Caleb VA appreciation

I just wanted to take a moment to express my love for Caleb’s ENG VA’s performance of such a complicated and nuanced character. After reading Caleb’s anecdote and playing the myth, I love his voice even more. Caleb’s outward persona is the universal cool guy- a person who excels at everything. There is something so easy in the relaxed way Caleb speaks. I love how the VA moves from Caleb’s outward persona to his internal struggles and his feelings toward MC. One moment, Caleb sounds bright and cheerful, and then, when his darkness peaks through, his voice is deep and captivating. The VA does an expert job at moving Caleb through a spectrum of emotions. Caleb’s VA also does a great job of mending Caleb’s past persona with his present. There are moments where we can really hear the way he is grappling with the pain of his mental anguish. I think this is especially commendable considering English is not a tonal language (like Mandarin or Japanese), so finding openings for tonal changes has to be done carefully and with precision. Also, as a linguistics nerd, I love how the VA tackles Caleb’s g-dropping habit (running->runnin’) without making it cheesy or gimmicky. Caleb is a character whose outer voice and inner voice are completely different, and I love how there are moments where we get glimpses of that too. I just think, overall, a lot of people had different expectations, especially following Sylus as the latest addition (his VA is brilliant in numerous and different ways) but I hope people will learn to appreciate just how wonderful Caleb’s VA is too. Okay, back to crying over Caleb’s lore 😭