The wait for the release of Platinum Games' Bayonetta 3 is almost over, but fans supportive of the character's original English voice actor, Helena Taylor, have been called to wait forevermore.

What has Ms. Taylor asked for and why? Is a lowball contract offer really "immoral"? And what role does replacement Jennifer Hale have in all of this?

Let's discuss.

We thought Platinum cards had a higher credit line...in Virtual Legality.

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*** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 1:41 Statements, Rates, and Morality 25:47 Jennifer Hale and Hideki Kamiya 30:07 Conclusion ***

Discussed in this episode:

HELLENA TAYLOR STATEMENTS (THREAD) https://twitter.com/hellenataylor/status/1581289084718227456

ARTICLES

https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/bayonetta-3-voice-actress-4000-dollars-boycott-1235404736/

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/oct/16/bayonetta-actor-hellena-taylora-boycott-video-game-pay-row

https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/15/bayonetta-voice-actress-hellena-taylor-offered-4k-boycott-video-game/

https://www.eurogamer.net/voice-actress-requests-fans-boycott-bayonetta-3-in-insulting-salary-fiasco

https://mynintendonews.com/2022/10/15/original-bayonetta-voice-actress-refused-insulting-pay-offer-for-reprising-her-role/

https://nintendoeverything.com/platinumgames-confirms-jennifer-hale-is-the-new-voice-actress-for-bayonetta-in-bayonetta-3/

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4309487/we-won-video-game-voice-actors-end-months-long-strike-1.4310103

TWEETS

https://twitter.com/YongYea/status/1581657748990664709

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1581692094350913537

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/1581812207913824258

MISC

https://www.sagaftra.org/files/2020InteractiveRateSheetFinal.pdf

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