Elijah Wood's Voice Lines In Psychonauts 2

[@johnredden4867]

The only story where Elijah Wood plays Jack Black.

[@theowhite525]

Holy crap he's right

[@theowhite525]

MEANWHILE IN A ALTERNATE UNIVERSE Did you know Elijah Wood played jack black who played Elijah wood

[@johnredden4867]

@STITCHED-UP LBP I would say that still counts as playing Helmut, as it's Helmut's mind, even if he's using different vocal chords. Was just a silly observation.

[@whistlerdan7718]

@STITCHED-UP LBP Yeah so the more appropriate description would be Elijah Wood pretending to be Jack Black pretending to be Elijah Wood

[@Gibberishusernamehere]

I think it's because Helmut goes in his body.

[@Oceanworker]

WHAT this game has some heavy hitter voice actors and i love it

[@aeroblu2002]

This man, despite not having any powers, single handedly infiltrated the Psychonauts and managed to unleash the very thing that destroyed his kingdom, back into the world. And he's just ONE of the multiple, if not, many of the people described as "The Deluginists". Just imagine how much power the rest of them have.

[@sbubbey]

i'm 99% sure the maliks were the ONLY deluginists, considering that any and all grulovians were implied to be washed out by maligula, excluding agustus. but it's still possible there are others who were!

[@aeroblu2002]

@@sbubbey I just pictured them being dark cult of psychic ninjas who act similarily to the Yiga Clan from Breath of the Wild. Now I kinda wanna draw how I imagined them looking like.

[@pantheman2842]

He was possibly their leader, so maybe that was a crippling blow to them. Shame we didn't see his forces. Or he might have given the impression they were many to scare the Psychonauts.

[@victory8928]

@@sbubbeyI am sure that the maliks and the royalists are the main deluginists as well as the family they managed to rope into the whole thing I do think gristol played a role in the surge in deluginists but his capture wouldn’t shut them up for down. Not until it can be stamped out

[@kaseyh8904]

I freaking love this one Tumblr comment that's like "Jack Black provides a voice in Psychonauts 2, but not for a great amount of time. Because, you know, it's JACK BLACK. Which makes sense. Except the time where he's NOT voicing himself, he's being voiced by Elijah Wood." I feel like this is a good lesson; make games that are genuinely good, to the point that actual effing celebrities are fans of them, and then ask them to provide voicework to one, and they'll just be like "No problem!"

[@jeremytung1632]

The fact that he could hide all that from an entire organization or psychics, quite possibly for years is really impressive.

[@UnicornstarLight]

I'm gonna be honest with you~ Elijah is great at playing the hero, his voice is so sweet and kind...but god damn he can sure play the villain. That's how you know the man can act!

[@fenrirsrage4609]

As a man who's watched Red Vs Blue you couldn't be more correct.

[@ChrisPBacon-xn9up]

You should watch maniac. Its a movie where Elijah Wood plays a serial killer.

[@kainholden2001]

​@ChrisPBacon-xn9up he also played a very villainous character in sin city. He didnt speak in that movie but he was still pretty intimidating.

[@hand8007]

“Borrowed lips wouldn’t be right” Lol if only wonder women 1984 was that aware.

[@Circuitssmith]

“Listen, sir, I’m gonna need you to get ALL the way off my back about this….”

[@jonathangrant480]

@@Circuitssmith hey I know what this is referencing.

[@Circuitssmith]

@@jonathangrant480 References are TIGHT!

[@gummyboots]

felt like a direct callout lmao

[@LordVader1094]

Yeah if only lol

[@cthulhubecausewhynot1182]

Lily beating the shit out of Gristol will never not be funny.

[@beastwarsFTW]

It's also a double meaning that he's afraid of his secret getting out. The metal briefcase has Truman's brain in it and that's what Lily is beating Gristol with.

[@Cinedragon]

Man, with Elijah AND Jack Black, it took me almost half the game to figure out it was them voicing the characters. I'm normally really good at recognizing voices. Also 5:32 Raz idle animations of doing stunts is adorable!

[@shanicmorrax6022]

Let's not forget about the minor roles, with some people like Steve Blum on cast.

[@renmorpheus]

Jack Black was recognizable imo, but I did not figure out Nick was Elijah before this video :D

[@ensui682]

I didn't know either was in it till I hit the credits! I was too absorbed!

[@darksentinel082]

I knew it was Jack Black because everyone talked about ohhhhh Jack Black but like. I wasn’t 100% sure until the song

[@charlesajones77]

Jack Black was immediately recognizable, but yeah, I didn't realize that was Elijah Wood until very late in the game. You don't have any reason to think Nick is an important character at first, so you don't expect him to be voiced by anyone famous.

[@timezerohour8864]

Wow he made him skinny in his mind never caught that when playing.

[@Circuitssmith]

And the crown covers up his baldness.

[@SuperSecretAgentNein]

I love little things like that. In the first game you can find one of Coach Oleander’s memories vaults in his head, he kind of wants you to find it. It showcases all of his heroics during wartime. It later turns out to be complete bullshit, but an early hint that this memory vault is fabricated is that he’s SUPER TALL in EVERY picture. It’s something I honestly didn’t notice til like my third or fourth play through.

[@plaidhatter1674]

I always thought it was the attire. Before he puts it on, he looks the same. The cloak covers the disparity between his upper and lower body.

[@MrMadshepherd]

I think it’s cool how the sideburns make a Czar-like moustache from the side. Kind of foreshadowing but you don’t see it from that angle until he walks past during the reveal

[@LEGOMANIAC419]

Damn, I thought the One Ring did Gollum dirty--look what its done to Frodo!

[@specticulrtainment1809]

i like how he also technically voices jack black's character with how his brain is in his body.

[@madammonarch1]

I've heard that sometimes actor of the true character will run the lines first, might be what's happening here

[@Dragula59]

the conversation between helmut and bob in front of the van is like.. so cute with them just reminiscing and teasing each other.

[@IronicSonics]

I had no idea this was Elijah. He was a really good villain.

[@Gexon1000]

He was that psyco killer from Sin City

[@charlesajones77]

@@Gexon1000 Great, now I've got an image of Kevin eating Rasputin in my head.

[@Gexon1000]

@@charlesajones77 Oh now its my fault? >>

[@DanteTheEgregore]

Also am I the only one that teared up at Helmut and Bobby's reunion? They're so cute together. ;^;

[@jonathantonner4263]

I belive there are also two lines he has during the cutscene you first visit mail Ford. I only remember those because of how much they foreshadow in hindsight.

[@johnnythm777]

"Do you know who I am? I'm telling my father!"

[@bobisnotaperson]

Double fine did a double fine job in both games with foreshadowing

[@tytheguy13andahalf]

though I'm unsure why he would say it if he was brainless at the time.

[@blablabla9703]

@@tytheguy13andahalf id assume as he said it so much as a child, that it would be muscle memory

[@1MoreSonicRobot]

I did not know Elijah Wood was in the game.

[@lordcooler1687]

I love how we have frodo bagins, po, and invader zim in the same game

[@KameDelgado]

This isn't the first time Double Fine Games has used Elijah Wood as a voice actor. He is also the main character of their game Broken Age. P.s. Psychonauts 2 was amazing!

[@bubonic019]

I haven't heard enough people talk about, or even mention Broken Age. Thanks for the reminder, man!

[@joshcoy6748]

Shane?

[@mr.roboto5401]

When I found out that Nick Johnsmith was voiced by Elijah Wood I freaked out

[@FunaticFan73]

If I had known long before that Elijah Wood would be voicing in this game, I would’ve immediately called him out as playing the the bad guy. Because it’s freaking Elijah Wood! You don’t just saddle him with someone as seemingly unimportant like Nick Johnsmith. He did pretty great in Psychonauts 2 👍

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

Excuse me, did you just call Nick Johnsmith seemingly unimportant? Everyone loves him! Even if it was just one voice line the VA should be paying to have the chance to voice Nick Johnsmith!

[@kortel0163]

@@Buglin_Burger7878 I know, why would you say that about Nick? I mean, NICK!!!

[@billybased64]

Holy shit! It was already awesome enough that the game was constantly saying my name but now I find out the character was played by one of my favorite actors!

[@Ericnorify]

Played through the whole hame without realizing it was Elijah but watching it now it's obvious.

[@bunnywithmonocle5324]

9:09 "My dad's only problem was NUFF!"

[@justataco1776]

You have to wonder how he felt having to do two completely different roles in the same voice Imagine one day you're recording lines for a lovable gay hipster, then the next you're told you need to talk smack to a kid as a narcissistic prince

[@DuelaDent52]

That’s funny that PSI King hates mushrooms considering the state of his psensorium.

[@brianvaira486]

I find it funny that two of the lead actors from other Double Fine games voice the psi king.

[@theotherghostgirl337]

3:24what psychonauts 2 got right that wonder man 1984 did not

[@theaverageglasses6197]

IKR, so simple, that's all it took!

[@magicrainbowkitties1023]

ONE FUCKING SENTENCE.

[@dougtheghoul2845]

@@theaverageglasses6197 wonder woman 1984 didn't need that stupid subplot of him borrowing a body. Just have him magically resurrected and move on

[@sakura368]

elijah and jack black, the comedical duo

[@murpaderp8461]

Welcome, Helmit Fulbear: deceased.

[@jjju3]

elijah woods voice is so charming i keep forgetting im supposed to hate this guy lmfao

[@Lexyvil]

Oh damn didn't know it was his voice! Cool! "Pony!" is my favourite voiceline of his.

[@BrUSomania]

"GRULOOOOOVIA" - Elijah Wood

[@LouisK364]

3:42 there so cute together

[@rosykindbunny1313]

That thumbnail is a whole new level of cursed

[@torywilliams2103]

Seeing psi king as a gay representative in a video game feels alot more right then anything

[@0Slaxer0]

They handled it really well

[@Shidyk]

They really did handle the relationship between the two well. It's not exaggerated, and you can definitely hear this from just about any type of couple that really do love each other.

[@Circuitssmith]

I feel like we got the best of both worlds with gay representation. Fullbear was artistic and flamboyant, and Bob was more reserved and conventional. That’s the right way to go about it as a writer, you don’t just slip it in, or just revel in it at max volume, you have a range like in real life.

[@adriangoodman8901]

It was some of the most tasteful gay stuff I've seen in media, no over the top sexuality, just 2 dudes who played in a band together and got hitched. Thought it was going to be cringe but no, it was a rather normal relationship plus the gay. Good on them.

[@hellonokay1925]

@@adriangoodman8901 well it seems like it was because fullbear's singing oft great and awesomeness legend touched bob' heart and I guess fullbear felt touched by Bob through unknown means but probably because of a poem or some.

[@majorghoul9017]

Bob and Hulmet actually make an awesone couple lol

[@potionmonkey157]

You missed a line. After you beat the game, travel back into nick's mind into the part with the hotel and talk to him again.

[@chillworksdev4145]

What does he say? I've looked for it but see no video unfortunately.

[@SirBillyMays]

I'd really appreciate it if someone could tell me what happens/what he says (or record it!) As I also couldn't find it...

[@MisterJohnDoe]

@@chillworksdev4145 Psychonauts 2 - Level revisits cutscenes. I'd link it here but I'm afraid YT would just take my reply down for no reason like it does sometimes.

[@MisterJohnDoe]

@@SirBillyMays Psychonauts 2 - Level revisits cutscenes. I'd link it here but I'm afraid YT would just take my reply down for no reason like it does sometimes.

[@french-it-up9191]

I swear, one of the germs in Stike City sounds like Matthew McConaughey.

[@noxtinker2936]

Psychonauts 3 is going to be crazy

[@waldornprime5567]

Epic voice crack moment at 3:39

[@Infernoblade1010]

Didn't even notice it was Elijah Wood

[@DeviantMoonLove]

Never thought I'd live to hear Frodo Baggins trip balls lol

[@joebottoms5828]

3:33 The line "you know i hate mushrooms" sounds edited. i suspect the original line was "you know i hate alcohol "

[@thefreelancequeen]

You know I hate MUshrooms

[@dontwrite9s4ever86]

i would have never figured this out without this or looking at the credits

[@hyablusa517]

Sounded like he had fun with this

[@ciara.eason13]

All I can think about is 9. It's an underrated movie in my opinion.

[@Epiktoons]

I can smell the big bang

[@mikey_m114]

HOLY CRAP I KNEW I WAS HEARING WIRT-

[@aerothallji6514]

Damn, somehow the voice detector in the mailroom can recognize helmut even while he’s in nick’s body and using his voice

[@wizzem7890]

It's actually a brain scanner.

[@Circuitssmith]

It reads his Thinkerprint.

[@aerothallji6514]

@@Circuitssmith oh… makes sense, just weird they have a thinker print for him despite him being considered "deceased" before the new Psychonauts HQ was built.

[@Circuitssmith]

@@aerothallji6514 Maybe Otto had a thinker print database he was building really early on, and just plugged it in at the new place.

[@legojoker2348]

I knew he sounds familiar he was the voice actor of shay from broken age

[@elisabethschmerzler963]

Oh my god right! Honestly if I had a nickel for every time Jack Black and Elijah Wood both were voices in a quirky indie video game, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it’s happened twice!

[@yaboi2646]

Who else took a step back and went "HOLD UP! is that Elijah AND Jack Black?" cause I did like five times cause it took me off guard also does this mean we are going to get a sequal to Brutal legend?

[@magmachicken4402]

I had no idea that was his voice! Good range!

[@Distractingly_Dope]

I heard him the first time his body spoke, but I second guessed myself when he seemed like such an insignificant character. Little did I know…. 👀 I also figured it was him because he’s one of the duel main characters in Double Fine’s other game Broken Age. He’s part of the Double Fine/ Tim Schafer Family

[@NightEyeStudio1995]

OLMG I never realized it was him! I was still too star stricken by Jack Black being in the game

[@Bliffenstimmers]

(Spoilers!) As soon as I heard “Nick’s” lines, I was like YOOO is that Elijah Wood?!?!? And I looked up his wiki page AND THE VERY FIRST LINES WERE SPOILIERS ABOUT HOW HE WAS THE MOLE. I was like ‘I Will Pretend I Did Not See That.’ But it definitely ruined the twist for me. I still enjoyed the game immensely though!!

[@VincentGuillotine]

I kinda had the opposite experience. I was curious about so many voice actors but held off on looking anything up because of spoilers. then I saw that nick was elijah wood and I was like "WHAT!?"

[@1122334455killer]

Thanks for spoiling it 😂 should have put a warning

[@Bliffenstimmers]

@@1122334455killer Oh shoot sorry. I’ll push the words down below a cut. Don’t know why you’re watching Psy2 videos if you haven’t been spoiled though? This video is ripe with spoilers!

[@BassBanj0]

Bob and Helmut are such a cute couple, like goddamn

[@HimakaCapersCreator]

Woo another great actor and a legend.

[@kraken8644]

3:39 voice crack lamo

[@widget3672]

Man I love this game. So much to love.

[@cartoonclips_if]

he sounds like yuri lowenthal at times

[@nzpowa._.6662]

I like Elijah woods in weird media stuff, such as this game, and over the garden wall.

[@annalisaamadei3697]

Good morning and have a nice day Elijah ♡♡♡♡

[@blaakmage]

Holy shit these line reads are so hilarious.

[@magnusm4]

"What is that smell. Mushrooms? You know I hate mushrooms" Bet he fermented mushrooms for liquor. "Fermented mushroom liquor. It's all I drink now" RIGHT ON THE MONEY I was! Never went this way and met them. I always did Cassie first for some reason and missed this dialogue. Glad my fermented idea got closure.

[@TheGreyShaman]

Damn I knew his voice sounded familiar

[@olucaspc]

is this that dude from spy kids 3d ?

[@spinozilla2421]

The guy

[@bubbabibleman5970]

Cake

[@dantebond8124]

I never would have guessed, not in a million years.

[@tekgeekster]

I honestly didn't expect to see his name in the credits. lol

[@theshiro1238]

Lmao thanks man!

[@TriskellionResistance3510]

cant believe Elijah wood was in Psychonauts 2, he played Nick Johnsmith aka Gristol Malik, he also played 9 the ragdoll from 9

[@impy2d843]

No wonder I was hearing Spyro from the Legend of Spyro series

[@keepdeathonhold]

That’s cool I just finished Wilfred. It starts Elijah wood.

[@robertflinch2447]

I had no idea

[@jasonregan365]

Caught me off guard that they have at Frodo in this game😊

[@pantheman2842]

Spoiler: Nick, swirling a chalice: How are you doing, Mister Psychonaut? I am Grsitol Malik.

[@madzoroark5396]

I didn't even realize that him!

[@t00nverseYT]

That sound like Henry form Thomas and friend. He is the north western railway number 3

[@DanteTheEgregore]

Holy shit I've played through the entire game and never realized Nick was voiced by Elijah Wood! I loved Nick and Helmut-Nick as characters even if Nick was a piece of shit.

[@FREGFAT]

Damn they got legend of ass (spyro), they got zim, gir and jack black this game sounds awesome

[@quinnfletcher3906]

You know something occurred to me? Why did he keep the brain in the box? Why not just throw it away?

[@F1areon]

I think he was going to at some point in the plot, but never got around to it

[@DuelaDent52]

I think he was planning on returning to his old body when he was done with Truman (which is why he had that personally mailed to Truman), but Raz broke the box and accidentally exposed him.

[@Marguns21]

Ha, i didn't know he voiced in this game xD

[@LordVanOskuro]

A gay hippie that hates shrooms and respects other's personal space? Fiction at its finest.

[@Hchris101]

Looks like him too

[@superdaveozy7863]

Grulovia must have been one of those soviet union outcasts

[@XYZ-eo8um]

Underrated comment. If Double Fine plans to add some more of Grulovia in another Psychonauts titles (either continuations or spinoffs), they definitely should make it look soviet-esque, with all things related to it.

[@johnhammond6248]

BROOOO I KNEW NICK SOUNDED FAMILLIAR! I figured out jack black after a bit but i never realized nick was elijah

[@bionabot]

Always gonna hear 9

[@Microwave_4440]

Cake -The guy

[@brandonwical3368]

8:03 raz: so gristoal malik was the one who hired you to swap his brain in for Truman's

[@chong8763]

10:10 who loves that smug face tho-

[@TooneyD]

Boy. That thumbnail, huh?

[@doctorh.m.l4727]

I KNEW HIS VOIECE WAS FAMILEAR!!!!

[@Squeaky_Ben]

wait WHAT. THATS ELIJAH WOOD?! I would have never guessed O___O

[@Harmonica821]

It's quite cool

[@jashpippins8228]

5:25 That KILLED ME 🤣

[@365ral]

Greg: Look, Wert! I can taste the room for you! (licks wall) Eww....taste like boring...

[@bloergk]

That is so Radcliffesque

[@Gexon1000]

Oh goody the ring bearer has become mad

[@nuii700]

elijh does epic job of playing the villain...... plus the body role keke that i know as for grulovia.... sounds Eurasian and i should know im part Eurasian

[@nobody-cj8il]

I watch to much over the garden walls