Post by RedPenguin on Jul 25, 2010 1:46:11 GMT -5
I'm sure you guys have heard about this already. If not, then click the link.
www.sonicstadium.org/news/new-sonic-voice-actor-announced
So, in a nutshell, the entire voice cast of Sonic, sans Eggman, have been replaced.
My first response was "WHAT?!"
It's... interesting, the say the least. Despite his shortcoming when they first came onboard, I eventually got used to the 4kids' actors in time, especially Griffith's Sonic. The rumor is that 4kids' contract has expired so SEGA just went out and got some new talent. Now that the Sonic X anime isn't relevant anymore, it was only natural to replace them. Their first game will be Sonic Colors, so we'll just have to wait and speculate how well the new ones hold up until then.
www.sonicstadium.org/news/new-sonic-voice-actor-announced
Sega has announced that Jason Griffith will no longer be the voice actor for Sonic the Hedgehog. Roger Craig Smith is confirmed as his replacement.
The actor has previously played the roles of Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Assassin’s Creed 2, various roles in Valkyria Chronicles and Siegfried in Soul Calibur IV. In anime, Smith has voiced Deidara from Naruto and Shinji Hirako and Nova from Bleach.
Smith’s credentials in the voice acting world has not gone unnoticed by Sega’s community department – in particular ArchAngelUK, who is said to have played a part in the man’s signing. However, the announcement came from Sega America’s community blog.
Sonic will not be the only character to experience a voice change. SoA’s Kellie reveals that just about “everybody” in the current lineup has been replaced with new actors. The only other new VA to be announced was Kate Higgins as Tails – Higgins has played roles in Valkyria Chronicles, Madworld and anime Naruto in the past.
One cast member who has not been replaced is popular actor Mike Pollock, who retains his position as the malevolent Dr. Eggman.
This announcement follows the story we broke the other day about a change-up in the franchise’s vocal lineup.
So, what are you’re thoughts on all this? Is Sonic finally saved? Will the new voice actors offer the sort of talent you guys have been asking for?
The actor has previously played the roles of Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Assassin’s Creed 2, various roles in Valkyria Chronicles and Siegfried in Soul Calibur IV. In anime, Smith has voiced Deidara from Naruto and Shinji Hirako and Nova from Bleach.
Smith’s credentials in the voice acting world has not gone unnoticed by Sega’s community department – in particular ArchAngelUK, who is said to have played a part in the man’s signing. However, the announcement came from Sega America’s community blog.
Sonic will not be the only character to experience a voice change. SoA’s Kellie reveals that just about “everybody” in the current lineup has been replaced with new actors. The only other new VA to be announced was Kate Higgins as Tails – Higgins has played roles in Valkyria Chronicles, Madworld and anime Naruto in the past.
One cast member who has not been replaced is popular actor Mike Pollock, who retains his position as the malevolent Dr. Eggman.
This announcement follows the story we broke the other day about a change-up in the franchise’s vocal lineup.
So, what are you’re thoughts on all this? Is Sonic finally saved? Will the new voice actors offer the sort of talent you guys have been asking for?
So, in a nutshell, the entire voice cast of Sonic, sans Eggman, have been replaced.
My first response was "WHAT?!"
It's... interesting, the say the least. Despite his shortcoming when they first came onboard, I eventually got used to the 4kids' actors in time, especially Griffith's Sonic. The rumor is that 4kids' contract has expired so SEGA just went out and got some new talent. Now that the Sonic X anime isn't relevant anymore, it was only natural to replace them. Their first game will be Sonic Colors, so we'll just have to wait and speculate how well the new ones hold up until then.
