i think richard would probably sound like beetle juice from the movie, it sort of fits into his description

either that or blade xD

what do you all think

Hmm..I picture one of the voices used for male undead in WoW. Especially the really raspy one. That way it would be really cute to hear him when he's happy about something. "I know! It's hard to kill just one ^^"

I think of Raymond from Everybody love Raymond. Or J.D from scrubs...
Or the normal nerdy 30 year old voice....

Hades from the Disney Hercules movie for sure. I loved Hades in that.

I'm going with Alan Rickman.

awww That was going to be mine

Maybe Eddie Izzard's english explorer voice

Dave Chappele.

What? he could be black!

talk? I thought all comic characters could only communicate through word bubbles.

I would say he would sound like your stereotypical zombie moan, or maybe a raspy grind as Luna suggested. After reading the Zombie Survival Guide, just the thought of ghouls speaking gives me the willies.

Ok, back on topic, (since Kay gets pissed if we go off)

I think Richard is black..
Or was black.
Just a hunch.

My guess is he has one of those double-voices. You know, you hear two voices speak at the same time, like a synchronized echo. One of the voices is raspy but the other is deep and guttural.

Only my take on it. I'd really like to hear him sound scary but happy when he's burning and killing

Yes, yes you are.

And I always kinda thought of Mitch Hedburg. Y'know the part where he's imitating Cale when they're trapped under the dragon's claw before Krunch shows up? I always imagined that as Charlie or Eddie Murphy trying to sound girly.

Richard being black doesn't seem too out-of-the-ordinary. He'd be the token black guy.

Richard's voice. Hmm.. A gleeful English one with a mild whiff of snobbyness.
No, no,no, no, not like Hugh Grant, he just sounds as if he has a plugged nose all the time. I want to toss something to his head but that would only result in a broken TV. What's a TV? Don't ask.
Or maybe like Dr. Evil (austin powers) No..
Or... >.>
<.<
A pirate! xD

Here is someone who pwns no more
Or will he? Tuntuntuuun

Or maybe.... Richard is Captain America arisen from the death!
*ducks* don't shoot me!

*growls* I just deleted 13 of your posts *eyes the 3people* Stay on topic or else.

Last warning.

I know it's weird, but I picture Richard with a James Woods type voice. Probably because of all the snappy comebacks like his character in the show "Shark".

Richard with a voice?
...hmmmm..
That is a good question.
He will most definatly have a SLIGHT English accent with a rather gleeful voice when he is happy. Of course, i agree to anyone else who thinks he actually HAS a voice. Although he is dead (or UNdead, if i might say), I really think he sounds like a zombie in his mid-30's... with a little twist of scratch.
I don't know.. that's my opinion. Either way, it's got to be attractive...!!

Has anybody considered Michael Wincott? He did the bad guy in Treasure Planet and it sounded awesome. And he can do a good English accent!

Bob Saget.

I kinda imagine him sounding like Jim Carey in "The Grinch"

I hadn't considered Alan Rickman ((!), I know), but I can certainly see it. He's quite good at the whole dark deadpan thing, and he's a great "go-to" guy for all your menacing needs. He certainly has range enough for Richard's more plaintive moments, too. Personally, I've been imagining either something along the lines of Max von Sydow or Jeremy Irons, myself, though the former may simply be a side-effect of watching "Flash Gordon" a little too often of late....

A thin, reedy sort of adolecent voice would be terribly amusing, at least as far as the humor factor of it goes, but I suspect he's probably a little too mature for that sort of thing.

Weird, brain-twisty thoughst: Barry White? David Spade, perhaps? Actually, I heard something very like David Spade in my head as I read the trapped-under-dragon-claw bit.

That would be hilareous! ...but i imagine Richard would have a slight deeper voice and more of an english accent. Plus, he's undead.. so he needs a sorta older grinchy-type voiceover...

I'm thinking James Earl Jones.

that's what my DAD was thinking

That is because Darth Vader has the best voice ever.

although that's just a LITTLE bit too low.. maybe sped up a little would make it okay, but with that vader mask would be awesome

Vader had the ultimate villain voice.

yes... but soon he will be overpowered by some other villian from a rated-R sex-related movie.

No. New villains pretty much all suck.

wellllllll.... ya. lol.

I like those old Star Wars movies quite a bit.

you're getting off-topic!!!!!!!

No, we're deciding whether Richard's voice would be from a villian in the newer trilogy or the original.

I vote for the original.

I definitely agree with this one. I see it kind of drawling and perpetually mildly amused. British accent optional.
But to keep with the current trend, old is always greater than new.

Oh yeah... forgot the Alan Rickman idea. That's definitely a good idea. We have to make a poll of this soon.

Edit: And eventually we should have it for the other characters. If James Earl Jones doen's win for Richard, I'm putting in my vote for Krunch.

Kind of like a smart-alecky, loveably psychotic version of Snape. I like it

I think he sounds like Gilbert Godfrey

Then i would keep picturing him as Iago. And the concept of Richard serving an Arabic visier, or anyone in general, is wrong.

i agree! either one sounds great to me.

Ohhh I bet he sounds like George Takai... He's got a great voice

Zulu! ha ha.

George Takei reminds me of the Heroes series. But Richard with a japanese accent doesn't seem right. There's some Japanese exhcange students coming to my school on Monday, I'll say if anything sound Richard-esque.

I always think of Richard with Shredder's voice from the Ninja Turtles.

I vote for Christopher Walken

Christoper Walken is cool, and perhaps the only being who has a chance of giving Richard a fight for his money.

However, he seems too... placid, in my opinion, to sound like Richard. Walken has that kinda-creepy, kinda-cool tone to his voice. The kind that makes you think he knows exactly that's going on and you better stay on his good side before ge reveals that he's in charge of everything and makes you regret taking his Jelly Bellies last month.

No, Walken. Just No. Whilst evil, sexy and sensual in his own right, his is not the voice of Richard.

I stick with Ben Affleck. Since it was mentioned, I can't shake that voice whenever I read his words.

I actually think he'd sound like my friend Jon, if Jon was ever serious.

Whenever I read richard's lines in the comic, I can't help but read them aloud. If I didn't have laryngitis (the gift that keeps giving and giving; especially if you can reach your enemies) and if it wasnt 1:08 am, I might make some recordings, see what you guys think. Actually, If everyone that thinks they can do a good richard voice were to post (or a link to it), we could run a vote and see who does the best richard voice.

Did anyone play the Discworld PC game? I think Richard would sound like Death in that game. A little echoey, deep voice, and with little emotion.

Linkage I think he would sound like this guy The song is called 'Mephistopheles' by Trans-Siberian Orcestra. O.o this is poor quality- but hey. Enjoy.

I believe that Richard sounds like one of those creepy guys who walk up to you on the street and their like "hey you wanna buy some organs?" That's how I portray Richards voice.

Hmm, I imagine Richard as having a sort of sarcastic, whiny, attention-seeking voice, with the echo thing. And a "yea, whatever" accent.

EDIT:

Thats it.

Just, not singing.

Just because I'm feeling like posting:

• Alan Rickman - Snape in Harry Potter... better yet, Hans Gruber in Die Hard.
• Gary Oldman - Dracula in Bram Stoker's Dracula... better yet, Stansfield in Leon, The Professional.
• Christopher Walken - your pick! He's always CHRISTOPHER WALKEN... but one where he plays a bad guy, for sure.
• Ian McDiarmid - The Emperor in Return of The Jedi... don't mention the prequels to me, please.