FAQ - Eridan​​​ | Octopimp​​​

So here is the next in my series of FAQs! This time talkin' about Eridan.
Music is Eridan's Theme and Violet Prince​​​.
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[@milesboop]

"eridan is a megalomaniacal teenage supervillain" ok that sounds pretty cool

[@queenhamster488]

Miles A López Agreed

[@caligulasAquarius]

literally

[@milesboop]

@@caligulasAquarius my guy its been nine years

[@caligulasAquarius]

@@milesboop and!! cant a 13 year old join the homestuck fandom nearly 10 years late!??

[@madali3]

Sassy German Eridan is basically aph Austria...

[@konakona1935]

oh hell fucking ye

[@XeniyaG]

In Russian Official Headcanonstuck he was featured as Austria. Srsly.

[@crackheadjohnson3552]

melisa adali Preach dat shit

[@madali3]

Karkat Vantas​ A lot of homestuck fans started out their "rollercoaster that only goes down" at hetalia.

[@b.u.c.3006]

melisa adali or klub ice

[@hawheckint]

Eridan's voice is the embodiment of wiggling a thin piece of metal to make it go oOooOoOOo and I fucking love it

[@0ooo0oo0o3]

this comment made me laugh harder than it should’ve-

[@draquela96]

omg German Eridan I love that

[@hohotash]

same

[@tomatojuice2172]

Orrin Graytail Same

[@nepetaren1267]

WWELL ASH YOURE GOIN' TO HAVVE TO PICK A POKEMON

[@starspacejade]

I CAN JUST IMAGINE THAT IN HIS VOICE COD DAMMIT XD

[@hohotash]

AyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYYYYYYYYYYYY LMAO-

[@user-eg2kd3wc8s]

Birb Mom IM CRYING

[@dazzythenormling4847]

Your Eridan voice is so PERFECT

[@shiba4513]

:33 *purr* didn't know I would find you here :33

[@dazzythenormling4847]

Karkat Vantas hehe X3

[@shiba4513]

:333 I still don't know how he does those voices so perfect ;-;

[@dazzythenormling4847]

Karkat Vantas they look so hard! ;A;

[@shiba4513]

Yes ;-;

[@Kur0mid0ll]

Lol omfg the sassy German Eridan XD

[@hellfireclubsystem9390]

xD

[@holysalem]

Ikrr

[@DistantStarfall]

When you were describing the rubbery quality of Eridan's voice, and then did the example without the waviness... it sounded like Kankri.

[@cjmoore1231]

Angry Kankri, at that

[@shelbymiddleton310]

+eruditian Puzzler XDDD put the two together for a conversation

[@ellis51773]

i was thinking about that!

[@risalockwood1978]

Nice

[@Octopimp]

Gamzee is an amalgamation of like 6 different voices. I'll talk about them in the video.

[@berrymayhem6174]

>"Eridan isn't a whiny character!" >All Eridan voices sound whiny. (This is just something I've noticed, but your voice is GREAT! I couldn't get low enough to do male Eridan, yet I can't find the pieces for the female version.)

[@hohotash]

i actually like the sassy german eridan voice it's my headcanon voice for him tbh

[@UnluckyAmulet]

I love how Octo's eyebrows go crazy whenever he's being Eridan.

[@LivLaugh]

I think you make the best Eridan voice ever, I always read his dialogue with your voice in mind!

[@eldersun5110]

This is basically Eridan talking about himself.

[@skullytheskeletonboy2542]

Every time you talk like Eridan, it makes it sound like he's giving me lessons.. :D I love it

[@LauraLee1027]

For me being a female, and bad with voices, I have no idea how I manage to make a decent eridan voice. Like seriously, it's magic. I mean science

[@tearylullaby]

I thought Feferi ceased her typing quirk at one point while talking to Eridan to show she was being serious...

[@iswearimnotafurryanna2729]

Jessi K (I'm Four Years Late XD) She Did

[@onedollafish]

@@iswearimnotafurryanna2729 (and im a year late lol) yeah, thats when eridan did it too im pretty sure, to also show he was being serious

[@WUBoffet]

Eridan is really (to me) the hardest character to do well

[@kiannaderose8037]

*wwell

[@WUBoffet]

see wwhat I mean? xD

[@fishyprincessx]

Mine the easiest :3

[@naiamaja-wilson9286]

Feferi Peixes I think Nepeta's voice is easiest but thats just me. Me and my friend ship Erinep, me being Nep and her being Eridan, we're pretty good.

[@yamooks2839]

Yall are probably gonna be like WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU CRAZY but i think that its the easiest.. along with gamzees.

[@lilredpig1912]

You literally sound like my British teacher when your speaking like Eridan

[@andromeda4688]

lucky!

[@lilredpig1912]

Yeah but sadly i don't go to that school anymore and he doesn't work there anymore too.

[@clansullivan6059]

I lost it when Liquid Snake showed up.

[@Astralaeyna]

If memory serves, Feferi points out his accent in one of their conversations, and the Homestuck wiki theorizes his double Vs are likely because in Latin Vs are pronounced like Ws... I still really like your interpretation though. nyeh...

[@plutototoh]

I love that you made his voice crack into a higher register when he got flustered/angry. It really point out the fact that they're still teenagers and have been throughout this whole comic. It's just really really great in that aspect and also it suits him so well because it's also dramatic much like him. So I think this is great, best Eridan voice in my book!

[@atticuskronenberg5985]

You will never stop being my favorite voice actor from Let's Read Homestuck. I used to hate Eridan, but after I hear your voice for him, he became one of my favorite characters.

[@cain3963]

I love Eridan's voice, and the funny thing is my friend tries to talk like Eridan she sounds like you... its weird 0_0

[@sachikodarknightaru6524]

I have the same thing with my homestuck voices XDD Especially Eridan♥

[@mdalsted]

She should do some voice acting!

[@liquifiedrat1611]

At 11 last night I figured out who your Eridan voice sounds like... You sound like Remy Buxaplenty from the Fairly Odd Parents.

[@XenoTranceR]

this is my united states of wwhatevver

[@cjmasterson8566]

United States of eurasia

[@anxietyatbest4730]

( I wwas making on nep and eq wwas like: D-> I told you..- and I wwas like wwhatevver)

[@junobuguno]

Is this a eddsorld reference !!!!??????????!?!?

[@bale4652]

Eridan's voice is adorable.

[@jessedickey1689]

I t)(ought t)(e two w's were supposed to represent his sign! XD

[@magicgallade]

*gasp* that's genius

[@Datylah]

It is. But people use the "ww" for a wh-wh sound

[@the_awkward_logician]

Isn't he like a fish like so he does like a water glub glub sound or something

[@samschiang]

***** eh not rly but feferi actually says "glub" intentionally

[@jessedickey1689]

Sam Chiang glub?

[@beachlakenate]

Is it hard to say "who" as eridan?

[@princeofhope7436]

beachlakenate i've tried it multiple times....ITS THE WORST!!

[@hohotash]

Yes.

[@princeofhope7436]

the thing is, in the lets read Homestuck series, Octopimp just said the who like normal. if you dont believe me? Watch the epiode where Eridan first appeared

[@onedollafish]

i mean the w is basically silent so his quirk shouldnt affect it much

[@shanahinthrope5660]

eridan is well...eridan. we all love him because we either hate him or actually love him (which probably noone does.)

[@theodawson9465]

Eridan is my favourite troll.

[@shanahinthrope5660]

+Colorora oh. okay then.

[@sachikodarknightaru6524]

I love Eridan... :I

[@shanahinthrope5660]

+Bara Aru cool.

[@shanahinthrope5660]

***** I now have a greater appreciation for him now.

[@electricelements1819]

Sassy German Eridan XD

[@minemaster0082]

ok... just... the beginning got me laughing so hard because you simply said his name and just...instant face of disappointment and sadness. it was amazing just like "why the hell do i have to voice act this desperate fish" But yeah i think your Eridan voice is spot on as well as literally all your other voices. Great job man! ^^

[@dasytaylor]

*PLEASE MAKE A WHOLE SHORT VIDEO WITH THE SASSY GERMAN ERIDAN VOICE!!!*

[@fuigummi]

pokemon accent omfg best thing that ever happened to me.

[@skylinesandturnstiles9595]

lol im still here watching these videos. they literally are what got me into voice acting

[@whackinator]

The stutter was honestly kind of adorable

[@gorillazfan3]

Bro you look younger now than you did almost a decade ago. How is that possible??

[@feefig22]

Sassy.German.Eridan.

[@annolancuannapoles8806]

Omfg Eridan has such a sassy voice

[@howdy_hachi]

you even have to do the sass when youre recording

[@Michelle_Maraschino]

I think You do the best Homestuck voices. they're perfect.

[@jessicatilford3177]

After my friend told me about this, I started doing the voice for her. She got angry because I did it almost EXACTLY like you, but she couldn't. XDD

[@celtickawaii57]

Your voices are pretty much my headcanons for their respective characters. Hell, you NAIL IT with Eridan's voice! It's comically dramatic but can work for serious scenes too. Nice!

[@vanquishedValiant]

These FAQ videos are really great! They really help to show off to your viewers that voiceacting is a complicated thing that takes a lot of work and care to do, and that you have a process know what you are doing when it comes to creating voices, even if they don't agree on the outcome. Great work, keep it up!

[@cristogomez2508]

wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhat the fuckk

[@hohotash]

Cristo Gomez rufioh oh my god

[@cjmasterson8566]

0:45 AUSTRIA

[@MariLimmy]

Gosh I'm really loving these videos! It's fascinating hearing how exactly you create it from each aspect of the character and how each voice comes to be. Thank you for taking the time to making them, they're really so interesting!

[@RecklessSacrifice]

Thank you for posting this, and your other FAQ videos. Seriously. As more of an amateur in the voice acting field, its really nice and incredibly helpful to be able to see/hear how someone at your skill level goes about putting together a good voice. I feel like watching these will give me ideas on how to improve my character voices, and overall the quality of the videos I do as a whole. So again, thank you! OuO

[@celtickawaii57]

Also... nyeh! Or better yet... NYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Tyrnimarja2773]

Can I get married wwith your Eridan voice?:D

[@pAnDa9000]

I was waiting for this one! I love how much thought and effort you put into the characters you voice.

[@VegaNorth]

The rant at the end. THANK YOU. You are an inspiration with these voices and I hope to see more on the vocal process!

[@meltyourheadachescallithom3961]

HE SOUNDS LIKE AN ANIME CHARACTER WHOS NAME I CANT REMEMBER AND ITS GOING TO KILL ME

[@acrosonic6790]

melt your headaches, call it home Have you remembered it yet?

[@thedoctormoonandzoro262]

6 minutes 12 seconds 612

[@apollo5074]

612, what'cha smokin'?

[@varethiustariel]

This was amazing, I love your Eridan the most out of all the voices you do. Seeing this was a real eye opener. Thank you! :D

[@Tera_totally]

At some points he almost reminds me of Count Olaf Also I'm revisiting these old ass videos

[@Kimmy_1433]

I love this video!!!! Also u kinda remind me of Steve form blues clue XD lol but u really do a great gamzee nd eridan!!! ❤️

[@chanteteensie5793]

The voice work is just wonderful, like the rest of your homestuck stuff! Keep it up! :3

[@Pachijayk]

I personally don't care who you do next as long as you don't stop these FAQs. Not only are they a ton of fun, it's really interesting to see how you developed the voices. I really hope you consider making an FAQ for all the voices you do and a possible bonus for your brother.

[@bella99damico]

Are you the actual voice actor for Eridan in Homestuck?

[@sheepbunny3138]

Yes, he is :3

[@celestialghost4750]

+BukuroWarrior He is Eridan in the Let's Read Homestuck series on youtube

[@Leonaati]

I'm the homestuck dub on KZbin, yes

[@mewgami]

Homestuck characters don't have official voices. He does play him in the most popular homestuck fandub Let's Read Homestuck though.

[@blaquemarou]

eriden remnds me of.. austria i think from hetalia...- seriously those 2 are.. they GOTTA BE RELATED!

[@black369ace7]

I know there's a picture of the two together.

[@black369ace7]

I know there's a picture of the two together.

[@blaquemarou]

oooo look it's little tiny Edward!

[@black369ace7]

+Blaque Marou

[@blaquemarou]

no you're supposed to say "DONT CALL ME LITTLE" XDDDD

[@nepetaleijon8640]

((i love the faces you make when you do the voiceovers.. they make my day! X33))

[@Keira_bat]

The fact you put so much thought into your voices and how you know all the little things about how the voice works is just admirable!! Love these videos!! DO GAMZEE NEXT?

[@melissarobinson3703]

You should be an actor

[@Piper_____]

I have a VERY rubbery voice. Knever knoticed it. Argh. dammit. Knever roleplay too much with a quirk, or it will become inkredibley aknoyying to type without your quirk.

[@virtua6752]

perfect grammar and syntax kn = n c = k

[@virtua6752]

also y doubled

[@mrwhitecloud2]

Your Eridan voice has become my headcanon for him. Love it! I was really excited to watch this video :D Excellent explanations.

[@SelemaTatsuhiko]

MOAR!! I really really enjoy these

[@Sours56]

I know this video was posted a long time ago, but could you do an FAQ about Cronus? I've seen you voice him a few times but I haven't heard much of the typing quirk. I've searched KZbin but only found some new dance moves. *wonk wonk*

[@Vincebae00]

I don't mean to make you upset or anything, but Octopimp doesn't like Homestuck anymore. He won't be doing anything else with it.

[@Vincebae00]

***** Sorry, I didn't mean to ruin the mood or anything. But if you look on his Tumblr page under the FAQ, it says that he's not interested in Homestuck anymore. ;w;

[@Vincebae00]

***** Yeah, I wish it wasn't true! But sadly it is... ;_;

[@Vincebae00]

***** THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING! XD

[@JaedynTikohowling]

Meagan Hindman what no more homestuck but but *cries in the corner*

[@catstretto8780]

y u people talk bad about eridan!

[@peijisziligi9232]

Thank you so much for making these FAQs! My goal is to be a voice actress one day so it's pretty cool to see how other people make voices for characters! :D keep up the good work~

[@NinjaGurlPower]

Please do more of these, they're a lot of fun to watch!

[@pandacookie2244]

*////A///* doki doki

[@blahblahicrazynow]

wwhat are you doin wwhat are you doin wwhat wwhat wwhat are you doin

[@BeaneCat]

I absolutely love your Eridan voice, it's one of the most memorable voices I've ever heard. :D Also, I freak out whenever you mention a voice of influence in these FAQs because I seem to know and love all of them. XD (I should probably not be watching these videos backwards.)

[@daisykid3]

It's cool to see that you put so much thought into this stuff! It really adds a whole other dimension to your videos now that I never thought about. I'm enjoying these videos very much and I look forward to seeing more like this. :)

[@meepmeep6971]

You should do Mituna next! :D 💛💛💛💛 💛💙💙💓💓💛 💛💙💙💓💓💛

[@JaedynTikohowling]

Zoé TMNT he actually did sullox's voice and if you make that a little higher piched you might be able to do mitunas

[@meepmeep6971]

*eek!*

[@JaedynTikohowling]

XD

[@boomblx]

May I ask, the word 'question,' sounds as if it has a 'w,' within it. But it doesn't actually have one. So would you pronounce it? Or leave it the same?? :?

[@comradeclown3403]

Probably too late, but no. You don't have to change it.

[@carmenalfaro9696]

I just adooore the way you voice him!! it is just so Eridan. To be honest, he was funny but nothing to special at the beginning (at least for me) and then I heard you and I was in love with the personality you were able to develop. AMAZING JOB!!

[@arides4ever]

WOW, thanks a lot for putting this up!! I cosplay Eridan and I've been trying to figure out how to talk like him, and you breaking his voice down is really helpfull, so thank you soo much!! I'm sure this video will help a lot of other people as well!!

[@musicalnot3692]

Do one on Karkitty. I wwant to knoww howw he sounds.

[@jonesyftw9120]

I want a balloon doggy

[@LieutenantLeto]

xD The "nyeh" rant at the end. Beautiful human being. This is awesome. I like seeing how much thought you put into these voices. Do as many as you can! Also, I still say to encourage dustyoldroses and the rest of your VA friendship crew to do these things, too!

[@CatchingElectricCity]

ahhh these are so interesting! please continue making them!

[@Howtoeatrocks]

nyeh

[@markdoreza4659]

lol you look liike daviid tennant

[@angelcake7077]

I knoww!!!!! :l

[@secretlittlespaceaccount3000]

Goddamn alternate tiimeliine2.

[@angelcake7077]

*2pacebar*

[@jamieparker941]

I'm in hell.. So many Solluxs.. So many.. Save me, now.

[@PAGESIXVALENTINEFARRIS]

one more cant hurt

[@CuteContraband]

Oh Goodness. xD You're just adorable, ahhh. I love your voice acting skills and I love all the dubs you do, including the non-Homestuck ones. I keep seeing everyone demanding you to do Gamzee or whoever next. I say I'd be pleased to hear about any and next because it's very insightful on how you do your voices! Keep up the good work!

[@RukiahTaicho]

I love the gestures and derping around you're doing while doing his voice. xD

[@lilweenis6960]

Nyeh

[@AlexisTheSurfinBear]

This one is my fucking favorite out of all the voices you do, it makes so much sense with his quirk and just, I love it and you

[@keltzar1]

I do love the level of detail you go into when explaining these voices.

[@celtickawaii57]

No no no! I love how you put the quirks in there,it's brilliant!

[@asant.1747]

You are too freaking awesome. Just make FAQs for everyone...ALL THE VOICES...ALL OF THEM! Well,you know, if you have time that is. Gamzee would be really interesting to see 3 keep up the awesomeness

[@goldenndayys]

i love eridan so much and your voice for him is super perfect

[@FoxDragon1]

Keep making more, im loving this :3

[@nerdgirlperson]

thank you so much for the last bit omg

[@BurukkuJeevas]

AAAAH I LOVE THIS! Eridan is one of my favourites!

[@Yuki1Gaara]

Omg I love how you break down your voices! This is really great, especially for those looking to voice act :) thanks a lot. Perhaps you should do a Gamzee one next?

[@NinKen94]

Your Eridan is so awesome! I appreciate the effort you put in! Show us Gamzee and Tavros soon!

[@kattamos6696]

Your voices for the characters are the ones I imagine them all with now no mater what omg

[@TemarixShikamaru]

I'd love to see a Tavros FAQ, and also I must say that your Eridan voice is perfect. I haven't heard a more suiting fit to his character and quirk. You have by far my most preferred Eridan voice.