Filter by All . Yeah the Belter accent is annoying, some kind of South African / Glaswegian / Jamaican mix. Let me have this. clearly working to keep his accent as Belter free as possible, and only sort of succeeding. . indeed, I designed the working (at least theoretically) legs and retractable PDCs (sorry for "spamming" but simply had to show you. Something about her Belter accent seems.forced? Edited out by TWTD admin despite me having it for months without anyone crying about it : Poll: With Evans taking 65% in Huddersfield, is the Banter Era over? The Expanse is a space opera set several hundred years in our future, after humanity has colonized the solar system. Beat me. They also continue to speak English, using an accent that sounds vaguely Afrikaans. The Crew of the Rocinante. Spoilers - The Expanse Season 6 | Page 8 | The Trek BBS In a pejorative meaning, they are also called Skinnies, because of their altered physiology due to growing up and living in a low gravity environment. If so I'll check it out while waiting on S6. Honestly, the trope of "They were all ready to kill each other and then they became a family" thing they put into the show? Wasn't sure if she was gonna be in this season considering she's a show-only/non-book . Fantastic Slurs: While officially called "Belters", people from the inner planets also use the less polite terms "Skinnies" and "Long Bone" for them, referring to how they grow tall and thin from living in microgravity. The Expanse Season Six: Series Finale - the DataLounge Then he ran his . I love the Belter language/accent, Ke! I think it will go down in history as one of the seminal pieces in the history of Epix-based online literature, and be taught in Intro to Epix 101 classes at the tertiary level for months to come. Belter patois has turned into a mashup of piratespeak and Viking babble and it makes my skin crawl. You'll see tall, thin folks over-represented in the Belter population. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Expanse Season 5, Episode 3, "Mother," available now . Anything and everything they need is available in the belt and gas giant moons. In the 24th century, a group of humans untangle a vast plot which threatens the Solar System's fragile state of detente. And in my opinion? For reference, I love most of the Belter voice acting, especially Jared Harris and whoever played the street preacher/agitator from the first season. The Expanse Season 5 |OT| Last Man Standing | Page 35 - ResetEra The cult sci-fi hit 'The Expanse' returns — and so does its inventive ... Answer: The belters speak a creole language with parts of other languages in it.