Decepticon Justice Division Introduction

The Introduction of the Decepticon Justice Division, or DJD for short, in IDW's "Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye." This is me doing all the voices. For the voice of Tarn, the leader of the DJD and the one doing most of the talking, I did what is admittedly a bad Keith David impression, since Alex Milne, one of the creators on MTMTE, said that the actor was his ideal voice for Tarn.
Sorry for any problems in the sound, but I recorded the audio in Adobe Audition and put it all together in PowerPoint.
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[@RexBlazer1]

Hope you all enjoyed this. I may do another one with the DJD sometime in the future. Like, share, and subscribe!

[@vandal1122]

RexBlazer1 who did all the voice acting?

[@RexBlazer1]

That would be me.

[@scottmiller7721]

RexBlazer1 Nice!👍

[@SpawnySpawny]

So the spawn should voice tarn hhmmmm that would be AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@bromodragone8405]

Apparently, Tarn is supposed to sound like Keith David. According to the writer.

[@mctankies]

Megatron: War is over Tarn: And I took that personally

[@mannysnav5258]

I think he took it more than personally, he literally tried to OD on super fuel

[@matthewknight5926]

“Oh Transformers? That kids series” *this video flashes through my head* “Something like that”

[@Cobra-Commander83]

A Family Picture

[@BlackKnight-th8ml]

Where is tessarus spark

[@antonissa8345]

Yeeeeeeah

[@Volume52]

My horrible is flash back is what Pharma did to Ambulon. But this is close a 2nd

[@Greenkitten45]

@@Volume52 Skids trauma + the incinerator = 😫😱😭

[@latrodectusmactans7592]

Glitch started out as someone who was full of hope, who even in the face of Empurata wanted to try to help people and improve the world with his abilities as an outlier. He wanted to be a hero, like Orion Pax and Megatron. And then... Megatron destroyed Glitch. Took his drive to help and twisted it into a drive to hurt. Took his hero worship and twisted it into fanatical devotion. Took his desire to do the right thing and twisted it into a conviction he was always doing the right thing. Took his trauma over his loss of identity and twisted it into a need for Decepticon identity. Tarn is a victim of Megatron, another in an endless sea of blue flowers. Megatron even expresses regret over it to his former protege’s face. The worst part is while Megatron had enough independence and experience and confidence to see the errors of his path, Tarn did not. This is not to excuse Tarn. His choices were his own. But like too many people in the world today, Glitch was an impressionable youth taken advantage of and guided to hate by his idol. Let his story be a cautionary one.

[@xdrive2minecraft]

I never understood this. Empurata is permanent. How did glitch fix himself?

[@bmyles9567]

@@xdrive2minecraft I've wondered that as well but Megatron must have really overhaul him when they changed him

[@spacewizard1860]

@@xdrive2minecraft Empurata isn't permanent. A bot could have his/her body repaired, although it was illegal to do so before the war. However that begs the question, How come Whirl never had his body repaired?

[@TerraEsperZ]

@@spacewizard1860 Cyclonus asked Whirl that question once: "I don't understand why you don't get yourself fixed. If not the face, then the claws." "You wanna know a secret, hornhead? Life's messed up. I'm messed up. I've done bad things and I continue to do bad things, because the voice telling me not to...? He's not said much for a while. And y'know what keeps me going? ANGER. Anger's an insulator. Stops life getting too close. If I got myself "fixed," maybe the anger would leave me-and then I really would be screwed."

[@Memelord1117]

@@TerraEsperZ Whirl's hands may have already been destroyed at that point. Heck, Megs was only able to get Shockwaves hands back through heavily convincing Senator Ratbat, by Soundwave.

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

Tarn is an elegant, malicious, well-mannered, fiercely intelligent, devotedly-sadistic psychopath. And I enjoy every second of it.

[@DBWalks2010]

Me too!👍😎

[@thesadistor-hl7lw]

@@DBWalks2010 hi dude how are you

[@Peshi80]

This never gets old. Mainly because there's no animated show or film close to this type of quality.

[@funnyguy8498]

remember when this series was just a truck and a gun fighting

[@lattitude01]

an apt metaphore for the struggle of man.

[@animecrazy10]

the literally opposite of "showing mercy"

[@BlackKnight-th8ml]

This is how it should be or it is like this in real life

[@themoviegod4613]

The DJD would be perfect villains for the Optimus Prime movie

[@smokeyoreo1825]

Yess!!!!

[@rafaeltiburcio6624]

Id rather have a decepticon movie with a bunch of traitorous misfit decepticons escaling the djs

[@Cobra-Commander83]

@@rafaeltiburcio6624 Scavengers, but even then, we'd have to wait.

[@pollo539]

Yooo wut about a R rated transformers movie 😳

[@johnoconnell5004]

@@pollo539 As in a comedy involving Whirl or a horror starring the DJD, Overlord, and Pharma as the slashers?

[@TheForgotenStef30000]

This has to be one of the best voice over on youtube! Tarn sounds so natural, I can not imagine the one who playing behind the mic!

[@RexBlazer1]

Thank you.

[@TheForgotenStef30000]

Do the scene when someone tried to take of Tarn's mask! Is when he admits to himself that he has the mask on because sometimes he closes his eyes when the others have their ways with the victim.

[@RexBlazer1]

TheForgotenStef30000 there may be a chance of that happening in the future.

[@undyne7808]

You're voice for Tarn is my head cannon, it's intimidating, yet slightly comforting in *very* certain situations.

[@davidcase8635]

I wish to see more of Tarn and his D.J.D. (Decepticon Justice Division) in both Transformers movies and TV shows!

[@gaming-anime-dragongleam8468]

Why the FRAG does Tarn sound hot?

[@blacktigerpaw1]

+Gaming-Anime-Dragon Gleam Because take a good look at his face with his mask off.

[@C.Sc20]

*coughs* Cause he is

[@primerprime596]

My Gods this is AMAZING! This is almost exactly how I imagine Tarn sounds like. This is just...perfect!

[@derekosoriomartinez5974]

I hope they make a movie incarnation of the DJD AND they keep there designs hopefully

[@Peshi80]

After watching Pulse Con and finally seeing the reveal of HasTak's first legit Generation Tarn figure, I figured I'd take another stop here and listen to this IDW comic debut again and I still love it! Especially since this video will likely be the closest we'll ever get to a quality TF show ever.

[@FallenHalfWingedWolf]

Oh my this Tarn guy is....is...... terrifyingly interesting

[@helloiwanttootakeoverthewo3217]

Vos in English: what did he do boss Tarn: he lived vos he lived

[@Velocitron]

Holy slag! Tarns voice sends shivers up my spine! I would be scared if he spoke to me!!!!!

[@maxtube444]

Just noticed something. Look at who Black Shadow is punching at 0:15 Look up images of IDW Orion Pax

[@tambjafever]

Did anyone else get 1984 vibes from 2:24 onwards? O.o

[@samuelwithers2221]

I mean, the Decepticons *are* a blend of fascists and communists, which is essentially what all the superpowers of 1984 are

[@purple5098]

I actually get those vibes more with the functionists

[@zoltanperei4789]

Tarn sounds like The voice who narrates 4chan stories. :D

[@undyne7808]

Oh god- I hope not-

[@nicholasmallard2926]

Need a Direct to DVD movie with this Dude! Tarn is a straight up savage in how he eliminates bots one by one! With this group included the movie would need to be Rated R!

[@ktscorner6802]

i love the voice in dis dub ❤

[@ChronusPhoenix]

This is definitely one of the better videos i've seen telling these stories

[@Quantum_Magnus]

I would *love* a rated R DJD movie. These guys are 100% not kid friendly lol.

[@phillyman2837]

I need to see Tarn in animated form.

[@Transformers_nerd_stop_motions]

You nailed the Tarn voice!

[@manuelkfc7916]

Incredible voice work my man, the way you do Tarn is so menacingly exotic

[@Kaizer617]

I love how they introduced the DJD here, but I hate how they killed Black Shadow. I know. He's pretty much an obscure nothing character who's only redeeming quality is his wicked-awesome design and the only significant thing he did was working as a mercenary for Hellbat in 1 or 2 episodes of Transformers: Victory. But given how well they fleshed out Overlord and Sixshot in the original main IDW TF universe, I think they could've done so much more with Black Shadow other than have him make a few scattered appearances in a few stories only to be killed off. Talk about wasted potential.

[@iinkygiirl5078]

exactly, all we know of him in idw is that he was a money-seeking phase sixer with little care for the decepticon cause. that's very little and I would give a lot to have more variety in a future cast of characters in future adaptations instead of the regular Optimus vs Megatron.

[@rodimusunicronus2089]

Tarn way of talking feel like dark knight bane

[@johnoconnell5004]

But James Robert's ideal voice for Tarn is Keith David.

[@matthew_natividad]

I love your mimicking of cybertronian especially since it kinda sounds like the live action

[@fishpop]

0:53 That AAIIEE!! was oddly hilarious. XD

[@undyne7808]

40000 volts straight to the brain (the Cybertronian brain more specifically), making the inside of you're mouth and nose smell and taste like charred-to-the-point-of-ash pork. You know.. hilarious!

[@Avenger85438]

Your Tarn voice could also double as a good Gary Owens impression. Space Ghost himself.

[@maximusmarcus2277]

that's the best tarn voice i've ever heard

[@the_priest_of_holy_moon_cult]

And this is why tarn is my number one transformer of all time he's a beast nah nah man he's a devil!

[@dtotheb7808]

I’m from the Future, but if there was a Tv series based on More that’s Eye. You should Voice Tarn

[@GibDozer1]

Awesome, hope you do more.

[@Cdr2002]

“Why do Phase Sixers rebel?” You give these guys extremely powerful forms in the “Darwinism on steroids” culture of the Decepticons and chances are you’re gonna have problems

[@Peshi80]

I enjoyed this audio overall but I think there would be a distinction in Tarn's voice when he is using his power's. A literal "Death Threat" if you will. A slight echo similar to Shrapnel's but less drawn out and more menacing. Or maybe something Techy in the background while he's speaking like a fax machine's noise. Has Jame's Robert himself given this any feedback?

[@RexBlazer1]

Alas, no. I don't think it was ever on his radar, come to think of it.

[@Peshi80]

Me hoping he does is based mostly on wishful thinking that Hasbro will one day start making IDW based cartoon's or direct to video animated movies like DC does (Or the way Marvel use to when they had that deal with Lion'sGate) and that they would actually listen to his feedback instead of goofballs (Bay) with no real clue about TF lore. Plus this 5 minute video was 100x's more intriguing than anything Machinima has made in their 2 crummy season's.

[@RexBlazer1]

We'll just have to wait and see. And as for Machinima, I admit that what they've been producing hasn't exactly been good, though the best I can say for them is that Titans Return was only a slight improvement. The key word being "slight."

[@Peshi80]

Yeah, despite mostly negative feedback from the first season's viewers, Hasbro and Machinia only justified its success by bringing up the number of clicks/views. Thus making our opinions irrelevant. As a result I never watched season 2 on their site.

[@RexBlazer1]

Time will tell if things improve.

[@mr.overlord6720]

Why was Shockwave on the list but Starscream wasn’t?

[@debraashilley2156]

This is great but I think Tarns voice is more deep and harsh

[@larrychilders6599]

If you dont voice Tarn the only other guy I could think to voice him is the va for Adam Smasher

[@aqworldszero109]

Dude your voice acting is so intimidating as that purple/pink decepticon

[@Chronos146]

wheres that music coming from has he got a radio in him

[@Barbatos08th]

yes

[@JTManuel]

The voice acting is top notch! 👍👍👍👍

[@nixnoct4883]

How you voiced Tarn is awesome, but I gotta know how you voiced Vos with that cybertronian gibberish?

[@RexBlazer1]

I remembered the gibberish from the movies that the Decepticon troops would use occasionally.

[@torence2367]

Sheesh 😬 that’s brutal

[@bartmuljono872]

Great voice acting.

[@gahlainrigh5927]

this was honestly amazing

[@Trashtox]

Tarn used his ultimate weapon…ASMR!

[@alanabyss9246]

Tarn can kill people with his monologues

[@Dyno_98]

Really good, but I missed a bit more of music at the end part.

[@megatronknight1046]

Hmmm... I am so glad that he is not alive any longer... For now

[@gabeheartz13saravia97]

2:38 Im going to assume that this takes place before Trial of Megatron

[@yourhighness927]

Yes this is 22 issues before the trial

[@superdogsam6230]

Earthspark would actually be worth watching if IDW Tarn was in it.

[@Yourfriend_April19]

Let the ads *✨D I E✨* 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻

[@forwardspider5488]

Me:*sees the subscriber count* Also me:hmmmmmmmm... I smell underrated

[@mcs6109]

I think if hasbro ever does a decent Djd animation you should voice him

[@ShadeMeadows]

*SO AWESOME.*

[@KodyCrimson]

Why does he sound like Professor Membrane? XD Good work though.

[@maleod6933]

Who is the voice actor? It sounds so good I love so much

[@nitrisprime8963]

The sad thing is XD I know what Vos said, I translated it and it makes no sense

[@gasmonkey1000]

Nitris Prime What did he say?

[@matthewmason7792]

What comic is this from I’ve been trying to find it for ages and I can’t

[@moekaos5423]

So who was there next target

[@ChocolateCousins]

Great vid but Timbre is pronounced tormbre not timber

[@thisguyshere6675]

can any of you translate the lines that vos has for me. thanks if so.

[@tracyleblanc7917]

I can see him tomorrow tomorrow and then I

[@purple5098]

Stroke?

[@someguy912]

Djd got him

[@skullking6693]

if i cqn allow myself a little joke on one of the decepticons i love the most -I can talk people to deztj yah dude its true U BORIN THEM TO DEZTH

[@roxemrivera8309]

This voice over reminds me of negan from the walking dead

[@SamaritanPrime]

Tarn doesn't even NEED a Lucille.

[@huuthaohuynhle4012]

DJD maybe the Nazi SS in real life

[@KaiXD_667]

Kaon barely talk a Word !

[@nightburner5357]

There are 2 rules about messing with the DJD. Rule #1: Don't engage ever unless you have a death wish. Rule #2: Resort to rule #1.

[@tommoolenaar3901]

Unless you're Megatron or Overlord.

[@larrychilders6599]

Couldn't you just run away

[@Artorias.Fateee]

Larry Childers you can’t they will

[@larrychilders6599]

I will run

[@spikeshepard1897]

Megatron laughs with those rules

[@_Lower_Quality_]

Tarn: That vos is the sound of forgiveness Vos: *cybertronian language* Tarn: that is what forgiveness sounds like, screaming and then silence

[@TheLittleLadyLaura]

WUTAUWUTUTAU 👹👹

[@poenpotzu2865]

Carl would appreciate these nutjobs

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

I don't know who Tarn is but I like how he sounds like Keith David. And that his face is the Decepticon emblem.

[@yourhighness927]

The author imagined tarn to sound like Keith David so this fits perfectly

[@DragonmanX90]

Would anyone else want to read "Towards Peace" or is it just me? The philosophy Tarn quotes came off as really interesting if nothing else.

[@mynameisharry8739]

Well if I remember correctly, Megatron wrote that when he was still trying to peacefully protest. Even Optimus complimented him on his ideals that he wrote down before the war. So yeah, it probably would be a good read

[@Blankblackbox]

Whoever was the VA for Tarn deserves a medal, it is absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

[@jeremytung1632]

The DJD are some of the most terrifying characters introduced into the transformers canon.

[@pedrorosa3300]

Yep, hoped they show up in the reboot universe

[@cherry414]

This tarn voice is perfect. Sounds scary and comforting at the same time

[@stephen19590]

“The wars over when I say so” Megatron: “I give up, im an auto bot now” “IL KILL HIM!”

[@alexjames4019]

So given what Starscream is most well known for why is he still alive when these guys are out there?

[@RexBlazer1]

You'd be surprised how often that question gets asked. I tried asking James Roberts that on Twitter, and his only answer was "Megatron." Make of that what you will.

[@meetp.6232]

Starscream was on the DJD list for a while but they didn't go for him as Megatron himself managed that "threat" while starscream was a bit of a traitorous bitch, his goal was the same as that of Megatron, just didn't like his leadership is all. tarn did say the DJD serves to ensure the fruition of decepticon cause, everything was secondary as they even once even tried to hunt down Megatron once he himself said all decepticons to stand down and end the war.

[@Peshi80]

Answer me this.... What the hell is taking Hasbro so long to make a Generation's DJD set???!! Seriously, it's not like they're not listening to IDW reader's request when they want since 3 back to back Leader class TR Phase 6er's are proof of this!!! Tarn could be a Voyager class Space Tank, Kaon could be a Deluxe Tank similar to Perceptor's mode with an electric chair being a 3rd, Vos could be a Legends class or Deluxe Target master riffle (with a tri-pod stand if deluxe class) while Helex and Tesaurus could be Leader class Mold Mates who's alt modes are "Mad Max" looking Cybertronian vehicles that have their IDW individual IDW features. None of these figures would shelf warm whether the read IDW or not! Plus making prequel comic's of their origin for those who do read them wouldn't hurt either.

[@Peshi80]

What, the Flame Toys version for $399.99+? That isn't small steps. That's the price of about 4 out of 5 of the MMC DJDset. If that's the one you're talking about, he looks great but I'll pass.

[@teknonaught]

Well, there's the Iron Factory DJD team, though it will cost an arm and a leg. And maybe the lungs too.

[@Peshi80]

@@teknonaught Yeah, Hasbro tends to finally make long awaited figures right after I bite the bullet and grab 3rd party. But if I do cave and start buying IF DJD's, Hasbro can then shove it!

[@deltaknight2764]

Dude, the DJD is METAL AS *HELL.* Hasbro's literally too scared to release them because the stuff Tarn and his pals do would be BEYOND RATED R if Transformers were humans. Kaon's an electric chair, Helix has a smelting pool in his chest, which is the Transformer equivalent to a pool of ACID AND MERCURY, and has a hobby of yanking out brain modules and shoving them in the bot's mouth so they'd EAT IT THE MOMENT THEY WAKE UP AS A FORCED REFLEX, Tesaurus LITERALLY has a bot shredder for a stomach (shoves bots legs first, by the way,) and Vos can take of his face (which is unnerving enough) and forces you to wear it...WHILE IT HAS 100 TINY DRILLS ON THE BACKSIDE. Tarn's heart attack-inducing ASMR is probably the least graphic of the group, but it's still a small bit much.

[@roeimakikiderikadragontwin9898]

(DeltaKnight) You forgot to mention about their pet, why tarn steal his victim cog and why does tarn plays music.

[@L1LegoAnimations]

The more I see of these fan voice-overs the more I wish some company would capitalize off of it. I don't mean copy right-striking videos left and right, I mean taking the voice-overs (with permission of course) and fully animating the comics using said voice-overs instead of legitimate professional, *expensive* voice actors. IDW's stories would have a much larger audience if they weren't in comic format, which is unfortunately somewhat of a dying business...

[@bigvoiceproductions8022]

Excellent performance on the VO Rex! You've "become the characters!"

[@RexBlazer1]

Thanks, that means a lot coming from you. Anything in particular you like about it, or was it more of an overall kind of thing.

[@bigvoiceproductions8022]

Your articulation and "acting" was spot-on; then the music mix was a nice production touch.

[@RexBlazer1]

Not to mention that, story-wise, it has a reason for being there. After all, wouldn't it sound weird of the guy says he was going to play some music and then we don't get any?

[@emeraldmaster5388]

You know I fully believe that megatron did say that whether it was a vow or propaganda Depends on at what point in his life he said it. Because I guess I like to believe that the energon miner that Felt the injustice of the auto bots firsthand is still somewhere in his spark; he just wants to truly help the Cybertrion race but was corrupted by power. Some part of Megatron believed every word of that quote Even if he didn’t know it

[@bryantellez6735]

So Tarn talked him into suicide?

[@kibathemechanic4967]

Read the comic and you'll find out exactly how he manages to do that. It will take a little while, but it is time well spent.

[@SamaritanPrime]

More like euthanasia. He literally talked Black Shadow to death.

[@devastater97]

Man the DJD was so badass, one of the best parts of MTMTE, they got done dirty.

[@chriswu772]

Honestly, you nailed the DJD's character with this video!

[@adawnicusautocon]

I love your voice of Tarn it gives off a collected boss vibe and the whispers are frightening. You can definitely play a perfect roll as him 😁😁

[@JaneDoe-er2sg]

You did a great job with this! Jro really outdid himself with Tarn, I swear he’s one of the most interesting villains I’ve ever read

[@crowgrabber_former_er5bb8yb2t]

Phase sixers have a tendency to- B O O M

[@richardduncan455]

I consider this voice canon

[@Peshi80]

Re-watching this vid every six months or so is why it's so hard to take projects like Cyber-verse, Netflix WFC, that Machinima crap and Bay-formers seriously.

[@fegreninja7197]

I agree with everything you said but cyberverse. It did as much as it could as a kids show, they didn’t have as much creative freedom as the idw comics. I honestly believe season 2 and 3 of cyberverse is where it stops trying to play it safe.

[@cowboysandallthegoodstuff3713]

what a wonderful voice!! this is exactly how i imagined he would sound!!

[@purple5098]

Ok, I have a canon voice for Tarn now

[@ironhorsehistorian9871]

I love how he sounds a tad bit like Megatron

[@fellowsoliderofchrist2263]

If the djd ever end up in a movie someone like this should voice tarn

[@Spidersapien5]

"a bad Keith David impression" I'd say you come pretty close

[@APPPLETHEKIWI]

I have watched this so many times and every time it never got old

[@antonissamlgy9890]

The D.J.D for TRANSFORMERS EARTH WARS

[@johnoconnell5004]

More like DJD for next Travis Knight Transformers film!