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[TF1-UN1TY]

What do Predator, Optimus Prime and Eeyore (+ hundreds of others) all have in common?

This legend:

Peter Cullen

(No, that's *NOT* Walter White from Breaking Bad)

Meet Peter Cullen, legendary voice actor and the man of a thousand different voices of some of the most popular cartoon characters and icons in television and movie history. You will recognize him most as the voice of Optimus Prime in every rendition of the Transformers cartoon and movie in the history of the franchise (yes, even the latest flick with Marky Mark).



But did you know he's also the man behind the Predators unmistakable trademark "growl" that runs the fear of GOD down your spine while you're running scared through the jungle in Wildlands?



Check out this cool video of Peter Cullen recounting the story of how he invented the voice of the Predator way back in 85' before many of you were born!

Voice of Optimus Prime is also The Predator (vocalizations by Peter Cullen):

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[Upside down horseshoe crab aka the "Predator"]

Growwl....

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And for those of us who aren't afraid to admit they aren't exactly spring chickens (looking at you Ubi-Insulin ), have a peep at Mr. Cullens EXTENSIVE resume of easily recognizable characters from your childhood that he as voiced over the decades:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cullen

Simply AMAZING voice and AMAZING actor!!

Hard to believe all these legendary characters....


[Optimus Prime]


[The Predator]


[Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh]


[Monterey Jack from Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers circa 1989]

...ARE THE SAME PERSON!

More incredible videos of Peter Cullen's work:

Transformers; Voices:

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The Many Voices of Peter Cullen (45+ Characters Featured) HD High Quality:

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The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron @ HasCon 2017:

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Enjoy!

Sincerely,

Task Force 1: "UN1TY"
aka the "Death Droppers"

[Kean_1]

...so, does this mean we can all look forward to Winnie the Pooh and Transformer themed challenges in Year 2?

[MadMojoT1]

Yess

CQC aka Tigger!

[Kane_sg]

Let's make a deal, Ubi.

You want to do weird crossover? You got it.

Do a crossover with Winnie the Pooh and Tom and Jerry. Your year 2 pass will make one more sales from me.

[Frag_Maniac]

Always loved the voice of Optimus Prime more than any other Transformer. He gives him such a noble sound. Nice to put a face to it, thanks. I never knew who voiced him until now. He did great on Predator too.

[Ghost416]

...so, does this mean we can all look forward to Winnie the Pooh and Transformer themed challenges in Year 2?

[TF1-UN1TY]

Always loved the voice of Optimus Prime more than any other Transformer. He gives him such a noble sound. Nice to put a face to it, thanks. I never knew who voiced him until now. He did great on Predator too.

It's amazing to see how all these iconic characters come to "life" through so many talented and creative artists. For Optimus Prime, I don't think any other voice would do. It had to be unique and special. Peter Cullens voice just takes Optimus into 3D.