Thread 149771728

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Scroll down to the bottom for proof. Grapevine says it's health issues.

oh no bros he's dying

>>149771728 (OP)
All the years of doing the voice has finally caught up with him

>>149771728 (OP)
Too soon?

>>149771728 (OP)
>84
Oof

>>149771792
inb4 some autist tries to convince Welker to go up to Cullen in the hospital and say
>It's over Prime

>>149771745
This will be a sad day for Chris

>We are now in the Rodimus era
I can't take much more of this

I'm not ready for this.

>He-Man VA dies
>Hulk Hogan dies
>Optimus Prime VA might die
Shit man, they're actually killing my childhood.

Cullen had an interesting career where he was down to just voicing Eeyore and Toonami promos, a few one-off gigs, and had really not voiced Optimus in like 15 years, and really only commercials after 87. Basically soft retired
Then the 07 movie happened and he’s big in demand again and voiced the character for longer than he did in the 80s. I miss him as Optimus but him returning was an unexpected gift if anything

>>149771831
When Frank Welker dies only Corey Burton will be left of the original four main decepticons if he doesn't die before welker does Chris Latta kicked the bucket 30 years ago.

Jesus fucking Christ, Dan Gilvezan (Bumblebee) and Sue Blu (Arcee) are both over 70. The youngest living actor (David mendenhall or however his name is spelled) is fucking 53.

We lost Morgan Lofting last year, I can't fucking do this man

>>149772315
I am really really grateful he gave us "GIVE ME YOUR FACE." That's an all-timer of a cheesy Transformers line.

When Frank Welker dies only Corey Burton will be left of the original four main decepticons (if he doesn't die before welker does)

Chris Latta kicked the bucket like 30 years ago and he was younger than both Peter and Frank.

Jesus fucking Christ, Dan Gilvezan (Bumblebee) and Sue Blu (Arcee) are both over 70. The youngest living actor (David mendenhall or however his name is spelled) is fucking 53.

We lost Morgan Lofting last year, I can't fucking do this man

>>149771728 (OP)
No... Not yet man

>>149772001
Their time was coming sooner or later

>>149772561
Sue Blue was also responsible for the voice acting in beast Wars and Prime’s first season( possibly casting?) which is a big feat considering they’re two of the best acted series in the franchise

>>149772561
>Chris Latta kicked the bucket like 30 years ago and he was younger than both Peter and Frank.
He was also an alcoholic who once had to once get bailed out of jail by producers to get to a Transformers/GI Joe recording session on time.

>>149771728 (OP)
Holup
Shameik Moore’s gonna be there. I want him to sign my Gwen/Miles fanart.

>>149771728 (OP)
You're dragging an 84 year old to conventions still? Sheesh.

>>149773003
Alan Oppenheimer is fucking 95 and STILL going to cons

No wonder why Corey doesn't like this shit

>>149772561
Cullen has been doing voices since the 1970s what did you expect?

Has he retired from voicing Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh yet?

I don't wanna think about that...

>>149773566
That’s life dude.
I remember listening to his voice on Mighty Man and Yuk back in 1979.
That’s just how life is. People get older.

>>149773590

Yeah...I suppose theres some solace in knowing that he'll leave behind one Hell of a legacy...

>>149771728 (OP)
I genuinely hate how this keeps happening alot but it also sorta makes sense, ive noticed a fair chunk of celebritys are around his age so its as if theyre all dropping at once

>>149773552
>Has he retired from voicing Eeyore on Winnie the Pooh yet?
Brad Garrett took over voicing Eeyore a while ago.

>>149773634
Oh damn

>>149772001
Sucks to be you.

>>149772315
>and really only commercials after 87
That's actually way more lucrative than cartoons and shit. Blum's said before that he makes more doing voiceovers for commercials than he does for animation.

>>149772001
The 80s are literally dying now

It'll be a sad day for /co/ when Peter finally goes. Wish him the best. Optimus Prime is arguably one of THE most heroic and popular /co/ characters of all time

RIP OPTIMUS

>>149771728 (OP)
When they did the 40th anniversary video with him and Welker he didn't seem right, I hate to say it but I wonder if he's losing it, he was trying to tell a story and Welker was giving him that look you see between very old friends where you can tell he notices something isn't right anymore

>>149772001
>90% of the cast of batman the animated series is dead
my childhood pretty much gone

The thing is, we're all Transformers. Some of us transform faster than others, but in general, it's a slow process. We all transform into dead people.

>>149775054
I agree, they also dragged 86 year old Michael bell there but not Corey (???)

>>149773552
Yeah Cullen was already in his 40s when he started doing Transformers in 84. He's pretty old.

>>149774072
I mean as far as voicing Optimus, it wasn't too many commercials, it was just a handful of post G1 toon shorts for reairing and some later things like this G2 toy commercial
https://youtu.be/s3XR-WktyOA?si=UtnRrpp6nSNDEX9T
He was at that point still on call as the Optimus voice, but since they didn't dub the anime series(not that Optimus is in much past Headmasters where he died again) he didn't get a chance to voice Optimus again. Beast Wars and the 2000's anime(besides RiD) were dubbed in Canada. That G2 commercial in 93/94 was his last Optimus voice role until 2007.

you’re getting older /co/ and you are going to feel it through death.

>>149772561
Welker is surprisingly very good for his age, his voice for Fred is still good.

Cullen sounded old already when he did the first Bayformers and the last stuff he did was very apparent that he was old.

oct 17th


Screenshot this

>>149776024
He was already 60 something then. That being said he still sounded ok in Bayformers. Not as youthful as in G1 but it was a different take on the character anyway. He also sounded ok in TF Prime. But yeah now he just sounds really really old, which he is. Welker is a weird anomaly, he still has his young man Fred voice well into his older years. Welker worked alot more than Cullen, who was basically not doing regular roles for most of the 90s and into the early 00s until Bayformers made him work regularly as Optimus again.

>>149776024
Welker is also still a good Megatron/Soundwave, for that matter.

>>149776041
tomorrow.

>>149772536
I RISE, YOU FALL

>>149775221
God willing, Hamill goes next, and soon, before D*sney ropes him into raping Luke some more.

>>149776301
Sadly, it will probably be Paul Williams, genuinely love that guy.

How's corey burton doing? Is he well?

>>149772536
>>149776289
Optimus shittalking Megatron in the forest fight is one of my favorite parts of that scene.

WASTE OF METAL! JUNKYARD SCRAP!

>>149771728 (OP)
When he dies, if I were the guy in charge of making the "in memoriam" segment for the Oscars/Emmys I would end the segment with Cullen and Prime's "til are one" line. Many a manly tear would be shed.

>>149771728 (OP)
Has he okayed his voice for AI use after death?
I haven't heard another Optimus Prime that I've liked.

>>149772001
This is why we need a magical rewind time to when I was a baby and make it stay that way forever machine. Time should not be allowed to pass.

>>149776278
>>149776041
Stop placing bets on when Peter Cullen will die you animals

>>149778470
I hope not. The performance is more than just the sound, it needs the emoting, and
The kid they got voicing Optimus in the netflix and Cyberverse shows, Jake Foushee, is basically human AI. He can get the voice sort of right but cannot emote well.

>>149778157
That's probably one of the most truly classic Optimus moments we've gotten since the G1 cartoon. I miss shit talking Season 1/2 Optimus. More John Wayne in his voice too.
https://youtu.be/MKg2cKEhPO4?si=3ZJcU5HD725rl0Iu