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    Is Kevin Conroy's voice overrated?

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    Poll Is Kevin Conroy's voice overrated? (38 votes)

    Yes 26%
    Lol no 79%

    Since 1992 Kevin Conroy has been the longest voice actor for Batman! But is he that good?

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    #1 frozen  Moderator

    Most definitely. He became far too monotone after TAS.

    Peter Weller, Michael Ironside and Greenwood are much better.

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    #2  Edited By modernww2fare

    @frozen said:

    Most definitely. He became far too monotone after TAS.

    I'd say he changed his voice for both personas as far as "Maid of Honor" in Justice League:

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    No.

    But if I had to pick someone else to voice Batman, it would be Peter Weller.

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    Nope he is THE Batman. Yes there are points where he does feel monotonous but not always. Look at his performances in Assault on Arkham and Arkham Asylum. He showed a lot of intensity there. The only times I remember he was monotone is in some parts of Arkham City and some episodes of TNAS. But overall when I read Batman, I hear Conroy's voice.

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    I like Peter Weller. And the guy in JL: War was pretty good.

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    Hell no. His voice is like a cigarette after sex.

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    No

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    @frozen: Did you not see the Akhan Knight trailees? He's bursting with intensity.

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    He's the best

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    Bale is overrated. Kevin Conroy is awesome

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    Bale is overrated. Kevin Conroy is awesome

    This.

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    No. He is the perfect batman voice. I believe he was the first one to use different vices for Bruce and batman, and he can do a batman of all different ages too.

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    Conroy shall always be the definitive Dark Knight.

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    Baleman is overrated.

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    Bite your tongue!

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    The only person who could be comparable to him is Greenwood. Everyone is mediocre its not even funny.

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    #19 frozen  Moderator

    The only person who could be comparable to him is Greenwood. Everyone is mediocre its not even funny.

    Weller > Conroy.

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    #20  Edited By kidchipotle

    @frozen said:

    @arturocalakayvee said:

    The only person who could be comparable to him is Greenwood. Everyone is mediocre its not even funny.

    Weller > Conroy.

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    #21 frozen  Moderator

    @arturocalakayvee: Why?

    Conroy is monotone and needs context to intimidate. Weller sounds more threatening. In fact, Conroy wasn't even used for the TAS version of DKR, Ironside was.

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    #22  Edited By HumanRocket

    No. But I prefer Bruce Greenwood's voice.

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    People grew up with him as the Batman voice.

    This its the reason why people overrate his voice.

    Since i didnt, i can see this from a distance and Bruce Greenwood and Peter Weller are better that him in the project they put their voice.

    For my Jesús Seijas its Batman, since i grew up with him.

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    And Rubén León its The Joker.

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    Again i am not biased on voices that arent the latinamerican ones.

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    Conroy is the voice of Batman, the end.

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    #25  Edited By zaied

    Nope. However, there are several others I think do just as fine a job.

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    @frozen said:

    @arturocalakayvee: Why?

    Conroy is monotone and needs context to intimidate. Weller sounds more threatening. In fact, Conroy wasn't even used for the TAS version of DKR, Ironside was.

    Because Weller just isn't a good sounding Batman. For an older Batman, sure, but for regular Batman, no, he sounds horrid. And just because Conroy wasn't used for that doesn't mean he isn't good, Conroy has openly stated they want(ed) to retire his voice so more people can voice Batman.

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    #27  Edited By frozen  Moderator

    @arturocalakayvee: Why is he horrid? His tone is somewhat similar to Conroy. The difference is that Weller sounds much more threatening and menacing, the beauty is that he does that without straining his voice.

    Though Conroy's Batman is a more simple and rosier version, given that the new DC Animated Movies are closer to the comics.

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    This is like asking if Heath Ledger's Joker is overrated. All of the answers will be from fans that were baited into the thread.

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    Hell no. He's fantastic.

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    @jayc1324: Keaton was the first one to use different voices for Batman and Bruce Wayne.

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    @marcus_halberstram: I read somewhere that he was the first to do it, but I guess he was just the first to do it in an animated show.

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    I've never heard of someone's voice being overrated. I'd say no.

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    Conroy is The Batman.

    The only person who could be comparable to him is Greenwood. Everyone is mediocre its not even funny.

    For me almost everyone who voiced Batman has been good to great. Weller, Bader, Ironside, Baldwin, Arnett, Baker and many others did a great job with him.

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    No.

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    #35  Edited By entropy_aegis

    Yes,after TAS his work was no longer special. His voice suits a very specific take on Batman,unfortunately though he uses that voice regardless of the circumstances or context involved. It was the exact same in Batman Beyond,Arkham games and JL(both the series and the animated movies he's starred in).

    It was completely off in Batman Gotham Knight for example,you just couldn't imagine that particular Batman speaking like Conroy,and that's also why Conroy was never used for TDKR adaptations,not even in TAS itself.

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    I hear his voice when I read Batman comics, so no.

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    Yes,after TAS his work was no longer special. His voice suits a very specific take on Batman,unfortunately though he uses that voice regardless of the circumstances or context involved. It was the exact same in Batman Beyond,Arkham games and JL(both the series and the animated movies he's starred in).

    It was completely off in Batman Gotham Knight for example,you just couldn't imagine that particular Batman speaking like Conroy,and that's also why Conroy was never used for TDKR adaptations,not even in TAS itself.

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    Yes,after TAS his work was no longer special. His voice suits a very specific take on Batman,unfortunately though he uses that voice regardless of the circumstances or context involved. It was the exact same in Batman Beyond,Arkham games and JL(both the series and the animated movies he's starred in).

    He sounded "older" in Beyond, it's pretty noticeable

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