The episode, Henry's Hero, was transmitted on Britain's Channel 5 milkshake!. Today, viewers caught the first glimpse of Duck in his CGI glory made by current animators, Arc Productions.
Attributing his comeback was a fresh voice, lent by cast member Steven Kynman. The actor gave Duck a West Country accent, fitting in with the character's origins.
Togo Igawa also returned to voice Hiro, who had not spoken since Season 15's Fiery Flynn, despite the character making a number of appearances in the 16th Series.
I liked the Welsh undertone in Ducks voice. Also, didn't Hiro's voice sound lighter?
ReplyDeleteCorrection: Duck's voice is of a Cornish/Somerset accent but since Cornwall and Somerset are close to Wales, it's an easy mistake to make. :)
DeleteI was expecting a Cockney accent from Duck in truth, being a GWR engine and working at Paddington before being bought to work on Sodor. But since Duck's branch line runs along the coast and is based on the "Ducks" locomotive running on the Devonshire Railway(?), it makes sense as to why HIT decided on that patois...
I hope they keep his voice for the US version. That would be totally great (then again, seeing they kept the voices for the narrow gauge engines quite the same for both versions, it's possible)!
ReplyDeleteDuck's voice really suits him, considering where he's from. You could kinda imagine him with that voice now that you think about it
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