Project: Zeta
Ben Wallace for Titus Rook
Character Description:
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Character Name: Titus Rook -
Gender: Male -
Age: 50-60 years -
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Character Background:
Titus Rook is a man of unwavering principles, placing honor, family, and legacy at the forefront of his life. In his earlier years, he served as a soldier alongside his close friend, Dr. Wyllan Orn, and their bond became as strong as that of brothers. After the war, Titus ventured into the business world, founding a mega-corporation known as Sigma. The company later rose to dominance in the fields of medical technology, space exploration, and more. Additionally, Titus designed and constructed his magnum opus, Helios City, which would eventually become the capital of his country.
Titus Rook is widely regarded as a humanitarian, a brilliant businessman, and the epitome of a servant leader. His dedication to his family, friends, and the betterment of humanity is unquestionable.
Years later, when a cataclysmic event threatened the planet, Titus took on a pivotal role. He established a global council that united the five major continents for the first time in centuries, reluctantly accepting the position of President of the council. Under his leadership, the council tasked Sigma and Dr. Wyllan with preventing the cataclysm within a tight timeframe. Although they achieved partial success in saving the planet from total destruction, it came at a heavy cost, with hundreds of thousands of lives lost, including his wife and child. Titus continued to serve as President, leveraging his company's resources and personal wealth to mend the planet and address numerous crises, including a resource shortage. We first meet Titus five years after these events where he has ended his term as President and returned to Sigma the year before to take the reigns.
Behind his charming and charismatic facade, Titus conceals profound depression, exhaustion, and sorrow. He carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, a burden he chose to bear. Only in the presence of Dr. Orn does he allow his guard to slightly come down, revealing a fraction's fraction of the exhaustion and pain that lies beneath the surface.
Additional Notes:
For Titus' voice, despite his gray hair he is not an old man. We are looking for a voice that can convey a politician, an inspiring businessman and leader, but also capable of being in extreme exhaustion and depression.
Audio Quality Requirements:
Project: Zeta has always set a high bar for our productions from art, to character models, our environments, music, etc. Our standard for quality extends especially to our voice actors. While we do have an audio engineer on staff, their focus needs to remain on AFX and sound design. For someone to be considered for this role, they will need excellent audio quality, and be able to send both a raw source and edited version of their audio.
Role Commitment:
This is a long-term role, and we are looking for a committed actor who can dedicate themselves to the character's development over the course of the series. Titus' role will evolve and become increasingly central to the storyline as the project unfolds.
- english
- male adult
- Commands Respect
- charismatic
- Charming
- strong
- Honorable
[Context: Titus Rook is acting as a stern, guiding hand, addressing the Council and advocating for his science team.] “Evolve or repeat. Those are the choices before us today, and we must face the reality of our situation, together, and evolve beyond it.”
[Context: Titus Rook is addressing his company as the charming and charismatic CEO that he’s well known for. His speech comes at a time when hope and encouragement is gravely needed.] “We’ve always faced the trials that history has thrown at us *together* with the ferocity of a thousand stars banded as one to illuminate a narrow way to victory. We will do so again! I’m proud to call you all archons of our future and champions of our past.”
[Context: Titus is in his office with only Dr. Orn present. He is less guarded when in a private setting with his old friend and confidant. He looks out the window as he addresses Dr. Orn, revealing how truly tired and frail he has become with the stress weighing heavily.] “I cannot change what I cannot confront, Wyllan. The unknown scares me most. And so, if you are preambling this much— Just please old friend, tell me what you’ve found.”