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11	Michael B. Pollock (born March 9, 1965), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor based in New York, where his distinctive voice makes him instantly recognizable. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like ''Pokémon'' and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. He has also become somewhat of a part of the New York-based Creator/WadjetEyeGames' ProductionPosse.
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13	He is known for being genial and open with his fans. While the majority of the 4Kids ''Sonic'' cast is fairly secluded, Mike Pollock has conducted a number of interviews for those who have approached him. It is likely helpful to his friendly nature that he has avoided much of the backlash his colleagues, such as Creator/JasonGriffith, have received.[[note]]This is also partially attributed to the fact that two of Eggman's previous actors, Deem Bristow and Long John Baldry, are dead.[[/note]]
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15	As of 2010, the majority of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' voice cast was replaced, with the sole exception of Mike, as Sega felt that none of the other auditions could match his impression of Eggman.
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17	!!His roles include:
18	* ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen'' - Beast (Motion Comic "Gifted" arc)
19	* ''Manga/BattleGameIn5Seconds'' - Naoharu Kamui
20	* ''Anime/Berserk1997'' / ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'' - Adon Coborlwitz
21	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}'' - Heptadd
22	* ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'' - Helga and Dr. Drake(taking over the deceased Creator/MaddieBlaustein) as well as guest-characters UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu and Dumas
23	* ''Manga/DrStone'' - Yakov Nikitin
24	* ''Anime/FenaPiratePrincess'' - The Burgermeister of Libar-Oberstein (episode 4)
25	* ''Manga/FightingFoodons'' - Hot Doggone-It
26	* ''[[Manga/SlamDunk The First Slam Dunk]]'' - Mitsuyoshi Anzai
27	* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' - Polonaise
28	* ''Anime/GreatPretender'' - Kudo
29	* ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers'' - The Professor
30	* ''VideoGame/KathyRain'' - Sheriff Boyks and José the Bartender
31	* ''Animation/KikoRiki'' - Carlin/Bigoriki.
32	** When the series was re-dubbed by FUN Union, he was one of two voice actors (the other being Creator/WayneGrayson as Wally/Wolliriki) to reprise his role. He also took over as Barry/Boboriki and Pin/Ottoriki.
33	* [[Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion Kimba the White Lion (1997 movie)]] - Mr. Pompous/Dr. Mustache
34	* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' - Mayor Len Blustergas and Samo
35	* ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'': Edmund Church
36	* ''Anime/MazingerZInfinity'' - Dr. Hell
37	* ''Manga/OnePiece'' - Donquixote Homing
38	* ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'' - Professor Ochanomizu
39	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' - The Narrator (Seasons 6-8), Raoul Contesta, Charon, Drayden
40	** ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou'' - Bonji
41	* ''Anime/{{Promare}}'' - Deus Prometh
42	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'' - Greg & Narrator
43	* ''VideoGame/{{Shardlight}}'' - Max Huber, Pop
44	* ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}'' - Kuzenbo, King Kappa
45	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
46	** Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik and Prof. Gerald Robotnik in ''Anime/SonicX''. Later on, he took on both roles for the video games themselves. He's also the only Sonic voice actor to have his contract renewed, thus making him the only 4Kids voice actor still working in the ''Sonic'' games, despite the dubbing of the games being moved to the Los Angeles-based Creator/{{Studiopolis}} since 2010.
47	** ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' - Mayor Fink, Fastidious Beaver
48	** ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' - [[spoiler:THE END]]
49	* ''VideoGame/{{Strangeland}}'' - The Clown
50	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' - Kirby King and The Garbageman
51	* ''Anime/UltimateMuscle'' - Meat
52	* ''VideoGame/{{Unavowed}}'' - Stan Bates
53	* ''WesternAnimation/VivaPinata'' - Langston Lickatoad
54	* ''Anime/WeatheringWithYou'' - Yasui
55	* ''VideoGame/WhispersOfAMachine'' - Commissary Andersson
56	* ''VideoGame/WoLongFallenDynasty'' - Dong Zhuo
57	* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' - Professor Arthur Hawkings and Gurimo
58	* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' - Jean Louis Bonaparte
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60	!!Tropes associated with Mike Pollock's roles:
61	* CreatorsFavorite: [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/media-blasters-reveals-more-english-dub-cast-for-world-war-blue-anime/.109497 His favorite video game]] (being one he worked on) is ''VideoGame/SonicColors''.
62	* DisneyOwnsThisTrope: Mike has stated that Sega owns the rights to his Eggman voice, hence why he's not allowed to use it for fan projects or any other role.
63	* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody). He also reprised his role in the fan-made radio show ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'', although so did virtually every other pre-Studiopolis Sonic voice actor... although a subsequent pay dispute led to Pollock decisively stating, once and for all, that he would no longer appear in fan projects. He however did make an appearance in the English dub of the ''Sonic'' fan-film, ''WebVideo/ProjectShadow'', but as part of the Air Shoes commercial that Gerald showed to Shadow and Maria as a quick cameo.
64	* IAmNotSpock: Downplayed. While Mike loves his role as Eggman, he has repeatedly expressed irritation at how little attention his other work receives, and is ''constantly'' having to remind users on Twitter that they're not talking to Eggman, just the actor who plays him.

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