Line #44 Creator/ScottMcNeil


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2	[[caption-width-right:200:[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Scott McNeil, MIGHTY IS HE!]]]]
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4	->''"Every time I have ever encountered fans anywhere, like any convention I've ever gone to, it still staggers me. It still sends me reeling back when people are just like, "We like what you do!" Well, you know, it's just like... Really? That is so cool!"''
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6	Easily the most popular voice actor to work with Creator/TheOceanGroup, Scott [=McNeil=] (born September 15, 1962 in Brisbane, Australia) is the Canadian equivalent to Creator/SteveBlum, Creator/CrispinFreeman and Creator/PatrickSeitz... [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries IN AMERICA]], and Creator/BanjoGinga in Japan. He's usually cast as a big guy or a villain, but he also does some quirky and funny roles too. His most known roles are probably [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot, Waspinator, Silverbolt and Rattrap]], [[WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears Dr. Wily and Protoman]], [[Manga/DragonBall Piccolo]] in the early episodes, and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Duo Maxwell]]. He reached MemeticMutation status fairly quickly, faster than his U.S. counterparts.
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8	Scott does a wide variety of voices in his work (again, see ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''), but also tends to have two particular voices that are unmistakably his: a deep, gravelly, growling voice (ref. Piccolo, Koga), occasionally with snarl for particularly monstrous-looking roles (ref. Dinobot, Bale), or a snarky young, cocky-sounding voice (ref. Duo, Rattrap).
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10	His favorite voice actors are [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]], Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/RobPaulsen, Creator/MauriceLaMarche, Creator/MelBlanc and Creator/GarryChalk (who voiced Optimus on ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''). His favorite characters out of those he's played are [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Duo]] and [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 Hohenheim]], because they resemble himself as a young man and an adult, respectively. His favorite show he ever worked on is ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', which he claims is one of the few shows he's done where he actively made it a point to turn on the TV and watch every episode when it aired. In fairness, it probably helps that he voiced half the cast. In particular, he considers Dinobot to be his favourite character; and he takes no shame in admitting that he has ''two'' characters in the Transformers Hall of Fame (Dinobot and Waspinator). His panels at conventions are also quite entertaining; from the various disgusting concoctions that attendants have Scott devour to his overall very casual demeanor, the man does great stand-up and his panels tend to become very comedic.
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12	!!Notable roles by [=Scott McNeil=]:
13	!!!Anime
14	* Ali Al-Saachez and Daryl Dodge in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''
15	* Backstop and Snarl in ''Anime/TransformersCybertron''
16	* Duo Maxwell in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''
17	* "Golden Lion" Shiki of ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'' (his third and most recent cross-region role)
18	* Gutsman.EXE and Shademan.EXE in ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior2002''
19	* Hohenheim of Light in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' (one of three roles he's done cross-region, replaced by Creator/JohnSwasey in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'')
20	* Jajuka and King Aston in ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''
21	* Jetfire in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''
22	* Jetfire (again), Omega Supreme, and Strongarm in ''Anime/TransformersEnergon''
23	* Male Kagura in ''Anime/{{Gintama}}''
24	* Koga in ''Manga/InuYasha''
25	* Lord Raptor in the ''Anime/NightWarriorsDarkstalkersRevenge'' OVA (reprising the role from the cartoon, being the only voice actor from the cartoon to do so)
26	* Mr. Yoshi in Anime/{{Hamtaro}}
27	* [[Characters/DragonBallPiccolo Piccolo]] in ''Manga/DragonBall Z'' (Ocean dub)
28	* Stigma Stoller, Major Polta and the ZBC Chairman in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury''
29	* Suezo, Grey Wolf, Naga and Gali in the anime adaption of ''Anime/MonsterRancher''
30	* Tanomo in ''Anime/SamuraiSeven'' (the other cross-region role)
31	* Verrocchio in ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
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33	!!!Eastern Animation
34	* Shere Khan in the English dub of ''Animation/AdventuresOfMowgli''
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36	!!!Film
37	* Evil Masked Figure in ''Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed''
38	* Tahu and Onua Nuva in the first ''WesternAnimation/{{BIONICLE}}'' movie.
39	** Keetongu in ''Web of Shadows''
40	* Phadrig Diggs in ''WesternAnimation/TheSteamEnginesOfOz''
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42	!!!Live Action TV
43	* Bonesteel in ''Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation'' (a rare on-camera appearance)
44	* Tall Boy in ''Series/{{Riverdale}}''
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46	!!!Video Games
47	* Chef Antoine in ''VideoGame/DeadRising2''
48	* A LOT of named (and unnamed) characters in the ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' game series; infamously known for Chaos Lords Bale and Firraveus Carron, Sindri Myr, and Blood Ravens Commander Indrick Boreale
49	* Durotan in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''
50	* [[Anime/TurnAGundam Gym Ghingnham]] in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam 2''
51	* Hecarim, Maokai (pre-rework), Sion (post-rework), and Veigar (post-rework) in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
52	* Hero (Cocky) in ''[[VideoGame/DefJamSeries Def Jam: Fight for NY]]''
53	* Additional voices in ''VideoGame/FarCry5''
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55	!!!Western Animation
56	* Cain in ''WesternAnimation/DragonBooster''
57	* Deadeye Duck and Frax in ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'' (he would reprise the role of Deadeye in the arcade game, and [[TheOtherDarrin fill in for]] Creator/SamuelVincent as Blinky).
58	* Dinobot, Rattrap, Waspinator, and Silverbolt in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''
59	* Grumpy Bear in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot''
60	* Hack in ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' (from Season 2 onwards)
61	* Jesus in the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Literature/BenHur'' (now you know why the aneurysm is funny)
62	* Ken, Blanka, Cody, and Rolento in the ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' AnimatedAdaptation
63	* Lord Raptor, Anakaris, and Rikuo in ''WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}}'' (he would later reprise the role of Lord Raptor in the ''Anime/NightWarriorsDarkstalkersRevenge'' OVA)
64	* Mac Hopper in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''
65	* Protoman and Dr. Wily in the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' AnimatedAdaptation
66	* Rover the Diamond Dog, Chief Thunder Hooves and Flam in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
67	* Sid Sycamore in ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales''
68	* Stork, Repton, Leugy, Harrier, Arygyn, Cyclonian #2, Blister, and countless minor characters in ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks''
69	* T-Bone in ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeDinosaurs''
70	* Twin Masters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hero 108}}''
71	* Voltar in ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'' '''("VICTORYYYYY!!")'''
72	* Mr. White (The African-American MIB) and Bumper in ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''
73	* Wolverine in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''
74	* Wrath-Amon in ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer''
75	* Freefall and Lt. Falcon in the DIC seasons of ''WesternAnimation/GiJoeARealAmericanHero''
76	** Cobra Commander in ''WesternAnimation/SgtSavageAndHisScreamingEagles''
77	* Professor Crazyhair in ''WesternAnimation/YakkityYak''
78	* Skully Pettibone in ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother''
79	* Wolf in ''WesternAnimation/MonsterMash2000''.
80	* The Sonic Stinger in ''WesternAnimation/VorTechUndercoverConversionSquad''
81	* Professor Gangrene in ''[[WesternAnimation/ActionManDTVTrilogy Action Man: X Missions - The Movie]]''
82	* The Overlord, Clouse, Arcturus, Karlof, Nadakhan and some minor characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}''
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84	!!!Web Video
85	* Sleazy strip club owner/porn czar Mars ''and'' devout Qu'ran-spouting Muslim father [[MeaningfulName Osama]] in ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints''
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87	!!And now for certain tropes about how his roles usually go:
88	* ActingForTwo: Especially in the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' example, where those first two characters he plays tend to fight a lot. He also played both Sindri and Bale in ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'', Carron and Boreale in ''Soulstorm'', Dr. Wily and Protoman in the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' cartoon, just to name a few.
89	* ManOfAThousandVoices: When it comes to Canadian voice talent, he is well known for having a great vocal range (''Beast Wars'' being one of the bigger examples).
90	* PlayingAgainstType: He played against characters he's typically typecast for a few times in the past- aside from the Pungeon Master tree and Grumpy Bear mentioned below, he also played the shy alektorophobic teacher ''Mr. Yoshi'' in ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}''
91	* PromotedFanboy: He played a lot of ''World of Warcraft'' before he ended up voicing a major character in it.
92	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: His infamous Duo Maxwell scream originated from a real life event where he let out the same scream due to his wife backing up over his motorcycle.

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