Damn is Chris Ayres good.

[Saturnine]

Just watched Episode 22 dubbed. Gotta say, listening to Freeza's tirade when he was torturing Gohan was simply otherworldly. Both the writing and the delivery was simply top notch, one could feel just how cruel and evil Freeza is. I can't quite remember a moment of such engrossment when listening to some evil guy talk as this now. I could only think "I love you Freeza, you magnificent bastard!"

I sure do hope Chris can heal well, would be a huge blow to the show if he were unable to continue voice acting.

[Jinzoningen MULE]

100% agreed, Freeza wouldn't be the same without him, but he's in a bad situation at the moment. COPD is a brutal disease, and advanced emphysema isn't something you can just recover from, not to mention his blocked arteries. He'll likely be on a lengthy waiting list for his lung transplant, as well. They aren't exactly easy to come by.

Not to have a doom and gloom attitude, but I think it's best to work under the assumption that we won't be hearing him again for quite a while.

[Hit!!]

Funimation can use the TFS voice for Frieza in the meantime while Chris Ayres recovers. That is if he hasn't recovered yet by the moment the dub reaches the universe survival arc.

[DainIronfoot]

Funimation can use the TFS voice for Frieza in the meantime while Chris Ayres recovers. That is if he hasn't recovered yet by the moment the dub reaches the universe survival arc.

I agree. I think the TFS Freeza (while used obviously for abridged and more comedic) is still a good back up to have since he sounds similar to Chris. Would Funi even consider it?

I do hope Chris recovers full and well, but COPD is absolutely brutal and not easy to heal quickly from.

[8000 Saiyan]

It's a blessing that we have him as the voice of Frieza. By God, he nailed it.

[DragonBallKing]

He's the reason Freeza became not only my favorite villain in dragon ball but probably my favorite character, then I started watching the JPN version and loved Nakao's take just as much.

[Saturnine]

Nakao is probably the best choice as far as Japanese goes, but in fact I do like Ayres even a little bit more than I do LittleKuriboh. That said, he'd probably be the best possible replacement for Ayres I can think of. I hear Ayres' brother will be voicing Frost, so they'll probably take him for Freeza too if Chris isn't up to it. To be fair I have no idea how dude sounds.

Anyway, I just hope they don't go back to Linda Young. I know she might be a cool person in real life and all, but I positively can't stand her Freeza. For me it's come to be the embodiment of everything I hate about the original FUNi dub.

[8000 Saiyan]

Nakao is probably the best choice as far as Japanese goes, but in fact I do like Ayres even a little bit more than I do LittleKuriboh. That said, he'd probably be the best possible replacement for Ayres I can think of. I hear Ayres' brother will be voicing Frost, so they'll probably take him for Freeza too if Chris isn't up to it. To be fair I have no idea how dude sounds.

Anyway, I just hope they don't go back to Linda Young. I know she might be a cool person in real life and all, but I positively can't stand her Freeza. For me it's come to be the embodiment of everything I hate about the original FUNi dub.

He has a high-pitched voice despite being in his late forties.

[Lord Beerus]

Chris Ayres is best casting for a Dragon Ball character in any English dub I have ever seen. Freeza is a whiny, pretentious, pompous sadist that also has a quite sophisticated in his manner of talking. Chris Ayres's Freeza is an incredibly faithful and extremely well done interpretation of the character from the manga. He fits Freeza perfectly. His acting and vocal range places his streets ahead of any other English dub interpretation of the character I've seen so far.

[Vados_chan]

Ayres never, Young forever

[Lord Beerus]

Ayres never, Young forever

I hate to sound like an asshole but... was this comment really necessary given the context of this thread?

[DainIronfoot]

Ayres never, Young forever

I hate to sound like an asshole but... was this comment really necessary given the context of this thread?

Agreed, was a totally unnecessary thing for him to say. He probably didn't read the whole OP post though...

[Bansho64]

Ayres never, Young forever

At the very least, explain why you disagree with the thread's original premise and actually give reasons as to why you dislike Ayres's performances. Ain't no one saying you can't like it, but at least explain why you do instead of just making short one-liner posts like this that don't really help the conversation move in a good direction.

[Jinzoningen MULE]

Ayres never, Young forever

Considering that the dude could very plausibly die, maybe now's not the time.

[Freeza9000]

It's extremely pains me to say this, but I have to agree with Jinzoningen MULE. Given the critical condition Chris Ayres is in, it's gonna take a while for him to recover from that. That being said, I really hope Ayres recovers soon and despite the situation he is in, he really is quite capable of doing such splendid voice acting.

[8000 Saiyan]

I seriously hope the guy recovers. COPD and emphysema are tough diseases to beat, but he has to fight.

[JEFFMAN219]

Ayres never, Young forever

Linda is a great voice actress but she's trash as Frieza.

[JEFFMAN219]

100% agreed, Freeza wouldn't be the same without him, but he's in a bad situation at the moment. COPD is a brutal disease, and advanced emphysema isn't something you can just recover from, not to mention his blocked arteries. He'll likely be on a lengthy waiting list for his lung transplant, as well. They aren't exactly easy to come by.

Not to have a doom and gloom attitude, but I think it's best to work under the assumption that we won't be hearing him again for quite a while.

Wow I had no idea that Chris Ayres was sick. I hope he gets better.

[Metalwario64]

This is the first I've heard of this. Holy shit!

Hope he recovers. I'm really hoping that he at least pulls through for the sake of his own life, which is of course the most important thing here, even if it means he potentially may never be able to do voice acting again. I'm not well versed in COPD or its treatment and its success rates and whatnot.

100% agreed, Freeza wouldn't be the same without him, but he's in a bad situation at the moment. COPD is a brutal disease, and advanced emphysema isn't something you can just recover from, not to mention his blocked arteries. He'll likely be on a lengthy waiting list for his lung transplant, as well. They aren't exactly easy to come by.

Not to have a doom and gloom attitude, but I think it's best to work under the assumption that we won't be hearing him again for quite a while.

He's having a problem with his arteries as well? Shit.

The English voice of Dragon Ball Super's Frieza, Christopher Ayres, has been in the hospital for the past 3 months, mainly in Intensive Care Unit. Mr. Ayres explains, "I almost died twice" when he arrived at the emergency room. He explains "I have advanced C.O.P.D and final stage Emphysema". Doctors have discovered two arteries that were seriously blocked, therefore, they will need to perform surgery for "double lung transplant along with double bi-pass surgery", says the voice of Frieza.

Man, this is insane. I thought that clogged arteries had noticeable symptoms, and these were so bad that he needs bypass, but he probably didn't even notice any of those symptoms.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

I've already prepared for this arc to be Ayres last. His performance in Resurrection "F" was single handily one of the best ever, so far he's killing it again. So far the U.S arc there hasn't been anything crazy from Freeza (voice acting wise).
I wish Chris all the best and hope he pulls through.