What if Mr.Sabat died?

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:16 pm

If Mr.Sabat died what would they do seeing as he did a lot of voices for Dragonball Z? Would they recast his characters with new voices or would they find someone to mimic his voice? I suppose since the only real new DBZ material we are getting at the moment are the video games they probably could use sound clips from the previous games instead of hiring a new voice actor. Just so you know this is a serious question and I'm not trying to be funny or wishing anything upon Sabat. So what do you think would be their most likely action?

djkalteraphine · Post by **djkalteraphine** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:24 pm

I believe, as with the Japanese cast, that they'd simply recast them. And since it's the way the industry works here, they'd most likely be mimics. I don't think any of the DBZ characters are particularly difficult to mimic, but they tried to do that with Season 3, and it came out pretty bad. So I'd be inclined to hope for a new interpretation, but I believe they would be mimics.

And if Piccolo ever needed to be replaced, I hope they'd get McNeil.

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:26 pm

djkalteraphine wrote: And if Piccolo ever needed to be replaced, I hope they'd get McNeil.

I hope I don't pull a Terry Klassen here but is Mr.McNeil still doing voice work? I don't believe I've heard him in any recently dubbed anime.

djkalteraphine · Post by **djkalteraphine** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:31 pm

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573926/
He still does quite a fair amount of voice work, yeah.

disturbed001 · Post by **disturbed001** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:57 pm

I've always wanted to know how to pronounce his name. Is is Sabat or Sabat?

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:00 pm

disturbed001 wrote:I've always wanted to know how to pronounce his name. Is is Sabat or Sabat?

It's probably Sabat.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:57 pm

disturbed001 wrote:I've always wanted to know how to pronounce his name. Is is Sabat or Sabat?

I think it's pronounced Sa-bat. Like sad without the D and bat.Or maybe like bot. But I've heard him say Sa-Bat and not Sa-Bot, so I'm guessing that it's Sabat.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:31 pm

Is anyone else getting a weird homicidal vibe from this thread?

SonGokuGT · Post by **SonGokuGT** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:34 pm

I´d be more worried about Masako Nozawa, she´s in her 70´s now...

NeptuneKai · Post by **NeptuneKai** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:35 pm

Captain Awesome wrote:Is anyone else getting a weird homicidal vibe from this thread?

Sorry if it came off that way, I mean no harm to Mr.Sabat.

SonGokuGT wrote:I´d be more worried about Masako Nozawa, she´s in her 70´s now...

Doesn't she smoke too? DBZ just won't be the same without Nozawa that's for sure.

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:45 pm

It seems like FUNimation's strategy lately is when they lose a voice actor, they recast, and then go back and redub everything DBZ with the new actor.

But hey, if this keeps up, we should have a pretty watchable dub by the year 2150.

Chuquita · Post by **Chuquita** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:48 pm

I'm worried more for Ms. Nozawa's health than Mr. Sabat's (she's WAY older than he is). Mr. Sabat seems like he's keeping himself in decent shape.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:00 pm

Chuquita wrote:I'm worried more for Ms. Nozawa's health than Mr. Sabat's (she's WAY older than he is). Mr. Sabat seems like he's keeping himself in decent shape.

Yeah, that's been on my mind since....since I found out that she was so old. And I doubt that many people can mimic her voice.

Kid Trunks · Post by **Kid Trunks** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:55 pm

I'd like to think that if Sabat ever did leave, he wouldn't be replaced. Rather, his old lines be reused. I say that for the entire English and Japanese casts. By now theres easily more than enough dialog recorded (what with the series, movies and games)by both the English and Japanese casts that recasting should never be an issue.

Unfortunately, when Tenshinhans seiyu(is that spelled right?) died he was recast so it doesn't look like that will ever happen.

Pain · Post by **Pain** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:06 pm

Kid Trunks wrote:I'd like to think that if Sabat ever did leave, he wouldn't be replaced. Rather, his old lines be reused. I say that for the entire English and Japanese casts. By now theres easily more than enough dialog recorded (what with the series, movies and games)by both the English and Japanese casts that recasting should never be an issue.

Unfortunately, when Tenshinhan's seiyu(is that spelled right?) died he was recast so it doesn't look like that will ever happen.

The same thing goes for Jinzo'ningen #13's seiyu. He was replaced after he died as well.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:49 pm

Pain wrote:
Kid Trunks wrote:I'd like to think that if Sabat ever did leave, he wouldn't be replaced. Rather, his old lines be reused. I say that for the entire English and Japanese casts. By now theres easily more than enough dialog recorded (what with the series, movies and games)by both the English and Japanese casts that recasting should never be an issue.

Unfortunately, when Tenshinhan's seiyu(is that spelled right?) died he was recast so it doesn't look like that will ever happen.
The same thing goes for Jinzo'ningen #13's seiyu. He was replaced after he died as well.

Was anything used with #13 other than movie 7 anyway?

Jackal puFF · Post by **Jackal puFF** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:57 pm

have you heard piccolo or vegeta in that abridged series?

sounds exactly like him. ridiculous lol.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:00 pm

Super Sonic wrote:
Pain wrote:
Kid Trunks wrote:I'd like to think that if Sabat ever did leave, he wouldn't be replaced. Rather, his old lines be reused. I say that for the entire English and Japanese casts. By now theres easily more than enough dialog recorded (what with the series, movies and games)by both the English and Japanese casts that recasting should never be an issue.

Unfortunately, when Tenshinhan's seiyu(is that spelled right?) died he was recast so it doesn't look like that will ever happen.
The same thing goes for Jinzo'ningen #13's seiyu. He was replaced after he died as well.
Was anything used with #13 other than movie 7 anyway?

Video games, of course.

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:55 pm

NeptuneKai wrote:
SonGokuGT wrote:I´d be more worried about Masako Nozawa, she´s in her 70´s now...
Doesn't she smoke too? DBZ just won't be the same without Nozawa that's for sure.

Everybody in Japan smokes.

Chibi Mystic Gohan · Post by **Chibi Mystic Gohan** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:01 pm

Hirotaka Suzuoki (Tenshinhan) died of lung cancer in 2006. =/

Kanzenshuu

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