What the SSB4 announcer looks like

[TheGoldMan]

He is so young. I thought the announcer was some guy in his 50's or something.

Go to 1:38 if you want to hear him speak in his announcer voice.

 

[SwoodGrommet]

I don't know what my life is anymore

 

[Ghirahilda]

The cake is a lie!

 

[Aus0115]

Holy crap, I thought he was older as well.

 

[AustarusIV]

...Jesus.

He looks so much like me in real life! It's kind of eerie.

 

[TheGoldMan]

 

[allison]

This is the greatest thing that ever has or ever will happen to Super Smash Bros. Period.

 

[Shaymikyu]

It's already surreal seeing the announcer's voice come out of a real person, but he looks a lot younger than I was expecting.

 

[Luggy]

"How can he be so young with a voice like that ?!" -Luggy

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Seriously though, it's really surprising to see him in real life. It's weird and funny at the same time !

 

[JarBear]

Just learned about this yesterday. It is super surprising!

 

[Pachyy]

Wow, just wow, I heard from friends that he was doing videos, but I did not think that this was a young guy o_o

 

[Sleek Media]

He looks like he could be part of my group. Wish he was!

 

[Booster]

Holy **** he actually looks younger then I do and I'm 18

 

[Mythra]

I look like 10 years older than him, and Im 21!
Seriously this guy has an awesome voice, being a lot younger than Pat Cashman or the other announcers and having such a powerful voice is something to be recognized for.

11/10 Would listen him saying "MEGA MAAAANNN" all day

 

[pupNapoleon]

It upsets me that he may not have been alive for SSB64.
I need to go back and listen to the announcers all the way through because I honestly just, in my head, thought they kept the same guy.

 

[Darklink401]

It upsets me that he may not have been alive for SSB64.
I need to go back and listen to the announcers all the way through because I honestly just, in my head, thought they kept the same guy.

I think they get replaced every game.

 

[DoodleDuck97]

Young handsome Announcer HYPE XD

 

[many37]

Hmm he is pretty good at voice acting for his apparent age.

 

[pupNapoleon]

Hmm he is pretty good at voice acting for his apparent age.

He's an even better actor.
He's really 38.

 

[Ryu_Ken]

WHHHAAAAAT!?
He sounds SO much like Pat Cashman. He looks to be in his late twe- Wait, he's 38!?

 

[Vinylic.]

He's an even better actor.
He's really 38.

I'd like to know the source to confirm this, please.

 

[Captain Norris]

I'd like to know the source to confirm this, please.

I am 100% sure he is not over 25. Being the Smash Bros announcer is his first big job, This guy on gamefaqs is apparently friends with him: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/632937-super-smash-bros-for-nintendo-3ds/70089662
Just to clear things up.
EDIT: Here is what he has done: http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Xander-Mobus/

 

[pupNapoleon]

I'd like to know the source to confirm this, please.

Was a joke, that he is such a good actor he even looks like a child.

 

[ZeroJanitor]

He's 22 actually

 

[Sarki Soliloquy]

Have any of the previous announcers ever owned their role as its own thing? Xander Mobus does.

Best Smash announcer by far.

 

[Luggy]

Have any of the previous announcers ever owned their role as its own thing? Xander Mobus does.

Best Smash announcer by far.

I hope DK didn't saw this or else...

Dong.

 

[Dan_sika13]

Wow... I'm shocked, he is super young compared to what I had imagined...

Seems like a cool guy.

 

[MM720]

That guy is not how I imagined him at all, but after watching some of his vids I realized that he's probably cooler than all the other previous announcers. That's some real talent there.

Oh, and here's him singing the Pokemon theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_7_w0wRUwU
I want to hear his "This is going to suck!" line from that video in-game now :3

 

[LIQUID12A]

I can safely say I wasn't expecting someone this young to be the badass baritoned announcer.

And Xander Mobus is an impossibly cool name.

 

[Dan]

How old is he?

 

[Morbi]

That is certainly creepy, I would probably assert that I was not expecting that; however, I read the thread before watching the video. So I had a lot of time to brace myself. Haha.

 

[LunarWingCloud]

Literally the best man to exist currently.

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Does he ever do the "calm" voice? You know, the one he uses throughout much of the 50-fact video.

This whole thing just shattered my reality.

 

[Babali Boon]

Does he ever do the "calm" voice? You know, the one he uses throughout much of the 50-fact video.

At first I thought they got George Takei.

 

[Kohak]

These videos are pretty hilarious. I looked up some of the other announcers and found this gem. The Brawl Announcer, Pat Cashman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG72Sv3OPQs&list=PL4D46322C6BF9B6D0

 

[Dirty Duck]

"Nintendo owns the rights to that character, the character of the announcer"

Announcer confirmed DLC.