Randy Pitchford says Troy Baker turned down his Borderlands 3 role

Troy Baker is one of the most prolific voice actors in games, and his credits include Rhys from Telltale’s beloved Tales from the Borderlands series. The first Borderlands 3 trailer suggests that Rhys will soon jump over to the main series, but it’s going to be without Baker’s voice. You may have seen already Baker’s repeated comments on wanting to be into the game, but now Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says it was Baker who turned down the role in the first place. After a fan on Twitter asked why Baker wouldn’t reprise his role as Rhys, Pitchford says “You’ll have to ask Troy. I was told by the audio director that he turned it down. Fortunately, with how Rhys appears in the game, I don’t think it actually matters at all. You’ll see for yourself when the game comes out and you may disagree with me on that or not.” This comes after Baker’s comments at a recent convention (via Game Informer), where he said “I really want Gearbox to know that if they're going to bring back characters from Tales From The Borderlands. it should be the people who originated the characters.” Baker also said “If I had turned it down flatly, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.”

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