Dr. Robotnik passes away at age 57

[Benoit]

Deem Bristow, the man who did the voice of Dr. Robotnik for the Sonic games, has passed away. This is sad news. His voice was perfect for the villain.<p>Here's the article as published on dcemulation.com:<p><i>Dr Robotnik Passes Away at age 57<br>Posted by wraggster At 4:52<p>Da Mad Fiddler submitted this news to me:<p>"It is with a heavy heart that I report to you all the recent, sudden passing of Mr. Deem Bristow on the night of Saturday, January 15.<p>Mr. Bristow's name most likely goes unrecognized to most of you, as is the unfortunate case with most voice actors (and not only in the game industry). But, as I said, those of you who are Sonic fans will surely miss him; he has been lending his considerable talents to the character of timeless series villain Dr. Robotnik/Dr. Eggman since the series' characters first started talking, way back in Sonic Adventure. I know I can at least speak for myself when i say that I've really enjoyed Mr. Bristow's take on the evil doctor, and that his work has always particularly stood out to me while playing through all of the recent Sonic games.<p>The exact details aren't known to me (and are probably better left unsaid here anyway), but what I can say is that on the night of his death, Mr. Bristow suddenly collapsed at a singles dance and died shortly thereafter at Sharp Hospital.<p>Here at GAF, our thoughts and condolences go out to the family and friends of Mr. Bristow, who is survived by his mother and sister. He gave a wonderful voice to one of gaming's most well-known, appealing villains, and his work will be missed.<p>Update: Though we currently don't have a full list of Bristow's works on our site, you can see what we believe to be a fairly complete list at IMDB.<p>Source: The Ruins of the Fourth Wall, North County Times"<p>Related Links:<br>http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=4230<br>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0109941</i>

[Tails99]

Dude, that sucks. If they make a new Sonic Adventure, his voice will be really different.

[Lamanai]

really? that sucks... his voice was dead-on for the character, in my opinion.

[Hades]

Yeah, I totally agree he gave Robotnik such a defintive personality through his awesome voicework.

[ThePeaGuy]

Was he the same actor who voiced Dr. Robotnik on the old American Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series, which started back in the early nineties?<p>Didn't think much of Sonic Adventure, but the personality of Dr. Robotnik he portrayed was superb.<p>Shame. <br><p>[size=small][Edit by ThePeaGuy on [TIME]1107119423[/TIME]][/size]

[LaconianShot]

That's not good... I've never been much of a fan of Sonic, but Dr. Robotnik rocked on so many levels... he was so lame that he was cool.

[Forge]

As a true Sonic fan, I am shaken to the core.<p>Bon voyage, Docteur Robotnik. May you have fun in the giant Casino Zone in the sky.<p> ~_~ <p>[size=small][Edit by Forge on [TIME]1106909307[/TIME]][/size]

[ZioTheHoly]

Ack.... Nooooooo not my beloved Eggman, Noooooooo

[Neo48]

I agree with you all. Robotnik was deffinitely a comedic character...and portrayed this through his voice..shame shame shame...

[Calvin]

I've known about this for A while.. I've always been An Eggman fan..<br>*Pours A Dr.pepper At the grave site in his honor* !@#$

[Siren]

I'm very sorry he passed away, and especially at 57. That's quite young...

[Ein Tyrion]

I miss my mad leige!!!!! He was my idol!

[ROMeo]

As voice characterization is concerned I didn't like him much in SA1, but in SA2 there just couldn't have been a better Eggman, but perhaps I'm being unfair taking into account SA2 was a special chance at an in-depth look at good ol' Doc. The character will never be the same and I join the crowd in the condolences, may he rest in peace.<br><p>[size=small][Edit by ROMeo on [TIME]1107253762[/TIME]][/size]

[JonathanF]

...never liked him much. I'll stick with the japanese voice actor.

[Ein Tyrion]

*erects giant eggman monument...MADE OF EGGSHELLS*