as more qualified than Sonic and quarreled with him in the past. Once arrogant and headstrong, he eventually mellowed out, only to spiral when he lost the love of his life. To aid his true master in taking the throne, he partook in a series of bad decisions he’s come to regret. Now at his lowest point, he’s eager to make amends. His body is currently possessed by Naugus who is passing himself off as Geoffrey.
Voice Description
For the most part suave, demeaning and occasionally temperamental, Geoffrey St. John should have a medium-pitch voice with either a British or Australian accent. It's gone back and forth in the series, with the British version being more fitting as a James Bond-esque spy, though the Australian being more common. If you can, try takes that lean into one or the other, or even combine the two. Go crazy with the accent, as we are open to whatever sounds best. He shouldn't sound much older than the principle cast.
The reference used is just a guide for the voice. Do not make an impression of the voice in the clip; just use it as a reference.
Voice Reference
- english
- all english accents
- generic british
- generic australian
- male adult
- male young adult
1. (condescending, cocky) "Face it, luv. You clubhouse gang will have to get its hands dirty if you want to get past me."
2. (furious, needing to be restrained) "Don't you DARE belittle her, you pompous- !"
3. (exhausted, remorseful) "H-Hey, deep breaths luv. Just like our training. Everyone... I'm the one who needs to apologize. I dedicated my life to serving a madman, and happily put all of you in grave danger to do it. I know you blokes are the forgiving sort, but -"
Character Description
Elias is the rightful king to the Republic of Acorn and is determined to do right by his people and lineage. Having given up his right to the throne, he chose to return to help his sister and has committed himself to his role as monarch. Knowing he was a threat, Elias formed a group of secret agents to work from the shadows to overthrow Naugus. Caring, brave, and humble, while not always certain of himself and torn between the wants of his family and himself, Elias always strives to do the best by his own conscious.
Voice Description
Elias Acorn should have a medium-pitched, princely and slightly softer voice with an air of kindness, but also authoritative and stern when need be. You should be able to project without screaming. Like his sister, he'll sound earnest and selfless; still a young royal but one whose risen to the occasion to lead his people the best he can.
The reference used is just a guide for the voice. Do not make an impression of the voice in the clip; just use it as a reference.
Voice Reference
- english
- male young adult
- all american accents
- american
- male adult
1. (weighing his options, holding in his contempt) "Wouldn't that be all too easy? Like Sir Connery before me... I could vanquish the evil magicks of this world by ending your miserable life here and now. Sigh But what will have changed?"
2. (self depreciatingly) "And where do I get to judge ANYONE, given how I've handled things in the past? I should follow my own advice and stop picking fights with my own team! I'll link back up with the twins. Maybe I can apologize and get us all focused on the mission before something -"
3. (pleased, feeling embarrassed with how official he's being) "Furthermore, you are now hereby assigned the Rank of Gentleman-At-Arms, along with all its attendant obligations and privlages! I'll explain what that means later! Right now, I believe celebrations are in order! Congratulations, Sonic!"
Character Description
Jules is Sonic’s father. A soldier, Jules would have died if not for the Roboticizer. Sadly, Robotnik made him a slave and Jules didn’t see his son grow up. After reuniting with Sonic, Jules retired and focuses on being a good dad. Jules enjoys seeing the man his son has become and knows he will make the right decisions for himself.
Voice Description
Jules the Hedgehog should have a mid-deep, somewhat plain voice with a slight gravel to show age, fatherly tendencies and his soldier-like qualities. Though, he should still be able to show a fatherly vibe with his voice. When acting playful he can come off like a lame, embarrassing parent, but can command attention when he gets serious.
The reference used is just a guide for the voice. Do not make an impression of the voice in the clip; just use it as a reference.
Voice Reference
- english
- male adult
- all american accents
- american
- male senior
1. (fatherly, trying to encouage Knuckles) "Son, EVERY relationship has problems! The GOOD ones are able to OVERCOME them! C'mon! Dinner's on! If nobody shows up, I won't hear the end of it!"
2. (matter of fact, amused by tired) "No worries, son. Adam is done with me now that I gave him Tails. He told me to go somewhere and self-destruct. He didn't give me a deadline, though. At the rat I'm going, I'll fall apart in about forty years."
3. (strong, convicted) "I am not your father. I was on the front lines of the Great War. I won't go quietly. And while you may not care about the loss of YOUR Jules, I'm certain my son will be very upset. Do you want that on your head too?"
Archie Sonic Online (ASO) is seeking additional musicians to help create custom musical pieces to go with our comic dubs. We also would like multiple musicians so we can mix-and-match varying styles of music. No audio should be directly sourced from any pre-existing media (Sonic or otherwise). Instead, compositions are highly encouraged to be new recordings utilizing game composition "sounds", music from AOSTH, and from SatAM. AKA - The musician(s) can make all-new pieces, but can take inspiration from the sounds of Sonic media (like composing remixes or alternative takes of Sonic musical pieces, such as a remix take on Emerald Hill Zone). Or, these pieces do not need to be 1:1 matches to any original song, but can be remixes, manipulations, originals, etc, to fit a scene in the comic dubs. All music (remixes or originals) should stylistically match with pre-existing Sonic media. This can be very broad, given how varied music is across the entire Sonic franchise.
Other examples: Music pieces could match orchestration like with Forces, techno like Rush, rock like Adventure, sound boards like the Genesis games, etc. If the pieces match with some pre-existing Sonic sensibilities, it should be fine.
ASO prefers not to use royalty free music. What software and methods musicians use is no issue to ASO, as long as the musicians can work together to cross-import pieces and make alterations to them as needed. All finished music should be submitted in WAV format.
PLEASE NOTE: Musicians may need to tweak some timing on the finished comic dub audio sequences. These sequences are the voices set for the dub. Any tweaking will be super minor, like moving a voice 1-2 seconds forward so timing/pacing works better with music. The voices audio sequence will be provided as timed out stems for each of the characters.
This is an ongoing role that will need time and attention every few months. It takes us at least a few months between each dub.
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