Originally, I hadn't intended to do a voice actor reveal for this particular character, but Mylo Reid has a thing for green haired boys. So here it is the official voice actor reveal for Chimp Star Lostry! Mylo Reid! While Mylo is also voicing one of the "main" characters Unicorn McFeel-Good I felt that given how large the cast was and how big Mylo's range was, there was no real reason to limit him to playing one role. Especially if two characters don't even share any scenes together. And since he had expressed personal interest in the character it just made sense to me to let him have a go at it.
He created such a wonderful performance, I had no real idea of what Star's voice should be, and I had no idea what direction Mylo would go. But he really hit it out of the park. Star vocally in my opinion has this sort of barrier to entry. Not just anyone could play him, you could be a great voice actor and not be right for the part. This role also required someone who can be a character actor, which okay sure not necessarily difficult. Where the challenge comes in is the fact that Star can't just sound like a normal person, he needs to sound animated, look at him that's not the face of someone who'd sound like your neighbor. But that being said he's not just 100% energy all the time and there's where you can really tell who's a great voice actor. Because a great voice actor can be versatile with that voice, they can keep it consistent while changing those emotional levels. Which Star requires, originally when I first thought up the Chimp Gang they were just a fun joke. I thought, "I'll make some really annoying characters just for fun who's only personality is being annoying." But as time passed and the project grew so did they, and I think Star more so than the others because I twisted a lot of my own teenage history to create his.
It's very exciting to get to work with Mylo not just on one, but two characters now, two characters I do really love. Star easily could have felt like this flat character with an annoying catchphrase, but Mylo's performance really brings a believability to him. And I can't wait for you all to get to know Star better and hear Mylo's amazing performance in the future when the game finally launches.
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