Bungie has announced that experienced voice actor Keith David will succeed the late Lance Reddick in the role of Commander Zavala in Destiny 2. Reddick passed away back in March, aged 60. In a blog post, Bungie announced that David would be taking up the mantle as the English voice of Commander Zavala through next year's The Final Shape expansion and beyond.
David has previously worked with Bungie, voicing the alien Arbiter in the Halo series (as well as Sheperd's mentor in Mass Effect, Captain David Anderson), and said of his appointment: "I am honoured to continue the great work of Lance Reddick as Zavala. Lance captured the character's sense of integrity so wonderfully. It is my intention to continue that work.”
Zavala has always been a grounding character in the Destiny universe, and Bungie has plans to continue his journey but stresses that Reddick's already-recorded lines will remain untouched.
Destiny 2's The Final Shape is expected sometime in 2024. It will be the game's eighth content expansion and the twelfth of the series overall. It will, at long last, conclude The Light and Darkness Saga, which began all the way back in 2014 with the launch of the original game.
[source bungie.net]
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That's a great pick as a successor. Keith David is a great voice actor. The Arbiter is my favorite character in the Halo series (Sorry Chief) and it was always a pleasure to check in with Anderson in Mass Effect. Good for him.
As good as a replacement as you can get, such a shame that it had come to this though.
I suspect Guerilla won't do the same for Horizon because Lance was so much more integral to the character, using his likeness and all that.
That's the best possible replacement they could have gotten, in my opinion.
I like the movie "they live", but don't like destiny 2.
Really hope Guerrilla doesn't do the same for Horizon. As much as I love Sylens I would rather they just retire the character and give his role to another. Especially after the memorial they gave him in Burning Shores.
The best replacement you can get and i'm sure Lance would approve.
Loved it when he sparked out Udina in Mass Effect.
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