A Teensy Bit of Tiesel
October 18, 2009 by LBD "Nytetrayn"
Filed under Editorials
The other night, we were hanging around on IRC when Heat Man posted the following video from Rockman DASH 2, noting of Tiesel Bonne that “his Japanese voice doesn’t have nearly as much appeal.”
Tabby agreed, saying “no one can do Tiesel better then his English VA.” This inspired me to dig up a little something, and I thought I would share it here.
As with other members of the MegaMan Legends cast, Tiesel was played by a Canadian voice actor. In his case, it was the unforgettable (and in my opinion, irreplaceable) talent of Rob Smith which gave the leader of the Bonne family of air pirates his distinctive commanding, albeit frantic, tone.
Naturally, one cannot live by Legends alone– else we would all be dead by now. As such, Rob Smith can be found in a number other productions, but perhaps one of the more widespread is that of Angela Anaconda, where he plays the recurring minor character of Coach Reinhardt, an ex-Army officer and coach of the show’s local high school sports teams.
Since it seems unlikely that we’re going to be hearing Smith delivering new material as Tiesel any time soon, here’s an episode from the TV show in question. Listen, and you can hear a bit of the elder Bonne’s voice seeping through:
Enjoy it for now, this may be as close to a Legends 3 as we’re going to get for a while (except for maybe Tatsunoko vs. Capcom).
Interesting, this show always kinda bothered me though, the animation make me think its south park for kids.
His Japanese voice actor sound too…smooth
That game had great voice acting. Tiesel definitely had a distinct voice, and I can almost remember it even without seeing the videos.
Oh god… that show scared me as a child. I’m afraid to watch that clip…
Haha yea, like the English VA alot more.
If you listen closely, you’ll hear one of the Servbots mention toilet paper. Sounds like they have the toilet paper gag in the Japanese version, too. XD I loved that bit in the US release! ^_^
I don’t think that Teisel’s Japanese voice is “bad,” but I agree that it doesn’t have the appeal of his English voice…
P.S. Notice how Mega destroys the statue without hesitation.
No offense but while the voices are good, that show sucked so much. Maybe it’s the art (one of the same reasons I never liked Tom goes to the Mayor) or maybe it’s because it was at the start of the Digimon movie shown in the US (hated that). Or maybe it just did suck. (Like Tom goes to the Mayor) But at least the voice was pretty clear.
Tom Goes to the Mayor didn’t suck, Neo. Don’t compare this to the genius of Bob Odenkirk.
The line about the toilet paper in this scene still cracks me up. XD
Lol I haven’t seen that show in forever
How that ever got on the air, I’ll never know.
Wow, I can definitely hear it. I had no idea. He is without a doubt one of the best voice actors I have ever heard. An asset to Legends for sure!
@Legendary Emerald
I’m with you, if that show wasn’t annoying then it was creepy, sorry if anyone reading this is a fan of it but I think that the animation style and overall theme of the show was just way too bizarre. The voice actor Rob Smith is very talented though, both here and in Legends.
Hated that show, gags were stale as f***
Sorry Omar but I just don’t like Tim and Eric. I saw one maybe two eps and just thought it was so horrible. But they are polarizing. Most think it’s sucks and most think it’s great. But these are both our opinions so we are both right. I think it sucks while you don’t. You can even see some similar opinions here.
The show was written by Mo Racca. I did not know that. Huh.