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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Nightcrawler with sound clips and images.
Nightcrawler is a superhero and a member of the X-Men. His alter ego is Kurt Wagner and he is a very religious man. Some of his super powers are teleportation, enhanced night vision, blending into shadows and sticking to walls.
Created by Foxwolf on Fri Apr 17 2009, 56 Comments, Add Comment
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JaredTaylor94 said at 4:29 AM on Sun Feb 3 2013
My favourite thing about Brad Swaile's Nightcrawler is how natural his accent sounds. Same goes for Dee Bradley Baker :) A lot of the other VAs' accents sound a bit forced.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 12:42 AM on Tue Feb 12 2013
@JaredTaylor94 Liam's accent sounded pretty natural.
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JaredTaylor94 said at 4:45 AM on Thu Feb 14 2013
@TheVengeanceKnight I'm sure Liam would do a lot better under different voice direction, which is my opinion on pretty much all the VAs in WatXM lol.
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ChloeKitten said at 10:50 PM on Mon Jan 21 2013
No offense but that was a horrible exsample of the Evolution Nightcrawler
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Anicomicgeek said at 7:28 AM on Tue Jan 22 2013
@ChloeKitten
No, actually like the Spider-Man: TAS clip for Mary Jane, that was standard for Swalie as Nightcrawler.
ReplyNo, actually like the Spider-Man: TAS clip for Mary Jane, that was standard for Swalie as Nightcrawler.
TheVengeanceKnight said at 4:34 AM on Tue Feb 5 2013
@ChloeKitten It was the standard for him, and this is coming from someone who actually likes Swaile's performance as Nightcrawler.
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Classic-Cartoony said at 3:41 AM on Sun Sep 23 2012
Liam O'Brien and Stan Jones are great. Adrian Hough's Nightcrawler kinda reminds me of Principal Ench from Shin Chan.
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coolgeek176 said at 10:18 PM on Tue Sep 18 2012
Liam OBrien is my favorite. Brad Swile is also good but he sounds more like a younger version.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 1:24 AM on Thu Aug 9 2012
Liam O'brien was perfect as Nightcrawler, too bad he doesn't get to play as him very much outside WatXM. :(
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pokemastanumba1 said at 9:35 PM on Wed Aug 29 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight Actually, he did record a few lines for the planned second season of WatXm, it was just cancelled pretty late in developement. Also, (don't quote me on this) I heard somewhere that he even reprised the role for MvC3, but in a similar situation, Nightcrawler didn't make the final cut.
Yes, that all really sucks, but with how Marvel Studios is functioning these days, we might just have to get used to it... :(
ReplyYes, that all really sucks, but with how Marvel Studios is functioning these days, we might just have to get used to it... :(
Anicomicgeek said at 1:24 AM on Fri Aug 31 2012
@pokemastanumba1
Sadly, as long as Loeb and Quesada are in charge, I think you're right.
ReplySadly, as long as Loeb and Quesada are in charge, I think you're right.
Spider-Fox said at 4:20 PM on Tue Apr 3 2012
1. Liam O'Brien
2. Yuri Lowenthal
3. Brad Swaile
4. Dee Bradley Baker
5. Adrian Hough
Reply2. Yuri Lowenthal
3. Brad Swaile
4. Dee Bradley Baker
5. Adrian Hough
Spider RedNight said at 2:59 AM on Tue Mar 13 2012
I'm going with Liam O'Brien. I love his take on the accent and that Nightcrawler is my favourite in general. Dee's seems pretty good but with him playing Ra's in Arkham City, it seems as though he just copy-pasted the voice for the part, minus the German accent and frankly, I think he played Ra's perfectly.
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pete said at 12:52 AM on Sat Jan 7 2012
Is it me or does Nolan North look like Ryan Reynolds in his pic?
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Music Meister said at 3:03 PM on Tue Oct 18 2011
Dee is the best as he juggles a german accent and sounds threatening. It's alos not to deep or too high.
North sounds alright, nothing really standing out though just a pretty good accent.
Adrian Hough and Alan Cumming are generic.
Stan Jones is also generic and loses more points since he has no accent.
Swaile is good for the younger version of the character and his accent is alright.
Neil's alright, little too high though.
O'Bien is too deep.
Yuri doesn't do a good accent at all
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North sounds alright, nothing really standing out though just a pretty good accent.
Adrian Hough and Alan Cumming are generic.
Stan Jones is also generic and loses more points since he has no accent.
Swaile is good for the younger version of the character and his accent is alright.
Neil's alright, little too high though.
O'Bien is too deep.
Yuri doesn't do a good accent at all
Music Meister said at 6:36 PM on Wed Oct 19 2011
@Music Meister
On second thought, I guess Yuri's accent alright. Seems more subtle then the others
ReplyOn second thought, I guess Yuri's accent alright. Seems more subtle then the others
TheVengeanceKnight said at 2:11 AM on Thu Dec 20 2012
@Music Meister In defense of Liam's, WatXM's Nightcrawler does look like an older version, so it makes sense he would sound lower.
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 2:49 AM on Fri Jan 18 2013
@Music Meister And it's loosely based off of Alan Cummings'.
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Anicomicgeek said at 2:39 AM on Fri Oct 14 2011
Going with Liam O'Brien as Nightcralwer here as his voice for him really suits the swashbuckling nature of the character. Dee Bradley works for that version, too. That said, Adrian Hough and Alan Cumming work for the more serious-minded Nightcrawler.
While I like a lot of what Brad Swaile has done, night Nightcralwer isn't among them--I really his voice for the voice is too high-pitched.
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While I like a lot of what Brad Swaile has done, night Nightcralwer isn't among them--I really his voice for the voice is too high-pitched.
Anicomicgeek said at 4:42 PM on Fri Apr 20 2012
@Anicomicgeek I meant to say, "While I like a lot of what Brad Swaile has done, his Nightcralwer isn't among them--I really thought his voice for him is too high-pitched."
Also, sticking with Liam O'Brien, but Yuri Lowenthal was also good.
ReplyAlso, sticking with Liam O'Brien, but Yuri Lowenthal was also good.
Remy Lebeau said at 4:34 PM on Thu Apr 21 2011
Brad all the way. He was awesome to work with. man i hope that guy seriously reconciders.
Replygabe (Guest)
said at 3:21 AM on Wed Feb 2 2011
said at 3:21 AM on Wed Feb 2 2011
Dee got that devil voice Nightcrawler got.
jakob997 (Guest)
said at 1:42 PM on Sat Nov 6 2010
said at 1:42 PM on Sat Nov 6 2010
Dee Bradley Baker. He was great in MUA, although Liam O 'Brian's voice is pretty good, too.
mandy (Guest)
said at 1:46 AM on Fri Jul 16 2010
said at 1:46 AM on Fri Jul 16 2010
@anonymous: Kirby Morrow played Cyclops in X-Men Evolution. Brad Swalie was Nightcrawler.
anonymous (Guest)
said at 8:54 PM on Thu Jul 15 2010
said at 8:54 PM on Thu Jul 15 2010
Am I mistaken, but wasn't it Kirby Morrow that played him in X-Men Evolution?
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 2:01 PM on Fri Dec 4 2009
can anyone point to an in-game clip of nightcrawler in X-men legends? We'd gladly add him
Replyryan (Guest)
said at 12:39 PM on Fri Dec 4 2009
said at 12:39 PM on Fri Dec 4 2009
Dee Bradley Baker
jdsfjkfdjhdsfjhfdjhd (Guest)
said at 2:58 PM on Sat Jul 18 2009
said at 2:58 PM on Sat Jul 18 2009
It isn't nice to impersonate people.
bradswaile (Guest)
said at 5:43 PM on Wed Jul 15 2009
said at 5:43 PM on Wed Jul 15 2009
I was the best.
oy (Guest)
said at 4:34 PM on Wed Jul 1 2009
said at 4:34 PM on Wed Jul 1 2009
i cant seem to decide between Adrian Hough and Liam O'Brien...theyre both rele good
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 7:38 PM on Mon May 4 2009
Unlike when I added Terry to the Batman voice compare Brad's Nightcrawler is still Kurt Wagner albeit the youngest of the bunch.
Replycrazedcheese (Guest)
said at 12:02 PM on Mon May 4 2009
said at 12:02 PM on Mon May 4 2009
It was to be Liam O'Brein, purely beacuse I love Kurt in it :)
sadnklhfaasdfklldfkd (Guest)
said at 8:37 PM on Wed Apr 29 2009
said at 8:37 PM on Wed Apr 29 2009
That's false. Liam O'Brien's character is only older by a couple of months.
revsears (Guest)
said at 3:51 AM on Wed Apr 29 2009
said at 3:51 AM on Wed Apr 29 2009
Hough and O'brien are just about tied in mind as great voices for Nightcrawler. Poor Swalie i think he gets a little messed over in this because he is playing a younger version.
marky (Guest)
said at 8:20 PM on Tue Apr 28 2009
said at 8:20 PM on Tue Apr 28 2009
Well I do know one thing, Neil Ross's clip doesn't even sound remotely close to Frank Welker. Frank Welker's characters are usally Chubby and Beast like. Nightcrawler is neither.
obe (Guest)
said at 5:48 PM on Tue Apr 28 2009
said at 5:48 PM on Tue Apr 28 2009
Swaile really never sat well with me. That clip demonstrates why. Irish much? From this evidence: #1 Neil Ross followed extremely closely by Adrian Hough at #2
satam55 (Guest)
said at 11:33 PM on Fri Apr 24 2009
said at 11:33 PM on Fri Apr 24 2009
Even though I grew up on the 90's X-Men Series, I have to go with Liam OBrien.
willow (Guest)
said at 3:51 PM on Mon Apr 20 2009
said at 3:51 PM on Mon Apr 20 2009
#1. Brad Swaile
#2. Adrian Hough
#2. Adrian Hough
thomas (Guest)
said at 8:34 PM on Sat Apr 18 2009
said at 8:34 PM on Sat Apr 18 2009
The reason it doesn't sound exactly like Brad is because he diguised he's voice by using the Nightcrawler Accent
azalia (Guest)
said at 5:20 PM on Sat Apr 18 2009
said at 5:20 PM on Sat Apr 18 2009
wait that doesn't sound like brad swaile
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 11:51 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
that's 3 votes for Neil Ross.
aaaaand, bubbye Mr Welker. Thanks guys
Replyaaaaand, bubbye Mr Welker. Thanks guys
jrcarter (Guest)
said at 9:59 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
said at 9:59 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
Yeah, that's definitely Neil Ross, not Frank Welker.
chrismcfeely (Guest)
said at 9:23 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
said at 9:23 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
Alas, no. Purely my own ears. That is NOT Frank Welker.
Foxwolf (Admin) said at 8:58 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
regarding Neil Ross being Nightcrawler. r there other sources u can link me to that trump imdb?
i'd be happy to change Welker to Ross if that is truly the case
Replyi'd be happy to change Welker to Ross if that is truly the case
azalia (Guest)
said at 7:57 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
said at 7:57 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
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chrismcfreely (Guest)
said at 3:12 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
said at 3:12 PM on Fri Apr 17 2009
That is in no way, shape, or form Frank Welker, and you can tell that just from listening to it. It's clearly Neil Ross, and it's something I've tried to correct on the IMDB and Wikipedia multiple times, but it never sticks.
said at 1:51 PM on Fri Mar 8 2013