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Actor's Scene Re-Dub Attempts To Make Up For Mega Man X4's Past Sins

Posted by Nadia Oxford

Mega Man 8 and Mega Man X4 are two of the first games we point at when we talk about the awkward spasms gaming went through in its transition from 16 to 32 bits. “Hey, remember when voice acting in Playstation games could make your dog's ears bleed?” we say.

The death of Iris in Mega Man X4 still holds in our memories, not entirely for good reasons. For starters, the romance between the two has since ignited way too many message board conversations about how/if robots Do It. Second, Zero's voice actor sounds like he drank a scalpel blade smoothie before he recorded. Third...well...WhatamIfighting4rrrrrr?

Capcom did get its act together admirably in the latter Mega Man X games. Mega Man X: Command Mission, Mega Man X8 and Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X employed the same voice actors for all three games, giving the characters some much-needed consistency. Moreover, there is a hint of professionalism here, as the actors were all employed from The Ocean Group, a Canadian-based anime dubbing company.

Zero's adopted actor is Lucas Gilbertson, an Alberta native who voices the red Maverick Hunter by day and draws some awesomely effed-up pictures by night. Gilbertson was interviewed by a fansite/blog that asked him if he'd try redubbing Iris' death scene in Mega Man X4.

Guess what! He did! He also got a bit close to the microphone, so you might want to lower your volume a titch.



Well, the dude does admit in the interview that he loves to scream. More power to him, etc.

Related Links:

The Mega Man Robot Club
Know Your Mega Man Boss Weaknesses. It Will Save Your Life
The Delights of Continuity in Mega Man and Abroad


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Comments

Roto13 said:

Well that was less terrible than the original dub. In fact, it's not completely laughable, so that's a step up.

January 14, 2009 8:23 PM

Demaar said:

Wow, that's only a buttload better. In fact, that's pretty damn awesome.

January 14, 2009 9:33 PM

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