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"Roger is a great voice actor but he did terrible here. I think he could be great if he had better direction"
By coolgeek176 at 9:47 PM on Sat Apr 20 2013
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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Metallo with sound clips and images.
Metallo is a recurring antagonist of Superman. The best known version of Metallo is John Corben, who first appeared in Action Comics #252 (May 1959). John Corben was a journalist and criminal who while fleeing from the scene of a murder he committed, ended up in an accident which maimed his body beyond repair. A scientist found his body and moved Corben's brain onto a powerful robot body powered by kryptonite. The metallic body gives Corben superhuman strength, durability, speed and reflexes. He can also release the kryptonite energy that powers him into a beam and reconfigure his body into any shape he can think of.

Created by UltimateCharm on Tue Jul 10 2012, 13 Comments, Add Comment
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Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
MetalloMalcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell
Superman Returns: The Video Game (2006)
MetalloJohn Billingsley
John Billingsley
Justice League (2001)
MetalloCorey Burton
Corey Burton
The Batman (2004)
MetalloLex Lang
Lex Lang
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
MetalloJohn C McGinley
John C McGinley
DC Universe Online (2011)
MetalloRyan Wickerham
Ryan Wickerham
Justice League: Doom (2012)
MetalloPaul Blackthorne
Paul Blackthorne
Superman: The Man of Steel (2002)
MetalloRoger Jackson
Roger Jackson

EDITOR'S OPINION

All of the actors did a great job as Metallo. They all portrayed Metallo as a smug and brutish character just fine. The standouts of Metallo for me were Malcolm McDowell who gives Metallo a more tragic and unhinged edge, Lex Lang, who makes Metallo sound much more threatening than the average supervillain, and Paul Blackthorne, who has Metallo sound affable as well as sinister.


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coolgeek176
said at 9:47 PM on Sat Apr 20 2013
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Roger is a great voice actor but he did terrible here. I think he could be great if he had better direction
pete
said at 12:19 PM on Sat Apr 20 2013
Is it me or does Roger sound like Ghostface with rood rage? Lol
VctrBnsn
said at 10:26 AM on Thu Apr 18 2013
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Malcolm McDowell - I'm sorry but I never really liked his Metallo. He had great material and acted spectacularly, but his voice was never what I pictured Metallo to sound like.
John Billingsey - Generic, just someones voice with a filter.
Corey Burton - An OK Malcolm impression, but still has the same problems Malcolm had for me.
Lex Lang - This is what I've always imagined Metallo to sound like. He sounds very threatening.
John C. McGinley - He's OK, nothing special.
Ryan Wickerham - Same problem as John B., also overacts to the point of ridiculousness.
Paul Blackthorne - Good, reminds me of a mix between Malcolm's and Lex's performance.
Roger Jackson - Kinda bad.
skeletonking1234
said at 8:35 AM on Thu Apr 18 2013
whoever cast roger needed to do one thing that is a sin not to do for metallo. you have to edit his voice to sound robotic, also tell him not to act so over the top
TylerMirage (Admin)
said at 8:34 PM on Thu Feb 7 2013
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1.) John McGinley: There's just something about his that I love. I can't put my finger on it...

2.) Lex Lang/Paul Blackthorne: Great work by both of them. They manage to convey a certain toughness.

3.) Malcom McDowell/Corey Burton: Again, both of them did good. They have a very 'intellectual' vibe to their performances.

4.) John Billingsley/Ryan Wickerham: Eh, don't really care for either of these two.
CatsTuxedo
said at 3:54 AM on Wed Aug 29 2012
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My vote's going with Wickerham, with Billingsley at a close second. Sure, Wickerham doesn't sound as much like a cyborg as Billingsley does, but he puts a lot of energy and passion in his performance; he definitely sounds like he's having fun, and to me it's pretty important for an actor to enjoy their work :)
Music Meister
said at 2:08 AM on Sun Jul 15 2012
Malcolm is alright but needed thicker effects meanwhile John Billingsley was the opposite, having too thick of an effect to even hear him sometimes.
Corey's impression is...eh at best but I wish he at least had some effects to save his performance.
Ryan is WAY too over the top, I can't take it seriosuly. It's not bad but he needs to tone it down a bit.

Lex Lang, Paul Blackthorne and Dr. Cox (sorry lol) were the best mixing good voices with nice amount of effects.
Of those three I'd put Paul first since the slight accent is nice but I wish the effects were a tad bit thicker but it's fine as is.
Between Lex and John I really don't know which I like more, they kind of sound alike.
Bombermanp
said at 5:55 PM on Sat Jul 14 2012
i choose John C ((im surprised im the only one who did)) because he sounded natural..Mcdcowell reminded me of the monach form venter bros >.
Anicomicgeek
said at 10:12 AM on Wed Jul 11 2012
While I like Malcolm McDowell's Metallo, at the end of the day, comics Metallo is a thug and McDowell doesn't quite suit that. Corey Burton's attempt to emulate him is... questionable at best.

I'm gonna go with Paul Blackthorne, though I also thought Lex Lang and John C. McGinley were also good.
Weirdperson31
said at 12:23 AM on Wed Jul 11 2012
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McDowell, definitely.
Though, I did enjoy McGinley's take, even if it was small.
pete
said at 11:15 PM on Tue Jul 10 2012
I;m going with Lex Lang but my personal prefernces for Metallo in order are McDowell, Burton, Blackthorne, Lang, McGinley, Billingsley, then Wickerham(is it me or does he sound like John Dimaggio)?
TheVengeanceKnight
said at 11:05 PM on Tue Jul 10 2012
Definitely Malcom McDowell. He's just as iconic as Michael Ironside, Clancy Brown and Corey Burton when it comes to voicing Superman villains.
AndréLOL
said at 7:43 PM on Tue Jul 10 2012
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Malcolm McDowell, leagues ahead of everyone else.


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