MALE VS FEMALE Sith Inquisitor | Who's The Better Voice Actor? (SWTOR)

[@shawnli9775]

Male is calmer and more puppet master like. Female DS is sadistic and more crazy. like on Alderaan "You tortured him without me?"

[@WarriorTRZ]

Pretty much my thoughts on it. Female feels better for Darkside, Male for Gray/Light (More Imperialistic).

[@mishiara5499]

Female is by far better, more cunning and with more character. Male is very monotone and emotionless. Both have merit to the charecter but I'm more drawn to the female.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

Also I love the male resorting to trolling the opposition... although I don't know which pulls off "Murder and Mayhem await." and "I'm not cute, I'm deadly." better.

[@laklomp]

It's reason why I love male voice. Because of it's calmer voice. He doesn't need to raise his voice when he can just shoot lightning xD

[@swtormadness]

@@WarriorTRZ I dasagree. Female VA is also good for LS, she just sounds sassy and sarcastic if you pick your options right xD

[@jakeroach77]

I met the voice actor for female inquisitor at work today, and she is funny af

[@Hk-ox4bb]

Statement: I need to know everything now

[@jakeroach77]

@@Hk-ox4bb she was buying recording equipment from me to work from home, and I asked her what kind of voice overs she does and she was like "I do the villain in a star wars video game" and then she seemed genuinely surprised that I had heard of it, as if Star Wars is some indie franchise, which was hilarious. But yeah, she's super friendly and her humor is very British.

[@Hk-ox4bb]

@@jakeroach77 statement: that seems to be quite the exchange, meatbag

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

Damn you're so lucky!

[@codafett]

Ooh

[@tywinlannister8015]

Wawawawawawaiiiiit. HOW. DID. YOU. NOT. INCLUDE. THE MOST ICONIC ONE ?! MURDER AND MAYHEM AWAIT !

[@SpaceMonke99]

Tywin Lannister Yaawwn

[@xelbrick]

😂

[@comlicab2041]

Just show me where the FUN is

[@idrinkpepsi]

Yawn.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

What about "You think this is bad, you should meet my other personality."?

[@Infernal460]

Equal both are bringing small difference to the delivery of the lines. Female - Is more action oriented. Male - Is planning and duplicitous.

[@orrthehunter]

Kind of why I lik Male voice for Light Side Inq. Light side Inq has been more about strengthing the Empire and building connections to strengthing him or her self so the planning and duplicitous voice fits well.

[@darthnox2210]

@@orrthehunter Fits for Neutral Sith Inquisitor as well.

[@MajorShepard]

Hmm both are pretty suited to the role in different ways. Male - Has the smooth and velvety voice that fits for a manipulator and schemer. When he speaks its sounds like he is calculating almost every word he says and is saying the right words to elicit the response HE wants. Female - Is the more emotional, Inquisitive and has a curious nature to the voice. Like if she saw ruins or something that piqued her interest she would research it as best she could, get its secrets and use it for her gains. Out of the two the female has more inflections in her voice and shows more emotion than the male one, while he's more reserved and controlling of his speech/words. For example the line "You are one dead man" they say it differently. Male states it is as a fact but more throw away, like its already happened cuz he planned it that way. Female however is more "You are one. Dead. Man." with much more anger in the words like she is going to kill him right then and there.

[@idfkwhatyouwantfromme]

Well said. They both do a great job.

[@TMDarth11]

Something I can agree with you on that. ;)

[@Jendri-Legacy]

Totally agree there man. Though I find the male seems bored sometimes when he speaks where as the female will seem bloodthristy or excited. Why I love to have assassin's as females and sorcerers as males. Feel the voice fits the style of the advanced class perfectly

[@trevordavis6830]

My problem with the male voice sounding manipulative is that he sounds like a over-the-top manipulative schemer who should never be trusted.

[@smward87]

I call it "Commander Shepard syndrome". Was the exact same case in Mass Effect. Male shepard is very calm and stoic thanks to Mark Meers voice acting. Jen Hale on the other hand made female Shepard very expressive and showed way more emotion. For an example of how Female Shepard acts and sounds, just play the Female Trooper in this. Jen Hale also voiced her and is essentially just doing her Shepard voice.

[@xLetalis]

Overall I'd say I prefer the female, but the male has his strong moments as well :) Liking surprises for example. Also, I had to do copyrighted music removal where the fem inquisitor gets her lightsaber and the audio quality dropped :(

[@sethsherlock9694]

To me the male seems more calm and reserved in most situations, a quiet sadistic streak , while the female has a more whimsical, agitated, and unhinged tone to it. I'd dare say it leads to them almost being two different characters even with the same dialogue.

[@silviogrijalva8801]

YAWN

[@matt924924]

I feel like with most classes, each voice actor is better for one of the advanced classes. I like the male for assassin and female for sorcerer.

[@barone8889]

I am going to say male. But its a very close call. Both voices are very good.

[@refurbishedtechpriest9076]

@@sethsherlock9694 I agree. It's one of the reasons why the Inquisitors are hands-down my favorite class.

[@minozZzZ]

"Hey, it beats going to the library. Yawn." Female SI of course!

[@kotkompot17]

The hardest choice in the game. Imperial classes in general have the best voice actors. But i guess i'll give my vote to male inquisitor.

[@xLetalis]

overall I like the imperial voice actors better as well

[@DarthNoox]

ALL HAIL THE GLORIOUS SITH EMPIRE!!!

[@tywinlannister8015]

Female Imperial Agent > Male Sith Inquisitor > Male Imperial Agent > Female Trooper > Male Sith Warrior > Female Sith Inquisitor > Female Jedi Knight >Male Smuggler > Female Bounty Hunter > Female Sith Warrior > Female Smuggler > Male Bounty Hunter > Female Jedi Consular > Male Trooper > Male Jedi Knight > Male Jedi Consular.

[@woodwyrm]

Imperial Agent is sooo fucking sweet.

[@jankodes197]

Female trooper is pretty good as well from republic classes, male consular isn't bad either.

[@h3ll0gudbye]

The female voice actor pulls off the sarcasm better, so I prefer listening to her. The male one is ok, just has a different approach to the delivery. The clear winner is Harkun's voice actor.

[@xLetalis]

True!

[@freddymcshreddy6586]

The male inquisitor sounds like someone who would be sitting in a war room with the other council members plotting his next devious act. The female one sounds like someone who wants to personally torture the war captives herself. Personally I like the male one more cause you put a helmet voice effect on it and he sounds like a deceiving mastermind planning my downfall.

[@MeAndMira]

SLAVE

[@dardell2001]

Some lines the female delivers better others the male. Kind of a tie for me.

[@Mira-K]

Male inquisitor is my absolute favourite of ALL the characters. Also in KOTFE and KOTET the voice actor lets his scottish accent mildly slip into dubbing quite often, which only adds to his charm, especially with those giant mustache and whiskers of my Quizzy...

[@hadiferlan3760]

i like the male one, his voice is villain-like but not to much because... sore throat?. the female one is like female Hawke trying to become a villainess.

[@HeliosKafar]

Actualy, female agent is the one that shares the voice actress with female Hawke :P

[@xelbrick]

👌🏻

[@talbertobarbossa75]

Palpatine quality to his voice.

[@mysteryone8462]

When they both ask "but who controls Zash, I wonder" the male sounds more like he's scheming while female sounds more curious. Overall I'd say both but I prefer fem inquisitor

[@davidlox1164]

The male version sounds like a mastermind while the female version sounds like a typical sith just waiting to stab her master in the back

[@arkevolto5243]

I think that both voices are great, but if I had to choose I'd go with the Female. The female sounds more sadistic and crazy, while the male sounds more angry and villainous The best example I can give is that the male voice sounds better saying"Murder and Mayhem await". While the female is better at asking"That's not fear I smell, is it?"

[@crazyhussar]

Female Inquisitor: "That's not FEAR I smell, _is it_?"

[@sandeepandas6742]

To be fair both of them are great. The male sounds wise and cruel but the female sounds snarky and cocky. Though if the Sith Inquisitor is a light sided or neutral he would sound like wise, calm Sith lord but the female voice is better suited for snarky,cruel and taunting moments

[@shibumitheartist2964]

I'd say the male sith inquistor voice is best. At times he reminds me of Stewie Griffin. I like the lines, " Your old and a fool." And, "Murder and mayhem awaits."

[@exirion2154]

Hard to pick, but I'd have to pick male, simply because the female Inquisitor's voice actress's acting dipped in quality around kotfe and onward

[@xelbrick]

ooh, this is good to know, thanks Ill work on it.

[@xelbrick]

Good to know, I'll work on it - thanks.

[@Cipher_Nine]

@@xelbrick i haven't personally noticed that. But one thing I notice is the evolution of the tone and line delivery in the Vanilla game. As a slave the tone is a bit more quiet and someone new and a bit nervous, at the end of the vanilla game it sounds like a complete puppet master it was great work my favorite voice in the game

[@nakseyyy]

@@Cipher_Nine i also do not notice that. she's just more level-headed and less insane, but that fits the story so it sounds like the inquisitor has matured

[@lastprimaris7914]

The male voice sounds more serious while the female sounds more fun and sarcastic, overall I prefer the female voice

[@Darth_Vademare]

I don't know, but pesonally i think they are both great.

[@xLetalis]

I like them both as well

[@abelfett734]

Male, hands down. Female comes across as an impulsive child 90% of the time. The male VA has such incredible range. He goes from drippingly manipulative to dead sarcasm to downright sadism and back again very naturally.

[@jonastowery4897]

9:49 The female inquisitors sells it for me right then and there.

[@ObviousHUN]

I like both. Though I prefer the female slightly more. I'm a hardcore LS player (I just can't play DS except fem. Consular) When she speaks in a compassionate tone, kinda like a mother. I dunno why just freakin love it her voice. I want to marry that voice

[@jizamkizam9611]

Just starting a female lightning sorc. Put a helmet or breather that enables the cybernetic voice modulation and she sounds awesome if you go darkside

[@duvan-solis]

The male one sounds like he is up to something, even at moments that look casual.

[@Voidling_System]

That male voice is perhaps my favorite in the entire game.

[@Lolomlas]

I like both, but the female is better in my opinion.

[@xjadit7826]

“Go fall in a sarlac pit” haha I prefer the female voice actor personally she pulls of the witty lines much better the male Va sounds a little emotionless sometimes the female makes it sound like she genuinely enjoys being evil there are times the male sounds more sinister though I kinda like that

[@josejuanmorenosanchez5192]

A hard choice but after played both male and female sith inquisitor i must choose MALE. BTW i always loved the part "Darth Scotia can wait" 6:29

[@michanycz7166]

In vanilla - female voice is way better (that is not to criticise the other actor). What is sad is that over the course of time the actress got bored or something. The other actor on the other hand got better - more nuanced.

[@xLetalis]

yes

[@adriltythorin6702]

I do agree with that. By the time of Fallen Empire she lost a lot of that malevolence. Shame.

[@michanycz7166]

@@adriltythorin6702 To be fair, it is fairly easy to understand that once you give it a thought. Let's face it. It's not so much a role in the traditional sense of the word. There is no playing of the other actors in a dialogue. I know I would get bored with a character that does not necessarily develops/grows, etc. The actress may have just felt like "Oh, it's a job - let's just get it over with". Or I might be wrong and the bored, disinterested voice was intentional. I find it hard to believe though. To build upon my point. Consider Valkorion's voice actor. A much more of a role. There is an arc to the character, a sense of journey. Another example: female trooper vs Satele Shan - the latter voice is just better. Or yet another, Darth Baras or Darth Malgus. Or even Vette. I don't know; part of the issue is in the customization itself. Compare SWTOR to Witcher 3. The fact that the player character is established and you cannot play a female Geralt, makes it easier to anchor the dialogue in the reality of the narrative experience. AC Odyssey has the same problem with the "double" protagonist. In a way, forced "diversity" makes for a poorer narrative, because it removes the part of the consequences. For SWTOR I would go, for example: Sith Inquisitor: Female (more sense for Zash, Andronikos romance, then dump him for Lana, gear towards Darth Nox or more subtle - Palpatine style Sith) Sith Warrior: Male (triangle with Vette and apprentice, kill Baras, gear towards Neutral with branching options) Jedi Knight: Female (a fight to walk the light through the trauma of the war, options to go full dark side or full light; her story could end by either becoming the grand master once Satele dies, or killing Satele (DS path) and planting corruption in the Jedi order. J. Consular: Male (as above, just played from a different angle - as he grows in power - have him more pulled to the dark side. Agent:Female (sex, corruption, stronger ties with the Chiss, strong trauma of leading a double life). Smuggler: Male (go full Han Solo - isn't that the point of this character?) etc. And then, in the expansions, have the NPCs reflect your character's identity, choices and so on. Disclaimer: This is just an opinion. Feel free to agree/disagree - let's just keep it civil and not go into politics. The purpose of the post was to discuss the narrative and how the nature of the custumization affects it (you may think it does not - feel free to prove me wrong).

[@Badboyben1422]

Really hard to choose, they both sound superb.

[@ColeTrainWayne]

I feel like the female voice is just OOZING with that power hungry vibe like “I promised myself that when I got my freedom I’d do whatever it takes to gain as much power as possible so I’ll never feel that helpless again” (which is how I played my inquisitor) and the Make voice is just feels like a master manipulator, he makes people feel like they’re in charge while he’s already 3 steps ahead and is the one holding all the strings

[@hollowhearttitan]

They're both pretty great, I think the male voice for the sarcastic options & female for longer statements

[@RuthlessMets]

The male sounds like a true dark lord of the sith.

[@paulyoung7551]

6:29 is my favourite interaction. Nothing quite funny like a rookie Sith apprentice giving one of the most powerful Darths in the empire attitude.

[@Rewwgh]

I like the female more, she really reminds me of a proper Sith of that era. The male sounds more like a villain for another kind of series, perhaps a detective villain. Also having the fem Sith Inquisitor be my most used Imperial class says something too.

[@poatrykdas]

female reminds me of that little council brat Zhorrid and male sounds kinda more wisely-evil so overall id say i prefer male

[@darkblaede2358]

I think the male voice sounds better but the females voice does have moments

[@mikekuzmicz8408]

I would say pure DS INQ would be great as Female with her voice. She gives off that sadistic voice. Sadly, while I main lightning like a sadist, I'm not playing a Nuts DS INQ, like that creepy old perv Palpatine. The male voice sounds very fitting for a LS or, rather how it is meant to be played, Balanced character. He is calm, strategic, plotting, intrigued and badass. A truly fitting voice for a Sith Inquisitor. Darth Imperious title is total worth it as well.

[@jacksonwaring7841]

Conrad Lionel El'Dragon yuuup!!

[@james739123]

LS female is fine to me

[@wolfmirebacta8710]

each seem to match a different character. The female shows her fun while the male sits in the back and chuckles. I like the male more, the female also seems to talk faster.

[@fluffsnake]

In the end, both are amazing. I would pick either based on personality or the companion you wish to romance - and Ashara Zav..os? seems nice :0 also I personally prefer listening to a male's voice so there's that lol

[@atracin]

The female voice for me. She speaks with a sadist confidence that fits the Sith Empire very well.

[@malphasblackwing420]

Make Inquisitor because every word he says sounds like it’s a low-key threat and it’s kinda sexy Female Inquisitor just kinda sounds weird

[@DarthNoox]

To me, both are great Voice Actors, I just prefer the male voice because my main is the male Sith Inquisitor (wishes he could do that voice)

[@freddymcshreddy6586]

Male for me. Because of a voice line in Ashara romance when he says “oh, but I am no ordinary sith”

[@darthkaton]

The Female voice is more emotional while the male voice is more sinister. While I prefer the female voice the male voice has a more evil tone to him.

[@josephrousell2818]

"How dare you torture someone without me?" My favorite line, especially when the female sith inquisitor says it.

[@googlia9751]

Female Sith Inquisitor hands down. Her voice takes more dry, emotionless sadistic, callous and slower tone after her ascension to power past the class storyline and I really loved that touch. It's more apparent in the expansions.

[@ZrodyApo]

The first time I played it was with the female then later tried the male, because I wanted to play with a character that looked like me :P Since then, I really liked the male voice better than his female counterpart. Not saying that one is bad and the other is good, but the male voice suited more the character imo. The female trooper has the best voice though, because it's Jennifer Hale aka femshep :D (among others)

[@BansheeKing22]

Harkun is so funny lol "Slave!"

[@JRZTT]

Male for LS, calm, manipulative, and practical Female for DS, IMO she sounds too sadistic for LS. Male is more sarcastic IMO, and since I love playing opposite, I mean LS Sith, Neutral Agent/Merc/Smuggler/Trooper, DS Jedi. I'm gonna go with Male!SI

[@pingufan1239]

It must be funny because the Male and Female voice actors are like opposites of eachother in real life.

[@xLetalis]

how so

[@justinlacek1481]

In later content, the male voice actor really starts to take off. He really sounds like what a cunning, calm and manipulative Sith would sound like.

[@xLetalis]

she gets worse in KOTET/KOTFE

[@matteo-ciaramitaro]

Sin: I've dismantled the machine Zash: so... he's dead then? Sin: Uh... yes

[@gamelotti]

Male both are really good during class stories but the female one drops a bit in expansions imo, unlike the male one.

[@xLetalis]

That's is very true. I loved my Fem inquisitor, but she is noticably worse in KOTFE and KOTET

[@danka13200]

@@xLetalis I would hear your voice after 5 years in poisoned carbonite🤣

[@TheSysifos]

I dunno about these 2, but the gentleman who voices the male jedi knight is none other than David Hayter the voice behind Solid Snake from MGS, and for that reason alone he will always be #1 to me.

[@overwatch988]

...guess it's time to replay their class story. As Fem!Inquisitor once again, of course

[@xLetalis]

good luck ;]

[@Jeromus1970]

Female SI for me, hands down. SI is my favorite story and I've played through 4 times now on female, only once male. I LOVE the inflections of the female voice talent, especially the way she says "Murder and mayhem await."

[@CallMePoyo]

It's kinda weird how even when the male says something angry or aggressive, it doesn't sound like he's actually angry, it sounds more like he's trying to spark certain emotions out of the other person

[@vonundzuleer5646]

The female is way more energetic but somehow the male is more dominant but wayyyyyy calmer

[@SeismicHammer]

Female is better at crazy, Male is better at menacing. Funny enough, Female Inquisitor can sound really nice if you pick certain dialogue options, like telling Harkun he was a good teacher. It’s fun playing a bipolar character.

[@LiquidIronTV]

Both are great, but I'm a fan of the Male, personally- Especially for Light Side.

[@Cynane27]

They're both so fucking good.

[@Eraldo_Coil]

Female version = Mad Genius Male version = Sheltered Genius

[@_DarkLord]

The male voice sounds nice with a mask/ helmet

[@sirt3abaggins]

I've always preferred the female sith voice actor sounded more alive and had a funny tone to some of the lines given that also gave me a laugh

[@lyrrr.8059]

I prefer male for SW and female for SI. Especially because the Sith Inquisitor is best played DS in my opinion, gotta love all those Force Lightning scenes. Adding to that, the female voice gets even better later on, I just finished replaying KOTET and KOTEE with a female SI and she sounds much more...powerful? Confident. Very confident, properly representing her titles and her might.

[@GRZNGT]

Is it even a competition?! Xhante Elbric is is without question the best one. Period

[@xelbrick]

thanks mate!

[@Koshak87]

Great idea for a series!

[@xLetalis]

thanks I'll continue doing it for sure :)

[@ericrollin2331]

I have a hard time choosing honestly but if put on the spot I'd say the female Inquisitor. Her VA puts so much more inflection and emotion into her lines than her male counterpart. He has his strong moments, his almost deadpan delivery of his lines are golden, especially some of the more sarcastic ones (Yaaaaaaawwwn).

[@MadAtreides1]

Male, without a doubt. The female has its moments but the male is impressive all around.

[@weyjosh5213]

Props for editing this. Must've taken a looooot of time and shuffling

[@xLetalis]

it did :)

[@teknomanscimitar]

Fem inq sounds more sarcastic and emotive. Male inquisitor though sounds more snarky at times and can sound far more threatening imo.

[@Luna-Starfrost]

I seriously love how the female Inquisitor voice turns me on in every way possible. But I still love the male ones more, simply because it fits his character so perfectly. Cool, calm, doesn't care about anything that happens to him or what he has to do to reach his goals. And finally, if he finally reached his goals, he is like "Hmhm, just as I planned." Love this dude~ Btw: I love how you named your Sith Inquisitor "Like Comment" XD

[@xelbrick]

nice!

[@miragespl]

SW!F is the best for me. That accent is to die for. I wouldn't mind replaying the whole story from start to finish for the second time.

[@aniruddhbhatkal1834]

There's this one dialogue option. "Uh oh. Ffon's in trouble."

[@marzipanlady7326]

They should let male inquisitor sing - Euan Morton has an amazing voice!

[@BoBoDjinn]

I prefer the male voice. The female voice is good but it doesn't always seem to fit the "Sith" vibe to me. Sometimes she sounds too curious, almost child-like in the way she phrases some of her questions, while the Male voice tends to always sound villainous to me, even when being cheeky or sarcastic. But to each their own.

[@i39darkblade]

Man I love the female Sith Inquisitor's voice, I get all crazy inside.

[@droe2570]

I vastly prefer the female, I really don't like the sound of the male voice, and I like her attitude. But which was a better VA outside of my own bias? Eh, it's a wash. All the VAs in this game are very good.

[@jameswagstaff984]

I have a light side rattataki female as my main for Imperious, a Male human for Occlus, and I think a female togruta for Nox

[@reproductionmaster7271]

later on, sometimes the male inquisitor's voice gets all monotone and it sounds really cool with the voice modulation i have on i also just really like the male inquisitor's voice

[@Drezdenez]

0:14 Poor Sith male. He lives in reality with cold colors.

[@Vjakfu]

Male SI: Sociopath and manipulator. Female SI: Dominatrix and Psychotic. I'm going with the male one, sometimes it appears he's making an idiot out of everyone but nobody can notice because of his calm behavior

[@TJS44_]

Found out that M Inq was also the voice for Paul in the dune audiobook

[@cheesebanditenterprises]

The male SI sounds more pure evil but the female sounds like she could go either way

[@codylangway6489]

I can't decide, certain lines fit for the male, some for female

[@FeinryelRavenclaw]

I think I prefer male. His cool and reserved tone fit perfectly for a sith who would surprise everyone with his sheer colossal amount of power.

[@Pyojjang]

As of now I've played up until the revan expansion with my female SI as a comepletely sadistic, arrogant, and bloodthirsty sith, and I think the voice is absolutely amazing. Heard her performance drops a little in the later expansions, which is a little disappointing

[@oliviamoore2991]

Girl reminds me of Azula. Anyone else??

[@19Kitsune97]

I think the female is the best voice actor, if you play as a DS character. And I think the male voice actor, is the best one if you play as a LS character :)

[@ashvegas2448]

I really like both of them! I love the Inquisitor story a lot!!! The first one I have ever done too! :D

[@darkadia6520]

Overall I think they both have great moments than the other, I personally have more female sith inquisitors though

[@barkasz6066]

My favourite lines are “I am not cute, I am deadly.” And “uhoh Ffon is in trouble”. Female SI pulls off the sarcasm/insanity better. She was my first character in SWTOR on account of the voice. :)

[@KeybladeWielderXV]

I feel the Female voice is more witty and sarcastic, whereas the Male presents an imposing figure of power. Both equally dangerous personalities.

[@eceyeldan6051]

There both really good, the male sounds calmer, cunning and more sinister-i also love the whisper like tone, and well the female just sounds bat shit crazy-you can really feel her emotion when she talks about killing or torture. Overall i kinda prefer the female because i think it suit the power hungry crazed sith.

[@Deem707]

The male because it sounds villainous but it can also sound like a hero's voice. And because my main is a male sith sorcerer.

[@pauloamaral6069]

I would marry the female Inquisitor 😊 And the male seems to be a good friend for the future 😂. I think both are the BEST V ACTORS of the game (on the players characters options). But i like the female one better, she has a sarcasm and comic sauce that the male lacks. To be honest i think that the sorcerer has 3 types of personality: the meek and lightside one (the stupid one that always get kicked by his enemies while hes being nice), The SCARY and serious psychopath (wich follows the path of power STRAIGHTDOWN to hell) And the CRAZY, INSANE, COMIC and ludicrous one, wich is evil only for shits ang giggles and is the unexpected vilain of the galaxy. Sometimes his hubris gets him in bad and embarassing situations, wich is even funnier. I think that the male voice fits fits the second type: the no joking mode of playing, the oure vilany and hatred. And the female voice fits best as the third one, he who fucks everything 😅

[@Augustei]

Nothing beats Male Sith Warrior. Intimidating, Charming, Sophisticated, and Badass all in a bundle, what more could one ask?