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I can't decide between Baldry's fantastically non-sequitur dialogue and his character's hilarious self-love, or Cummings, who sounds like he's orgasming on every word!

I liked Long John Baldey and Deem Bristow's voices best, because without LJB, we would never have the meme we know today as PINGAS. Deem Bristow got the role right and got the evil tone of Eggman, like he's supposed to be.

I have to agree, Dr. Robotnik/Eggman has never had a bad voice actor, each of them were great and brought about a certain flavor of the character. But for me, my first choice is Deem Bristow. He sounded a bit comedic but dark at the same time. Plus, it's nostalgia. I played Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2 a lot. It's one of my all time favorite Sonic games. Anyways, here how I'll list my choice.

1. Deem Bristow
2. Jim Cummings (Definitely one of the best VAS of all time. He made Robotnik sound genuinely evil.)
3. Mike Pollock (He does a great comedic version for Robotnik.)
4. Edwin Neal
5. Long John Baldry
6. Gary Chalk

You know what I just realized? Robotnik/Eggman has never had a bad voice actor, not once!

Deem Bristow, Mike Pollock and Long John Baldry are the best voices for Robotnik/Eggman IMO.

Long John Baldry - My first Eggman. His voice is hilarious, and I can listen to that "snooping" line all day.
Jim Cummings - A much more sinister and serious version, genuinely threatening.
Garry Chalk - Nothing special.
Edwin Neal - OK
Deem Bristow - Almost sounds like Jim Cummings. Genuinely threatening and cool.
Mike Pollock - Entertaining, but can still sorta be taken seriously.

Mike, Deem, and Jim are the best, but LJB was so darn entertaining. On a side note, I think Charlie Adler could play Eggman.

I'm going with Mike. Deem Bristow is pretty good too.

I'm going to pay homage to Deem and say he is and always will be the best video game voice actor.

Deem Bristow has the best voice, but Mike Pollock is the best actor.

While I do prefer Deem Bristow, I gotta hand it to Mike Pollock. When they started to recast all of the Sonic characters, he was the only one that kept his job. That goes to show how well he fits with the character.

1. Deem Bristow-Managed to combine an over-the-top nature with quite a bit of menace. Worked very well
2. Jim Cummings-.....I'm scared
3. Mike Pollock-Over-the-top, funny, and always puts a smile on my face
4. Long John Baldry-Very funny. Spawned a lot of memes. Enjoyed his take on it
5. Edwin Neal-Not that great, but not too bad either. Worked for the OVA
6. Garry Chalk-Nothing about him screams menacing or over-the-top, which is what Robotnik is to me

1. Long John Baldry - I don't get why Sega never used him in the games. Out of all the VAs from the DiC cartoons, he would have been the only one to have as much range as Deem.
2. Deem Bristow - Megalomaniacal, comical, he fit it all.
3. Jim Cummings - Great at sounding evil
4. Garry Chalk - It's amusing to hear Optimus's voice coming out of Eggman.
5. Mike Pollock - He does the comical parts well, but that's about it. He makes Eggman sound like a man in his 50s when he's at least a man in his 60s.
6. Edwin Neal - Easily the worst.

I think it's obvious to everyone who I want. Pollock has made the voice so memorable that he's the only actor not replaced after all the voice actors were in the 4kids VG cast

Mike Pollocks best moment was in Sonic Next Generation.

Deem and Mike were the best. I never saw any of the TV shows except Sonic X with that stupid, retarded character Chris Thorndyke

It's kind of funny and a little sad how Eggman is the only consistently well voiced and acted character in the whole franchise! He was even the best actor in the OVA!
#1-But anyway, my favorite is Jim because he pulled off "evil, insane scientist" so well and his voice is so creepy, like he's orgasming on every line he speaks.

#2- Deem is probably the most versatile of the actors, able to go from goofy to scary in the blink of an eye. After all these years that "mence meat" line still sends a chill down my back.

#3- Mike and Long John are equally hilarious as Eggman, but neither could play dark or menacing well.

#4- Edwin, as I said before, was the best (and by best I mean only legitimately good) actor in the OVA. He made Robotnik sound really campy and surprisingly a little German. I approve!

#5- Garry was a nice replacement for Jim but just lacked the spark and originality he had.

Long John Baldry - somewhat goofy and awkward, but that's what made AOSth funny. And without him, we wouldn't have the "PINGAS!" meme!
Jim Cummings - definitely the most serious Robotnik, but rather generic
Garry Chalk - OK, but not too memorable
Edwin Neal - Perfectly fitting for a crudely drawn Robotnik
Deem Bristow - I like that this Robotnik voice sounds natural, and not phony like Jim's (RIP Deem)
Mike Pollock - He definitely based his performance on the best two of his predecessors - Long John Baldry and Deem Bristow.

There is no doubt about it, Mike Pollock is not the voice of Eggman, Mike Pollock IS Eggman. He has the goofiness of Long John Baldry, the sinister feeling of Jim Cummings, the balance of going between silliness and being terrifying of Deem Bristow and he clearly enjoys the role of Eggman. I'm glad that he still does Eggman as if one actor from the NYC area could keep his role, I would have chose him hands down.

This is a hard one because they all sound so good. I like I'll go with Long John Baldry because that was my favorite version of Robotnik.

I'm reposting since my views have changed slightly since the last time I posted here.

Long John Baldry is still my favourite voice for Robotnik for the exact same reasons I listed last time, he was absolutely classic.

On the other end of the spectrum, Jim Cummings was a FANTASTIC menacing Robotnik who's voice just oozed evil and it was absolutely perfect for this version of the character. He has this commanding echoing voice that just makes me want to listen to it over and over again. A great performance from a great voice actor for sure.

Garry Chalk on the other hand...the voice itself is alright and would probably fit another villain, maybe even another version of Robotnik...but it just feels wrong hearing that voice coming out of the SATAM design, not to mention the fact that Sonic Underground didn't seem to know whether it wanted to make him a threat, or incompetent, you can't have it both ways. This Robotnik was just unmemorable and the only cool thing to come out of it is him having two metal arms, as well as the fact that his VA used to voice Grounder...I guess he got a PRRRRROMOTION! Still, while a good actor in his own right, Garry Chalk was either miscast or misdirected here and was definitely the weakest of the original three cartoon VAs.

I just finished watching the Sonic OVA and while I originally said Edwin Neal was the worst Robotnik voice without elaborating any further, I take that back now. Edwin Neal really was the best voice to come out of that movie, he sounded weasely, sneaky and pretty funny overall. While I wouldn't say he was as good as Long John Baldry or Jim Cummings, I will say that he definitely fit the part of a short stocky Robotnik very well and had a standout performance from that dub.

Deem Bristow I remember really liking in SA2, he did his more serious moments perfectly and could balance it out with his comedic moments as well...only the greatest actors can do that. While his voice isn't quite as threatening as Jim Cummings that still doesn't diminish his performance at all, as he perfectly fits Eggman in the video games and was very memorable, its just tragic that he and Long John Baldry died the same year. R.I.P to both of them, they will be missed.

I admit, I used to be rather dismissive of Mike Pollock's Eggman and not care much for it, however I recently replayed Shadow the Hedgehog and while I hate that game, he had excellent comedic delivery there and definitely had the best acting in the game alongside Sean Schemmel's Black Doom. At times he would even sound a bit like Deem Bristow, so that was pretty cool. However, I watched my bro play Sonic Generations recently and I gotta say, Mike Pollock has improved a LOT. I LOVED his performance there and he had such hilarious lines there, "No one calls me that anymore!" His comedic delivery was absolutely brilliant and I let him know that through e-mail. He seems like a really nice guy and I'm really glad he kept his role as Eggman.

So overall, I'm still keeping my vote for Long John Baldry, but I felt that with how much I changed my mind on the other actors since I last posted, I felt that I needed to repost to update my opinion. I think they all fit their own versions of Robotnik in different ways...aside from Garry Chalk, though I blame the show's direction more than I blame him as he's otherwise a great actor.

I can't choose. They all portrayed him quite well in my opinion!

My vote will alway's go to Jim Cummings.

# 1 - Deem Bristow.
# 2 - Mike Pollock.
# 3 - Long John Baldry.
# 4 - Jim Cummings.
# 5 - Garry Chalk.
# 6 - Edwin Neal.

Mike Pollock is my favourite and I'll cover the others later :P

By far Mike Pollock is the best Dr.Eggman and one of the only members of the 4kids cast that I don't hate.

# 1 - Long John Baldry
# 2 - Deem Bristow
# 3 - Mike Pollock
# 4 - Edwin Neal
# 5 - Garry Chalk
# 6 - Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings is awesome, and Long John's has always been hilarious, but my vote goes to Deem Bristow, especially his segments in Sonic Shuffle:

watch?v=C95JXuiKP3U

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Deem Bristow, though I ADORE Baldry's version along with Cummings. Deem made eggman seem like an actual threat with a light touch of personal humor. Mike Pollock made him sound more like a humorous guy who thinks hes threatening when he really isn't. Pollocks interpretation seemed pretentious as far as the threat factor went. All in all each actor did an at least alright voice for the character but Deem gets my vote. RIP

Baldry and Cummings are neck and neck in my opinion; both sound extremely good, but I agree with Cutekitten on Jim Cummings giving Eggman/Robotnic a villain's voice (lol Cummings has always had a villain's voice!)

I love Jim Cummings! I can't call him Eggman... i actually hate the name... Robotnik is SUPPOSED to be EVIL. Jim Cummings sounds exactly that.
Deem and Mike are not bad. I just don't think they're great.
as for the other three yeah... I don't like em, nuff said.

IMPOSSIBURU

I'll pick Chikao Otsuka. Yeah, I know. I know. But I'll pick him anyway.
Him and Neal :3

Mike Pollock all the way. Jim Cummings is very good, but he doesn't suit a game character.

They're all great, except Gary Chalk, who's just boring in the role.

Long John Baldry is exactly how I imagine Robotnik to sound like in the original games but Deem Bristow and Mike Pollock are (almost) equally awesome voices. Jim Cummings was great as that series' Robotnik and is how I imagine Robotnik to sound like in the old Archie Comics. And while Edwin Neal's cheesy, he's at least entertaining.

Deem Bristow is the most daring Robotnik while Jim Cummings is the most resilient Robotnik.Deem Bristow sounds the most appealing and promising out of all the voice actors.

1. Mike Pollock
2. Jim Cummings
3. Deem Bristow
4. Long John Baldry
5. Edwin Neal
6. Garry Chalk

But they're all good

In order:
1. Mike Pollock--- this man sounds perfect for the role of the man we all love to hate.
2. Deem Bristow--- while he is a good actor, he makes Eggman sound almost TOO evil.
3. Long John Baldry---"SnooPING AS usual I see?!" "I'll have to give myself a prrrrromotion."
4. Gary Chalk---idk if Chalk is a news anchor, but Eggman sure sounds like one.
5. Jim Cummings---very eerie
6. Edwin Neal---who is this guy?!!

Long John Baldrey is Classic

I find it impossible to decide here. All of them did great in there respective roles. Thing is, the good Dr.'s personality has taken many different forms over the years. LJB did well portraying the goofy incompatent fool that was always foiled in the end in AoStH, Jim Cummings was simply bone chilling in his role where he's portrsyed as a serious and blood thirsty tyrant in SatAM, and I could just go on and on.

For me, no one can beat Jim. He brings so much threat and menace to nearly every single line, and you can tell he's having a blast being so evil.

As far as anyone else... well, Pollock's gotten a lot better in the role, and Edwin Neal's performance works for the goofier "movie" Robotnik. The worst is probably Garry Chalk; while I like him as an actor, he's given nothing to work with, and his voice coming out of the great SATAM design just feels *wrong*.

mike and jim for the win...
you know now that i hear them all i think i can see Clancy Brown play him. it would be interesting to hear him pull both comedic or sinister eggman

All these guys were amazing for their own reasons.

Amazingly enough, all did well enough for their performances. Long John Baldry made him so hilariously hammy, Jim's was sinister and scary, Garry's was pretty decent and intelligent, Edwin's was also intelligent, Deem's was the revolutionary voice, and Mike's was the loud, obnoxious Eggman we all thought of him as.

All of you guys are awesome!

Mike Pollock

he is simular to how Deem Bristow did him but added more to him, to make him more evil "scientistic" doctor

Kay, even though I like just about all of these guys, I'm going to make a more definitive list... 'cause that's what I do.

Long John Baldrey - "SnooPINGAS usual, I see?" He is awesomely hammy to the point of near-godliness. I couldn't imagine anyone else voicing him in this show.

Jim Cummings - A great menacing Robotnik. It's not too different from Jim's other voices, but it is somewhat rare that he goes THIS deep.

Garry Chalk - It's okay... I mean, it's not bad or anything, but he makes it sound too similar to his Optimus Prime voice.

Edwin Neal - He's probably the best actor in the movie and captures the character very well; a good balance of comic relief and genuine menace.

Deem Bristow - I like Deem the best out of the first line of VG actors. Most of the time, he plays Eggman as a menacing character but when he needs to be lighthearted, he does a great job at that too.

Mike Pollock - Probably my favorite Eggman. As far as the description of him goes, it's the same as Deem Bristow, except switch around the words "menacing" and "lighthearted".

It's a three-way tie with Jim Cummings, Mike Pollock and Long John Baldry. They all do a brilliant job with the character. I'm grateful Pollock stuck around and Jim Cummings was awesome at SATAM. I'd love to have Cummings try his hand on game Robotnik. But, yeah...I can't decide.

For me, it's a three-way tie between Baldry, Cummings, and Pollock. All three are magnificent for this role. When I this happens, I have to choose whose voice I think of when I think of the character, like if I close my eyes and picture them, or if it were to be an action figure or I were reading their words in a comic/novel. In this case, it's Baldry.

Why are Robotnk and Eggman considered the same person again? I've never seen anything that says they are.

For some reason, i cannot listen to Cumming's Eggman voice without getting goosebumps.

1. Mike Pollock, his voice is how Eggman should sound like, maniacal and loud.

2. Long John Baldry, what would the pingas Internet meme be without him?

3. Deem Bristow, not as good as Pollock, but is still avery good at voicing Eggman. it's really sad he died.

4. Garry Chalk, don't know why.

5. Jim Cunnings, he really sounds evil, and that's good.

6. Edwin Neal, the worst.

JIM CUMMINGS NO CONTEST. That voice give me goosebumps

1. Deem Bristow- He's my favorite Robotnik/Eggman because he has shown that he can be an evil dark and MAD scientist and a comical funny goofball that I can take him seriously or something I can laugh at in a good way RIP man you were the best.

2. Jim Cummings- He's number 1 in my books for being an evil sinister dictator that you don't want to mess with at all.

3. Mike Pollock/Long John Baldry- I can never find a place of which one is better because they made Robotnik /Eggman a complete goofball and very silly that I can never take them both seriously when they try to be evil because they are going to mess up their own plans in the end. I'm glad Mike is still here and I'm looking forward to his next work.

1 & 2. Mike Pollock
1 & 2. Jim Cummings - This one is a really creepy voice for a corruptive, anti-fun tyrant/dictator
3. Long John Baldry - Quite a ham! (PINGAS)
4. Garry Chalk - "Hedgehog!? It's a BLASTED HEDGEHOOOOG!!!!?"
5. Ed Neal
6. Deem Bristow

Long John Baldry is my favourite Robotnik voice, I love how hammy and angry he always is, but at times he could sound menacing.

Deem Bristow is my favourite serious performance of the doctor, but admittedly Jim Cummings is a REALLY close second.

Mike Pollock is...okay. There's nothing horrible about it but nothing that really makes it stand out to me. Garry Chalk is pretty much in the same boat as Pollock, though I do like his voice and his performance is...a little bit better for me.

Edwin Neal is the worst.

Some good people have played Eggman but mine boils (not scrambles) down to 2 candidates: Jim Cummings and Mike Pollock. Jim was really evil for the role and it definitely fitted the Sonic show he was in, it would be interesting to hear him in a game. I think Mike Pollock is amazing and his Eggman is really good, I'm glad he's been able to stay on in the role. Since I think he has pulled off both TV and games excellently, I vote for Mike but Jim is a very close second!

1. Deem Bristow - I grew up hearing this one. I think he gave Eggman the most "evil genius" tone.
2. Jim Cummings - I grew up hearing this in the amazing cartoon. I still get chills of nostalgia when I hear "Come here, Snively. Come here."
3. Edwin Neal - I wouldn't mind hearing his voice for Eggman in the games today, like in Sonic Free Riders and Sonic Colors. He kind of gives the same sound as Deem Bristow; I really like it.
4 and 5. Mike Pollock - I didn't like his Eggman voice at first, but, over time, I've come to really enjoy hearing it.
4 and 5. Long John Baldry - "I'll have to give myself a Prrrrromotion!"
6. Gary Chalk - It wasn't bad, but I don't think his voice was very fitting for Robotnik.

Dr. Eggman/Robotnik is a very tricky character to rate because his voices are literally split into different continuities, and each one has it's own interpretation of the character with a voice that's fitting for that particular version. Nowadays I tend to think of Eggman as being a Joker-ish mad doctor type of villain who is sort of humorous but still taken seriously. That being said, I think Mike Pollock and Deem Bristow gave that sort of portrayal best, giving Eggman a more complex personality.

Jim Cummings is a wonderful voice actor and he gave Robotnik a very sinister voice in SatAM, but it's perhaps TOO sinister for Eggman in my mind, at least from the way the character was originally created. In the same way, Long John Baldry in AoStH is almost impossible to take seriously (especially thanks to YouTube), so they just come off as polar opposites to me because of being two different Robotniks from two Sonic cartoons with a different tone, but this is why I said that they worked for those interpretations of Sonic only.

So ultimately if you're looking for the very best portrayal of Eggman, I would say it would be the voices from the games, in my opinion.

I can't take Edwin Neal seriously ever since YTPMV - Planet Freedom

Cummings, Baldry and Pollock were great.
Chalk and Neal were OK.
I disliked Bristow's version.

There is no "true" voice of a character that has multiple forms.

There's no true Eggman voice because there is nothing to indicate it is more "true" than another.

My favorite is Deem Bristow because he was able to sound like a "typical" Robotnik while sounding cool.

Mike Pollock and Long John Baldry were good and comedic.

The OVA voice was similar to the Japanese one.

Underground's was pretty typical and good.

Jim Cummings sounded dark.

They all fit the type they were voicing for. But Deem Bristow was able to sound "cool" to me like a real villain without having to be "creepy" or super cruel. Listen to his evil laugh at the end of the Dark Story in SA2. :3

I like Mike Pollocks too when he's serious just not as much because he doesn't sound as "cool", and most of the time he fits the portrayal of a silly Eggman who wants to rule the world with an amusement park as opposed to the Empire! =P

Robotnik/Eggman has never had a bad voice. All of these voice actors were good for the character. Each one was just better in certain ways than the other ones were. But we all have a preference towards one over another, so with that said, here's my take.


1. Deem Bristow

He was my favorite voice overall. He gave Eggman a dark, and sometimes creepy, voice during serious scenes. But he has shown his over the top and comical side on some other occasions too. So I think he nails the Eggman character excellently on several regards. Of the original San Diego voice cast from 1999 until 2004, he was one of the best on the team. His acting was good in most cases. If there was a fault in how he sounded, it may have been the voice direction that caused it. Overall I feel he made Eggman the way I pictured him to sound. It's a sad shame that he passed away shortly after being replaced. RIP


2. Mike Pollock

Mike Pollock is pretty much one of the best VA's we can have to replace the late great Deem. While he's not my ideal choice to do Eggman's voice, he has shown that he knows how to voice the Eggman character in most cases. The only reason why I don't find him to be my favorite voice is for two reasons. 1.) He mostly shows Eggman's comical side, and when he does act serious, it's not all that convincing. In Sonic 06, for instance, Mike made Eggman sound more like a refined gentleman than an evil, dark villian like he should've been in that game. 2.) His high-pitched laugh (as shown in the voice demo for Sonic Unleashed) grates my ears to no end. It makes Eggman sound like he cross-dressed for a few seconds. It sounds more annoying then comical. No offense Mike, but that laugh just doesn't work. I know it may be the voice director's fault, but my point still stands.

I seem to be one of the few that thinks it's silly that he wasn't replaced in the recent voice cast change. Not saying he's bad by any means, but I would've appreciated some continuity and a new voice actor. I would've welcomed someone else giving their take of the Eggman character. But I'm in a very small minority when thinking that, so I know Mike is staying for good now.

But putting that aside, Mike does a good job doing Eggman's voice. Good luck with continuing the job.


3. Jim Cummings

His Robotnik voice, while not very distinctive from his other dark/evil/raspy voices, is suitable for the character. He always made Robotnik sound threatening every time he spoke. Jim clearly made him sound like a villain you do not want to poke fun at. Therefore, I give Jim some credit for doing that. Great job, even if it's been over 15 years since he did the voice.


4. Long John Baldry

Ah yes. The man that gave us the distinctive, over the top, comical side of Robotnik that's now heavily used in Youtube Poops. He certainly deserves praise for working hard on the role, but the only issue is that he rarely emotes the voice into something other than comical stuff. However, I have heard his voice when he sounds like a real villain (watch the AOSTH episode "Over the Hill Hero" for proof) and it sounded delicious to me. So I think Long John Baldry had potential to be the overall best voice of Robotnik/Eggman, but it was not fully reached. But regardless, he sounded good during his time.


5. Edwin Neal

I kinda like this voice. This might be the ONLY voice in the Sonic OVA that was actually pretty decent (at least it was better than Sonic, Tails and Knuckles' voices from there). He sounds almost exactly like the Japanese Eggman would sound in English. This means Eggman sounds really over the top, comical, and is more of a buffoon than anything else. That's where my praise for Edwin ends however. We didn't get the chance to hear him do much else, and he was only in the Sonic OVA. In any case, he was just fine.


6. Garry Chalk

This voice isn't bad, but it's not all that distinctive compared to the other voices. But then again, its probably unfair to compare him with all the other voices since many of us haven't heard this voice that much. But I still think he would not be able to top the other voices in many respects. Garry basically makes the character more average sounding and nothing more.


As I said before, all of the voices aren't bad. They all had something good to bring to the table (with the possible exception of Garry Chalk). It's nice to know that Eggman/Robotnik had such a luxury of having a variety of good voices.

Baldry and his 5 p- terms
snoo-PINGAS- usual I see
ha-Piness is always so much more enjoyable
fablulously piendish plot
what a Peeless- ant surprise
I want that PEINOUS hedgehog hammered.
Deem Bristow was like the gaming dark bad ass eggman voice. RIP Deem. At least your successor Mike did a stellar job though

Mike Pollock is the overall best! But Jim Cummings did very well for his take on eggman!

This one's REALLY hard because the top three actors here were EXCELLENT.

Cummings: Wow. He made Robotnik sound so...menacing. And a metallic echo makes him sound even more so. He wins, man. He wins.

Bristow: God rest his soul, he did an honest job. But there was just something about his voice that I just COULDN'T buy.

Pollock: Some of Mike's performances were better than others, but he does an honestly-good job. Should have heard him in Sonic 2006, where he could REALLY sound evil.

Jim Cummings, Deem Bristow, Mike Pollock, and Long John Baldry.

It's a pretty close race between Long John Baldry and Jim Cummings, but in the end I'm going to have to go with Baldry. His fantastically hammy and comical performance truly made AoStH worth watching.

1 = Edwin Neal
2 = Jim Cummings

I'm going with Mike Pollock

the guy is working on it. Please be patient he'll have it up eventually

I like Deem Bristow the best. He sounded just as you would expect Eggman to sound like.

Mike Pollack was pretty good too!

An honorable mention is Edwil Neal who is probably the only voice in the Sonic Movie to be pretty decent.