LEGO Horizon Adventuresis the upcomingLEGOspin-off of Sony’s critically acclaimedHorizonfranchise, and series’ developer Guerrilla Games just confirmed their plans regarding the role of the character Sylens.
This is an extremely important figure in this series, who made his debut inHorizon: Zero Dawnand reappeared in the sequel,Horizon: Forbidden West. Legendary Hollywood actor Lance Reddick voiced Sylens in both of these appearances, not to mention that he was also his character model,but he sadly passed away on June 13, 2025.
Reddick’s tragic demise left many fans wondering how Guerrilla Games was going to handle the character of Sylens in future installments.In an IGN preview, senior world artist Lucas Bolt responded to this question by saying “Lance Reddick tragically passed away in 2023, and he is deeply missed within Guerrilla and our community (…) The character of Sylens does appear inLEGO Horizon Adventures, and we will introduce the new actor at a later date”.
The confirmation that another actor will voice Sylens inLEGO Horizon Adventureshas certainly relieved most fans of the series. While this may seem like an obvious choice at first, the alternatives were much more dire: Guerilla Games could have completely omitted Sylens from this new spin-off, it could have reused old voice lines fromZero DawnandForbidden West,or it could have even replicated his voice with the use of generative Artificial Intelligence, which would have been extremely controversial and in poor taste for most people.
LEGO Horizon Adventures won’t be the same without Lance Reddick
Despite relief at the announcement, there’s no denying that gamers will miss Reddick’s excellent performance as Sylens in futureHorizontitles. He brought this fascinating and complex character to life, not only with his smooth voice but also with his impeccable physical acting. Even thoughLEGO Horizon Adventuresis clearly going to be a more comedic adventure,Reddick has proven that he could seamlessly do comedy, so he would have most likely done an excellent job in this spin-off as well.
ButHorizon’sSylens is not the only video game character that Reddick portrayed, since he also voiced Commander Zavala in theDestinyseries. His performances as these two beloved characters were so phenomenal thatboth theHorizonandDestiny franchisesfeatured touching homages to this legendary actor after news of his demise went public.
Even though Guerrilla Games still hasn’t confirmed who will replace Reddick inLEGO Horizon Adventures(and in futureHorizongames),many fans have been suggesting David Harewood, who portrayed Mr. Door inAlan Wake 2.
