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* [[Hey Its That Voice]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Murray]] sounds a LOT like [[Day of the Tentacle|Purple Tentacle]]...
** [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Murray]] sounds a LOT like [[Day of the Tentacle|Purple Tentacle]]...
** Meathook is played by [[Cam Clarke|Cameron Clarke]]. If you grew up during the 80s or 90s, you'll recognize the "tattoo's voice".
** Meathook is played by [[Cam Clarke|Cameron Clarke]]. If you grew up during the 80s or 90s, you'll recognize the "tattoo's voice".
** LeChuck is voiced by [[The Terminator|Dr. Silberman]]
** LeChuck is voiced by [[The Terminator|Dr. Silberman]]
* [[Irony As She Is Cast]]: Dominic Armato is actually a good singer. He had to purposefully sing badly in ''Curse''.
* [[Irony as She Is Cast]]: Dominic Armato is actually a good singer. He had to purposefully sing badly in ''Curse''.
* [[The Other Darrin]]:
* [[The Other Darrin]]:
** Stan in ''Escape from Monkey Island'', and yet again in ''Tales''.
** Stan in ''Escape from Monkey Island'', and yet again in ''Tales''.
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*** In ''Escape...'', she is voiced by Charity James and has an American accent.
*** In ''Escape...'', she is voiced by Charity James and has an American accent.
*** In ''Tales...'', she is once again voiced by Boyd and once again has a British accent. Also, Boyd plays Elaine in the ''Special Edition'' remakes of ''Secret'' and ''Revenge'', which among other improvements add voice acting to the previously silent originals.
*** In ''Tales...'', she is once again voiced by Boyd and once again has a British accent. Also, Boyd plays Elaine in the ''Special Edition'' remakes of ''Secret'' and ''Revenge'', which among other improvements add voice acting to the previously silent originals.
** LeChuck full circle. Goes from Earl Boen to Adam Harrington to Kevin Blackton and back to Earl Boen.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Dominic Armato was a huge fan of the first two games, and would tell his friends that his dream project would be voicing Guybrush in a third game, which at the time seemed unlikely to be made. When he was called in to audition for a part, he didn't know what he was going in for at first, and when he discovered what role and game it was, he says he nearly fainted. His sheer enthusiasm and love for the series won over the creators and got him the part. His wonderful performance as Guybrush in the third game and subsequent installments (and the remakes of the first two) is one of the only things the [[Broken Base]] seems capable of agreeing upon.
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Dominic Armato was a huge fan of the first two games, and would tell his friends that his dream project would be voicing Guybrush in a third game, which at the time seemed unlikely to be made. When he was called in to audition for a part, he didn't know what he was going in for at first, and when he discovered what role and game it was, he says he nearly fainted. His sheer enthusiasm and love for the series won over the creators and got him the part. His wonderful performance as Guybrush in the third game and subsequent installments (and the remakes of the first two) is one of the only things the [[Broken Base]] seems capable of agreeing upon.
* [[Throw It In]]: Most of Murray's dialogue in ''The Curse of Monkey Island'' was improvised by his voice actor, who just decided to [[Chew the Scenery]] and play it for laughs.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[All That|Actress]] and [[One of Us|nerd]] Lisa Foiles [http://kotaku.com/5581442/i-pitched-a-monkey-island-movie-to-hollywood once pitched a Monkey Island movie] to [[Warner Brothers]]; unfortunately, they [[Just a Kid|dismissed]] [[Video Game Movies Suck|her out]] [[Small Reference Pools|of hand]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: [[All That|Actress]] and [[One of Us|nerd]] Lisa Foiles [http://kotaku.com/5581442/i-pitched-a-monkey-island-movie-to-hollywood once pitched a Monkey Island movie] to [[Warner Brothers]]; unfortunately, they [[Just a Kid|dismissed]] [[Video Game Movies Suck|her out]] [[Small Reference Pools|of hand]].
** Turns out an animated film of [http://www.miwiki.net/Monkey_Island_movie Monkey Island] was planned. However the scripts that were made for the film would later be used for The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies. It is unknown if this would have been good or not to prove that not all [[Video Game Movies Suck]].
** Turns out an animated film of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701121728/http://www.miwiki.net/Monkey_Island_movie Monkey Island] was planned. However the scripts that were made for the film would later be used for the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movies. It is unknown if this would have been good or not to prove that not all [[Video Game Movies Suck]].
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [http://monkeyisland.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_Island_Wiki Here].


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Latest revision as of 13:07, 31 July 2020


  • Hey, It's That Voice!
  • Irony as She Is Cast: Dominic Armato is actually a good singer. He had to purposefully sing badly in Curse.
  • The Other Darrin:
    • Stan in Escape from Monkey Island, and yet again in Tales.
    • Carla and Lemonhead in the Special Edition of Secret (S. Scott Bullock, who had voiced the latter in Curse, now voices Red Skull in the aforementioned Special Edition).
    • The Voodoo Lady in Tales.
    • Elaine is an odd example of this trope coming full circle and actually reversing itself. Also, she is the series's most obvious example of this trope because not only does she change actresses, but she (inexplicably) changes accents as well.
      • In Curse..., she is voiced by Alexandra Boyd and has a British accent.
      • In Escape..., she is voiced by Charity James and has an American accent.
      • In Tales..., she is once again voiced by Boyd and once again has a British accent. Also, Boyd plays Elaine in the Special Edition remakes of Secret and Revenge, which among other improvements add voice acting to the previously silent originals.
    • LeChuck full circle. Goes from Earl Boen to Adam Harrington to Kevin Blackton and back to Earl Boen.
  • Promoted Fanboy: Dominic Armato was a huge fan of the first two games, and would tell his friends that his dream project would be voicing Guybrush in a third game, which at the time seemed unlikely to be made. When he was called in to audition for a part, he didn't know what he was going in for at first, and when he discovered what role and game it was, he says he nearly fainted. His sheer enthusiasm and love for the series won over the creators and got him the part. His wonderful performance as Guybrush in the third game and subsequent installments (and the remakes of the first two) is one of the only things the Broken Base seems capable of agreeing upon.
  • Throw It In: Most of Murray's dialogue in The Curse of Monkey Island was improvised by his voice actor, who just decided to Chew the Scenery and play it for laughs.
  • What Could Have Been: Actress and nerd Lisa Foiles once pitched a Monkey Island movie to Warner Brothers; unfortunately, they dismissed her out of hand.
  • The Wiki Rule: Here.
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