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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Doctor N. Gin with sound clips and images.
Doctor N. Gin was once a world-renowned physicist in the defense industry. Due to a budget cut, his latest nuclear missile project ended up faulty and went awry during a test run, culminating in the missile lodging itself into his head. The missile was hastily reconstructed as a life support system and N. Gin was able to survive the accident at the cost of his sanity.
Despite his hysterically bipolar personality, N. Gin has retained his mechanical brilliance and uses it to build weapons of vast destructive power for Doctor Cortex, to whom he is completely loyal. On a side note, the missile in his head is still live, and activates whenever N. Gin gets upset, leaving him with a massive headache.
Doctor N. Gin's voice throughout the series is styled after M star Peter Lorre, with a sinister robotic effect digitally added to his voice in some of the games.
Despite his hysterically bipolar personality, N. Gin has retained his mechanical brilliance and uses it to build weapons of vast destructive power for Doctor Cortex, to whom he is completely loyal. On a side note, the missile in his head is still live, and activates whenever N. Gin gets upset, leaving him with a massive headache.
Doctor N. Gin's voice throughout the series is styled after M star Peter Lorre, with a sinister robotic effect digitally added to his voice in some of the games.
Created by CatsTuxedo on Sun Apr 25 2010, 22 Comments, Add Comment
EDITOR'S OPINION
Brien does a good job at sounding like a sinister character in spite of his henchman status, and the effect is only amplified by the voice filter applied to his speech. Burton comes off more as a simpering lackey than anything and makes the character seem uncharacteristically weak-willed. Flynn captures a similar creepiness to Brien's performance while adding a hint of instability that suits the character nicely. North amps up the mentally unstable aspect of the character and is much more comic in nature than his predecessors, but this is arguably for the better as North's delivery really makes N. Gin more entertaining to listen to. I'm going with North in first, Flynn in second, Brien in third and Burton in fourth.CatsTuxedo
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Ghosty404 said at 9:27 PM on Mon Nov 10 2014
I kinda wanna see how Billy West does N. Gin. You could probably put an echo filter on his Ren lines and get N. Gin.
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Slick said at 4:37 PM on Sun Nov 9 2014
It's a tie between Nolan and Quinton. They both really bring N.Gin to life.
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DaveS (Training Moderator) said at 12:33 AM on Sun May 25 2014
Nolan North was great, then Brendan O'Brien. I would have liked to hear Nolan North with the electronic effect.
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Bryrida said at 5:57 PM on Fri May 16 2014
I like Brendan O'Brien's the most because of the robotic effect, but other than that he sounds too much like N.Brio since it's the same actor.
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Ross123 said at 8:28 AM on Sun Dec 22 2013
Lex is pretty good as N. Gin but my vote stays with Nolan.
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PsychicVoiceSpy said at 5:36 PM on Mon Jul 29 2013
Quinton Flynn does the best at being both creepy and funny at the same time in my opinion. Nolan North is good, but I think he cranks up the goofy just a little too much. Brendan's okay, and Corey Burton is the weakest but still decent.
ReplyRoss123 said at 2:36 PM on Wed Jul 17 2013
They're all really but i'll go with Nolan as his voice fits N.Gin the best.
But still, Brendan, Quinton & Corey were all good too.
ReplyBut still, Brendan, Quinton & Corey were all good too.
LoveCartoons25 said at 5:02 PM on Wed Jun 5 2013
BoB: Because is N Gin cyborg, Brendan did his voice very well. Is creepy and that is what i like it!
CB: Sounds little smarter but less than robot and more cowardly
QF: Well... this is in my school... :-D just kidding!
NN: My school when is half of my class missing! XD
Brendan wins for me!
ReplyCB: Sounds little smarter but less than robot and more cowardly
QF: Well... this is in my school... :-D just kidding!
NN: My school when is half of my class missing! XD
Brendan wins for me!
skeletonking1234 said at 5:46 PM on Sat Apr 13 2013
Nolan makes the role his own and it's the most diverse I've ever heard North. I didn't even know it was him until about a year ago.
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MilanTheVillain01 said at 4:56 AM on Wed Feb 6 2013
# 1 - Quinton Flynn: Love his energy, plus the lines & delivery is very entertaining.
# 2 - Brendan O'Brien: What can I say as I grew up with his voice. The vocal effects a bit on the heavy side, but it works well with the creepy overall vibe that he gives off.
# 3 - Nolan North: Has the same energy as Quinton & a similar creepiness as Brendan, but he's just a bit too crazy.
# 4 - Corey Burton: No offense to Corey, he's a great voice actor, but he sounds too cowardly for my liking.
Reply# 2 - Brendan O'Brien: What can I say as I grew up with his voice. The vocal effects a bit on the heavy side, but it works well with the creepy overall vibe that he gives off.
# 3 - Nolan North: Has the same energy as Quinton & a similar creepiness as Brendan, but he's just a bit too crazy.
# 4 - Corey Burton: No offense to Corey, he's a great voice actor, but he sounds too cowardly for my liking.
BlankSlate said at 5:01 AM on Sun Jan 1 2012
I'd give it that N. Gin is essentially Peter Lorre with a metallic eye, but Brendan sounds like Ren Hoek speaking into a voice changer.
Corey is good, but Quinton and Nolan are the best.
ReplyCorey is good, but Quinton and Nolan are the best.
Torak said at 1:02 PM on Sun Nov 13 2011
I don't know, Quinton, Brendan and North are all very good (Corey Burton's still a great voice actor too) but in the end I'll go for North Nolan, he sounds a little more crazier then the others: which is how N. Gin should sound like IMO.
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Ninjaman15 said at 7:24 PM on Fri Oct 21 2011
1. Quinton Flynn (I personally think that he's the best N. Gin. That voice is simply excellent to listen to, and the vocal effects really scream "psychotic"! Not to mention that I had Nitro Kart on my Xbox a long time ago. IMO this is also the best N.Gin design)
2. Brendan O'Brien (He's classic N.Gin! What more could you ask for other than O'Brien being very satisfactory in this performance, as well as Crash? I can be tempted to say that both O'Brien and Quinton made Doctor N. Gin an incredibly enjoyable and heart-pounding villain... Ooooooooh, yes!)
3. Nolan North (I'll be honest: North is a solid voice actor, but not counting Father from CN Punch Time Explosion, he's had better roles. In fact, I easily loathe most of the characters after Sierra and Radical Entertainment, excluding Brio's portrayal, of course. He may be swell for most of you, but.... {sighs} I see nothing great about this performance.)
4. Corey Burton (This is the same problem I have with North, but it's not as problematic or complain-worthy. Maybe because I grew up with the Naughty Dog titles!)
Reply2. Brendan O'Brien (He's classic N.Gin! What more could you ask for other than O'Brien being very satisfactory in this performance, as well as Crash? I can be tempted to say that both O'Brien and Quinton made Doctor N. Gin an incredibly enjoyable and heart-pounding villain... Ooooooooh, yes!)
3. Nolan North (I'll be honest: North is a solid voice actor, but not counting Father from CN Punch Time Explosion, he's had better roles. In fact, I easily loathe most of the characters after Sierra and Radical Entertainment, excluding Brio's portrayal, of course. He may be swell for most of you, but.... {sighs} I see nothing great about this performance.)
4. Corey Burton (This is the same problem I have with North, but it's not as problematic or complain-worthy. Maybe because I grew up with the Naughty Dog titles!)
solidejake (Moderator) said at 12:28 AM on Sun Oct 9 2011
I love Nolan North, and it pains me to be forced to vote for him considering the games he voice him in are so bad. Generally I would vote for the original! But yeah, everyone here did such a good job.
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