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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Alpha Trion with sound clips and images.
Created by Pokejedservo on Thu Oct 22 2009, 32 Comments, Add Comment
Special thanks to UltimateCharm for additional sound clips.
EDITOR'S OPINION
Alpha Trion, one of the only Cybertronians in the franchise to show signs of aging.Anyways in the original series he was originally voiced by VA John Stephenson. Our first AT voice here was very much an elderly voice (in which even back then Stephenson is very much an elderly man) while this AT voice wasn't in the series a lot it does suit AT's wise old persona quite well.
In the original series episode "War Dawn" Corey Burton was voicing Alpha Trion, though I am not quite sure how to classify his age since Corey's Alpha voice does strongly suggest young but the only difference in Alpha's looks is that he has a shorter grey mustache. Corey Burton's acting for the performance is not bad but it sounded a little too much like his Spike voice to be honest.
In the Season 3 episode "Forever is a long time coming" we definitely see him as a younger bot whom back then went by the name A3 in which he was voiced by the late Tony Pope. And after getting to see that episode again recently I must say I was pleasantly surprised by how cool Tony made Young Alpha Trion or shall I say A3 sound by giving him a determined manly voice that was an interested fit for Alpha's younger self.
Alpha didn't really have a speaking role again until Transformers Animated Season 3 and had a relatively small role in a few episodes in which he is voiced by Phil LaMarr. Its not too hard to tell that Phil is voicing him (in fact he kinda sounds like Jazz only older and without the Ghetto accent) but while its not one of Phil's best works but its not a bad one as it does fit Alpha Trion fairly well.
Overall I liked John Stephenson the most, Phil Lamarr at second and Corey Burton at third. (Though Tony Pope did make an interesting Younger Alpha Trion as well.)
(Update: Apparently George Takei and Rick Thomas have voiced Alpha Trion as well the former was a pretty natural choice as George's voice and performance does suit how much of a sagacious old man Alpha Trion truly is. While Rick's work on the role is okay as while he does occasionally slip into his Galvatron voice Rick does a decent job as Alpha Trion and while its not one of his better performances in the show its certainly not one of his worst. So in other words I rank George up there with John and Phil while Rick is not bad but not as good as John, Phil and George.)
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LordofEvil96 said at 10:05 PM on Tue Dec 18 2012
We need Patrick Stewart as Alpha Trion.
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Mr.Fennoy93 said at 2:10 AM on Sun Dec 30 2012
@LordofEvil96 Nah George Takei's the Best. Cause he's not only a Internet Personality, He's Takei. :p
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LordofEvil96 said at 10:53 PM on Fri Jan 4 2013
@Mr.Fennoy93 I do know what you mean and much like you I am a fan of what Takei does on the internet. But like some of the other people I have a bit of a hard time taking him seriously. If Patrick Stewart voiced Alpha Triton he would bring a more commanding fitting voice to him.
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Nightmare Crusher said at 4:06 PM on Mon Nov 5 2012
I like George Takei but I also have a hard time taking his voice seriously all the time. Sticking with John Stephenson.
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NCZ (Admin) said at 4:33 PM on Sat Nov 3 2012
George is pretty good, but he doesn't sound as aged as I'd like. Phil LaMarr is still my favourite.
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OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 1:59 PM on Fri Nov 2 2012
My vote is still for John Stephenson, not sure why so many people prefer Takei honestly.
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CatsTuxedo said at 7:25 PM on Fri Nov 2 2012
@OptimusSolo The answer is simple: because Transformers Prime is apparently the greatest Transformers show in the history of forever, any actor who voices the character in the show will automatically be the best.
I bet if Chris Tucker voiced this character in Prime instead of Takei, everybody, even the people who otherwise hate the performance, would be licking his feet in the poll anyway because the show's almighty godliness trumps all else.
ReplyI bet if Chris Tucker voiced this character in Prime instead of Takei, everybody, even the people who otherwise hate the performance, would be licking his feet in the poll anyway because the show's almighty godliness trumps all else.
Anicomicgeek said at 3:58 PM on Sat Nov 3 2012
@CatsTuxedo
Because he's good in the role. Like the update to the "Editor's Opinion" said, he does suit the "sagacious old man" that Alpha Trion is.
And no, I don't think Chris Tucker would've gotten votes if he'd been cast as the voice of Alpha Trion in Prime.
ReplyBecause he's good in the role. Like the update to the "Editor's Opinion" said, he does suit the "sagacious old man" that Alpha Trion is.
And no, I don't think Chris Tucker would've gotten votes if he'd been cast as the voice of Alpha Trion in Prime.
OptimusSolo (Admin) said at 11:02 PM on Sat Nov 3 2012
@CatsTuxedo I understand what you are saying and there is a psychological/subconscious desire in people to either vote for the 'original' or 'current' voice depending on their personality which has been proven over and over again on our compares but I do believe you are going a bit overboard on the impact TF Prime the show has on individual compares.
Is TF Prime one of the best series we have seen from the franchise, absolutely but I'm not sure that has as much to do with the voting as you are saying it does.
In other words, I agree to a point with your 'point' but maybe not quite to the extent that you do.
ReplyIs TF Prime one of the best series we have seen from the franchise, absolutely but I'm not sure that has as much to do with the voting as you are saying it does.
In other words, I agree to a point with your 'point' but maybe not quite to the extent that you do.
CatsTuxedo said at 12:00 AM on Sun Nov 4 2012
@OptimusSolo I've just looked into all the TF voice compares that are connected to the Prime show and the only two VCs where the Prime actor isn't leading the poll are Unicron (because really, there's only so many people that are capable of voting against Orson Welles) and Shockwave.
I doubt your opinion will change, but I see this as pretty solid evidence that Prime has quite a lot to do with how our users are voting, consciously or subconsciously.
ReplyI doubt your opinion will change, but I see this as pretty solid evidence that Prime has quite a lot to do with how our users are voting, consciously or subconsciously.
TylerMirage (Admin) said at 1:35 AM on Sun Nov 4 2012
@CatsTuxedo I really don't think that TFP fans are letting their opinions be swayed any more than say, G1 or movieverse fans. They like a certain version of the character, so they vote for that. Nothing more, nothing less. The only psychological aspect of voting here is that you vote for what you like. I'm a movieverse fan, but most of my votes are for the TFP incarnations of characters. Why? Because I find many of them to be legitimately extraordinary performances. It's not because I didn't grow up with G1. It's not because I think TFP is awesome therefore I HAVE to vote for the TFP character. Sometimes I prefer the G1 versions, sometimes I prefer the movieverse versions, and sometimes I prefer the TFP versions. I remember before a lot of the TFP versions of characters showed up in VCs, most of the votes were for G1 versions. And no offense, but I find most of the G1 voices to be awful/not memorable at all. There are obvious exceptions, of course (Starscream, Shockwave, Megatron, Optimus and others are all great), and that made me think that a lot of people were voting for the G1 version because it was "the original". It's just that coincidentally enough, I like TFP as a show and many of the VCs with TFP characters have great performances.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 4:42 AM on Sun Nov 4 2012
@CatsTuxedo
So because my favorite voice for the character is from my favorite show means I can't vote to him? I'm supposed to LIE about who my favorite voice is? I don't think so. -_-
ReplySo because my favorite voice for the character is from my favorite show means I can't vote to him? I'm supposed to LIE about who my favorite voice is? I don't think so. -_-
CatsTuxedo said at 3:25 PM on Sun Nov 4 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight I never said anything of the sort. I'm simply under the assumption that a good number of users are simply voting for which voice is from their favorite show without actually listening to the other voices first. OptimusSolo just now brought up the scenario of users voting only for the "original" or "current" voice without any regard to the other options on the poll, so my assumption turning out to be true is quite possible.
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 11:43 AM on Mon Jan 28 2013
@CatsTuxedo
OptimusSolo also said that he doesn't think that people thinking TFP being one of the best TF shows deson't have as much of an effect on voting as you like to think it does.
ReplyOptimusSolo also said that he doesn't think that people thinking TFP being one of the best TF shows deson't have as much of an effect on voting as you like to think it does.
ConfusedPhantom said at 4:06 AM on Fri Oct 26 2012
I actually thought Takei sounded really goofy on Trion. He didn't do a bad job, but yeah. I'm gonna give it to John Stephenson and Phil LaMarr
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 12:54 AM on Sat Oct 20 2012
George Takei was awesome as Alpha Trion. He gets my vote.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 3:37 AM on Mon Nov 5 2012
@Mr.Fennoy93 It's okay to vote for Takei. ;-)
ReplyMr.Fennoy93 said at 1:09 PM on Mon Nov 5 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight
Hahaha. It is. He should be Hanging out With Ricardio the Heart Guy.
Oh My!
ReplyHahaha. It is. He should be Hanging out With Ricardio the Heart Guy.
Oh My!
Metabad said at 8:00 PM on Tue Jul 31 2012
I think Rick Thomas voices Alpha Trion in the infamous Headmasters dub in this episode http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iPcbYVLgBA&feature=plcp he's not credited on the TFwiki, but it does sound an awful lot like the narration...
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Anicomicgeek said at 12:31 PM on Tue Apr 17 2012
They're all good, though I'm going to go with Phil LaMarr for Alpha Trion.
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Anicomicgeek said at 6:41 AM on Sat Oct 20 2012
@Anicomicgeek
As I think he was better, I'm gonna go with George Takei for Alpha Trion.
ReplyAs I think he was better, I'm gonna go with George Takei for Alpha Trion.
guillermo (Guest)
said at 11:43 AM on Sat Nov 6 2010
said at 11:43 AM on Sat Nov 6 2010
My Top 4:
1) John Stephenson
2) Tony Pope
3) Corey Burton
4) Phil LaMarr
1) John Stephenson
2) Tony Pope
3) Corey Burton
4) Phil LaMarr
Pokejedservo (Moderator) said at 8:52 PM on Thu Oct 22 2009
Before anyone points out yes the John Stephenson clip is for Kup and not AT, my bad, I contacted the owner of the site and it will be fixed soon.
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said at 10:02 AM on Thu Apr 11 2013