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Master Eraqus was conceived as a ''Final Fantasy''-esque counterpart to Disney's Master Yen Sid, given that his name is an anagram of "Square", a reference to Square Enix, the developers of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and his resemblance to Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of ''Final Fantasy'' mirrors Yen Sid's name being an anagram of his creator's name, Walt Disney. Tetsuya Nomura once forgot the basis of Eraqus's name, and had to be reminded by an employee that it was an anagram of "Square".<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Master Eraqus's name is an anagram of 'Square', right? / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Yes, but I didn't really think very hard on that name. Actually, I gave him that name while writing the original plot, but when I read through it later, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to mean. I asked around, but no one knew. Finally, the producer realized that it was supposed to be an anagram for Square and I thought, 'Oh yeah!' (laugh)." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Full-Nomura-Interview-20-KH-Mysteries-Solved-1366 Translation via Lissar].</ref> | Master Eraqus was conceived as a ''Final Fantasy''-esque counterpart to Disney's Master Yen Sid, given that his name is an anagram of "Square", a reference to Square Enix, the developers of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and his resemblance to Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of ''Final Fantasy'' mirrors Yen Sid's name being an anagram of his creator's name, Walt Disney. Tetsuya Nomura once forgot the basis of Eraqus's name, and had to be reminded by an employee that it was an anagram of "Square".<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''', '''Interviewer''': "Master Eraqus's name is an anagram of 'Square', right? / '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "Yes, but I didn't really think very hard on that name. Actually, I gave him that name while writing the original plot, but when I read through it later, I couldn't remember what it was supposed to mean. I asked around, but no one knew. Finally, the producer realized that it was supposed to be an anagram for Square and I thought, 'Oh yeah!' (laugh)." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/Full-Nomura-Interview-20-KH-Mysteries-Solved-1366 Translation via Lissar].</ref> | ||
In the English version of the series, Eraqus is voiced by Mark Hamill, who was chosen specifically by Nomura because of his role as Luke Skywalker, his love of the ''Star Wars'' series, and his desire to pit ''Star Wars'' and ''Star Trek'' (a series that Nomura is also a fan of) against each other in a "dream match" by casting the late Leonard Nimoy of ''Star Trek'' fame as Master Xehanort, Eraqus's friend turned rival.<ref>'''The Making of ''Birth by Sleep'' - Addendum w/ Tetsuya Nomura''' - "Usually I choose actors whose voices are similar to the Japanese version, but this time around I focused more on candidates who were simply a good fit for the character. For Eraqus and Xehanort, I chose actors who I felt personified these characters best, but also wanted to be a bit playful in my decision-making."</ref><ref>'''Dengeki Magazine, July 7, 2010''' - '''Nomura:''' Mark Hamill will be voicing Master Eraqus, and the voice of Master Xehanort is Leonard Nimoy. It has become the dream battle between ''Star Wars'' and ''Star Trek''.--「スター・ウォーズ」と「スタートレック」の夢の競演になっています</ref> | In the English version of the series, Eraqus is voiced by Mark Hamill, who was chosen specifically by Nomura because of his role as Luke Skywalker, his love of the ''Star Wars'' series, and his desire to pit ''Star Wars'' and ''Star Trek'' (a series that Nomura is also a fan of) against each other in a "dream match" by casting the late Leonard Nimoy of ''Star Trek'' fame as Master Xehanort, Eraqus's friend turned rival.<ref>'''The Making of ''Birth by Sleep'' - Addendum w/ Tetsuya Nomura''' - "Usually I choose actors whose voices are similar to the Japanese version, but this time around I focused more on candidates who were simply a good fit for the character. For Eraqus and Xehanort, I chose actors who I felt personified these characters best, but also wanted to be a bit playful in my decision-making."</ref><ref>'''Dengeki Magazine, July 7, 2010''' - '''Nomura:''' Mark Hamill will be voicing Master Eraqus, and the voice of Master Xehanort is Leonard Nimoy. It has become the dream battle between ''Star Wars'' and ''Star Trek''.--「スター・ウォーズ」と「スタートレック」の夢の競演になっています</ref> In his younger version, he was voiced by the singer Drake Bell, who played Drake Parker in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Drake & Josh''. | ||
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