
And if the reports are accurate, which I believe they likely are, than Hellena Taylor has effectively destroyed her reputation and given people a reason to not trust other VAs who legitimately want better pay.ĥ) Whether or not you support something with your money is your own decision, and that decision is ultimately not important.Ħ) If at all possible, hear two sides of a story before fully making your mind up about a situation that you yourself are not involved in. This boycott is likely not going to affect sales in a negative way, and could actually do the opposite. In this case, Bayonetta had so much negative publicity that it arguably gave the game more exposure to people outside of the general gaming sphere. It just adds fuel to the fire and makes you look like a dick, even if you aren't in the wrong for what you've been accused of.Ĥ) Lying about something in order to try to destroy the efforts of someone or something else is not an effective strategy. And saying you wish them no ill will doesn't really do anything in this type of situation.ģ) If you represent yourself and a company, and want to address an alleged controversy against you, going on a tirade against people on twitter is not the way to accomplish this. These powers will take away from that fundamental part of his character (he even says it does in the final stridor fight where he berates himself).Well I ultimately see a few conclusions to be made from this:ġ) A lot of voice actors are indeed underpayed for their work by the industry, including by companies like Nintendo, and their union does not do much to protect them from that.Ģ) Calling out another person for any reason is just asking for them to be verbally harassed online. He speaks and reads at least 2 dead languages, found out about a long dead and buried society whose history was burned to the ground purposefully, found artifacts to help him study these cultures. Luka is SMART, sure hes goofy and silly but this man is smart. That right there is the worst bit they took from him in giving him his magic powers and having him have a combined conciousness. He was invaluble to the plot for that reason, in the first game he helped care for cereza when bayo ran off to do her thing and he would explain things that Bayo couldnt remember and need the information to move forward. He was a babysitter at least and an exposition machine at most, and thats not a bad thing. Luka was always there by coincidence or just following Bayo around (in the case of the first game). Also he was never a guide, the guiding people for all the games were Balder for 1, Rodin/Jeanne for 2, and Viola for 3. In all the previous games he was never special, and thats what made him special. They fundamentally changed Luka to make him the Mostest Special Boi In the Universe ™.
