Billy Zane or Richard Epcar?

I'm gonna have to go with Richard. He has more of that dark tone you'd expect from a character like Ansem. Of the two, I like him better.

 

I liked billy. He sounded pure evil. Richard is still good though but I prefer billy. What ever happened to him and voicing ansem. Never got a clear answer.

 

Has anyone ever tried to contact him and ask? Any interviews? Twitter? I'd really like to know.

 

Everyone who said Richard Epcar has a hit out on them now

Use your last moments wisely

[/undisputed #1 Billy Zane fan on KH-V]

A lot of ideas have flown around, but no solid answer has come out yet. Some say his ego clashed with their budget, others say he was just too busy to come back to the series; still others say he was kicked out the door when Epcar was cast. There's also a rumor that he was blacklisted several years back after featuring in a Turkish film damning the U.S. occupation of Iraq, but I can't dig up anything to confirm that.

Looking for his Twitter atm. This might be it. I dunno, there are a few dupes, and I'm bad at Twitter.

 

Well, regardless of the reason, his voice is still, after 10 years, *THE* voice of Ansem, at least for me.

 

After hearing Epcar in KH3D, I have to side still with Zane. He just gives a more ominous time over all, but Epcar is aggresive enough :3

 

Billy Zane, he just nails the emotions so well. I can actually hear the longing in his voice when he asks for Kingdom Hearts to open. Epcar is okay, but I don't think as good.

 

I liked Billy Zane better, but his new voice isn't bad. It's hard to beat KH1...literally. My sister had the hardest time better Ansem, so I really came to like him as a villain. *Sigh*