This is why I don’t agree with the sentiment of being angry or distrusting of JYB taking over for Vic (at least for one character).
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I think you all remember this tweet. He is someone Vic still considers a friend.
Remember Johnny isn’t a Funimation employee. He’s one of the LA ones. Listen, they aren’t fun shoes to be in. But if I was in JYB’s shoes I’d probably do the same.
If my friend unfairly lost his job thanks to a bunch of snakes, then I see already another snake being recast in one of his prominent roles (Qrow), then I’d want to protect my friend’s work the best way I can from being taken over further by other snakes. The best way to do that, audition for the roles yourself and preform that character to the best of your ability and true to the characterization the actor before you had done.
Do we really want a little greaseball like Daman Mills or any of the other ilk to voice Sabo? Hell no. At least for the time being it will be taken care of by someone who is both competent and not a piece of shit.
I cannot claim to know JYB’s mindset—but from my limited interactions with him at conventions I have been at over the years, the way he presents himself online, his level of professionalism...all tells me he’s a decent guy who actually cares about his job.
It sucks for Vic this is happening but I know Vic would rather his roles go to actors who actually care, actually like their fans, and someone he still trusts...then any of the other snakes at Funi.