Fun fact with Omega's voice in 06: The reason he sounds that bad is because they forgot to apply the proper robot filter to his voice. I wish I was joking.
@@carlbloke8797 Granted they have been getting better, considering they've managed to hold onto the same voice cast for the past 10 years, and eggman for 15.
I like Jason Griffith because it was like sonic was growing up. He loses his energetic attitude from Drummond for a cocky one because he's "older" and he has been there done that. In Sonic Unleashed, Secret Rings, and Black Night he has wisdom and compassion that shows his growth. Also in my opinion he was more effective with his "yelling" or "angry" voices. Unleashed would never be the same without the loud ass "HeRe wE.... gO!!!" or "WOO!" or etc. It wasn't as energetic but it sounded like Sonic was having fun just travelling the world with chip and learning a thing or two from him.
Donnietentoes Precisely!!Jason just brought out(in my term) the Fighter in Sonic, in Age, Energy and just really laid back. You hit it right on the nail with your explanation dude
Fun fact about the werehog voice, Jason Griffith apparently had a cold when voicing him. So imagine having to scream and do a deep gruff voice when your throat is already messed up.
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@@hybridmisfit4299 Why are you asking him to do things for you? He just came here to post a nice comment to an awesome RUclipsr. (Not that hes not awesome himself). He didn't come here to be begged by fans. And I know im making a big fuss out of nothing serious, but If I were him, i'd be annoyed af.
I think “Dark age” Sonic voice actor (Jason Griffith) was the best sonic mostly because his sonic had more direction than the other Sonics. And he put passion to it, example is his death screaming.
Kinda funny how Knuckles and Blaze almost _never_ interact considering they're practically the same character. Both are loner guardians of special Emeralds, overly serious to a comedic degree, quick tempered and stubborn, distrusting of others, and they take their duties incredibly seriously. Probably because Blaze was created to be a foil to Sonic, but... Knuckles was already just that.
I can agree with you that Roger Craig Smith, Travis Willingham, and Cindy Robinson are perfect for the BOOM counterparts. They truly match their characters' role.
You got that right. Jason Griffith was perfect for Modern Sonic. And in Sonic Unleashed, the writing was great. Sonic is energetic and friendly, yet can be very serious and heartfelt when he needs to be. Eggman is legitimately intimidating, yet has humerous moments sprinkled in. The comedy can be genuinely funny and natural. The characters are charming and lively, but never cheesy or over serious. The plot is unique and complex, while never feeling too overwhelming. Basically the perfect Sonic story.
@@buiscitsNgravy Eh, Chip is really annoying and kind of brings the game down. And the plot is not unique and complex, it had been done to death before (Terranigma did it in 1995) and it's actually pretty simple.
I first heard tat death scream during the Grumps' play of the game. I lost track of how many times I rewatched that part of that episode. *AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!*
There is a WordGirl villain named Mr. Big and I can't stop associating the two whenever you say "Mr. Big". He even wears a purple mask that's the exact same shade as Big the Cat so now I think there is some sort of secret connection...
Matthew Mercer made his entire early career replacing Troy Baker when Troy couldn’t be bothered to finish the role. And as it turns out, he’s absolutely incredible and puts 110% into everything he does and I love him for it.
Reminder that when the voice acting is bad, it's not always the fault of the actor, it could be the fault of the voice director. Some good voice actors can give dodgy or bad performances if they're directed poorly. Also, Sonic's had the same VA in Japan since the beginning. I'm not sure they've changed his design throughout the games to better match the English performer, but you can make that argument for Boom.
You're not actually wrong, they made Sonic's voice deeper for Frontiers. And Sonic's terrible writing was probably not helping. He sounds pretty alright in Twitter Takeover's though.
Jason griffith is my favorite sonic voice. He sounds mature and very empathetic. And on my opinion his voice is super natural. Ryan is much easier to make fun of. 13:37 I agree completely
I miss Jason Griffith- Honestly, how can you go from someone who sounds light and happy, like the speedster he is, to something that sounds like a full grown, constipated man who is trying to sound like a teenager??
Jason Griffith will forever be my definitive voice for Sonic, with Ryan Drummond fitting the younger, headstrong Sonic better. And I agree that Roger fits Boom, and not much else...
Jason Griffith wasn't a bad voice actor per se, he was just SUPER unlucky to be associated with some of the absolute worst games in series, coupled with atrocious direction on the localization team's part. Unleashed and Black Knight (and that video where he and another Sonic voice actor dub over a scene from The Incredibles) proved that he could turn in a good performance when directed competently and given good material to work with.
I like Jason Griffith’s “Sonic” for his later games. Instead of energetic, he went for Sonic’s cocky attitude. Edit 5 Years Later] But he still kept his friendly nature of understanding everyone, in which I appreciate, and will always love. Edit 6 Years Later] Yeah so apparently I will never remember this comment, or editing. I kinda disagree with myself, I think I like Jason Griffith for Jason himself, and the games he was in. I don’t care for cocky, it’s a pure writing thing again.
Jason Griffith's dedication will never be matched. He actually INSISTED on voicing the werehog despite the fact that SEGA was more than happy to get someone else, especially since they had to do that for his Japanese counterpart (I forgot his name aaah) since he couldn't hit that low of a voice, but Jason said "Nope. It won't be as authentic." He then proceeded to make himself sick from gargling rocks. That man will always be respected in my eyes for that.
Cheiloguer Animated he was apparently auditioning for Chris in sonic x and then got hired to play sonic, guess he changed it a tad bit too fit his personality. He went from gentle to a tad bit rough
Well, Roger's leaving his role as Sonic. This could be the start of a new era for the Sonic series voice actor-wise, it might even be the first sign of a new era all-around. Will it be better than the Drummond era? Did Sega and/or Sonic Team learn the right lessons this time? Regardless of what happens next, while Roger had his flaws, I'm sure he gave his all in his time voicing the blue blur, and love or hate his take on Sonic we should at least respect him for that. It'll be interesting to see who the next Sonic will be... Edit: Well this aged poorly.
@@leik7728 it’s not just the writing, I’ve never thought his voice fit and before someone says something about me having nostalgia, well that’s wrong as the first voices I heard for Sonic were him and Jaheel White and I still thought Roger sounded bad
We will now begin Whenever-The-Fuck-We-Get-Around-To-It mass. All rise... *everyone rises* Ahem...Livin' in the city. *Congregation:* It's like a rollercoaster.
My problem with Roger's Sonic is he sounds like a 35-year old dudebro just entering his mid-life crisis, a guy who so badly wants to stay at the frathouse and party and refuses to grow up, who buys big showy vehicles like hummers to impress girls half his age, and says really out of date things like "that's how we roll!" to look cool to kids while they snicker behind his back at how lame he's become. He doesn't have that youthful spark Sonic needs to be endearing, he's too cynical and jaded. The writing of the more recent games and other media doesn't help. It's basically "Woah, look at how stupid this is! Why do you losers even bother with us?"
Nick on Planet Ripple I agree. I hugely prefer Griffith. With Roger it's definitely clear he TRIED to portray Sonic accurately, but in the end, he just made Sonic sound like an oblivious smartass. He absolutely nails Sonic's energy, but I feel like with Roger, Sonic's attitude is just very non-caring. With Griffith, Sonic hit a perfect equilibrium with attitude, humility, kindness, and kept him at a sense of humor, but still made him serious enough when it counted. Now like Rad said, in the Sonic Boom cartoon, Roger was perfect for that iteration of Sonic, because the cartoon's writing and atmosphere was made mostly to be humorous. That sense of attitude for Sonic in the main series however, just doesn't fit, it seems, off. Especially in serious moments in Forces, or Generations.
Drummond and Griffith are both not that good at voicing Sonic. Every single time I hear them I always hear a tryhard, raspy 90's voice instead of something that sounds natural, like Smith's voice. I think we can all agree though that the worst Sonic voice will always be Double D's singing voice for Sonic in Sonic Underground
I've got to say, it was a true classic. The PS4 version had the most content, the Xbox version had the best graphics, and Nintendo's version came packed in with a second, smaller black screen for double the fun. Hard choice for the best version
uncle hank Tell me about it. My phone might overheat if they keep getting better, if we're flipping the same burger here. If you catch my drift. If...other things.
15:20 Well, I'll have you know that Knuckles in Adventure 1 was actually voiced by two different people because of that "Oh no" line. When the E3 trailer for Sonic Adventure was shown, Knuckles had an entirely different voice actor, which, for reasons unknown to m.e., had been almost entirely replaced by the one credited in the final release. The infamous "Oh no" line was actually said by that E3 demo VA. ruclips.net/video/7FPEtz-rC5s/видео.html Around 1:56 into this video ^ you'll hear the "Oh no" clip in its originally intended context, the first cutscene where Chaos breaks the Master Emerald and makes Angel Island fall again.
Sean Wilson Actually, it wasn't two different people. It was the same voice actor, he was just directed to sound different for the final product than he did for the E3 Demo.
This is how I would rank each of my favorite voices for each character Sonic- Ryan Drummond Tails- Colleen Villard Knuckles- Scott Drier Amy- Either Jennifer Doulliard or current Cindy Robinson Eggman- Of course Mike Pollock (Deem Bristow was really fantastic too.He was the best at making him villainous) Shadow- David Humphrey Rouge- Karen Strassmen Blaze- Both VA's sound the same, so either one does it for me Cream- Michelle Ruff Omega- John St John Espio- David Wills Vector- Carter Cathcart or Keith Silverstein Charmy - Colleen (Same as Tails)
So Charmy DOES have fans other than myself. I actually prefer Amy Birnbaum for him; he's one of the few Sonic characters for whom a purely human-sounding voice DOESN'T work, and Amy hits that sweet spot.
28:34 Well, considering Quentin Flynn voices Raiden from the Metal Hear Games, and in his own game (Metal Gear Rising) he's a cyborg ninja mercenary; I'd say that makes a lot of sense.
They probably did dirty to the Babylon Rogues because SEGA seem to care very little about them. Aside from the Riders series, Jet was a playable knight in Black Knight and then he (and Wave eventually) got some position in the Mario and Sonic games. No attempt has been made to integrate them to the main narrative. Even as someone who doesn't like them much (much, much prefer the Chaotix), I can agree they've not had the best treatment in general or in regards to voices. Especially Storm, poor Storm. PS If forgetting Vector means not having that fucking joke everyone loved to make 12 years ago, I can forgive this transgression.
I started out with Sonic via the anime and "Shadow the Hedgehog". So, to me, the 4Kids voice actors ARE the characters. Still, nice to see I'm not the only one who can't stand what they've done with at least half of the characters' voices. I'm sorry, Roger Craig Smith, but you cannot pull a Sonic.
@@theminecraft2516 I find Knuckles and Amy's new voices to be fine too. They sound largely the same, Knuckles just sounds a bit whinier and Amy sounds somewhat more mature. Also they Kept Mike Pollik as Eggman so of course he hasn't changed
I actually laughed out loud when I heard Espio speak in Generations. I was so used to the rough, gravelly voice from Heroes that Troy's smooth, milky voice caught me off guard.
Reminder that Roger does the voiceover for for "Say Yes To The Dress." Also I'm fairly certain Big had a different VA for Lego Dimensions and considering that was his first major appearance in any Sonic media in ages, I'm surprised you glossed over it.
“Say Yes To The Dress” is not a line from a Sonic game. In fact, it has nothing to do with Sonic at all. It’s a reality TV show where a bunch of girls basically pick out wedding dresses. I bring it up because Roger Craig Smith, the current voice of Sonic, happens to do the voiceovers for the show. I just thought it was an interesting bit of information people would find funny or interesting, but then idiots like you show up and ruin everyone else’s fun.
Yes, because I have a life and don’t constantly spend my time on RUclips, which judging by your last comment, sounds like something you probably do. You were the one who decided to incite this argument when I not once confronted or argued with you. Only after you continued to disrespect and insult me did I call you out on your bullshit. Please get off RUclips and do something productive for once.
i really wish they just got griffith back for the games and go back to the style of unleashed (cut back on the power of friendship bullshit pls), but leave roger for the sonic boom tv show where he's at his best (let's be honest, their voices aren't _that_ much different when they're doing sonic) i do like ryan drummond, don't get me wrong, but he was more fitting for the dreamcast-era sonic, not the modern-era one
If there's one thing from the Sonic fandom I can recomend to anyone, it would be Sonic and Tails R, created by EmiJones. It not only has great writing, but Emi got several fan favorite voice actors to reprise their roles! Examples being Ryan Drummond as Sonic, Lisa Ortiz as Amy, and Jason Griffin as Shadow! The only only exception being Tails, who's voiced by Emi herself. Some people call it pure fan service, most call it a love letter to Sonic fans everywhere
14:47 Its small jokes like that, quick unexpected ones without dragging them out, that make me love your work RadicalSoda. ^_^ Also, David Humphrey was indeed perfect. One thing that I missed was Shadow's cocky confidence that Griffith lacked. Kirk Thorton brought it back, but as much as I love that voice actor, I feel he hasn't figured out how to voice Shadow just right yet. But as you said Forces he's getting closer.
I believe your favourite Sonic truly depends on what games you grew up with for obvious reasons. I love Griffith in Black Knight and Unleashed. He says too much corny shit in 06 but he's always been the cocky "I'm sonic!" who loves fun but gets serious about his friends and his duties as a hero. I grew up on Heroes at young and then the games past it SO Griffith IS Sonic to me but I understand why others think Ryan and why even younger people think Roger (People who played Colours as kids, I've seen those a lot that love Roger.) In the end, they all embody different aspects of Sonic. I love Jason's more dramatic side despite the usually dumb sonic plots. I'm a person who actually enjoys the 06 plot, despite glaring plotholes that are there just because. Secret Rings and his Darkspine anger, the way him and Caliburn gel so well together creating a great dynamic that develops from "...You oversized letter opener!" And "Knave The Hedgehog" to "My trusty sword" (OR him quoting Caliburn in the finale.) and "Sir Sonic, Knight of the Wind.". Hell, even "NOW I'LL SHOW YOU!" and "You're too slow!" are great imo. Long ass 2 AM Griffith rant over.
Just to think the last impactful line Griffith had as Sonic was insight on living life to the fullest in the time we have. And then Crush 40 further elaborating on that, when that was the last time they made an appearance. Sonic Black Knight is a special game.
I personally feel that Jason Griffith was the ideal modern Sonic. Mostly because Griffith’s voice matched the more mature Sonic we got during those games. It felt like Sonic had grown throughout his adventures. He wasn’t the impatient kid he was in classic depictions, and he had relaxed after the adventure era. He was still confident and a jokester(example A: Him taunting Eggman throughout Unleashed), but he was also capable of being mature and reassuring, especially during Unleashed and the story book games. Griffith made him feel like the hero he is, without being obnoxious like more recent games. I also think Griffith was the ideal Shadow, capable of capturing his edginess without being annoying about it. Still, he was more than capable of being more antagonistic, especially in Sonic X.
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Fun fact with Omega's voice in 06: The reason he sounds that bad is because they forgot to apply the proper robot filter to his voice. I wish I was joking.
lol...?
Really?!
Agent BlackDog
O6 is already bad what do u expect?
@@ayy2981 ruclips.net/video/k-9AaFuJLx8/видео.html Soneone fixed it for us.
@@angelicagover2187 Nice Daisy pfp, who's the artist? :)
Fun fact: Ryan Drummond was gonna come back in Colors, but sega decided not to cast him, because he would have to be paid less.
Cim Jarrey that’s so bizarre
Sega didnt deny him. Ryan did the smart thing and declined the contract because of Sega's stingyness and making him leave his union if he accepted it.
Hwan Niggles such a shame how SEGA treats their VAs
@@carlbloke8797 Granted they have been getting better, considering they've managed to hold onto the same voice cast for the past 10 years, and eggman for 15.
@@cimjarrey779 well, Jun'ichi is using his natural voice for Sonic.
I like Jason Griffith because it was like sonic was growing up. He loses his energetic attitude from Drummond for a cocky one because he's "older" and he has been there done that. In Sonic Unleashed, Secret Rings, and Black Night he has wisdom and compassion that shows his growth. Also in my opinion he was more effective with his "yelling" or "angry" voices. Unleashed would never be the same without the loud ass "HeRe wE.... gO!!!" or "WOO!" or etc. It wasn't as energetic but it sounded like Sonic was having fun just travelling the world with chip and learning a thing or two from him.
Donnietentoes Precisely!!Jason just brought out(in my term) the Fighter in Sonic, in Age, Energy and just really laid back. You hit it right on the nail with your explanation dude
And don't forget the *AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!*
@@woobgamer5210 My one favorite scream from video games.
underrated comment
Sonic Boom's Sonic is by favourite iteration of sonic. The writing is just top notch.
"Squawk! Where's Jet the Hawk?!"
I dunno Scratch, let's ask Grounder.
Haha-hahaaaa!
And metal sonic
Free Riders Storm sounds like Grounder
The werehog scream sounds like actual fear as he plummets to his death. It's always stuck with me.
Fun fact about the werehog voice, Jason Griffith apparently had a cold when voicing him. So imagine having to scream and do a deep gruff voice when your throat is already messed up.
The best part is Jason had a horrible sore throat prior to recording Unleashed.
Remember when Rodger Craig Smith said
*B O U N C E P A D*
Ale Boldly mc nose hair XD (kill me)
I love Roger Craig Smith’s Sonic.
I like Jason better
Ale
Bouncepad bouncepad bouncepad bouncepad bouncepad bouncepad.
Bouncepad!
*YOU CAN NEVER GRAB TOO MANY RINGS*
Hi everyone! Long story short, I have no monetization whatsoever right now. There'll be an update video coming soon, so I emplore you to watch that when it comes out.
Also, my ads aren't gone because of Poppy. If you had watched the whole video before commenting, you might have stopped yourself from looking stupid.
Oh boy! A treat! A video with no adds!
RadicalSoda when I get money on a credit card... And a credit card I will give you money
Wow life
Why does it say 1 day ago? It came out like 2 mins ago.
I’m so sorry to hear this buddy
Great video dude!
Oh hey its SONIC ZAMBIES guy.
make a new christmas with sonic
@@hybridmisfit4299 Why are you asking him to do things for you? He just came here to post a nice comment to an awesome RUclipsr. (Not that hes not awesome himself). He didn't come here to be begged by fans. And I know im making a big fuss out of nothing serious, but If I were him, i'd be annoyed af.
^
@@owl9130 jesus christ calm your testicles
The first eggman that evers comes to mind is the adventure one. Who could forget such iconic lines as: a-HA and GET A LOAD OF THIS
No way! I can't believe this!!
_I've got better things to do!_
Because you just told me _f o x b o y_
HE'S NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH THIS!
And you can’t forget his most famous line...
I’M GINNA MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
I think “Dark age” Sonic voice actor (Jason Griffith) was the best sonic mostly because his sonic had more direction than the other Sonics. And he put passion to it, example is his death screaming.
pretty funny how blaze's and knuckles' current voice actors are married despite in videogame both don't come along togther
*THE MORE U KNOW*
Eat your heart out fanfic writers cause that's the closest you'll ever get you fanfic shipping becoming real
Kinda funny how Knuckles and Blaze almost _never_ interact considering they're practically the same character. Both are loner guardians of special Emeralds, overly serious to a comedic degree, quick tempered and stubborn, distrusting of others, and they take their duties incredibly seriously.
Probably because Blaze was created to be a foil to Sonic, but... Knuckles was already just that.
@@Thebes342 I'd argue that Sonic is more or less an Emerald Guardian at this point too
@@youpickwario1992 You want a better voice actor-related crack ship? Blaze's Modern-era voice actress also voiced Omochao. Have fun with THAT idea.
Wait a minute! This isn't Bear grills at all... this is GRAND MATROPOLISE!
Metropolis u fool
DAHDAHDAHDEEDAHDAAAAAAH
DAHDAHDAHDEEDAHDAAAAAAH
OOOOWWEEEEEEOOOOWWEEEEEEDEWEEEEEEDADADAAAAAA
WOOOOOOWEEEEEE DO DE DO DE DOO
WAIT A MINUTE THIS ISN’T GRAND METROPOLIS!!! THIS IS JUST...
METROPOLIS ZONE!
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I can agree with you that Roger Craig Smith, Travis Willingham, and Cindy Robinson are perfect for the BOOM counterparts. They truly match their characters' role.
Ezio, Roy Mustang and Ken Amada hanging out. Interesting.
@@returnedtomonkey8886 why can I actually see them just like, chilling out in a cafe or some shit XD
Everyone knows Eggman's best voice actor is...
*ALFRED* *COLEMAN*
Jonathan Pomps *"WHAT THE FUCK? WHO POSTED MY **_NUDES_** ONTO TWITTER .COM!?*
YAAASSSSSSSS
Damn right.
FFJSJSKDJ YESS
You have 23 hours before the piss *DRRRROPLETS* hit the fucking earth, now get out of my sight before I piss on you too.
Honestly, SEGA needs to re-hire Jason Griffith for Sonic Voice Actors and the dialouge creators for Sonic Unleashed
Fuma Haru They really need to bring back the 4kids cast they were awesome.
okay gacha
You got that right. Jason Griffith was perfect for Modern Sonic. And in Sonic Unleashed, the writing was great. Sonic is energetic and friendly, yet can be very serious and heartfelt when he needs to be. Eggman is legitimately intimidating, yet has humerous moments sprinkled in. The comedy can be genuinely funny and natural. The characters are charming and lively, but never cheesy or over serious. The plot is unique and complex, while never feeling too overwhelming. Basically the perfect Sonic story.
"dialogue creators" this line is so funny lol
@@buiscitsNgravy Eh, Chip is really annoying and kind of brings the game down. And the plot is not unique and complex, it had been done to death before (Terranigma did it in 1995) and it's actually pretty simple.
Sonic unleashed’s death scream was the fucking funniest.
When the werehog dies he sounds like goku
Literally the reason i came to the comments section
I first heard tat death scream during the Grumps' play of the game. I lost track of how many times I rewatched that part of that episode.
*AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!*
the japanese version is better
"waaaehaah"
I liked Generations' scream a bit more
Oh boy, that's quite the thumbnail *wipes sweat from forehead*
Grim1952
*JOY TORTURE ATTACK NOISES*
and also dafuq he do it for if he aint a woman, i only came cuz some dude reccomended this vid
oh, i guess that's true. i didn't know that the character in the thumbnail was someone named "poppy"..
and, thanks........
sonic
*breaks into laughter
get a fucking life
EUUEHGUEGHGUGEUGHUEGGHUHGUH
There is a WordGirl villain named Mr. Big and I can't stop associating the two whenever you say "Mr. Big". He even wears a purple mask that's the exact same shade as Big the Cat so now I think there is some sort of secret connection...
Hello There
Or you could look over at SNK's Mr.Big from Art of Fighting. A crime boss.
Theres alot of under the table refences. My little one watches it and I catch things sometimes lol
Huh
Neat
Omg I remember that show
Matthew Mercer made his entire early career replacing Troy Baker when Troy couldn’t be bothered to finish the role. And as it turns out, he’s absolutely incredible and puts 110% into everything he does and I love him for it.
Reminder that when the voice acting is bad, it's not always the fault of the actor, it could be the fault of the voice director. Some good voice actors can give dodgy or bad performances if they're directed poorly. Also, Sonic's had the same VA in Japan since the beginning. I'm not sure they've changed his design throughout the games to better match the English performer, but you can make that argument for Boom.
You're not actually wrong, they made Sonic's voice deeper for Frontiers. And Sonic's terrible writing was probably not helping. He sounds pretty alright in Twitter Takeover's though.
Jason griffith is my favorite sonic voice. He sounds mature and very empathetic. And on my opinion his voice is super natural. Ryan is much easier to make fun of. 13:37 I agree completely
xmish16 now that's what uber wanted to say for a long time.
Best Sonic is Jason Griffith if only for the 'WOOOOoOOOO" from Unleashed.
I miss Jason Griffith-
Honestly, how can you go from someone who sounds light and happy, like the speedster he is, to something that sounds like a full grown, constipated man who is trying to sound like a teenager??
so whiny.
I miss Ryan.
@@Kuzamer he was the best one kacchan
@@Mr1o1X
Good taste 👉👉
@@Kuzamer 🙂
Jason Griffith will forever be my definitive voice for Sonic, with Ryan Drummond fitting the younger, headstrong Sonic better. And I agree that Roger fits Boom, and not much else...
Weeb
Juni'chi Kanemaru for life
Jason Griffith will be my favorite Sonic voice actor no challenge
(Mostly because I grew up with him)
Same
Same here "hey shadow long time no see"
Jason Griffith was actually my favorite voice actor. I wish people didn't hate him as much as they do, the guy just doesn't deserve the hate. :(
I love griffith as sonic. He's actually pretty good.
I prefer Griffith as Shadow honestly. He nailed the damaged character Shadow was originally written as.
Jason Griffith wasn't a bad voice actor per se, he was just SUPER unlucky to be associated with some of the absolute worst games in series, coupled with atrocious direction on the localization team's part. Unleashed and Black Knight (and that video where he and another Sonic voice actor dub over a scene from The Incredibles) proved that he could turn in a good performance when directed competently and given good material to work with.
@@LordArikado bro i think you got bamboozzled by penny parker from snapcube
can you give reasons?
i know this was 2 years ago- actually, you know what? Fuck that.
Why do I always react to 2 year old comments???
I like Jason Griffith’s “Sonic” for his later games. Instead of energetic, he went for Sonic’s cocky attitude.
Edit 5 Years Later] But he still kept his friendly nature of understanding everyone, in which I appreciate, and will always love.
Edit 6 Years Later] Yeah so apparently I will never remember this comment, or editing. I kinda disagree with myself, I think I like Jason Griffith for Jason himself, and the games he was in. I don’t care for cocky, it’s a pure writing thing again.
He has a cock? Why don't we see it ingame?
Oh no devian art.. NOOO STOP NO!!
I'm done yeah sonic has a chicken
Jason Griffith's dedication will never be matched. He actually INSISTED on voicing the werehog despite the fact that SEGA was more than happy to get someone else, especially since they had to do that for his Japanese counterpart (I forgot his name aaah) since he couldn't hit that low of a voice, but Jason said "Nope. It won't be as authentic."
He then proceeded to make himself sick from gargling rocks. That man will always be respected in my eyes for that.
Cheiloguer Animated he was apparently auditioning for Chris in sonic x and then got hired to play sonic, guess he changed it a tad bit too fit his personality. He went from gentle to a tad bit rough
10:51
They're not even writing for nostalgia.
They're writing for _children._
Yeah, but the "and failing terribly" part still rings true.
When sonic doesn't speak, an adult projects a different character non him than a child would.
@@c0mf0rta61ynum6 i see what you did there
F in chat for old thumbnail. She will be missed.
I knew it I kept telling myself it changed
Oh so I'm not the only one
Why was it changed?
I knew that thumbnail changed
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Well, Roger's leaving his role as Sonic. This could be the start of a new era for the Sonic series voice actor-wise, it might even be the first sign of a new era all-around. Will it be better than the Drummond era? Did Sega and/or Sonic Team learn the right lessons this time? Regardless of what happens next, while Roger had his flaws, I'm sure he gave his all in his time voicing the blue blur, and love or hate his take on Sonic we should at least respect him for that. It'll be interesting to see who the next Sonic will be...
Edit: Well this aged poorly.
T - T
Yeah :(
Anyways wanna play sonic colors ultimate and then watch sonic rise of the wisps with roger Craig smith as sonic!? :D
@Darth Starkiller how great😒..... Roger was only good in Boom
@@joeker5208 cause they actually gave him good lines in that
@@leik7728 it’s not just the writing, I’ve never thought his voice fit and before someone says something about me having nostalgia, well that’s wrong as the first voices I heard for Sonic were him and Jaheel White and I still thought Roger sounded bad
Our long haired god has bestowed another piece of magnificence for us to watch!
So what do we call the radicalsoda religion?
Airmo Your'e talking about the thumbnail right?
+Cera The Phantom
Sodaism.
*goddess
We will now begin Whenever-The-Fuck-We-Get-Around-To-It mass. All rise...
*everyone rises*
Ahem...Livin' in the city.
*Congregation:* It's like a rollercoaster.
they're trying to write for "my little sonic: friendship is powerful"
My problem with Roger's Sonic is he sounds like a 35-year old dudebro just entering his mid-life crisis, a guy who so badly wants to stay at the frathouse and party and refuses to grow up, who buys big showy vehicles like hummers to impress girls half his age, and says really out of date things like "that's how we roll!" to look cool to kids while they snicker behind his back at how lame he's become. He doesn't have that youthful spark Sonic needs to be endearing, he's too cynical and jaded. The writing of the more recent games and other media doesn't help. It's basically "Woah, look at how stupid this is! Why do you losers even bother with us?"
Nick on Planet Ripple I agree. I hugely prefer Griffith. With Roger it's definitely clear he TRIED to portray Sonic accurately, but in the end, he just made Sonic sound like an oblivious smartass. He absolutely nails Sonic's energy, but I feel like with Roger, Sonic's attitude is just very non-caring. With Griffith, Sonic hit a perfect equilibrium with attitude, humility, kindness, and kept him at a sense of humor, but still made him serious enough when it counted. Now like Rad said, in the Sonic Boom cartoon, Roger was perfect for that iteration of Sonic, because the cartoon's writing and atmosphere was made mostly to be humorous. That sense of attitude for Sonic in the main series however, just doesn't fit, it seems, off. Especially in serious moments in Forces, or Generations.
Drummond (Even through I prefer his Sonic voice) = Griffith >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Smith.
Nick on Planet Ripple hwhoaooo-!
Drummond and Griffith are both not that good at voicing Sonic. Every single time I hear them I always hear a tryhard, raspy 90's voice instead of something that sounds natural, like Smith's voice. I think we can all agree though that the worst Sonic voice will always be Double D's singing voice for Sonic in Sonic Underground
Nick on Planet Ripple I don't know. I like Roger's Sonic better than Jason's Sonic.
Suprisingly, Movie Sonic is the closest we’ve ever gotten to Ryan Drummond’s sonic. It’s the best voice we’ve had in a while
I wish Jet was the main character in the Secret rings,
It would’ve fit nicely giving his Arabian background.
Imagine using the magic carpet as an Extreme Gear.
"Turned Off Tv" one of my favorite games!
Just staring into the darkness, OOOoOohh
You like Sonic 06?
I've got to say, it was a true classic. The PS4 version had the most content, the Xbox version had the best graphics, and Nintendo's version came packed in with a second, smaller black screen for double the fun. Hard choice for the best version
Any updates about the PC version? The suspense is killing me!
That thumbnail is... Something
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
That thumbnail is... Radical
its perfect
IS THAT MUTHA FUGGIN SCRADE
Guess I'm famous now?
he's growing a beard, he's becoming a HE
Our boi is growing up :D
CTOAFN I misread your comment as saying “He’s becoming IHE” and I was very confused
CTOAFN Y-Yeah, that's a good thing...
“Catch me if ya can!”
My childhood memories of me with my sonic plushie: *allow us to introduce ourselves*
I feel like if Jason’s sonic, and Ryan’s sonic voices were merged, it would be epic! Have you heard Ryuji’s voice actor doing sonic? It was amazing!
That Amino ad was really authentic! You can really feel the emotions bursting out of it!
It actually made me go check the description to see if he actually got sponsored or not and wasn’t just making a random bit
Boi, them thumbnails getting more and more sexy.
And the video is also good I guess I mean it's not as good as the thumbnail but uhm, yeah.
uncle hank Tell me about it. My phone might overheat if they keep getting better, if we're flipping the same burger here. If you catch my drift. If...other things.
uncle hank look at the forces one
Nipples The enchilada yeah I know, but that one's pretty dark (in lighting), you can see this one way better.
My minds gonna over heat from this!
Ultra Brodie Player *Y E S*
OH MY GOOOOOD THAT WONDERFUL THUMBNAIL
I think Ryan Drummond is the only voice actor that perfectly captures Sonic's character.
Travis Willingham is also a sweetheart in real life.
15:20
Well, I'll have you know that Knuckles in Adventure 1 was actually voiced by two different people because of that "Oh no" line.
When the E3 trailer for Sonic Adventure was shown, Knuckles had an entirely different voice actor, which, for reasons unknown to m.e., had been almost entirely replaced by the one credited in the final release. The infamous "Oh no" line was actually said by that E3 demo VA.
ruclips.net/video/7FPEtz-rC5s/видео.html
Around 1:56 into this video ^ you'll hear the "Oh no" clip in its originally intended context, the first cutscene where Chaos breaks the Master Emerald and makes Angel Island fall again.
That’s.... actually really interesting! I never knew that!
mindblown
Sean Wilson
Actually, it wasn't two different people. It was the same voice actor, he was just directed to sound different for the final product than he did for the E3 Demo.
This is how I would rank each of my favorite voices for each character
Sonic- Ryan Drummond
Tails- Colleen Villard
Knuckles- Scott Drier
Amy- Either Jennifer Doulliard or current Cindy Robinson
Eggman- Of course Mike Pollock (Deem Bristow was really fantastic too.He was the best at making him villainous)
Shadow- David Humphrey
Rouge- Karen Strassmen
Blaze- Both VA's sound the same, so either one does it for me
Cream- Michelle Ruff
Omega- John St John
Espio- David Wills
Vector- Carter Cathcart or Keith Silverstein
Charmy - Colleen (Same as Tails)
So Charmy DOES have fans other than myself. I actually prefer Amy Birnbaum for him; he's one of the few Sonic characters for whom a purely human-sounding voice DOESN'T work, and Amy hits that sweet spot.
Robotnik- Long John Baldry.
Good taste.
@@ssp9181 snooping as usual I see?
@@flippy7035 Snooping as usual, I see.
Snooping as usual, I
Snooping as usual
Snooping as
Nooping as
Ooping as
Oping as
Ping as
PINGAS!
I came and came as fast as I could.
Mike Clalverl I came
I'd make a joke, but I'm too distracted by Poppy's poppies
the time has come and so have i
Stickey white stuff OOOoOOOHHH
........tiddies.....(nailed that joke)
18:15 geez it does sound like he’s whispering when your girlfriend tells you to whisper something sexy in your ear
28:34 Well, considering Quentin Flynn voices Raiden from the Metal Hear Games, and in his own game (Metal Gear Rising) he's a cyborg ninja mercenary; I'd say that makes a lot of sense.
Cream the rabbit? is that a name or a demand
Both.
bruh
Delete yourself please lol
YOU CAN'T FUCK THE BUNNY
UwU Central Your profile pic is not helping your cause
"Obligatory comment about thumnail"
They probably did dirty to the Babylon Rogues because SEGA seem to care very little about them. Aside from the Riders series, Jet was a playable knight in Black Knight and then he (and Wave eventually) got some position in the Mario and Sonic games. No attempt has been made to integrate them to the main narrative. Even as someone who doesn't like them much (much, much prefer the Chaotix), I can agree they've not had the best treatment in general or in regards to voices. Especially Storm, poor Storm.
PS If forgetting Vector means not having that fucking joke everyone loved to make 12 years ago, I can forgive this transgression.
F I N D T H E C O M P U T E R R O O M
29:50 i love this line and his delivery
27:47 *THANK YOU!!!!!!*
*I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED THAT*
I started out with Sonic via the anime and "Shadow the Hedgehog". So, to me, the 4Kids voice actors ARE the characters. Still, nice to see I'm not the only one who can't stand what they've done with at least half of the characters' voices. I'm sorry, Roger Craig Smith, but you cannot pull a Sonic.
The only good current ones are Tails and Eggman
@@theminecraft2516 I find Knuckles and Amy's new voices to be fine too. They sound largely the same, Knuckles just sounds a bit whinier and Amy sounds somewhat more mature. Also they Kept Mike Pollik as Eggman so of course he hasn't changed
@@chrismanning2888 Maybe Amy sounds a bit too mature considering she is twelve and the new voice makes her sound like she’s 40
I actually laughed out loud when I heard Espio speak in Generations. I was so used to the rough, gravelly voice from Heroes that Troy's smooth, milky voice caught me off guard.
Reminder that Roger does the voiceover for for "Say Yes To The Dress."
Also I'm fairly certain Big had a different VA for Lego Dimensions and considering that was his first major appearance in any Sonic media in ages, I'm surprised you glossed over it.
Me and ten people, apparently.
What are you even talking about? I didn’t say any lines whatsoever.
“Say Yes To The Dress” is not a line from a Sonic game. In fact, it has nothing to do with Sonic at all. It’s a reality TV show where a bunch of girls basically pick out wedding dresses. I bring it up because Roger Craig Smith, the current voice of Sonic, happens to do the voiceovers for the show. I just thought it was an interesting bit of information people would find funny or interesting, but then idiots like you show up and ruin everyone else’s fun.
God you must be fun at parties. /s
Yes, because I have a life and don’t constantly spend my time on RUclips, which judging by your last comment, sounds like something you probably do. You were the one who decided to incite this argument when I not once confronted or argued with you. Only after you continued to disrespect and insult me did I call you out on your bullshit. Please get off RUclips and do something productive for once.
This is why cast consistency IS IMPORTANT
14:32 my EXACT same reaction when I found out that out
That is quite the artwork, there. Seriously, I’m impressed
i really wish they just got griffith back for the games and go back to the style of unleashed (cut back on the power of friendship bullshit pls), but leave roger for the sonic boom tv show where he's at his best (let's be honest, their voices aren't _that_ much different when they're doing sonic)
i do like ryan drummond, don't get me wrong, but he was more fitting for the dreamcast-era sonic, not the modern-era one
But if Jason Griffith was in Colours he'd have to do the line "*BaLdY nOsEhAiR*"
The Adventure voice cast will always and forever be the best voice cast for the Sonic franchise. Especially Ryan Drummond as the voice of Sonic.
Scott Dreier as Knuckles David Humphrey as Shadow as well!
RIP old version of Poppy in this thumbnail.
And now roger Craig smith isn’t sonic anymore...
Thank god
@@mr.irrelevant8826 Uh oh... for you I guess
@@ayrtonjoga goddammit
We have gone above normal levels of *THICC*
RUclips looks at thumbnail.
"............... DEMONETIZED!"
The original Storm has "Texture".
When a video is so good even the sponsorship part is entertaining its high quality
31:49
Oh this is for me so I don't have to go back over and over
What's the squawk?!!
WHERE’S JET THE HAWK?!!
Well. Poppy about to make all the boys soda's burst
Carbonation
I can't feel my lower body anymore
I can't wait for that one hour video on rings
ANOTHER GREAT MOVIE I SEE!
lmao
18:16
Shadow ASMR edition
RUclips recommending me this...the timing couldn't be more
perfect?
Yeah perfect works
Now I really want to know how RadicalSoda feels about Roger Craig Smith's departure...
Excuse my while I just...
Do some... uh... research on that thumbnail...
Sonic: EEEEEEELLLLLLLLIIIIIISSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Tails: SHUT UP SONIC!
Theres forces footage on this 6 year old video...
Man time sure flies sometimes
Surreal to think Forces came out over half a decade ago.
Tbh I don’t mind any of them, they all have their charms
“Uhh, meow?”
Ok, except this one
Ryaquaza 1 as much as I love Ben Schwartz, Sonic is not right for him.
@@bannanafofannana3650 he fits better than Roger but still pass from me for mainline Sonic
16:58
Wait a minute, this isn't Knuckles the Echidna
This is just...
Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist
25:43 *Charmy.exe has stopped working.*
If there's one thing from the Sonic fandom I can recomend to anyone, it would be Sonic and Tails R, created by EmiJones. It not only has great writing, but Emi got several fan favorite voice actors to reprise their roles! Examples being Ryan Drummond as Sonic, Lisa Ortiz as Amy, and Jason Griffin as Shadow! The only only exception being Tails, who's voiced by Emi herself.
Some people call it pure fan service, most call it a love letter to Sonic fans everywhere
14:47
Its small jokes like that, quick unexpected ones without dragging them out, that make me love your work RadicalSoda. ^_^
Also, David Humphrey was indeed perfect. One thing that I missed was Shadow's cocky confidence that Griffith lacked. Kirk Thorton brought it back, but as much as I love that voice actor, I feel he hasn't figured out how to voice Shadow just right yet. But as you said Forces he's getting closer.
Now that Roger and the bad writers are gone...
I'm actually really happy and optimistic.
And now Roger's back.
SEGA pulling a classic "but WAIT, there's more!"
And Roger is back
And there are rumors of Pontaff coming back
I am not happy and optimistic
Nope
Ignore me, I just came to see the thumbnail.
It's a me, NicoBros! Am Thumbnail AND The Video
I also just came to the thumbnail
Uh I mean
To see the thumbnai
Yes
What is wrong with you??
After all this time, RUclips made him change the thumbnail.
What was the old one?
Only true fans remember the old thumbnail
What was it?
The hype behind entering a discussion of how awesome Eggman's voice acting is was palpable
20:43 WHOHOHOHAHAHAA! DUKE ok, wow. That's uh... Duke the inappropriate nukem huh.
omg the face you made when stealing the cash is meme-worthy XD
I believe your favourite Sonic truly depends on what games you grew up with for obvious reasons. I love Griffith in Black Knight and Unleashed. He says too much corny shit in 06 but he's always been the cocky "I'm sonic!" who loves fun but gets serious about his friends and his duties as a hero. I grew up on Heroes at young and then the games past it SO Griffith IS Sonic to me but I understand why others think Ryan and why even younger people think Roger (People who played Colours as kids, I've seen those a lot that love Roger.)
In the end, they all embody different aspects of Sonic. I love Jason's more dramatic side despite the usually dumb sonic plots. I'm a person who actually enjoys the 06 plot, despite glaring plotholes that are there just because. Secret Rings and his Darkspine anger, the way him and Caliburn gel so well together creating a great dynamic that develops from "...You oversized letter opener!" And "Knave The Hedgehog" to "My trusty sword" (OR him quoting Caliburn in the finale.) and "Sir Sonic, Knight of the Wind.". Hell, even "NOW I'LL SHOW YOU!" and "You're too slow!" are great imo.
Long ass 2 AM Griffith rant over.
19:34
Amy: Maybe you should try breaking that...
Shadow: *breaks it*
Amy: You shouldn't break things like that...
Shadow: this can be...
Wat????
23:37 Maybe Omega got obsolete... Hard to imagine, huh XD
I just miss Heroes' Omega
Fan fact: Omega in forces is voiced by Broly from DBZ and modern Bubsy.
Broly? Well then, now I wanna hear Omega say "I will bathe in your blood!"
I think that was his only role in Sonic sadly. Vic _has_ been sadly through a lot and it's best we leave it at that.
I actually really miss Griffith
Same he should be voicing modern sonic still
Nah. Bring back Drummond boi
R.I.P Werehog.. *NAH, JUST KIDDIN!' HAPPY ALMOST 10TH ANNIVERSARY, SONIC UNLEASHED!*
Just to think the last impactful line Griffith had as Sonic was insight on living life to the fullest in the time we have. And then Crush 40 further elaborating on that, when that was the last time they made an appearance. Sonic Black Knight is a special game.
Well, fuck. Now I'm sad.
I preffer Jason Griffith over Roger Craig Smith
doesn't everyone
No ^
Some guy told me Roger is the best and jason was never good.
I guess we all have different tastes
Nintendotank at least he did's say "BALDY NOSEHAIR"
Jason's voice is exactly what I think when I see Sonic, but Ryan's is dam close.
Lol isn’t Kyle Hebert the voice actor for Adult Gohan? He voiced Big?!
He also voiced the narrator
Daniel Otisi Hes also the narrator of DBZ and Kakyoin in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
He also voiced Kiba from Naruto.
No, he's DUKE FUCKIN' NUKEM!
He's also Ryu in Street Fighter and Smash 4.
On this episode of RadicalSoda:RadicalSoda advertises a place to get groomed
I personally feel that Jason Griffith was the ideal modern Sonic. Mostly because Griffith’s voice matched the more mature Sonic we got during those games. It felt like Sonic had grown throughout his adventures. He wasn’t the impatient kid he was in classic depictions, and he had relaxed after the adventure era. He was still confident and a jokester(example A: Him taunting Eggman throughout Unleashed), but he was also capable of being mature and reassuring, especially during Unleashed and the story book games. Griffith made him feel like the hero he is, without being obnoxious like more recent games.
I also think Griffith was the ideal Shadow, capable of capturing his edginess without being annoying about it. Still, he was more than capable of being more antagonistic, especially in Sonic X.