The world lost a gem recently when Kevin Conroy passed away. The voice actor had been the person behind the Caped Crusader since 1992 and was revered as the voice of Batman. The voice actor’s fans wept over the loss.
Kevin Conroy fans have taken to Twitter and pleaded for DC Studios to shut down their DC Animation Universe (DCAU) in honor of the late actor.
Kevin Conroy fans want the DCAU to shut down
After the voice actor’s death, people wept as they worshiped him. Hailed as the best Batman, Kevin Conroy has become etched in the voice acting hall for his contributions. Voice the character of Bruce Wayne since Batman: The Animated Series in 1992 and since then, every role of Bruce Wayne in the DCAU had been voiced by him.
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Fans took to Twitter and expressed their varied opinions on the legacy left by the late actor. Whether to continue the franchise without him or shut down the DCAU altogether has been questioned.
I think WB should definitely pull the DCAU and Arkham versions of Batman. Kevin Conroy was one of the things that made these releases great, and I just don’t think they would work without him. pic.twitter.com/GSJG8XggBC
— Amy 🏳️⚧️ (@comicsAmy) November 11, 2022
Well the tbf arkham universe won’t show batman anymore. DCAU really hasn’t had anything since Fatal Five
— Doctor Shane (@D0ct0rShane) November 12, 2022
If they get another voice actor for these versions I will boycott the company
— Future MILF🦇 (@TFoxRNG) November 11, 2022
I think we might get one last performance from Kevin Conroy in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League, but otherwise I’m okay. No one else should play these versions of the character.
—Wesley | RIP Kevin Conroy 🦇💔 (@iamtheknight92) November 12, 2022
People sitting on the other end of the side claimed that this was the complete opposite of what Kevin Conroy wanted. Stating that the legacy must continue from the DC Animated Universe, people have found a way to respect Kevin Conroy in their own way.
I don’t agree, I feel the opposite.
That the way to respect Conroy’s legacy and keep it alive is to have Roger Craig Smith continue work on projects that Kevin Conroy would have done in the future, because he looks very similar and will always remind us Kevin and his legacy.
— Lex (ᒥH⪽ ⊃∪⊃⪽) Radu 🎞️ (@MichaelPayneV) November 12, 2022
Kevin is the one who passed, not Batman. He may have been the best, but I don’t think that legacy should die just because Kevin did. Find someone who will honor his voice and carry on that legacy. I’m sure that’s a great voice match somewhere.
— Victor (@VoiceParodies) November 12, 2022
I would rather he lived, I don’t know if Kevin would have agreed, maybe. But I know Batman would.
As a man he can be destroyed, he can pass, but he is not a single man, he is a symbol, an idea, both should be able to live.
— Alfie Messenger (@alfie_messenger) November 12, 2022
The actor had worked extensively in a singular role spanning almost 3 decades. He was much loved and admired by people as he also voiced Batman in the Arkham Games.
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The actor had recently posted on Instagram about the first fights of his life in Hollywood since coming out as gay. After his release, the actor found peace voicing Batman as he could be a powerful vigilante fighting crime with violence due to witnessing his parents’ murder.
“It seemed to roar from thirty years of frustration, confusion, denial, love, desire…desire for what? An anchor, a port, a sense of security, a sense of identity. Yes, I can understand. This is the terrain that I know well. I felt Batman rise from deep within me. wrote the actor on his Instagram story.
Many celebrities and well-known people have offered their respects and tributes to the late actor, including Mark Hamill, who voiced the Joker in the 1990s. Representatives for Conroy have confirmed that the actor died on November 10, 2022 after battling cancer.
Source: Twitter
