Joe Yates
A voice actor has left fans stunned after charging hundreds of dollars for simple tasks at a convention.
Christopher Judge is best known for being the second actor to portray Kratos in the video game series - voicing the character in 2018's God of War and its 2022 sequel, God of War Ragnarök.
Last year, he won the British Academy Video Games Award for Best Performer in a Leading Role for his perfomance as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök.
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If you don't know him from the action-adventure game franchise, you might recognize Judge from playing Teal'c in the military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.
However, the 59-year-old has recently come under fire for 'blindsiding' fans with his prices at Collect-A-Con in Dallas, Texas.
One fan took to Reddit to say: "Just wanted hop on here to share Christopher Judge's prices for autographs, selfie, etc. I just came back from collect-a-con and was just a bit blindsided by the prices (it was also the first time I met a celeb at a con).
"So I wanted to share to make sure everyone knows what they're in for as far as prices go! He was super nice and chill (a bit late but that was fine) and I think it was worth the money!
"I had him sign the cover for my gowr [God of War Ragnarök] game, on the inside. If it's not clear let me know! Also, I'm not sure if these are his set prices for every con or fan meeting, but these were his prices this time around."
According to the image attached to the post, fans would have to fork out $70 for an autograph, but $40 for a selfie - and in an immense combo deal, those with deep enough pockets could pay $100 for the two.
Those wanting their Funko Pop! to be signed would have to splash out $90, presumably because they are a little awkward to write on.
A Funko Pop! combo came to $120 - although we don't know what that includes, possibly a selfie of Judge with the figurine.
If you want your idol to say one of the game's iconic quotes you would have to pay another $30, while a 30 second voice recording was $250.
Finally, the crème de la crème, for a whopping $500 Judge will call/FaceTime someone of your choosing.
If you wanted to make the most of all the deals available you would have had to fork out $1,000.
And it seems some fans weren't too impressed by the prices.
One person commented: "Hate to say it, but that just isn't worth it imo [in my opinion]."
Another replied in part: "I get trying to stop hoarders who will show up with 15 items to resell. But punishing fans by charging 75 dollars for some ink on a piece of paper or toy is insane."
Someone else added: "$40 for a selfie and it’s not even professionally taken? Just a phone selfie? That’s absolute insanity. Do they not get paid to go to these cons or what? (I genuinely don’t know how they work)."
And one user thought: "I don’t mind that he’s charging, everyone has got to make a living but I think it’s very funny that an autograph on a Funko Pop is $20 more than a standard autograph."
However, others defended Judge as one fan penned: "He knows his worth. Dude is a f**king legend, now. He more than earned it."
While another added: "What are you all mad at him for? I charge for my time. This is work for him. He should charge for his time too."
UNILAD has contacted Christopher Judge for comment.