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Toby Longworth on making distinct Space Marine voices for Dawn of War 4

Toby Longworth, a Black Library audio veteran, explained how he creates distinct voices for multiple Space Marines while voicing characters in Dawn of War 4. He starts from a 'tough, flinty' base and then varies pitch and perceived size—making Nathaniel Garro slightly higher and pushing larger characters toward an 'aggressively huge' dreadnought tone. Distinct vocal choices matter because many Space Marines can sound similar, and clearer voices help players and listeners follow characters across audiobooks and games.

• Longworth voices multiple Space Marine roles in Dawn of War 4 and has also played Nathaniel Garro, Garviel Loken, Ezekyle Abbadon, and several Primarchs.
• The principal challenge is that Space Marines often share a uniform, gruff tone due to cloning; Longworth addresses this by altering pitch and vocal 'size' to create variety.
• Specific technique examples: Garro was given a slightly higher voice, while larger characters are performed as increasingly 'enormous' up to dreadnought-level delivery.
• PC Gamer will publish short clips of Longworth delivering Space Marine lines from Dawn of War 4 in the coming days, and a clip of his dreadnought line is featured in the interview coverage.