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Before the release of the superhero video game ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance'' in 2006, Activision held a contest on who would voice minor characters or cameos in the upcoming game. Among the winners of this contest was Arin "Egorpator" Hanson, who at the time was known for his Awesome series on Newgrounds which were animated parodies of video game franchises. Arin was chosen to voice Bruce Banner, the Hulk's alter ego, in the game. In the end, though, it would be voice actor Robert Atkin Downes that would ultimately have the role in the final cut.
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'''''Marvel Ultimate Alliance''''' is a 2006 video game released by Activision. Prior to its release, Activision held a contest where the winners got to voice minor characters in the game, Bruce Banner and Jean Grey. One of the contest winners was Arin Hanson (aka Egoraptor), known for his popular ''Awesome'' series on Newgrounds and later the Let's Play series ''Game Grumps''.<ref>[http://voice123.com/arinhanson Hanson's voice acting profile where he mentions his role as Bruce Banner.] Retrieved 09 Aug '16</ref> While Hanson's was chosen to voice Bruce Banner in the game, voice actor Robin Atkin Downes ended up voicing him in the final cut.


Since Marvel Ultimate Alliance was released across multiple platforms, the voice of Bruce Banner has been a topic of debate. According to Arin's website and his voice acting profile, he did end up voicing the character but only on the Wii, Playstaion 3, and Playstation Portable. This is likely due to various constraints, with Arin living in Florida at the time and Activision having to fly him out to LA being the most plausible. However, according to the Bruce Banner page on the voice acting website Behind the Voice Actors, Arin Hanson is not on there and he doesn't have a page on said website. It could possibly be that Activision decided not to cast Arin due to the distance and to stay on schedule to release the game.
==Version Confusion==
While his voice wasn't used for some versions of the game, Hanson's voice was allegedly used for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable versions.<ref>[https://vgfacts.com/trivia/1108/ VGFacts trivia that confirms his involvement with the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions.] Retrieved 30 Jan '17</ref><ref>[http://egoraptor.net/voice.html Hanson's website where he mentions the role again and which of the ports his voice is on.] Retrieved 09 Aug '16</ref><ref>[http://behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Hulk/Bruce-Banner/ A voice compare page for Bruce Banner with a discussion on Arin Hanson's role in the comments.] Retrieved 09 Aug '16</ref> However, no finished versions of the game include these voice recordings.


[http://voice123.com/arinhanson] - Arin's voice acting profile where he mentions his role as Bruce Banner
==Reason for Cancellation==
In Loseratfinding's correspondence with Hanson via email, he learned that he recorded his voice after Activision informed him that it would be used in select versions of the game. Since this was also a local contest, Activision assumed that all the auditions were coming from LA and in the surrounding areas. Hanson got a "congratulations" email and was invited to LA. However, he was unavailable and his recording came in too late during the production cycle to be used.


[http://egoraptor.net/voice.html] - Arin's website where he mentions the role again and on the consoles his voice is on
So, Arin's recordings were intended to be used and released for the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions of the game, but due to time constraints, Activision used another voice actor for the role.


[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Hulk/Bruce-Banner/] - The page for comparing the different voices of Bruce Banner. Downes is listed on there, but Arin is not
==Recovery==
The version with Arin Hanson's vocal performance ended up in a version for the Steam release. The voice clips can be heard here:
 
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Latest revision as of 22:03, 12 April 2023

MUA 360.jpg

Box art for the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Status: Found

Date found: 05 Jul 2017

Found by: Vinícius Mendes

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is a 2006 video game released by Activision. Prior to its release, Activision held a contest where the winners got to voice minor characters in the game, Bruce Banner and Jean Grey. One of the contest winners was Arin Hanson (aka Egoraptor), known for his popular Awesome series on Newgrounds and later the Let's Play series Game Grumps.[1] While Hanson's was chosen to voice Bruce Banner in the game, voice actor Robin Atkin Downes ended up voicing him in the final cut.

Version Confusion

While his voice wasn't used for some versions of the game, Hanson's voice was allegedly used for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable versions.[2][3][4] However, no finished versions of the game include these voice recordings.

Reason for Cancellation

In Loseratfinding's correspondence with Hanson via email, he learned that he recorded his voice after Activision informed him that it would be used in select versions of the game. Since this was also a local contest, Activision assumed that all the auditions were coming from LA and in the surrounding areas. Hanson got a "congratulations" email and was invited to LA. However, he was unavailable and his recording came in too late during the production cycle to be used.

So, Arin's recordings were intended to be used and released for the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions of the game, but due to time constraints, Activision used another voice actor for the role.

Recovery

The version with Arin Hanson's vocal performance ended up in a version for the Steam release. The voice clips can be heard here:

Arin Hanson's performance as Bruce Banner.

References

  1. ↑ Hanson's voice acting profile where he mentions his role as Bruce Banner. Retrieved 09 Aug '16
  2. ↑ VGFacts trivia that confirms his involvement with the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions. Retrieved 30 Jan '17
  3. ↑ Hanson's website where he mentions the role again and which of the ports his voice is on. Retrieved 09 Aug '16
  4. ↑ A voice compare page for Bruce Banner with a discussion on Arin Hanson's role in the comments. Retrieved 09 Aug '16
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