Aaron Paul has been in his voice acting bag since leaving Breaking Bad, with one of his most recent being over on Prime Video’s Invincible. There, he played Powerplex, an electricity-controlling supervillain with a beef against Mark because his sister and niece died during the Invincible vs. Omni-Man fight during season one. However much you liked Paul in that role, turns out it was a one-and-done part that he won’t be reprising.
In a recent episode of the Kinda Funny podcast, the actor said he turned down an offer to come back for future seasons. His reason? It was “too grueling” on him, and he “didn’t feel comfortable” putting himself back in the animated skin of ol’ Scott Duvall. While a fan of the show and its team, he just simply “didn’t want to do it anymore. What it did to me, I didn’t like.”
Powerplex debuts in the season three episode “All I Can Say is Sorry,” where during his battle with Invincible, he accidentally kills his wife and son. It’s a downer episode that leaves Mark in a bad emotional spot, and Powerplex then appeared in the immediate follow up “What Have I Done?,” where he helped heroes kill a bunch of alt-universe Invincible variants and wanted to continue his vengeance against the prime Mark as he went off to save the day. Powerplex appears throughout the comics going forward, so we’ll be seeing more of him, and even with a new voice, he’ll likely be as dangerous as ever for Mark or anyone else crossing his path.
Invincible will return with season four in March. For those who want to hear Paul in a superheroic role that’s not a bummer, there’s always AdHoc Studio’s Dispatch, which was recently nominated at the Game Awards.
[via AVClub]
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