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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Iroh with sound clips and images.
Iroh is former Prince and a retired Fire Nation general. He is the older brother of Firelord Ozai and uncle to Prince Zuko and Princess Azula.
Compared to the rest of his family he is wise, friendly and an easy-going person. He enjoys drinking tea and playing Pai Sho.
He is an extremely powerful Firebending master and one of the few Firebenders capable of generating lightning. Despite his somewhat clumsy and goofy nature, Iroh is a brilliant strategist and a force to be reckoned with.
Iroh was originally voiced by Mako Iwamatsu for Book 1: Water and Book 2: Earth (season 1 and 2).
Sadly Mako died from cancer and a replacement was necessary for the final season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (the episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se" was dedicated in his honor).
Mako's replacement for Book 3: Fire (season 3) was his longtime understudy and student Greg Baldwin.
Compared to the rest of his family he is wise, friendly and an easy-going person. He enjoys drinking tea and playing Pai Sho.
He is an extremely powerful Firebending master and one of the few Firebenders capable of generating lightning. Despite his somewhat clumsy and goofy nature, Iroh is a brilliant strategist and a force to be reckoned with.
Iroh was originally voiced by Mako Iwamatsu for Book 1: Water and Book 2: Earth (season 1 and 2).
Sadly Mako died from cancer and a replacement was necessary for the final season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (the episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se" was dedicated in his honor).
Mako's replacement for Book 3: Fire (season 3) was his longtime understudy and student Greg Baldwin.
Created by Foxwolf on Tue Aug 11 2009, 27 Comments, Add Comment
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optimasprime1 said at 7:03 PM on Fri Feb 22 2013
R.I.P Mako. He voiced on of the best chacters in Avatar history.
ReplyMrParadox said at 1:11 AM on Sun Nov 4 2012
Mako obviously did a fantastic job but it takes a lot of skills for someone to have a voice almost exactly the same as his predecessor and Greg Baldwin was pretty much spot on and definitely deserves praise as well.
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Sokka2Me said at 6:35 PM on Mon Jun 25 2012
I would have really loved to see how Mako would have done for the 3rd season
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Zylphia said at 11:39 AM on Fri Jun 22 2012
I have to say Mako because I cry every time the episode "Tales of Ba Sing Se" comes on. It made me really feel for the character, and I just love Iroh's voice! I wish I had him for an uncle! :D
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GearDragonAzure said at 3:20 PM on Mon Apr 9 2012
They're both really good :D but my vote goes to Mako for being the original, considering how close they really are.
ReplyAquafox84 said at 10:00 PM on Tue Apr 3 2012
aww damn it! I always thought it was ADAM Baldwin...this makes sense though.
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Sarge Ray said at 4:45 PM on Tue Sep 13 2011
I think they made a good choice on Mako's replacement. If I wasn't as good at recognizing voices, I probably wouldn't have known the difference.
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Axx said at 3:33 PM on Sat May 11 2013
@Sarge Ray I'm really good at that too but when I was watching the show the first run I didn't know it had changed.
When I found out Mako passed before that season I went back because I was confused and discovered someone else voiced him in that season. Then I realized the writing of season 3 and how little they had him speak too.
ReplyWhen I found out Mako passed before that season I went back because I was confused and discovered someone else voiced him in that season. Then I realized the writing of season 3 and how little they had him speak too.
avatarnerd (Guest)
said at 3:35 PM on Mon Jan 17 2011
said at 3:35 PM on Mon Jan 17 2011
WOW. they sound almost exactly alike. the only thing is that Mako's voice was a little more raspy. I probably would have gone my whole life thinking that for the entire series it was the same person playing Iroh if i hadn't come across this website
android (Guest)
said at 12:15 AM on Thu Dec 30 2010
said at 12:15 AM on Thu Dec 30 2010
well..i think they shoul make more seasons..because avatar is really awsome ang greg soundss the same.....R.I.P MAKO
huskydreams (Guest)
said at 1:00 PM on Wed Dec 29 2010
said at 1:00 PM on Wed Dec 29 2010
Can't tell the difference.
urmom (Guest)
said at 7:01 PM on Tue Jul 6 2010
said at 7:01 PM on Tue Jul 6 2010
wow they pretty close but mako is better. i saw that episode and was confused why thy said in memory of mako. and a year later (today0 i found out what they ment. i DIDNT NOTICE!!!!
sora (Guest)
said at 3:56 PM on Mon Jul 5 2010
said at 3:56 PM on Mon Jul 5 2010
Of course Mako takes the cake, but Baldwin isn't too shabby either. (:
keiba (Guest)
said at 4:11 PM on Thu Jun 24 2010
said at 4:11 PM on Thu Jun 24 2010
Greg Baldwin sounds great! They were fortunate to have found him. He sounds just like Mako and no one could tell the difference.
cohen (Guest)
said at 2:15 PM on Fri Jun 18 2010
said at 2:15 PM on Fri Jun 18 2010
There were some parts in Book 2 voiced by Greg. There was a small short during the "Tales of Ba Sing Se" episode that was dedicated to Mako, voiced by Greg Baldwin.
OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 10:53 PM on Thu Jun 3 2010
Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words Mr. Baldwin. I do love hearing them side by side and am very impressed with your impression!
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Jackson_H (Admin) said at 9:26 PM on Thu Jun 3 2010
Wow thanks for stopping by!
Glad you like our site's voice compare and feel better now. :)
ReplyGlad you like our site's voice compare and feel better now. :)
gregbaldwin (Guest)
said at 7:18 PM on Thu Jun 3 2010
said at 7:18 PM on Thu Jun 3 2010
I spend far too much time googling myself! I've been pretty hard on my Mako impression as a rule...but hearing the voices side by side...it's not as bad as I thought! It's actually pretty good! Thanks for posting this!
adr202 (Guest)
said at 11:26 PM on Sun Apr 11 2010
said at 11:26 PM on Sun Apr 11 2010
they both look like iroh a lot more then the one they chose for the movie i meen if they used asians only mako would of been perfect but for what they did now greg would of been like no other he should be iroh
starwarsgeek (Guest)
said at 10:15 AM on Sun Apr 4 2010
said at 10:15 AM on Sun Apr 4 2010
dude i really like avatar but i like starwars better so there is nothing else to do can i meet greg it did good job imatating mako and darth vader
johnhadelin (Guest)
said at 10:12 AM on Sun Apr 4 2010
said at 10:12 AM on Sun Apr 4 2010
you have been with us and I LOVE YOU DUDE
jeff (Guest)
said at 5:33 PM on Tue Nov 3 2009
said at 5:33 PM on Tue Nov 3 2009
I liked Mako Iwamatsu better, but I'm sure that he couldn't help his death, so Greg Baldwin was a good choice. But he did sound a little Italian.
said at 3:30 PM on Sat May 11 2013
I kinda feel like Greg's voice is more of a tribute to Mako. Especially since I never thought anyone would be able to come that close to sounding like him.