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|image=[[File:ThomasSpindler.jpg|200px]] | |image=[[File:ThomasSpindler.jpg|200px]] | ||
|role=Translator, temporary voice actor for [[Wario]] | |role=Translator, temporary voice actor for [[Wario]] and [[Thwomp]]s | ||
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'''Thomas Spindler''' is a | '''Thomas Spindler''' is a former Nintendo of Europe employee of German nationality involved with translation work. Additionally, he was the voice of [[Wario]] and the [[Thwomp]]s in the Japanese version of ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''<ref name=allimdb>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4687877/ IMDb profile]{{better source}}</ref> (the latter using a slowed down version of the former's "laugh" voice sample; he was also credited as "'''Thomas Spindlor'''" in the [[List of Mario Kart 64 staff|staff credits]]). 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 for Wario were reused for both ''[[Mario Party]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' (albeit pitched down), as well as ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''. | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
*''[[Super Mario 64]]'' – German Translation<ref name=allimdb/> | *''[[Super Mario 64]]'' – German Translation<ref name=allimdb/> | ||
==Portrayals== | ==Portrayals== | ||
*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' | *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' – [[Wario]], [[Thwomp]]s (Japanese version)<ref name=allimdb/> | ||
*''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' | *''[[Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle]]'' – Wario (in-game only) | ||
*''[[Mario Party]]'' | *''[[Mario Party]]'' – Wario<ref name=allimdb/> | ||
*''[[Mario Party 2]]'' | *''[[Mario Party 2]]'' – Wario<ref name=allimdb/> | ||
*''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' | *''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' – Wario<ref name=allimdb/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Due to him being German and his voice clips being pitched down for his appearances in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, players usually heard "D'oh, I missed!" as one of Wario's expressions. It was confirmed to actually be "So ein Mist!" by Spindler himself in a YouTube comment.<ref | *Due to him being German and his voice clips being pitched down for his appearances in the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' series, players usually heard "D'oh, I missed!" as one of Wario's expressions. It was confirmed to actually be "So ein Mist!" by Spindler himself in a YouTube comment.<ref>Thomas Spindler. "''Wario spricht Deutsch: er sagt (oder besser ICH sage), "So ein Mist!" Die Aufnahme ist in einem Studio des ehemaligen (nicht des neuen NINTENDO-Werksgeländes in Kamitobaguchi) NINTENDO Headoffices in Kyoto unter Leitung von Herrn Tesuka entstanden, wo ich damals zusammen mit meinem französischen Freund und Kolegen Julien Bardakoff (der den Kinopio vertont hat) an den Screen Texten für ein anderes NINTENDO-Project gearbeitet habe.''" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcU8Yrqlqk&lc=UghfpAGb82YT6HgCoAEC Wario speaks German ("So ein Mist!")]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved January 24, 2020. ({{file link|YT Novizprimas 2014-05-12 -Thomas Spindler comment.png|Screenshot}}.)</ref> | ||
*According to [[Julien Bardakoff]], Spindler was chosen to voice Wario in ''Mario Kart 64'' just because he was German and had a deep voice, which was fitting for a "bad guy", due to the stereotype of the German language and accent sounding "angry".<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> | *According to [[Julien Bardakoff]], Spindler was chosen to voice Wario in ''Mario Kart 64'' just because he was German and had a deep voice, which was fitting for a "bad guy", due to the stereotype of the German language and accent sounding "angry".<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> | ||
