Beast's Heart
Voice actor, co-founder of Sassy Chap Games, and lead designer of Date Everything!
Ray Chase is an American voice actor known for roles in anime, animations, video games, and audiobooks. He voiced Noctis Lucis Caelum in Final Fantasy XV, Ryomen Sukuna and Choso Kamo in Jujutsu Kaisen, Tengen Uzui in Demon Slayer, Neuvillette in Genshin Impact, Alphen in Tales of Arise, Salt Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom, and Cyclops in X-Men '97. He is also the co-founder of Sassy Chap Games and served as the lead designer behind the dating sim Date Everything!.
- Type
- Wondrous Item
- System
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Ruleset
Verified Timeline
Lore & Background
Ray Chase was born in 1987 and grew up in the area of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was in symphonic band in school but transitioned to theater, which he states he fell in love with. He has stated that as a kid he wanted to be a video game actor. He graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Arts in 2009. Chase stated that he also used to play ragtime piano at the USC bookstore while at the university.
In Their Own Story
Chase began his career in voice acting, auditioning for roles on Voice123. He made reels and recorded 200 audio books prior to moving into video games and anime. One of his first lead roles was that of Noctis Lucis Caelum in Final Fantasy XV, released in 2016. He also appeared in the shows One Punch Man and Charlotte around the same time. In 2021, he voiced the Protagonist in the 2021 remaster of Nier, a role that took more than a year to voice. That same year, he worked with director James Wan to voice the villain role in the film Malignant, for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Movie. Chase joined the cast of Disney's X-Men '97 in 2024, taking over the role of Cyclops originally played by Norm Spencer. In 2018, Chase formed the video game company Sassy Chap Games along with voice actor Robbie Daymond. In 2025, they released Date Everything!, a dating sim where Chase served as the lead designer and voiced several characters; the game had over 100 voice actors on the project.
Reader's Guide
Chase's voice work includes Final Fantasy XV as Noctis Lucis Caelum, Nier as the Protagonist, X-Men '97 as Cyclops, Fire Emblem franchise as Roy, Gaius, Fernand, and Alfonse, Kingdom Hearts series as the Master of Masters, Bungo Stray Dogs as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Persona 5 as the Subway Announcer, Genshin Impact as Neuvillette, Tales of Arise as Alphen, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind as Bruno Bucciarati, Jujutsu Kaisen as Ryomen Sukuna and Choso, Street Fighter 6 as Guile, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Tengen Uzui. As of 2025, Chase has voiced 274 roles from 209 titles.
Did You Know?
- Ray Chase recorded 200 audiobooks before moving into video games and anime.
- He voiced Grimoire Weiss in Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139..., a role that took more than a year to voice.
- He co-founded the video game company Sassy Chap Games in 2018 with voice actor Robbie Daymond.
- As of 2025, Chase has voiced 274 roles from 209 titles.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of item is Beast's Heart?
It is classified as a Wondrous Item within the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game ruleset. This classification determines how it interacts with character equipment slots and magic item mechanics.
Does Ray Chase voice anything related to this artifact?
No, Ray Chase has no known connection to Pathfinder Kingmaker or this specific item in official canon. His portfolio focuses on other franchises like Final Fantasy and Genshin Impact.
How does Beast's Heart function in gameplay?
As a magic item, it provides passive bonuses or active abilities depending on its enchantment level. Players must equip it to utilize these magical effects during combat or exploration.
Is there a specific quest involving this artifact?
It typically appears as loot rather than the focus of a major story arc in the base game. Its presence is often tied to random encounters or merchant inventories.
Why do players seek out Beast's Heart?
Adventurers pursue it for the statistical advantages it grants to their character builds. It serves as a valuable resource for optimizing magic item slots.
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