Fans of the Hoyoverse gacha gameHonkai Star Railhave called for the replacement of Moze’s voice actor Chris Niosi after their history of abuse allegations was thrust back into the spotlight.
This was coupled with issues with boundaries and anger management, which led her to be “fearful of his meltdowns every day.”
Once these allegations came to light, Niosi came forward with an apology of his own, addressing the situation and apologizing to the others he may have hurt in the process.
“I am 30 years old and for about half of my lifetime, I have horribly mistreated and abused friends, colleagues, and even my significant others,” the VA explained.
“I’m not looking for forgiveness. I only hope I am finally taking the first true step to being a better person and I will do my best to never let anyone else down, or hurt anyone else I care about ever again.”
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“I don’t give a f*** how much therapy Chris Niosi went to in order to get better – it’s not fair to his victims to hear their abuser’s voice in stuff. This bi*** should stay out of the VA career period,”one player said.
“Chris Niosi admitted to emotionally and sexually abusing his colleagues, family, and partners in 20 fing 19. Goddamn Nintendo replaced his role in a game weeks before it was set to release. Casting him in something now isfing embarrassing,”another player added.
Many Honkai playersclaimedthat despite the apology issued by the voice actor, Niosi did not directly address many of the allegations and “has done nothing” to earn his other victims’ forgiveness since.
Hoyoverse is yet to respond to the backlash from the casting announcement.
Liam Ho was a Games Weiter on Dexerto’s Australia team and his expert coverage areas include Destiny, Final Fantasy, League of legends, MMOs, and MOBAs. He is a media graduate with bylines at both GG Recon and GameRant.
