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Power Rangers and Transformers star Bob Papenbrook passed away 20 years ago, today would've been his 71st birthday 🎂 Bob Papenbrook’s voice lived comfortably in some wildly different worlds. He could be the chaotic Rito Revolto in Power Rangers, command the Decepticon combiner Ruination as Mega-Octane, become the imposing android J in Heat Guy J, or jump between anime, video games, Digimon, and Saturday-morning television with ease. His career became especially familiar to fans of English-dubbed anime and early-2000s games, where his deep, rugged delivery made him a natural fit for commanders, villains, warriors, and larger-than-life characters. Some of his memorable roles include: Rito Revolto (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Power Rangers Zeo) Deviot (Power Rangers Lost Galaxy) Mega-Octane / Ruination (Transformers: Robots in Disguise) J (Heat Guy J) Captain Blue (Viewtiful Joe) Katsuhito Masaki / Yosho (Tenchi Muyo!) Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation) Shadowborg (Big Bad Beetleborgs) ShogunGekomon (Digimon) Ken-Goh (Eureka Seven) Hiroshi Uchiyamada (Great Teacher Onizuka) General Carter (Disgaea: Hour of Darkness) Archangel Vulcanus (Disgaea: Hour of Darkness) Lios (.hack//SIGN / .hack) On what would have been his 71st birthday, his voice remains scattered across an entire era of anime dubs, games, Transformers, Power Rangers, and other shows many fans grew up watching. And the Papenbrook name never disappeared from voice acting: his son Bryce would go on to build a major voice career of his own. 🕊️