Apex Legends Season 3 is \u201cjust the beginning\u201d says voice of Crypto We spoke with Johnny Young (the voice behind Crypto), to discuss all things Apex Legends and to get a deeper look behind his cryptic character\u2019s hazy background. Apex Legends Season 3 is in full-flow and Respawn Entertainment have been going all out with their content. Perhaps the most notable addition of the season has been the brand-new Legend, Crypto. Johnny Young has appeared in multiple acting roles throughout his career and is known for his work in the Box Office hit, \u2018Ghost in the Shell\u2019 (2017), alongside \u2018Ayla: The Daughter of War\u2019 (2017). Johnny is a seasoned actor whose acting career dates back to the early 2000\u2019s. Having stumbled upon roles in the video games industry due to his comprehensive list of talents, Young\u2019s plethora of talents landed him as Repsawn\u2019s latest addition to their roster of Legends. Given Crypto\u2019s popularity among fans far and wide, we spoke with Johnny to develop a more in-depth insight into the battle royale\u2019s most mysterious character. A big hit with the community Dexerto: In case there\u2019s anything that we\u2019ve missed, could you start by introducing yourself to our audience? Johnny: \u201cI\u2019m a Korean\u2013American (Los Angeles born) actor. I grew up in Koreatown, Los Angeles, and got into acting right after high school. I went through the Lee Strasberg program for a few years and hung around out the Actors Studio in Los Angeles (back in the day) with my friends from the Strasberg Institute. \u201cI then moved to Korea for about a year to get into the industry there but eventually moved back and pursued acting back in The States. I ended up mostly doing theater and film and would game on my own free time \u2014 I never associated acting to voice over work, let alone video games! \u201cI then saw my friend voiced D. Va in Overwatch and reached out to her for help to get going. After booking Daehyun in the Overwatch Short shooting, everything sort of started from there and here I am.\u201d Dexerto: Before your direct involvement in Apex Legends, what were your initial thoughts of Respawn\u2019s popular battle royale? Johnny: \u201cOh I was a huge fan of Apex. I used to play Titanfall, so Apex felt just right when I first started to play. It was faster paced than most battle royale games and played like Titanfall \u2014 and it was free! How could you beat that? \u201cThe only problem I had was that people would murder me in the matches, LOL. After becoming a part of Apex, life has become exciting\u2026 The community has been reaching out and expressing their love for Apex and Crypto. I\u2019ve never had this experience with being able to connect to a community (with such a loving fan base). The artwork and messages have been amazing, and now I\u2019m doing interviews with people like you. Hopefully more good stuff to come.\u201d Crypto\u2019s inspiration Dexerto: How did the Apex Legends gig come along? Johnny: \u201cIt came along like any other audition does (through my agent) \u2014 the only difference was that I immediately recognized the dialogue. So I was super hyped about it. Respawn were pretty specific about how they wanted the character, so before my call back, I researched a few films to get his essence. \u201cI remember walking into the studio and it felt like a Dr. Evil lair\u2026 Eight people were staring at me, with Manny (one of the writers behind Apex Legends) in a video monitor explaining the universe. It was like a final Boss Level, it was awesome.\u201d Dexerto: It seems like you\u2019ve really taken everything in your stride. Where did the inspiration for Crypto\u2019s voice come from? Johnny: \u201cRespawn were pretty specific about how they wanted this character to sound. They gave me a break down of some inspiration that they had. \u201cI took that and added to it by doing some research on films of the types of characters I thought would add to Crypto. Things like: why he sounds like he does; his possible past and why he might act like the way he does. Respawn sort of gave me a picture and I colored it in.\u201d Dexerto: Apex Legends boasts a diverse roster of characters. How did you find the creation process of the Korean character? Johnny: \u201cI watched a few Korean films that I thought would add to Crypto\u2019s character. I imagined Crypto in specific scenes in films that I watched and thought: \u2018This would match Crypto\u2019. I also worked with a very well-known Korean actor for about a year, ten years ago and remembered his essence \u2014 so there is some inspiration there as well.\u201d Dexerto: What is it about him that that fans at home identify with? Johnny: \u201cI think different people will identify with different things, but I\u2019ve seen things online from being Asian, to his hair cut, to his Korean accent. On a deeper level, I believe Crypto wants redemption and he believes he\u2019s doing the right thing to get what he needs. \u201cHe isn\u2019t concerned with what others think of him and is on his own mission. He also keeps to himself and is guarded because of his past, and I think on a human level there is a lot to relate to there.\u201d Crypto is here to stay Dexerto: People are loving Crypto so far, but what does the Surveillance Expert mean to you? Johnny: \u201cCrypto is prepared for any and every situation \u2014 a lot of his lines sort of give that away. I think that he only trusts himself to get things done. He\u2019s also ten steps ahead of everyone and is extremely calculated. \u201cIf you watch his origin story, his home is setup in a way where he has his eyes on everything. He\u2019s pretty paranoid about a lot things and keeps information close to himself, so he does not have a lot of trust with most people.\u201d Dexerto: Well, given that Crypto has played such a big role in shaping the biggest season in Apex Legends to-date, can we expect to see more from him moving forward? Johnny: \u201cI honestly have no idea and nothing has been revealed to me yet, but I\u2019m assuming that (because of his reception) I\u2019d imagine we\u2019ll be seeing a bit more of him. I\u2019d love to explore his hazy past, but I personally don\u2019t know much either. Isn\u2019t that the most exciting part? I\u2019m just as excited as the fans are to explore his cryptic past!\u201d A future in the Apex Legends universe? Dexerto: Great! Fans will be excited to hear that Crypto is here to stay! Without revealing any spoilers, can you hint at anything in the pipeline for Apex Legends? Johnny: \u201cI\u2019d love to share, but Respawn keeps everything pretty silent with a lot of things \u2014 I honestly don\u2019t know much. All I know is that Respawn has stated that they found their groove with Season 3, so it seems like this is just the beginning.\u201d Dexerto: It looks like Respawn has a lot planned for you and your recon specialist! What\u2019s in store for you (on a personal level) moving forward? Johnny: \u201cAs an actor, things are always up in the air, so I just keep hoping that fans and Respawn love Crypto (so there will be more Crypto, LOL). Other than that, I\u2019m working on two other projects currently (that I can\u2019t speak about) \u2014 but be on the look-out for them! They should be pretty exciting and fun.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex Legends Season 3 is \u201cjust the beginning\u201d says voice of Crypto We spoke with Johnny Young (the voice behind Crypto), to discuss all things Apex Legends and to get a deeper look behind his cryptic character\u2019s hazy background. Apex Legends Season 3 is in full-flow and Respawn Entertainment have been going all out with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}