When Fallout hit the screens with a burst of pop-culture fervor, it was only a matter of time before fans got hooked on a single stand-out character: The Ghoul. The irradiated bounty hunter, played by the ever-entertaining Walton Goggins, became one of the most discussed characters of the show. The same ghoulified gunslinger is now coming to the game Fallout 76 with the help of the "Burning Springs" expansion. However, the ride has not been as easy as simply appearing and reading a few lines.During an interview with /Film, Goggins stated that taking The Ghoul to the video game required a total redesign of his performance. He had to use his voice alone to sell the character, without the assistance of makeup, body language, or even on-screen swagger. What had worked in front of the camera did not always work in the recording booth.Goggins, on the contrary, used tone, rhythm, and attitude to embrace the grit and charm of The Ghoul. The outcome is voice acting that nevertheless remains firmly recognizable as the live-action character and naturally fits into the framework of video game narrative.Why bringing The Ghoul from Fallout series to Fallout 76 game wasn’t that simple View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWalton Goggins has not been unfamiliar with such roles, but lending his voice to The Ghoul in Fallout 76 was a new challenge. No set, no costume, no camera, only a microphone. The visuals were gone, and he was forced to be wholly dependent on his voice to bring out the grit, the humor, and the haunted air of the radioactive bounty hunter.In conversation with /Film, Walton Goggins stated:“Voicing anything for me was a learning curve. It was a steep learning curve [...] but what I realized is that I don't modulate my voice or change the way that I play pretend, just because I'm not on screen. I don't really know how to do that. I had to kind of learn how to do that, and I'm still not that good at it. I have a way of working whenever there is no camera on me, like in a sound booth, that also requires just moving as if the situation's really happening and doing all of those things."Goggins acknowledged that what seemed natural on the set of Fallout did not immediately click in the recording studio. In the absence of prosthetics and physical indicators, he laid stress on vocal tone and slight inflections that could demonstrate The Ghoul’s long, violent past and his acute sense of survival. The voice had to sound battered, like someone who has lived through the wasteland for centuries and yet still carries a sly spark.The fact that Goggins took the process seriously is remarkable. He was not just reading lines but literally performing them, as if he imagined the wasteland all around him. That work paid off and made The Ghoul feel like a presence actually residing in the game and not just a recognizable face from the screen.Reimagining Ghoul for fans and gamers View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWhen a character transitions from a television series to a game, it can become rather awkward. However, when it came to taking on the role of The Ghoul in Fallout 76, actor Walton Goggins approached it with a great deal of thought and consideration, rather than simply treating it as a side gig.The intensity he demonstrated in the Fallout series for Prime Video translated very well into the recording booth for The Ghoul in Fallout 76. Every pause, every breath, every growl took on a dedicated focus to make it sound lived-in. He wasn’t simply reading lines but acting them out, as if the post-apocalyptic setting existed right beyond his door.The end result is a voice that brings both the show and the game together in a seamless way. New gamers immediately know who The Ghoul is, while seasoned followers will feel a strong sense of continuity with this performance. What could have been a simple tie-in instead becomes a strong, memorable performance that makes The Ghoul feel like one character across one shared world.For more such insights on Fallout, keep following Soap Central.