"Valorant! Their characters are so interesting" - Final Fantasy XVI's Nina Yndis on roles she'd like to play, working with Square Enix, and more
Nina Yndis, the voice of Benedikta Harman in Final Fantasy XVI, is certainly no stranger to voice acting in JRPGs. She’s been a part of several critically acclaimed titles, and it was announced that she would be voicing a character in the next mainline entry of the Final Fantasy series.
Sportskeeda Esports' Jason Parker recently had a chance to speak with Nina Yndis about her career, voice acting, and her past work. Over the years, she has been a part of numerous films, games, and TV series, including Peaky Blinders, Final Fantasy XIV, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Bravely Default II.
An incredibly talented voice actress, her resume speaks for itself. Final Fantasy XVI promises to have a darker story than fans of the series are familiar with.
Nina Yndis: Thank you Jason for getting in touch and for being interested in my work. I play Benedikta Harman – Dominant of the Eikon Garuda in the new Final Fantasy XVI.
Nina Yndis: I started doing voiceover work very soon after I graduated with my BA from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During my time at RCS, we did a lot of voice training and accent training with various teachers to strengthen our vocal cords and breathing techniques and to become experts at how to handle our voice and use it as an instrument.
This has come in very useful, especially when voicing characters that have a lot of fighting scenes (which I seem to be typecast for). My voice is now very robust, and I can scream for hours without losing my voice, so I have my teachers and training to thank for that. Of course, my first time recording in the booth for a video game many years ago was quite strange, as you’re often recording on your own, and sometimes, your opponent hasn’t been recorded yet, so you’re
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