Actually, Tracer's voice actress, Cara Theobold, is British(she once played as a maid in Downton Abbey). It's just that her accent, Cockney(which is now not widely spoken in London), is very extravagant for the game.
Actually, Tracer's voice actress, Cara Theobold, is British(she once played as a maid in Downton Abbey). It's just that her accent, Cockney(which is now not widely spoken in London), is very extravagant for the game.
Oh, a Yorkie faking an East End accent then, ah (except for the "luv" part of her catchphrase, which sounds like the VA's Oop North slipping through). Probably exaggerated it a bit too much for the benefit of the voice director (like how some Brit actors who were told to exaggerate their accents or affect a way-over-the-top posh RP accent, to the point of sounding fake).
To sum it up, she sounds like someone trying a bit too hard to sound like a stereotypical Londoner.
Still endearing though. And it fits the somewhat cartoonish theme of OW, similar to TF2's exaggerated accents.
Her accent is too exaggerated as NNescio stated. I've heard cockney a lot of times in London, sure it's not widespread, but it's not as strange as what Tracer's is trying to put on. In fact, apparently I still have leftover traces of cockney in my accent, but only when I'm lazy or too panicked.
Her accent is too exaggerated as NNescio stated. I've heard cockney a lot of times in London, sure it's not widespread, but it's not as strange as what Tracer's is trying to put on. In fact, apparently I still have leftover traces of cockney in my accent, but only when I'm lazy and too panicked.
Oh yes. I mostly hate it because it's so forced. Also, her lines are super forced and corny and, to top it off, the voice the actress uses for her is very grating.