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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 14, 2013 20:16:10 GMT -5
Not sure on the rest, but I don't think Quatre Raberba Winner would count, given that while his dub voice, Brad Swaile, did a fantastic job, his Japanese voice makes him sound like he's 8 years old, which doesn't make any sense.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 20:20:16 GMT -5
Not sure on the rest, but I don't think Quatre Raberba Winner would count, given that while his dub voice, Brad Swaile, did a fantastic job, his Japanese voice makes him sound like he's 8 years old, which doesn't make any sense. They hired someone who was pretty much a rookie to voice the original Quatre, didn't they? Someone on that cast was a complete rookie to voice acting but I'm not sure if it was that one.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 14, 2013 20:32:44 GMT -5
Not sure on the rest, but I don't think Quatre Raberba Winner would count, given that while his dub voice, Brad Swaile, did a fantastic job, his Japanese voice makes him sound like he's 8 years old, which doesn't make any sense. They hired someone who was pretty much a rookie to voice the original Quatre, didn't they? Someone on that cast was a complete rookie to voice acting but I'm not sure if it was that one. I wouldn't be shocked. He is supposed to be about 16, but he sounds either like a little kid or a woman.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 20:44:15 GMT -5
They hired someone who was pretty much a rookie to voice the original Quatre, didn't they? Someone on that cast was a complete rookie to voice acting but I'm not sure if it was that one. I wouldn't be shocked. He is supposed to be about 16, but he sounds either like a little kid or a woman. The only thing that would make sense is if they were tyring to go the "man-child" route but I never got that impression from that character. That's what Japan did with Luffy, Goku, and Naruto because they were man-children. I don't think that was what the intention of that character was.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 14, 2013 20:55:29 GMT -5
I wouldn't be shocked. He is supposed to be about 16, but he sounds either like a little kid or a woman. The only thing that would make sense is if they were tyring to go the "man-child" route but I never got that impression from that character. That's what Japan did with Luffy, Goku, and Naruto because they were man-children. I don't think that was what the intention of that character was. If anything, he's probably the most mature one on the team, so yeah.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Feb 14, 2013 21:00:13 GMT -5
I actually think Quatre's original voice sounds a bit deeper than Goku's original. Besides, it's not unheard of for some 16 year olds to still have that soft of a tone.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 21:02:03 GMT -5
I actually think Quatre's original voice sounds a bit deeper than Goku's original. Besides, it's not unheard of for some 16 year olds to still have that soft of a tone. Yeah, but it just doesn't fit with his personality like it did for Goku. that's just my personal opinion. I don't think the voice is bad, just a tad unfitting for the character. Then again, my first exposure of it was to Brad Swaile's version and I'm a massive Swaile fan so I may be a tad biased.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 14, 2013 21:08:31 GMT -5
I actually think Quatre's original voice sounds a bit deeper than Goku's original. Besides, it's not unheard of for some 16 year olds to still have that soft of a tone. Yeah, but it just doesn't fit with his personality like it did for Goku. that's just my personal opinion. I don't think the voice is bad, just a tad unfitting for the character. Then again, my first exposure of it was to Brad Swaile's version and I'm a massive Swaile fan so I may be a tad biased. Same here. Kind of like how his voice IS Amuro, to me.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 21:11:04 GMT -5
The template I have for a fitting voice for a character is Emperor Charles:
Both versions make him sound wise, stoic, while at the same time, they give you the idea that there's something not fully kosher with him. You know he's slimy but he puts on a great front. The voices never waver from it. When a character in one version sounds so much different and so unlike you would think the character would sound, it makes it hard to suspend your disbelief.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Feb 14, 2013 21:22:01 GMT -5
Yeah, but it just doesn't fit with his personality like it did for Goku. that's just my personal opinion. I don't think the voice is bad, just a tad unfitting for the character. Then again, my first exposure of it was to Brad Swaile's version and I'm a massive Swaile fan so I may be a tad biased. Same here. Kind of like how his voice IS Amuro, to me. I actually got him to say "NOT EVEN MY OWN FATHER HITS ME!" in Amuro's voice while he was signing an autograph for me and it was awesome. Every time I read a quote from Amuro from somewhere, I always read it in his voice. He had that character down perfectly in ever way.
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Post by amaron on Feb 14, 2013 21:45:30 GMT -5
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