The Scout's Accent

Post by **JeffK** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:26 pm

A. I love the King of the Hill server provided, it's the one I'm primarily on when I play TF2 as Jeff K so thank you.

B. I don't know where the voice actor is from for the scout but it's a terrible Boston accent (shame on him if he is from beantown). Maybe he should've watched the departed or good will hunting prior to recording. Just had to throw that out there.

Post by **Will T.** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:34 pm

Scout's accent is more Brooklyn than Boston from my understanding (never been to either place to know myself

). That's kind of part of the whole TF2 "thing" though - the characters are designed as caricatured versions of the stereotypes of their supposed homelands, rather than accurate depictions. Valve once said something about "Demo [being] as Scottish as the Sniper is Australian" (I don't recall the exact analogy, but I remember the part about Sniper and Australia), indicating they were fully aware that the voice acting isn't true to reality.

It's just part of the over-arching weirdness of the TF2 world.

Post by **Katotsu** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:47 pm

Honestly, I don't care how accurate his voice is. I wouldn't want it any other way

Post by **Boss Llama** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:30 am

I always thought he was a New Yorker, as he sounds just like the NYC branch of my family. Also, he acts like a Yankees fan. When I found out he was supposedly Bostonian, it kinda threw me for a loop.

Post by **Clay Pigeon** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:43 am

I honestly can't tell the difference between the two accents irl anyway...

/yes I am from the midwest.
/no I don't pronounce "wash" as "warsh."

Post by **Soup Nazi** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:51 am

Clay Pigeon wrote:I honestly can't tell the difference between the two accents irl anyway...

/yes I am from the midwest.
/no I don't pronounce "wash" as "warsh."

But, do you:

Use the phrase, "Don't cha know"
Pronounce "Over there" as "O-er Der"
or
Talk like William Macy in Fargo?

Post by **Larry** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:38 am

Clay Pigeon wrote:I honestly can't tell the difference between the two accents irl anyway...

/yes I am from the midwest.
/no I don't pronounce "wash" as "warsh."

lol me too but sometimes it slips.... like warshing machine lol

Post by **TheCarpe** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:18 am

No one thinks they have an accent, but everyone does

Glad you like the server, Jeff, and nice to see you joined the forums. Stick around, we might shoot you, blow you up, cut off your head, or burn you alive, but we don't bite

Post by **THE Flying chihuahua** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 9:33 am

1. Welcome! Always nice to have more people!

2. That's kinda the thing, I read a quote from the writer of the game that the classes accents are so terrible because they wanted to imagine what people in that time thought they sounded like, not what they actually did sound like.

Y'll Nvr Walk Alone · Post by **YoullNeverWalkAlone** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:44 am

Clay Pigeon wrote:I honestly can't tell the difference between the two accents irl anyway...

/yes I am from the midwest.
/no I don't pronounce "wash" as "warsh."

But do you drink "pop" or "soda"? And if you went to St. Louis would you be in Missoura or Missourie?

Post by **Gizanked** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:58 am

You'llNeverWalkAlone wrote: But do you drink "pop" or "soda"?

http://www.theville.org/forums/viewtopi ... =7&t=12894

You'llNeverWalkAlone wrote: And if you went to St. Louis would you be in Missoura or Missourie?

having lived in st louis for about 9 months i can assure you it is pronounced " Misery"

Post by **Flaming Cheese Wheel** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 11:59 am

Alizée Fan wrote:I always thought he was a New Yorker, as he sounds just like the NYC branch of my family. Also, he acts like a Yankees fan. When I found out he was supposedly Bostonian, it kinda threw me for a loop.

This, which bugged me more than Valve trolling people with Tasmania vs. Australia or whatever it was that they did with the Sniper.

Post by **BigBiker05** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:33 pm

Here's a thread I made awhile ago that features videos of all the work these voice actors have done.
http://theville.org/forums/viewtopic.ph ... oice+actor

The voice actor for the scout is one crazy guy!

Post by **zookie** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:38 pm

It is pop!

Cephas · Post by **Cephas** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:44 pm

Coke! They're all Coke, even Dr. Pepper!

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