Gunther voice actor dies....

Drat on 8/9/2003 at 02:34

Just saw this on planetDeusEx...

Jeff Groteboer, the guy who did Gunther Hermann's voice, died in July.

(http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,11489) List of credits

He will be remembered.

Incidentally, was anything ever explained about Gunther's spelling? It sometimes is apparently language related (like "skul-gun"). But then you get other random spellings like "Detotn", when referring to you in an email to Anna

chris the cynic on 8/9/2003 at 04:02

I think some of it was language, and other stuff was ...
AnnaNavarre Your hand might have slipped.

I got the impression that he didn't have the best fine motor skills, and didn't care enough to fix the typos.

Drat on 8/9/2003 at 04:16

Yes, that makes sense. All that mechanical strength enhancement would make movements just a *little* less graceful. Just a nadge.

I can just imagine it:

From: GHermann
To: AJacobson
Subject: Need better keebord

I need a better kebyard, not one of thse crapy week ones you keep bying. iv smashed three this week just trying to tpie.

BlackCapedManX on 8/9/2003 at 04:21

I just figured that he was German and never learned to perfect his written english.

Rogue Keeper on 8/9/2003 at 07:06

My condolences.:(

Z on 8/9/2003 at 11:38

One of the most memorable voices in DX. My condolences.

Z

easterlingman on 8/9/2003 at 11:55

:(

who are they going to get to play the reincarnated gunther now?

Scots Taffer on 8/9/2003 at 16:59

Shame. That guy was funny. And I bet the vending machines only dispense orange drink in Heaven.

easterlingman on 8/9/2003 at 17:12

:D

That and an unlimited supply of 'elbow grease'. No more rusty joints!

Lytha on 9/9/2003 at 11:43

Err... "skul-gun" is language related? I never figured out what he actually wants there, can you explain it to me?

And as he writes... this seems me quite obvious so to be, because his fine movement below all sow is thanks him implants.

<small>^ and <i>that</i> is how language related weird way of writing would look like.</small>

So, what's the "skul-gun"? I thought he was talking about a gun inside of his skull, which he could activate by thought... like (or rather not like) the EMP drone AUG. Which makes definitely not any kind of sense.