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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Dr. Wheelo with sound clips and images.
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Dr. Wheelo is a scientist who specialized in bio-technology. His ultimate goal was to modify the human race using his research. He later was turned into a cyborg by his assistant Dr. Kochin. Wheelo wanted to later transfer his brain into the world's strongest fighter. Originally he wanted Master Roshi but later desired Goku's body.
Dr. Wheelo is a scientist who specialized in bio-technology. His ultimate goal was to modify the human race using his research. He later was turned into a cyborg by his assistant Dr. Kochin. Wheelo wanted to later transfer his brain into the world's strongest fighter. Originally he wanted Master Roshi but later desired Goku's body.
Created by Pokejedservo on Wed Nov 25 2009, 10 Comments, Add Comment
EDITOR'S OPINION
The last time I did a DBZ VC it was for the 1st DBZ Movie Villain Garlic Jr., we shall do one for the 2nd Movie villain Dr. Wheelo.In the old FUNi/Pioneer dub with Ocean he was voiced by Ocean Group VA Paul Dobson whom while known for lower villainous voices does something a bit more monstrous than smooth. (And it certainly did work and it seems natural for a disembodied brain of an evil Mad Scientist in a Massive Malevolent Machine like Dr. Wheelo but still all Alliteration aside Paul Dobson's work for Wheelo worked well.)
In the FUNimation redub of the 2nd Movie (and in Budokai Tenkaichi 3) he is voiced by FUNi VA R. Bruce Elliott whom I was pleasantly surprised with. I admit while I am not familiar with a lot of R. Bruce's handiwork in general I did feel a little uncertain about this casting decision at first but then I noticed on how his Dr. Wheelo was quite menacingly monstrous as well. (Though it does seem a bit obvious that some vocal modification was used, not that I am complaining since I use it in my amateur voice work but that's a different story.)
Overall I admit I do slightly prefer Paul Dobson's Dr. Wheelo voice a bit more but both VAs did do this role rather well.
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Ringworm128 said at 12:57 AM on Sun Apr 21 2013
They're both good but I prefer the stern robotic Unicron-esc voice that R Bruce Eliot gives, it just makes Dr Wheelo seem more cold, ruthless and emotionally detached.
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PsychicVoiceSpy said at 10:57 AM on Fri Mar 8 2013
Paul Dobson. I'm primarily a FUNimation fan and I have to say Paul Dobson is much better.
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Metabad said at 3:17 PM on Sat Aug 27 2011
I'm going with Paul Dobson here, though both voices are very good and Dr. Wheelo is one of the more underrated Dragonball Z villains.
Replykirbopher (Guest)
said at 1:16 AM on Fri Jul 16 2010
said at 1:16 AM on Fri Jul 16 2010
Pretty sure that's Ward Perry doing Wheelo in the first one and not Paul. Paul was Dr. Kochin.
penguintruth (Guest)
said at 9:56 AM on Sun Dec 13 2009
said at 9:56 AM on Sun Dec 13 2009
Paul Dobson's is the superior one. He sounds threatening without being too cartoonish.
pw13 (Guest)
said at 6:34 PM on Wed Nov 25 2009
said at 6:34 PM on Wed Nov 25 2009
I liked both, but I'll go with R. Bruce Elliot because he sounds a little more fitting and realistic.
said at 10:08 AM on Sat May 4 2013
That is definitely Ward Perry as Willow. It's almost exactly the same as his Scavenger.
Kochin is who Paul Dobson plays. It's most obvious during the exposition scene. It's the shrillness of his voice that gives him away.
said at 10:16 AM on Sat May 4 2013
Oh yeah, and Dobson played Myoga, who is easily one of the closest roles to Kochin, especially during the latter's more subtle lines.
Hopefully this will be recognized come Kochin VC.