Exclusive interview with Commander Shepard

[UNIT534]

 Thats the most awesome voice in the world.

[mrmotinjo]

I closed my eyes at the begining of the interview. The result? IT'S THE VOICE!!! It's just amazing to imagine your Shepard saying those things :)

[Theheruur]

Suddenly... I want to completely redesign my Shepard to look like Mark Meer... it makes more sense...

[RYARH]

thumb up if at 3:13 you checked your time in the video to see if it was still going.

[Ultradudeo1]

Until watchign this video i ASSUMED Mark Vanderloo did the voice as the default is based on him, if im correct??

[EtalitumInc]

"Is it a talking action figure?" "Well no but mine will be."

Renegade scumbag shep strikes again.

[SIX1NINEKING]

Ruthless Renegades Unites!!!!!

[alexkang04]

I'm just a nobody and Mark Meer is my favorite voice actor on the Citadel

[anthonydadog]

he must really connect with his shepard :D

[IcePickSnowmanzzzz]

mark vanderloo is still the real shepard old but still the real one

[Naafalilargus]

3:12 ಠ_ಠ ...

[6996yomama]

You Brits are always so amazing!

You're friend, the Yank

[tdavies17uk]

god its wierd the first time ive seen the actors face thought he'd look like himself

[XSubjectMDelta]

the audio is so crappy....

[YouKnowIttYT]

This is the first time I've seen this guy and it's so weird to hear Shephards voice coming from an actual person =D

[Sabo427]

Shepard? Game on? Shepard? Game on? Shepard? Game on?

[Mr13Xariel]

This guy's quite awesome!

[Parkinstarkey]

serious points for having excellent sideburns, and sounding like a badass...

[siriusisastar]

Reminds me of a swarthy John Cusack...

[StarSkreamMusic]

all this guy has to do is make his in game shepard look like himself and then boom

he's playing himself in one of the best video games there is... jealous to say the least

[thedasterdlydude]

This guy is so illusive. I litterally never see him. #damnshame

[kadindarklord]

@thedasterdlydude

Yeah, he's not in any of the voice cast videos.

[OwnerJord]

Chuck Norris: Let there be light

Shepard: Say please

[dirtyKIMOCHI]

This is the first interview i've ever seen that actually featured mark meer

[IrishMinja]

one does not simply eat a sandwich like a renegade.

[RedXTheMercenary]

Mark Meer... I swear, you have the same gameplay style I do.

[willthejedi17]

"...Mine will be." What an awesome thing to say

[willthejedi17]

"...Mine will be." What an awesome thing to say

[Grenadier7100]

Doctor Who????!!

[spartanofwar72]

i hate when i chose to do something evil in game but then im like i didnt know that it would be bad and for the rest of the game im like fuck why did i do that

[umaralansari]

@spartanofwar72 Problem is, it's not often clear which side of the evil/heroic divide a dialogue option is on. You only find out you said something stupid after saying it! Seems that was the intention; means that you go back to saved games again & again & replay a whole loada crap just to change one little bit of dialogue!

I would have to go back to the beginning in order to acquire enough paragon points to avoid choosing between Miranda & Jack. (Irritating aspect of the game.)

[DopecrawleR69]

- Knock, knock...

- Who's there?

- Commander.

- Commander Who?

DOO WEE DOOOOO...

[Vccine]

I expected him to look a lot more nerdy

[NinjaDaemon117]

3.14 Best face ever

[cerberous224]

The entire time Mark was talking, I was picturing him as Shepard rather than Mark Meer... >.>

[addyaz91]

I'd rather be on the bad side of male shepard then fem shepard

[Jakdarkflame]

I dont get what the big deal about Jennifer Hale is.. i mean she's a good actor but in my opinion this guys is just as good if not better... but then again how can you judge a voice...

[gabrielkerna]

holy cow- this is the guy that does Start/Select on Gamespot now

[Protocultist]

On behalf of all femshep fans: Ha! In your face!

[MrPaion]

His voice....Must resist boner.....

[Spyker54]

i wonder what is like to play a video game and to hear your own voice coming from a character that doesn't look like you? my guess is a little creepy

[Bimon1234567]

I love Mark Meer, but I don't really like his MaleShep voice.

[Ratt258]

Joker is the man shepard is just the sidekick xD

[steve37533]

Commander Shepard is a VORCHA!!!!!

[EliteAssassin8]

uhh, why does it say mass effect 2? theyre showing ME3 gameplay...

[manyshirts]

@EliteAssassin8 they're not showing ME3, they're showing ME2 clips

[DesRaven]

Fem Shepard/Jennifer Hale FTW!!!!!!! ALL BOW TO THE AWESOMENESS OF THE FEM SHEPARD

[BoyofmanyNames]

David Tenant's Canadian cousin.

[Roadkilll593]

@BoyofmanyNames I swear, if you had not said that, I would've thought that he actually WAS David Tenant.

[AndyRaslan]

@BoyofmanyNames The Doctor and Commander Shepard?

Evil, hide yo children, hide yo wives, hide yo asses, you're gonna get pwned.

[RyderASI17IV]

Its kind of funny how the Shepard voice sounds so casual here. In the games hes got a very stiff and straight speaking style. In here you cant really tell its the same voice.

[xxbrkdwnxx]

i have that exact jolly roger shirt. it's very warm.

[TheKingFini]

If that guy hit on me id total make some calibrations 

[DJMclovin25]

im not sure if it is legit but it definitley sounds legit

[sphan32]

@DJMclovin25 commander shepard legit? lololol. xD

[19andoverlol]

It's so funny that Commander Shepherd, the epitome of badass masculinity, is voiced by this shrimpy guy in a pirate shirt.

[koppsr]

@19andoverlol

whats to say...with this voice..the shrimpy-guy can read the f**n phonebook to me, i don t care what he looks like as long as he sounds like that!!^^

[saygoodnightmanuel]

"I'll be able to provide the voice so....mine will be." ;/)

[MilitairesFrontieres]

When I watch him do the voice, I, for whatever reason, do not hear Commander Shepard. I hear the drummer from This Is Spinal Tap.

[sherlika]

You're not funny guys. I should go.

[raikiri23]

So much better then Jennifer Hale

[subarusumeragi]

Mark Meer is love

[xTheSweetyMan]

"i will provide the voice so, mine will"

clever bastard..

[kununity]

Mark Meer makes the game look serious and EPIC

While Jennifer Hale make the game SEXY and sometimes funny (like when you hit people in Mass Effect 2)

[DTProductions16]

I just busted out laughing when they were talking about the action figure

[Mikandelus]

I keep thinking renegade, but nothing is happening. Why? XD

[thedasterdlydude]

He is actually really cool.

[zweisteinJ]

im commander shepard and this is my favorite something in the something...

JUST SAY IT...

damn... he didnt...

[Magnuspire]

Green Screen Fail.

[E115woods14]

He looks like Alan Wake

[Cream234]

My name is Mark Meer, and Im one of the worst VA's on the Citadel.

[KHII]

@Cream234 you try to fuck on me??

[bananeskit]

@Cream234 He did the Vorcha-voices who owned? You should watch the video before you write. Bitch Please.

[gorboy]

@Cream234 The fact that you don't even know he did over a dozen voices in the games just shows your level of stupidity. Jen Hale couldn't do that much.

[Cream234]

@gorboy She has done way more voice acting over a much longer period and it shows. Meer is an amateur compared to Hale. He's soo monotone its horrible.

[gorboy]

@Cream234 I'm not oblivious to that, and I was talking of the ME project in particular. I personally have always found Jen Hale to be too melodramatic. I much prefer Mark Meer's realistic approach to a military veteran than Jen Hale's try-every-personality-and-succ­eed-at-none version of Shepard. There's a reason your comment was voted down to hell, you know?

[Cream234]

@gorboy If she is too melodramatic, then Meer is way. too. damn. robotic. Heres Mark Meers' Shepard the entire game: -_- Literally, he has one tone of voice. If thats what you prefer, then whatever but Shepard is a human, not a robot who never has emotion

[JOKERSFREAK]

@Cream234

Did you know Mark was also the stand in voice for Mordin in the ME3 demo? Yeah, when Hale shows that level of commitment and talent, I'll take her serious as Shep. For now, it's default male Shep for me.

[Nekhet]

@JOKERSFREAK I think he voiced the volus who thought he was a "biotic god".

[JOKERSFREAK]

@Nekhet

Yep, he voiced a lot of characters. The man simply doesn't get enough recognition.

[HaZe009CHIMP]

@Cream234

My god u must have ears full of shit then if u think jennifer hale has god voice acting. Now that is what we call one tone of voice. Its awesomely bad.

[84elpolaco]

@HaZe009CHIMP she has a good voice but she will always be bastila shan's voice

[HaZe009CHIMP]

@84elpolaco

.....whats bastila shan?

[84elpolaco]

@HaZe009CHIMP You mean who, is Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic character, one of Bioware best sellers award winner RPG, and the base of Mass effect and current RPG games

[HaZe009CHIMP]

@84elpolaco

Wow are you a geek of epic proposions?? Just answer the damn question!

[humanitybg]

@ControlledRage That's what you do when you romance Tali in Mass Effect 2...

[ControlledRage]

@humanitybg Yea, I realized that a little later in the day. Such disappointment. T_T

[schwarg]

@ControlledRage that was ME2...

[Toolband42O]

Wow brits aren't funny

[TrueEnglishMan01]

@Toolband42O Some are, this guy's just annoying though.

[bubbly12ish]

I'm commander Shepard and this is my favorite interview on youtube

[MattPeters22]

"I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite shelf to be stood on" -Commander Shepard action figure

[wallhackergotdammit]

Looks like Charlie Sheen x)

[CushyLifestyle]

I prefer his voice when he talks "normally", in ME he kinda speaks stiff

[LadyVedder]

You know, I never understood why they took his voice and morphed it into a models body. Forget what the guys name is, but all I know is, the body they use for the male Shep is infact, a model. Why not have Marks body/face instead? They certianly left the rest of the crew members looking true to their voice actors. Just strange.

[XtremeOCer]

Why does Mark Meer always look like he's been having long term sleep deprivation?

[TheseCitiesOurGraves]

0:34 - skip the crap

[LordDoddka]

lol, quite funny... he defs should walk around in N7 armour.. Boss!!

[XJevoX]

I should go...

[gdh6200]

I'm commander shepard and you're reading this with my voice!

[valeria262]

lol

"will it be voiced?"

"mine will be"

[nodzeratul]

I am Commander Shepard and this my favorite channel on youtube!

[BlockDie824]

I'm commander shepard and this is my favorite glare on the citadel!

[H1sMaj3sty]

That man can glare...

[amazo88]

say this: I AM COMMANDER SHEPARD N THIS IS MY FAVORITE INTERVIEW.

say it!!

[jonesyfield]

i love every voice in the game except for his. im sorry. its just nasally, bland, sounds like a radio personality, changes the attitude of everything he says to really kinda self important, and less selfless like shepherd is supposed to be. its very annoying goofy dad like.

[LordDoddka]

@jonesyfield

hahahaha,

[sparcer1]

commander Shepard is that you? and i am sure this must be your favorite comment in this video.

[316webguy]

OMG Iv finally found him. it felt like the game creators where hiding him all I ever saw was the female Shepard

[Legion640]

The only voice that is more powerful then the Thu'um....Shepard's voice!

[SAVAGELAD123]

as soon as he gasped my heart skipped a beat XD

[Tix360]

Why is that voice coming on without me choosing what he says!?

[joedatius]

say this is comander sheperd and this is my faveret store on the citidel say it SAAAYY IT

[StrawberryOrgasms]

He's pretty cute in the face. 

[Greavence420]

hes like fuck those lights are bright, god im stoned, dont do the lip thing, dont do the lip thing, ah fuck i did the lip thing

[k97fc01]

That last line about 2 sandwiches was really funny

[Bullski123]

The Vorcha voice....seriosly,mark...???..­..no wonder your voice gets messed up by doing those....

[SelfmadePrison]

Oh shit. This guy sounds like Commander Shepard!

[EkyWeky]

This is fucking weird watching this, but it's awesome!

[EkyWeky]

This is fucking weird watching this, but it's awesome!

[hotcreamables]

Mark meer go shave your head and grab an assault rifle now!

[UATDV]

@hotcreamables Well, he didn't shave his head, but he DOES have an assault rifle in our latest video. Check out our channel when you get a chance!

[hotcreamables]

@UATDV I saw the vid.does that mean there will be another mass effect?but the player gets to play john grissom!!?

[UATDV]

@hotcreamables Not a new game, a prequel fan film we're producing, which Mark was kind enough to star in.

[megadjdj]

oh god i'd marry this man just to hear that voice all day

[MrLila36]

u think commander Shepard is afraid of a stapler!

[Fenririon]

"my name is commander shepard and this is my favorite shop on the citidel"

[HarleyHawr]

OH MY GOD THAT VOICE

[ZaneOneTwo]

Is it just me or does he come off a bit smug and ungrateful ? As a actor myself getting a huge franchise like this gig is a real actors dream job. To be honest I've said since the first ME Meer is the one weak link in the franchise. Maybe it's not his fault I'm sure it's the writers. But damn! If I'm playing as Renegade Shepard, I want some real anger! Some motherfucks,shit, cocksucker fucking reapers.

[chapacoka]

@ZaneOneTwo Well, it's a matter of opinion. To me, he just sounds laid-back/easy-going. I really don't hear any of that smugness or ungratefulness that you seem to hear. Again, it's probably just because we both have two different perspectives and, like always, not everyone is going to like the same thing. Though, I guess I do agree that his renegade voice could have a bit more anger or something.

[DiegoAlanTorres]

It is too sad ME3 wil not have Mark Meer as commander shepard voice cover

[chris200830]

@DiegoAlanTorres of course he'll voice shepard in ME3. nobody would be that stupid to replace him in the final chapter of the game.

[BeerTimeGaming]

@DiegoAlanTorres What are you talking about?

[DiegoAlanTorres]

@BeerTimeGaming i think i heard other guy's voice in a e3 gameplay of me3 and thought it was shepard's

i must kill myself

[sephiroth1018]

@DiegoAlanTorres lolololol

[DrifterGuy112]

mark meer is ok, but u got a gay voice -.-

[TheAirGuitarMan]

I like both voices, but as I person I find Mark Meer much more enjoyable to watch.

[h4nky93]

He sounds like that guy who played Ari Gold in Entourage.

[Javis586]

Who the fuck is this nigga? I'm Commander Shepard, I am him, thus I am his voice... duh.

[papahuge]

such a sick voice

[Kryptice]

Bioware should have modeled default Shep after him instead of Mark Vanderloo.

[ArcticInfinity]

This is sort of a bum......

Not really badass compared to Shepard

[ironspartann]

1:29 fking lucky

[jamo0007]

Omg!!!

I have the same stapler!

[supermanKalEl]

@chris200830 I agree with everything you said when hale tries to talk serious it soundslike her voice goes to this monotone put on voice, I like meer much better. there is a vid on here with all these renegade answers and it's really funny

[Peelzkeelz]

I love his voice! Him and Jennifer hale are both incredible voice actors mark with his monotone serious rough male soldier and jennifer with her emotion filled female voice as it should be females tend to show more emotions were as males tend to keep it under wraps.

[iliketires65]

I just think Mark does a lot better. He is a soldier, and soldiers are trained not to show emotion. Besides, Hale sounds like she has bronchitis.

[deblue9x]

i like the face expression he made, i wish he'll do shep's face motion capture as well! :D

[Karutei]

Lol...Commander Shepard = Vorcha...

[MarkJoseph4]

He's the vorcha? Ha! Brilliant.

[Boom55667]

mark meer shepard > jennifer hale shepard

[TolHydra]

@Boom55667 its my opinion so no offense but i wish i could dislike this comment more than once!

[Boom55667]

@TolHydra i dont take offense to it, but how would someone not take that offensively? is it just because of how many likes it got? mark meer sounds more like a hero & can sound more like an asshole. jennifer hale was monotone the whole time, which actually surprised me cuz she's the more experienced actor

[TolHydra]

@Boom55667 yes its about the likes but it annoys me as a Hale fan it disturbs me that how many people chooses mark meer over her beautiful voice...again its just one of your comment maybe you are an awesome person ^^ i will not argue over why Hale's voice is better though people may like different things... although renegade femshep FTW! :D

[steffyjds]

@Boom55667 You can't be serious.

[PicklesTheGreatTroll]

@Boom55667 You fool, you've made yourself a target of the vicious Hale fanboys. To them, your opinion is completely irrelevant. They will have no mercy.

[Boom55667]

@PicklesTheGreatTroll so far i haven't gotten any h8 mail. & its not like i dont respect her. i do 4 most of her work, but in mass effect she was surprisingly dry. meer was able to sound like a true hero/villain and so brought a deeper emotional connection to who shepard was as a leader. hero shep w/meer is the best hero ive ever seen. villain shep/meer is 1 of the biggest sadists ive ever seen. the guy may b a rookie, but he put on a damn good performance. viva la meer

[PicklesTheGreatTroll]

@Boom55667 Jennifer Hale is a fantastic actress, I was just saying her most devoted fanboys/girls can get a little...protective.

[Boom55667]

@PicklesTheGreatTroll not so far... all im sayin

[chris200830]

@Boom55667 totally agree with you

[sephiroth1018]

@Boom55667 have you even PLAYED as fem shep? male shep just sounds so incredibly bored at times while femshep always keeps me interested

[DiegoAlanTorres]

@sephiroth1018 rly?

[Boom55667]

@sephiroth1018 ppl who like male shep say the same exact thing about female. yes, ive played as femshep. she seemed bored & bland to me. i hear the same argument from different ppl going both ways all the time. its a no-win argument. .......male shep > femshep (cough,cough)

[sephiroth1018]

@Boom55667 you seem like a level headed person. I respect your opinion lol

[Boom55667]

@sephiroth1018 id like to think so. i respect hale, but i just think she could hav gone differently 4 mass effect. i had the perfect playthrough with meer's shepard with a face i designed & he seems like the absolute ultimate hero. my sister actually watched me play through the entire game with him & thought the same thing. then we both did a playthrough with femshep & nothing could match up to my shepard, not even the default. doesn't even come close

[CommissarCerreto]

@Boom55667 Seriously. She lacks any form of emotion.

[BillyTheBastardChild]

@CommissarCerreto you kidding? i feel like it's the opposite

@CommissarCerreto ppl say the same thing about meer's shepard, so theres no winning the argument tho. i think he sounds like a true hero. she just didn't sound interested in anything during the story