Kevin Conroy may be dead but his certainly not gone. The iconic voice actor from Batman: The Animated Series and so many other DC works is once again trending on Twitter – thanks to a question one user (@RoyReadsManga via “internet hall of fame“) posed to animation fans everywhere: “What voice actor crushed a role so hard that nobody else will be able to live up to it?”
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Well, as you can see from the responses below there is one clear answer to the question above, and it remains Kevin Conroy!
MY PICK WINS
Nobody will ever beat mine:
— Emma West (@EmmaWestUK) May 25, 2023
Kevin Conroy as Batman in almost everything pic.twitter.com/ixjo7bIhyM
Indeed it does, Ms. Indeed it does.
The No. 1 Voice in Animation
Kevin Conroy. https://t.co/8hHilzXyld pic.twitter.com/fcvomvNcl7
— Enrik 🇨🇵🇪🇸 (@ReAnrik) May 25, 2023
The consensus is overwhelming. No one can ratio.
Love All These Voices
I love seeing the appreciation for voice-acting out there today. Speaking of the great animated comic book show performances of my childhood, I feel honored to have had characters important to me brought so completely to life by Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Keith David, Tim Daly. pic.twitter.com/AlBOswRzdl
— M.C. Myers (@filmobjective) May 25, 2023
Even if you (somehow) don’t agree that Conroy is the G.O.A.T., you cannot deny that this Twitter thread has animation fans (and actors) EATING right now.
The Fact That He’s Even Trending
The fact that this has Kevin Conroy trending. https://t.co/0hjoLAgoQE pic.twitter.com/QiR9wZfGNs
— Andie ✨ (@andrea_kate_) May 25, 2023
What better testament to your artistic work than seeing appreciation for it endures even after you’re gone?
Highlight Reel
Kevin Conroy (RIP) as Batman. https://t.co/XKhGHLhQS2
— rj (@rj) May 25, 2023
Proof that animation voice acting should never be looked at as lesser than live-acting. Because it’s just as immortalizing.
It Takes Two to Make A Thing Go Right
It’s gotta be the dynamic duo of Mark Hamill’s Joker and Kevin Conroy’s Batman. pic.twitter.com/ydOdAxcYVC
— Jobe Doherty ✞🇻🇦🇬🇧🌹🧦 (@JobeDoherty) May 25, 2023
A lot of DC fans think that Mark Hamill’s Joker needs to be mentioned in the same voice as Kevin Conroy’s Batman. It’s not crazy: their rise to fame was synchronous.
Nemesis Respect
Kevin Conroy's voice is so synonymous with Batman that when he passed Mark Hamill said his Joker couldn't exist without Kevin's Batman and formally retired from the role https://t.co/GSFM8dqMy0
— CryptidWorks ✟🦊🌐 (@CryptidWorks) May 25, 2023
Kevin Conroy brought so much to his role as Batman that his TAS Joker, Mark Hamill, didn’t want to keep playing the role without him.
May They Always Trend Together
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill are trending together and that makes my heart full! #BatmantheAnimatedSeries pic.twitter.com/T112TNcmpV
— Wes Greer: Comics the Gathering (@wes_greer) May 25, 2023
Now you see why Mark Hamill wouldn’t (couldn’t) keep doing Joker without Kevin Conroy. They are forever connected.
Batman, Forever
Kevin Conroy.
— Otis Frampton (@otisframpton) May 25, 2023
He’s Batman, forever. https://t.co/jIyDCiY05a pic.twitter.com/sC2IJxYo5n
It used to be a movie title – now it’s eulogy. And couldn’t be more fitting.
WATCH HIM COOK
Kevin Conroy as Batman RIP pic.twitter.com/gABXrNnyw9
— BigNoahGenesis🇵🇷of 2nd COU2IN *SUNDAY DINNER LP* (@NoahBrasos) May 25, 2023
Footage like this is now worth more than gold.