The release of Season 2 finally brings The Walking Dead’s Rick Grimes to MW3, but players are raising eyebrows over the questionable voice actor performance of the new operator skin.
Fans of AMC’s The Walking Dead have been waiting a long time for Rick Grimes to appear in Call of Duty. Because this seems like a perfect fit for a ruthless, heroic leader with a penchant for taking down zombies.
However, after acquiring the Rick Grimes skin with the release of Season 2, fans began to notice that there were some issues with the voiceover work. Some people went so far as to say it was “crazy.”
A far cry from the show’s iconic voice!
Player Taunt Rick Grimes Voice
Less than 24 hours after Rick Grimes Operator was revealed, fans have already started mocking the skin’s voice actor online.
One player posted a short clip to Reddit featuring a few lines of dialogue from the skin. They point out that the voices are very different from The Walking Dead TV show.
Who did Rick’s voice 😭
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In the clip above, you can hear some of Grimes’ iconic lines spoken in a completely different person’s voice. Respected British actor Andrew Lincoln originally played the beloved Rick Grimes character.
ShadowOpsFN curiously asks, “Who are they fooling?” As a way to point out blatant inconsistencies. It doesn’t seem like it’s fooling anyone.
The majority of fans on Reddit were more than disappointed with the character’s voiceover. DoggyPrinter was “most excited” by the prospect of Andrew Lincoln reprising his role as Rick Grimes in MW3, but instead found it very disappointing.
MadFlava76 considers Rick’s voice acting “dumb” and questions how the developers can move forward with it. The_Betrayer1 provides a simple and clear answer. “Because he costs a fraction of Andrew Lincoln.” They might have something there.
Even so, that certainly didn’t stop the skin from being ridiculed and ridiculed. Emergency-City-2139 considers it too “embarrassing” and refuses to use it. Likewise, DarkSyndicateYT “won’t play with him” now that he’s heard his “creepy voice.”
Some are embracing the goofiness of skin voice lines by equipping them with outrageous finishing moves.
Now this is one way to make lemonade with lemons!
Who voices Rick Grimes in MW3?
The voice actor for the Rick Grimes operator skin has not yet been revealed. However, it is possible that he was played by actor Ian Hanlin from The Walking Dead: Destinies video game.
Hanlin played Rick in the poorly reviewed The Walking Dead game released in 2023, and many are speculating that he is behind Rick Grimes in MW3.
Unfortunately for fans, his voice work bears little resemblance to Andrew Lincoln’s original performance and has caused quite a stir among fans of The Walking Dead and COD.
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Despite many of the voice lines bearing no resemblance to Andrew Lincoln, many online are debating whether or not it is actually he who voices Rick Grimes in MW3.
Many people are convinced that this character is voiced by Lincoln. Ahzima suggests that the actor “isn’t trying,” while Chancla1 believes the voice actors “did a poor job of making him sound like his character in the show The Walking Dead.”
All of this confusion is most likely due to the fact that at least a few of the lines appear to have been written by Lincoln, possibly taken directly from the show itself.
For example, here’s a clip showing one of the skin’s finishing moves, which appears to repeat the same line spoken by Andrew Lincoln’s version of Rick:
One thing is for sure: most voice work is definitely ~ no Andrew Lincoln.
If you want to hear it for yourself, check out how to get the Rick Grimes skin in MW3. This skin is perfect for taking down zombies in Season 2’s new Hordepoint mode!