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* Ask a BuffyTheVampireSlayer fan to describe Kendra's accent. It might be Jamacian, but that's really a best guess.

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* Ask a BuffyTheVampireSlayer ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' fan to describe Kendra's accent. It might be Jamacian, Jamaican, but that's really a best guess.



* It started on Buffy but the less said about [[{{Angel}} Angel's]] 'Irish' accent, the better.
* {{Alias}} Season 3 featured Agent Vaughan's new wife, Lauren, who was supposed to be British. Melissa George was rather lacking in ability in that department...

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* It started on Buffy ''Buffy'' but the less said about [[{{Angel}} Angel's]] 'Irish' accent, the better.
* {{Alias}} ''{{Alias}}'' Season 3 featured Agent Vaughan's new wife, Lauren, who was supposed to be British. Melissa George was rather lacking in ability in that department...
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* Hannibal Lecter's accent in Silence of the Lambs. He has bits of everything in it.

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* Hannibal Lecter's accent in Silence ''Silence of the Lambs.Lambs''. He has bits of everything in it.
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** Possibly adding to the confusion, JMichaelStraczynski originally didn't want Londo to have an accent at all, but Peter Jurasik (who played Londo) kept on using it anyway. Plus, Centauri Prime is an entire planet, [[JustifiedTrope so it would make sense]] that there would be more than one accent.
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** According to TroyBaker, [[WordOfGod Jetfire's VA]], to build Jetfire's accent they started with a "standard" English accent (presumably Received Pronunciation) and then intentionally tweaked it to sound less "posh," without specifically aiming for any other kind of British accent. That's why it's hard to tell whether his accent is English, Scottish, Australian or something in between -- because it isn't really any of those.

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*The episode of RockosModernLife where Mr. Bighead dreamt he was a pirate when he sleepwalks.
-->''Mr. Bighead'': (to Heffer) Egad!, what sort of accent is that?
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* {{Alias}} Season 3 featured Agent Vaughan's new wife, Lauren, who was supposed to be British. Melissa George was rather lacking in ability in that department...
** ...the poor accent was later [[LampshadeHanging given a plot based explanation]], but it seems unlikely that it was specified as a poor English accent in the original script.
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* For the Disney adaptation of TheHunchbackOfNotreDame, Paul Kandel gave Clopin an accent somewhat French, somewhat Eastern European, and somewhat uncategorizable.

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* For the Disney adaptation of TheHunchbackOfNotreDame, ''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'', Paul Kandel gave Clopin an accent somewhat French, somewhat Eastern European, and somewhat uncategorizable.

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* Londo in ''{{Babylon 5}}''. Delenn might count too, but that's technically the actress' own Croatian accent.

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* Londo in ''{{Babylon 5}}''. His aide, Vir, did not speak with the same accent, but the actor playing Lord Refa did decide to copy it, [[SureWhyNot leading the series creator to explain]] that this was basically the "old money" Centauri accent.
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Delenn might count too, but that's technically the actress' own Croatian accent.
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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation Australian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]

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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation Australian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? Australian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation ? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelationAustralian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]

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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelationAustralian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation Australian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's ''Australian''? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]

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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's ''Australian''? she's]] ''[[GoMadFromTheRevelationAustralian]]''[[GoMadFromTheRevelation? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's ''Australian''?]] [[MindScrew And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]

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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's ''Australian''?]] [[MindScrew ''Australian''? And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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** Gk-- she's ''Australian''? [[{{Angrish}} And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]

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** [[GoMadFromTheRevelation Gk-- she's ''Australian''? [[{{Angrish}} ''Australian''?]] [[MindScrew And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name name]] [[{{Angrish}} sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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* For ''{{Highlander}}'' Christophe Lambert went to a lot of trouble to develop a mixed non-specific accent appropriate for an immortal who'd lived everywhere over the course of his centuries-long life. Many people just assumed he was trying to do a specific accent and failing badly, even though the intention is underlined by an early dialogue exchange between McLeod (operating under the alias Russel Nash) and a suspicious cop:

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* For ''{{Highlander}}'' Christophe Lambert went to a lot of trouble to develop a mixed non-specific accent appropriate for an immortal who'd lived everywhere over the course of his centuries-long life. Many people just assumed he was trying to do a specific accent and failing badly, even though the intention is underlined by an early dialogue exchange between McLeod [=McLeod=] (operating under the alias Russel Nash) and a suspicious cop:

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* For ''{{Highlander}}'' Christophe Lambert went to a lot of trouble to develop a mixed non-specific accent appropriate for an immortal who'd lived everywhere over the course of his centuries-long life. Many people just assumed he was trying to do a specific accent and failing badly.

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* For ''{{Highlander}}'' Christophe Lambert went to a lot of trouble to develop a mixed non-specific accent appropriate for an immortal who'd lived everywhere over the course of his centuries-long life. Many people just assumed he was trying to do a specific accent and failing badly.badly, even though the intention is underlined by an early dialogue exchange between McLeod (operating under the alias Russel Nash) and a suspicious cop:
--> "You talk funny, Nash. Where you from?"
--> "Lots of different places."
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** Gk-- she's ''Australian''? [[{{Angrish}} And yet she-- how-- why-- utter disgrace to-- giving us a bad name sdfkjaslkdfjlasd,jalfkgjgnjdsghlkasdjfklsjdflajlfkjasldfjlk]] [[YourHeadAsplode *dies*]]
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** Her voice actress apparently speaks several languages, so it could be that she's just produced some sort of linguistic EldritchAbomination.
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They're genuine English accents; he's just averting I Am Very British.


* The RogueSquadron games give us Sarkli, who infact has 2 weird accents. One is used in the Luke missions and the other is used in the Wedge missions. It's so bad, it'll break the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief. Just try playing the game, you'll see what I mean.
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* Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
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* Watson from the silly martial arts film ''RazorSharpe''.
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* Hannibal Lecter's accent in Silence of the Lambs. He has bits of everything in it.
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* Iris in ''MegaManX 4''. The voice actress ''herself'' is Australian, but seems to be failing to put on another accent.
** ...Buh? The voice actress is Australian? [[Tropers.ReikoKazama I]] find that hard to believe. Link, please.

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* Iris in ''MegaManX 4''. The English language voice actress ''herself'' actress, [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1175495/ Michelle Gazepis]], is Australian, but seems to be failing to put on another accent.
** ...Buh? The voice actress is Australian? [[Tropers.ReikoKazama I]] find that hard to believe. Link, please.
accent.
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* ''ThatSeventiesShow'': Wilmer Valderrama has said that he purposely created an accent that couldn't be identified, and his lack of national origin is a running joke on the show.
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** ...Buh? The voice actress is Australian? [[Tropers.ReikoKazama I]] find that hard to believe. Link, please.
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** Though his accent has been explained in the Watchmen commentary that when in public Veidt has an American accent, and it slips in and out of his native German accent when he lets his guard down, so it is intentionally meant to be a mixture in certain circumstances.
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*** WordOfGod says they taught Kendra's actress a Jamaican accent that was supposed to come from a rather remote part of Jamaica. It's up to the individual to believe 'em...

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Other times this will be the character's natural accent. They may be an alien from Planet Z or perhaps just from another country. Often, If we ever meet another character from the same place you can pretty much guarantee that they wont use this accent.

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Other times this will be the character's natural accent. They may be an alien from Planet Z or perhaps just from another country. Often, If we ever meet another character from Odds are good other aliens won't use the same place you can pretty much guarantee that they wont use this accent.
accent, though.



** Why it's supposed to sound Scottish when we're in Not-Quite-Spain is unclear.



* Wakka from ''FinalFantasyX''. is it canadian? Is it Jamaican? Who can tell?
** It's a Besaidian(?) accent.
** Supposedly, it's Hawaiian.
*** This Troper was raised there, and couldn't tell that's what it was supposed to be, so...
* Fran from ''FinalFantasyXII''.

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* Wakka from ''FinalFantasyX''. is it canadian? Is it Jamaican? Who can tell?\n** It's a Besaidian(?) accent.\n** Supposedly, No one has any clue what it's Hawaiian.
*** This Troper was raised there, and couldn't tell that's what it was
supposed to be, sound like other than "vaguely islander". This isn't Earth where're talking about, though, so...
* Fran from ''FinalFantasyXII''. Again, though, not Earth (though Ivalice's state of reality is so screwed up - ''thank'' you, ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' - it's hard to be sure...).
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* In-universe example during ''TotalDramaAction'': during the spy challenge, Chris adopts an accent that characters guess could be anything from Russian to Jamaican.
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* For the Disney adaptation of TheHunchbackOfNotreDame, Paul Kandel gave Clopin an accent somewhat French, somewhat Eastern European, and somewhat uncategorizable.

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