#*Sonic voice* I do. All the time.

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

...Do you ever think about how Sonic truly is the only person who cares about Nine now?

[uniiiquehecrt]

Voice actors are NOT the same as actors.

It takes a specific kind of skill-set and training to be able to warp and meld the voice. It takes a certain kind of talent and dedication to hone that talent into the ability to meld the voice and invoke emotion with one's voice alone. Actors are used to using their voice secondarily to their body language and their facial expressions. It's all mirrored back on camera. They do have nuance. But it's a different kind of nuance and a different kind of training to produce that nuance.

Voice actors might get their likeness transposed on their character's design, and maybe their mannerisms might seep into the character's animation. But when it's all said and done: their presence is in their voice. They are bringing a character to life, showing that emotion in their voice, trying to keep a specific accent, drawl, pitch, tone in that voice and keep it consistent for their recording sessions.

The voice actor is like a classically trained musician who can play first chair in a competitive, world-renown orchestra. The actor (who fills the voice actor's role) is like a moot who played violin in beginner and intermediate high school orchestra and thinks they can get into Juilliard with that 2-4 years of experience.

This doesn't mean that the HS orchestra moot can't play. They can even be really good at it. Maybe they won competitions and sat first chair. But they are not in the same league as the person who's been training their whole lives and lives and breathes to hone their craft using the instrument and all of the training they've ever acquired to perfect it. They are not meant for the same roles. They are not in the same caliber. You do not hire the HS equivalent when you want to play complex music in a competitive orchestra.

Actors are not the same as voice actors.

And furthermore, actors - especially big name actors - taking the roles of animated characters for big budget films or TV pilots makes no sense anyways when - at least in the case of TV pilots - there's not a point to hiring a big budget actors anyways. That money could be used elsewhere (like paying your animators), and the talent that is brought onto the screen for X character could then be hired on to voice said character no recasting required.

I wouldn't say voice acting as a profession is in danger exactly, but it's certainly being disrespected and overlooked for celebrity clout, and this has ALWAYS been an issue. Shoot, even Robin Williams knew that much - which is why he tried so hard not to be used as a marketing chess piece for Aladdin and got royally pissed off when it happened anyways. People shouldn't go to any movie (but especially not animated films) because "oh famous actor is in it". People should go because it's a good movie and the voice acting is good.

People who honest to god think that voice actors are replaceable because "oh well anyone can voice act" or "I like xyz celebrity so naturally it'll be good" ... Honestly I just wish you'd reassess your priorities because you're missing the point and are part of the problem.

Voice Actors ≠ Actors.

[atwas-gaming]

See what I mean about their voice acting? They mimic each other's in-character vocal inflections perfectly.

[multicolour-ink]

I find it funny out of the Sonic characters we have met so far in the movies (four)

only one of them - Tails - has kept their current voice actor from the games.

[glitchfang]

always sort of a shock to the system when i remember ppl know sonic 06’s plot more for the fandub than for itself. which is understandable given the og is a mess, but idk its kinda sad bc theres some good stuff there (shadow’s entire story arc)

[cheriboms]

doctober day 8: outatime

some scenes i really like from chapter 5 of the game :)

[bonestrouslingbones]

honestly maybe i should just go through the entire sonic voicecast and figure out which furries’ voices have been coming out of my skeletons for the past 7 years

[deanpinterester]

well. last year i saw a bunch of people fancasting keanu reeves as shadow the hedgehog. how do we feel now

[piko-rose]

I just wanted to rewatch some nostalgic Sonic memes but...

*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh*

[cavefairy]

dude oh my god. sonic forces..................

[sonknuxadow]

i say i dont like creams voice in sonic dream team but to be honest i didnt really like any of her english voices at first ive just gotten used to them over time . sorry cream

[samuraisharkie]

you want to reread archie so bad.... its a good comic book... ooooooo you wanna read it sooo badddd

I was an AVID Archie fan my life used to REVOLVE around Archie sonic. I’m already trying to read the Spider-Man comic books I think re-reading Archie would transform me into middle school autism me

[true-blue-sonic]

Bingo Silver from the Olympic games bc u played that??

My introduction to the boi!! Considering the fact the Olympic games generally are not used in Silver's Character Discussions, I have nothing to say in that regard, haha. He's fine there, in my opinion! Competitive boi, plenty sweet and helpful too, altogether fun and interesting. Haha, what I remember from my very first introduction to him in London 2012 3DS is that I did not know which one of the two foggy clones was Shadow and which one was Silver! XD

[dan-crimes]

Nuh uh uh *shakes my little finger* you will not get me Sonic franchise you will NOT get me invested into all this my dear buddy pal I've always enjoyed seeing you around but I will simply continue being a bystander just watching as it all goes by bcuz I know how it'll go if I actually get into all this

But also if I get bored I might get into it anyways it's mostly just a silly rule I put for myself cuz I know it would be a lot of work to catch up and I would prolly end up wanting to play some of the games if I got into the franchise but I'm not a gamer @ all so

[glitchfang]

despite everything i still love sonic gens. they put in the mephiles chao doing mephiles gay little arm waves during the chicken and the egg scene in the hub world just for me

[mimiri22-6]

@angrybidoof

2 things: 1) 1,000,000% Right that Chris Pratt is Far from the "next best thing"

2) Omfg! Could you IMAGINE-Jack Black and Danny DeVito-Pinning 2 Kings against eachother-WITH CHARLIE DAY?! The Chemistry-AND THERE'S ANOTEHER BLOND WOMAN RIGHT THERE! KAITLIN OSLIN?!! THE CHEMISTRY WOULD HAVE BEEN IMMACULATE!!! IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY BUT IT'S FUCKING MARIO?!?! BRO! WE WERE ROBBED!!! I WANNA LIVE IN THAT TIMELINE!!!!!!

from now on any time someone tries to argue that picking pratt as the voice of movie!mario instead of martinet was a good choice. show them this