Sq. Enix has confirmed the English voice actor for Sephiroth has been recast for Final Fantasy 7 Revelation.
Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed the One-Winged Angel would sound a bit totally different within the upcoming remake continuation throughout an interview with YouTuber and Final Fantasy 7 aficionado Maximilian Dood. He confirmed as much as share extra about Sq. Enix’s newest simply hours after its Summer time Sport Fest 2026 reveal trailer pulled again the curtain with a primary have a look at gameplay and a Sephiroth with a decrease, gravellier voice.
Followers had instantly observed the character sounded totally different from the efficiency actor Tyler Hoechlin delivered in Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth. Hamaguchi mentioned that is, the truth is, as a result of position being recast as a result of Hoechlin was unavailable throughout improvement.
For Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, followers will as an alternative hear Tarvis Willingham – an actor with a protracted, lengthy historical past in video video games, films, and exhibits – taking part in the English model of Sephiroth. His resume is so crammed with tasks that, likelihood is, you’ve got most likely heard his voice a minimum of as soon as, if not a number of occasions, by way of the years.
Sonic the Hedgehog followers may acknowledge Willingham because the voice behind Knuckles in Sonic Growth, whereas Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood watchers will know him as Roy Mustang. Along with being one of many many faces behind Dungeons & Dragons present Essential Function and Thor in lots of Marvel tasks, Willingham has even supplied his abilities to each the Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts sequence previously.
Whereas Willingham will deliver a whole lot of expertise to Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, some followers will little doubt be a minimum of a bit upset to listen to that Hoechlin has exited the position simply because the trilogy involves a head. There’s additionally the truth that Hoechlin performed Sephiroth not solely for Remake and Rebirth however Disaster Core: Final Fantasy Reunion and Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier, too.
It is too quickly to inform how gamers who’ve adopted Sq. Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake journey will reply to the voice actor change. Though followers acquired a pleasant, lengthy have a look at how Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will ship Cloud and firm into the longer term, the writer was reluctant to share its launch date outdoors of the promise to launch concurrently throughout PC through Steam and Epic Video games Retailer, Nintendo Swap 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X | S in spring 2027.
We’ll certainly get to listen to extra from Willingham’s efficiency as Sephiroth within the coming months. Till then, you possibly can take a look at every part introduced at Summer time Sport Fest 2026.
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