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A side note: if Ian McKellen was on here, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. But, alas, I'll stick with Tom.

Tom Kane's voice has the most personality, so I'm going with him for now. Of course though, I'm not that familiar with X-Men in the first place.

Question for anyone reading, do any of you guys think Ed Blaylock would make a good Magneto? If anyone's seen Fullmetal Alchemist he was King Bradley, and he did a good job of sounding like a charming, inspiring, friendly, and determined leader. When he revealed his true identity and got angry he could sound bone chillingly imposing. I think that would be a great Magneto, what do you guys think?

I'm going with Tony Jay.

Earl Boen- A bit too light and toward the end he sounds forced. Performance wise he's okay, a bit generic though.

David Hemblem- Also too light but bit more natural than Earl.

Christopher Judge: okay this WAY too deep, Magento should have a deep voice but that's a bit too deep and sounds way too evil. Magneto should have a power in the voice but at the same time sound like some one poeple can trust. I will say he does sound powerful so while he's not perfect he's still okay.

Tom Kane: SOrry but I feel this is another voice that's a bit overrated. Basically my complaint is the opposite of what I said to Christopher Judge, Tom sounds kind and like a gentleman but he lacks a feel of power or command in his voice, something that tells me this guy you do NOT want to f*** with. Performance wise he has some great delivery but I felt Tom has done better.

Richard Green: Again, too light and lacks any power to the voice and is a but generic.

Tony Jay: Yes, it's perfect. He sounds kind and like a genetleman but he has a deep commanding voice, Tony was a bit typecasted but clearly he was the right choice for the role.

Fred Tatasciore: Surprisingly really good, lighter from what he normally does but not too light. I like he did a british accent for the role and he sounds powerful but still not completly evil.

Dwight Schultz: A pretty good impression and he does sound powerful but not completly evil but I wish he tryed to make the role his own.

John Stephenson: it's pretty generic, voice wise and performance wise.

Maurice LaMarche: Eh...I guess it's okay but I think he should try Magento in a show less comical.

Lorne Kennedy: could have been better, I like the raspy voice but sounds too soft and a bit too evil.

Unknown Actor 1: Eh, too light and some of his delivery seems off.

Unknown Actor 2: He's trying WAY too hard

Micheal Raye: Too hammy and light.

Kyle Hebert: Not bad, an improvement from Unknown 2 but not really great.

Bill Graves: He's great, he talks softly but you can feel the power in his voice. Really well done, he should reprise his role.

Ron Halder: Some have complained that Ron is too creepy but I think it adds something. He sounds like he can do softer moments but man does he do menacing well.

James Arnold Taylor: He sounds too young but when he talks calmly he does sound like he has potential. I think he should have another crack at the role, he needs more lines.

JAT sounded a little too young.

JAT needs more lines but based on what I could fine he's okay, he sounds a bit too young when he yells but when he's calm he sounds like he has potential

JAT's been added.

I think Bill Graves gave the most believable performance, probably because he's not a voice actor I can instantly recognize. But I will always have a soft spot for Tom Kane.

Does anyone think that Corey Burton would make a good Magneto?

Most of these guys do good jobs, but I think David Hemblen from the 90s series will probably always be Magneto's "default voice" for me.

For me, it's a tie between Dwight Schultz and Christopher Judge.

1: Christopher Judge
2: Ron Halder
3: Tony Jay.

I'm sorry, but Tom Kane sounds too much like Badass-Mister Herriman. It's so...weird.

My Favorites

1: Earl Boen
2: David Hemblen
3: John Stephenson

I think James Arnold Taylor would make a pretty good Magneto.

Anyway, I'm pretty torn on this one. I like them all! Or most of them have done pretty equally well at least, so it's hard to pick a clear favorite. But I suppose I'll go with:

#1 Tom Kane
#2 Dwight Schultz
#3 Christopher Judge
#4 David Hemblen
#5 Ron Halder
#6 Fred Tatasciore
#7 Bill Graves
#8 Maurice LaMarche
#9 Tony Jay
#10 Richard Green
#11 John Stephenson
#12 Earl Boen
#13 Lorne Kennedy
#14 Michael Rye
#15 Kyle Hebert

I would like too See Clancy Brown as Magneto.

Tom Kane and Tony jay are the best i've heard

gotta give it to tom kane.

I'm going for the late Tony Jay, since he was such an iconic voice to me in my childhood and he really brings out the evil and maliciousness in Magneto. Tom Kane is a VERY close second, having this air of aristocracy in his voice that makes him interesting, but Tony wins overall.

THAT'S TOM KANE!?

I loved him in Fat Princess, "A dragon? Oh for f*cks sake, dragons aren't even real!"

I'd have to go with Dwight Schulz for the same reason, sounds line Ian McKellen.

holy crap, Dwight Schultz sounds just about exactly like Ian McKellen. however his voice is closer to the gandalf version of Ian McKellen than magneto in my opinion. Tony Jay's voice is definitely an evil one, but not Magneto. Christopher Judge is an interesting version of him, but as a lot of people have said, Tom Kane wins this round.

1. Tom Kane
2. David Hemblen
3. Bill Graves
4. Richard Green
5. Kyle Hebert

A lot of choices, here's my rank:

1. Tom Kane (Mostly for MVC3)
2. Tony Jay
3. Bill Graves
4. Ron Halder (Great McKellen impersonation)
5. David Hemblen

Ron Halder is OK, but I'm sticking with Tom Kane.

I'm gonna stick with Tom Kane, but Ron Halder and Bill Graves are also good as Magneto.

Ron Halder is the best Mckellen impersonator then Dwight Schultz. For non Mckellen impersonations Tony Jay and David Hemblen.

1. Tome Kane
2. Tony Jay
3. Christopher Judge
4. Dwight Schultz
5. Fred Tatasciore

Kane for the win...oh and R.I.P tony jay

I like David Hemblen best for his performance. I think he gave life to a complex character, while some of the others sound like an evil caricature. That being said, a lot of the voices and actors here are good, just maybe let down by the direction or material.

Second thought, after watching Wolverine and the X-Men, Tom Kane's Magneto is starting to grow on me, even though I still don't think he sounds like Ian McKellen. Plus, it's always nice to hear a familiar voice. =D

1. Graves 2. Jay. 3. Hemblen 4. Judge 5. Testaciore 6. Unknown VA 7. Boen 8. Schultz 9. Kane 10. Green the rest just suck

I gotta go with Dwight Schultz. He sounds closest to Ian McKellen, my other favorite Magneto. Tom Kane sounds off to me; I guess I'm too used to his voice.

Wow, a lot of these takes make Magneto more evil than he is. He's the Malcolm X to Xavier's Martin Luther King Jr. His ways are more aggressive and questionable, but that doesn't mean he is...well...evil.

David Hemblen and Dwight Schultz are my favorites here. Tom Kane just....sounds...I dunno...sugary sometimes. Maurice LaMarche sounds like he could be a pretty decent Magneto, but the material he has to work with...well...heh. Bill Graves and Richard Green seems decent, I think, though they falls into the same trap as some of the other VAs that make him too villainous.

TOP-5 Best

1. Tom Kane
2. David Hemblen
3. Bill Grave
4. Dwight Schultz
5. Fred Tatasciore

Not much to say. Good job!

TOP-5 Worst

1. Christopher Judge
2. John Stephenson
3. Earl Boen
4. Richard Green
5. Kyle Hebert

They all have waayy too deep voice. Magneto is supposed to be survivor from Auschwitz, not young body builder. Expecially Stephenson and Judge should have try to make their voices older. My second problem is that they all feel typical bad guys. You are suppose to feel sorry for Magneto and agree with him in some level.

Tom Kane is my favorite for Magneto, though Tony Jay and Dwight Schultz aren't too bad, either. Maurice LaMarche's pretty good, too, and I wouldn't mind seeing him tackle the role in a more serious incarnation.

David Hemblen. He makes Magneto sound like a true leader, inspirational even. The other voices just make him sound stereotypically evil.

Though Dwight Schultz does do a very good Ian McKellen impression.

Tom Kane, Dwight Schultz, and David Hemblen are the best.

The late great Tony Jay was the only one who made him sound the most like an old man

I cant decide between Tom Kane and David Hemblen. Both do a great Job

I'm actually voting for Fred Tatasciore, but I also like Tom Kane and Christopher Judge.

David Hemblen by far... The others sound like the sterotypacal "evil bad guy" sound. David's voice calm and sinister at the same time. It sounds like a guy that half the people would see as evil and the other half would see as a true leader for what is right...which is what Magneto represents...

maurice lamarche now added!