The deification of Cullen didn't really take off until the Bay movies treated his voice as this grand event to hype them up. Like he was always great and beloved, but he wasn't on a level you wouldn't expect to hear him in random places until then.
Same with Kevin Conroy between BTAS and Arkham Asylum, where he went from one of the Batman voices of people's childhoods to THE GUY.
That's more of a "before they were big" situation.
Cullen was always an established star, its just the general fandom around him changed from "a pretty distinct VA who is always good" to "THE OPTIMUS PRIME?!!?!!"
Still can't believe they got Peter Cullen, Optimus Prime himself, to do those ads.
The deification of Cullen didn't really take off until the Bay movies treated his voice as this grand event to hype them up. Like he was always great and beloved, but he wasn't on a level you wouldn't expect to hear him in random places until then.
Same with Kevin Conroy between BTAS and Arkham Asylum, where he went from one of the Batman voices of people's childhoods to THE GUY.
You mean like how in the Street Fighter II anime movie, the voice of Fei Long is Bryan Cranston?
Yeah. THAT Bryan Cranston.
That's more of a "before they were big" situation.
Cullen was always an established star, its just the general fandom around him changed from "a pretty distinct VA who is always good" to "THE OPTIMUS PRIME?!!?!!"