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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Beta Ray Bill with sound clips and images.
Beta Ray Bill is a Korbinite cyborg and a champion among his people. He is an ally of Thor and once held Thor's hammer Mjolnir before a new hammer, Stormbreaker was forged for him. He is close with the Asgardians and shares many similar powers and abilities with Thor, therefore making him one of the most powerful beings in the Universe.
Created by Jackson_H on Thu Feb 11 2010, 34 Comments, Add Comment
EDITOR'S OPINION
Karl Pruner's voice was ok but I'm picking Paul Dobson as my favorite voice for Beta Ray Bill. Dobson's voice sounds more powerful and natural.Pat Fraley's voice is pretty good, but I'd like to hear a version that wasn't restrained by The Super Hero Squad's scripts and voice direction since this show is targeting a young audience.
Steve Blum's voice sounds a bit similar to some other comic characters he's voiced. Still good but I'll be sticking with Paul Dobson as my favorite.
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VctrBnsn said at 4:43 PM on Tue May 7 2013
Paul Dobson because I hear a character, not an actor. Steve did good too. An actor using the same voice over again doesn't bother me that much, but it does kinda bother me because Steve has used similar voices IN THIS SHOW.
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ConfusedPhantom said at 11:31 PM on Sun Apr 14 2013
I kinda thought Steve Blum didn't fit Bill. He did a good job, but...it didn't fit to me. I'm giving it to Paul Dobson.
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TheAtticus said at 1:37 AM on Mon Dec 31 2012
I don't know what all of you are talking about with saying that Steve's being "too generic." It's just Steve Blum doing what Steve Blum does best: being awesome.
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CatsTuxedo said at 3:13 PM on Mon Dec 31 2012
@TheAtticus We mean that Blum's just using the same voice he's used for a ton of other characters he's done before. If the voice isn't specific to this character, then it can't be said that it's a very good voice-acting job. And no, just because the voice simply "works" doesn't make it good enough.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 1:12 AM on Wed Jan 2 2013
@CatsTuxedo Eh, speak for yourself. As long as the voice suits the character, I don't have a problem with characters sounding similar.
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NCZ (Admin) said at 8:07 PM on Wed Jan 2 2013
@CatsTuxedo I disagree. Voice acting is as much about acting as it is the voice. Continuing with Steve Blum for example. Just because Spike Spiegel, Vincent Valentine, Amon, and Wolverine all have the same or similar voices, does that mean they are automatically bad performances? No, because Steve delivers believable, strong acting that sounds natural and professional. And hey, it'd get pretty hard doing a completely different voice for every single one of your roles when you've played hundreds upon hundreds of them. Even people praised for their wide ranges like Frank Welker and Mel Blanc aren't immune to that. Voice actors are only human. Not everyone is a literal man or woman of 1000 voices.
ReplyCatsTuxedo said at 9:00 PM on Wed Jan 2 2013
@NCZ I wasn't saying that the performance was a bad one, just that it wasn't as good as it could be with a more specific voice. With the ideal voice-acting role, the audience should be hearing the character rather than the actor behind the character.
ReplyNCZ (Admin) said at 3:07 PM on Sat Jan 5 2013
@CatsTuxedo Ah, I see. I can agree with that to an extent. Sometimes it is distracting when I hear an actor rather than a character (I was this close to naming the main character in Persona 4 "Johnny Bosch" on my playthrough), but it's not much of a dealbreaker for me.
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GerPer92 said at 10:38 AM on Mon Jan 28 2013
@TheAtticus Well thats your opinion and you're welcome to have it. Also, i never said that I think his performance was bad. I just think Steve is quite overused and that his performance of BRB wasn't that special and unique.
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TheAtticus said at 8:50 PM on Fri Mar 29 2013
@GerPer92 I take your point, but here's my argument: "So what?" The man has a gift from the voice acting gods. Yes, it's a generic voice from Blum, but when it comes to Blum, generic is still awesome.
ReplyGerPer92 said at 4:49 PM on Sat Mar 30 2013
@TheAtticus Like I said, it's just my opinion and you're welcome to have yours. I f.e. respect Blum as an actor, but I don't see him in a that high position like you do. And I simply liked Dobson's portrayal of him better :)
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 9:42 AM on Fri Apr 5 2013
@TheAtticus Haha, Blum logic is the best logic. :-P
*hi-5 from one Blum Faithful to another*
Reply*hi-5 from one Blum Faithful to another*
GerPer92 said at 2:21 PM on Sat Sep 22 2012
Paul no doubt. Steve is too generic (he is kind of overused) and the other 2 are just not good.
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Music Meister said at 3:41 PM on Fri Aug 24 2012
Patrick isn't actually all that bad. I've seen the episode, he is actually not as goofy as he seems in the clip
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pete said at 4:40 PM on Sat May 26 2012
Steve sounds like his Wolverine but I'm still going with him. I never noticed that in the actual episode anyway.
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pete said at 1:14 AM on Sun Dec 23 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight I hear an original voce with Wolvy, Starcream, Gobby, Venom and Vilgax mixed in now.
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 2:27 AM on Sun Dec 23 2012
@pete I hear a lower-pitched version of his voice. :-P
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I_am_onlive said at 4:38 AM on Sat May 26 2012
@Jackson_H I believe your vote for Paul Dobson is about to be overshadowed by Blum's performance. So I think that is.
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partymonster411 said at 10:56 PM on Fri May 18 2012
cant decide on to wait for steve blum in EMH or vote for paul...
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The Maskeraider said at 10:34 PM on Mon May 21 2012
@partymonster411 You could change your vote.
ReplyMatt said at 6:53 AM on Thu May 17 2012
Dobson's easily because he is pretty much only one who is faithfull to source material. To be fair Pruner does make really good performance and Fraley didn't have much to work with.
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Aquafox84 said at 11:19 PM on Fri May 25 2012
@Matt Ironic that you say that, since that's the one that is the most inaccurate. Beta Ray replaced Silver Surfer in Planet Hulk.
ReplyMatt said at 4:45 AM on Sat May 26 2012
@Aquafox84 I meant that Dobson's take on the character was most faithfull to the character from the comics
ReplyAquafox84 said at 12:54 AM on Sun May 27 2012
@Matt alright, it still sounds skewed a bit when you use those words in that sentence but I understand.
ReplyMatt said at 4:02 AM on Sun May 27 2012
@Aquafox84 Sorry. English is not my native language so excuse me if sometimes my writing doesn't make any sense
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Anicomicgeek said at 1:30 PM on Mon Apr 16 2012
Paul Dobson's the superior one for Beta Ray Bill.
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Anicomicgeek said at 11:41 PM on Fri May 25 2012
@Anicomicgeek Yeah, gonna have to change my vote to Steven Blum. He was aewsome as BRB.
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Nightmare Crusher said at 3:12 PM on Thu Feb 23 2012
I don't think it's perfect, but Paul Dobson's voice was the best of the three. Patrick Fraley is good for what it is. Karl Pruner was absolutely horrible.
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said at 4:04 PM on Tue May 21 2013
Paul Dobson. Almost perfect, but I have personally always imagined BRB with little bit more booming voice.
Patrick Fraley. Not big fan of SHS, but I suppose that he was ok, for comedic take on the character.
Steve Blum. His acting was fine, but voice was wrong.
In the end, all of them are fine, but none of them is definite BRB voice for me. Giving my vote to Dobson, because he came closest.