Yeah--I always imagined Amarant with a Spanish or Middle-Eastern accent--the catch is that there are some similar mouth arrangements for those as well as Italian accents (with most of the action being in the front of the mouth, the lips, and the tip of the tongue), so I guess it does sound a bit Italian, huh?
Kuja's head is a lot of fun to get into. He's so fab and melodramatic, I love it.