I never noticed... I thought it was the same guy, just using another stype of voice... Billy Zane fits ANSEM! Even tough that Richard Epcar is a good voice-actor, he fits Terra-nort better than Ansem.... *sigh* Can someoen tell me why Zane left?

 

Edited January 5, 201312 yr by Marcomax

I heard Billy became too obsessed with darkness and went on a journey to search for Kingdom Hearts.

I heard Billy became too obsessed with darkness and went on a journey to search for Kingdom Hearts.

OMG, LOL! That made my day!

Edited January 5, 201312 yr by Marcomax

Agreed. Billy Zane sounds epic as Ansem the Seeker of Darkness. Richard Epcar... He just doesn't sound right. I agree, he's fine for Terranort. 

 

I have no idea why he left, really, but I've heard some serious comments about the fact that he was having some problems with constantly speaking the word 'Darkness'...

It was because he got tired of saying the same thing over and over again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqaeKTqWCI

Money, scheduling conflicts, losing contact, creative differences, could be anything. There's probably some outlet where he could be asked about it, provided there aren't any Non-Disclosure Agreements or something in the way of getting that information.

It was because he got tired of saying the same thing over and over again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqaeKTqWCI

You beat me to it!!!

Billy Zane did fit Ansem better than Richard Epcar, and I have to agree, Richard Epcar fits Terranort better

From what I heard he didn't get along with the director involved with voice acting (who has now been fired) and that's why he left but I'm not sure on that so don't quote me on it. 

It was because he got tired of saying the same thing over and over again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqaeKTqWCI

 

I told ya. lol

He's one of the thirteen darknesses and is unavailable now.

Actually for a serious answer it could be many things. Money, time, just doesn't want to do it anymore, etc.

Billy Zanes voice as Ansem is sexier then sexy sex.

Thats completely unrelated to the topic of the thread, but I still had to say it. I don't know why he never returned, I wager its due to the... repetitive nature of a certain word. That can get tiresome. Even the Nostalgia Critic mentioned Darkness in his review of the Phantom.

From what I heard he didn't get along with the director involved with voice acting (who has now been fired) and that's why he left but I'm not sure on that so don't quote me on it. 

 

This is a rumor. No one really knows why he's no longer Ansem.