'Big Hero 6' Voice Cast and Characters Revealed

The more I hear about this film, the more and more excited I get for its release. Now, we not only know what the characters will look like, but we also have a full voice cast! Also, the directors of the film, Don Hall and Chris Williams, gave descriptions of the characters in the article from USA Today.

First up, is Hiro Hamada. We saw him in the teaser trailer for the film so we already know what he looks like. He is going to be voiced by Ryan Potter. Here is the description the directors gave:

Like the 18-year-old playing him, Hiro is a half-Japanese, half-Caucasian kid with energy to spare. Luckily for his hometown, though, Hiro is also a super-genius who turns his nurse robot, Baymax, into a formidable, action-movie presence when a threat arises. And while he doesn't have any actual superpowers per se, Hiro dons a flight suit with a red circle on the glove that magnetically connects to the back of Baymax, and they can act as a tag team in battle, Hall says. "They're symbiotic in that way."

Hiro seems like a great character. I have a feeling that he will be very relatable. Also, I love his flight suit and the idea that it magnetically connects to Baymax.

 

Speaking of Baymax, he's the next character! We also saw him in the teaser trailer, and it looks like he finally fit in that armor! Baymax will be voiced by Scott Adsit. Here is his description:

Because the character was so special to the filmmakers, they cast a wide net to find the right performer. Adsit, a comedian and former star of 30 Rock, brings both comedy and humanity to Baymax, who evolves from a passive robot into a figure ready for a fight. Adsit has such sharp timing, Williams says, that "there are moments when there's real emotion that seems to poke through without breaking the rules of Baymax being a robot."

Baymax is adorable! I just want to give him a hug, which I can't say about any other robot I've seen. He is very squishy looking, which I also can't say about any other robots since they're usually made of solid metal. But when he's in his armor and ready to fight, he turns from cute to awesome!

Now we're getting to the characters we haven't seen before with Fred, voiced by T.J. Miller. Here is his description:

Miller, a scholar of storytelling and comedy, melds humor and nerdiness for Fred, a big sci-fi and comic-book geek, Hall says. Fred's really into monster movies, and he inhabits a huge, tentacled "Fredzilla" creature suit — piloted from one of its three eyes — that's designed to be an homage to Godzilla and other Japanese kaiju movies of old. It can do some amazing things, too, Hall says. "He can jump really high, and he breathes wicked fire out of that mouth."

The article also calls him "Fanboy Fred," which is actually really funny, especially in this day and age where many people are considered to be "fanboys" of certain things such as gaming consoles. Fred seems like he is going to be an excellent character and I love his creature suit, Fredzilla! It looks so awesome!

Next up is Go Go Tomago, who will be voiced by Jamie Chung. Here is her character description:

Hall wanted a woman of few words for the group, and Go Go is a laconic Clint Eastwood type and industrial-engineering student who's pretty tough from the get-go. "The rest of the team are pretty hapless initially," he says. "She's the only one who can take care of herself." She has also developed a bike with magnetic-levitation technology, which Hiro incorporates into her supersuit. "She can roll around on these mag-lev discs, and they can detach on a whim and become blades she can throw."

She also seems like a very interesting character and her supersuit looks pretty cool and, based on the description, incredibly inventive as well!

Next is Honey Lemon, who will be voiced by Genesis Rodriguez. Here is her description:

A chemistry student, Honey is the glue that holds the group together because of her empathetic, sweet personality and positive attitude. While that — and her girlie duds — doesn't exactly scream superhero material, she goes through one of the sharpest evolutions of the bunch, Williams says. Plus, Rodriguez herself is smart and was into science and robotics in school, Hall adds. "She brings some of that goofy, slightly geeky but joyful thing to the character."

A lot of people have been complaining about Honey Lemon, thinking of her as just another female Disney character who is just there to bring little girls into the movie theatre and for merchandising purposes. I personally do not have a problem with her, but I hope she will have as big of a role in supporting the story as the other characters.

The final character is Wasabi, who will be voiced by Damon Wayans Jr. Here is his character description:

This poor guy doesn't know what to do when first faced with battling evil, though he does have really cool plasma-induced lasers that come out of his arms. "When those things turn on, they can cut through anything," Hall says. The conservative dude is the most cautious about his do-gooder role. "He's this huge guy, but his whole thing is precision and rules, and by the end of the movie, he moves away from that and embraces the chaos of what being a superhero is all about."

He seems like a pretty amazing character. Not only did they mention his epic laser powers, but he also seems like he is going to have quite an interesting character arc and a lot of character development throughout the film.

These are the teenagers who are going to protect San Fransokyo from danger! Would you trust them? I certainly would! And I can't wait to see them in action when Big Hero 6 comes to theaters on November 7!