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Rockman & Community => Rockman Series => Topic started by: OKeijiDragon on May 24, 2009, 01:26:16 AM
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Read the poll. Alternately, pick your favorite voice actor/actress for Mega Man.
Before the time Legends 1 was released, Mega Man had this IMO, annoying girlish sound to his voice and I just wouldn't accept that. Then L1 came and then Trigger spoke and then I was like "Woah, Mega Man sounds like a Mega MAN now", and that was one of the things that made the game for me. Mega Man Volnutt just sounds awesome with Corey Sevier.
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Damn. Damn.
It's a tie between Mark Gatha, Corey Sevier and Susan Roman.
Gatha probably had the best X voice so far. But Legends hat some reeeeaaaaally great voice acting.
I just love the Bonnnes.
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For me, it's a tie between Mark Gatha and Ian "Sizzling Circuits" Corlett!
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Mr. Corlett, definitely.
Mark Gatha did a fantastic job, no doubt about that, but I heard Mr. Corlett's work first, and his voice has always stuck with me as that of Megaman's.
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imo Mark Gatha was good at X
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Mark Gatha for me too.
Command Mission hooked me in.
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Mark.
Everything about that voice is X.
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FLAME SUH WORD
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Mmm... Its tough when your grouping all the megamans together by VA.
I liked Ruth Shiraishi as Rock in Megaman 8, But Mark Gatha as X in XCM-onwards...
so I picked other, since we can only choose one.
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For me, it's a tie between Mark Gatha and Ian "Sizzling Circuits" Corlett!
^Pretty much this [parasitic bomb] right here.
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Corlett is a good voice actor, but he sounds a bit too old to be classic Megaman. Call me a freak but I liked Megaman's high pitched voice in Megaman 8. He's a child robot after all, so he shouldn't have a teenage or adult sounding voice. I know everyone says "But he sounds like a girl." but really he's intended to sound like a kid, because that's what he is. I've never liked the idea of trying to Make classic Megaman into some steroid pumped robocop wanabe. Giant muscles on the Ruby Spears series for instance made the show so un-Megaman it was un-watchable.
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Corlett is a good voice actor, but he sounds a bit too old to be classic Megaman. Call me a freak but I liked Megaman's high pitched voice in Megaman 8. He's a child robot after all, so he shouldn't have a teenage or adult sounding voice. I know everyone says "But he sounds like a girl." but really he's intended to sound like a kid, because that's what he is. I've never liked the idea of trying to Make classic Megaman into some steroid pumped robocop wanabe. Giant muscles on the Ruby Spears series for instance made the show so un-Megaman it was un-watchable.
this. sort of. The Ruby spears show was what it was, and was enjoyable for what it was. it was a slightly different adaptation. at least Megamans body went with his voice, unlike what they try to do now, giving a robot that looks like a small child, the voice of a pre pubescent kid. (Im looking at YOU powered up...)
Megaman 8 was the voice I think fit classic Megaman best. its not uncommon to have women do little kid voices. Little kid have higher pitched sharp voices, often slightly effeminate.
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Not really gonna choice since Rock isn't the same as X and X isn't the same as Trigger
Though I do think Gatha sounds like a bit of a prat in some scenes
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He sounds like he needs some practice ina some scenes. I dunno, bet the acting sounds weird with Gatha at certain points in X8.
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This might sound strange, but I don't think MegaMan needs to have the voice of a kid; he just needs to try to talk like a happy kid.
Most of the TV show's voices are my favorite takes on the characters, but more of the Powered Up voices sound like how I imagined them when I played the NES games.
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As much as I liked Mark Gatha's X, Corey Sevier's Trigger felt so natural to me. Corey Sevier it is, for me.
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This poll shouldn't contain multiple characters as if they were comparable.... If you're going to do that, you shouldn't be so biased as to ignore a dozen Rockmen. Either deal with one, or everyone, not just a select few.
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Yeah, this poll needs some expanding... (Though I think he meant for "other" to cover Aile, Vent, Captain N's Mega, etc.)
Corlett is a good voice actor, but he sounds a bit too old to be classic Megaman. Call me a freak but I liked Megaman's high pitched voice in Megaman 8. He's a child robot after all, so he shouldn't have a teenage or adult sounding voice. I know everyone says "But he sounds like a girl." but really he's intended to sound like a kid, because that's what he is. I've never liked the idea of trying to Make classic Megaman into some steroid pumped robocop wanabe. Giant muscles on the Ruby Spears series for instance made the show so un-Megaman it was un-watchable.
At least Mr. Corlett's voice fit Mega's redesign, and Shiraishi's fit Classic Mega. As long as the VA fits the design, I'm happy with the results, even if said redesign is into a RoboCop wannabe (which I've never considered it to be; he just looks older).
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concerning MM8 Rock, the problem with him is not that he sounds like a kid. the problem is that he sounds like a girl. Mega had a higher pitched voice than his own sister, for crying out loud. it's always been my philosophy that, when it comes to English VAs, boys should be voiced by boys.
oh, my choice is Dr. Gatha, by the way.
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Mark Gatha, his voice fits X exactly, IMO
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Oh god, this is hard. I pick Dr. Mark Gatha instead.
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Mark Gatha...The only VA with which I can take X seriously
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This poll shouldn't contain multiple characters as if they were comparable.... If you're going to do that, you shouldn't be so biased as to ignore a dozen Rockmen. Either deal with one, or everyone, not just a select few.
Well from how I see it, the "Mega Men" in ZX aren't really true Mega Man at all since they're just a bunch of "spirits" inside Biometal that humans use to power up, much like Power Rangers (I think that's exactly what it is though 8D). Yes, I've played both ZX games. No, I still don't think I quite get the whole reason why Ciel made those Live Metals, and please excuse my ignorance if any. 8U I personally don't see Vent & Alie, and Grey & Ashe as REAL Mega "Men", but again, all this is just me.
As for Mega Man ZERO, that I believe is just a marketing name to show that Zero is a Mega Man character.
Everything else, I don't really care.
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If you don't care, then why make the topic?much less the poll?
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If you don't care, then why make the topic?much less the poll?
*Sigh* Very vague of me, I apologize. I meant to say I don't care about what you all think what makes a Mega Man for this topic. Just share what was you thought was English voice actor/actress portrayed ANY Mega Man the best.
I'm not in the mood to argue or anything, really. Today is just not that day.
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I understood it as, "Who did the best job voicing his/her Rockman?", so it's still a valid question.
At any rate, I agree on the squeaky kids' voice for Mega Man. The MM:PU Mega Man/Rock was just not quite right. The MM8 Mega Man was close, but needed to be a little deeper. Had it been in English, I think the Marvel Vs. Capcom Mega Man would've been it.
But it wouldn't have changed my vote: Gatha nailed X.
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What We mean Keiji, is that you should not group all the Megamans ny VA, rather the Va by Megaman, if that makes sense.
its quite hart to choose when you like the VA's work on one Megaman, but maybe not on Megaman X or trigger, or whom you might like another VA you cant choose.
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Well from how I see it, the "Mega Men" in ZX aren't really true Mega Man at all since they're just a bunch of "spirits" inside Biometal that humans use to power up, much like Power Rangers (I think that's exactly what it is though lolwut). Yes, I've played both ZX games. No, I still don't think I quite get the whole reason why Ciel made those Live Metals, and please excuse my ignorance if any. 8U I personally don't see Vent & Alie, and Grey & Ashe as REAL Mega "Men", but again, all this is just me.
Yet you count Trigger?...
The chosen ones that can use the livemetal's R.O.C.K. System are all Rockmen, the evolution of humanity. The falseroids that use that power without being chosen ones are "artificial Rockmen." The livemetals were created to counter the threat of Livemetal Model V. Model V which was created for a grandiose game of destiny in which the Rockman King will change the world.
The origin of Rockman as a title, and the eventual future that is Rockman Trigger's existence comes forth from those chosen to fight in that era. Related to Trigger and sorely ignored thus far, there is also; Rockman Juno.
If you're not counting all those people, you should only count Rock and X. Rock who became a superhero, and X who is his successor.
And even then, you still have Rockman.exe (who you're considering despite being further removed from Rock) and Subaru who became Rockman.
Seems like it should have been just X and Rock for the poll. Trigger was done well from the get go. X and Rock, not so much.
And to further play devil's advocate...
X = Shoutaro. >.>
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Morikubo did X's voice in... X6.. was it?
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Yet you count Trigger?...
He's the title character, and I'm trying to count in title characters.
What We mean Keiji, is that you should not group all the Megamans ny VA, rather the Va by Megaman, if that makes sense.
its quite hart to choose when you like the VA's work on one Megaman, but maybe not on Megaman X or trigger, or whom you might like another VA you cant choose.
Not to [sonic slicer], but for god's sakes people it's just a poll. Don't over think it, if the choice is not there. Will it make anyone happy if I modify it just for you two.
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He's the title character, and I'm trying to count in title characters.
Zero, Vent, Aile, Grey, and Ashe are also title characters.
Not to [sonic slicer], but for god's sakes people it's just a poll. Don't over think it, if the choice is not there. Will it make anyone happy if I modify it just for you two.
We think over it because we have to Cant choose accurately. its not that the choice is not there, but they are grouped together ina rather bad fashion.
also, yes.
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they all kinda suck
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Zero, Vent, Aile, Grey, and Ashe are also title characters.
We think over it because we have to Cant choose accurately. its not that the choice is not there, but they are grouped together ina rather bad fashion.
also, yes.
they all kinda suck
This poll is bullshit
There.
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hahaha... Witty comeback.
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Zero, Vent, Aile, Grey, and Ashe are also title characters.
No, the Z and X biometals are... Right? Darn, these combiner MegaMen are confusing.
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Zero, Vent, Aile, Grey, and Ashe are also title characters.
We're talking about characters with only the name Mega Man literally attached to them. Not [tornado fang]ing Mega Man Zero.
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The Manga characters calls him "Rockman Zero".
also, Juno has the name attached to his. Just as much as Trigger is Megaman Trigger, Juno is Megaman Juno.
Also, Megaman is more of a title than a name. the original name was Rock, but is called Rockman/Megaman when he wears his battle armor. X is named X, nothing more, but he inherited the title of Rockman from his predecessor. Likewise, Trigger is derived from the ZX's era Megamen, thus he has the 'Title" of Megaman" Trigger, just like Juno is "Megaman" Juno. which means that it works retroactively towards the chosen ones.
which brings me to the last point- Vent and Aile have both pretty much inherited Megaman X's legacy, therefore, they are also "Megamen."
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Why am I actually arguing over all this again...?
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X is named X, nothing more, but he inherited the title of Rockman from his predecessor.
contradicted yourself right there. inheriting the name still means his name is Rockman/Mega Man. and it's certainly not nothing more.
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well, in that case, then- ah whatever. ~_~
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I tend to agree that the name Megaman has become more than just a name, but more of a mantle of sorts. Megaman in particular is a name that should describe a hero who appears in a time of need. When X was gone and the world needed a Megaman Zero took up that title and I think he lived up to it. Just the same Vent, Aile, Grey, and Ashe all appeared when the world needed a hero, and really came to embody the meaning of the name Megaman.
The other Megamen may have been contenders for the title, but ultimately all of them were short sighted and fighting for selfish ends. In legends it would be Trigger created to take up the legacy of Megaman as a purifier unit. While there were other megamen like Juno, just like in ZXA there are those who live up to the title and those who don't.
So I have no problem saying that Zero is a genuine Megaman.
But that's getting away from the point of voice actors.
It's not uncommon for women to voice young boys, as their voices change less over time than men. Bart Simpson has always been voiced by a girl. Though there has been a trend of using child actors to voice children lately, the problem is it requires a constant voice cast rotation if the series is ongoing as the actor's voices will change, unless of course the character also grows up. In Classic Megaman's case that's not going to happen as he's a robot who's incapable of growing up.
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Did you people seriously get "serious business" over a [tornado fang]ing poll about voices?
Oh my god.
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Did you people seriously get "serious business" over a [tornado fang]ing poll about voices?
Oh my god.
read the name of the site.
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As far as Classic Mega Man is concerned, I think Cole Howard best captured the voice. He sounded like an energetic, heroic, kid. And he sounded like a boy, not a girl.
Mark Gatha comes closest to an American version of X's voice, but there's something about it that's too stiff; too cardboard superhero. Given time, I think someone could come along and do better. Until then, we have the Japanese voices.
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Damn, all series merged into the poll, that makes this a pain in the ass. My top three are Mark Gatha (SIGMAAAAA!!!), and the two Legends actors (yes, I even enjoy the Sailor Juptior-Trigger, I'm THAT nuts over Legends).
"Dario" didn't do a half-bad job as Vent, though. Or at least he beat the hell out of Aile's actress (and where is she on this poll, anyway?). His dialogue was for the most part bland and yet in cutscene he sounds awesome, probably the only character in the game who could make "Megamerge" sound tolerable. If he had more time with the character, I think he could nail it.
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As far as Classic Mega Man is concerned, I think Cole Howard best captured the voice. He sounded like an energetic, heroic, kid. And he sounded like a boy, not a girl.
Mark Gatha comes closest to an American version of X's voice, but there's something about it that's too stiff; too cardboard superhero. Given time, I think someone could come along and do better. Until then, we have the Japanese voices.
who's Cole Howard?
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who's Cole Howard?
Mega Man Powered UP!
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Holy crap, this is the first time I've read this thread and I have to say, [parasitic bomb] was a trainwreck earlier. XD
Meanwhile, I nominate Shotaro Morikubo for best VA for a Megaman. 8)
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Mark Gatha as Lan!
... Wait, wut?
I mean Jeffrey Watson as Megaman. 8D
who's Cole Howard?
Fail less next time.
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Fail less next time.
Mega Man Powered UP!
well EXCUUUUSE ME for not having a PSP. B(
and I really disliked his Powered up voice. It didnt fit Megaman at ALL. he's supposed to be a little shota robot, not a prepubecent shrimp with a big head.
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There's a difference?
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I mean Jeffrey Watson as Megaman. 8D
Urge to kill rising, probably due to my recent time with ZX Advent and the fact that Jeff and the rest of the trio didn't appear.
Oh, what could have been....
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Mark gatha as Model X, and Lucas as Z would have been awesome.
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I have to say that one kid who played Trigger in MML1.
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and I really disliked his Powered up voice. It didnt fit Megaman at ALL. he's supposed to be a little shota robot, not a prepubecent shrimp with a big head.
To each his own.
However Mega Man IS a prepubescent shrimp; 10 years old and around 4' 4" tall. Cole fits the original Rock's voice better than any other American actor, including the accomplished Ian James Corlett.
I have to say, Corey Sevier did a great job as Trigger, however, I just laugh whenever he pronounces "about".
"What are you talking aboat?!" XD
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"Pr... ototype... Anth... ro... Unit ID cards." ^^
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"Pr... ototype... Anth... ro... Unit ID cards." ^^
You can´t imagine my laugh at that part....Can fight the biggest Reaver bots but can´t read properly
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To be fair, he's reading an alphabet that he hasn't seen since before he was reset.
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I hadn't thought of that. Makes sense, though I still have to laugh when he says "aboat". Perhaps the Ancients are Canadian and built their Purifiers to be the same.
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So wheres X been lately? Aiiii havent seen him aROUNd!
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So wheres X been lately? Aiiii havent seen him aROUNd!
Must... suppress... intense... hatred. How would anyone think that that was a good reading?!
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*shrug*
'unno. :\
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Wow I am glad I am not alone on my love for Mark Gatha's work. I think he really didn't hit me as being quotable and superior (even with all my love for Command Mission) till X Hunters "YOUR INSANE SIGMA!"
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RRRRRRREEEEEEEEEDIPS! 8D
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Gatha for me. That scene just before SupraRedips was awesome.
"BUT AT LEAST HE WASN'T A MAVERICK FROM THE START..."
Special mention goes to Geo in Star Force 3. Mostly because of his...roar before using Thunderbolt Blade. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bqxd3aqjrI) I think he does something like that for Dyna Wave too.
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While Gatha's performance in Command Mission seemed to improve as the game went on, during the early parts his performance seemed a bit wooden to me.
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Mark Gatha defenetly, his voice acting in MHX was so pure intense and perfect.
''I will defeat you sigma!!!''