Vanille Velasquez on how much Neon and Zeri mean to Filipino gamers

Yahoo TV SEA

20 January 2022 at 4:14 am

Riot Games has been making waves in the Filipino gaming community recently with the release of Neon, VALORANT’s first Filipino agent and the reveal for Zeri, the newest Marksman for League of Legends.

While both characters certainly look the part of Filipina heroines, what really brought them to life was the voice of Filipina voice actress Vanille Velasquez.

Yahoo Gaming SEA sat down with Vanille last week to talk about a variety of topics, including what having Neon and Zeri in the game meant to Filipino gamers and the background behind an iconic voice line the two characters share.

For the full interview, watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LycA8el8fJ8

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