Dusty: My Version
Oh, dear, this is really going to turn into a mini-project of redesigning all the sequel characters, isn't it?
Now, I hated doing this in hindsight because I really did like the fact that the Trio in Balto 3 broke the tradition and had a female member. Oh, well. Looks like Ralph or Kirby are going to be the unfortunate replacements. Sacrifices must be made to build up on underdeveloped characters.
I've also never been an avid fan of the whole DustyxKodi ship and, with him conveniently removed from the picture, you'd think I'd ship Aleu with Dusty, bypassing controversy by making Dusty a male? Nope. I have made Dusty a male here but mostly because my brain keeps telling me that the name suits a male more. I've also made him grey rather than greyish-brown, since dust is grey and I don't want him to look too much like Aleu. I've kept the dark blue eyes. Nothing much has changed except for the sex and his role.
My version of Dusty is actually an old-timer from Balto's generation, a mentor for Aleu and her fellow dogs at the post office. He takes a particular shine to Aleu because of her heritage but she constantly lets him down with her arrogance and inexperience. In time, he teaches her the ways of the sled dog and they form something of a brother-sister relationship, especially after Kodi disappears.
I'd also appreciate some name suggestions for Ralph or Kirby's female versions. mahahuaha
Dusty (c) Universal
Now, I hated doing this in hindsight because I really did like the fact that the Trio in Balto 3 broke the tradition and had a female member. Oh, well. Looks like Ralph or Kirby are going to be the unfortunate replacements. Sacrifices must be made to build up on underdeveloped characters.
I've also never been an avid fan of the whole DustyxKodi ship and, with him conveniently removed from the picture, you'd think I'd ship Aleu with Dusty, bypassing controversy by making Dusty a male? Nope. I have made Dusty a male here but mostly because my brain keeps telling me that the name suits a male more. I've also made him grey rather than greyish-brown, since dust is grey and I don't want him to look too much like Aleu. I've kept the dark blue eyes. Nothing much has changed except for the sex and his role.
My version of Dusty is actually an old-timer from Balto's generation, a mentor for Aleu and her fellow dogs at the post office. He takes a particular shine to Aleu because of her heritage but she constantly lets him down with her arrogance and inexperience. In time, he teaches her the ways of the sled dog and they form something of a brother-sister relationship, especially after Kodi disappears.
I'd also appreciate some name suggestions for Ralph or Kirby's female versions. mahahuaha
Dusty (c) Universal
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 | September 01, 2013 | |
cat; wow! never ever wondered about all those character's voices! you
just made my day |
| September 01, 2013 | ||
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yeah but, except for the puppies in Balto 2 and 3, every character is
voiced by people of the same gender as the character themselves. In
each of the Balto movies. |
| September 01, 2013 | ||
Jock > Bart Simpson, Spike the dragon, that kid from .hack/sign, Al
from Full Metal Alchemist, Timmy Turner from Fairly Odd parents, Ben
Ten, the list goes on. And it sounds a lot more natural for a woman to
voice a young boy than for a man to. Then it just sounds like an old
guy straining his voice to round younger xD Dj > I agree, there's simply no appreciation for older characters, even tho we can learn and relate to them just as much as younger characters. |
| September 01, 2013 | ||
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ikr? I thought Toboe from Wolf's Rain was a girl until someone
actually corrected me. It's the long hair and the pinkish top. THE
SIGNS ARE DECEPTIVE. D8 Yeah, regarding the 'younger than Kodi' bit, I think we need more older dogs in Nome so I made Dusty an old mentor, I'd watched Batman Begins beforehand and Liam Neeson sprang into mind. I've decided to make Ralph the girl in this trio after sleeping on it. Just because I am a supporter of the DustyxRalph ship so... yeah, it can still work. haha |
| September 01, 2013 | ||
You know what's hilarious? I thought Dusty was a dude. Even after she
spoke. I didn't noticed until like halfway through the movie that she
was in fact a girl. So. I totally support this. "BUT CAAAAAAAT SHE WAS VOICED BY A WOMAN AND HAD EYELASHES, OF COURSE SHE'S A GIRL, IDIOT" Kodi had eyelashes too. And lots of male characters are voiced by women. I thought she was just a rambunctious boy husky who was younger than Kodi. I would've liked her better than way. Then you guys probably wouldn't have shipped them together  |
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Personally, I like that they balanced the team out some by adding a girl, though it would have been better if the fact that she was a girl had played into it somehow. Not even in a romantic fashion as such, but just having a feminine perspective. I'm saying this as a guy because even though girl perspectives often seem to make things more confusing (to me at least), I like it when characters bounce off one another.