Who will return in FnF? Linda Young or Chris "Beast" Ayres?

[Black_Liger]

Since they actually went for the Z cast for BoG, even some recastings in kai had their original voices.

What if they want to retain Linda Young for Fukkatsu No F? I cringe to the thought.

Has funimation said anything about it?

[Ajay]

Caught this on Twitter a few months back:



If Sabat gets his way, it will be Chris Ayres.

[gohann]

Chris Sabat once said she couldn't "keep up" with the new lines she was given for Kai, so I don't think there's much of a possibility of her coming back.

[The Tori-bot]

Nah, Young got shit-canned and she ain't coming back. It'll be Ayres fo' shizzle.

Spoiler:

... I hope.

[Kakacarrottop]

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Caught this on Twitter a few months back:



If Sabat gets his way, it will be Chris Ayres.

Well let's hope he does. Kai was literally a new chapter of professionalism for English Dragon Ball and it should stay that way. "Actors" like Linda Young need to stay as far away as possible from the franchise, anyone who has manged to de-activate the nostalgia vision can see Young was never a good actor in Dragon Ball (despite what the sheeple on Youtube etc say) and was only hired to cheaply imitate an Ocean actress due to FUNi at the time not being able to afford an actual VA like Chris Ayres. Unlike Sabat or Schemmel she never actually improved significantly/lifted her game and was probably only kept so long due to fan demand from nostalgia blinded people.

[eledoremassis02]

I just hope they translate him better. Problem with Kai was a lot of the dialogue sounded weird. Havent watched BOG in english yet though.

She may have been a better freeza if given the chance to play the character correctly, but if she could not keep up, thats another thing. If she got canned, well it seems there was a dark period in early kai

[Lord Beerus]

I'm expecting Chris "Beast" Ayres to return as Freeza. He owns that role as far as I'm concerned.

Linda was never good to begin with as Freeza. Just being honest.

[Hellspawn28]

Neither get Eddie Frierson back instead

[Puto]

For what it's worth, Linda Young DID have a role in Kai later on, as one of Mr Satan's disciples in the Cell Games.

[Valerius Dover]

Well let's hope he does. Kai was literally a new chapter of professionalism for English Dragon Ball and it should stay that way. "Actors" like Linda Young need to stay as far away as possible from the franchise, anyone who has manged to de-activate the nostalgia vision can see Young was never a good actor in Dragon Ball (despite what the sheeple on Youtube etc say) and was only hired to cheaply imitate an Ocean actress due to FUNi at the time not being able to afford an actual VA like Chris Ayres. Unlike Sabat or Schemmel she never actually improved significantly/lifted her game and was probably only kept so long due to fan demand from nostalgia blinded people.

So, what's wrong with Fortuneteller Baba and Ms. Piza? Young retains those voice roles in Kai.

[Kakacarrottop]

For what it's worth, Linda Young DID have a role in Kai later on, as one of Mr Satan's disciples in the Cell Games.

Well at least FUNi weren't a-holes and didn't just completely abandon her, unlike when they ditched the Ocean cast for cheap replacements like Linda Young herself in 1999

[VegettoEX]

Well at least FUNi weren't a-holes and didn't just completely abandon her, unlike when they ditched the Ocean cast for cheap replacements like Linda Young herself in 1999

Haven't you mentioned this in this way before, and haven't I explained how the business deals actually happened as opposed to what you're projecting onto the situation...?

FUNimation was in no position, financially OR logistically, to continue to outsource voice recordings to Ocean Studios. It was literally "we either find local talent or our production on this show is over."

(In a nutshell: look, I think the 1999 dub is an absolute pile of stinking shit, too, but let's be goddamn adults about it in 2015.)

[dbzfan7]

I'm expecting Chris "Beast" Ayres to return as Freeza. He owns that role as far as I'm concerned.

Linda was never good to begin with as Freeza. Just being honest.

That's not honesty, that's a cold hard fact.

[Super Sonic]

With some of the guys who came back for Battle of Gods, they were unavailable for Kai. One Piece commentary mentioned Mr. Jackson being out of town doing theater for a bit during that time. And Ms. Young has appeared in Fairy Tail as a crotchety old lady.

[TheBlackPaladin]

Technically Linda Young could still return, but if she did, it would be the decision of somebody other than Sabat. And FUNimation trusts Sabat pretty implicitly in his creative handling of the English dub (not that I'm surprised, given that the quality of the dub increases in direct proportion to how involved Sabat is)...so it's possible, but not likely.

I immensely enjoyed Ayres in Kai, as well as Ryusei Nako's performance of the character, and to top it all off, Freeza is my favorite villain. So for me, I was through-the-roof excited when I learned Freeza was getting revived.

[NitroEX]

Well that's good that he's returning, he's one of the best things about the Kai dub.

Anyway.. when did we start calling him "beast"?

[ABED]

Technically Linda Young could still return, but if she did, it would be the decision of somebody other than Sabat. And FUNimation trusts Sabat pretty implicitly in his creative handling of the English dub (not that I'm surprised, given that the quality of the dub increases in direct proportion to how involved Sabat is)...so it's possible, but not likely.

I immensely enjoyed Ayres in Kai, as well as Ryusei Nako's performance of the character, and to top it all off, Freeza is my favorite villain. So for me, I was through-the-roof excited when I learned Freeza was getting revived.

His script for movie 8 was such a good adaptation that I wish that had been the creative philosophy of the company from the beginning. Even if all else was the same (e.g., music and voices) a great script would've done wonders. So I agree that Sabat's involvement has a positive correlation with the quality of the product. I don't know if Nakao was the inspiration for using Ayres or even Ayres' performance itself, but either way, that was inspired casting. If I recall, J. Michael Tatum had a lot to do with it.

[ShadowDude112]

I know Linda Young won't be back. There's no way. But they did bring back Meredith McCoy for 18 in BoG. But that might just be scheduling on that part. Here's hoping Chris Ayres is back for Revival of F!

[ABED]

I know Linda Young won't be back. There's no way. But they did bring back Meredith McCoy for 18 in BoG. But that might just be scheduling on that part. Here's hoping Chris Ayres is back for Revival of F!

I've never had a problem with McCoy. I liked the unique sound of her voice, and it fit the character.

[Gonstead]

I know Linda Young won't be back. There's no way. But they did bring back Meredith McCoy for 18 in BoG. But that might just be scheduling on that part. Here's hoping Chris Ayres is back for Revival of F!

Honestly, as much as I like Clinkenbeard's 18, I'll always imagine McCoy's as my default go-to voice for the character. She just seems to work and play off with Huber's 17 better.