The Voices of Sonic: From Worst to Best
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- "ChILi DoG" -Sonic
Sonic has had many different voices throughout the years, but he has always been a hero to somebody.
also please make that vanity metric go BRRR (let's hit 10K subs babyyyy): / @mickerrific
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Which Sonic is your favorite?
Do luigi next
sonic ova and jason griffith ❤
The one true king, Junichi Kanemaru. To me he IS Sonic, eveyone else takes something from him
Toshio Furukawa
(please research before response lol)
Roger
No one gives Jaleel enough credit. He made sonic swag asf
Yes!! I love his sonic voice
He's my Sonic, I've watched all his version of Sonic since childhood. It was always a good time watching.
I prefer his Sonic, I wish the live action movies sounded similar to Jaleel's version, the modern movies make Sonic, Tails and Knuckles like a naive ignorant 10 year olds, when they are supposed to be smarter and Sonic usually sounded confident and mature with witty comebacks on hand that didn't sound forced
I love Jaleel, he's my fucking favorite
@@MicRuLerZ Movie sonic more immature on purpose tho he has more room to grow and Knuckles is basically a cave man lol
I always felt Jaleel did a great job, I think if he was given a better script he would be damn near perfect.
100 percent! His sonic is a product of its time, but it could translate super well with a modern take
He was 16, too.
Ryan is perfection man. It says a lot that despite growing up mainly in the Jason era, his voice specifically is what Sonic generally moreso sounded to me as a kid. SA1, SA2 and Heroes are pretty much INTEGRAL games in the franchise, about as integral as the original 2D trilogy.
Ryan may not have had the more modern hype moments that Jason did, but it says a lot that I watch Nazo Unleashed as a kid and still felt like his Sonic was the best ever.
@@Boostifer love those thoughts! it was honestly super fun to research all of the voices and see the different eras. Ryan made such a huge impact on Sonic’s character, and I totally agree that it was integral to the franchise
Jaleel's work as Sonic was amazing, I grew up in the late 2000s to early 2010s but I'd always watch Sonic Underground and throw on my DVD copy of Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog, good times.
I always loved roger craig smith’s sonic because it kind of showed how sonic was an adult now. He’s grown more mature and serious while still maintaining playfulness and good banter. The deep voice fits the look of modern sonic imo
Here we goooooooo.
That's frontiers sonic, all the other sonics that roger has voiced just sound annoying except generations and boom
Side note: Isn't sonic supposed to ne 15? Why is he made to sound like a23 year old in frontiers plus the voice just sounds like he's bored
@@KrushinKay yeah colours he had bad voice direction and lost world was just mid
@@KrushinKay sonic grows up, you know? he was 15 in sonic heroes. god knows how old he is now. I doubt they would release a statement in 2024 saying he's still 15
I always loved Jason Griffith’s “Here weeee……GO!” in Unleashed🔥
“WOOOO”
"NOW I'LL SHOW YOU! *GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!* "
*drifts* “HHHRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAHHHH”🗣🗣🗣
Feeling good!
ALRIGHT!!
Ryan is the greatest, he was just held back and never reached his full potential. He is the living version of Sonic to me.
Facts. Which is why he deserves a second chance to voice Sonic in the games again. Especially for a potential Sonic Adventure 3.
Definitely. Jason and Roger are iconic, but Ryan felt completely balanced. Would’ve loved to hear him shine more in the role in the last few Dreamcast Era games that the 4Kids cast took over for, like Shadow The Hedgehog and Sonic Riders.
Rodger ups the greatest imo
No, it’s Urkel sonic
I do his voice
Its a shame that you didn't mention the time that Jason Griffifth literally passed out from voicing Sonic.
Context: In Sonic: Unleashed, Jason was tasked in having to voice the iconic Werehog defeat-soundeffect, which was done under such poor circumstance, that the man after yelling his heart out, nearly passed out in the soundbooth.
Never even heard of that. Holy cow, talk about dedication to his craft
@@mickerrific do Japanese voices next
@@orangecoolcatever I would, but I honestly don’t know enough Japanese for it to be worthwhile lol
@@orangecoolcatever there are only about 5 of them it wouldn't be a very good video
He had strep throat too, which helped contribute to the werehog's rough voice, but I'm sure it hurted to do those yells
I like Roger's way he did Frontiers. He gave an incredibly funny response to how the sound director wanted his voice to sound. It fits amazing with the dark tone of Frontiers
To be honest, Sonic's voice in that commercial looks like a mixture of donald duck and sonic's schoolhouse sonic voice
Really? He sounded like he was some dark familiar, who wanted to make a deal for my soul.
While Millennials had Jaleel or Ryan, we Zillennials had Jason as our childhood Sonic.
Although I'm a zz boy, I prefer Ryan, but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE JASON TOO
Ben is really starting to grow on me. I think Sonic is his best voice role honestly. He reminded me a lot of Ryan now that I watched Sonic 3.
Same
Jason and Ryan are peak honestly.
Facts
What about Jaleel white ?
@@minooz5638 Personally, I think he's decent
@@yorioyolo decent? he was great
@@38315 Yeah, agreed.
Jaleel will always be the best IMO, by *far.*
The range he had with that voice, which in itself was already impressive, is just crazy. It just fit too perfectly. I wish he coulda got the opportunity to try his hand at some video game voicework.
We were VERY close to getting classic sonic being voiced by Jaleel
Jason Griffith is my favorite.
Same
While I definitely miss him as Sonic’s voice now, I remember being so disappointed when Ryan moved on. It felt like such a downgrade at the time that I never appreciated him.
@@andyfelterbush1719Isn't it weird that modern Sonic voices always leave after their best work? Ryan had a rough start in Adventure 1 but he sounded pretty good in Adventure 2 and heroes.
Jason was insufferable at the start of X , super detached in 06 and braindead in ShTH , but man he was incredible at Unleashed and Black Knight, only to be replaced right after.
And Roger, well, one could say we haven't had his best performance yet. Arguably he got something going for in Boom
@@Chibiknux 💯 very astute, top tier observation
NO ONE WILL BEAT BEN ROGER OR JASON
Jason voices sonic perfectly and in his games sonic shines truly acting like how sonic should, if you’ve seen black knight and secret rings you’d understand
The no comment camera stare with the pajamas had me laughing so hard!
"I guess you have to watch the film now. Ha!"
Another killer video! I need more!
Jason Griffith is an enigma to me. How do you get a guy this handsome looking to voice Sonic… and why does he enjoy it too?
Rodger Craig Smith is still the voice of Sonic when he announced that he won't be Sonic anymore then pulled a sike
He sounds like he has a sore throat
Roger Craig Smith is a mid Sonic. Ryan Drummond should be voicing Sonic in the games again.
@SuperSonicWarrior93 yea I know how u feel but I wouldn't mind seeing Jason come back, he had some of the most iconic sonic lines and it's not "BALDY MCNOSEHAIR"
I think Craig is pretty good but his sonic is so snarky and obnoxious to me. If sega dropped the attitude and terrible jokes I think he’d be cool
@@SuperSonicWarrior93he can barely do the voice now
It's not official SEGA material, but if you'd like to hear Ryan Drummond's Sonic voice without the limitations of technology and the odd late 90s voice direction you could try listening to Sonic & Tails R. Ryan Drummond voices Sonic in that, and he's pretty great.
I’ll check that out, thanks for the recommendation!
@@mickerrific Np!
Too good
Jason will always be my favorite, but ryan is also a really close second. On Roger's hand, i think his voice in the boom series was the best its ever been, and i want that voice direction in the games too
I NEED that 2 hour sonic boom documentary
If this video gets 5k likes someday I’ll do it
@@mickerrific WE'VE GOTTA DO THIS
Sonic boom is ass
@@mickerrific it's halfway there
@@mickerrificITS THERE
3:01 sonic on that helium 😭
4:23 sonic’s schoolhouse is the legitimate inspiration for baldi’s basics, so you’re not that far off
Even though Deven only stared in Prime, I really like his voice of Sonic. He has the voice of Rodger, the Tone and Energy of Ryan, and the Maturity of Jason, And the goofiness of Ben. I watched the whole show, and MAN is this guy good. I really like his voice!
I personally think that Deven should take the role of sonic in the main series
Fr rogers been sonic for way too long
Idk . Wouldn't that cause fans to complain like they did when Jason replaced Ryan ?
Yeah, when Roger retires or stops playing the role as Sonic, Deven would be SUCH a great replacement.
I think he did alright as a voice for that show but guys his voice just wouldn't fit the games at all
jaleel white,Ryan Drummond,Jason Griffith,Roger Craig smith,Ben Schwartz,Deven mack
I think the main thing holding back Sam’s performance, is that he was definitely trying to emulate how Jaleel sounded and it just didn’t work
Great video! Small correction about Roger's Sonic. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games was actually the first installment in that series to adopt the 2010s/Studiopolis voice cast where we hear Roger's portrayal as Sonic. Jason's Sonic voice (and the 4Kids-era cast) was still used in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.
You’re totally right about that, lol, I missed that small detail when I researched. Thanks for the correction!
Wasn't Colors the first with Roger? I remember when I got the game for Christmas in 2010 or so and being disappointed with the new VA
@majinya6199 Technically it was Sonic Free Riders. It released in North America on November 4th 2010 where as Sonic Colors released in North America on November 16th 2010. The North American release of Free Riders came first before all the other regional releases including Colors' other regional releases.
@@Miisee Ah I see, Never played any of the Riders games.
The "Sonic's Schoolhouse" voice sounds like Sonic wants to ask a lemonade stand owner if he has any grapes.
lol I hear it!
You really are blessed with the art of finding photos no matter the quality or looks... Amazing!
I have a gift what can I say
@@mickerrific just so you know this is not a criticism, this is kinda a compliment
@@mhossein6413 appreciate it!
Growing up, I always thought Jaleel White was one of the best voices of Sonic the Hedgehog. It's sad that he doesn't get enough credit for the voice acting alone.
2:59 MY JAW DROPPED
I feel like, with the exceptions you pointed out on the left, we've been very very fortunate with Sonic voice actors. He was originally inspired by bugs bunny, astro boy, and shōnen manga. It makes sense for the character to be cocky, youthful, impulsive, and heroic
That jumpscare in the commercial at 3:01 is just what sega did at the end of commercials at the time, a guy screaming sega, they also recently brought it back.
*SEGA!!!*
second sonic be like GET WIFI EVERYWHERE YOU GO!!
Hold up
"STRANGE ISN'T IT"
is a line that i say to myself everytime i hear the word strange
Ryan Drummond will always be the true Sonic to me, his voice sounded perfect in Sonic Adventure 2 and his line deliveries were spot-on in Sonic Heroes. He sounded completely balanced. That said, Ben Schwartz, Jason Griffith, and Deven Mack are also fantastic imo. Ben fits great for Movie Sonic and is really underrated and Jason sounded great in Sonic Unleashed as well as Sonic and the Black Knight, and Deven sounds great but seemed to be held back by lackluster writing. Tbh I think all of Sonic’s Modern voices are remarkable, great in their own ways, and had their moments, so I’m fine with whoever voices Sonic now.
I love his lines i say found you faker so much love Ryan.
Great video, each of these voice actors have done an amazing job voicing our favorite hedgehog!
Glad you agree! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Griffith started out with the same attitude in Sonic X. At the end in Unleashed he nailed the balance of a character that loves adventure, gets mad, and sounds mad, when his friends get hurt, confident, cool, and coming into adulthood. He really embodies what Sonic is at his core, a free spirit.
0:45 My homie Sonichu😎
Everyone was amazing, maybe for me but I feel like Roger fits Sonic so much..idk but it’s exactly what I imagined, Maybe he could’ve done a lighter tone if yk what I mean..but still that was amazing!!
Ben did great but I feel like it’s for young Sonic IDK HOW TO EXPLAIN but yeah everyone was my favorite..mostly Roger..I wish Roger could voice Sonic still
Also congrats on Congrats on 3.12k subs!? You’re so underrated!
I love and respect all the actors. All of them are talented and had moments that were peak as well as moments where they were held back by writing or voice direction. Still, if I had to pick a favorite, it’d be Jason Griffith. His work got me into Sonic and always gets me the most emotional.
Jason Griffith is just the best Sonic to me, but if Roger can keep that deep voice then he’ll feel just as good
I loved this! Keep it up!!
Amazing vid‼️ Rodger is my sonic
Great job on the video.
Jason Griffith is Sonic I grew up with, Ryan was pretty likeable too. SATAM Sonic voice matches of it's youthness to character.
You know what's pretty awesome? Three Sonics voice actors (Jason, Ryan and Mack) were good bubbies!
No one talks about that two part movie. While not my favorite Sonic voice, it is unquestionable that it is one of the best pieces of Sonic media ever made.
Jason’s still my personal favorite, but I got to admit, Roger REALLY proved how versatile he could be as Game Sonic in Frontiers. (He was the perfect fit for Boom Sonic, but he was super comedic compared to what Sonic had been in the past). That being said, I don’t think Sonic has ever had a bad VA in the mainline games. Ryan, Jason, and Roger all have done a fantastic job with the character. And most of the secondary media has thrived as well. Jaleel really brought the attitude of 90s Classic Sonic, Devon Mack brought his own spin, but sounded enough like the Game 3 to still be recognizable as Sonic, Ben Schwartz’s voice is perfect for the younger, less experienced Sonic we meet in the movies. And even though it’s nasily, Martin Burke does have a certain charm as OVA Sonic that makes him seem like a young, somewhat experienced adventurer who is confident in his abilities. All in all, Sonic has been blessed with some pretty awesome vocal performances by various good voice actors.
3:00 The one who played this Sonic maybe unknown, but it sounds like Cree Summer doing an impression of Jaleel White’s Sonic.
You know who's the real Sonic after all?
It's Junichi Kanemaru.
He’s ok
Should be noted that Boom actually works great if you remember it's meant to be AU and also, the show is "chef's kiss" beautiful
Sonic doesn't have a daughter. She was the president's daughter.
me personally, I love devon mack I think he embodies the overall feel the best especially when reading the fan works. its just a shame the voice direction wasnt as good as it could have been
I'm an OG believer in the cartoons. I grew up on SATAM and Sonic Underground!
ryan and martin... you did my boys justice
Glad to hear it! Sonic has had some talented actors 🙏🏼
@@mickerrific shocked you responded.
and nice video. funny.
also, i agree.
Jaleel literally created Sonic the Hedgehog from scratch, with a box of scraps.
Sonic in the 90s be like “errrrrm, did I do that?”
My back is hurting, I can’t keep carrying sonic unleashed. Please give the night stages a chance.
I missed many sonic games after Heroes. Between Heroes and Frontiers, the only sonic games I played was generation wich in France, was the first game with french dubbing (If I remember well 06, unleashed and Wii games were still in published with english voice acting), so, for me Ryan is the real voice of sonic. I played Frontier in english, cause of the lack of dubbing direction in french for some characters. It takes time for me to get used with Roger acting, but he's good, for sure. By the way I'm impressed by Deven, he fit well.
Honestly the movie sonic voice makes him sound a bit wimpy sometimes, but thats mostly down to the writing and voice direction
He definitely seems a lot more like a child, that’s for sure.
Roger Craig Smith is truly nostalgic to me and the peak of peaks to me, he will be my favourite sonic forever, especially in sonic boom
Jason was the Sonic I grew up with, it’s the reason I love Sonic X and the Sonic Franchise
i love all the (main) voices but my preference just goes to deven mack i love the flair that guy brings to his voice
8:39 I don’t recall this line from Sonic X, where Jason Griffith’s Sonic originated from, but it sounds like he was trying to emulate Jaleel White when he was starting out.
Not even a huge Sonic fan but Sonic Unleashed will always remain my favorite.
Sonic X was the first time I started getting into the franchise, loved the show
i met roger craig smith at london comic con, he was the best voice actor i’ve ever met, he was just so sweet and so patient with me despite how busy it was
Good video! My favorite sonic voices are a tie between ben Schwarts (movie) or roger crsig smith. I will say i think Smiths performance in sonic frontiers was probably the riskiest move sonic team has taken regarding sonics voice. That being said frontiers itself was just a massive gamble
Dude for the unknown va who voiced Sonic for the TV ad in 1994 was crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 i laughed so hard it was that awful that never knew this ad ever existed because ad never landed i the UK
Ryan reprised his Sonic-voice for the ~1hour audio drama "Sonic & Tails R". At the end he truly shows why he is the equivalent of the Japanese Sonic voice actor.
2:14 Sonic After Not Surviving
LMAO I FORGOT ABOUT THAT
Shout out to Kanemaru Jun'ichi as THE Sonic for Japanese audience (and me) from Sonic Adventure untill now, he capture youthful and cool personality of Sonic and sprinkle some of english line here and there with good pronounciation i might add, his emotional range is versitle, while sarcastic jokes feel not as sarcastic in Japanese script, I really enjoy his voice (And I belive he also dub the japanese version of Sonic Movie, CMIIW)
Roger and Ben are really good fits, too. I wish I was born to sound like one of them. Preferably Ben.
3:34 this song brought back memories fr 😭
1. Jason Griffith
2. Roger Craig Smith
3. Ryan Drummond
4. Ben Schwartz
5. Deven Mack
6. Sam Vincent
7. Jaleel White
8. Martin Burke
Alright, why is martin burke in last place? And why is jaleel white is almost in the last place too?
@@OmarsWorldOfficial cause the others are better
Woah woah woah woah HEY HEY HEY HEY
@@sonicjaxon8107 there is no world where Jaleel belongs below 4th place _at worst_
He's top 3 hands down imo
Jaleel fits with classic sonic ngl
Masato is one of my favorite voices for him despite the little amount of content we have for it, it just has that charm to me idk
underrated channel and production
The people who have voiced Sonic are like the people who have played Obi-Wan; there has never been a bad actor.
This ain't sonic, this is chronic.....
Depression
I always thought Jason's Sonic was very Youthful, especially Black Knight and Unleashed.
The way I saw it was
Jaleel -> kid Sonic
Ryan -> Young teen
Jason -> maturing teen
Roger -> Adult
Ben -> gone back to being a kid entering teenage years
I had that Sonic schoolhouse game whenever I was in elementary school. Even though the voice for Sonic in that game was off-putting I really did enjoy that game
3:08 why does he sound like a demon bro
Every sonic game I've played:
Sonic 1(genisis mini and mobile)
Sonic 2(genisis mini and mobile)
Sonic 3(friend's pc)
Sonic and Knuckles(genisis mini)
Sonic CD(mobile)
Sonic Adventure(ps4)
Sonic R(ps4)
Mean Bean Machine(genisis mini)
Sonic The Fighters(ps4)
Sonic Advance 2(pc)
Sonic Generations(ps4)
Sonic Mania(ps4 and ps5)
Sonic Forces(nintendo switch)
Sonic Frontiers(ps4 and ps5)
"Everything is canon."
cough cough *hyper sonic* cough cough
Would be nice to see a shadow one of this
I’ll add it to my list! Thanks for watching!
The unknown voice actor is top notch
When I saw this 10:52, I was like "WTF?! What has Paramount done to poor Sonic?!?"
Great video with a very interesting topic. Thank you💯
ryan and jaleel will always be the best ones
I honestly like Martin Burke's voice the most
Same
Same
I agree with this completely. ... lol
Also Ryan is my favorite Sonic. But Jaleel White is also really great. It's just he's associated with a specifically different Sonic. But sometimes, there are aspects of the voice and portrayal that I think would be cool in modern Sonic. Actually, funny enough, when Jason Griffith first started, he sounded a lot closer to Ryan than later on, but the clip you used also was an example of him sounding a bit like Jaleel White as he was more playful and trollish in that episode which I really enjoyed. It doesn't line up with what a lot of people say, even Griffith fans... but I actually find his portrayal in episode 1 to be my favorite Jason Griffith portrayal of Sonic. It was so cool.
I ALSO really like Roger Craig Smith as I do hear similarities to Jason in select few lines and can see why they'd choose him after Jason. He has that Sonic sound even if it's new. I like his voice best in Sonic Generations and, oddly, in the LEGO collab commercials. See the one where he asks the Narrator "But can it go REEEAAALLY really fast??". It's the actually the most "Sonic" I ever heard him sound. He also does great in OK KO Let's Be Heroes in his feature episode.
I like Ben Schwartz more as time goes on especially in Sonic Movie 2.
And Deven Mack I really liked the voice. I just didn't care for the portrayal. I think it's wild he sounds similar to Ryan, Jason and Roger all at the same time and leans towards different ones depending on the tone and situations.
yeah generations was one of rogers best performances. Since sonic will appear in sonic x shadow generations in shadows story. I hope they actually try to voice match that performance and dont just "frontier it".
6:27 why is Aerith from FF7 in this movie? 🤔
But Roger Craig Smith is still Sonic in the games. He was in Sonic X Shadow Generations. That just came out.
Ryan and Rodger were both awesome
When the second Sonic voice said wrong answer pal and I heard that commercial I would literally pray to God that he will not pop out of my screen and come and kill me
11:02 I personally disagree.
There’s actually more scenes of Deven as Sonic sounding emotional then not.
The scene when he talks to Thorn, when he finds out his friends and world are gone, whenever he gets angry or sad throughout the show too. You just have to pay attention to it.
My personal favorite is in S3 ep3 when he tries to reason with Nine. It’s honestly the most raw emotions you’d hear from Sonic that rivals even the movies in some aspects.
Fr Deven Mack is way too underrated he’s probably my favourite sonic voice when it comes to emotional scenes
For the longest time Jason's sonic was my favourite out of the main game voice actors but now i cant decide.
I grew up with Jaleel White so those are my favorite. I really liked the show where it was about them being freedom fighters. That is my second favorite type of plot.
Also, why is Robotnik threatening Aerith in that 99 movie?