Long Live Chris Ayres
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Long Live Chris Ayres
Guys... I'm here to bring you some very sad news...
Our beloved English voice of Freeza, the legendary Christopher Ayres... has passed away...
I can't believe I just typed those words... I'm still in shock...
He will forever be an amazing Freeza, maybe the definitive English voice of Freeza.
My heart goes out to Krystal, his wife, and the rest of his family.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chris. For all the good memories. May you Rest In Peace.
Our beloved English voice of Freeza, the legendary Christopher Ayres... has passed away...
I can't believe I just typed those words... I'm still in shock...
He will forever be an amazing Freeza, maybe the definitive English voice of Freeza.
My heart goes out to Krystal, his wife, and the rest of his family.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chris. For all the good memories. May you Rest In Peace.
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
Heartbreaking
I knew it was coming when I heard what he had, but still...
I knew it was coming when I heard what he had, but still...
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
I say with no reservations that Chris Ayres is the single greatest performer to ever work on a Dragon Ball dub. His Freeza is close to the top of my personal list of greatest dub performances of all time. But beyond all that, Chris Ayres was kind, funny, and just and all-around great person from everything I saw and heard about him. My heart breaks for the fandom, for his loving girlfriend, Krystal, his brother, Greg, his mother, his cat, and everyone else who loved him whether they knew him personally or just enjoyed his work. Rest in peace, Mr. Ayres, and thank you for being such a great part of our favorite franchise.
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What a tragedy.
A phenomenal voice actor and a great person
RIP Chris Ayres
A phenomenal voice actor and a great person
RIP Chris Ayres
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
May he Rest In Peace.
Kinda knew this was a possibility given what he had, but I always hoped for the best.
Very sad day for the Dragonball community. Loved his work.
Kinda knew this was a possibility given what he had, but I always hoped for the best.
Very sad day for the Dragonball community. Loved his work.
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
I....i can't believe he's gone. Chris nailed Freeza and was great as the character from Kai onward. He's hands down the definitive voice of Freeza in English to me, definitely the best take aside from the great Ryusei Nakao. It will be hard to adjust to him not being around to perform the voice anymore but i guess Damon Mills (Who has done a great voice match on games and other projects when Chris wasn't available) or whoever else will carry on even though it won't be the same.
RIP, Chris. You will be missed by a great many Dragon Ball fans.
RIP, Chris. You will be missed by a great many Dragon Ball fans.
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
So sad.
He said something I really loved - he doesn't like to say anything bad about any of the roles he's done. Even if he didn't enjoy the part, maybe that's someone's favorite of his and he didn't want to ruin it for them.
He sounds like one of the good ones. RIP.
He said something I really loved - he doesn't like to say anything bad about any of the roles he's done. Even if he didn't enjoy the part, maybe that's someone's favorite of his and he didn't want to ruin it for them.
He sounds like one of the good ones. RIP.
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Wow...terrible news for those of us left behind. His performance as Freeza blew me away when I first heard it in Kai; it was actually the biggest part of what got me into Kai. Glad that he was able bring joy to so many people, Devastated for Krystal.
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
Just heard about this through Geekdom, he posted an absolutely heartbreaking video of him reacting to the news and talking about it. Even as someone who kinda preferred Young's take on Freeza and who wasn't much into Kai, I always did appreciate and respect how much effort Ayers put into making his Freeza more true to the original, so this news was like a gut punch. I mean I knew he was sick but I didn't see him dying so soon.
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My heart stopped when I read the news a few minutes ago. Such a shame: Ayres was a great actor, and he captured Frieza’s personality incredibly well. Any future installments of the dub just won’t feel the same without him. See you in the next dimension, Lord Frieza.
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Here's Geekdom's video on it, him and Ayers were close friends(and Ayers helped him get over a bad breakup by telling him about all the times he'd gone through heartbreak) and his father died of the same condition, so the death was especially hard on him:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWQ0w9EJhGg
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Honestly the best voice in the dub, and a true tragedy. My heart goes out for his family and close friends. Sad day for the dragon ball fandom indeed.
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Terrible news indeed, R.I.P. sir.
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It's such a tragedy. Even putting aside how amazing he was as Freeza, he was just a great guy in general. Not to mention incredibly funny...years ago, Ohayacon held a roast of Chris Sabat, where Chris was both the host and a speaker...and my god, he was so. Damn. Funny.
May he rest in peace.
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May he rest in peace.
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Did not really watch Kai (nor really anything he's dubbed) however my sister and brother would always talk him and how awesome he is lol
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
Sad day. Voice actor Jack Angel (Astrotrain, King Zarkon, Ultra Magnus) also passed today. Still RIP Mr. Ayres. Was hoping to meet him at a convention one day. Great Frieza. Was good in Sengoku Basara as well. RIP.
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This fucking sucks.
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Re: Long Live Chris Ayres
Damn man.. My mom actually just texted me the news once she saw someone share it on her Facebook and I came here to see if you guys were already aware..
It’s a shame man, I guess he never got over whatever his throat condition was and going by the post on Twitter it really did a number on him physically, he didn’t even look the same, it’s scary..
May he rest peacefully in all of Freeza’s Regal Glory..
It’s a shame man, I guess he never got over whatever his throat condition was and going by the post on Twitter it really did a number on him physically, he didn’t even look the same, it’s scary..
May he rest peacefully in all of Freeza’s Regal Glory..
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Aww damn man . R.I.P Chris Ayres.
I grew up with Linda Young voicing Freeza but Chris Ayres to me was the best English dub voice actor for the character
I grew up with Linda Young voicing Freeza but Chris Ayres to me was the best English dub voice actor for the character