Genshin Impact voice actor controversy: HoYoverse’s response and everything to know

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HoYoverse has confirmed that Elliot Gindi will no longer be the English voice actor for Tighnari in Genshin Impact. This response is part of the "urgent solution" it announced in the wake of the recent controversy involving Gindi.

The company will be recasting Tighnari and plans to replace his voice lines gradually. There is no timetable for when everything will happen, so Travelers will have to wait until HoYoverse updates them with future notices. For anyone out of the loop, the controversy involving Elliot Gindi involved allegations of:

Elliot Gindi has since apologized for the scandal, although he has recently been accused of still threatening people with a burner account.

This tweet is the first half of HoYoverse's response to the controversy. It explicitly mentions Elliot Gindi as the English voice actor for Tighnari and how he won't voice the character in future versions "due to a breach of contract."

The full details of that contract are currently unknown, but the massive scandal could have caused this termination.

HoYoverse also revealed that it's currently working to recast Tighnari in the English dub. The changes won't happen immediately based on the "gradually" word used in this message. At the very least, HoYoverse plans to update Genshin Impact players with any updates on this matter in the future.

The voice actors shown above represent the following Genshin Impact characters:

Unsurprisingly, they are pleased to see Elliot Gindi removed from his position. Many of these voice actors have already distanced themselves from him since the allegations broke out. It is worth mentioning that Elliot Gindi does not currently voice any notable fictional characters apart from the now-removed Tighnari role.

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