Star Fox Switch 2 English Voice Actors Officially Revealed

For reference, Erik Braa also voiced Master Kohga in Age of Calamity and Sombron in Fire Emblem Engage, and Brittany Cox voiced Ingrid in Fire Emblem Three Houses.

Idk about the others.

Also, blah blah blah, yet another VA change for the Star Fox cast, things happen, blah blah blah. It's sad, but it's nothing to get upset over.

It’s truly bad voice acting. And not in the fun way like the original, it’s just not pleasant to listen to from the clips they’ve posted. Far too clean too, I much prefer the fuzzy radio quality of the voices in 64.

@batmanbud2
As a FE fan I'm eager to hear them in this game. I'm excited to see Katt especially given her new look.

@nessisonett Thank God I'm not the only one. People will try to defend these performances as them wanting more "realistic" takes, but "realistic" acting doesn't equal "flat and emotionless".

This is one of those cases where I feel that almost nobody would complain about the voices if this was the first game in the series.
Or, for some people, if this wasn't a Nintendo game.

After hearing the english dub and how much it feels souless(?) Compared to the N64 or even the 3DS version, i think imma stick with my other language dub, JP

And apparently im not the only who doesnt like the english dub for sounding too realistic and emotionless. If anything i think Glen did a better anime/comic-ish voice for Fox in Mario Galaxy than the VA in this Star Fox.

@nessisonett This kind of "complaint" is just ridiculous in 2026, you know damn well that kind of chopped up fuzzy recordings wouldn't fly today in a modern game.

Do a barrel roll!

@Dee123 I can't tell if this is sarcasm or a genuine opinion. If it's the latter then wow, that's pretty sad.

Next game better have Glen Powell voice Fox! Could set a precedent for big stars to voice Nintendo characters in their games in fact.

They seemed perfectly fine in the demo, but no VA in the world is up to the challenge of defeating my blind nostalgic love for the original Star Wolf team. Leon in especial has been all over the place since then.

@Dee123 Calm down pal, it’s a game about spaceships which are clearly modelled after fighter jets. Pilots talk over radios, the audio being fuzzy and chopped up was a creative decision to emulate that type of speech as much as it was a technical limitation.

You guys got screwed by the English dub. The spanish and portuguese are quality. And the japanese one is very emotional!

@BrewsterTea They don't need to inflate the budget by hiring Hollywood stars.

@nessisonett yet objectively speaking, it is the N64 version that is actually the one WITH the terrible voice acting and poor direction.

But we give it a pass because of the times, the rose tinted nostalgia, and because it’s so damn charming.

Seems to me we got some terrifically led voice work in the remake (although yes, I still prefer the Glen Powell iteration - so it’s a shame they didn’t tie this in for cohesion.

@Sonicka There’s no objectivity here. Newer and higher fidelity doesn’t always mean better, especially not when it comes to performances. I would rather hear voice actors playing characters with fun and whimsy than the same boring few voice archetypes. It’s the exact same issue with the Persona remakes, they sand off the edges so you end up with an entirely beige voice performance.

@Sonicka How can one be “objective” when judging acting? Lmao

@Sonicka The old voices are charming because the actors are actually trying with the material they're given. They aren't just reading lines off of a script - they are ACTING and providing a greater sense of conviction or believability through their performances. The new VAs are worse by comparison because they're incapable of giving the same level of conviction. They are stoic, they are stilted, and they are devoid of any life or passion, and since those voices are present throughout the entire game, that impacts how their characters are perceived by the player. I listen to Mike West's Fox and instantly get attached to this confident leader even with the juxtaposition of his unconventional, nasally voice. I hear Hunter McCoy's take and I feel like I'm hearing a generic, uncharismatic movie star - like Ryan Reynolds or something. I hear Jock Blainey and Jay Ward's Wolf and become endeared by their cocky, gritty, foppish deliveries. Samuel Drake's Wolf by contrast sounds like...a guy. Just a normal guy, no villainous charisma whatsoever. It's like this for the whole cast and trying to write off the criticism as nostalgic bias is just plain ignorant. People didn't like the original voices because they heard them as children, they like them because [SHOCK]They're fun, iconic and work wonderfully for the material.[/SHOCK]

@N00BiSH its an arcade on rail shooter not a billion dollar blockbuster.

The voices are perfectly fine.

@Dee123
The compression of the original audio gives the impression that’s it’s radio transmission as opposed to now where it sounds crystal clear like everyone is in the same room, it also has the effect of making shouts and screams have more punch and effect due to this compression of dynamic range, this puts it in line with how radio communication sounds during the space battles of the original Star Wars films which needless to say inspired Star Fox to a massive degree. There are videos out there where you can listen to the 64 voice lines completely uncompressed and it clearly demonstrates what I’m talking about.

Whether you like the voice acting or not, it’s worth remembering that vocal direction plays a big role. If the accent isn’t your taste, fair enough, but these games, much like animation, have vocal directors who meticulously guide the performances and cut together/choose the 'right' take to their ear or experience, or just how they see the script/character. I do this for a living and this is just how it can sometimes go. Not always the actors fault.🤷‍♂️

Shouldn't we wait till we hear the final performances, not just what was cut for show and tell? Trailers very often contain unfinished versions of things. Anyways, this series is cursed.

I guess it's nostalgia goggles rant time again. Everything's good here, move on.

@N00BiSH yeah everyone always wanted realism from a Space shooter with Furries after all.

I think the voice work is fine, dunno why everyone expected Hollywood quality voice overs from a game about a flying fox lol

@IronMan30 Perfect, the jobs yours!

The voice acting is atrocious from what I've had the misfortune of hearing. That's pretty bad considering the only thing this remake has to offer is more cutscenes.

@Dee123 Actually chopped up fuzzy recording would fly because it is what is called diegetic audio. Diegetic sounds, music and voices are what make movies and games believable, not clinically clear audio.

@N00BiSH @Synecdoche @nessisonett hmm… I’m pretty sure I’m using correct word with 'objectivity?' 🤔

As in “looking back, the performance given is objectively terrible, especially for the time, but I love it all the same”.

Subjectivity is based on one’s opinion after all…

This is actually giving me some pause for thought here as I’m usually quite careful not to mince my language (I’ll blame the heat if this is a bit sketchy lol).

Essentially what I’m saying is that I whilst I have massive nostalgia and love the N64 performances, they’re no real denying that it’s bad, but in a “so bad it’s good” kind of funny way on reflection.

I really think the new voice acting is well done and that many people just don't like any changes to what they are used to and have good memories of. I've only played the demo so far, but there was never a moment that I thought 'jeez these voices suck!'. I've watched a YouTube comparison and still don't have an issue with the new voice acting compared to the old at all. But apparently I'm in the minority here, sorry you guys can't enjoy it!

@Charmiley way to downplay the artistry of voice acting. if you can't defend the shoddy, wooden acting in the remake without downplaying an artform, then maybe just sit this one out.

@Itsashame this argument would work better if Star Fox ever had consistent voice acting, but they recast a lot of voice actors constantly. the new voice acting is just bad. no effort, no real, believeable emotion for many. it's wooden, basic, too clean, too. you can like it, but many won't. it's not just nostalgia.

@TheLX pre orderded day one pre installed and ready to play today, Me and my son will play the Dutch version which sounds perfect.

@TheLX I don't know people here are only comparing the N64 version to the remake so what do the other games have to do with it? I think the voices fit the new style well, are a lot more natural and that people are also exaggerating quite a bit about how magnificent the performance of the original voice acting was. There are probably more people that will be just fine with it than people who are bothered by it.

Nobody freaking complained about the voices earlier. Random thing to whine about of the day, I guess

@dew12333 I can't wait to start recording!

@Sonicka So... is it objectively good because they sapped the character out of all the old lines, instead opting for monotone deliveries?
Or is it objectively good because Sonicka said it was good?

Or is it good because this your next purchase

Interesting findings:

• Erik Braa (Peppy / General Pepper / Forever Train Engineer) is the voice of Yoriichi Tsugikuni in the mega-hit Demon Slayer.
• Griffin Puatu (Leon / Caiman) plays Ganke Lee, Miles Morales’ brilliant, tech-genius best friend in Spider-Man 2.

@Kingy subjectively speaking. I have no objective say in the matter it appears 😜

I’ll take the L. I love the original voices TBH, but I think the performance on offer due to the early days of console and the direction and performances are frankly awful in all the best ways possible.

I just appreciate what they were going for in the remake is all 🙂

Hearing Peppy as Wario himself in the Latin American Spanish dub is enough for me to set the voices to that language.
They both have the same voice actor for that dub, Oscar Flores.

Meanwhile hearing Irwin Daayán's voice (Yugi Muto) coming from James McCloud kind of makes me wish he also voiced Fox, voiced by José Antonio Toledano (Adventure Time's Finn).

@BrazillianCara And they absolutely never should! However, I can see it begin to happen even before the end of the Switch 2 era.

I'm absolutely over the moon that Fox's VA is non binary, It's lovely that people like me can get roles like this, like someone I can relate to is a leading Nintendo character I've always loved

@N00BiSH @nessisonett Honestly, I've just become so tired of a lot of localized games having the same group of voice actors from modern anime dubs. It's just so flat and generic. I miss when there was more variety in voice actors for games.

@BrazillianCara Pretty sure that if this was the first game in the series or it wasn’t a Nintendo game people wouldn’t be talking about this game much at all

I don’t even know why I came down to these comments. I guess I’ll be in the camp of enjoying my new game based on my favorite game where talking human-sized bipedal animals are flying spaceships around a make-believe solar system in hopes of destroying a giant ex-scientist monkey head.
That’s how I’m going to unwind after my work week, enjoying it, not criticizing it.

I'm glad to hear Erik Braa again, but I don't know why Nintendo refuses to let him voice Master Kohga in Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom... He did a great job in Age of Calamity, and it was great to hear him for Kohga's voice memories!

@StewdaMegaManNerd Nobody freaking complained about the voices earlier.

"I didn't see something, therefore it never happened."

Flawless.

New Star Fox timeline so new VA of course. I can see why many nostalgia fans will prefer the original VA to the new VA.

Personally, I believe they did fine. If they decided to use this same cast for a Star Fox 2, I wouldn't complain. Hell, I just be happy to see a sequel to this game. ^^

@nessisonett Call down, dude. They were just expressing their opinion (their very correct opinion btw). As much as I love the N64 voiceovers, they are very much a thing of the past. I still had a smile on my face the whole run with this cast, and they actually did a wonderful job with the finale.

@ChromaticDracula Best comment ever. Love the game synopsis here. Lol

Tar and Feather these people. I've heard way better voice acting from games that had a $5k budget.

@MS7000 They're allergic to X here, where real conversations happen in an environment that isnt astro-turfed and circular.

@MS7000 You ever hear of exaggeration used to make a point? Prior to this, the big complaint was that it was yet another remake. The voice acting was hardly ever brought up

So the main protagonist and antagonist are both voiced by actors named Hunter? What are the odds of that?

@FrylockJ Can't say I am often on there myself, but yeah, there does seem to be quite a difference of opinion between, X and Reddit. Probably a few other places I am missing. Voice acting isn't enough for me to not want to pick this up eventually, but I would be lying if I said I liked this direction.

@StewdaMegaManNerd I am familiar with hyperbole yes. Can't say that is how your comment came off as, but fine.

The VAs are fantastic. Shaking my head at the criticisms, but certain they're coming from weebs whose tastes are best ignored.

Just here to say that the french dub is fantastic.
The kids and I are really loving the game so far. I really like everything they've done to reinforce the cinematic aspect of the story, of this universe that I love.

Starwing (yes, "wing", it was called like that nearby) was my first SNES game, and it was a shock to me. Suddenly, I was into the future. As a huge Nintendo AND Star Wars fan, I was in heaven with this game.

Maybe I'm wearing some nostalgia googles, I don't know. But I'm loving this game right now ! Flying just feel so smooth !