Best TF Voices?

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  1. D-Unit

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    List your top 5, any series. Just curious

    1.) Ironhide G1- I'm sorry, but Ironhide IMO is Cullen's best voice, not Prime. I wish in WFC they would have had him do both. It's depressing everytime I hear a Peter Cullen Prime having a conversation with a non-Cullen Ironhide.
    2.) Dinobot BW-Perfect voice for a characrer that started out as evil, then joined the good guys. The fact that he was able to deliver so many serious lines in that voice is a testament to Mr. McNeil.
    3.) Megatron G1-Too many villains in the 80s had the stereotypical "evil" voice, but Welker's Megs sounded like he'd been through millions of years of s**t and could still take you out.
    4.) Soundwave G1-Come on, everyone remembers that voice, so much that all other actors who ahve played a Soundwave still use that vocoder effect.
    5.) Jazz- always like the Transformer who sounded like Hong Kong Phooey


    Yours?
     
  2. Auto Morph

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    ^ I don't think the OP is asking for voice artists, more which characters have the best voices.

    My choices go to:

    1. G1/movie/WFC Optimus Prime. Two words - Peter Cullen.

    2. Beast Wars/Beast Machines Megatron. So intelligent and vicious. The range of the character came through beatifully through his melodious and sinister tones.

    3. G1 Starscream. Always copied, never bettered.

    4. G1 Soundwave. The definition of 'iconic'.

    5. Tie between Beast Wars Rattrap and G1 Shockwave. Both very different but just perfectly suited to their characters.
     
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    1) G1 Optimus Prime - Just a commanding presence with some John Wayne thrown in.
    2) BW Megatron - Not just a good villain but a good character too. Yes...
    3) G1 Starscream - You know the voice is good when it becomes the template for all other versions of that character's voice.
    4) Rattrap - Who knew Transformers came from Jersey?
    5) G1 Soundwave - Totally 80s and totally awesome.
    6) G1 Grimlock - Fits that character, both robot and dinosaur, perfectly.
     
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    Really? Damn. Lemme try again.

    1. Movie Optimus Prime. (Peter Cullen)
    2. Animated Megatron. (Corey Burton)
    3. ROTF, not Transformers 1, Megatron. (Hugo Weaving)
    4. Beast Era Optimus Primal. (Garry Chalk)
    5. Beast Wars, not Machines, Megatron. (David Kaye)
    6. Beast Wars Rhinox. (Richard Newman)
    7. Beast Wars Tigatron, Tigerhawk, and one of the Vok (Blu Mankumna)
    8. War for Cybertron Ratchet (Fred Tatasciore)
    9. Movie Ratchet (Robert Foxworth)
    10. Movie Bumblebee. (Mark Ryan)
     
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    We have almost the exact same list man! spooky! :D 
     
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    1. G1/movie/WFC Optimus Prime. Two words - Peter Cullen.

    2. G1 Megatron.

    3. G1 Starscream.

    4. G1 Soundwave.

    5. G1 Jazz
     
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    1) G1/Movie/WFC Optimus Prime -- Peter Cullen rules!
    2) Movie Barricade
    3) G1 Soundwave
    4) Animated Soundwave
    5) WFC Barricade
     
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    G1 Grimlock-Greg Berger
    Animated Starscream-Tom Kenny
    Movie Jetfire-Mark Ryan
    Beast Wars Megatron-David Kaye
    G1/MOVIE/WFC Optimus primes-Peter Cullen
     
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    G1/Animated Shockwave. Definitely one of my favorites that hasn't seemed to be mentioned so far.
     
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    G1/Animated Shockwave - Corey Burton

    G1/Film/WFC Prime - Peter Cullen

    G1 Thundercracker - John Stephenson

    BW/BM/Unicron Trilogy Megs - David Kaye

    G1 Soundwave - Frank Welker
     
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    G1/Movie/WFC Optimus Prime is all time number one in my book.
    G1 Megatron, agree wholeheartedly with D-Unit that the grizzled strain in it makes it both original and unforgettable.
    Movie Ironhide
    Movie Ratchet
    86 Movie Kup
    G1 Perceptor
    86 Movie Ultra Magnus
     
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    1. G1/Movie/WFC Optimus Prime - Peter Cullen is the Best!
    2. UT Optimus Prime - Gary Chalk
    3. 86/TFA Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime - Judd Nelson is the perfect voice for him!
    4. Armada/Energon Hot Shot - Brent Miller
    5. ROTF Sideswipe - André Sogliuzzo is damn good!
     
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    1. BW Megatron
    2. BW Optimus Primal
    3. BW Dinobot
    4. BW Rampage
    5. G1 Soundwave
     
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    Cannot narrow it that much

    So
    Burton
    Bell
    Latta
    Kasem
    Mcneill
    Anything they do/did rocks imo

    Next top 3
    Berger
    Cullen
    Welker


    Most of wfc voices were perfect IMO
    really loved ironhide breakdown and air raid.
     
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    Almost forgot WFC Warpath! Awesome re-visioning!
     
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    G1 Prime
    BW Megs
    G1 Grimlock
    Dinobot
    BW Waspinator
    G1 Jazz
    G1 Shockwave
    Animated Ratchet
    Animated Wreck Gar
    G1 Soundwave
     
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    G1/Movie Optimus Prime
    BW/BM Megatron
    G1 Starscream
    G1 Unicron
    Waspinator
     
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    Just fixed that up for you, my man.

    Best?

    1. BW Megatron.
    2. Animated Starscream.
    3. BW Primal
    4. Any of Scott McNeil's BW voices.
    5. Animated Swindle.

    WFC/Movie Op goes without saying. :rock 
     
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    1.Optimus Prime-Peter Cullen, by default
    2.G1 Megs
    3.G1 Blurr
     
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    G1 Soundwave
    G1 Shrapnel
    G1 Shockwave