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[sakipon]

I saw Michael Chiklis post about this.

John Cygan, one of my closest friends in this world has passed away.

We started our friendship by playing best friends in The Commish... Sometimes art does imitate life.

Source with his full message.

Makes me sad. Watching The Commish was a part of my childhood and I was happy to see him appear as a guest in an episode of The Shield.

Later on he did voice acting in animation films and games, though it does seem a lot of his work is credited to 'Additional Voices'. Check out Wikipedia or IMDb. Roles include MGS2 (Solidus Snake), Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Agarth), a bunch of characters in Star Wars and Call of Juarez series, and more.

Anyone else enjoyed his acting?

 

[Betty]

He was amazing in Knights of the Old Republic as Canderous and of course, MGS2.

Impeccable voice.

 

[disappeared]

Geez. I only knew him from MGS2 but he voiced that role to a tee.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

What a fucking awful day.

Rest in Peace, you were awesome in MGS2 and KOTOR.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

What the FUCK! He was such an underrated VA! Shit, this is awful...

 

[Korigama]

His work as Solidus was a major part of what made him one of the most memorable villains in Metal Gear. RIP.

 

[kuYuri]

His Solidus Snake role was top notch work. RIP.

 

[Blablurn]

Great voice for Solidus Snake!

RIP!

 

[JeffZero]

RIP. <3

 

[DorkLord54]

Just recruited Canderous in KotOR II yesterday. Damn. RIP.

 

[OneEyedKing]

RIP

Loved him as Solidus.

 

[A-V-B]

He was good, wasn't he?

 

[Espada]

His work as Solidus was good (easily top 3 in MGS2), but I really enjoyed him as Agarth in Kingdoms of Amalur. I always looked forward to meetings with him mainly because of his delivery.

RIP, he definitely left us with some good work to enjoy.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

Dude..how many today? RIP

 

[super-famicom]

Jack, listen to me. We're all born with an expiration date. No one lasts forever. Life is nothing but a grace period - for turning our genetic material into the next generation. The data of life is transferred from parent to child. That's how it works. But we have no heirs, no legacy. Cloned from our father, with the ability to reproduce conveniently engineered out. What is our legacy if we cannot pass the torch? Proof of our existence - a mark of some sort. When the torch is passed on from parent to child... it extends beyond DNA; information is imparted as well. All I want is to be remembered. By other people, by history.

 

[Screaming Meat]

Damn. RIP.

 

[Caboose]

RIP mang Dude was Baller as Canderous in KOTOR, Solidus of course and I liked him as Stark in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance too.

 

[Unknown One]

Fuck, his performance in MGS2 was godlike.

 

[Tagyhag]

He was amazing in Knights of the Old Republic as Canderous and of course, MGS2.

Impeccable voice.

Yeah, I knew him more from Ordo than Solidus, he did great in both roles.

He had such a great voice and delivery method that it always shocked me that he didn't get more main roles.

 

[How About No]

RIP

 

[AgentOtaku]

Aw man... RIP

I legit own a $120 Play Arts Kai of Solidus

Still one of my favorite pieces and yeah, I'll cherish it even more now

 

[dc89]

rip
He did great work with Solidus

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I really enjoyed Canderous. I liked hearing his mandarlorian war stories.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Damn the patriots!
Rest In Peace good sir.

 

[Chun-Li]

Rest In Peace

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

"THEY GOT MY EYE!"

 

[Sub_Level]

"Life is nothing but a grace period for passing the best of your genetic material onto the next generation!"

What a legend.

 

[greycolumbus]

He definitely left a mark on me as Solidus. RIP.

 

[StoneFox]

RIP

 

[Hassun]

That's a bummer. I like his Canderous and Solidus performances a lot.

 

[Pics_nao]

Solidus did nothing wrong ;-;

RIP

 

[sixteen-bit]

RIP

 

[SugarDave]

RIP.

MGS2 Soundtrack - Freedom to Decide

His performance as Solidus is excellent, completely overlooked character in the series. I can perfectly remember his harrier battle lines.

"I'LL LET YOU GO OUT IN STYLE!"

 

[TheStruggler]

 

[LiK]

Damn, RIP

 

[Gai Murakumo]

God damn. RIP.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

RIP.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

Rest in Peace, dude had an absolutely iconic tone and voice that was unmistakable.

https://youtu.be/sJFlcba7x9Y?t=134

 

[CelticKnight]

He was amazing in Knights of the Old Republic as Canderous and of course, MGS2.

I've only just realised that Solidus and Ordo has the same VA, thinking back they did sound similar.

RIP.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

His VA as Solidus Snake is one of my favourite bits of voice acting I've ever heard in anything. What a legend. RIP.

 

[Catalix]

Damn, just found out after watching Yong's tribute video: https://youtu.be/xD2OSaILbrQ

This single role made him a legend in my eyes. RIP

 

[Hands of Stone]

His VA as Solidus Snake is one of my favourite bits of voice acting I've ever heard in anything. What a legend. RIP.

My absolute favorite snake, really a shame he never got a chance to reprise the role. RIP.

 

[brianjones]

NO! Thats NOT solid snake!

legendary voice.. RIP

 

[Tom Nook]

RIP

 

[ShadowKingpin]

A remarkable voice actor. May he rest in piece. :'(

 

[hydrophilic attack]

RIP

 

[cordy]

RIP

 

[Feltrol]

Rest in peace, John Cygan. Thank you for your work.

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Solidus Snake...one the greatest villains that I've ever rooted for in a video game.

RIP

 

[mikezilla2]

R.I.P

he will Be missed.