Tachenon.5270 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Where in Tyria do you suppose Boris the Beast (as seen in 'The Floating Grizwhirl') is from? Why does he have a 'Russian' accent? Does any other NPC in the game speak with a similar accent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blocki.4931 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I've asked myself the same question a few days ago but I've just accepted it as a 4th wall break for comedic effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 You think Boris is a large, bald human don't you. Ah, but there you are wrong. For you see, Boris is not a large, bald human strongman. No, Boris is a large, bald *dwarven* strongman! The last one of flesh and bone, using an enlarging tonic to be human sized! How else do you think he knows how to break dwarven ore so easily?! How else does he have a dwarven accent!? That, or he was raised among dwarves. Both possible. I like the enlarging tonic idea more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 > @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > You think Boris is a large, bald human don't you. Ah, but there you are wrong. For you see, Boris is not a large, bald human strongman. No, Boris is a large, bald *dwarven* strongman! The last one of flesh and bone, using an enlarging tonic to be human sized! > > How else do you think he knows how to break dwarven ore so easily?! How else does he have a dwarven accent!? > > That, or he was raised among dwarves. Both possible. I like the enlarging tonic idea more. Don't the dwarves have scottish accents? Isn't it the dredge with Russian accents? Perhaps a dredge with a human tonic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna.7845 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Or maybe he’s from an unexplored part of Tyria. Like maybe from Thunder Cove? Wetlands? Furious Stretch? Forsaken Cliffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oglaf.1074 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Two Dredge in a human flesh suit, duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konig Des Todes.2086 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > > You think Boris is a large, bald human don't you. Ah, but there you are wrong. For you see, Boris is not a large, bald human strongman. No, Boris is a large, bald *dwarven* strongman! The last one of flesh and bone, using an enlarging tonic to be human sized! > > > > How else do you think he knows how to break dwarven ore so easily?! How else does he have a dwarven accent!? > > > > That, or he was raised among dwarves. Both possible. I like the enlarging tonic idea more. > > Don't the dwarves have scottish accents? Isn't it the dredge with Russian accents? Perhaps a dredge with a human tonic! Those accents never sounded Scottish to me in GW1, but neither do dredge in GW2 sound Russian to me, per se. Honestly, I wouldn't call *either* a Russian accent, but the dwarves sounded closer to than the dredge, who merely have words influenced by and parodying Russian historical terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randulf.7614 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 > @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > > @"Randulf.7614" said: > > > @"Konig Des Todes.2086" said: > > > You think Boris is a large, bald human don't you. Ah, but there you are wrong. For you see, Boris is not a large, bald human strongman. No, Boris is a large, bald *dwarven* strongman! The last one of flesh and bone, using an enlarging tonic to be human sized! > > > > > > How else do you think he knows how to break dwarven ore so easily?! How else does he have a dwarven accent!? > > > > > > That, or he was raised among dwarves. Both possible. I like the enlarging tonic idea more. > > > > Don't the dwarves have scottish accents? Isn't it the dredge with Russian accents? Perhaps a dredge with a human tonic! > > Those accents never sounded Scottish to me in GW1, but neither do dredge in GW2 sound Russian to me, per se. Honestly, I wouldn't call *either* a Russian accent, but the dwarves sounded closer to than the dredge, who merely have words influenced by and parodying Russian historical terms. To be honest, going back to them via youtbe vids im not hearing scottish either. Must be thinking of a diff game. There isnt really any russian influence that i can detect either tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kururu.8140 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 He reminds me of Kratos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffball.8307 Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 The dwarves didn't have any particular earth accent; without any behind the scenes knowledge as far as I can tell it was one guy doing a bunch of "foreign" sounding accents. Same as the vizier, it sounded like the same guy to me. He was just trilling Rs and generally trying to not sound American. I always thought it was pretty bad, but I suppose it's better than i could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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