Actor Erica Lindbeck, who voices the character "Misty Olszewski" in "Cyberpunk 2077", admitted that she actually hated the character at first. The reason is not that she doesn't like the work, but that the early version of Misty was written very hollowly, like a passerby who was shoehorned into the script.
In the early days, Misty only had a few lines, and they took an awkward route.
Lindbeck said she was disappointed with the previous rewrite of Misty, who described the character as "bland". She complained about the example. In the early days, Misty would say some lines that ended in one sentence, such as "Baby, your chakra is all messed up." She felt that the character was flat and awkward, and completely unlike the person that players would become familiar with later.
I originally thought that Misty was just a small role thrown to her.
She revealed that the character who was originally offered "Cyberpunk 2077" was actually "Meredith Stout"; Misty was like a random supporting character that the development team added temporarily. Therefore, she did not expect Misty to have any roles at all in the beginning. She even recorded several times because the direction of the character was unclear, and the team was also trying to figure out what to write her as.
By writing Misty into a softer, more humane existence, she truly comes alive!
Lindbeck said that the development team finally figured out how to make Misty into a soft, New Jersey version of Harley Quinn. Also because the direction was right, the script began to be written more and more, and Misty's role expanded all the way, and even became more important than Meredith. She also said that the modified Misty has become one of her favorite characters she has ever played.
For players, Misty is special because she provides a more humane and comforting contrast in the cold, fast, and full of exchanges of goods and power in the Night City. She is not the kind of character who relies on big scenes to make her mark, but it is precisely because she can give you a little breather in small conversations that she has become one of the best shop assistants in the players' mouth. This revelation also allows people to see that the seemingly natural charm of the characters may actually be achieved through several rounds of overturning and rewriting.
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