The Energon Pub

So about half a year back I remarked something about how Masterforce was bad and the blacksheep of the entire G1 line.

Well, I'm here to eat crow. DEELISHUS CROW, MOAR PLOX.

This is my absolute favorite series right now, just shading the original series. Whoever it was that told me to watch it from the start, you were right! The only bad thing about it is that it has probably the best toys period from all of G1, and boooy are they expensive. Yet, I want them all. For Primus' sake, this show even made QUICKSWITCH :barf: appealing to me.

Now if only Hasbro could or would release it offically in the USA along with Headmasters and Victory each with a new English dub.

It's awesome isn't it?
I love Ginray and the awesome opening song.

Cyberstrike wrote:Now if only Hasbro could or would release it offically in the USA along with Headmasters and Victory each with a new English dub.

I would definitely give the English dubs a look. I just cannot do subtitles.

Dead Metal wrote:It's awesome isn't it?
I love Ginray and the awesome opening song.

Tell me about it. I've been seen singing "Get on God On Head On" while walking on the street. Not to mention the far more embarassing "slamming my forearms together and saying MASTERFORCE".

Holy crap! Just saw my post title: Headmaster JR.!!!

That is SO CASH.

MYoung23 wrote:

Cyberstrike wrote:Now if only Hasbro could or would release it offically in the USA along with Headmasters and Victory each with a new English dub.

I would definitely give the English dubs a look. I just cannot do subtitles.

Trust me the dubs are awful and really stupid.

I SO want Masterforce dubbed right. I know who all should voice most of the characters. Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor from Superman: TAS and JL/JLU) as BlackZarak, David Kaye (TFA Optimus) as Ginrai, Kevin Michael Richardson as Dauros, Paul Dobson (Naraku from InuYasha) as Hydra, Brad Swaile as Lightfoot, Richard Epcar (Myotismon from Digimon) as Giga/Overlord, Clancy Brown again (Rhino from The Spectacular Spider-Man) as Bullhorn, Richard Ian Cox (InuYasha) as Wilder, the list goes on.

Sabrblade wrote:I SO want Masterforce dubbed right. I know who all should voice most of the characters. Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor from Superman: TAS and JL/JLU) as BlackZarak, David Kaye (TFA Optimus) as Ginrai, Kevin Michael Richardson as Dauros, Paul Dobson (Naraku from InuYasha) as Hydra, Brad Swaile as Lightfoot, Richard Epcar (Myotismon from Digimon) as Giga/Overlord, Clancy Brown again (Rhino from The Spectacular Spider-Man) as Bullhorn, Richard Ian Cox (InuYasha) as Wilder, the list goes on.

Don't forget the ubiquitous Tara Strong as Minerva and Susan Blu as Mega.

Well, here's all the one that I know I want voiced by who:

Autobots

Metalhawk - Neal McDonough (Dr. Bruce Banner from The Incredible Hulk (1996))
Lander - Christopher Daniel Barnes (Peter Parker/Spider-Man from Spider-Man (1994))
Diver - Robert Hays (Tony Stark/Iron Man from Iron Man (1994))
Phoenix - ?
Grand Maximus - Norm Spencer (Cyclops from X-Men (1992))
Shūta - Joshua Seth (Tai from Digimon) or Jason Spisak (Tai from Revenge of Diaboromon)
Cab - ?
Minerva - ?
Ginrai - David Kaye (Optimus Prime from Transformers Animated)
Lightfoot - Brad Swaile (Quatre Raberba Winner from Gundam Wing)
Ranger - ?
Road King - Scott McNeil (Koga from InuYasha)
Clouder - ?
Sixknight - David Sobolov (Lord Tyger from Spider-Man Unlimited)

Decepticons
Devil Z - Greg Baldwin (Uncle Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender (Book 3))
Blood - Jack Angel (Cyclonus from G1 (second voice))
Gilmer - Jim Cummings (Dr. Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM))
Dauros - Kevin Michael Richardson (Gantu from Lilo & Stitch)
Wilder - Richard Ian Cox (InuYasha from InuYasha)
Bullhorn - Clancy Brown (The Rhino from The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Cancer - Brianne Siddall (Keenan from Digimon Data Squad)
Hydra - Paul Dobson (Naraku from InuYasha, and Sideways from Armada)
Buster - Jason Marsden (Chase Young from Xiaolin Showdown)
Giga/Overlord - Richard Epcar (Myotismon from Digimon, Black Ghost/Skull from Cyborg 009, and Merukimon from Digimon Data Squad)
Mega - ?
Turtler - Scott McNeil (Dinobot from Beast Wars)
The other Seacons - either keep their original screeches, or have Frank Welker make their noises
King Poseidon - Scott McNeil (Omega Supreme from Energon)
BlackZarak - Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor from Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited)
Browning - ?
The Decepticon Sparkdash - again, keep their original noises, or let Welker do them.

That's all I can think of.

If this ever did managed to get dubbed by Sunbow back in the late 80's then this would easily be the assembeled cast.

Autobots
Metalhawk - Michael McConnohie
Landmine - Dan Gilvezan
Waverider - Pat Fraley
Grand Maximus - Stephen Keener
Siren - Barbara Goodson
Hosehead - Mona Marshall
Minerva - Tara Strong
Ginrai - Rob Paulsen
Getaway - Bill Ratner
Joyride - Michael Bell
Slapdash - Jerry Houser
Cloudburst - Beau Weaver
Sixknight - Alan Oppenheimer

Decepticons
Devil Z - Peter Cullen
Bomb-burst - John Stephenson
Submaruader - Charlie Adler
Skullgrin - Earl Boen
Fangry - Hal Rayle
Horri-bull - Corey Burton
Squeezeplay - Barbara Goodson
Darkwing - Neil Ross
Dreadwind - Don Francks
Giga/Overlord - Ed Gilbert
Snaptrap/Pirahancon- Frank Welker
BlackZarak - Stephen Keener
Browning - Jennifer Darling

This is what I think would have been the cast back in the day, no chance of it ever happening now.

You forgot Mega and Clouder.

Sabrblade wrote:You forgot Mega and Clouder.

I said Cloudburst, & for Mega - Morgan Lofting.

The reason I went back to there american names because I am sure they would be said if MF was ever brought to the states back in the late 80's.

Skullgrin140 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:You forgot Mega and Clouder.

I said Cloudburst, & for Mega - Morgan Lofting.

The reason I went back to there american names because I am sure they would be said if MF was ever brought to the states back in the late 80's.

Clouder =/= Cloudburst.

Clouder = Doubledealer (but Clouder isn't a Decepticon)

Phoenix = Cloudburst.

Sabrblade wrote:

Skullgrin140 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:You forgot Mega and Clouder.

I said Cloudburst, & for Mega - Morgan Lofting.

The reason I went back to there american names because I am sure they would be said if MF was ever brought to the states back in the late 80's.

Clouder =/= Cloudburst.

Clouder = Doubledealer (but Clouder isn't a Decepticon)

Phoenix = Cloudburst.

Bugger of course...Doubledealer - Danny Mann

Just out of curiosity, you have seen all/most/some of Masterforce, right?

This is just my preference, but I would prefer that Michael McConnohie would voice Star Saber if got Victory dubbed.

Sabrblade wrote:Just out of curiosity, you have seen all/most/some of Masterforce, right?

This is just my preference, but I would prefer that Michael McConnohie would voice Star Saber if got Victory dubbed.

It's been a while since I watched MF, so my memory of most of the show is quite crappy. BTW, Mike McConnohie would be a great Star Saber.

Skullgrin140 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Just out of curiosity, you have seen all/most/some of Masterforce, right?

This is just my preference, but I would prefer that Michael McConnohie would voice Star Saber if got Victory dubbed.

It's been a while since I watched MF, so my memory of most of the show is quite crappy. BTW, Mike McConnohie would be a great Star Saber.

I asked because I cannot picture Rob Paulsen as Ginrai. Most of his charcters are deep-voiced and kiddie.

And I say that Mike should be Star Saber because of his voice in the Game Crackdown for the Xbox 360. In the game, he is the voice of the Agency's Director, and sounds very 'Optimus Prime'-esque. When I first heard the Director's voice, I was thinking that it might be Peter Cullen. To my surprise, it was Michael McConnohie. The very same guy who voiced G1's Cosmos and Tracks, and RiD's Hot Shot and Ironhide, as well as numerous other voices. I'm surprised he hasn't perofrmed Optimus himself in any series (like RiD, but Neil Kaplan was a great choice too).

Since Star Saber kinda looks like Prime, I figured Mike's voice in Crackdown would be perfect for Star Saber. In the same way that I think David Kaye's TFA Optimus voice would be perfect for Ginrai (and Victory Leo, but slightly more gruff).