esports.gg Zenless Zone Zero Game Icon
Zenless Zone Zero
New

SAVE BIG on Kinguin!, Shop now!Rocket icon

SAVE BIG on games, prepaid cards, and in-game items on Kinguin!

Rocket icon
Shop now!
View all (3)
LEC Spring Split 2025

LEC Spring Split 2025

Mar. 29-Jun. 8
|12:00AM
LIVE
DreamLeague Season 26

DreamLeague Season 26

May. 26-26
|12:00AM
BLASTtv Austin Major

BLASTtv Austin Major

Jun. 9-22
|12:00AM
View all (3)

Zenless Zone Zero replaced voice actors without their consent amid SAG strike

XC Enriquez

XC Enriquez

Mar. 12, 2025
Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero

News

Zenless Zone Zero replaced voice actors without their consent amid SAG strike cover image

Two more Zenless Zone Zero roles have been recast without the actors’ knowledge.

In a recent update, Zenless Zone Zero allegedly replaced voice actors without their consent. This happens alongside the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, which is affecting the English localization of HoYoverse titles like ZZZ, Honkai Star Rail, and Genshin Impact.

Soldier 11, Lycaon voice actors speak out

Emeri Chase took to X, previously known as Twitter, to send a message to Zenless Zone Zero players about Soldier 11's recasting. "I was replaced as Soldier 11 because I am unwilling to perform work not covered by a SAG Interim Agreement during a strike for AI protections, the outcome of which will determine the future of our industry," said Chase.

She gave a brief summary of the situation. The SAG-AFTRA voice actor strike is happening to protect the actors' rights against AI. Due to this, Chase says that "many actors are choosing to voluntarily withhold work on [projects which do not offer the Union-enforced AI rights] because we feel it is the best way to support the Union's fight for the protections that are critical to our continued ability to create the art we love."

"I knew that by withholding work it was possible I'd be replaced, though of course I hoped they would choose to leave her silent until I was able to return. I found out the role was recast today alongside all of you," she added. "I loved working on ZZZ & would have been thrilled to return to the project post-strike or with an Interim Agreement. But I stand by my choices regardless of the outcome. All my best wishes to the cast and the production team. Thank you for a great ride proxies."

Lycaon's voice actor, Nicholas Thurkettle, seems to be on the same boat, although his two posts on X cause some confusion and have some inconsistencies.

On one post, he says he was blindsided by the recast and was not communicated to by either HoYoverse or Sound Cadence, the recording studio. He says he has been fully available to work the past few months.

On another post, Thurkettle quoted Chase's post and says that, while he isn't part of the union himself, he "took a personal stand to ask for protection and had to be willing to give up the best thing that's ever happened in my professional life."

Related articles

The best teams and build for Hugo in Zenless Zone Zero
game iconZenless Zone Zero
Most expensive fruits in Grow a Garden, ranked
game iconRoblox
Machop Pokémon GO Community Day Classic: Hundo CPs & tips and tricks
game iconPokémon
EA announce the ALGS Midseason Playoffs will be held at the EWC
game iconApex Legends
The best teams and build for Hugo in Zenless Zone Zero
game iconZenless Zone Zero
Most expensive fruits in Grow a Garden, ranked
game iconRoblox
Machop Pokémon GO Community Day Classic: Hundo CPs & tips and tricks
game iconPokémon
EA announce the ALGS Midseason Playoffs will be held at the EWC
game iconApex Legends

Voice roles in HoYoverse

Lycaon and Soldier 11 have both been silent in the English voiceover in the past few updates. Their substantially big roles in the Zenless Zone Zero version 1.6 update may have been what prompted the recast for both characters in particular.

This is also not the first time ZZZ or HoYoverse have swapped voice actors due to the strike. For ZZZ, Soukaku's voice actor has been changed twice, while other titles like Honkai Star Rail also had to recast or, in Genshin Impact's case, keep the characters silent even if they have a big role to play.

Stick around esports.gg for more Zenless Zone Zero news and guides.

Trending articles

The best teams and build for Hugo in Zenless Zone Zero
game iconZenless Zone Zero
Most expensive fruits in Grow a Garden, ranked
game iconRoblox
Machop Pokémon GO Community Day Classic: Hundo CPs & tips and tricks
game iconPokémon
EA announce the ALGS Midseason Playoffs will be held at the EWC
game iconApex Legends

Featured games

RuneScape: Dragonwilds
game icon
Marvel Rivals
game icon
Rematch
game icon
Fortnite
game icon

Featured events

LEC Spring Split 2025
game iconLIVEEvent
DreamLeague Season 26
game iconEvent
Austin Major
game iconEvent