A competitive multiplayer online game developed by Valve in which Scully created and performed numerous voices.
VOICE CLIP—WEAVER & SVEN:
SVEN
WEAVER
Dota 2 remains one of the world’s leading esports titles.
Scully originated seven voices:
· Sven – A heavily armored melee hero known as the Rogue Knight. Wielding a massive sword, Sven specializes in dealing powerful physical damage while protecting allies with his strength and leadership.
· Juggernaut – A masked swordsman who has mastered a unique fighting style. Juggernaut is one of the game’s most iconic carry heroes, renowned for his swift attacks and devastating sword techniques.
· Dazzle – A shadow priest who combines healing, protective magic, and offensive abilities. Dazzle is valued as a support hero capable of keeping teammates alive during critical moments.
· Morphling – An elemental being composed entirely of living water. Morphling can shift between agility and strength while manipulating water to overwhelm opponents.
· Weaver – An insect-like guardian capable of moving through time and space. Weaver excels at mobility, surprise attacks, and reversing damage through temporal abilities.
· Bane – A nightmarish entity that feeds on fear and dreams. Bane specializes in disabling enemies with powerful mental attacks and crowd-control abilities.
· Sand King – A giant scorpion-like guardian of the desert. Sand King uses burrowing attacks, sandstorms, and seismic powers to control the battlefield.
BEHIND THE SCENES INTERVIEW:
Interviewer: In Dota 2, you voiced seven characters in total: Bane, Dazzle, Juggernaut, Morphling, Sand King, Sven, and Weaver.
David: Well, we didn’t record those at the same time. The first time we recorded—the first session I did we did four characters in four hours. Lots of fighting, attacking, yelling, and dying. Repeat.
Interviewer: Other than the yelling, any other challenges?
David: Hard keeping all those warriors separate vocally.
Interviewer: Your voice must have been trashed after that first session.
David: I think I blocked it out. (Laughs) I was going to say it’s still trashed, but I don’t want to rekindle those retirement rumors (see Halo).
Interviewer: [Laughs] Yep. Next.
(Interview excerpt with Mr. Scully used by permission from Inside Voice magazine.)