Sean Chiplock Says He Made Less From Voiceover Work In Breath Of The Wild Than From Indie Game Freedom Planet

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Voice actor Sean Chiplock has responded to the recent low-payment allegations made by Bayonetta voice actor Hellena Taylor by revealing that he made more money from voicing two characters in Freedom Planet than he did voicing three in Breath of the Wild.

Yesterday, the original voice actor for Bayonetta, Hellena Taylor, released a video where she revealed that she didn't return to voice the character because she was only offered $4,000 to voice the whole game. Taylor rejected the "insulting" offer, one that had actually been increased after a call with Hideki Kamiya, and couldn't mention the situation due to an NDA, but broke it with her Twitter post, saying that they can't take anything away from her anyway and that she's standing in solidarity with everyone else underpaid for their talent.

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Although $4,000 certainly seemed low, voice actors don't generally give away too many details on their pay, so it wasn't entirely clear if this was normal for the industry. However, since Taylor's video several other voice actors in and out of the industry have been sharing their experiences with pay and what is considered a normal fair rate, confirming that Taylor had been offered much less than she deserved. It seems those payment rates might be fairly standard practise for Nintendo, though.

Voice actor Sean Chiplock added to the debate by revealing that he was paid between $2,000 - $3,000 for his three roles in Breath of the Wild (Revali, Teba, and The Great Deku Tree), which ended up being less than voicing two characters in indie game Freedom Planet because the latter "generously" offered royalties.

Chiplock said, "I was paid approx $2,000-$3000 overall because it was