Melissanthi Mahut
Melissanthi Mahut (born 1988) is a Greek-Canadian actress. She provides the voice for the character Kassandra in multiple Assassin's Creed projects.
Biography
Assassin's Creed
Muhat had several minor voice roles as background Greek citizens of Egypt in the 2017 video game Assassin's Creed: Origins.[1][2]
After Origins, Mahut was asked by Ubisoft to audition for another project. After passing the first audition in London, Mahut flew back to Canada for the final audition and performed with Alexios' voice actor Michael Antonakos. In May 2017, she began recording.[3] Melissanthi's casting was then officially announced as the lead role in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey in June 2018. Ubisoft wished to hire as many native Greek speakers as possible.[4]
After being cast, Mahut researched many female video game protagonists but found the best way to embody Kassandra was to simply be herself. Her role as Kassandra was also her first in motion capture. Voicing the character took anywhere from two to four hours a session. Regarding the romances, Mahut find it natural to be able to romance anyone. She was originally overwhelmed with Kassandra's popularity, but eventually found joy to it and shares fan-art as much as she can. As of January 2019, Mahat has yet to play Odyssey.[3]
Mahut returned in 2021 to reprise her role as Kassandra in Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories , a free downloadable expansion for the 2020 video game Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, and twice in 2023 for the VR game Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR and the mobile game Assassin's Creed: Jade.
Assassin's Creed works
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017) – Helen, Phoebe, additional voices
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (2018) – Kassandra
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (2019) – Kassandra
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories (2021) – Kassandra
- Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR (2023) – Kassandra
- Assassin's Creed: Jade (TBD) – Kassandra
References
- ↑ Johnson, Astrid (19 June 2018). Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Prioritizing Greek Voice Actors to Avoid Whitewashing. GameRevolution. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved on 11 January 2020.
- ↑
Melissanthi Mahut at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 King,Jade (9 January 2019). Melissanthi Mahut on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, motion capture and the growth of diversity in video games. Trusted Reviews. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved on 11 January 2020.
- ↑ Clayton, Natalie (20 June 2018). Ubisoft commits to hiring native Greek voice-actors for Assassin's Creed Odyssey. PC Games Insider. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved on 11 January 2020.
