Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-98.216.174.239-20150202232333/@comment-24457250-20150216192515

Once again, I assert that Shannon McCormick--the voice of Ozpin--would probably be the best candidate to be the new voice of Ren. I wouldn't be surprised to find out that Shannon ends up being the new VA. When I first watched the memorial video for Monty Oum, I heard his voice and immediately thought, "Oh no, did he voice Professor Ozpin?"

Basically, Shannon McCormick and Monty Oum sound so similar that McCormick could easily do a separate voice for Ren, and the change between seasons/volumes wouldn't be all that dramatic. Face it - Ren barely spoke in the first two volumes. Having his voice change slightly wouldn't be that huge of a deal. It may be a little bit deeper (emphasis on little), but that's actually almost expected for high school aged boys. It's a logical explanation that doesn't even have to be mentioned in the show or made part of canon.

I can't think of a single show where the change in voice actors became a canonically recognized event. Take, for example, Yu-Gi-Oh, where Tristan Taylor's voice changed drastically. People definitely noticed, but there was never a canon explanation for why it happened. There doesn't need to be a canon explanation for everything that happens behind the scenes.