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@@reheatedpizza7292 hmmmm wouldn't that technically mean, in your case, that he didn't because you thought he was white. Therefore he "sounded white" to you.
Can't blame them. I think that he sounds pretty lame from Sonic X to Sonic 06. Probably because of the direction and because it wasn't great material to work with in the first place (kinda like with Roger now🤔) but he did an *awesome* job in Unleashed and with Black Knight being his ABSOLUTE BEST in my opinion, he really earned people's love.
Well, I don't think the problem was Griffith's talent, but more so the circumstances in which he got the role. 4kids has always been a dodgy and controversial company so it's a little unfortunate that's how he wound up at the driver's seat, even though I do think he eventually did the role pretty well. I think people, then, have not much of an issue with him but rather 4kids.
My favorite Sonic voice is Griffith's because he actually sounds youthful and energetic, plus he's got that "hell yeah" attitude, but also has that tone that he's a nice guy. EDIT: First, I'd hate to be cliched, but thanks for all the likes! Secondly, I've been warming up quite a bit to Ryan's Sonic to the point where he's my favorite.
The episode in Sonic X where he goes on an adventure with a young girl in a wheelchair is my favorite episode. That's how I've always seen Sonic in my head like you said an energetic nice guy. Roger's Sonic doesn't really give me that vibe.
Ryan Drummond will always have a soft spot in my heart. Mostly because I've played the living daylights out of Sonic Adventure 2. Roger Criag is really solid however. He really has the role down at this point.
Sonic Adventure 2 was the first time I ever heard Sonic speak, and so Ryan Drummond will forever be the PURE iconic voice of Sonic for me. Roger Craig Smith does an excellent job and I love him for his performance. However I will always be comparing every voice to that iconic during the hay day of Sonic games.
Jason’s voice was my childhood but also I think he’s the perfect evolution from Ryan Drummond’s sonic, he felt like an older more mature version of the character especially from Unleashed. His sonic will forever be my favorite.
Thank you!! To be honest, I loved all 3 of the main "Modern" Sonic VAs. I always loved Jason's performance; you described it perfectly! I enjoyed Sonic X and some of his games as a kid, as well as adoring Colors an Generations for Roger's. [Roger has been improving :D!] {I also adore other voices for him, like Martin Burke in the OVA, and Junichi Kanemaru as his Japanese VA.} Overall, I agree with you- I think Jason was a perfect step after Ryan's beloved performance. It was like Sonic aged up a little, and was still light-hearted, fun, and energetic-- but toned down a little in a more cool, mature way. That's what made Sonic's character stand out to me, and I loved his caring-by-nature heart to do the right thing. =)
I can agree with this. Jason's voice was "clearer" as Sonic, if that makes sense. Sometimes it felt like Ryan's Sonic had a bit of a head cold; but it was kinda charming in that way. I love them both.
Fun Facts: 1) Sonic's Japanese VA has been voicing him since Sonic Adventure and is still voicing him today. 2) The only voice that remained the same after the Colors recast was of Dr Eggman played by Mike Pollock
@@nolanstrife7350 The Eggman from SA2 was something else out of this world. Honestly i like Mike Pollocks voice because he give me that sense of goofy by cool villian that you love and wanna hug. OH! but SA2 Eggman .... he was and sounds as intimidating as the Archie one was too. In that iteration was literally Eggman been 500iq while playing imaginary 4D chess with a fox. Sounds menacing, intimidationg, cold and calculative as you expect him to be.
Don’t forget about his single voice line in Sonic CD. “I’m outa here!” Which was entirely different than any other Sonic voice and was noticeably stylistic.
@KD Its all opinionated , everyone has their own favorite which is fine. I like Ryan grew up with him on the adventure games, and I love Roger, but Jason was and always will be the best sonic voice actor to me.
Sonic Underground was my childhood, even if i was born 2016, i still LOVED Sonic Underground, it was my first ever show that was a favorite. I remember singing the intro sonic when i was 1-3 years old saying "Sonic Underground" repeatedly.
I’m to this day still so disappointed that JUST as Jason was really settling into his role, he was booted. I grew up with his voice, and it’s my all time favorite Sonic. I love all the other VA’s, but Jason’s Sonic just had a certain something that I really can’t explain
I agree; the poor guy was doing SO fantastically! [No disrespect to Roger, though!] I'd say it's that charm. Jason brang such a calm, yet still adventurous sound to Sonic's voice. He made him sound like that friend that you genuinely liked being around- that buddy who was always there with you on adventures, through thick and thin, never giving up. =) He always had that encouraging voice to continue to live on. ^^ I really like how he sounded throughout the years. =)
@@wolfiethehedgehog3900 Yes! That’s what it was about his voice; that warmth and sometimes gentleness of it. I think Roger has a bit more expressiveness with his voice, but Jason really brought a soft friendliness that none of the other actors used when voicing Sonic. Again, I LOVE literally all versions of Sonic; they’re all so interesting in their own ways, but when I hear Jason’s Sonic? It’s like catching up with an old friend - very comforting
@@thehelper1164 I wholeheartedly agree! Tbch, I think I've crushed on Sonic due to that very reason ^^' He just had such a warm, welcoming, humble-at-heart charm that I always admired and looked up to! [Also I'd love to friend you on Discord! My user is in fancy text, but it's the same thing as here. Have a good one! =)]
But if Jason stayed casted, we probably won't have Rodger as boom sonic. But now would be a good time to bring him bacck, as long as they make Boom season 3
Jaleel, Ryan, Jason, Roger, and Ben are all equally great Sonic VAs in my eyes. They all do a good job at giving Sonic his unique attitude while putting their own personal spin on it without straying too far from the other’s takes.
I actually really like Jaleel white as the voice actor. It really fits the attitude sonic had in the 90’s. But my favorite modern sonic voice actor has to be Jason Griffith
Griffith stays and will always be my favourite Sonic VA. He just sounded so good and Sonic sounded so tough and mature, which were one of the main things I loved about him. By Griffith's voice, you could really tell Sonic has grown and evolved through the years and that he really is 'the modern Sonic' as we should refer till the day of today. Sonic Unleashed is a very good and cool example of that.
My favorite English Sonic voice is ALWAYS gonna be Jason Griffith. I technically first heard White's Sonic voice when I was little, but it's been so long that I can only recall it if I actually hear it. I mostly grew up watching Sonic X, and playing games like Black Knight and Unleashed (Jason's best performances imo), so Griffith is always the first voice that comes to mind when I look at Sonic. I do of course still enjoy Roger's take on the character. He really did shine in Sonic Boom and his voice direction in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 was AMAZING, and I'm glad it seemed to stick, considering he sounded equally great in Rise of the Wisps.
I didn’t like him in Sonic X but he was really good in black night or Unleashed, Drummond is probably my favorite but Griffith and Rodger both do great jobs given good material
I fully, entirely agree with you! I loved Sonic X and Black Knight- as well as Unleashed and a couple of other titles that included him. Griffith was a perfect next step from what Ryan gave us. =) {No disrespect to the other VAs, tho!} I always loved how silky smooth his voice sounded when speaking; like he was talking to a young audience of kids/teens and reassuring them that they'll always be okay. =) With his performance, Sonic always had that caring-hearted charm to him, and that's what made me like him as a character! ^^ I also enjoy Roger- he's been improving since Colors! Though I always adored how he sounded in Colors (and Gens) since that is what I grew up loving alongside Jason's era. ^^'
"Amazing" and "equally" are quite exaggerative and overly generous, but I agree with where the praise is directed. His performance in RotW is especially overrated for such a short animated series that in no way shows any room of or definitive improvement, which is also funny because, besides a literal few short interactions, he sounded largely the same as before. TSR is his best work overall, outside the cartoons. And yes, Jason is still best game Sonic.
You can tell Ryan was very passionate about voicing Sonic. He had been doing the voice for five years by that point. So it's very infuriating to hear how SEGA did him and rest of the original cast dirty like that by secretly firing them over a cartoon.
@@chaoticcanine That was because Yuji Naka, Sonic's co-creator, made an off-hand comment around 2004 that he wished the NA games and cartoons could have the same voice cast like in Japan. Sega Of America took that as "Fire the game actors and use the Sonic X cast in the games." (Deem Bristow, Eggman's VA, had just died -- one of many reasons no one complained about Mike Pollock).
Japanese executives spent more money flying back and forth to argue about Ryan Drummond than it would have cost just to pay the man fairly for Generations on.
I was ecstatic when Ryan Drummond reprised his role as Sonic in EmuEmi's Sonic & Tails R, alongside Jason Griffith as Shadow, and I know I wasn't alone in feeling that way. Ryan Drummond and Jason Griffith will forever be Sonic to me. I have a soft spot for Jaleel White, and even Martin Burke (I feel like they both capture Sega of America's and Sega of Japan's interpretations of Classic Sonic, respectively, very well). I may not enjoy Roger Craig Smith in the games (he sounds far too old and different from the prior voices, just in my own personal opinion), but I do think he's incredible in the Sonic Boom TV series, as I've always viewed that incarnation of Sonic as older than the character in other continuities. Really, I've greatly enjoyed all of the English Sonic actors (barring Meg Inglima, lol) and I do hope some of them can return in future projects from SEGA. Maybe in their animated projects or potential remakes/remasters? We'll see.
Yes! I came across Sonic & Tails R while researching this video and I thought it was super super cool to have both Ryan and Jason back in a Sonic thing, also alongside Mike Pollock! Very cool indeed
Me too! I grew up with Jason but Sonic Adventure 2 is one of my favorite video games of all time. I really think he just embodies Sonic perfectly in his performances.
Ryan has so many lines in the Adventure games that really make Sonic’s Personality shine! _”This Game of tag is boring, I’m outta here! Hmph! Finally decided to show eh?, Ok! Bring it on!”_
You missed his voice actor in Sonic CD. If you wait for 3 minutes in a level of the game without moving or doing anything, Sonic will literally jump off the stage and yell "I'm out of here!"
The video said that it was focusing on the English voice actors and not the Japanese ones. Though Sonic speaks English in CD, it still counts as a Japanese voice actor.
Technically, that's one of the Japanese actors (they just left it in for the English releases), and he said at the start he wasn't going to cover any of the Japanese actors in this video.
As much as I like Roger Craig Smith and am glad he's keeping the role, I do kinda miss Jason Griffith's Sonic sometimes. That might just be because I grew up playing the games he stared in, but when you think of Sonic's voice, his take is really the first thing you think of. Ironically, it's also the most heavily mocked version of Sonic's voice, but that's probably because it was just so iconic and memorable.
Uh, I guess not for me? When I think of sonic I think of the high pitched old voices/ new voices. I think you think of them because you grew up with them
I think a lot of it really is who you grew up with. I was obsessed with the two 90s Sonic cartoons, so Jaleel White was Sonic to me for a huge time. Meanwhile Griffith's era is the time period I kept up with Sonic the least, so his version is the one that sounds the strangest to me. Not because it's bad, it's just the only one I never got a good amount of time with.
Roger's sonic voice shows sonic's age, he sounds like a 30 year old sonic, and the story writing doesn't help either. Jason's sonic voice showed sonic's character but also the story writing helped a lot so idk if the new sonic has a bad voice actor or shitty writing(which it does)
He actually recently lost it. A few weeks ago it was announce that Netflix is coming out with a new Sonic Cartoon show Called Sonic Prime. Sonic was Recast to Deven Mack. Deven is known for voicing Lego Thanos
4:17 Actually, Sonic was played by a woman named Paula Arundell in Sonic in Sydney as well. It was a stage musical performed at an Australian amusement park in 1997, but all we have are some pictures and a CD that has the full audio of the show and the full length songs, because for some reason only about a third of each of the songs was in the performance
I really like Smith's voicing in the Boom cartoon series, though I feel like a lot of that comes from him being set up there as jaded and snarky and just excessively done with everything about Eggman, which doesn't work so well in one of the mainline games.
I really wish they WOULD go that direction in the games, though. Current game Sonic feels a little bland. Like, I'm actually one of the people that liked Forces, but being told "Sonic has been imprisoned and tortured by Dr. Robotnik for a year" and then you see him again and he's... Exactly the same?! Huge, huge whiplash. I want them to do SOMETHING interesting with him again!
My favourite thing about Jalell White's interpretation is that he sounds like every kid in the playground when they're playing action roles during play time. It's really charming.
Sonic's voices in the last decade or so have really taken a "goofy, smart aleck" turn. It's interesting. The "cool, confident" kind of voice Griffith and Drummond went for were totally different. Griffith is probably the best and most iconic, but I think the script and performance of Smith in Sonic Boom are pretty fantastic.
I think that's why I didn't like the direction they took with Sonic when they hired Roger. I practically only watched Sonic X when it came to Sonic media when I was little. I still don't really like the "goofy, smart aleck" Sonic, but it's grown on me a little.
Ryan and Jason are probably my favorites. Though that’s my biased as I grew up on those voices. Will say I do love how the first voice actors take on Sonic still has some elements in Sonic’s voice as we know today.
I really like Roger Craig Smith’s performance, especially in the newer media. Jason Griffith did a really awesome job in Unleashed though. I like these 2 the most.
I actually like all of Sonic's voices. They keep the character design in mind and make it their own (for reference my first game was Sonic Heroes so I grew up listening to Ryan). It's really cool. Too bad the games haven't been good for a while though.
To this day, I still think Jaleel White should've voiced Classic Sonic in both Generations and Forces. Yes, I know he is an adult and back then he was young. So I understand that Jaleel wouldn't have the same pitch for Classic's voice. But I wouldn't mind if he tried.
I would have liked to hear it too. A couple years ago he voiced Urkel in a Scooby Doo cartoon so I think he could still pull it off. He sounded a little different but it was still close to how he used to sound for the role and Urkel's voice was pretty high pitched like Sonic's.
Personally, I think they all fit in their own way. They brought to life a beloved character that has grown over time and gained new experiences. While the earlier voices are very obviously products of the 90s, they still work just as well for how the character was portrayed as the current one does for who the character has become since.
i agree and i think they did a good job at keeping the consistency because younger me didn’t notice the changes (i started playing at adventure 1, watched the show, and played nearly every main game after)
I personally think that Roger fits as Boom Sonic the best, Jason fits best as Modern Sonic, and Ryan fits Sonic’s Classic the best. Also, pretty angering to see that SEGA didn’t even give the Adventure - Heroes VAs a warning before just pulling the plug and saying, “Sucks to be you!”
I thought it was weird he didn't mention the tweets were about the movie, the movie, or Ben Schwartz's. Which I understand, Ben Schwartz is the worst part about the new Sonic movies. I don't think every previous sonic actor would work for this young sonic, but any of them would be better than hin
@@Pedro_-rs3gz Ben Schwartz's is a very talented voice actor, significantly better than lots of random Hollywood actors the replace proper and better voice actors (such as Ben himself). But his voice is still like nails to a chalk board, and i think my opinion that any of the previous actors would be better is shared beyond me. I wish all the animated characters were at least an original actor from some point in Sonics history, but I can't lie about how much I enjoyed Idris' Knuckles
This may be an unpopular opinion, but my favourite is Roger. It’s the fact that he sounds mature and everything since Sonic is now 30 or 31, so I think it fits him.
Well I think both ways are technically correct. DiC stands for Diffusion Information Communication as the company started back in the 60s as an advertisement agency formerly named OGAP. Being an acronymous, it's correct to call it D-I-C, but the late 80s logos did the thing as it sounds ("Deek" or "dic" or "dick").
It's interesting to watch this video again with the announcement of Sonic (and most of the other Sonic characters) getting a new voice once again in the upcoming Sonic Prime show. Maybe they were planning on having the Prime voice cast, or at least some of them, take over for the games as well earlier in the show's development, but went back on that to avoid a controversy like the 4Kids recast in the early 2000s. Who knows, I wouldn't be too surprised if they're still planning on doing that sometime in the near future, but just waiting to properly gauge the fan reception to the new voices first.
One thing you didn't mention was that Ryan Drummond was almost brought back instead of Roger but he was told he would have to leave his union so he ended up declining it. On one cool note recently Ryan and Jason got to work together on something in the fanmade series Sonic and Tails R with Ryan reprising his role as Sonic and Jason as Shadow.
Well, he did have different Japanese voice actors before SA1. But Kanemaru has stayed with him so long, he's _the_ voice for me. Mind you, I'm a Japanese dub supremacist, but don't mind the English dub voices in Western media. I was introduced to Sonic through the Boom cartoon, after all.
Actually, Ryan Drummond, Jason Griffiths, and Roger Craig Smith are all the same person in different disguises. He has to change Sonic's voice every so often so that nobody figures it out. The rest are different people though.
@@omaralfar1666 Before my time, so I really couldn't say for sure, but he might be them too! It's probably one of those things where the person needs to change their identity periodically to hide the fact that they're immortal, but in this case they must be a little bit paranoid about it so they do it too often. :)
My personal theory is that Sonic has a different voice/VAs is because every very different design of him or show that he is in is a counterpart or a seperate version of him. Or maybe he's just older/younger in each show or game.
For me I think my favorite voice is Jason's because his voice sounds the most cool out of all of them. He feels like the youthful sonic but at the same time, his voice makes sonic feel like he is serious about stopping eggman or saving the world.
Ryan and Jason will always be the “true voices” of sonic for me in terms of the games. Roger Craig Smith still kinda weirds me out with his take, but I understand his “aged” voice was requested by Sega. Ben Schwartz is awesome though, as a live action, and hell, maybe even a possible game voice actor.
When Steve said "If you can't already tell,I'm black,so I wanted to make Sonic's voice a voice that you can't tell race from,you can't really wonder "Is he black? Is he white? Is he surfer?" No. He's just hero. And fast" My respect for him skyrocketed even more. I really like that tactic.
I feel like all of the main voices in the games nail certain aspects of the character really well. Drummond does a great job with nuanced voice acting, his range is really impressive. The energy Griffith provides to the character is unparalleled, he nails the high energy of the character. Smith's Sonic is overly snarky and quick to make a joke, and I feel like (especially in the Boom series) he has impeccable comedic timing. There's a lot to love about their voices. Drummond is my favorite in the games so far, but I really dig Ben Schwartz's delivery in the movie. He's got a really well-rounded voice that can handle emotion, energy, and comedic timing, while also sounding a tad bit younger. Excited to hear him again in the next movie.
_”This game of tag is boring, I’m outta here! Hmph, Finally decided to show up eh? Alright! Bring it on!”_ _“What you see is what you get, just a guy that loves Adventure! I’m Sonic the Hedgehog!”_ _”What can I say? I die hard! You actually saved me.”_
@@Maybeprobablynot don’t get me wrong I used to be a huge fan of roger as sonic but then I realized he doesn’t really capture his character anymore; in my opinion ben is such a fresh voice I would prefer him to voice sonic in the future games if possible, but I highly doubt it because sega doesn’t have that kind of budget.
@@tideio The one in the movies is a "child" sonic (different from the Modern Sonic), Ben definitely nailed portraying the still immature sonic. While the Sonic Boom "TV" series is where Roger golden period with the Boom Sonic is, due to better voice direction and such (also "OLDER" Sonic). Well, to each his own I guess.
@@yozoolorna9053 I agree with the boom faze, I think roger was fantastic in the boom series and really fit the character well at the time but I genuinely miss sonic more upbeat slightly higher pitched voice. My personal favorite was when Rayan voiced the blue blur. Also the character writing has basically kind of ruined sonic as a character now Plus the deeper voice he just doesn’t really seem like how he used to be but eh maybe it just me sticking to nostalgia; or just me seeing the character it self change for the worse.
@@yozoolorna9053 also sonic canon age is 15 he doesn’t sound or feel 15 feels like a 20 year old with horrible sense of humor (don’t worry I blame the writers for that). Rayan and Ben they incapsulate it very well, though it might not sound exactly 15 they give him this youthfulness and kind of childish sense of adventure.
4:55 "A new game came out which forever changed Sonic's voice." And began the downfall of a once fantastic game franchise. With the exception of Sonic Mania, a truly incredible Sonic game hasn't come out since Sonic CD.
I didn't realise how many actors have played Sonic! Just got me thinking what if Nintendo recast Mario several times?! I can't imagine him being played by anyone other than Charles Martinez
@@NOLOAF-AR Which is good because they can just reuse Charles Martinet's old voice clips. Namco did that with Bryan from Tekken when his VA died. Instead of recasting, they just reused old voice clips.
Just want to note that it could have been nice to delve into Jaleel White's performance in Sonic Underground because he was an adult at that time and had a similar but older sounding direction for Sonic. Otherwise really nice video for historical purposes.
The new Netflix series Sonic Prime is doing the same thing 4kids did with Sonic X with none of the game VA's reprising their roles for that. Although I doubt Sega is going to enter into a contract with Netflix causing another massive recast so Roger will definitely stay as Sonic for a while longer.
I grew up with Jason Griffith’s voice. Sonic rush was my first sonic game and I grew up watching the sonic X anime. So when I heard it changed to Roger Craig Smith I was absolutely stunned. However I have to say that each of the son of VAs do a great job portraying sonic in their own way!
You can really tell in the early stages of Sonic X that Jason was really trying to keep that same tone and sound that Ryan had but after awhile lowered his tone and made it his own
Great video! Though one thing to note is that the current voice actor of Tails only confirmed that she wasn't voicing him in the upcoming netflix show. She's still voicing Tails in the games.
Quick note: I'm 90% certain the clips they played for Griffith when he started out were Jaleel White. If you listen to his early Sonic X stuff, you can hear the influence without even trying.
@@ThomasGameDocs The problem with Roger is that he isn't using his Forge voice from Wolverine and the X-men. That voice would be perfect for Sonic. Instead his sounds like Jaleel White 2.0
I didnt really like or watch/play much to do with Sonic (i didnt dislike it neccesarily just wasnt my thing as a kid) but the voice from @6:43 is the voice i remember hearing as a kid for sure. No wonder the meme sonic videos ive been watching sound sooo different
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Jason is my favorite because I feel like he brought a lot of maturity and emotion to Sonic’s voice. Jason was just really good at selling you on how the characters he played were feeling. Also I would like to see a video on Eggman/Robotnik’s voice if possible in the future.
Craig sounds like a amazing older Sonic but i feel like most of the other VA's pretty much nailed the voice but i feel bad for constantly being replaced.
Fun fact, even the Hebrew voices of Sonic had a history (though it's only the sonic cartoons that I know that had a Hebrew dub and only 4 of the current five sonic cartoons as of now): in his first cartoon: adventures of Sonic the hedgehog, Sonic was voiced by Dan kiesler (who would also voice jay from ninjago, Gideon from gravity falls, Theodore from the CGI cartoon of Alvin and the chipmunks and bling bling boy from Jhonny test. He would also reprise his role as sonic in wreck it Ralph). in the 1,993 cartoon, sonic is voiced by liron Lev (who would voice Alvin from the CGI cartoon of Alvin and the chipmunks, prince zuko from avatar the last Airbender, agent oso, fanboy from fanboy and Chum Chum, rob from the totally spies movie, neji from Naruto, Walter from the muppets films, Cedric from sofia the first and trunks from dragon ball and Iron man from Marvel in many media appearances and many more characters. He would later reprise his role as sonic in the second live action sonic film). In sonic x, sonic is voiced by Ido musseri (also known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, kuzco from the emperor's new groove, syndrome from the Incredibles, Hollywood fish from chicken little, peck the rooster from the barnyard film, crane from the film trioligy of kung fu panda, terry McGinnis from batman beyond, Elliott the deer in open season 2, Rick in camp candy, cardcaptor Sakura as Toya kinomoto, Tintin in the adventures of Tintin: secret of the unicorn, Lefty maginnis in everyone's Hero, Freddy frogface from Freddy frogface,ham from space chimps, captain N and mega man from captain N the game master, gnomeo from gnomeo and Julia, marty from Madagascar and turbo from turbo). In Sonic boom, sonic (along with shadow) is voiced by Eran mor (who Also voiced kaos in Skylanders academy, Soos and rumble from gravity falls, danzel, mark, dark laser, francis and juandissimo from the fairly odd parents, rocket raccoon in the guardians of the Galaxy and guardians of the Galaxy origins cartoons, crane, ke pa, Tong fo and Bian zao from kung fu panda legends of awesomeness, Metalbeard and han solo from the Lego movie, tweety in baby Looney tunes and the looney tunes show, Alec, Kim, nino, plagg and hawkmoth from miraculous, Emile from a monster in Paris, Mr. Bean from Mr. Bean the animated series, pops and muscle man from regular show, Jack frost from rise of the guardians, toffee and Tom from star vs the forces of evil, player one from underdogs, patchi from walking with dinosaurs, belly bag from uncle grandpa and Nick Wilde from Zootopia).
There's was so many rumors back in 2004-2006 after Eggman's original voice actor passing that I kept on seeing too. Like how other actors like for Amy were poisoned and I was too scared to dive deeper into the rabbit hole.
Yeah, I don't like him that much in the games. I didn't even realize he was the same voice actor for the Boom cartoon, it just sounds better and different to me.
That's because Boom's older design and sarcastic attitude fits Roger's performance way more than the "gotta go fast" personality and current design in the games Also, Roger feels more comfortable doing comedy
yea i really like his performance in boom its just the writing is u know but his deeper sonic voice and moody attitude feels like a 20 yr old sonic to me
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It's kinda funny that Shadow's voice was based on Griffith's roommate. Like, imagine living with Shadow the Hedgehog lmao
I think I’d jump out the window. Can’t stand edgy the hedgy’s portrayal
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@@s6raai770 😂😂 yeah sorry I’m a bit ruthless when it comes to roasting Shadow’s edgy character
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That's so cool that Jaleel had a goal of "no race" for his Sonic's voice. I think he really achieved what he set out to do.
He was also the best voice, he’s who I hear when I think of Sonic
he definitely did bc i barely found out yesterday he voiced sonic, i thought it was some white guy who did his voice in the 90s
@@reheatedpizza7292 hmmmm wouldn't that technically mean, in your case, that he didn't because you thought he was white. Therefore he "sounded white" to you.
@@cellyzs I think he meant that he thought the actor was white because there are much more white people in the world than blacks.
@@cellyzs bro jus thought it was a white guy just like me
Meanwhile, the voice of Eggman: "You guys are getting recast?"
Sonics the same with eggman
Well, Eggman has had one other voice actor, Deem Bristow. May he rest in peace, he made a fantastic Eggman.
Eggman was recast Once when his originál voice actor died (RIP)
@@GMaster4308 Don't forget Jim Cummings. What a voice!
Oh RIP
I love how each voice actor brought something special to Sonic, I find it very hard to choose a favorite honestly.
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why didn't Sega use Roger Craig Smith For the sonic movie, and sonic prime
It's surprising to think that, at one point, Jason Griffith as Sonic was CONTROVERSIAL. Nowadays, pretty much everyone PRAISES his voice as Sonic.
Can't blame them. I think that he sounds pretty lame from Sonic X to Sonic 06. Probably because of the direction and because it wasn't great material to work with in the first place (kinda like with Roger now🤔) but he did an *awesome* job in Unleashed and with Black Knight being his ABSOLUTE BEST in my opinion, he really earned people's love.
@__ Um, okay?
Well, I don't think the problem was Griffith's talent, but more so the circumstances in which he got the role. 4kids has always been a dodgy and controversial company so it's a little unfortunate that's how he wound up at the driver's seat, even though I do think he eventually did the role pretty well. I think people, then, have not much of an issue with him but rather 4kids.
What about Jaleel?
It's an infinite loop, only after Rodger goes away people would understand his value
My favorite Sonic voice is Griffith's because he actually sounds youthful and energetic, plus he's got that "hell yeah" attitude, but also has that tone that he's a nice guy.
EDIT: First, I'd hate to be cliched, but thanks for all the likes! Secondly, I've been warming up quite a bit to Ryan's Sonic to the point where he's my favorite.
The episode in Sonic X where he goes on an adventure with a young girl in a wheelchair is my favorite episode. That's how I've always seen Sonic in my head like you said an energetic nice guy. Roger's Sonic doesn't really give me that vibe.
He sounds bored and uninterested
@@Soniman001 Who? Jason or Roger?
So does the current one bruh
I like Drummonds voice
Ryan Drummond will always have a soft spot in my heart. Mostly because I've played the living daylights out of Sonic Adventure 2. Roger Criag is really solid however. He really has the role down at this point.
@Metal ttue
Same. The sonic adventure games were by far my favorites as a kid. COME ON, TAILS!
@@flaregamer64 my bad haha I thought I corrected it pretty fast
what do you think of Jason Griffith?
@Flare Gamer 64
I love your Hsien Ko Pfp!
Sonic Adventure 2 was the first time I ever heard Sonic speak, and so Ryan Drummond will forever be the PURE iconic voice of Sonic for me. Roger Craig Smith does an excellent job and I love him for his performance. However I will always be comparing every voice to that iconic during the hay day of Sonic games.
Jason’s voice was my childhood but also I think he’s the perfect evolution from Ryan Drummond’s sonic, he felt like an older more mature version of the character especially from Unleashed. His sonic will forever be my favorite.
I didn't grow with any of them, but Jason Griffith is my favourite VA for Sonic as well.
to me jason griffin shouldve been the last one voicing sonic
Thank you!! To be honest, I loved all 3 of the main "Modern" Sonic VAs. I always loved Jason's performance; you described it perfectly! I enjoyed Sonic X and some of his games as a kid, as well as adoring Colors an Generations for Roger's. [Roger has been improving :D!] {I also adore other voices for him, like Martin Burke in the OVA, and Junichi Kanemaru as his Japanese VA.}
Overall, I agree with you- I think Jason was a perfect step after Ryan's beloved performance. It was like Sonic aged up a little, and was still light-hearted, fun, and energetic-- but toned down a little in a more cool, mature way. That's what made Sonic's character stand out to me, and I loved his caring-by-nature heart to do the right thing. =)
I can agree with this. Jason's voice was "clearer" as Sonic, if that makes sense. Sometimes it felt like Ryan's Sonic had a bit of a head cold; but it was kinda charming in that way. I love them both.
I prefer Ryan but jason is up there and I wish jason was still voicing
Fun Facts:
1) Sonic's Japanese VA has been voicing him since Sonic Adventure and is still voicing him today.
2) The only voice that remained the same after the Colors recast was of Dr Eggman played by Mike Pollock
Mike Pollok is the Perfect voice for egg man (besides the og sonic cartoon)
@@sporkyone I can't disagree more. Like... Imagine SA2's script red by Mike Pollock, and I bet it won't be nearly as impactful
@@nolanstrife7350 doubt it.
@@nolanstrife7350 Absolutely right. Now, Alfred on the other hand...
@@nolanstrife7350 The Eggman from SA2 was something else out of this world. Honestly i like Mike Pollocks voice because he give me that sense of goofy by cool villian that you love and wanna hug. OH! but SA2 Eggman .... he was and sounds as intimidating as the Archie one was too. In that iteration was literally Eggman been 500iq while playing imaginary 4D chess with a fox. Sounds menacing, intimidationg, cold and calculative as you expect him to be.
Interesting to hear how Ryan walked in and landed himself the role. He really lucked out.
So did Charles Martinet for Mario, he crashed an audition one day and his tape was the only one that they sent to Nintendo.
@@cb8655 true
@@cb8655 That's not hard to win that role, considering he has like 3 lines of dialogue in the games.
I mean, Drummond's voice was pretty much perfect.
I guess easy come easy go though
usually i hate voice actor changes but all the voices for sonic fit so well
Fr fr
"You're going to play in my schoolhouse" sounds like something the police should be notified of
LOLLLL
It fits right in with those pictures of that Sonic mascot with Michael Jackson circa Sonic 3.
I was looking for this comment after I saw that.
@@mok.6085 HEE HEE
Don’t forget about his single voice line in Sonic CD. “I’m outa here!” Which was entirely different than any other Sonic voice and was noticeably stylistic.
Who?
Also, the "Yes!" 1up sound
@@joshuaking9559 I saw a mouse in my room
@@TechnoCreeper see ya tomorrow
Sonic after waiting!
I personally prefer Jason Griffith's voice. His performance in Unleashed was just perfect.
I loved his secret rings one, especially during the final battle.
Don't rule out Secret Rings and Black Knight my man. Peak perfomance in those games. My god the final bosses
@@ilay_ux Ikr. He completely aced those.
@Tails19935 Not to mention when did unleashed he had strep throat.
@KD Its all opinionated , everyone has their own favorite which is fine. I like Ryan grew up with him on the adventure games, and I love Roger, but Jason was and always will be the best sonic voice actor to me.
Sonic Underground was my childhood, even if i was born 2016, i still LOVED Sonic Underground, it was my first ever show that was a favorite. I remember singing the intro sonic when i was 1-3 years old saying "Sonic Underground" repeatedly.
Youre 8 years old?
jason griffith feels perfect for the role. young without being childish and can be effortlessly cool, calm, energetic, or mature when it calls for it
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@Jason B. Animation pretty sure I did this in my sleep… lol
loved your pfp
@Burst Gaming aw yeah this is happenin
@Burst Gaming oh srry i always get confused between them
I’m to this day still so disappointed that JUST as Jason was really settling into his role, he was booted. I grew up with his voice, and it’s my all time favorite Sonic. I love all the other VA’s, but Jason’s Sonic just had a certain something that I really can’t explain
I agree; the poor guy was doing SO fantastically! [No disrespect to Roger, though!]
I'd say it's that charm. Jason brang such a calm, yet still adventurous sound to Sonic's voice. He made him sound like that friend that you genuinely liked being around- that buddy who was always there with you on adventures, through thick and thin, never giving up. =) He always had that encouraging voice to continue to live on. ^^ I really like how he sounded throughout the years. =)
@@wolfiethehedgehog3900 Yes! That’s what it was about his voice; that warmth and sometimes gentleness of it. I think Roger has a bit more expressiveness with his voice, but Jason really brought a soft friendliness that none of the other actors used when voicing Sonic. Again, I LOVE literally all versions of Sonic; they’re all so interesting in their own ways, but when I hear Jason’s Sonic? It’s like catching up with an old friend - very comforting
@@thehelper1164 I wholeheartedly agree! Tbch, I think I've crushed on Sonic due to that very reason ^^' He just had such a warm, welcoming, humble-at-heart charm that I always admired and looked up to!
[Also I'd love to friend you on Discord! My user is in fancy text, but it's the same thing as here. Have a good one! =)]
I KNOW RIGHT just cause his contact ended he had lots of talent playing sonic fr
But if Jason stayed casted, we probably won't have Rodger as boom sonic. But now would be a good time to bring him bacck, as long as they make Boom season 3
i do love that the Japanese voice has been the same since adventure
Actually never been a fan of the Japanese voice
@@Itshomski same
Yeah, Sonic’s Japanese voice just IS his voice to me.
His Japanese voice is cute.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 I knoooow 😭
Now roger’s sonic voice is even deeper
Still waiting for "Why doesn't Thomas Game Docs' voice sound like it used to"
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@@shilperwork9755 why did you, its obviously some sort of troll or something
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Jaleel, Ryan, Jason, Roger, and Ben are all equally great Sonic VAs in my eyes. They all do a good job at giving Sonic his unique attitude while putting their own personal spin on it without straying too far from the other’s takes.
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Roger is garbage, stop putting him up there with Ryan and Jason
Ya but Ryan was best Sonic voice of all time tho
Jason was the best, everybody just be glazing tf outta roger
I actually really like Jaleel white as the voice actor. It really fits the attitude sonic had in the 90’s. But my favorite modern sonic voice actor has to be Jason Griffith
"that's no good" is truly iconic
Griffith just tries too hard. Too cartoony. A little less than Drummond, but still cartoony
Correct opinion. Griffith was the most well rounded of all of them
Yeah he had the best personality
He still GOT IT.
Griffith stays and will always be my favourite Sonic VA. He just sounded so good and Sonic sounded so tough and mature, which were one of the main things I loved about him. By Griffith's voice, you could really tell Sonic has grown and evolved through the years and that he really is 'the modern Sonic' as we should refer till the day of today. Sonic Unleashed is a very good and cool example of that.
The fact that Roger Craig Smith can nail the Sonic voice then turn around and nail the Batman voice has always astounded me!
Also Deidara from Naruto shippuden
Roger doesn’t nail Sonic voice in the main games. Only in Boom is where he really sounds good
@@christianmillan9527 and mirage, mans truly talented
and then jump off a building into hay and nail the Younger Ezio voice
@@Xrchrry Kyle crane is phenomenal as well
I'll be honest, I love all the Sonic voices the same amount! Except the Sonic Schoolhouse one, it was a different time back then
We don't speak of Schoolhouse Sonic
@@HerooftheWild s c h o o l h o u s e s o n i c
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School house sonic was more childish
@@pendantperuke9440 No it was nightmare fuel
My favorite English Sonic voice is ALWAYS gonna be Jason Griffith. I technically first heard White's Sonic voice when I was little, but it's been so long that I can only recall it if I actually hear it. I mostly grew up watching Sonic X, and playing games like Black Knight and Unleashed (Jason's best performances imo), so Griffith is always the first voice that comes to mind when I look at Sonic.
I do of course still enjoy Roger's take on the character. He really did shine in Sonic Boom and his voice direction in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 was AMAZING, and I'm glad it seemed to stick, considering he sounded equally great in Rise of the Wisps.
Jason is the best especially in Brawl
I didn’t like him in Sonic X but he was really good in black night or Unleashed, Drummond is probably my favorite but Griffith and Rodger both do great jobs given good material
Ryan is the best
I fully, entirely agree with you! I loved Sonic X and Black Knight- as well as Unleashed and a couple of other titles that included him. Griffith was a perfect next step from what Ryan gave us. =) {No disrespect to the other VAs, tho!} I always loved how silky smooth his voice sounded when speaking; like he was talking to a young audience of kids/teens and reassuring them that they'll always be okay. =) With his performance, Sonic always had that caring-hearted charm to him, and that's what made me like him as a character! ^^ I also enjoy Roger- he's been improving since Colors! Though I always adored how he sounded in Colors (and Gens) since that is what I grew up loving alongside Jason's era. ^^'
"Amazing" and "equally" are quite exaggerative and overly generous, but I agree with where the praise is directed. His performance in RotW is especially overrated for such a short animated series that in no way shows any room of or definitive improvement, which is also funny because, besides a literal few short interactions, he sounded largely the same as before. TSR is his best work overall, outside the cartoons. And yes, Jason is still best game Sonic.
Sonic schoolhouse nearly made me cry when I heard that voice the first time, it’s just so jarring
You can tell Ryan was very passionate about voicing Sonic. He had been doing the voice for five years by that point. So it's very infuriating to hear how SEGA did him and rest of the original cast dirty like that by secretly firing them over a cartoon.
@@-Gwa for Sonic X, yes. But for the games?
No Sega wanted him in Sonic X, it was 4Kids that gave him the boot
@@randompersononytig Yeah, but after that sega could’ve just hired the old VAs for the games again, but they kept the 4kidz cast.
@@chaoticcanine That was because Yuji Naka, Sonic's co-creator, made an off-hand comment around 2004 that he wished the NA games and cartoons could have the same voice cast like in Japan. Sega Of America took that as "Fire the game actors and use the Sonic X cast in the games."
(Deem Bristow, Eggman's VA, had just died -- one of many reasons no one complained about Mike Pollock).
@Otha Bland II Hey. At least we got Jason Griffith.
Japanese executives spent more money flying back and forth to argue about Ryan Drummond than it would have cost just to pay the man fairly for Generations on.
I really liked Jason Griffith and his aggressive Sonic voice. I'm sure you all loved that, "NOW I'LL SHOW YOU ARGHHHHHHH!!."
I like how Sonic’s voice progressively get older
I was ecstatic when Ryan Drummond reprised his role as Sonic in EmuEmi's Sonic & Tails R, alongside Jason Griffith as Shadow, and I know I wasn't alone in feeling that way.
Ryan Drummond and Jason Griffith will forever be Sonic to me. I have a soft spot for Jaleel White, and even Martin Burke (I feel like they both capture Sega of America's and Sega of Japan's interpretations of Classic Sonic, respectively, very well). I may not enjoy Roger Craig Smith in the games (he sounds far too old and different from the prior voices, just in my own personal opinion), but I do think he's incredible in the Sonic Boom TV series, as I've always viewed that incarnation of Sonic as older than the character in other continuities.
Really, I've greatly enjoyed all of the English Sonic actors (barring Meg Inglima, lol) and I do hope some of them can return in future projects from SEGA. Maybe in their animated projects or potential remakes/remasters? We'll see.
Yes! I came across Sonic & Tails R while researching this video and I thought it was super super cool to have both Ryan and Jason back in a Sonic thing, also alongside Mike Pollock! Very cool indeed
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@@coIIectamate me when self promoter:
I’m a very big fan of Ryan Drummond he’s the best Sonic ever!
I was surprised when I seen that Ryan voiced in that.
Ryan Drummond will always be my Sonic he really nails down Sonic’s Personality. That’s not to say the other VAs are bad, it’s just my preference.
Me too! I grew up with Jason but Sonic Adventure 2 is one of my favorite video games of all time. I really think he just embodies Sonic perfectly in his performances.
Yeah, Jason was great but Ryan just hit different
Same imma join this small group of yours, i grew up on his sonic and as much the rest of the va's sonics sounds good af, ryan has a spot in my heart!
oh finally someone says it
Ryan has so many lines in the Adventure games that really make Sonic’s Personality shine!
_”This Game of tag is boring, I’m outta here! Hmph! Finally decided to show eh?, Ok! Bring it on!”_
You missed his voice actor in Sonic CD. If you wait for 3 minutes in a level of the game without moving or doing anything, Sonic will literally jump off the stage and yell "I'm out of here!"
if im not mistaken the person who did his voice for that was either the director for that game or someone else who was working in the game
Wasn't she the first woman to voice Sonic? Or am I wrong here? 😅
The video said that it was focusing on the English voice actors and not the Japanese ones. Though Sonic speaks English in CD, it still counts as a Japanese voice actor.
Technically, that's one of the Japanese actors (they just left it in for the English releases), and he said at the start he wasn't going to cover any of the Japanese actors in this video.
@@LupinticDream Oh, I didn't realize they were japanese, my bad
"Why doesn't Sonic's voice sound like it used to?"
*Cause the voice actor is old as hell.*
As much as I like Roger Craig Smith and am glad he's keeping the role, I do kinda miss Jason Griffith's Sonic sometimes. That might just be because I grew up playing the games he stared in, but when you think of Sonic's voice, his take is really the first thing you think of. Ironically, it's also the most heavily mocked version of Sonic's voice, but that's probably because it was just so iconic and memorable.
Uh, I guess not for me? When I think of sonic I think of the high pitched old voices/ new voices. I think you think of them because you grew up with them
I think a lot of it really is who you grew up with. I was obsessed with the two 90s Sonic cartoons, so Jaleel White was Sonic to me for a huge time. Meanwhile Griffith's era is the time period I kept up with Sonic the least, so his version is the one that sounds the strangest to me. Not because it's bad, it's just the only one I never got a good amount of time with.
Roger's sonic voice shows sonic's age, he sounds like a 30 year old sonic, and the story writing doesn't help either. Jason's sonic voice showed sonic's character but also the story writing helped a lot so idk if the new sonic has a bad voice actor or shitty writing(which it does)
He actually recently lost it. A few weeks ago it was announce that Netflix is coming out with a new Sonic Cartoon show Called Sonic Prime. Sonic was Recast to Deven Mack. Deven is known for voicing Lego Thanos
I think of Ryan
4:17 Actually, Sonic was played by a woman named Paula Arundell in Sonic in Sydney as well. It was a stage musical performed at an Australian amusement park in 1997, but all we have are some pictures and a CD that has the full audio of the show and the full length songs, because for some reason only about a third of each of the songs was in the performance
*everybody knows the best Sonic the Hedgehog voice is his voice from “Sonic Schoolhouse”, great job Meg.*
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@@brianbell4ever NO NO
@@amonymous_0818 YES. YES
All voices were great and can't really pick a favourite. I think what matters most is that Sonic's personality remains unchanged.
I really like Smith's voicing in the Boom cartoon series, though I feel like a lot of that comes from him being set up there as jaded and snarky and just excessively done with everything about Eggman, which doesn't work so well in one of the mainline games.
I really wish they WOULD go that direction in the games, though. Current game Sonic feels a little bland.
Like, I'm actually one of the people that liked Forces, but being told "Sonic has been imprisoned and tortured by Dr. Robotnik for a year" and then you see him again and he's... Exactly the same?! Huge, huge whiplash. I want them to do SOMETHING interesting with him again!
My favourite thing about Jalell White's interpretation is that he sounds like every kid in the playground when they're playing action roles during play time. It's really charming.
Here's when the voice first was heard.
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Sonic's voices in the last decade or so have really taken a "goofy, smart aleck" turn. It's interesting. The "cool, confident" kind of voice Griffith and Drummond went for were totally different. Griffith is probably the best and most iconic, but I think the script and performance of Smith in Sonic Boom are pretty fantastic.
I think that's why I didn't like the direction they took with Sonic when they hired Roger. I practically only watched Sonic X when it came to Sonic media when I was little. I still don't really like the "goofy, smart aleck" Sonic, but it's grown on me a little.
13:33 he also took the part for shadow… I’m sorry WHAT HOW not going to lie cool!
Jaleel White & Jason Griffith were really the best two sonic voice actors
wait *steve urkel* voiced sonic?
@@error7062 I know right? It's just as shocking as Mark Hamill voicing Joker.
@@error7062 did you even watch the video?
I agree 👍
Ryan and Jason are probably my favorites. Though that’s my biased as I grew up on those voices. Will say I do love how the first voice actors take on Sonic still has some elements in Sonic’s voice as we know today.
I really like Roger Craig Smith’s performance, especially in the newer media. Jason Griffith did a really awesome job in Unleashed though.
I like these 2 the most.
@@Sateriasis_Venomania no he ain't
@@Sateriasis_Venomania I was replying to the guy that called him bad
fnf pfp with bad take
@@Sateriasis_Venomania not really
he's lucky to have been able to quit by choice instead of just being kicked out
I actually like all of Sonic's voices. They keep the character design in mind and make it their own (for reference my first game was Sonic Heroes so I grew up listening to Ryan). It's really cool. Too bad the games haven't been good for a while though.
To this day, I still think Jaleel White should've voiced Classic Sonic in both Generations and Forces.
Yes, I know he is an adult and back then he was young. So I understand that Jaleel wouldn't have the same pitch for Classic's voice. But I wouldn't mind if he tried.
I would have liked to hear it too. A couple years ago he voiced Urkel in a
Scooby Doo cartoon so I think he could still pull it off. He sounded a little different
but it was still close to how he used to sound for the role and Urkel's voice was pretty
high pitched like Sonic's.
Classic Sonic doesn't talk in the games, but if he did, man, I'd love to hear Jaleel again.
@@BrightBlueInk
Preach
Apparently they actually did want him to!
But for whatever reason, they couldn't get him on the role.
Tbh I kinda wanted ova sonic
Personally, I think they all fit in their own way. They brought to life a beloved character that has grown over time and gained new experiences. While the earlier voices are very obviously products of the 90s, they still work just as well for how the character was portrayed as the current one does for who the character has become since.
i agree and i think they did a good job at keeping the consistency because younger me didn’t notice the changes (i started playing at adventure 1, watched the show, and played nearly every main game after)
"Why doesn't Sonic's voice sound like it used too?"
Me, an intellectual: "Isn't Sonic a teen? Isn't it just puberty?"
Yea
Edit:first
It’s because that Roger Craig Smith is voicing him. He kinda makes him sound like a 30 year old.
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@@ValkyrieMC ssory but this is so overused and unfunny
i am actually curious as to why daisy's voice changed tbh
13:52 bro you should have added "disgusting black creatures get out of my sight" line 💀
Jaleel is my favorite, because he brought us "That's no good!"
"LETS DO IT, TOO IT!!"
his voice on sonic underground was great
Wasn't expecting to find a Lana fan on this vid lol.
I personally think that Roger fits as Boom Sonic the best, Jason fits best as Modern Sonic, and Ryan fits Sonic’s Classic the best. Also, pretty angering to see that SEGA didn’t even give the Adventure - Heroes VAs a warning before just pulling the plug and saying, “Sucks to be you!”
DUDE SAME-
Yeah they really screwed over Ryan and everyone else doing what they did behind their backs.
So... Jaleel just doesn't exist? ☹
@@RosheenQuynh at least he still did something, i liked that sonic cartoon
@@MikeyGamer-vy2ir Indeed
There’s actually another sonic voice actor
He’s Ben Schwartz
He plays Sonic in the Sonic The Hedgehog movie
Well Ben Schwartz is the actor of sonic only in the movies and isn't the main actor
No way really?🤓
I thought it was weird he didn't mention the tweets were about the movie, the movie, or Ben Schwartz's. Which I understand, Ben Schwartz is the worst part about the new Sonic movies.
I don't think every previous sonic actor would work for this young sonic, but any of them would be better than hin
@@DJYoungBeast The worst part? I actually think he is very talented and one of the best voices for Sonic! He really transmits the energy in his lines.
@@Pedro_-rs3gz Ben Schwartz's is a very talented voice actor, significantly better than lots of random Hollywood actors the replace proper and better voice actors (such as Ben himself). But his voice is still like nails to a chalk board, and i think my opinion that any of the previous actors would be better is shared beyond me.
I wish all the animated characters were at least an original actor from some point in Sonics history, but I can't lie about how much I enjoyed Idris' Knuckles
This may be an unpopular opinion, but my favourite is Roger. It’s the fact that he sounds mature and everything since Sonic is now 30 or 31, so I think it fits him.
Wow, Sonic's voice has been changing a lot more than I thought.
Jaleel White is my favorite Sonic the Hedgehog voice actor, hands down. And by the way, DiC is not pronounced "Dee-Eye-See". It's pronounced "Deek".
The spelling out was probably intentional, lol.
Or he'll should call it hanan Barbara or WildBrain
Well I think both ways are technically correct. DiC stands for Diffusion Information Communication as the company started back in the 60s as an advertisement agency formerly named OGAP. Being an acronymous, it's correct to call it D-I-C, but the late 80s logos did the thing as it sounds ("Deek" or "dic" or "dick").
I agree Jaleel was best voice cause he was ACTUALLY a teenager like Sonic is. Instead having obvious adults play the role
He was spelling out the acronym or whatever it is.
Man griffith's voice has to be my favorite I loved it especially how much emotion and smug he could pull off
It's interesting to watch this video again with the announcement of Sonic (and most of the other Sonic characters) getting a new voice once again in the upcoming Sonic Prime show.
Maybe they were planning on having the Prime voice cast, or at least some of them, take over for the games as well earlier in the show's development, but went back on that to avoid a controversy like the 4Kids recast in the early 2000s.
Who knows, I wouldn't be too surprised if they're still planning on doing that sometime in the near future, but just waiting to properly gauge the fan reception to the new voices first.
One thing you didn't mention was that Ryan Drummond was almost brought back instead of Roger but he was told he would have to leave his union so he ended up declining it. On one cool note recently Ryan and Jason got to work together on something in the fanmade series Sonic and Tails R with Ryan reprising his role as Sonic and Jason as Shadow.
Would’ve been odd if you talked about Sonics Japanese voice being that he’s had the same VA since 1998
Well, he did have different Japanese voice actors before SA1. But Kanemaru has stayed with him so long, he's _the_ voice for me. Mind you, I'm a Japanese dub supremacist, but don't mind the English dub voices in Western media. I was introduced to Sonic through the Boom cartoon, after all.
Jason Griffith is the best he was the true sonic voice actor!
Actually, Ryan Drummond, Jason Griffiths, and Roger Craig Smith are all the same person in different disguises.
He has to change Sonic's voice every so often so that nobody figures it out.
The rest are different people though.
What about Jaleel White?
@@omaralfar1666 Before my time, so I really couldn't say for sure, but he might be them too!
It's probably one of those things where the person needs to change their identity periodically to hide the fact that they're immortal, but in this case they must be a little bit paranoid about it so they do it too often. :)
My personal theory is that Sonic has a different voice/VAs is because every very different design of him or show that he is in is a counterpart or a seperate version of him. Or maybe he's just older/younger in each show or game.
For me I think my favorite voice is Jason's because his voice sounds the most cool out of all of them. He feels like the youthful sonic but at the same time, his voice makes sonic feel like he is serious about stopping eggman or saving the world.
Ryan and Jason will always be the “true voices” of sonic for me in terms of the games. Roger Craig Smith still kinda weirds me out with his take, but I understand his “aged” voice was requested by Sega. Ben Schwartz is awesome though, as a live action, and hell, maybe even a possible game voice actor.
nah not really Ben Schwartz aint that good
@@amazingboi9388 dawg, the 1st movie grossed 308 billion, and the second was at 403 mill.
Idk about you but that basically screams success.
Completely agree especially with Jason
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@@NeO_SaNdMaN4040success doesnt necessarily mean good. not that his performance isnt good, its great, it just doesnt really help your case
When Steve said "If you can't already tell,I'm black,so I wanted to make Sonic's voice a voice that you can't tell race from,you can't really wonder "Is he black? Is he white? Is he surfer?" No. He's just hero. And fast"
My respect for him skyrocketed even more. I really like that tactic.
How do you respect him but not enough to call him his name, which is clearly stated as JALEEL. Yt people are so performative and dizzy
I have to be honest, late 2000s Jason Griffith was my favorite Sonic voice.
It just sounds so heroic and genuine.
I feel like all of the main voices in the games nail certain aspects of the character really well. Drummond does a great job with nuanced voice acting, his range is really impressive. The energy Griffith provides to the character is unparalleled, he nails the high energy of the character. Smith's Sonic is overly snarky and quick to make a joke, and I feel like (especially in the Boom series) he has impeccable comedic timing.
There's a lot to love about their voices. Drummond is my favorite in the games so far, but I really dig Ben Schwartz's delivery in the movie. He's got a really well-rounded voice that can handle emotion, energy, and comedic timing, while also sounding a tad bit younger. Excited to hear him again in the next movie.
What if they turn him into a comic relief sidekick again in the next movie?
Man, i Really Miss Drummond as Sonic
Roger is not bad either, but that "OH YEAH, THIS IS HAPPENING" gives me 10 years to live
Don't worry, Roger did the same line
_”This game of tag is boring, I’m outta here! Hmph, Finally decided to show up eh? Alright! Bring it on!”_
_“What you see is what you get, just a guy that loves Adventure! I’m Sonic the Hedgehog!”_
_”What can I say? I die hard! You actually saved me.”_
The best first line of dialogue in a 3d sonic game
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Ben Schwartz, who does Sonic’s voice in the new movies. He does great job portraying the character as well
was looking for this comment, i think he did a great job tbh
@@Maybeprobablynot don’t get me wrong I used to be a huge fan of roger as sonic but then I realized he doesn’t really capture his character anymore; in my opinion ben is such a fresh voice I would prefer him to voice sonic in the future games if possible, but I highly doubt it because sega doesn’t have that kind of budget.
@@tideio The one in the movies is a "child" sonic (different from the Modern Sonic), Ben definitely nailed portraying the still immature sonic. While the Sonic Boom "TV" series is where Roger golden period with the Boom Sonic is, due to better voice direction and such (also "OLDER" Sonic). Well, to each his own I guess.
@@yozoolorna9053 I agree with the boom faze, I think roger was fantastic in the boom series and really fit the character well at the time but I genuinely miss sonic more upbeat slightly higher pitched voice. My personal favorite was when Rayan voiced the blue blur. Also the character writing has basically kind of ruined sonic as a character now Plus the deeper voice he just doesn’t really seem like how he used to be but eh maybe it just me sticking to nostalgia; or just me seeing the character it self change for the worse.
@@yozoolorna9053 also sonic canon age is 15 he doesn’t sound or feel 15 feels like a 20 year old with horrible sense of humor (don’t worry I blame the writers for that). Rayan and Ben they incapsulate it very well, though it might not sound exactly 15 they give him this youthfulness and kind of childish sense of adventure.
4:55
"A new game came out which forever changed Sonic's voice."
And began the downfall of a once fantastic game franchise. With the exception of Sonic Mania, a truly incredible Sonic game hasn't come out since Sonic CD.
Honestly I like OVA Sonic.
He just has this sass to him in OVA, plus the iconic "You might know everything" line, the actor nails it.
ova sonic is a gem, perfect classic sonic
I didn't realise how many actors have played Sonic! Just got me thinking what if Nintendo recast Mario several times?! I can't imagine him being played by anyone other than Charles Martinez
*Charles Martinet 😅😂
mario barely speaks 😭
@@NOLOAF-AR RIP.
@@NOLOAF-AR Which is good because they can just reuse Charles Martinet's old voice clips. Namco did that with Bryan from Tekken when his VA died. Instead of recasting, they just reused old voice clips.
Got some news broooooo!!!!
Just want to note that it could have been nice to delve into Jaleel White's performance in Sonic Underground because he was an adult at that time and had a similar but older sounding direction for Sonic. Otherwise really nice video for historical purposes.
So that’s why Roger has lasted for so long. No contracts to hold him back, none to stop him. The best circumstances.
Nothing can stop you now! No ghost to bring you down! There's nothing left to lose, you'll win!
No copyright law in the universe is going to stop him
Unfortunate
The new Netflix series Sonic Prime is doing the same thing 4kids did with Sonic X with none of the game VA's reprising their roles for that. Although I doubt Sega is going to enter into a contract with Netflix causing another massive recast so Roger will definitely stay as Sonic for a while longer.
Sounded like some elementary school teacher
I grew up with Jason Griffith’s voice. Sonic rush was my first sonic game and I grew up watching the sonic X anime. So when I heard it changed to Roger Craig Smith I was absolutely stunned. However I have to say that each of the son of VAs do a great job portraying sonic in their own way!
Same!!
You can really tell in the early stages of Sonic X that Jason was really trying to keep that same tone and sound that Ryan had but after awhile lowered his tone and made it his own
A video on Eggman’s voice will also be super interesting, provided you also include his Robotnik voices as well.
Drummond is my favorite. I grew up on Sonic Heroes and playing Adventure for the first time this month he's just amazing.
"Hey! He's on our side. Stop! Shadow, what are you doing?! Nice job, Shadow!"
That was a rollercoaster of emotions...
i miss Drummond as Sonic. his SA2 performance is one of my favorites
I didn’t even grow up with Ryans sonic voice, I only heard Jasons as a kid but Ryan sounds like how Sonic sounds in my head.
Jason Griffith will always be my favorite sonic voice actor.
Great video!
Though one thing to note is that the current voice actor of Tails only confirmed that she wasn't voicing him in the upcoming netflix show. She's still voicing Tails in the games.
“D-I-C entertainment”, cmon thomas…spit it out ;)
DI- *gets shot*
D**K
DONKEY KONG
D**K
DONKEY KONG IS HERE
HE'S THE LEADER OF THE BUNCH
Deek
Right at the end is how you pronounce DIC
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@Youtubis Accountican They said it out loud on the logo at the end of shows, lol. I feel like he might have spelled it out on purpose.
Sonic’s actual first, and best) voice was from the somic cd voicelines, “yes!” “Yeah!” “Alright!” And the most famous, “im outta here!”
Sonic is dogshit he trash!
Mickey mouse and Bugs bunny is so much better then him if u like sonic your trash!!!!!
Every Sonic voice actor brings their own flavor to the character yet they never forget who he is I love all the VAs and yes I mean all
Quick note: I'm 90% certain the clips they played for Griffith when he started out were Jaleel White. If you listen to his early Sonic X stuff, you can hear the influence without even trying.
Oh I have been waiting for this
I hope the video is satisfactory!
@@ThomasGameDocs The problem with Roger is that he isn't using his Forge voice from Wolverine and the X-men. That voice would be perfect for Sonic. Instead his sounds like Jaleel White 2.0
I didnt really like or watch/play much to do with Sonic (i didnt dislike it neccesarily just wasnt my thing as a kid) but the voice from @6:43 is the voice i remember hearing as a kid for sure. No wonder the meme sonic videos ive been watching sound sooo different
13:55 Sonic's Voice started to be come more grown up.
14:05 *plays the most grown up sounding audio in Jason Griffith's career*
Everything is going fine Oh right gosh mom movie one the was sometimes were a the way time they I when send wakes up it, but it doesn't have the right description!
Jason is my favorite because I feel like he brought a lot of maturity and emotion to Sonic’s voice. Jason was just really good at selling you on how the characters he played were feeling. Also I would like to see a video on Eggman/Robotnik’s voice if possible in the future.
Craig sounds like a amazing older Sonic but i feel like most of the other VA's pretty much nailed the voice but i feel bad for constantly being replaced.
Fun fact, even the Hebrew voices of Sonic had a history (though it's only the sonic cartoons that I know that had a Hebrew dub and only 4 of the current five sonic cartoons as of now): in his first cartoon: adventures of Sonic the hedgehog, Sonic was voiced by Dan kiesler (who would also voice jay from ninjago, Gideon from gravity falls, Theodore from the CGI cartoon of Alvin and the chipmunks and bling bling boy from Jhonny test. He would also reprise his role as sonic in wreck it Ralph). in the 1,993 cartoon, sonic is voiced by liron Lev (who would voice Alvin from the CGI cartoon of Alvin and the chipmunks, prince zuko from avatar the last Airbender, agent oso, fanboy from fanboy and Chum Chum, rob from the totally spies movie, neji from Naruto, Walter from the muppets films, Cedric from sofia the first and trunks from dragon ball and Iron man from Marvel in many media appearances and many more characters. He would later reprise his role as sonic in the second live action sonic film). In sonic x, sonic is voiced by Ido musseri (also known as the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants, kuzco from the emperor's new groove, syndrome from the Incredibles, Hollywood fish from chicken little, peck the rooster from the barnyard film, crane from the film trioligy of kung fu panda, terry McGinnis from batman beyond, Elliott the deer in open season 2, Rick in camp candy, cardcaptor Sakura as Toya kinomoto, Tintin in the adventures of Tintin: secret of the unicorn, Lefty maginnis in everyone's Hero, Freddy frogface from Freddy frogface,ham from space chimps, captain N and mega man from captain N the game master, gnomeo from gnomeo and Julia, marty from Madagascar and turbo from turbo). In Sonic boom, sonic (along with shadow) is voiced by Eran mor (who Also voiced kaos in Skylanders academy, Soos and rumble from gravity falls, danzel, mark, dark laser, francis and juandissimo from the fairly odd parents, rocket raccoon in the guardians of the Galaxy and guardians of the Galaxy origins cartoons, crane, ke pa, Tong fo and Bian zao from kung fu panda legends of awesomeness, Metalbeard and han solo from the Lego movie, tweety in baby Looney tunes and the looney tunes show, Alec, Kim, nino, plagg and hawkmoth from miraculous, Emile from a monster in Paris, Mr. Bean from Mr. Bean the animated series, pops and muscle man from regular show, Jack frost from rise of the guardians, toffee and Tom from star vs the forces of evil, player one from underdogs, patchi from walking with dinosaurs, belly bag from uncle grandpa and Nick Wilde from Zootopia).
The swing of emotions and opinions in Sonic's voice when he sees Shadow with a gun is freaking hilarious. 13:22
There's was so many rumors back in 2004-2006 after Eggman's original voice actor passing that I kept on seeing too. Like how other actors like for Amy were poisoned and I was too scared to dive deeper into the rabbit hole.
It's funny, I think Roger sounds excellent in the Sonic Boom cartoon and game, but not that great in the mainline games at all.
Yeah, I don't like him that much in the games. I didn't even realize he was the same voice actor for the Boom cartoon, it just sounds better and different to me.
@@santosic that's what good voice direction can do
Hes just unlucky for the bad meta era writing
That's because Boom's older design and sarcastic attitude fits Roger's performance way more than the "gotta go fast" personality and current design in the games
Also, Roger feels more comfortable doing comedy
yea i really like his performance in boom its just the writing is u know but his deeper sonic voice and moody attitude feels like a 20 yr old sonic to me
Great video, i always wanted to know why Ryan Drummond was dropped.
Sad really. Hopefully he returns one way or another.