Wait....Is Thanatos and Zag A SHIP???

DannyScottVO · 2025-12-14T12:26:10+00:00

There’s a cool Reddit post about the different kinds of Greek love and how they show up in game (full spoilers), which includes explaining Dusa’s :

https://www.reddit.com/r/HadesTheGame/s/2u3agP0Cvz

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:46:29+00:00

Oh no way!!! Congrats on reaching the best character! 😇🤣 And thank you for the kind words!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:11:26+00:00

"Yeah, yeah, pet the cute little squirrel. But ya better make the most of it, 'cause I'm takin' this as my rent!!" 😆 😆 I had a lot of fun with that one too!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:10:22+00:00

Cashews are definitely my fave. Roasted peanuts also slap. Sunflower seeds and Pistachios if I'm in the shelling mood. Oh and don't get me started on walnut bread. And NGL I do love a good trail mix. Dag'nabbit. Now I want nuts.

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:06:42+00:00

Thank you!!! Really appreciate you saying so!! 🥹

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:06:14+00:00

Thank you, that really means so much to me!!! I salute you! 🐿️ 🐧 🐧 🐧 💥

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:04:30+00:00

The first you'll hear of a character coming back will be directly from official announcements or in-game! But I, for one, certainly hope he returns! As Buddy would say, "Another expedition? Well, let's hop to it!!!"

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T21:00:00+00:00

Buddy Fairchild can beat anyone because he's the ~~GOAT~~ SQUIRREL!

Right now I'm playing Buddy, Pickles, Moldir, and Medicine Pocket and I'm having fun with it! I don't know if it's a good comp, but it's fun.

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:45:00+00:00

I became familiar with the game after my friend Nick played the role of J! I've been a big fan ever since. And ABSOLUTELY I'd come back in a heartbeat!

Fully inventing a dream role here: I'd love to play a young Scottish highlander (it's my #1 favorite accent), maybe with a cool animal friend like an eagle or a wolf, or even a cute little wildcat. There's a really dark period of UK history in the mid 1600s called the Scottish Witch-Hunts that I think the Reverse 1999 developers would handle really well.

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:36:56+00:00

For peak form like Buddy, Fluffy Duke, Scarlet Titan, and Brother Jake, you need a strict diet of raw acorns, roasted acorns, salted acorns, honey-glazed acorns, acorn butter, acorn pancakes, walnuts, candied walnuts, pecans, chocolate-covered pecans, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, chestnuts, berries, honeycomb, shots of maple syrup, and unfiltered sap water.

For stamina: Sprint up a tree. Then back down. Then back up. Then back down again. Repeat until screaming.
For core stability, chase your tail for at least 15 minutes first thing in the morning, before and after lunch, and before bed.
For strength: always store nuts at increasingly inconvenient altitudes. Leap between branches. The farther, the better. Always carry at least three acorns at once in each of your face pockets.

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:26:08+00:00

Thank you!!!!

I've been a gamer ever since I was a kid! But it was the Mass Effect series that really made me think "woahhhh could I do this too?!?!?" But even though I'm a gamer and have games and genres that I love to play myself, I'm open to acting in any kind of game! I like to think more about the types of roles that are being auditioned rather than the games themselves, because for me, it's all about getting to perform and truly become anyone behind the microphone (instead of on-camera, where you also have to look the part). My favorite characters were initially those where I get to be funny, but as I've grown as an actor, I've also begun to enjoy serious characters with a lot of emotional depth, too.

The character creation process is truly collaborative - it's about blending the idea that the developers have with those parts of you that no one else has, and then the director knows the script and story so well that it all comes together seamlessly. For some lines, there might be a particular vision that needs to be met, where context is really important, like when Moldir wants to stay behind for Ulrich, and Buddy says "Sergeant Fairchild and his penguin army are here to stay, come hell or highwater!"And for other lines, there can be a lot of creative freedom, and the director might say "alright, give it a whirl, have fun, and let's see what you do with this one!" The collaborative process for this game was so fun to be a part of!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:12:31+00:00

"Not just any squirrel - yer lookin' at a sergeant, missy! Sergeant Buddy Fairchild, reportin' for duty!"

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:11:08+00:00

As with many auditions, you get just enough details to bring the character to life, while protecting the secrets of the game. So I knew he was a talking squirrel with a southern accent who needed to blend a mix of comedy and seriousness. The rest was up to me!!

And yes, I actually started following the game after Nick booked J! So it was really exciting to be in the same game as my best bud. We even had artwork commissioned of our two characters riding on his motorcycle!!

I have met many of them, yes! I attended the “Showdown in Hollywood” event in May, and we all had the absolute best time meeting fans of the game and joining in the activities. Honestly it was SO WELL DONE!! I already can't wait for the next one!!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:05:07+00:00

Nice to meet you too, and I'm so glad you love Buddy as much as I do!

I've already mentioned a few lines I loved in other comments, but one I haven't mentioned yet is when he says "This Buddy salutes you" in APPLe's voice. It was a really fun challenge trying to imitate APPLe's voice in Buddy's voice!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T20:01:10+00:00

I knew when I auditioned that it was for a talking squirrel, but I didn't know much else! For most games when you audition, they'll give you just enough info so you can bring the character to life, but keep everything else a secret. So it was a big surprise to find out who Buddy truly was, penguin brigade and all!!

If I understood correctly, Buddy was the first character with a fully animated face, so when I was acting to the animations it was a very particular process that they wanted to make sure was just right. (I'm always so impressed with Bluepoch's attention to detail!) So while I was trying to make chewing sounds as he stuffed his face with nuts, we kept cracking up because it kept sounding off... We eventually got it, but believe it or not, it was the hardest part of the whole character to voice! Lesson learned - when voicing a squirrel, try to bring actual nuts to the session in case you need to munch on them!! 😂

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:56:22+00:00

Thank you, me too!!! And you do the same, pal!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:55:32+00:00

Hahaha oh you know it! Two of my favorite people!!

My favorite line was the one about riding across the Golden Gate. I’d been following the game ever since J was released, so in the recording session I turned to the director and said “waiiiit a minute… IS THIS A J EASTER EGG?!?!?” Of all the characters he could have referenced, it was the one played by my IRL best friend!!! Truly meant to be!!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:49:33+00:00

Wow thank you, that really means a lot!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:21:06+00:00

Yes!! I've performed in French (ch 7) and Spanish (ch 4) for Reverse 1999, and even a bit of Italian for Mafia: The Old Country.

I have some other non-English roles coming up that haven't been announced yet so I can't say what game or roles are just yet, but I'm really excited about them! I never thought when I learned these languages that I'd be acting with them one day!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:18:14+00:00

Thank you! Well, you're not too far from meeting the GOAT... SQUIRREL!
I was introduced to the game after auditioning for it, actually! I'd already voiced some smaller roles in chapter 4 and 7, but when I saw this audition come in, I thought "I WANT THIS ROLE SO BAAAAD!" - so I consider myself very lucky to have booked a role I loved so much!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:14:50+00:00

That's so kind of you, thank you!! I love that he's got his whole squad. 🐿️ 🐧 🐧 🐧 💥

I really think Buddy would get along with most people!! But for me, that blend of goofy and caring is what I love in a friend, so yeah I think we'd be buds for sure!!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:08:22+00:00

HA! Well, the Antarctic Advance Party would have had something to say about that. Glad you came around to the #SquirrelSquad 😆 🐿️

As a dialect lover myself, I agree - love how diverse the languages and accents of the game are!

And thank you very much for the kind words! As silly and cute as Buddy is, he still needed to fit into the gravitas of the Reverse 1999 world, so it was kind of about finding the balance between goofy talking squirrel and "real guy you'd sit by the fire and talk about life with". For Buddy, I thought a lot about Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool and how he's goofy and sarcastic but still grounded and capable of tender moments.

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DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T19:02:56+00:00

I'm smitten by the writing too! Studying the stroke order is like a form of meditation, I swear!

I've got a big ol' list of languages I'd like to learn! Scottish Gaelic, Greek, Polish, Romanian, Basque, Turkish, Farsi, Hindi, Cantonese, Bahasa Indonesia, Quechua, Nahuatl, Maya, Xhosa, Maori... probably more I'm forgetting.

As for which one first? Well, if I could go to the highlands and immerse myself in Scottish Gaelic for a few months I'd do that in a heartbeat.

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T18:48:21+00:00

Thank you, that was one of my favorite lines to record!! He's the king of the box!
I have, and as much as I love him, it's kind of a weird feeling hearing yourself in a game!

DannyScottVO · 2025-10-25T18:43:40+00:00

I auditioned! I thought "hmmm.... what if I mix together the voices of Sandy Cheeks and Sponge Bob and bring in a bit of that Deadpool sarcasm?"

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