{"id":1208575,"date":"2026-02-20T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9d3oWyceD5GCYeUt8fenGT"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:44:52","slug":"the-voice-actor-for-ff14s-alphinaud-finally-reaches-heavensward-sees-his-own-work-after-10-years-in-all-its-jumpscare-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-voice-actor-for-ff14s-alphinaud-finally-reaches-heavensward-sees-his-own-work-after-10-years-in-all-its-jumpscare-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"The voice actor for FF14’s Alphinaud finally reaches Heavensward, sees his own work after 10 years in all its ‘jumpscare’ glory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colin Ryan, the English voice actor of Final Fantasy 14<\/a>‘s Alphinaud, seems completely inseparable from the character now that I’ve spent several expansions with my lad. So inseparable, in fact, that it’s easy to forget the character was initially voiced by Sam Riegel for its launch storyline, A Realm Reborn.<\/p>\n

When Heavensward launched, Square Enix swapped studios from Formosa Interactive to Side UK for the game’s English voiceover\u2014which meant swapping out most of the voice actors, too.<\/p>\n

This leads to a moment where Riegel’s (appropriately) smarmy, know-it-all tones give way to the softer croon of Ryan’s stellar work in the span of one cutscene. It’s referred to, affectionately, by the community as a bit of a ‘jumpscare’ moment\u2014like your parents swapping out your pet hamster. It takes a minute to re-adjust, is what I’m saying.<\/p>\n

Ryan has been playing A Realm Reborn on his Twitch channel<\/a>, and has only recently wrapped up the post-expansion content, meaning he’s been able to enjoy this switcheroo firsthand. You can see the moment, shared to his YouTube channel, below.<\/p>\n

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