Shredder's voice in the new show

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 05:39 PM

Does anybody else here hate Kevin Richardson's take on Shredder's voice in this series? He makes no attempt to make him not sound like a black guy. Every time I hear him talk I cringe. Nickelodeon really should have went with a Japanese voice actor, or at least somebody who can sound Japanese.

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 05:42 PM

Yeah because Shredder always sounds so japanese in the cartoons.

I'd take gravelly and threatening over some fake accent.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

Yeah because Shredder always sounds so japanese in the cartoons.

I'd take gravelly and threatening over some fake accent.

Why can't he sound Japanese, gravelly, and threatening?

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 05:50 PM

Sure he could. But why should that be a requirement? Not every japanese person has a thick accent.

Unless you want a cartoonish 'Me So Solly' accent.

**Jester** · 11-30-2012, 05:52 PM

This thread: Me no rikey.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

Sure he could. But why should that be a requirement? Not every japanese person has a thick accent.

Unless you want a cartoonish 'Me So Solly' accent.

I never said it had to be a thick accent. He's Japanese. Make him sound Japanese. Splinter's Japanese too. You wouldn't give him an English accent.

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 06:09 PM

I've known a bunch of Japanese people that don't 'sound japanese'.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

I've known a bunch of Japanese people that don't 'sound japanese'.

And I'm sure that's because they were born in America. Oroku Saki did not.

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 06:18 PM

Actually no. Born and raised in japan.

Don't assume things yo.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

Actually no. Born and raised in japan.

Don't assume things yo.

Yeah. I'm sure you know a bunch of people who were both born and raised in Japan and have no accent whatsoever. And I don't have to assume, I know.

*ToTheNines* · 11-30-2012, 06:24 PM

I thought he was miscast originally, but The Gauntlet completely sold it.

*TurtleTitan97* · 11-30-2012, 06:25 PM

Nope. I'm liking his take on Shredder more than the 2k3 version.

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseAbove873

Yeah. I'm sure you know a bunch of people who were both born and raised in Japan and have no accent whatsoever. And I don't have to assume, I know.

Right. You know nothing.

I know one japanese guy that just sounds like a black dude. It's not some crazy idea.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

Right. You know nothing.

I know one japanese guy that just sounds like a black dude. It's not some crazy idea.

Let me guess. His name is Kevin Richardson.

*The Stryker* · 11-30-2012, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseAbove873

Let me guess. His name is Kevin Richardson.

Wouldn't that be the other way around or something? Either way. Bad attempt.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by The Stryker

Wouldn't that be the other way around or something? Either way. Bad attempt.

Nope! It was awesome! And I'm right and you, and everybody else that disagrees with me, are wrong.

Gyt Kaliba · 11-30-2012, 06:41 PM

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Nope! It was awesome! And I'm right and you, and everybody else that disagrees with me, are wrong.

...And...that just completely ruined any point you thought you were making. Yowza.

I honestly can't judge Richardson's Shredder too well yet, as I'm a few eps behind now and haven't yet seen 'Gauntlet'. I'll admit, I was a little thrown off by what I'd heard before that in clips and small parts of other episodes, but it had nothing to do with him sounding 'black' and not sounding 'Japanese'. I just felt like it was way too obvious of a casting. Shredder's big and bad, let's get KMR who's pipes can cause tremors on a faultline. It just seems so...cliche.

But I'm hearing good things about him now, so hopefully he'll surprise me when I get to see that episode. It's not that I don't like KMR at all, he's a great actor, so all it takes is him to impress me here.

*CyberCubed* · 11-30-2012, 06:42 PM

The voice seems fine so far.

RiseAbove873 · 11-30-2012, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Gyt Kaliba

...And...that just completely ruined any point you thought you were making. Yowza.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

The voice seems fine so far.

It would be, if Shredder was a black man. But he isn't.

*CyberCubed* · 11-30-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseAbove873

It would be, if Shredder was a black man. But he isn't.

Shredder was voiced by a black man in the original cartoon too.

11-30-2012, 05:39 PM	#1
RiseAbove873 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 182	Shredder's voice in the new show Does anybody else here hate Kevin Richardson's take on Shredder's voice in this series? He makes no attempt to make him not sound like a black guy. Every time I hear him talk I cringe. Nickelodeon really should have went with a Japanese voice actor, or at least somebody who can sound Japanese.

11-30-2012, 05:42 PM	#2
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Yeah because Shredder always sounds so japanese in the cartoons. I'd take gravelly and threatening over some fake accent. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

11-30-2012, 05:50 PM	#4
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Sure he could. But why should that be a requirement? Not every japanese person has a thick accent. Unless you want a cartoonish 'Me So Solly' accent. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

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Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,298	This thread: Me no rikey. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

11-30-2012, 06:09 PM	#7
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	I've known a bunch of Japanese people that don't 'sound japanese'. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

11-30-2012, 06:18 PM	#9
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Actually no. Born and raised in japan. Don't assume things yo. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

11-30-2012, 06:24 PM	#11
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,298	I thought he was miscast originally, but The Gauntlet completely sold it.

11-30-2012, 06:25 PM	#12
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Nope. I'm liking his take on Shredder more than the 2k3 version. __________________

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CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,848	The voice seems fine so far.