Mario + Rabbids: Sparks Of Hope Brings Back Rayman's Classic Voice Actor
Ubisoft has confirmed that David Gasman will return to voice Rayman in the "Rayman in the Phantom Show" expansion for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.
Yesterday, Ubisoft out of nowhere gave us our first proper look at the Rayman DLC for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, titled "Rayman in the Phantom Show". Not only did we get gameplay of Rayman and the confirmation that the DLC is arriving at the end of August, but we also got confirmation of a few key figures in Rayman's history who are returning to take part in the DLC.
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As confirmed by a press release sent out by Ubisoft along with the trailer, David Gasman is returning to voice Rayman for the first time since the limbless wonder's last appearance in a Rabbids game - TV Party. Not only that but Christopher Heral, the composer for Rayman Origins and Legends, will also be a part of the Rayman reunion.
The press release reads, "Besides, the walk down memory lane won’t stop there, as David Gasman reprises his role as the limbless hero, and Christophe Heral joins Grant Kirkhope to compose the Original Soundtrack of this DLC."
Rayman is typically quite a quiet character who doesn't speak much (except for in Rayman 3 where he's a bit more vocal) but Gasman is the man who provided his iconic grunts, groans, and "yahoos" throughout most of the mainline games. He first voiced Rayman in Rayman 2, before continuing to lend his talents to the character in Hoodlum Havoc, and all of the Raving Rabbids games that featured everyone's favourite vegetable thingamajig.
Gasman hasn't voiced Rayman since TV Party, but fans of the series have been wondering if he was returning for this DLC as the voice clips that we'd heard
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