I remember the moment the trailer hit and my hands tightened on the Joy-Con — the music swelled and a single line of new dialogue cut through the nostalgia. You can feel the game breathing again; voices turn memory into a present tense. I want to walk you through who’s speaking, why it matters, and the small moments you’ll rewind to hear twice.
I tested the Switch 2 build, read the credits like a detective, and followed the vocal breadcrumbs into other games and shows. You’ll recognize names from everything from Critical Role to Genshin Impact, and that recognition changes how scenes land. The remake ships improved controls, upgraded visuals, and restored audio — and those restored lines give old scenes a new sting and warmth.
At the Nintendo Direct where the Switch 2 reveal played, a hush fell as the first spoken line echoed — then the credits rolled into debate. Here’s the full cast list and the connections that make each voice hit harder.
The cast reads like a who’s-who of modern voice work. The new performances are a thread stitching past and present, and they tilt familiar lines into fresh emotional angles.
| Character | Actor | You may know them from: |
|---|---|---|
| Navi | Lisa Reimold | – Dandadan (TV series)– Highway Blossoms (Tess Pastorius) |
| Zelda | Erica Mendez | – Aggretsuko (TV series)– Kill La Kill (TV series, Ryuko Matoi) |
| Ganondorf | Matt Mercer | – Critical Role– Overwatch (Cassidy) |
| Great Deku Tree | Richard Epcar | – Mortal Kombat 11 (Raiden)– Kingdom Hearts 3 (Ansem) |
| Saria | Suzie Yeung | – Fortnite (Hope)– Star Wars: Zero Company (The Rogue) |
| – Kaepora Gaebora– Rauru | Frank Todaro | – Transformers: Titans Return (TV series, Starscream)– JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (TV series, Tanami Kobayashi) |
| Impa | Laura Post | – Marvel Rivals (Emma Frost)– Persona 5 Royal (Kasumi Yoshizawa) |
| Darunia | Josh Petersdorf | – Overwatch (Roadhog) |
| Ruto | Anne Yatco | – Genshin Impact (TV series, Raiden Shogun)– Jujutsu Kaisen (TV series, Nobara Kugisaki) |
| Deku Tree Sprout | Deva Marie Gregory | – Starfield (Klaudia Swist)– Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (TV series, dubbing) |
| Nabooru | Cristina Vee | – Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (TV series, dubbing)– Resident Evil: Death Island (Film, Maria Gomez) |
| – Koume– Kotake– Twinrova | Reba Buhr | – Hoppers (film)– Scarlet Nexus (Arashi Spring) |
| English Voice Support | Daniel BusheyDanny HuntHaley Hanna HuntRachel Seeley | – |
I tracked credit lists on Nintendo’s site and cross-checked performances on platforms like IMDb and Behind The Voice Actors. You can hear Matt Mercer’s signature gravity in Ganondorf, and Erica Mendez gives Zelda a clarity that keeps the cutscenes from feeling like simple fan service.
Who voices Zelda in the Ocarina of Time remake?
Erica Mendez is the spoken voice of Princess Zelda. If you follow anime dubs or platforms such as Crunchyroll and Netflix, you’ve likely heard her work in Kill La Kill or Aggretsuko, and those credits explain the tonal choices Nintendo leaned into for the role.
Does Link speak in the Ocarina of Time remake?
Link remains largely silent as a protagonist: there’s no credited actor for his grunts and exclamations. That design keeps him as the player’s proxy, while supporting characters — recorded on studio setups used by projects like Critical Role or the Genshin Impact dubbing teams — provide the narrative pressure around him.
Who is Ganondorf’s voice actor?
Matt Mercer handles Ganondorf, bringing an authoritative baritone familiar to anyone who follows his work with Critical Role and the broader game voice scene. Hearing him connects the remake to the modern voice-acting ecosystem, where streaming, tabletop, and AAA games overlap.
Two production notes you might care about: the audio was remastered for Switch 2 hardware and credits list full English support actors, so expect more pronounced reactions and layered ambient lines in towns and dungeons. Each performance is a polished key turning an old lock, and those small creaks are what make revisits feel urgent.
So when you press start and Navi calls your name, will you hear comfort, annoyance, or a voice that follows you home?