1962 – 2023

This morning has shone a tragic gentle on the information that voice actor Brendan O’Brien handed away earlier this 12 months on the age of 60 — The American performer had starred in a number of movies, TV exhibits, and video video games, however might be greatest recognized to online game followers as the unique voice of PlayStation platforming hero, Crash Bandicoot.

O’Brien’s passing occurred again on March 23, however this evaded public discover till this previous weekend, when sport developer Tony Grayson reported the information on Twitter. A eulogy was additionally added to the Legacy web site final week, which speaks of O’Brien’s adoption of appearing at a really early age, in addition to his musical experience, and his love of nature and exploration, shared along with his spouse, Ingrid.
Within the online game sphere, O’Brien carried out the array of untamed and madcap sounds that Crash makes as he barrels his method by the Wumpa Islands, providing the zany hero character by chaotic screams and yells, in addition to the memetic “Whoa” that’s nonetheless intrinsically linked with the collection and its characters to at the present time. O’Brien would voice Crash and different characters, together with Tiny Tiger, Dr. N. Gin, and Dr. Nitrus Brio in earlier Crash titles together with Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Again, CTR: Crash Group Racing, and Crash Bash.

An enchanting ingredient of O’Brien’s legacy lies in the truth that, whereas he by no means actually delivered any precise dialogue as Crash Bandicoot, he infused the character and character that may result in the platform hero turning into an enormous success, throughout an period when many such characters could be left by the wayside. And whereas O’Brien would ultimately go away the character in his previous, he helped the franchise — one which form the adolescence of so many gamers — discover the center and success that endures as we speak.

We at Destructoid provide our honest condolences to his family and friends.

Chris Moyse

Senior Editor – Chris has been enjoying video video games because the Eighties and writing about them because the Eighteen Eighties. Graduated from Galaxy Excessive with honors. Twitter: @ChrisxMoyse

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