Meanwhile, on the moon…
Ready to feel sad aboutMega Man Legends 3again? Skybane of100k Strong for Mega Man Legends 3claims that he recently discovered who would have been the English voice actress for Aero, the pink-haired character whose design was chosen by fans, nearly four years after the game’s cancellation (geez, it’s already been four years?!).
HadMega Man Legends 3come to fruition, it seems likely that the talented Tara Platt would have done the voiceover for Aero in the English version. Tara has done plenty of voiceover work for anime and videogames; you may have heard her in thePersonaseries as Mitsuru Kirijo or inNarutoas Temari. She also provided the voice of Tron Bonne inMarvel vs. Capcom 3, a fact which helped lead Skybane on the path to this discovery.
In one of theDevroom interviews, Aero’s voice actress, who was anonymous at the time, said that she had worked on a game withMega Mancharacters a year before the interview.Marvel vs. Capcom 3would certainly match that description. She also mentioned that she had grown up without a television set, something which Tara Platt has mentioned before inother interviews. It seems a bit too on the nose to be chalked up to mere coincidence.
Even though the fan reception to the Devroom apparently wasn’t whatCapcom had hoped for, it’s still impressive to see how dedicated those fans are to finding out as much as they can about this canceled project. They’re still on the hunt for Barrett’s English voice actor, among other things. All of this really makes me wish we had at least been able to see the prototype version, but I guess some things just aren’t meant to be.
The Devroom interview transcription and voice samples for Aero can be found over atMega Man Legends Station.
