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| | [[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|thumb|Julien Bardakoff, the voice actor Luigi]] |
| |image=[[File:JulienBardakoff.jpg|200px]]<br>Julien Bardakoff in an interview
| | '''Julien Bardakoff''' is a French voice actor of Luigi in the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'', ''[[Mario Party]]'', ''[[Mario Party 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' and former French translator of Nintendo. |
| |role=Translator, voice director, temporary hotliner for Nintendo France,<ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/> temporary voice actor for [[Luigi]]
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| '''Julien Bardakoff''' is a former French Nintendo of Europe France employee involved with translation and localization. He was also the voice of [[Luigi]] in the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' and again for ''[[Mario Party]]''.<ref name=IDJBSGOTqt>Interview of Julien Bardakoff on '''Game One''': [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-65fxN0wXck Direct du 14/11/2018 (2/4) - Pokemon avec Julien Bardakoff] </ref><ref name=JLBIVFA>Interview of Julien Bardakoff :[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a65mmTtCis&t=1s'''''Parlons VF - Interview de Julien Bardakoff (Pokémon / Super Mario 64 / Banjo-Kazooie / Watch Dogs)'''''] - ''Parlons Vf - Archives''</ref><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI>Interview of Julien Bardakoff : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaOxu7lDsh4 A Chat with Julien Bardakoff - The Voice of Luigi] - ''KotBox''</ref><ref name=JLBIMDB>Julien Bardakoff's [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb]{{better source}}</ref><ref name=JLouijtm>[https://www.mobygames.com/person/79970/julien-bardakoff/credits/ Julien Bardakoff - Video Game Credits - MobyGames]</ref> He was replaced by [[Charles Martinet]] in the English version of ''Mario Kart 64'' and all versions of most subsequent games. However, his voice clips were reused for ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. His performance influenced Luigi's voice in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', where the voice is a higher pitched variant of Mario's voice from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''. | |
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| Bardakoff is currently affiliated with [[Ubisoft]],<ref>Interview of Julien Bardakoff at Nintendo E3: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqV-cz-01EA&t=313s CULTURE Z #26 NINTENDO E3] - BADNEWS</ref> and was responsible for translation and voice direction in the French localization of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]''.<ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=Salutinstajsdsdhsu>Julien Bardkoff's [https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj7mFOcr-Gj/ post on Instagram]</ref><ref name=creditmrsofjb>[https://ubistatic2-a.ubisoft.com/gamesites/rabbids/MRSH_Game_Credits_Full.pdf Credits of ''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope'']</ref>
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| ==Works==
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| *''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' – Special Thanks<ref name=JLouijtm/>
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| *''[[Super Mario 64]]'' – Screen Text Writer (French)<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
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| *''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'' – NOE Thank You's<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
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| *''[[Yoshi's Story]]'' – French Text
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| *''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' – NFR Staff
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| *''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' – French Translator
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| *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' – French Text
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| *[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|''Donkey Kong Country'' (Game Boy Color)]] – NOE France<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=JLouijtm/>
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| *''[[Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope]]'' – Translator / Voice Director (French)<ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=Salutinstajsdsdhsu/><ref name=creditmrsofjb/>
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| ==Portrayals==
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| *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' (Japanese version) – [[Luigi]]<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=JLBIMDB/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref>[https://m1.nintendo.net/docvc/NUS/JPN/NKTJ/NKTJ_J.pdf Japanese Mario Kart 64 instruction booklet], page 36</ref>
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| *''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi (in-game only)
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| *''[[Mario Party]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIVFA/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=JLouijtm/><ref name=JLBIMDB/>
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| *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/>
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| *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' (uncredited) – Luigi<ref name=JLBIMDB/>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Originally, Bardakoff wanted to be [[Toad]]'s voice in ''Mario Kart 64'', but after testing his voice in the studio, [[Koji Kondo]] told him that he has more of Luigi's voice than Toad's.<ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/><ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/>
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| **Additionally, Bardakoff was not initially chosen to do a voice; he had to convince the sound programmer of ''Mario Kart 64'' ([[Taro Bando]] or [[Yoji Inagaki]]) with a rare French ''{{wp|Magic: The Gathering}}'' card in order to be let into the studio with Kondo.<ref name=IDJBSGOTqt/><ref name=ACWJBTVOLUIGI/>
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| ==External links==
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| *[https://fr.linkedin.com/in/julien-bardakoff-a1680365 LinkedIn profile]
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| *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1867503/ IMDb profile]
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| *[https://www.instagram.com/bardafokk/ Instagram profile]
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| *[https://twitter.com/julienbardakoff X profile]
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| ==References==
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| {{People}}
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| [[Category:People]]
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| [[Category:Voice actors]]
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| [[Category:Nintendo]]
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