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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Puar with sound clips and images.
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Ah! Puar! Yamcha's cute little cat companion. Puar is very dedicated to Yamcha and would gladly do anything to please him. Puar also often serves as the voice of reason for Yamcha, and has a love/hate relationship with Oolong.
In the first English dub of Dragon Ball produced by Harmony Gold USA in 1989, Puar was voiced by Cheryl "Angelica Pickles" Chase, in which Puar was renamed Squeeker. Chase gave Puar a very cute and mildly high pitch voice, and it suited the character pretty well.
In the 1995 English dub of Dragon Ball produced by Funimation Productions and BLT Entertainment, Puar was voiced by Canadian VA Kathy Morse. Morse gave Puar an unsuitable British accent (very similar to the English voice of Luna from Sailor Moon). The accent was well executed, and was believable, but I didn't hear Puar at all. Though Morse did make Puar sound very intelligent.
In the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, produced by Funimation Productions/Saban/Ocean Studios, Puar was voiced by well known Canadian VA Cathy Weseluck. Weseluck was obviously copying Kathy Morse's performance, and did a very good job at that, but at the same time, she made Puar sound much more cute than Kathy Morse (which really isn't that hard to do). She was also much more fitting, and it was a style very suitable for Puar.
In the Blue Water dub of Dragon Ball for international markets, Puar was voiced by Canadian Kris Simms. Simms gave Puar a more innocent child like voice, and suited the character very well. She also seemed to sound the most loyal to Yamcha.
In most Dragon Ball media produced by Funimation Entertainment, Puar is voiced by Monika Antonelli. Antonelli gave Puar a very high pitched and almost squeeky voice, which I happen to find very cute. She also gave Puar the most personality, and was the most unique.
For recent video games as well as the giant clip show that is Dragon Ball Z Kai, Puar is voiced by Brina Palencia. Palencia sounds almost exactly like Antonelli, and is a very very good replacement!
Ah! Puar! Yamcha's cute little cat companion. Puar is very dedicated to Yamcha and would gladly do anything to please him. Puar also often serves as the voice of reason for Yamcha, and has a love/hate relationship with Oolong.
In the first English dub of Dragon Ball produced by Harmony Gold USA in 1989, Puar was voiced by Cheryl "Angelica Pickles" Chase, in which Puar was renamed Squeeker. Chase gave Puar a very cute and mildly high pitch voice, and it suited the character pretty well.
In the 1995 English dub of Dragon Ball produced by Funimation Productions and BLT Entertainment, Puar was voiced by Canadian VA Kathy Morse. Morse gave Puar an unsuitable British accent (very similar to the English voice of Luna from Sailor Moon). The accent was well executed, and was believable, but I didn't hear Puar at all. Though Morse did make Puar sound very intelligent.
In the Ocean dub of Dragon Ball Z, produced by Funimation Productions/Saban/Ocean Studios, Puar was voiced by well known Canadian VA Cathy Weseluck. Weseluck was obviously copying Kathy Morse's performance, and did a very good job at that, but at the same time, she made Puar sound much more cute than Kathy Morse (which really isn't that hard to do). She was also much more fitting, and it was a style very suitable for Puar.
In the Blue Water dub of Dragon Ball for international markets, Puar was voiced by Canadian Kris Simms. Simms gave Puar a more innocent child like voice, and suited the character very well. She also seemed to sound the most loyal to Yamcha.
In most Dragon Ball media produced by Funimation Entertainment, Puar is voiced by Monika Antonelli. Antonelli gave Puar a very high pitched and almost squeeky voice, which I happen to find very cute. She also gave Puar the most personality, and was the most unique.
For recent video games as well as the giant clip show that is Dragon Ball Z Kai, Puar is voiced by Brina Palencia. Palencia sounds almost exactly like Antonelli, and is a very very good replacement!
Created by PurpleWarrior13 on Sat Jan 9 2010, 12 Comments, Add Comment
Special thanks to Jackson_H, Pokejedservo for additional sound clips.
EDITOR'S OPINION
Overall, I'd have to place Monika Anotnelli, Brina Palencia, Cathy Weseluck, Kris Simms, and Cheryl Chase all tied for first place, with Kathy Morse at a slightly decent last place.PurpleWarrior13
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Ringworm128 said at 9:09 PM on Fri Aug 10 2012
I'm voting for Brina Palencia since she uses the really high pitch cartoonish voice that Monika Antonelli used (which fitted IMO) while sounding more natural and putting more emotion into her performance. Though I'm sure Monika Antonelli would have been just as good if she had returned for Kai.
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itsover9000 said at 2:08 PM on Thu Aug 18 2011
Puar.Puar r u serious what next general Rildo from gt
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PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 8:30 PM on Wed Nov 2 2011
@itsover9000 Hey, we've done farmer with a shotgun! You can't get more minor than that! Puar is actually a pretty decent-sized role in the series!
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satoshi said at 12:00 PM on Fri Jun 11 2010
I know Brina Palencia is a better overused in dubs, but I like her the most she had the perfect and bitch and softness without over doing it, but all of Puar's VAs did a great job as well.
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PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 2:28 AM on Mon May 7 2012
@pete I'm pretty sure he meant "pitch". Typo.
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Jackson_H (Admin) said at 3:47 PM on Sun Feb 14 2010
looks like there will be a new VA added. Brina Palencia will voice Puar in Dragon Ball Kai.
Replypenguintruth (Guest)
said at 2:46 AM on Sun Jan 10 2010
said at 2:46 AM on Sun Jan 10 2010
Personally, I think Simms has the most natural-sounding Puar, making the character sound sweet, but with a little attitude, and not too cutsie.
Imagine, somebody at Blue Water actually doing a GOOD peformance.
But to be honest, thanks to my years of Funimation conditioning, I always hear Antonelli's voice in my head when I even so much as read the manga. That's staying power, and now and then, it beats out competence.
Imagine, somebody at Blue Water actually doing a GOOD peformance.
But to be honest, thanks to my years of Funimation conditioning, I always hear Antonelli's voice in my head when I even so much as read the manga. That's staying power, and now and then, it beats out competence.
Jackson_H (Admin) said at 4:43 PM on Sat Jan 9 2010
They all did pretty well but I do prefer Cathy and Monika the best.
The high squeaky voice doesn't bother me since Puar is a tiny creature and doesn't really seem to age.
It's true Akira Toriyama considered Puar a male when writing the manga so I guess that should be the official gender. I suppose confusion and mistakes lead Puar to being female in the dub and it'skind of too late to really fix a mistake about a character that has a pretty minor role overall in the series.
Purists might make a big deal about it, but the average person probably doesn't even care that much.
ReplyThe high squeaky voice doesn't bother me since Puar is a tiny creature and doesn't really seem to age.
It's true Akira Toriyama considered Puar a male when writing the manga so I guess that should be the official gender. I suppose confusion and mistakes lead Puar to being female in the dub and it'skind of too late to really fix a mistake about a character that has a pretty minor role overall in the series.
Purists might make a big deal about it, but the average person probably doesn't even care that much.
john (Guest)
said at 1:50 PM on Sat Jan 9 2010
said at 1:50 PM on Sat Jan 9 2010
I have to say I like Cathy's the best, it's funny how "it's" most current voice actor has the squeakiest voice out of them, it's also kind of funny how the original creator considers Puar male however all of it's voice actors have been female and there's very little masculine behavior about it other than feeling shy about putting lotion on Bulma.
said at 1:32 PM on Wed Jan 9 2013