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Robots in Disguise 2001 Voice Actor Michael Lindsay (Skid-Z And Rollbar) Passed Away

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Mr Michael Lindsay, who became part of the Transformers franchise as Skid-Z and Rollbar in Robots in Disguise 2001 cartoon, passed away last Saturday, according to several Twitter posts.

Besides his roles as the fast and cheerful Autobot Skid-Z and the serious Decepticon Rollbar, Mr. Linsay was known for his work in several anime series like Akira, Code Geass, Zatch, Naruto and Bleach. One of his most remarkable roles was as Joe Kido and Greymon in the original Digimon series. You can read more about his career on this article on Comicbook.com.

We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.

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geekatron prime Avatar

I enjoyed RID '01 immensely. You will be missed and your passing will leave a hole in our community but not in our hearts. :rip 

Road2Earth2 Avatar

Unfortunately, his fellow cast member Robert Axelrod just joined him as of yesterday. To paraphrase Pulp Fiction, Zedd's dead, baby. Zedd's dead. RIP.

Of the RID Commandos, that just leaves Richard Epcar (Armorhide) and Neil Kaplan (Ro-Tor).

turbobluestreak Avatar

@Super_Megatron

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UltraPrimal

Ah, man, RIP, sir.

This is why we need to have more cast reunions at TFcons. Not just G1, but the other shows too. I mean, they could probably do a G1 reunion every year at TFcon LA because the cast is huge. So it'd be impossible to get ALL of them at the same convention. And they are the oldest alumni by far, so ya know, clocks ticking. That is assuming there's a TFcon in LA every year. Which I honestly wouldn't mind. TFcon LA was great and there's lots of stuff to do outside the convention too. I even came a day early and stayed a day late and I still didn't have time to do everything I wanted to.

But yeah, I'd love to see a Beast Wars reunion, obviously. Some of them have already passed away. We already lost Campbell Lane(Rampage) and Larry DiTillio(writer). So a reunion for them would be awesome! Probably at TFcon Toronto since a lot of the cast was Canadian.

Although the same goes for the other shows. I've felt like it's getting close to that time when Armada has it's resurgence. It'll be the 20th anniversary in a few years. Again, that could be another Toronto TFcon because most of the cast was Canadian.

There's a lot of Transformers voice actors I think are overlooked. Yeah, it's always awesome to get some of the bigger names like Cullen and Welker at the show. But wouldn't it be cool to have RiD Optimus and Megatron at a show too? Or how about the voices of characters like Sky-Byte and Scourge? Characters so memorable they've gone on to become part of other iterations of the franchise.

Venomus Rodimus Avatar

First: Michael Lindsay
Now: Robert Axelrod?
Oh, how heavy my heart is atm.

RIP gentlemen. Thanks for the great memories from my childhood.

samisham Avatar

RID was one the first TF show I got to see as it was airing and part of the reason I love it so much is the voice cast of which Lindsay was an excellent addition and he will be sorely missed.

Bahamut Prime Avatar

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He brought up many wonderful memories in our childhoods… RIP, Mr Lindsay… :( 

captain N Avatar

Very sad news the 2001 RID is a great TF cartoon.
R.I.P.

Gzstg Avatar

RIP may he find happiness in the next life. watching RID wont be the same now.

TheBeastman Avatar

By some horrible coincidence I just started rewatching Digimon for that good ol childhood nostalgia. Absolutely love Greymon's voice. As we say, till all are one.

magnusprime2012 Avatar

Really sad news to hear……\" By the light of the silver matrix carrying the power of universal creation Primus…..RIP Mr Lindsay

Sixwing Avatar

RIP. Rid 2001 is one of my favorites, so this is a blow. He will be missed. Till all are one.

magnusprime2012 Avatar

Really sad news to hear……\" By the light of the silver matrix carrying the power of universal creation Primus…..RIP Mr Lindsay

Sovietbot Avatar

"He lived a warrior… and died a hero. Let his spark join the Matrix, the greatest of Cybertron." (c) BW Optimus Primal. Episode – Code of Hero.

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UltraPrimal Avatar

Ah, man, RIP, sir.

This is why we need to have more cast reunions at TFcons. Not just G1, but the other shows too. I mean, they could probably do a G1 reunion every year at TFcon LA because the cast is huge. So it'd be impossible to get ALL of them at the same convention. And they are the oldest alumni by far, so ya know, clocks ticking. That is assuming there's a TFcon in LA every year. Which I honestly wouldn't mind. TFcon LA was great and there's lots of stuff to do outside the convention too. I even came a day early and stayed a day late and I still didn't have time to do everything I wanted to.

But yeah, I'd love to see a Beast Wars reunion, obviously. Some of them have already passed away. We already lost Campbell Lane(Rampage) and Larry DiTillio(writer). So a reunion for them would be awesome! Probably at TFcon Toronto since a lot of the cast was Canadian.

Although the same goes for the other shows. I've felt like it's getting close to that time when Armada has it's resurgence. It'll be the 20th anniversary in a few years. Again, that could be another Toronto TFcon because most of the cast was Canadian.

There's a lot of Transformers voice actors I think are overlooked. Yeah, it's always awesome to get some of the bigger names like Cullen and Welker at the show. But wouldn't it be cool to have RiD Optimus and Megatron at a show too? Or how about the voices of characters like Sky-Byte and Scourge? Characters so memorable they've gone on to become part of other iterations of the franchise.

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