FFXIV\u2019s Jonathan Bailey is \u201cdetermined\u201d not to step away from fan-favorite character Square EnixActor Jonathan Bailey has revealed how committed he is to playing G\u2019raha Tia in Final Fantasy XIV and explained the reason why the character might sound a little different in recent patches. Actor Jonathan Bailey plays a diverse set of roles on stage and screen. But to one group of his fans, he\u2019s the voice of FFXIV\u2019s most popular cat boy \u2014 G\u2019raha Tia, the Crystal Exarch. Bailey touched on his time with the character in a recent episode of BAFTA\u2019s Roll Play. \u201cI\u2019m aware of how important this character is to so many people,\u201d Bailey said when G\u2019raha Tia\u2019s face appeared on the dice. After praising the writing of Final Fantasy XIV, his next comments made it clear why the actor is such a firm favorite with the fan base. \u201cI was so determined to not step away from this character,\u201d Bailey said, speaking about his commitment to recording dialogue for the upcoming expansion, Dawntrail. The actor also explained why the Crystal Exarch might sound a bit different in the game\u2019s recently released patches. Fans did pick up on the subtle difference in G\u2019raha\u2019s dialogue. Some even worried it might be a sign that Bailey was going to be replaced, considering the actor\u2019s growing commitments to projects like Bridgerton and Wicked. But, on the contrary, and to the relief of fans, the slight difference was the result of Bailey going above and beyond. \u201cWhen I was doing Company, I had to record this in the day for about a week,\u201d he said, going on to explain juggling performances of Company and G\u2019raha Tia\u2019s lines had caused his tongue to inflame. He even went so far as to apologize to fans if he sounds \u201ca little lispy\u201d through some of the gameplay. FFXIV fans were over the moon hearing Bailey\u2019s thoughts on G\u2019raha, and his dedication to both the game and his craft. \u201cThis is all I\u2019ve ever wanted,\u201d one fan replied under a post of the video on X. \u201cHim talking about G\u2019raha.\u201d \u201cWell, this (thankfully) confirms he\u2019s 100% dedicated to the role and isn\u2019t inclined to step away from it amid his growing fame,\u201d said another fan on Reddit. \u201cSo glad he\u2019s as dedicated to the character as we are,\u201d a third fan said expressing a similar sentiment on X. \u201cFFXIV fans are spoiled with the best cast ever.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FFXIV\u2019s Jonathan Bailey is \u201cdetermined\u201d not to step away from fan-favorite character Square EnixActor Jonathan Bailey has revealed how committed he is to playing G\u2019raha Tia in Final Fantasy XIV and explained the reason why the character might sound a little different in recent patches. Actor Jonathan Bailey plays a diverse set of roles on […]<\/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-69727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69727","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=69727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}