Devora Wilde: From Gith Girlfriend to Surprise Space Marine

Who Knew Devora Was a Marine?

So, picture this: Devora Wilde, the amazing voice behind Lae’zel, the hottest gith girlfriend in Baldur’s Gate 3, was utterly clueless about her latest gig. She found out she lent her voice to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 thanks to enthusiastic gamers dropping comments like, “Hey, you’re in that game!” And she was just sitting there, probably wondering if they were talking about a new kind of sandwich or something. Seriously, she said, “I was like, ‘No, I’m not. What even is that?'”

It took a Twitter sleuth to send her a clip of her own performance before the light bulb turned on. Picture her digging through a digital treasure chest full of emails, matching codenames to games like she was on some kind of spy mission, only to discover, yes, she really was in Space Marine 2. Mind blown, right?

Voice Acting Mysteries and Surprise Roles

But wait, it gets funnier! It’s nothing new for voice actors to be kept in the dark about the projects they’re working on—kind of like a game of hide and seek but with less running around and more confusion. For example, when Devora auditioned for Silent Hill 2, she only realized the gig after hearing some familiar dialogue and doing a quick online search. Who knew voice acting could be a treasure hunt?

In Space Marine 2, she didn’t just stick to one role; she played multiple characters, including a servo-skull and a chatty Cadian soldier. The latter was so relatable that she had a “A-ha! That’s me!” moment when she stumbled upon her own audio log. Can you imagine hearing your own voice in a game and just going, “Oh snap, I’m in a Warhammer game again!”

Fun fact: Devora is not new to the Warhammer universe. She’s been gallivanting around in various titles, playing characters like Tzarina Katarin Bokha in Total War: Warhammer 3 and even gracing the screen as one of the Sisters of Battle in the epic Adepta Sororitas animation, Penitence, on Warhammer TV. She’s basically the queen of Warhammer soundtracks!

Devora quipped, “It just so happens that I’ve done a lot of Warhammer stuff, and I honestly never realized how expansive that universe is. Surprise!” So next time you hear her voice in a game, just know that she’s probably just as shocked as you are to find out where she’s popping up next!