I kinda like how every voice actor does a unique take on sonic's voice

I really hope they bring back Jason Griffin to do series someday, I've been seeing a lot fans saying they should recast him as Shadow for Sonic 3, and he's probably the best voice Shadow's ever had & he still sounds great to this day

@Mooms

2 жыл бұрын

If I’m being honest, they’ll probably have a celebrity voice Shadow. Like how they got Idris Elba to voice Knuckles

@JustSumNobody

2 жыл бұрын

I like Jason better as Shadow than Sonic

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

He’s the best Sonic, Shadow, and Jet

I genuinely believe that if modern Sonic ever had a voice, it will be Jason's.

@frostthewolf1443

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@HydraSpectre1138

2 жыл бұрын

For me, it’s Roger Craig Smith. Though he still does sound too old to voice a 15-year-old. Ben Schwartz is my favourite voice but he’s the movie incarnation and not the Modern Sonic incarnation.

@ruru8021

2 жыл бұрын

@@HydraSpectre1138 Why does everybody bring up his age, nobody cares about sonic age. When you think about sonic you don't think a 15 year old hedgehog and jason doesn't sound like a 15 year old either. even sega doesn't acknowledges his age.

@ultrasphoenix

2 жыл бұрын

@@HydraSpectre1138 Rogers Sonic impression sucks. Sorry, he’s a good VA but not for Sonic.

@Du-yw1pz

2 жыл бұрын

@@ultrasphoenix right exactly. Whereas Jason doesn't sound cringey and actually sounds genuine when he's Sonic especially in Black Knight

I love jaleel white, jason griffin, roger craig smith, ryan drummond, jason griffith and ben schwartz are wonderful as the voice of sonic but ben sure brings the heart in sonic and humor so I can't wait to hear ben again in sonic movie 3!

@bennywilliamsjr.6914

2 жыл бұрын

Uh….you said Jason Griffith’s name twice.

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Uh..guess we know who is favorite is.

@djantouahmed7319

Жыл бұрын

I noticed that in underground the voice of Jaleel sounded a bit different from his others entries.

They all brought something different but important to Sonic’s personality with each portrayal! Legends!!!

Fun Fact: Ryan Drummond got to reprise his role as Sonic in the 2020 audio series "Sonic & Tails R" by EmuEmi (Emi Jones), who voiced Tails. The audio series also starred Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman, David Humphrey as Knuckles, Kirsten Candelore as Tikal, Jason Griffith as Shadow, Oliver Wyman as Big, Lisa Ortiz as Amy, and Pete Capella as Silver.

@Axxidous

5 ай бұрын

Fan project tho.

@twilight776

4 ай бұрын

A other fun fact Jason Griffith also does Shadow voice

@Axxidous

4 ай бұрын

@@twilight776 Yeah but that's not about the evolution of Sonic. That's also surface level. Want some deep info? I got you... Ryan Drummond has ALSO voiced both Sonic and Shadow at some point. AND Knuckles. And Metal Sonic. Shadow is currently the same voice as Orbot in the games. Shadow in Sonic Prime shares the same voice actor as Big the Cat. Eggman's voice actor in Sonic Prime is the same as Knuckles in Sonic Underground. Sonic's voice in Sonic Prime was also the voice of Rockoon in an indie web series called TOME, created by Kirbopher known for his Brawl Taunts and Parody Rangers videos before eventually, himself, becoming the voice of shows such as Reigen Arataka in Mob Psycho 100. Mike Pollock voiced both Eggman and Ella in Sonic X. Cosmo and Charmy were the same voice in Sonic X as well. Tails and Charmy are currently the same voice actresses, Colleen O'Shaughnessy. Tails' first voice in the current cast was Kate Higgins. Kate and Colleen also voiced Sakura and Ino in Naruto, 2 rival characters. In Riders, Jet and Storm are the same voice as Sonic and Knuckles but Wave is different than Tails until Free Riders where Wave and Storm are the same as Tails and Knuckles but Jet's VA is different than Sonic's. So Dan Green voiced Knuckles, Storm AND Mephiles. But Travis Willingham voiced Knuckles, Storm and.... Zavok!! Until we got Dave B. Mitchell as Knuckles and Patrick Seitz as Zavok. Travis Willigham is also married with child with Laura Bailey, who voiced Omochao and Blaze the Cat when the current cast first debuted. The first voice of Blaze the Cat was Bella Hudson, who was that first voice of Wave. And Shahra I believe. Espio was voiced by Troy Baker in Generations and then Mathew Mercer in Forces. Mercer also fills in or takes over for Troy in shows like Naruto as both Pain and Yamato, otherwise Troy's most famous role is Joel from The Last of Us and Mercer's is currently probably Levi from Attack on Titan. Speaking of Attack on Titan, the voice of Eren Jeager, Bryce Papenbrook is the most recent voice of Silver the Hedgehog. But going backwards a bit, Gerald Robotnik's SA2 voice is the same as Vector in Sonic Heroes. Meanwhile, the voice director for the Adventure era, Lani Minella, is the OG voice of Omochao, Void, and Rouge the Bat. There's more... but figured if you liked Fun Facts, then here's a bunch that may blow your mind assuming you didn't already know them.

@jacobwiggle3681

2 ай бұрын

​@@Axxidousand Sonic's voice in Sonic Prime voiced Chuck in Angry Birds: Summer Madness.

I love Ben Schwartz’s voice acting of Sonic!😍

@SprigatittoSuperFan

2 жыл бұрын

@Aito H oh wait I meant Ben Schwartz

@Fungiarts

2 жыл бұрын

Haha lmao James Marsden. I am sorry it's just a funny mistake xD

@boredomsurvivor

2 жыл бұрын

@@SprigatittoSuperFan Ben did a great job

I enjoy all the voices I grew up with (Jaleel, Ryan, and Jason) but for me, Jason is my most favorite and how I imagine Sonic would sound in reality. Even though I was sad how SEGA replaced him after Sonic Unleashed, I grew to become a fan of Roger and he's my 2nd favorite. And I love Ben as the voice of movie Sonic. Thank goodness they changed his design

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Jason was still in games after Unleashed. That game came in 2008, he was replaced in 2010. Cough Black Knight cough

I have to admit, I like most of them and have a hard time trying to make a preference. It's like they had the perfect voices for each project. From White's ultimate 90's dude to Smith's sardonic version of the character in Boom, to Ben just "Deweying" it. And even the Sonic Schoolhouse one fits that version. Bad game, lousy Sonic. However, when it comes to Robotnik/Eggman, just hands down Long John Baldry. He had such a blast playing that character that he was THE reason to watch AOSTH. Though Mike Pollack and Jim Carrey are close seconds. Actually, when it was announced 4Kids was going to dub Sonic X, I had a feeling Mike would have been Eggman. Now he's the official character voice, even when they recast a bunch of them.

@konradomorelo6819

2 жыл бұрын

In my opinion Eggman's voice is the same case as Sonic's - almost every actor fills his role perfectly within the style of the product. You have hilarious Long John Baldry in AoStH, super menacing Jim Cummings in SatAM, Deem Bristow in early games kinda combining both of these performances, Mike Pollock who practically became the ultimate Eggman as much as Mark Hamill became the ultimate Joker and Jim Carrey with his great performance although voice wise differentiating from the usual. Edwin Neal in OVA was also good! The only Eggman voice that was kinda lame was Gary Chalk in Sonic Underground but it was just because all other voices were great and you can tell that all actors had just SOOO much fun playing the mad scientist :D

Fun Fact: during the development pf generations they tried to get Ryan back, but they told him he had to leave his union (the only way he can get paid) and do additional voice work for no pay

@peepsg

2 жыл бұрын

Ryan Drummond: TERIAAA!!!!! Sega of America: AHHHHH!!!!

My Favorite Sonic Voice Actors are Roger Craig Smith and Ben Schwartz I Love the Other Ones but Roger Craig Smith and Ben Schwartz are My Favorite Sonic Voice Actors I Love There Energy Yeah Gotta Go Fast 💙🌭🔵💨

@caidonnelly3942

Жыл бұрын

I Agree And Saaaaaaaaaaame!

Jaleel White sounds a bit younger in his teens Meg Inglima had a raspy tone She was the first woman to voice Sonic Jason Griffith as Sonic sounds incredible Roger Craig Smith did an excellent job

Jason Griffith will forever be sonic's voice for me. Grew up on that watching sonic x as a kid

I grew up with the voice of Ryan and Jason so those will forever be the genuine Sonic voices for me

Love them all. They brought something new to each take. Awesome for them to be part of Sonic's history.

Hearing Jasons voice is so nostalgic

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Especially in SSBB

*thank you, Dave Lee Down Under!* *i appreciate it :)*

Jaleel White does pre-teen Sonic perfectly. Ryan Drummond, Ben Schwartz, and Jason Griffith does teen Sonic perfectly. Roger Craig Smith does young adult Sonic perfectly.

I feel like Jaleel White returning as Sonic has the potential to be good, if he did a little tinkering of the voice. Like in 3:06, that was as close as he got to Modern Sonic. Be interesting to see what he could do. Though seeing him as classic again would of course be a welcome return too if classic sonic ever comes back

Dave, congratulations on your Sonic Cartoon Evolution video garnering over 100K views in a week!

Another AWESOME video from one of my FAVORITES youtubers... DAVE LEE!!! A HUG from a fan from Brazil

Drummond was the best voice out of them all. He was the first, and honestly the only one to capture the true spirit of Sonic in all aspects, not just one. It's a shame that he was forced out way too soon. Shadow The hedgehog should have been the last game of the original voice cast and the 4kids era should have started with Riders or 06.

Jason will always be my favorite voice for sonic💙 I still miss him voicing sonic to this day😔💔.

For the record, Roger Craig Smith recently stepped down from the role last year. Also, he forgot Sonic's appearance on OK KO: Let's Be Heroes.

@flashfunk0373

2 жыл бұрын

He didn’t. He’s still voicing Sonic but only in the games. Do you live under a rock?

@BagOfMagicFood

13 күн бұрын

@@flashfunk0373 Yes, I live under a rock.

I liked Jaleel White, Jason Griffith, Roger Craig Smith, Ben Schwartz & Tim Robinson (Ugly Sonic) as the voice I really do

All of Sonic's English-language Voice-Actors; 1. Jaleel White (Sonic DiC Cartoons 1993-1999) *¹ Tahj Mowry (Sonic SatAM Season 2 1994) 2. Meg Imglima (Schoolhouse 1996) *² Sam Vincent (Underground 1999) 3. Martin Bruke (OVA 1999) 4. Ryan Drummond (Games 1999-2004) 5. Jason Griffith (Sonic X 2003-2006, Games 2005-2009) 6. Roger Craig Smith (Games 2010+, Wreck-It Ralph Duology 2013-2018, Sonic Boom 2014-2017, OK K.O.! "Let's Meet Sonic" 2019, Rise of the Whisps 2020) 7. Ben Schwartz (Movies 2020+) *² Benjamin L. Valic (Movies 2020+) *³ Tim Robinson (Chip & Dale 2022) 8. Devon Mack (Sonic Prime 2022) *¹ Child Voice *² Singing Voice *³ Ugly Sonic (Unlicensed Parody)

I notice how Sonic sounded more like a kid in the 90’s, then by the 2000’s they made him sound more like an adult.

@Gaia_Channel001

2 жыл бұрын

It's puberty

@mrflipperinvader7922

Жыл бұрын

He aged with us

My Favorite Sonic Voice is Jaleel White, Jason Griffith and Ben Schwartz

Jaleel White Seems To Be One Everyone Love As The Voice Of Sonic From The Original Cartoon Series He Does Awesome Job As Sonic In The Cartoon Series But I Also Like Craig Roger Smith And Jason Griffith In The Games Ben Schwartz Vocing The Character Too But With Ben's Voice They Made Sonic Funny And Give Him So Much Personality Which I Thought Was Great

My favorite Sonic voice actor has to be Jason because just hearing him as Sonic is just perfect. Although I have to give credit to Roger he does make Sonic sound more grown and stuff like that but I think Jason takes the grand prize though.

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Jason Griffith is my favorite as well

I really like Roger Craig Smith as Sonic. It makes him sound so badass, but at the same time it sounds kinda cute.

@robbyharrison101

2 жыл бұрын

so does it matter if "roger craig smith" voices a cat but "michael w smith" doesn't?

@krispykreme6082

2 жыл бұрын

* same

@robbyharrison101

2 жыл бұрын

@@krispykreme6082 so you don't care about "michael w smith" do you? even if he moved to "hollywood" just to voice a cartoon animal of his choice?

@benmalsky9834

Жыл бұрын

Roger to me has become such a part of Sonic that when I hear some other voices he does, I can’t help but think of Sonic. He’s that iconic to me.

Ryan Drummond and roger Craig Smith are my favorite voices for sonic in the games and for a classic sonic Jaleel white takes that any day

I can tell that Jaleel White, Meg Inglima, Jason Griffith, and Roger Craig Smith are my favourite voice actors

Still love the Master System inspired intro you used for these Sonic videos.

Nice video Dave👍👍👍 Jaleel White is my favorite voice actor for Sonic the Hedgehog

Hey Dave! Happy Saturday to ya! And if you ask,my favorite sonic voice is Ryan Drummond, Jason Griffith, and Roger Craig Smith!

As a kid I grew up with Jason Griffith (the best) As a preteen liked Sonic boom and was too funny from the show

Martin Burke's criminally underrated, and yall are ready for the talk

@dwainsimmons3447

8 ай бұрын

Because he not perfect for the role!

@darlingyouidiot

8 ай бұрын

@@dwainsimmons3447 ok american

I grew up with the 1990s Genesis games, so this is actually the first time I've heard Sonic speak! As someone who is into voices and performing, here's my reaction to these… *Jaleel White* (2:08) I really like this voice and they made an awesome choice casting this guy for Sonic's first speaking role. IMHO, Jaleel White is the most talented voice actor here, and brings so much character and personality to the role. Andother thing Jaleel gets right with his interpretation (and is the only actor here to do this) is to give Sonic a classic "cartoon" quality - a sense of quirkiness and strangeness. And Sonic really needs that because visually he looks slightly odd, like the quirky early Disney cartoons. Unfortunately, Jaleel's voice is just way too "young", making the cartoon seem like a "baby Sonic" cartoon aimed at a younger audience. Jaleel's voice is PERFECT for that, but it's not the mature, leading figure of Sonic from the games. *Ryan Drummond* (4:17) and *Jason Griffith* (5:00) Purely in terms of style, both these two performers get quite close to the style of how Sonic should sound - with a more mature, leading vocal than the babyish 1990s one. However, IMHO, neither of these two guys have the level of talent as performers to play Sonic. They lack character, expression and drama, with no sense of genuine emotion and "heart", which is something I think they really fixed in the next one… *Roger Craig Smith* (6:02) Roger is easily My favorite overall. He has a strong, commanding, cool voice which is the best match to how Sonic looks - a hero. He's also a fantastic performer, really expressive, and it's just so pleasant listening to the sound of his voice. He has a voice you want to hear. The only downside is his Sonic is not quite "young and hip" enough. He also doesn't have much quirkiness, which Sonic needs. Basically, this Sonic sounds 100% human. Sonic should sound like a strange cartoon creature… because he is! *Ben Schwartz* (7:22) And finally, the most recent, and most different of all the voices. And I absolutely HATE this one! They might have managed to created a popular movie franchise, with a likeable character, but for me, this isn't the tough, resilient Sonic character I know from the games. To me, Sonic is supposed to be a tough, cool dude - a leader and a hero. Sonic is a dude who greets you in the title screen with a commanding raised finger and strong eyebrows. He's a creature who leans confidently forward as he goes into battle, bulldozing through any obstacle, always landing on his feet, protected by his armory of spikes. Facially, Sonic reminds me of Popeye - with tough lips and a tight mouth. Sonic doesn't need to talk very much - he carries all his expression in his eyebrows. IF he's going to speak he needs to be strong, commanding, and one of the cool kids. In contrast, the Ben Schwartz Sonic does the exact opposite - giving us a pathetic, soft, nerdy 'loser' character - the kid who gets bullied at school. This robs the character of his strength and heroism. So for me this is a 100% fail. Now I'm not blaming or criticizing Ben. The fault ALWAYS lies with the producers and casting directors who chose the performers and make all the creative choices. I'm sure Ben is supremely talented, but for me, he's just not Sonic. And there's a bigger criticism I have here which is the scripts. Since Sonic is such a cool, mysterious character, he should speak as little as possible, but these scripts have him blabbering away constantly. They feminize and emasculate the character by making him seem soft and insecure. Well, just my thoughts! :-)

@DaveLeeDownUnder

Жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks for taking the time!

My favorite is a toss up between Roger Craig Smith and Ben Schwartz. But comparing those 2 is like comparing apples to oranges because they both work in their own right.

i like Ben Schwartz as sonic the hedgehog because he brings a comedic role to the character

Hi, Dave! Any chance we might see a history of Australian animation on your channel, such as Yoram Gross & early Burbank Animation films?

May favorite was Jaleel whites. I like the attitude that it brings while also remaining fun loving.

I love this so much. Dave you are amazing😍👏

As far as I'm concerned Jason Griffith will always be *the* voice of Sonic for me. But no disrespect to the other voice actors!

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Same

I like all these guys. I hope one of them makes a cameo in sonic movie 3.

He’s the JP actor for Sonic since day 1 in the games… but Junichi Kanemaru throws a lot of English into Sonic’s dialogue. ;)

When Roger Craig Smith played as Sonic he also played Belson from Clarence too and Percy

The legacy of sonic always continues on with his voice and everything and sonic usually become the best video game characters of all time

Will we ever see Voice Evolutions for Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik?

Jason and Ben Schwartz is my fav sonic!! Ben's Voice was so close to Ryan's Voice! I love it 😁

Wreck It Ralph Came Out In 2012, Not 2016!

@MrBallerinakaka

2 жыл бұрын

Calm Down It Was A Typo

@MrBallerinakaka

2 жыл бұрын

@Aito H Im Talking About The User Not You.

I prefer Jaleel White as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog. "I'm waaaaiiiitin'! What a couple of Dumb Bots! Happy Honeymoon, Ronutnik!" Next I think you ought to go for a Cartoon and Voice Evolution of Sonic's Arch Enemy, Dr. Ivo Robotnik. The first person to give Robotnik a voice was Long John Baldry, who is sadly deceased. "The Hedgehog's right outside my window! You did WHAT with my Egg-O-Matic?! I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!"😂🙃

Great Video!

Ryan Drummond will always be my Sonic

Former Sonic fanatic; grew up with mainly White, Griffith, and Drummond, but I dig Roger Craig Smith's sound a bit better in recent years, even if it sounds a bit too fatherly.

Awesome!

I’m a Jason fan. He was the Sonic I grew up with.

@paulgilbert5278

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Roger Craig Smith is my favorite voice of Sonic the Hedgehog since Wreck-It Ralph movies.

Jason Griffth will always and forever be my Sonic

Just listen to Jason Griffith in Sonic and the Black Knight. Sonic perfected.

Amazing intro!

Nice! It Was Uploaded At The Time Of Valborg ^^

can y'all just appreciate movie sonic for a sec?? one of the best voices, hands down

@darlingyouidiot

Жыл бұрын

shut up

Roger will always be my favorite Sonic

I’ve been a fan of Sonic for a long time now and my favorite Sonic voice actor has been Jaleel White, Jason Griffin and Roger Craig Smith. I know Jaleel played as Sonic until 1999 which was the last time. And his singing voice from underground I liked very much, they have singing voices for almost every character in animations. For example, a singing voice for the little girl Anne Marie from all dogs go to heaven. Judith Barsi was just the speaking role, there was another woman who did the singing. Oh and those singing voices for Sasha La Fluer and Charlie Barkin in the sequel.

Hope you do more voice evolutions some day

As much as i love Juni'chi Kanemaru.... I think Ryan Drummond, Jason Griffith, or Ben is my favorite English Sonic Actor

I ❤️ the 2020 Sonic movie and I can’t wait to see the next movie!

Nice stuff

Jason is my favorite Sonic voice, but I'd be lying if I said that Roger hasn't grown on me, especially with the Sonic Twitter Takeovers and his appearances in Wreck-It-Ralph and OK KO. Ryan was fine for his time, peaking with Heroes, but he was a bit too nasally and awkward sounding, and Jaleel is in a similar boat, though I do like his voice best in Underground when he added more base to it to distinguish it from his Sonia voice and his performance is more solid than Ryan's overall. On the other Hand, Ben's performance and voice for the character is good, but... it's literally just Dewey Duck again. Like seriously look at all of the "Blue Justice" lines from Sonic 2 and try not not picture 2017 Dewey saying the exact same lines. The rest don't have much going for them.

All the voices were good outside the movie and Roger Craig smith. Don't get me wrong. Rogers voice IS NOT BAD. It's just bad for sonic. It really doesn't fit him. All the voices to 2010 did fit perfectly. The 90's 2 voices were perfect for early sonic. The movies was bad. But then as they changed sonic to look older the voices in the 2000's perfectly fit him. Now he just doesn't sound right. I wanna note, I actually prefer Ben over Roger but they're definitely not going to use him for the games lol

I think all the official voice actors are great. I just the hope the new one is just as good. Or they can just make Ben Schwartz the new official voice actor.

@flashfunk0373

2 жыл бұрын

Also, Roger confirmed that he wasn’t stepping down anymore on Twitter.

In the near future for the upcoming Cartoon Evolution videos, please more Looney Tunes characters as well 😁😁😁.

@DaveLeeDownUnder

2 жыл бұрын

Have already announced I will be covering Foghorn Leghorn sometime this year.

I love these videos. I hope you can follow them up with some videos on my favourite Sonic character Tails.

I kinda like Ryan’s performance as Sonic

6:31 my favourite sonic voice sound

Jameel White to me is the best Sonic voice actor. But everyone but a couple are good as well.

@darlingyouidiot

8 ай бұрын

i can even guess who.

Jaleel White is my favorite voice for Sonic. SatAM is my favorite Sonic.

good Video Love how explain most things but i want a Pink panther evolution dreaming of it. Thank you

@DaveLeeDownUnder

2 жыл бұрын

I will cover Pink Panther eventually, but no immediate plans for him.

You forgot to mention Sonic's singing voice in the games, Tony Harnell, and Sonic's child voice in the live-action movie, done by Benjamin Valic.

My fav Sonic voice actors are Jaleel White (for Classic Sonic) and Roger Craig Smith (for Modern Sonic)

It would be nice if Ben Schwartz was in The Loud House

Could you please do an evolution of Mario, please?

@michaeloluwajuyemi4546

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

Ryan was the best Sonic! I wish they kept him longer ;-;

Ben appearing in one of the games would be an honor

YESS broooo

The best for me is Martin burke it fits classic sonic a lot

@darlingyouidiot

Жыл бұрын

valid

Yoy forgot the guy who did the "I'm outta here" and "yes!" voice lines in Sonic CD

Best Sonic the Hedgehog voice actors: Roger Craig Smith and Ben Schwartz 💙💙💙💙💙💙🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵 ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️👟👟👟👟👟👟

I miss Urkel Sonic. and I Love Roger Craig Smith Sonic.

I ❤️ Benjamin Schwartz his my favorite 😻 along with mr ROGER CRAIG SMITH AND JASON GRIFFITH

Jason Griffith and Jun'ichi Kanemaru are my favorite voices of the characters. I especially think that Griffith works best as the most matured version of the modern Sonic

My favourite sonic voice actor is Ryan Drummond, cause he reminds me of sonic himself, cool, calm, and just a guy who loves adventure, who else agrees with me?

6:25 False! Wreck-it-Ralph movie was out in 2012, not 2016!

They’re all pretty good except for Meg Inglima

Hey Dave, can you also do a Pop Culture Evolution for Mario too? Give Nintendo a chance.

Only 3 days later and the list is updated

Jason Griffith the best sonic hands down

Is there an update for Deven Mack?