Super Smash Bros Brawl US and JPN voice differences

[@GaruruTheWolf]

Man, I miss Sonic's Brawl taunts and his NOW I'LL SHOW YOU! when he turns into Super Sonic. I also miss Pit's HIYAYAYAYAAH! XD

[@zenotaddei]

+GaruruTheWolf Pit's HIYAYAYAYAAH! is the only reason I played Brawl so much!

[@GaruruTheWolf]

Yeah, it was fantastic.

[@gogetassjgd17]

Satisfying

[@near5148]

Smash ultimate sonic: allow me to use my final smash

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

Japanese Sonic has you covered

[@TheGugomo]

*Rob's Turn* English: ROB! Japanese: ROBOT! Me: Very fitting.

[@GreenGuy9001]

Yor profile picture is very fitting.

[@miskellkyle]

So, ROB is Robot's English name, isn't it?

[@khaotix64]

EN: "Pokemon Trainer ^_^" JP: "Pokemon Trainer!!! >:(" what? XD

[@taranabel1054]

+fecman94Playthroughs the jpn version sounded like he said pokemon traitor to me XD

[@1994-n1b]

It's just pronounced more like the katakana in the Japanese version

[@Adeyum64]

Fox: KAKATTE KOI! Cloud: KAKATTE KOI! Kirby: Hi!

[@LegoManiac_101]

Kakyoin: KAKATTE KOI!!

[@miskellkyle]

Cloud: HERE I COME, YOU EVIL SPACE HAG!!

[@RoseFielden]

If only Fox's Voice for both version was this good in Sm4sh.

[@noel_996]

Japan kept it, so why US version change it?

[@ShadowMark3_]

+noel996 Star Fox Zero's VA is the same as in Smash 4

[@noel_996]

Brandon Anderson I mean from the smash series. I'd preferred Brawl's but its fine. :/

[@ShadowMark3_]

noel996 That's why in Smash 4 it's changed. Melee was just the Japanese VA told to speak English. Brawl had the best VA.

[@valentinperrot35]

My personnal advice : I think it'd be cool if there was an option in brawl where we could set the language for every quote, for example in the sound test, you'd choose your quote, and have a "language" thingy and be able to save that language as default. It'd be cool for the 5-4-3-2-1-game countdown, having it in different languages :p I liked a lot Fox's voice in Japanese, and Jiggly's voice was pretty cool for some of his quotes (such as his final smash one).

[@DraculaXHunter101]

Falco, Wolf, Meta Knight and Ike sound so much more badass in Japanese. Seriously it's quite epic in my opinion. The English voices are ok but the Japanese voices are just amazing.

[@JUNGPAK104]

ikr. To DUDEBFG0123: next time add death voices 2 XD

[@fpberserk4690]

DraculaXHunter101 Compared to the ENG ones,nope,they easily sound worse in Japanese.

[@mep6302]

@@fpberserk4690 That's your opinion. They sound better in Japanese

[@tyshco2969]

I prefer Falco’s Japanese voice and I think Wolf’s voice is great in both languages. I like Meta Knight’s Japanese voice, but I prefer the English voice.

[@iwasdruggedandleftfordeadi815]

God, the brawl roster seems so small now

[@grandmelon4077]

How about now

[@Zombie5675]

@@grandmelon4077 how about now

[@lbocaj]

Meta Knight's Japanese voice is so awesome :D I really wish we had the option of switching to the Japanese version like in Melee

[@MrskipperCP]

0:30 LIZARD DONG!!!

[@netako]

EXPAND THE LIZARD DONG

[@protonjones54]

_(Disclaimer: do not expand the lizard dong)_

[@namikatsu858]

MrskipperCP XD Lizardeon

[@90snathsgameplays89]

Yeah! I have a lizard dong.

[@vossboss220]

Doctor Jones nope too late it's expanded. and now I'm pregnant

[@javidrafiek]

LAND-O-MASTAAHHH

[@YellowSun765Z]

2:36 EN: Aiyiyiyiya! JP : NONONONONONONO NO!

[@PPP-dr8ng]

I prefer Marth's english voice

[@netako]

+Hector Diaz Marth ?

[@PPP-dr8ng]

+椎名朝宮 sarcasm pls

[@sonomni]

Really marth didn't even have a english voice during this time

[@viizionz624]

I understand the joke But we got smash 5 coming in

[@MioKedama]

It's so weird hearing Marth speak fluent English after all these years

[@MTruong945]

I love Meta Knight's Japanese Voice. Better than English but why there is no settings for language? :(

[@MTruong945]

Okay, thanks for the Tip.

[@MultiGamer600]

Meta Knight's Japanese voice sounds too young for him in my opinion.

[@MTruong945]

Yup, that's why I love it.

[@Enochian_Tomfoolery]

MultiGamer600 Out of all of them I thought Meta Knights english voice was the best fit to the character.

[@numbuh1507]

i think english is a little bit better

[@Sailor570]

Ike's, Lucario's and MK's voices sound much more badass in Japanese. So cool!

[@FlameUser64]

Here's something interesting: Lucario's quote in the English version is, oddly enough, a direct translation of the original Japanese. Aura in the original Japanese version of the Pokémon series is referred to as "hadou", meaning "pulse" or "wave". For example, the move Aura Sphere is Hadoudan, meaning "Pulse Bomb", in Japanese. Other than that difference, it's translated word for word (aside from the obvious changes in sentence structure between languages). Hadou = pulse/wave (Japanese term for "Aura" in Pokémon) no = particle indicating possession, somewhat similar to apostrophe-'s' in English. (So "Hadou no chikara" is "Aura's power") chikara = power/force/might miyo (or is it miyou (with an extended "o" vowel sound)? I'm not sure) = imperative form of the verb meaning see/watch/observe/witness/behold. The Japanese name of Aether, Ten Kuu, simply means "sky" or "heavens". Dai Ten Kuu means "Great Sky". The Japanese version of Pit's "You're not ready yet!" taunt actually does not mean anything remotely similar to the English version of the taunt. "Mada mada!" means, roughly translated, "It's not enough!" Fox's "Here I come!" taunt was "Let's go!" in the original Japanese.

[@huffee]

ROB is just robot... that's hilarious

[@vultureonacid1482]

Many English speakers think Japanese is cool and vice versa

[@tyshco2969]

It’s the "Family Computer Robot" in Japan. In the West, it’s the "Robotic Operating Buddy" or "R.O.B."

[@sylvyboi]

I wish it was an option to change the game's language so badly... But I'm still hoping...!

[@sonahbribe5225]

Well frenn Ultimate will have language change :D

[@hankerthehanker]

wait, u cant change the language in brawl?

[@aprofessionalmayoplayer4308]

I like Meta Knight's and Pit's voices better in the Japanese version.

[@yuuki602002]

I am from Japan. I like both. But I like Pit, Falcom speak Japanese very much. Pit says "dadadadada" it is very cute!

[@gamegod6859]

4:40 so the masterpieces logo is an nes cartage in the west but a famicom cartage in japan? nice touch

[@yokoyonku4549]

R.O.B. = Nintendo Entertainment System "Robotic Operating Buddy" (NES-012) ROBOT = Family Computer "Robot" (HVC-012)

[@orangevertigo]

I love how Lucario's Japanese voice sounds. I wish you had the victory poses as well

[@PaintraSeaPea]

LANDUMASTA!!

[@AceAngelPrincess]

Cool vid! 2:39 Pit sounds so funny and cute! 4:08 That's pretty funny and original. I like the Japanese voices better than the US voices.

[@maxim.steinhauser]

2:39 4:08

[@AguFungus]

Metaknight has the same japanese voice from the anime!

[@worldsboss]

Personally, I prefer the air

[@worldsboss]

They're pretty cool, but I sadly don't understand them so I couldn't write one down here :P

[@BasedRedemption]

***** why? you don't even understand it weaboo lol you are so cute bro love you

[@ToastTheThird]

Poysonally, I perfer the eihr

[@thechanneliguess]

個人私は空気が好きです

[@worldsboss]

@@thechanneliguess ??? 🇬🇧 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@ScoutSunset]

English Sonic: Come on step it up!! Japanese Sonic: Comeon.

[@Cloudcutter_]

Does anyone else like Sonic's Japanese growl when he turns super?

[@Eboy299]

FALCON PUNCH! -Snake, 2008

[@harveytherockstar1465]

Elijah Keen lol

[@PredatorDuck]

Meta Knight sounds just like he does in the anime! 5/5! Some voices are cooler, some are not, but it's also fun to see what they say in japanese.

[@R4dm1n]

US: FALCON PUNCH! FALCON KICK! JPN: FALCO PUNCH! FALCO KICK!

[@R4dm1n]

***** What are we doing, punching and kicking Falco?

[@mep6302]

No. It says "Farukon" in Japanese

[@KingPBJames]

We should petition Nintendo or sakurai to add the Japanese voices as a DLC pack

[@mistamaog]

I prefer Ike's Japanese voice

[@faithrodriguez6615]

2:09 smexy meta knight voice jpn!

[@TommyBrady_]

Love how sonic has his same voice in Japanese to this day

[@TommyBrady_]

IKE TOO . I just realized that bruh. Japanese version will forever be superior.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I always find it interesting to see what kind of voices developers match with characters in various languages. Some of these are pretty cool differences. I don't know why, but I find it amusing that both voice actors for Ike sound almost exactly the same.

[@SuperNeedles]

Thank you, my friends and me we're looking for the Japansese one for a long time ^^

[@sonicthefakerhog]

Everything sounds automatically 100% more badass in japanese.

[@jorsdeke8248]

Except Pokemon trainers screeching

[@sonicthefakerhog]

Jordan Herrera Yap. (Because yep is too mainstream) #yolo #hipster5life

[@KenshiroKasumiHNK]

Jordan Herrera Fuck you, english dubbing is the worst of the world.

[@bkpiedy]

Kenshiro Kasumi Seriously no need to insult everyone

[@pokemonXD1]

Kevin Piedy shhh!! If you provoke hime he'll use his Hokuto Shinken!

[@kevinwu5652]

Whoever did Lucario’s Japanese VA in ‘Lucario and the Mystery of Mew’ did for this game as well.

[@heliotropei]

My preferences: English: Wolf, Ike, Sonic, Pit, Lucario Japanese: Fox, Falco, Pokémon Trainer, Meta Knight Don't prefer one over the other: Jigglypuff, Snake

[@chrisconrad4521]

Fox: Kakatte koi! (Come at me bro!)

[@DOAer]

I'd go for the Japanese voices. But I like them both. They both have their ups and downs.

[@rVesperialGaming]

I prefer invoices with characters Fox = Japanese Falco = Japanese Wolf = Japanese Pit = Japanese Snake = English because of David Hayter. Metaknight = Japanese Ike = English/Japanese Sonic = Japanese

[@JohnHesecond]

Im sorry but metaknight english voice is sexy as hell, i wish i had a voice like that

[@AnimeMitsukai101]

pit's japanese voice is so cute

[@DjangoZX]

Man I love Ike's Japanese voice. It's so awesome. Now if only there was a way to play the american version with japanese voices. That would be so awesome.

[@RandomAHOL]

There's a list of VA's on Smash Wiki. Type in List of voice actors.

[@CaliGamer4321]

2:48 ¡¡que onda!!

[@STARTPAST]

Pit está en la onda :^)

[@luiangelguisado5768]

Jaja no me di cuenta xDD

[@achannel9217]

0:39 LaNDOMASTER DA

[@tammid8423]

ROAD ROLLER DA

[@ciaranmooney3801]

0:27 sounds like "-lu-shitty-so"

[@n1njahawkssecondchannel84]

Funniest name ever

[@BroadwayRonMexico]

Either way, it's funny because underneath the mask, Meta Knight is a dark blue Kirby

[@andreshoon8190]

3:19 he kinda looks like saying I hate you

[@shiyorokiden3731]

I'm over 6 years late but if you ever see this one day and it helps you figuring it out if you didn't know : he says "Dai Tenkuu" 🫡

[@DigiEggz]

Japanese Ike sounds endlessly more awesome. SEEIYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@fpberserk4690]

PRIZZA Definitely the opposite,he sounds generic.

[@pr4420]

I hope the option to switch to japanese is available to all regions!

[@ruthmcnally310]

English Ike: GREAT! AETHER!!! Japanese Ike: I! HATE! YOU!

[@Ryoko41]

Meta knight's Japanese voice sounds so much cooler than the English one.

[@GalaxyRoyal]

Me too.Even if there isn't any Japanese voice in the European PAL version.I'm so happy of the English voices.Since I've played the game in French only the Pokémon Trainer and the rest of the Pokémon speak French.Lucario's voice has been kept in Japanese but during his Final Smash and his victory taunts Lucario speaks French.But the rest of the characters are English. =)

[@BlueCatzi]

My word the weaboo purists are gathering in hordes in the comments.

[@psychokinrazalon]

We will save America from shitty localizations, my friend.

[@BlueCatzi]

psychokinrazalon Not when you generalize and crap on everything American. In this video I've seen crappy American AND Japanese voice actors. To generalize and assume is nothing short of retardation. Spare me your idiotic bias please. Your kind does not judge on fair terms, only on bias.

[@CrustySaviour]

I find Japanese voices better because they are good at conveying emotions and especially good at making epic battlecries, plus there's my personal rule about the original voices being better than the dub, regardless of whether it is from Japan or USA. Now that I have voiced my opinion in a formal and constructive manner, are you satisfied?

[@BlueCatzi]

Halvard Andreas Bringe Japanese and American's at their apex of voice acting are equally as good. If you are strictly going on an anime basis then overall Japanese are better. If you are judging acting in general then they are equal when it comes to their ability to act. As an aspiring voice actor I need to be able to tell the good from the bad, and there were some terrible Japanese and American voice actors in this video but they were good in this video as well. I find Japanese yelling irritating because it sounds like nails on the chalkboard sometimes. I'm not going to slap a bias on myself as you are and always think the original better because that is certainly not the case. Unless you speak Japanese you cannot firmly say they convey emotion better due to you never being able to speak it better, a yell here or there does not make anyone a good actor, especially if you cannot understand what they are saying. Overall, when you get the apex of Japanese and American voice actors they tie out simply due to having perfected their talent. I've seen it on both sides of the spectrum. Due to my native language being English, it's always easier to tell the bad English VA's from the good ones, but there are some Japanese voice actors that need to kill themselves for ever thinking they could be VA's and same to some American voice actors. I judge based on talent and ability, not on preference for a language. That's my main criticism of damned Japanese weaboo purists.

[@psychokinrazalon]

Bhastet Kurza "I find Japanese yelling irritating because it sounds like nails on the chalkboard sometimes." Yeah, totally not biased at all there. *sarcasm* And I find American yelling irritating because it sounds like a dying animal sometimes. "That's my main criticism of damned Japanese weaboo purists." Dude, just shut up. Some people just want things in their native language so they can get a glimpse of that culture's dialect, mannerisms, inflections, etcetera. That said, Brawl's voice acting is superb on both sides, unlike anything 4kids ever chewed up and shat out. As for me, I don't care so much about voices as I do about names, text, and imagery. I want games/anime with their original titles and content with the only real difference being that everything is translated, all the while everything remains the exact same context-wise. For example, I prefer Mother 2 over Earthbound because the former is Shigesato Itoi's true vision. I prefer the original dub of Yu-Gi-Oh! because, as stated above, 4kids is shit. People just want things in their original form, and the argument of whether one or the other is superior in regards to talent is entirely subjective since people have different tastes/standards. In the end, just be happy that there's more people openly embracing Japanese culture then there was several decades ago.

[@M0HAK0]

oops lol im refering to the seiyu for fox. Also the ones for Ike, Pit and even Sonic :)

[@SonicTheCutehog]

0:28 "Oh shitty so!"

[@shinigamidestroyer]

minna, mitteite kure! みんな、みっていてくれ！

[@ReimuHakureiShrine]

English: Olimar Japanese: gioregjeroigjeolimar

[@5up3rp3rs0n]

Pikmin and Olimar.

[@dreamEnd]

Hearing Otsuka Akio did the Falcon Punch made me smile.

[@KingPBJames]

Sigh, why aren't we ever given options. Just because we're sheep? Don't we give our sheep some options in life? Like this grass or that grass... Anyway that's one thing MVC3 definitely had down: COMPLETE control over character voices! You can set each character individually to Eng or Jap. For the most part I set all Capcom fighters to J and all Marvel to E ofc. Why can't Nintendo give us that option? I would set Fox to J in a heartbeat, but keep all the pokemon on Eng.

[@mr.lightningbolt2583]

Well look at all the fucks we give

[@KingPBJames]

Mr.Lightning Bolt Trust me I give enough fucks to fill the world ten times over

[@firzenmg]

Mr.Lightning Bolt I'm pretty sure a lot of people would've appreciated having voice language selection. Plus it wouldn't have been very hard to do either

[@Cancer98765]

***** Well I mean you could just change the entire language... You should pretty much have the menu memorized by the point you are on these videos.

[@firzenmg]

Cancer98765 go ahead. Try that. See what changes.

[@LucasSilva-te4sd]

Jigglypuff's/Purin's Japanese voice is so kawaii

[@soridosuneku]

Not a fan of English Meta Knight compared to JP. It's like they were going for a Darth Vader thing, just a little more cartoony evil. The JP one sounds more noble and collected.

[@deathknellIsabell]

Ivysaur certainly got a deeper voice in the west.

[@shinkenger2011]

he just goin through puberty

[@dcb99filmz]

Meta knight in japanese is better

[@Matanumi]

I agree I have the Japanese voice in my pm build

[@popper7633]

in star ko is brutal

[@NazoXIII]

@RAQ665 The Game is already pushing the Disc space limits. Maybe the Wii-U will be able to do that though.

[@lacreatura4737]

Oddly enough, The japanese voices sound more pissed off compared to english ones.

[@Mr.Feather130]

Why the hell is Meta Knight sounds more cooler in the Japanese Version than in the English version?

[@doonglerules]

0:36 RERORERORERORERORERORERO

[@iftyive6094]

EMERARUDO SPURASH

[@achannel9217]

LANDOMASTER DA!!

[@d3nny_s3mpai]

+BFF Channel *LANDOMASSA!

[@d3nny_s3mpai]

+BFF Channel *LANDOMASSA!

[@d3nny_s3mpai]

+BFF Channel *LANDOMASSA!

[@NeoStrife000]

i like a lot this Sonic in japanese

[@BlueKnight117]

Even though I like The English voices more there both pretty cool

[@Manyula]

I love English Meta Knight's final smash. Just puts a cape over and "Looooool...."

[@ToxicSoupMan]

Lol i just noticed the comment section's crawling with Weeaboos and English Dub overlords. Better grab my popcorn.

[@Erybadynotat]

Wow ur so cool riding the fence bro wow

[@RandomAHOL]

@bijoukaiba But one thing, Ryou Hirokawa, who voices Falcon in the SSB series, also did Vegeta. :D

[@Atr0]

Why is everyone who prefers the Japanese voices being referred to as "weeaboos" and ridiculous names? I swear you people can't let others have opinions can you.

[@fpberserk4690]

Atr0 Considering that the majority of then lack an actual argument,that easily classifies as a weaboo.

[@pokemontraineremelia9547]

Pit’s voice actor in Japan also voiced him in uprising and smash 4

[@sahilgupta5667]

Fox, Falco, and Ike sound epic in Japanese! The rest though, not so much.

[@raemonn15]

Nah. Sonic's JP voice JP epic! Although I do like fox's and Ike's JP voices too

[@bread_dawg]

Loved the English Starfox voices! They were so much cooler in English~ I also like how the English voices tried to make the guys actually sound like guys. Ike's and Jiggly's Japanese voices were pretty awesome, though. :D

[@moRULEZ18981]

Wolf sounds like DIO. :)

[@Shadow-hl1dl]

and then instead of howling he just yells "WRYYY"

[@derkevevin]

omg, he flies up and drops a tank on people too, like dio dropping steam rollers xD wolf is dio confirmed!

[@uiruu]

I'm with you, man.

[@santolosa]

SHOTAIMU

[@CyanSweetGames]

It sounds like Purin’s voice actress here is the same as in Melee, but is it true that Rondoudou (French) and Pummeluff (German) have new voice actresses in Brawl?

[@KaiRaisen]

why does Snake sound like Gintoki?

[@KissKiss5683]

Sonic's Japanese voice is similar yet surprisingly smooth. o.o

[@mariababy423]

Purin is better than jigglypuff in my opinion.and i like JPN voices then US ones

[@nCitoS]

Doumo arigatou! ^^ (Mate..janai "iku zo" (means) :here I come? (sumimasen, watashi no nihon-go warui desu ne ^^; )

[@MrSupahLink]

This one is pretty even. I think both Fox and Falco sound much better in japanese, but Wolf sounds better in english, same goes for Meta Kinght. Pit sounds stupid in both versions, as does Jigglypuff and the PKMN-Trainer. Ike definitely sounds better in japanese. Snake actually sounds equally good in either version, but I prefer the english one, since I'm more used to that.

[@dudebfg0123]

I couldn't see how anybody could have trouble with the Japanese version and with common sense. Everything is in pictures. There is nothing with the core game (characters/stages/options/items) that you can't do. Even events. All the events were pretty easy to figure out.

[@youwayo]

The JP ones sound a little cooler but Red kind of sounds like a girl...

[@YellowFroggy33]

Red Though he did not return in smash 4 but he did appear as a Trophy but he's still cool!

[@Jinaria101]

He’s voiced by a girl in both versions

[@rosaorenes4849]

3:15 Great Aether! 3:19 ダイ テン クー！

[@tyshco2969]

B A I T E N N K U U

[@robbiep.5497]

The JP versions are okay. But I'll always prefer English, naturally. Definitely did not like Pit's JP voice (he's my top five in the game. I used to tease the shit out of my cousins by constantly making him say "The fight is on!" after I KO-ed them) and Ike's JP voice either. Sorry, I'm used to "E-TAH!" in a deeper voice lol. But I did like Sonic's, and Jigglypuff's JP voice was adorable! The English actors were actually pretty solid, they did a good job casting them for this game.

[@lordofhawks725]

"Take this! Triple finish!" Oh god my ears D:

[@faithrodriguez6615]

2:56 am i the only one who hates ike because his english voice sucks. but likes ike because his japanese voice is 1,000,000 times more badass than english!

[@fpberserk4690]

Wuxian Wei Far from being badass,especially compared to the ENG version

[@someflatsoda9879]

Ah, yes, my favorite character *DAYDAYDAY*

[@Big_Bonfire]

Why are the Japanese voices so much better

[@fpberserk4690]

They aren't.

[@tyshco2969]

Some are better than others. I hate Pit’s Japanese voice and I hate Pokémon Trainer Red’s voice in both languages. But I usually prefer Falco’s Japanese voice and while I like Meta Knight’s Japanese voice, I much prefer the English voice and I like Wolf’s voice in both languages. It’s a matter of preference and not trying to rely on one style of voice acting too much.

[@MrFavorite01]

Huh. I'm actually surprised. I came here to see all the Japanese voice praising and I actually see people who like the English voices. I mean, I don't have a problem with the JP voices, but I just usually see people overrating it much like, "OMAIGAWD THE JAPANESE ARE SO AMAZING AND NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!". They're cool, but kind of monotonous after a couple voices. English is cool too, but really corny sometimes. If we could choose who has the English vs Japanese voices, that would be awesome.