With the Greek Dub, they took an interesting approach with the voices since they only had a few voice actors. They made all the villains have alien/robot like voices while all the good characters had normal ones. Here's an example to see what I'm talking about.
It's over 9000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5nyTjY0r30
Vegeta becomes SSJ in battle against Androids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYneVNLz ... re=related
Goku powers up for Ginyu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dZ_CnO58yE
Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
I don't think it's a "good" idea, no. FUNimation was short on actors back in the day, but they just made Chris Sabat do a million goofy voices.
Not that that approach is great either, but I think it's preferable to having half the characters in a given scene sound like Megatron (even if I do find it hilarious).
Not that that approach is great either, but I think it's preferable to having half the characters in a given scene sound like Megatron (even if I do find it hilarious).
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
I kind of find it amusing that they stopped at one voice filter. Surely they were somewhat capable of using audio editing software to have applied the robot effect. Play around with the pitch setting for one guy and you have more voices than you can shake a stick at. Granted, it's going to sound amateurish as all get out but probably no more so than everyone being an Autobot.
Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
A very, very bad idea.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
No. Simply because it doesn,t fit for all of them and it sounds silly on characters like Vegeta.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
This concept is utterly bad. Not mentioning of using some default filter, so everybody sounds like old robo-drunkards talking to you from trash bin.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
Greek robots... Greek aliens... What....
Plot hole: Goku is an alien and yet he doesn't have a filter.
Plot hole: Goku is an alien and yet he doesn't have a filter.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
Vegeta sounds like Portugal's Piccolo/Cell, like a robot.
Awful idea, Greeks.
Awful idea, Greeks.
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I'd have rather gone with changing pitches of the voices than some cheap filter.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
Oh yes, that's the DBZ I grew up with. 
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Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
This is a very bad idea because this sort of voicing doesn't allow for character development on characters like Vegeta who have a sort of long and interesting transition from evil to good so such voice filter doesn't really do the trick. In the english dub Chris Sabbat was very good at pulling off piccolo's good and evil persona with just his acting talent alone and he is also 90% of the voices in the english dub and can also do a vast range of voices too so I suspect this is the Greek dubbing company's way of saving money istead of making a good dub with good actors which makes some sort of impact.
If the robot/alien filter are then used on evil characters which have no transition from evil to good then I guess the filter then have some merit but still lazy. It would be nice sounding on Freeza's men or the Andriods though since barely any of them have the character development or the humanity.
Greek Goku when he is powering against Ginyu just sounds like he is a baby crying.
If the robot/alien filter are then used on evil characters which have no transition from evil to good then I guess the filter then have some merit but still lazy. It would be nice sounding on Freeza's men or the Andriods though since barely any of them have the character development or the humanity.
Greek Goku when he is powering against Ginyu just sounds like he is a baby crying.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
Wow. That was truly terrible.
...and yet they retained the original soundtrack... ;p
...and yet they retained the original soundtrack... ;p
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
I don't think it's a good idea, no. Maybe for the Artifical Humans like 19 and 20 but other more organic characters, no.
Gohan's voice was adorable though. At least sounded more like a kid.
Gohan's voice was adorable though. At least sounded more like a kid.
It is in his character to be rude and a bit crass. He's a hick, with no formal education. That is Son Goku. That is who he is.
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They also retained the popular "kkkkkkkkkkkkuuuuuuuu" from the Japanese version, AND they increased the screamings, not only in volume, but in awfulness too. The screamings were the only reason my parents hated it when I was watching DBZ on TV.MajinVejitaXV wrote:...and yet they retained the original soundtrack... ;p
James Teal (Animerica 1996) wrote:When you think about it, there are a number of similarities between the Chinese-inspired Son Goku and that most American of superhero icons, Superman. Both are aliens sent to Earth shortly after birth to escape the destruction of their homeworlds; both possess super-strength, flight, super-speed, heightened senses and the ability to cast energy blasts. But the crucial difference between them lies not only in how they view the world, but in how the world views them.
Superman is, and always has been, a symbol for truth, justice, and upstanding moral fortitude–a role model and leader as much as a fighter. The more down-to-earth Goku has no illusions about being responsible for maintaining social order, or for setting some kind of moral example for the entire world. Goku is simply a martial artist who’s devoted his life toward perfecting his fighting skills and other abilities. Though never shy about risking his life to save either one person or the entire world, he just doesn’t believe that the balance of the world rests in any way on his shoulders, and he has no need to shape any part of it in his image. Goku is an idealist, and believes that there is some good in everyone, but he is unconcerned with the big picture of the world…unless it has to do with some kind of fight. Politics, society, law and order don’t have much bearing on his life, but he’s a man who knows right from wrong.
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
Some of these clips is my first time hearing the Greek language spoken so have to ask you native speakers, is that good sounding or bad sounding to you?
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That sounded really bad.
Also interesting:
Also interesting:
another thing about the greek version is that there so many changes that they could easily change the whole plot.
1.frieza has changed genre about 6 times during the series
2.vegito is called vegeta-goku,buu "bu-bu" and ssj3 "super sayan 3 level"
3.Until the early buu saga almost everyone called goku kakarot.
and the most epic one:
every time that gohan was doing a kamehameha he was shouting"
KA..ME..HA..ME..HU!!!!!
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Re: Do you think it's a good concept what the Greek Dub did?
If there's a dub that's actually worse than FUNimation's Dub, it is definitely the Greek and Portuguese.
Still, worth watching for a laugh.
Still, worth watching for a laugh.
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