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IGN confirms the identity of Metroid Prime’s unused intro narrator as Vanessa Marshall, revealed by Jennifer Hale (Samus’ efforts/efforts VO in the Prime trilogy). Hale shares insight into crafting character-specific exertion/effort sounds, highlighting nuance in VO performance for games. The piece also notes Jay Ward later rerecorded parts of the cut monologue for Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s Metroid Prime track, and mentions Hale has been replaced for Metroid Prime 4. This is relevant to game audio history, voiceover crediting, and performance technique.

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