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Yes, Destiny 2's Ikora Does Sound Different, But Bungie Is Now 'Actively Re-Recording' Her Dialogue With The Original Voice Performer
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67900" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/07/16/destiny-2-ikora-buffed-4090974611-1752663030136.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Bungie has confirmed it is "actively re-recording" some of the dialogue in <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/destiny-2" target="_blank"><u>Destiny 2</u></a> to restore the voices of characters like Vanguard Ikora Rey.</p><p></p><p>With the launch of The Edge of Fate, the first expansion in the Year of Prophecy content lineup, fans noticed Ikora Rey, originally voiced by Gina Torres, sounded a lot like Savathun from The Witch Queen. That's because Ikora Rey's most recent voice actor was replaced by Debra Wilson, who plays Savathun.</p><p></p><p>In its defense, Bungie did notify players that changes would be coming for the English casting of Orin, Chioma, and Ikora back in <a href="https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/twid_05_08_2025" target="_blank"><u>May</u></a>, but yesterday (July 15) <a href="https://x.com/Destiny2Team/status/1945191249151209921" target="_blank"><u>confirmed</u></a> that while the voice cast had initially been "unavailable to record lines for The Edge of Fate," it was now "actively re-recording lines for affected characters." There's no firm date for when this will happen, but Bungie said it was "aiming for a future update."</p><p></p><p>Until then, players will continue to bump into unfamiliar "temporary" voices, or even encounter silent characters. In those instances, much like Destiny 2: Heresy, subtitles for story content will be enabled.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Though Bungie didn't explicitly reference the SAG-AFTRA game performers' strike, it did acknowledge there had been "conflicts" and these had now "been resolved," which just-so-happens to coincide with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sag-aftra-suspends-video-game-voice-actor-and-performer-strike-bringing-industrial-action-to-an-end-after-almost-a-year" target="_blank"><u>SAG-AFTRA suspending its strike over AI protections</u></a>. The <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/what-the-sag-aftra-video-game-actors-strike-means-for-gamers" target="_blank"><u>SAG-AFTRA strike</u></a> was instigated back in July 2024 after the union and the major game companies — Activision, Blindlight, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Formosa Interactive, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, and WB Games — that sit on the board failed to agree on AI provisions. Over 98% of members subsequently voted to strike.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/destiny-2s-year-of-prophecy-heres-everything-guardians-need-to-know" target="_blank"><u>Bungie recently unveiled what's coming up in Destiny 2</u></a>, including two new expansions and major seasonal and core game updates coming for both paying and free players, all badged under the "Year of Prophecy." Year of Prophecy is the first year to boast four "major content beats," with two paid expansions and two major updates. The former is paid content while the latter will be available to all players.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Destiny isn't the only franchise Bungie is working on. The studio <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-reveals-new-marathon-game-at-playstation-showcase" target="_blank"><u>announced its Marathon reboot in May 2023</u></a>. Trouble arose with the launch of its alpha test, however, along with controversy centered on <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-developer-bungie-launches-thorough-review-after-once-again-being-found-to-have-used-work-from-an-uncredited-artist" target="_blank"><u>plagiarized work that had been discovered in Marathon itself</u></a>. Many have <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-discuss-marathon-developer-bungies-future-after-yet-another-plagiarism-row-rocks-studio-make-no-mistake-this-is-an-existential-struggle-for-bungie-at-this-point" target="_blank"><u>begun to discuss how the impending game launch could impact the future of the studio forever</u></a>. Last month, however, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-delayed-as-bungie-promises-to-reveal-new-release-date-this-fall" target="_blank"><u>Bungie said it was delaying Marathon indefinitely due to "strong and clear" feedback from players</u></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at </em><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social" target="_blank"><em>BlueSky</em></a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/yes-destiny-2s-ikora-does-sound-different-but-bungie-is-now-actively-re-recording-her-dialogue-with-the-original-voice-performer" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67900, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/07/16/destiny-2-ikora-buffed-4090974611-1752663030136.jpg[/IMG] Bungie has confirmed it is "actively re-recording" some of the dialogue in [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/destiny-2'][U]Destiny 2[/U][/URL] to restore the voices of characters like Vanguard Ikora Rey. With the launch of The Edge of Fate, the first expansion in the Year of Prophecy content lineup, fans noticed Ikora Rey, originally voiced by Gina Torres, sounded a lot like Savathun from The Witch Queen. That's because Ikora Rey's most recent voice actor was replaced by Debra Wilson, who plays Savathun. In its defense, Bungie did notify players that changes would be coming for the English casting of Orin, Chioma, and Ikora back in [URL='https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/twid_05_08_2025'][U]May[/U][/URL], but yesterday (July 15) [URL='https://x.com/Destiny2Team/status/1945191249151209921'][U]confirmed[/U][/URL] that while the voice cast had initially been "unavailable to record lines for The Edge of Fate," it was now "actively re-recording lines for affected characters." There's no firm date for when this will happen, but Bungie said it was "aiming for a future update." Until then, players will continue to bump into unfamiliar "temporary" voices, or even encounter silent characters. In those instances, much like Destiny 2: Heresy, subtitles for story content will be enabled. Though Bungie didn't explicitly reference the SAG-AFTRA game performers' strike, it did acknowledge there had been "conflicts" and these had now "been resolved," which just-so-happens to coincide with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/sag-aftra-suspends-video-game-voice-actor-and-performer-strike-bringing-industrial-action-to-an-end-after-almost-a-year'][U]SAG-AFTRA suspending its strike over AI protections[/U][/URL]. The [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/what-the-sag-aftra-video-game-actors-strike-means-for-gamers'][U]SAG-AFTRA strike[/U][/URL] was instigated back in July 2024 after the union and the major game companies — Activision, Blindlight, Disney Character Voices, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, Formosa Interactive, Insomniac Games, Take 2 Productions, and WB Games — that sit on the board failed to agree on AI provisions. Over 98% of members subsequently voted to strike. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/destiny-2s-year-of-prophecy-heres-everything-guardians-need-to-know'][U]Bungie recently unveiled what's coming up in Destiny 2[/U][/URL], including two new expansions and major seasonal and core game updates coming for both paying and free players, all badged under the "Year of Prophecy." Year of Prophecy is the first year to boast four "major content beats," with two paid expansions and two major updates. The former is paid content while the latter will be available to all players. Of course, Destiny isn't the only franchise Bungie is working on. The studio [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-reveals-new-marathon-game-at-playstation-showcase'][U]announced its Marathon reboot in May 2023[/U][/URL]. Trouble arose with the launch of its alpha test, however, along with controversy centered on [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-developer-bungie-launches-thorough-review-after-once-again-being-found-to-have-used-work-from-an-uncredited-artist'][U]plagiarized work that had been discovered in Marathon itself[/U][/URL]. Many have [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/fans-discuss-marathon-developer-bungies-future-after-yet-another-plagiarism-row-rocks-studio-make-no-mistake-this-is-an-existential-struggle-for-bungie-at-this-point'][U]begun to discuss how the impending game launch could impact the future of the studio forever[/U][/URL]. Last month, however, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/marathon-delayed-as-bungie-promises-to-reveal-new-release-date-this-fall'][U]Bungie said it was delaying Marathon indefinitely due to "strong and clear" feedback from players[/U][/URL]. [I]Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at [/I][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/vixx.bsky.social'][I]BlueSky[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/yes-destiny-2s-ikora-does-sound-different-but-bungie-is-now-actively-re-recording-her-dialogue-with-the-original-voice-performer"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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