#like oh jaleel white voices him in the cartoons. oh ryan drummond voices him in the games.

[sonknuxadow]

its kinda hard to imagine that people really hated jason griffith back when he was actually voicing sonic... i feel like these days people really like his sonic voice and its one of the more loved ones. whenever im playing one of the games where he voiced sonic and sonic starts talking im like jason....... i miss you......

#i remember seeing an oldish interview where he talked about getting hate mail #from people who dont like his sonic voice. #dont worry king im from the future and people dont seem to hate you here #i guess people just felt so strongly about it because he was the first sonic voice actor to come in and replace an existing one? #like he had already had more than one english voice actor before that but they were all in unrelated projects #like oh jaleel white voices him in the cartoons. oh ryan drummond voices him in the games. #oh theres jason griffith thats the guy who voices him in sonic x. wait what is he doing in the games now

[childofaura]

I didn't realize you were a Sonic fan! who are your favorite Sonic VA's?

Yes! I’ve been a Sonic fan since I was a wee lass, kind of came with being autistic, lmao. But Oh MAN, if we’re talking about Sonic VAs then I HAVE to break it down character by character. Sorry but this WILL be long:

Sonic: Jason Griffith, hands down. My first Sonic actor was Ryan Drummond (My actual first very own Sonic game was Heroes but I was watching the AoStH cartoon and watched the OVA when I was a kid. But this is strictly for the games), but all things considered I really warmed up to Jason’s Sonic, especially because he was the warmest and friendliest-sounding Sonic. Easily the best Sonic voice for me overall. I will give props to Roger though for FINALLY sounding decent in Frontiers, the decent writing (THANK YOU, IAN FLYNN) and the voice directing helped him out. But Jason’s still the best.

Tails: Amy Palant. While I do like Colleen O’Shaughnessey a lot, Amy’s was pretty distinct. Though my actual favorite Tails voice, William Corkery, was very short-lived but it was the cutest. But I liked the fluctuations of tone in Amy’s Tails voice.

Knuckles: oh man, THIS one is hard. It’s a toss-up between Scott Drier and Dan Green. Travis Willingham is ok but he was just imitating Dan’s voice. And I like Dave B. Mitchell but I think I need to hear his voice more. But yeah, Scott or Dan are both my top faves because Scott made Knux sound younger and less like a stereotypical musclehead, but Dan Green is… well, it’s Dan Green! You can’t beat his “ARE YOU CRAZY?!?! WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?!?!”

Amy: Could go either way between Jennifer Doulliard or Lisa Ortiz. I respect Cindy Robinson, but… I don’t think she was the best fit for Amy.

Shadow: MAN this one is also tough, between David Humphrey and Jason Griffith, they were both insanely incredible choices for Shadow. May have to lean with Jason due to nostalgia. Also side note, I think people give Kirk Thornton too much shit because of the horrible voice direction in the games he was in. He can do a decent Shadow when the voice director isn’t screwing him over (AND WHEN THE AUDIO MIXING IS ACTUALLY COMPETENT. LOOKING AT YOU, FORCES).

Rouge: I like all three a lot, though Kathleen Delaney is the one I probably lean the most towards. Perfect sultry tones for Rouge. But I adore Lani and Karen as well.

Omega: uhhh, I think as long as the voice has the proper robot filter, it doesn’t matter too much lol

Silver: Pete Capella. No contest. Though Quinton Flynn did a good job too.

Blaze: Probably stick with Bella Hudson, she was the OG Blaze and she did it best in my opinion.

Babylon Rogues: The OG cast, Jason, Dan, and Bella, we’re the best. I can’t be convinced otherwise.

Team Chaotix: I think they’ve all had good voices each time around, though for Charmy I will say that Amy Birnbaum was the best.

Eggman: No contest, Mike Pollock. His voice is iconic! He has the range! He IS Eggman! I did like Deen Bristow though too, for the short time we had him. But Mike is the best and I can’t stand to hear anyone else playing as Eggman.

I think that’s my general opinions so far, I mainly covered the games since that’s what the media is based in more. BUT! Special props to OVA actor Martin Burke, AoStH actor Jaleel White, and movie actor Ben Schwartz for their roles too, they were all fitting voices (oh and Idris Elba was such a badass pick for Knuckles).

#Kiiinda overlooked Cream and Big but mainly because we don’t get to hear them often #though I will say Big’s voice in Frontiers was endearing

[semi-sketchy]

Question for Sassy: who are your favorite and least favorite voice actors for Sonic?

I actually like them all. I’m serious. I think for their respective eras, they all did amazing. I can’t really pick a favorite.

Ryan Drummond was great with the young and hip Sonic. His voice acting was great and really fit Sonic’s upbeat persona. When looking at the Adventure era, there is no one I’d rather have voice Sonic. Of course, I don’t think he could transition into the Modern era. He did great back then, but the same voice now wouldn’t hold up.

Jason Griffith, while I think having easily the rockiest start of all the actors, came out really preforming. Hearing him in Unleashed and Black Knight was amazing and he was very expressive with Sonic. His voice fit so perfectly for that “emotional Needlemouse” phase Sonic was going through. My only issue with Jason is sometimes his voice gets a little too deep for Sonic and makes him sound much older than he’s supposed to be.

Roger Craig Smith, oh boy. His voice was just okay to start off, but he picked up rather fast. With Sonic Boom, I was skeptical, but after the first few episodes and loosening up, he nailed it right on the mark. He works well with the direction they’ve taken Modern Sonic and pulls off a cocky teenager so perfectly. The only downside is I’m not really comfortable with the direction they’ve taken Sonic. He’s done a magnificent job with what he’s been given and I couldn’t imagine anyone else doing Sonic Boom, but if they made another game with a deep story like Unleashed or Black Knight, I don’t know that I’d want him to voice Sonic.

Oh shoot I nearly forgot about Jaleel White! He was….okay? He voiced Sonic in all those old 90s cartoons and he did a fair job with it. My main problem is the writing is so corny and has aged too poorly for me to appreciate, although for Classic Sonic, I don’t mind him.

As for his Japanese voice actor, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, he is a precious cinnamon roll that deserves to be protected and if you disagree you need to watch this video.

-Sassy

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