Why doesn't Luigi's voice sound like it used to?

Luigi's voice has actually changed a lot over the last 30 years, and there's a very unexpected reason why! His name starts with a J.
PATREON - / thomasgamedocs
TWITTER - / thomasgdocs
SOURCES
- Charles Martinet talking about the real time Luigi voice ( • luigi )
- Write up of above event (apptrigger.com/2017/09/07/cha...)
- More Charles Martinet talking real time system (www.poisonmushroom.org/2008/09...)
- Julien Bardakoff talking about how he ended up voicing Luigi ( • #TEAMG1 - Direct du 14... )
This was translated for me by a really really kind twitter user who wants to stay anonymous - thanks so much for your help, though!
- Charles Martinet Luigi’s Mansion 2 interview ( • Charles Martinet EXCLU... )
MUSIC
- All music via Epidemic Sound

[@ThomasGameDocs]

hey i was talking with luigi and he suggested you follow me on twitter twitter.com/thomasgdocs sorry i don't make the rules it's what luigi wants

[@ricardopurnell3923]

First before this get to 500 comments

[@codycolchado318]

Mr .L

[@cubedude8690]

Luigi is love, Luigi is life.

[@meowth5986]

Do Donkey Kong

[@festiveengineer3669]

I don’t have Twitter sorry

[@SmallEyeStudios]

It’s crazy that Charles not being able to show his face led to Luigi being characterized as shy and timid for the rest of time

[@MegaBrokenstar]

Makes sense for the character through. He’s taller than Mario and jumps higher If he wasn’t naturally timid, he should otherwise have as much of more confidence than Mario going into fights, but he always plays second. A retcon, but a sensible one imo.

[@matthewlaird4009]

It would not work well having Mario as the face for the franchise being brave and also having Luigi trying to match that, I'm sure they had no plans to even make Luigi they just needed a colour swap to identify the second player in super mario bros, probably came up with the name on the spot because it made sense for them to be brothers since they just wanted to change the colour.. DokiDoki Mario 2 by chance made him an important character and they sure struck gold since it helped to make it a franchise. Like imagine they drop Luigi after the two Japanese games it's wild to me how important the American Mario 2 was because it cemented that the franchise would sell in America, probably the most important video game for Nintendo because they have continued the character designs for Peach Luigi and Toad in all games based off a re-skin.

[@hello-ox5rf]

@@matthewlaird4009 peach and Luigi in mario 2 outshine Mario himself for sure

[@vincentsblocks]

Radio baby

[@davisbowe8668]

Nah, Luigi had already had the shy/timid personality as far back as the old Mario cartoons and comics. I remember even in the Super Mario Super Show, Luigi was generally the cowardly one while Mario was the hero. Though I suppose you can argue that Martinet was the one who made that personality canon.

[@real_quotegoat]

I find it crazy that Luigi's voice was literally made up on the spot

[@NotThatUser]

Charles Martinet is legendary, Quote!

[@coreylukin4910]

Right? And that moment defined Luigi's personality for decades

[@aidwin85]

Both Luigi and Mario!!

[@RealWrestlingBeaver]

800th like here

[@geraldharris5803]

In voice acting this probably happens more often than you’d think

[@onigirisenpai8633]

I like how one day someone was like “can we see Luigi?” And this guy came up with whole personalities on the spot that’s so good

[@Milner62]

Sad thing is we've already had a personality for Luigi going back to the late 1980s with the initial cartoon show that had a live action portion which further expanded on luigi`s personality in 1990 with Super Mario Bros 3 cartoon show. So charles coming up with his weird horrible sounding Mario and Luigi voices in Late 1996 was an abortion of the franchise for those of us that grew up with hearing Mario and Luigi from 1989 - 1990 with 91 episodes being produced between the two shows.

[@greenie5875]

@@Milner62don't care, charles better

[@sswweeeett]

@@Milner62 i highly doubt the low quality cash grab 90s cartoons made charles martinet's voice an "abortion to the franchise" 😐 like, they are charming cartoons, but get real

[@Milner62]

@@sswweeeett, to make Mario and his brother have a high pitched feminine voice is an abortion to the character when we had an actual Brooklyn born Italian that voiced Mario.

[@sswweeeett]

@@Milner62 you are delusional

[@HugoRohdell]

I'm back here because Charles Martinet has retired as the voice of Mario.

[@Daidoro]

You're not the only one here... 😢😢😢

[@Not_your_ordinary_gelatin_]

Im gonna miss him

[@braydensomes2096]

Same😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@matthewanderson7824]

“And here’s what he sounds like in Luigi’s mansion three” “Hello there Mario”

[@bautista1205]

lmao

[@xominousowlx6959]

Ravioli! Ravioli!, give me that informationoli!

[@pinkiepurplez]

Yes, hello.

[@AwesomeSauce7176]

Hello Mario

[@williamkaplan1430]

AND NOW HERE’S-A MY BROTHER LUIGI TO GIVE YOU A WHOLE-A HEAPING-A SPAGHETTI PILE OF INFORMATIONE

[@Icewind007]

So Charles did more than just voice them, he basically invented much of their personalities. He should def go down in history as a major player in video game history.

[@daithiocinnsealach3173]

He will

[@chasingace6664]

He is

[@Acissleepy]

He was

[@dewmirage]

He did

[@ryans5368]

He do

[@iniminimoshimo]

I'm so glad Charles added the humming and whistling parts, it gave Luigi SO much character and it's one of the reasons I loved that game so much. I still find myself humming the tune every now and then

[@yomilemondragon1721]

"I want to be Toad! I don't want to be Luigi!": Truly a sentence that was uttered exactly once in the history of the world, ever.

[@brundle_fly_3895]

I know like that’s so unexpected 😭

[@menacetosociety471]

I would get pissed if my brothers picked Luigi and I had to play as toad, I also didn't want to play as Mario, only Luigi.

[@MrChickennugget360]

Unless you are racing mario kart 64

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

Except it likely wasn't, because Toad would've had to have a better pre-established reputation than Luigi for that sentence (which is two, by the way) to be possible in the first place, so it must've been uttered several times before that instance.

[@imfsresidentotaku9699]

@@brundle_fly_3895 Unless you take a moment to consider the reputations that Toad and Luigi would've had to have at the time for that sentence to be possible.

[@endk.3500]

I’m gonna be honest, Julien doesn’t sound like a Luigi at all, he definitely sounds more like toad, but not modern Toad

[@federicocassanelli6733]

HE DOES WTF

[@natespeaks9915]

Facts

[@Brokenface]

That's what I thought too

[@mysteryhaze5080]

He sounds like mort from Madagascar.

[@calebfv]

yea

[@bohemianharpsicord4294]

Funny I think Julien bardikoff had a perfect voice for toad

[@kingskew4950]

Same

[@whamboy]

Same

[@Blastoisebo122]

It definitely fits old toad but Not new toad

[@Rot8erConeX]

yeah, as soon as I got to that part of the video I paused and had a mini rant (to no one in particular, since I'm alone in my room) "wtf are you on, Koji - wait, Kondo? Which is the family name and which is the birth name? - what are you on, dude? That's a *perfect* Toad voice."

[@pizzapoper4065]

Same

[@auxerae]

In a way I really like how luigi's voice has been pitched down through time. Makes him feel like he matured through the luigi's mansion games. Idk if i am making sense lol

[@menacetosociety471]

He's less shrill and scared and more seasoned now

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

Charles is a gift to the gaming world There is a sinking feeling when you hear the drop in pitch 2 decades later. Not because it is scarier, not because it is a change in Luigi's character, but Chales himself. He can only give to the world for so long.

[@jaco8822]

Don't bring that up... I do not want to imagine the world without him.

[@emmoerm]

Luigi didn't feel like going golfing that day and got pissed off, he sounds so annoyed💀

[@TH3_S4LMON]

angery lugi

[@nobodyknows3242]

@@TH3_S4LMON ah yes LUGI

[@Kruegernator123]

That was the best iteration of Luigi.

[@LittleMissSmartAss]

@@TH3_S4LMON angey lugi

[@artstylejutsu2004]

Angry luigi Italian plumber

[@SlimothyJimothy621]

“He wanted to make it more kid friendly” Mario: *MAAA MAAAAAAAAAAA*

[@offlinedreams4020]

AAAA AAAAAAAAAA

[@colt4preacher549]

Makes him kid friendly just to have his soul trapped in a painting and luigi facing the afterlife alone to save him

[@olivialunaandluigisgf3227]

. . /

[@Buddy.Johnston]

WAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA

[@ssstrxwberry9911]

@@colt4preacher549zlaa,z

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

Charles Martinet: "On second thought, a Brooklyn accent might scare the kids." The _Super Mario Bros Super Show:_ *gives Mario and Luigi Brooklyn accents anyway*

[@fireflowerfilms2010]

*THATS MAMA LUIGI TO YOU MARIO!* “Wheez”

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

RIP Lou Albano, Danny Wells, Walker Boone and Tony Rosato. 😞

[@Lo_boyy]

I was ok with not being reminded how terrifying luigis voice was in mario golf ⛳️ 😂

[@rekharaj6060]

He sounded cool

[@nathanbeer3338]

Julien should have won the argument, he sound more like Toad than Luigi.

[@Anakunus]

I agree.

[@Gogettor]

Exactly.

[@Aarxn555]

Fr Luigi’s voice is too high he should of done Toad and Charles should of done Luigi instead

[@thomas.memo.]

probably

[@m_artroom]

Irrelevant:: your pfp is cool

[@notyeyo2202]

"Luigi's voice hasn't changed." Me, an intelectual: "hello Mario"

[@maddie_1122]

i hate that i understand this

[@superbookbros7555]

Now that I have watched this video I think it has changed

[@megachadsixtynine5924]

An intellectual who can’t spell intellectual

[@poompus9915]

Took me a few seconds to get this

[@BagOfMagicFood]

HELLO JOE

[@nothanks4074]

Worth noting is that Luigi's voice in Melee (which was in development the same time as Luigi's Mansion) is just Mario's voice from SM64 pitched up. It sounds pretty similar to Julien's version of Luigi actually

[@peronkop]

"I'm too shy" fits Luigis future personality so well.

[@thenobody4497]

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[@wilabanodeniro9780]

They built it around that

[@Clemerlen]

2:24 - So, basically, what your telling me is that, Mario was the first V-tuber?

[@deeznutz5248]

Extremely underrated comment

[@wyom2838]

The first and the best

[@trike018]

The only good one

[@GenericProtagonist118]

😐

[@jezd2223]

oh my god

[@erniefied5782]

I love how proud Charles is of voicing Mario and Luigi

[@Dobt]

i'll really miss charles' luigi

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Martinet didn't create our childhood, he IS our childhood. Would've been a very different world if he didn't crash the audition...

[@lordpvt]

Yes

[@markymark443]

He created it too.

[@board-qu9iu]

@Felixman128 what if your childhood suck though would he be responsible Lmao

[@vanessaaguilar4025]

That poor bullied man, his sacrifice would be greatly remember

[@rainbowspongebob]

@@vanessaaguilar4025 what

[@TayoEXE]

I met Charles once. He was a very kind and fun guy. He even voiced as Mario and call my wife "Super Princess Yoko." It made us really happy seeing as he really helped make my childhood great.

[@Sinsmoke_]

Ok

[@PastelHime]

It's no surprise that charles is a nice guy, I really want to meet him too someday

[@hanjinhazirdejose4494]

Woww

[@jul5040]

That sounds amazing! I hope i can see him one day :)

[@Srcsqwrn]

That's such a nice story! c:

[@fireking0531]

Every single time he starts the actual audio an ad plays and its basically a perfectly cut scream every single time.

[@idrinksandwiches]

i talked to charles at fan expo and he said that he voiced luigi for every single game and no one else voiced him

[@natethegrate253]

Real title: How Mario became the first vtuber

[@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt]

God damn it

[@sakurainsanity1549]

yea

[@128Cores]

That would be epic.

[@ChicaGaming_Z]

Mario V tuber gaming channel when

[@thedoggobandit799]

Mario Vs Miku confirmed?! 🤯

[@Truephoria]

Charles has the biggest brain. He purposefully took the entire tape to record so he had no competition!

[@mgspatheticchannel1496]

Except he was the last one and all others had already went

[@johnfitzgeraldkennedy5265]

@M G's pathetic channel lol 😂

[@Truephoria]

@@mgspatheticchannel1496 Oh. Missed that somehow. 😂 Still a legend. 😎

[@BlindMelonLord]

actually no. Like he says, as many times as he’s told the story, he was the last one to audition, and the people told him to go until they ran out of tape. Which he did.

[@hoppie4263]

Things are about to change

[@Dubonus]

Anyone heard the news? 😢

[@Chestwolf]

I love that Luigi's voice is deeper and more reserved in Mario Golf since it's a golf game and his adrenaline would be the opposite of when racing. It makes perfect sense lol.

[@elli3352]

Yea but he still sound like he is part of the mafia lol

[@danielperales3958]

@@elli3352 that's because he's part of the mafia

[@that_one_fucking_idiot]

@@danielperales3958 MARIO mafia

[@danielperales3958]

@@that_one_fucking_idiot Mario cosa nostra 😳

[@Lillianz2012]

He got sleep deprived and didn't want to golf that day

[@yungtown]

Typically voices deepen with age, that’s why my guy’s voice sounds deeper.

[@dontsubfortheloveofgod]

yo holy shit its yungtown

[@rasmus7493]

@@dontsubfortheloveofgod said no one ever

[@masonbugs]

@@rasmus7493 well he just did

[@polarispulsar]

No shit

[@JameyMcQueen]

@@rasmus7493 He just did, so know your role and shut your mouth.

[@Jujubes666]

I’ve totally heard and grown up with both voices. Strange hearing both voices because they were both so familiar it made me realize, well damn, there were really in fact two voices…

[@iamnoone21]

Incredible that Charles Martinet's first time playing Mario was for the 90s version of a V-tuber

[@KirboYT]

"Why doesn't Luigi's voice sound like it used to?" First line of the video: "Luigi's voice has not changed"

[@zutril]

“At least that’s what I thought”

[@trill1x]

@@zutril “at least”

[@thefunniman]

@@zutril aaa aaa aaa haa haaaaaa haaa HAAAA

[@jerryc5716]

@@trill1x "at"

[@TylerTMG]

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@candifemale5118]

As someone who grew up with Charles voicing Luigi, hearing Luigi being voiced by Julian just feels wrong.

[@homg85]

Agreed!

[@jonswe5753]

I actually think I've heard both, so both seem totally natural to med lol

[@superluigifangirl0142]

Yep

[@YourSearchHistory]

Like your pfp can't figure out how to do dat

[@artstylejutsu2004]

I like Charles more better than julian

[@FrijolesLIVE]

9:45 “And the game for this is..” *AD PLAYS* Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

[@kirbothememe]

I know I came after the party, but funnily enough Julien Bardakoff still works as a translator but for Ubisoft, and worked on the translation of Mario + Rabbids : Spark of Hope (which is even funnier because Rabbids are a French licence as much as Rayman)

[@_speedboi6407]

well this video didn't age very well

[@lukeferrell9800]

"He's been the exclusive voice of Mario to this day" ... I wish this was still true

[@MPAzezal]

it isnt?

[@glitchingnumber]

@@MPAzezal the movie

[@MPAzezal]

@@glitchingnumber I mean..there's the 1993 Super Mario Bros movie too. Also a TV animated/live action series. I don't think the movies really count since he's a game character.

[@glitchingnumber]

@@MPAzezal yee i know just wanted to tell you what the guy meant when he wrote the comment

[@Mio_Lila]

chris "mario" pratt

[@joshsitchon9800]

Can’t have Luigi without the “OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWO”

[@TH3_S4LMON]

Or the "oh yeah"

[@thepl8gued0ct0r8]

@@TH3_S4LMON or. Yehay

[@superluigifangirl0142]

Or ''I'm-a Luigi, number one!''

[@emeralddagoat]

Or “Bingo! Hohohoho!”

[@oniion1448]

Or "Yay for me, Luigi!"

[@Elemental1331]

Even though Martinet's voice changed with age, I doubt that is the real reason for the lower voice. It's very easy for them to just pitch up the voice. So, it was probably a deliberate decision.

[@RogueFireflyProductions]

I love how luigi's voice deepened as he aged, gives him, and the games overall, a sense of time. As if they're growing up aswell.

[@brycedumas59]

"Luigi is the top" well that settles that age old question

[@bobc2032]

Underrated comment

[@wokeupinapanic]

Hiyooooo

[@Fred_the_1996]

Lmao

[@TheDeadKingsRaven]

Owowowowowow

[@plsdonthurtme647]

bruh

[@hdk-gamer2829]

You have more of a Luigi voice proceeds to belt out a extremely toad voice

[@Cybertasm8798]

Luigi saying You look ridiculous in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is the funniest thing ever

[@ThomDeWit]

‘Julien or Charles’ sounds like a 90’s sitcom

[@PastelHime]

Dang, It really does, lmao

[@captaintoad1226]

@@PastelHime hello I'm Luigi and

[@904funny]

Charlie’s Goombas

[@captaintoad1226]

@@904funny if you're not watching the super Mario bros super show you're going to turn into a goomba

[@chumismetabolicfuel6200]

@@captaintoad1226 today we’re going to talk about puberty and it’s many effects.

[@AParticularlyPointySoldier]

Poor Julian. He sounds way more like toad.

[@SB-pt7dy]

When i think about it if kondo wasn't so stubborn with giving toad's voice to Julien , then maybe he would still be his voice today. Which would definitly make me pretty proud to have a fellow french as one of mario's main character voice

[@amatoy23]

I agree he sounds like a younger toad

[@SP99MASTER]

@@SB-pt7dy Well Charles Martinet is of French descent and speaks fluent French so basically you have a fellow frecnh voicing 4 mario's main character voice

[@jaredf6205]

Koji: you don’t have a toad voice Julian: literally does toads voice as Luigi

[@YourSearchHistory]

@SB312 your literally Luigi. :•

[@cstick2664]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Super Smash Bros. Melee was a weird hybrid of the two voices. I believe the game used Charles' Mario voice clips but pitched them up to match Julian's portrayal. A weird relic of this 2 Luigi voices era.

[@jazyjaz_]

THE FACT THAT I DIDNT EVEN NOTICED THAT HIS VOICE GOT DEEPER 😭😭 WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WOULD HEAR HIS VOICE ALL PITCHY BUT WHEN I GREW OLDER IT FELT LIKE I WAS GROWING UP WITH HIM AS WELL THAT I DIDNT NOTICED THE CHANGE

[@chillwillslounge9148]

I met Charles before. The most sweetest guy I’ve met. He was so much fun to see. His manager on the other hand was something else. Me and a friend told charles “thank you for making our childhood” he said on Mario’s voice “thank you for playing my games” Manager shut that down so fast because she was trying to get people to pay to talk to him. He was depressed. You could see it. He was there just to meet fans.

[@thedoggobandit799]

The real karen

[@shanegates6329]

King Karen

[@T1AN111]

Wow,a maximum Karen

[@Jan3nby]

"no you cannot have a casual chat with a celebrity without giving me your money"

[@Rafelandroid2]

@@Jan3nby lol

[@Lily-fu1xl]

7:04 “Luigi is the top!” Daisy: Are you sure about that?

[@trulybad420]

Ha ha….wait a minute 😳

[@ShwappaJ]

2:30 Mario creepypasta spoiler???

[@MoccasinJay]

9:25 Yes (the way Luigi sounds there)

[@jellymars]

Oh 😳

[@iyanavlogs9767]

@@MoccasinJay youre up bc i think your pfp just changed

[@zenisawesome]

I don't care about anything else but the low quality "Hey Luigi!" at 4:00.

[@SuperSign64]

1:54 The God of editing.

[@letter_o_hyphen_letter_o]

“He talked for so long, the tape recorder ran out of tape” Poor lungs.

[@ojhudgins7326]

690 likes

[@therealmimi9124]

721 likes

[@shonsochentuuwu5697]

@@therealmimi9124 866 lol

[@ThePianiolist]

9:30 I want THAT game. "Luigi's Mafia" "You come to me, on-a the day of Toadette's wedding... and-a you say 'Luigi, I want you to kill for coins' and yet I can not remember the last time you invited me over for-a mushrooms, eh?"

[@PastelHime]

This is amazing

[@ThePianiolist]

@@PastelHime thank you, thank you 😂😂😂

[@nooneinparticular3370]

I want you to stomp for coins works even better lmao.

[@olivialunaandluigisgf3227]

What-

[@Buddy.Johnston]

@Darth Fett 23 uh why

[@Joao-o-Existente]

11:03 thomas proceeds to put a lot of voicelines of luigi just kinda saying mario for like 18 seconds idk i cant count

[@DynamyteTV]

It's been a minute and I still haven't heard a comparison. Given that you are literally talking about how you thought it never changed, that's probably the best time to show the comparison

[@nickmcnugget16]

I don't hate Julien's performance, but man am I glad they stuck with Charles' voice for him. His voice fit him a LOT more.

[@BlindMelonLord]

Well, as the person in the video said, he was originally going to audition for Toad. But the stubbornness of good oldd Koji Led to him being the voice of Luigi for the first two Mario party games. which is stupid. Sorry Koji, but I’m on Julian’s side. He definitely sounds more like Toad. Well… Not the modern day Toad, but the voice they used back then. He sounds identical to that Toad. You make a better composer, then a voice Director.

[@amatoy23]

Yeah julien is more of a toad voice

[@Ron-qg6bn]

agree

[@Pigmcginnyrig]

Julien’s Luigi voice does kinda sound like toad

[@helloworld4378]

might be worth noting what toads voice was like in the 90s compared to now!

[@CC_BRICKS]

I agree

[@Panthers_prodzSSC]

@@CC_BRICKS yeah same

[@jakestan1185]

The only one I like is yahoo

[@bathroomattacker214]

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[@Nerdtendo6366]

I’m so happy that Luigi went from the Player 2 character to having so much more personality and life compared to a lot of the other characters. Luigi will still always be my favorite character ever :)

[@SmashupMashups]

6:59 Who would have thought Luigi's voice was like that?

[@CasualCuber_]

Mario: " Luigi! We have guests!" Luigi: "WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!? THIS IS THE 147TH TIME I'VE HAD TO TELL YOU THAT I'M MAKING SPAGHETTI IN THE KITCHEN!!!"

[@BagOfMagicFood]

I hope he made lots o' spaghetti

[@jakestan1185]

I’m making Mac and cheese and nobody can stop me

[@bathroomattacker214]

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[@thenobody4497]

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[@Not_your_ordinary_gelatin_]

LOL

[@goopypegasus-7740]

“Oh yeah” is the most iconic voice line

[@esperanza8469]

Mario: Oh yeah- Luigi: *starts stabbing mario* never steal my lines

[@lilchinojunior]

also “owowowowo”

[@gracierobertshaw315]

Luigi time!

[@spaghettisauce445]

@@lilchinojunior toads “owowowowow” from mario kart is way more iconic for me maybe its just me

[@maryannlewellen9155]

More like "o yeh"

[@Its_Squidy64]

maybe Luigi is trying to be quiet i mean it is golf

[@hibbiea8841]

02:02 ***Banker rings "Hello, Banker!"

[@Goldenleyend]

Its funny that Luigi's voice is deeper now, because in smash 64 they literally used Mario's lines for him but a little high pitched

[@Ender41948]

Same as Melee.

[@wolfdragox5563]

I wonder if Sakurai did that bc that resembled Julian’s voice more bc at the time Charles as Luigi still wasn’t the official standard

[@matthewrease2376]

"here's what the final voice lines sound like": MAA *ad plays*

[@supergamingboydude31]

Bruh the same thing happened to me lol

[@ST4LE33]

Lol

[@SokarFlames]

Taco bell ad lmao

[@thenobody4497]

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[@sebastiandomingos335]

Happend to me to

[@harlomints7727]

at around 11:25 (whenever we're listening to the mansion voice clips), his voice acting is higher and pitch and more energetic than his previous work with the character. until this performance, i really liked the french dudes voice better, but damn. the inspo he took from him mixed with his own version of the character's voice is just so amazing

[@alexandre526]

I knew about the infamous "Bardakkof split" before but your video sums it up perfectly, I played Mario Kart Super Circuit for YEARS with Julian's voice, he's Luigi's voice as much as Charles for me. And knowing that he translated the first 151 pokemon for us frenchies is gold too

[@gengar0949]

I am surprised by the situation with Wario's voice. Despite the fact that he was always voiced by Charles Martinet, the voice for some reason is different in almost every game. In some games, Wario has a high voice, and in others, a low voice. I wonder why?

[@Igneeka]

Wasn't he voiced by a German translator in the japanese version of MK64 ?

[@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245]

@@Igneeka U.S. version too, he also voiced Wario for Mario Party 1, 2 and Mario Kart Super Circuit I believe

[@smt4090]

*_wah_*

[@redaknight]

I think it was just because Martinet didn’t want Wario’s voice to be too close to Luigi.

[@Mari_Izu]

Nope, Wario in Japanese MK64, and Mario Party was voiced by Thomas Spindler and had a German accent.

[@theredblooper]

I kinda dig how deep and suave Luigi sounded in Mario Kart 64 and Tennis 64. Luigi's smug "Luigi not afraid" line to Waluigi from Tennis 64's intro is such a stark contrast to how he's been portrayed from Luigi's Mansion 1 onward.

[@wishiwasmaren2608]

He's afraid of ghosts but he's not afraid to kick ass in tennis

[@bathroomattacker214]

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[@icel8828]

“There are two voices for Luigi” My mind: “hello Mario, hello I’m Luigi..”

[@MangaEnthusiast]

8:30 This includes Mario kart super circuit.

[@nathankellogg2640]

Dude really had a Toad voice and was told to be Luigi. 😔😔

[@SCOTLAND_ISGREAT]

😞😞

[@z3ldafanjuli3]

I definitely like Charles' Luigi voice better. The guy Julien did a good job, but his Luigi voice sounded a little bit like Mickey Mouse to me.

[@TuesdaysArt]

Yeah, I think Julien had a point when his voice was more suitable for Toad.

[@parvanirose]

@@TuesdaysArt I agree.

[@amatoy23]

@@TuesdaysArt agreed also why tomoko Maruno as toad it’s blood to my ears but Julians voice should be the Japanese toad it would be better

[@Ron-qg6bn]

agree

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

It was an attempt for Luigi to be similar to Mario. Some of the traits can be copied.

[@luizhuanfenghewett9570]

7:26 I think is because Luigi sounded like Mario (in a way)

[@harasanmorro]

Bro seeing the comparasion with julien and charles luigis voice is just amazing as you can just easily tell which is better.

[@octooo.]

"Luigi....is number one" That shit sounds like something you'd hear in a cheesy movie.

[@galacticquasaur2956]

Makes sense for something in the 90s

[@udwin101]

@@galacticquasaur2956 and they still use it 😳

[@cybersentient4758]

A legend once said "Americar is numbær œne"

[@UrNormalCreator]

Lol

[@Jedzelex]

There is a deep lore behind that quote, you ignoramus.

[@michaelmckinnon1591]

Julien was right to want to voice Toad, he sounds exactly like him

[@Ron-qg6bn]

yep

[@blekksverd]

This really makes me appreciate just how much Charles Martinet has defined these characters. Like, I don't think Mario and Luigi would even be the same characters if he hadn't voiced them.

[@marebear_555]

this needs an updated version

[@Eshyyyyy]

Also fun fact that Thomas didn't touch on. In both Super Smash Bros. and Super Smash Bros. Melee, Luigi does not use Julien Bardakoff as the voice actor, nor did Charles Martinet record new lines for Luigi. Instead, in both games, Luigi uses Mario's voice lines from Mario 64, but pitched up quite a bit. EDIT: And as someone else mentioned in the replies: Julien Bardakoff (and all the Japanese Mario Kart 64 lines), were reused for Mario Kart Super Circuit

[@Yassinius]

The pitched-up voice clip were pretty similar to Julien Bardakoff's portrayal in a weird way though

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

He should do Donkey Kong's voice

[@SebastianPargaPaints]

@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 actually, he did once

[@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234]

@@SebastianPargaPaints No, a video on donkey Kong's voice

[@luigihorror6455]

They also reuse Julian’s lines from Mario Kart 64 into Mario Kart Super Circuit for the GBA

[@kadookie]

I'm so glad that Charles was chosen as the final voice to Luigi. I like his Luigi so much better.

[@AnonymousPirate]

@Corp why

[@AnonymousPirate]

@Corp Oh, gotcha

[@Gust_The_Man]

Julien may have never wanted to voice luigi, but if he didn't, we wouldn't have these memorable voice clips of him, and those voice clips are these 7:08

[@popop7850]

I never really played any Mario games as a little kid, but i knew what Luigi sounded like, and, when i first watched a Luigi's Mansion 3 gameplay, i really thought they changed the voice actor.

[@blakejohnson9823]

Julien's Luigi sounds like he was salty about not getting toad so he tried to make Luigi sound like toad.

[@michaelfinlay1412]

Honestly if he did that voice raspier then he would have a perfect toad voice

[@Mario87456]

I am glad they didn’t choose him as the permanent voice of Luigi his take on the character just sounds way too high pitched.

[@blakejohnson9823]

@@michaelfinlay1412 agreed

[@blakejohnson9823]

@@Mario87456 it's funny, but it ain't Luigi.

[@thepastaprogenitor851]

It sounds like luigi doing a Toad impression

[@Bitsdoeswhatever]

Luigi: I’m-A very shy! Also Luigi: Hurry up already eh?

[@captaintoad1226]

Mario: don't be shy Luigi

[@scoot_black740]

@@captaintoad1226 it sounds more like waluigi to me 9:21

[@scoot_black740]

@Thicc Floof Thighs ♀️ yeh I know but I'm just saying that he gave Luigi his voice. Luigi sounds angry lol. Like he's gonna beat ur ass.

[@captaintoad1226]

@@scoot_black740 not waluigi

[@Lcy234]

@@scoot_black740 he sounds like hes Russian

[@purpledproductions]

12:19 If only he knew... 2 years later.

[@DenysMel]

😢😢😢

[@SirenrunnerDX]

😢

[@nugboy420]

Love that you attempted at the end haha. Here from the daisy episode cuz u know. They luvas

[@randomyoutuber4189]

“Here’s Julian as Luigi” **cyberpunk ad plays**

[@shellshockhkmk7816]

I got a jack links beef advert.

[@shaq74]

I got a Cheetos Puffs ad

[@limonero6442]

I got a KFC ad

[@lointmoint6703]

Why did we stuff 5 layers of peanut butter in recess BECAUSE YOU CANT HANDLE SIX

[@maryjones3261]

I got a frosted flakes ad

[@csolisr]

2:30 Are you trying to tell me that Mario was a vtuber long before the concept even existed?

[@indianaliam1]

😐

[@thatnoobbelike5054]

😐

[@benedani9580]

😐

[@callmerero7202]

😐

[@ASliceOfYoyleCake]

unfunny chain

[@C.A.F_346]

When you were doing that Luigi voice I know you trying actually did a good job to me

[@randomfeller]

I really like these voice actor videos, as a voice actor myself. As a kid, Mario 64 was my jam and I would ALWAYS mimic Mario's dialogue and efforts when I played the game. It's the first game I really remember doing that with. My Mario impression is spot on! My wife thought I was just making fun of Italian people, when she first heard it, but a gamer friend, who was with us, called it out as Mario right away...lol

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

The world is so blessed to have this man in it. His voice brings life to every Mario game He's a universal treasure

[@justicem5919]

Thank you Kim Jong-Un

[@MetalMercutio]

Thanks rocket man

[@soulsniper6706]

what Kim Jong un cannot watch KZbin

[@justinevilofficial]

Hello kim

[@leepicgamerbazinga5155]

Very well spoken, Kim

[@AndrewPRoberts]

I NEED this for Yoshi- the evolution of his voice/sound design is super bizarre to me, and going back to games like Mario kart 64 are suuuuper jarring now

[@BynineStudio]

funny to think yoshi's original voice was... a midi orchestra hit

[@treyrmason]

mlem

[@_Freezy]

Your voice is so satisfying to listen to

[@Geck_Gxng]

Love this this man is incredible

[@piranhalettuce]

I still find it funny that Luigi’s voice in Melee is just a higher pinched version of Mario’s voice.

[@Brawltendo]

It’s the same in Smash 64 too

[@Mario87456]

It’s because Sakurai was lazy or something.