History Creator / MikePollock

** As a result of consistent occurrences of being lashed out for his involvements on various negative-acclaimed projects (e.g. ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatoing}}'', WesternAnimation/Caillou'', etc.), Mike had to make a separate page on his website explaining on the struggles of gaining consistent work as an independent voice actor and the professionalism of him being [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoneyDearBoy paid accordingly by his clients lead him no regrets on working said projects]].

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Music/LongJohnBaldry's infliction of the line made "ping as" sound like "penis") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.

* ''Animation/KikoRiki'' - Bigoriki. He later returned to voice Carlin (current english name for Bigoriki), Barry and Pin in the FUN Union dub.

* ''Animation/KikoRiki'' - Bigoriki

* ''VideoGame/KathyRain'' - Sheriff Boyks

Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (born March 9, 1965 in Roslyn Heights, New York), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor based in New York, where his distinctive voice makes him instantly recognizable. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like ''Pokémon'' and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Long John Baldry's infliction of the line made it sound like "Pingas") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], with ''AudioPlay/SonicAndTailsR'' being the one exception (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: His most iconic role is a tyrant who uses animals as batteries. That said, he himself is chill enough to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yzGVzLjIcQ do small interviews with fans]].

* ''Animation/{{Smeshariki}}'' - Bigoriki

* ''VideoGame/Strangeland'' - The Clown

** ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' - Mayor Fink, Fastidious Beaver.

* ''Anime/FightingFoodons'' - Hot Doggone-It

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Huntik}}'' - The Professor

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' - The Narrator (Seasons 6-8), Raoul Contesta, Charon

His roles include:

* Meat in ''Anime/UltimateMuscle''
* Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik and Prof. Gerald Robotnik in ''Anime/SonicX''. Later on, he took on both roles for the video games themselves. He's also the only Sonic voice actor to have his contract renewed, thus making him the only 4Kids voice actor still working in the ''Sonic'' games, despite the dubbing of the games being moved to the L.A-based Creator/{{Studiopolis}} since 2010.
** He also takes on the roles of both Mayor Fink and Fastidious Beaver in the ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' sub-series.
* Dr. Hell in ''Anime/MazingerZInfinity''.
* The Professor in ''WesternAnimation/{{Huntik}}''
* Gun toting literal hotdog cowboy Hot Doggone-It from ''Anime/FightingFoodons''
* Adon Coborlwitz in ''Anime/Berserk1997'' and ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc''
* The Narrator (Seasons 6-8; filling in for Rodger Parsons), Raoul Contesta, Charon, and several other minor characters in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''.
** Bonji in ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou''.
* Helga and Dr. Drake in ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'' (taking over the deceased Creator/MaddieBlaustein) as well as guest-characters UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu and Dumas
* Beast in the motion comic adaptation of ''Astonishing X-Men'''s "Gifted" arc
* Bigoriki in ''Animation/{{Smeshariki}}''
* Greg ([[CatchPhrase Precisely!]]) and the narrator in ''Animation/{{Ratatoing}}''
* Jean-Louis Bonaparte in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
* Kirby King and The Garbageman in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003''
* Professor Arthur Hawkins and Gurimo in ''Anime/YuGiOh''
* Kuzenbo, King {{Kappa}} in ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''
* Stan Bates in ''VideoGame/{{Unavowed}}''
* Commissary Andersson in ''VideoGame/WhispersOfAMachine''
* Deus Prometh in ''Anime/{{Promare}}''

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Long John Baldry's infliction of the line made it sound like "Pingas") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down vocal requests to say Eggman's [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', which is even more justified as all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]], and considering that ''Sonic'' is a family-friendly franchise it would have done his career in immediately.

* FlipFlopOfGod: He states that his Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]] but ''[[VisualNovel/BigsBigFishingAdventure3TheTrial Big's Big Fishing Adventure 3]]'' which, despite SEGA's marketing team promoting it, is an entirely independent fan project (but started as an OfficialParody).

* Greg and the narrator in ''Animation/{{Ratatoing}}''

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* Professor Arthur Hawkins, Crump, and Grerimo in ''Anime/YuGiOh''

Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (born March 9, 1965), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor based in New York, where his distinctive voice makes him instantly recognizable. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like ''Pokémon'' and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Long John Baldry's infliction of the line made it sound like "Pingas") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part. In terms of fan projects, Mike shot down any requests for the [[MemeticMutation infamous "announcement"]] from the ''WebVideo/RealTimeFanDub'' of ''Sonic Adventure 2'', considering that all but ''one'' sentence of the spiel [[ClusterFBomb is overladen with vulgarities]].

* WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings: After he was hornswoggled into saying the infamous [[MemeticMutation "Snooping as usual"]] line from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (infamous because Long John Baldry's infliction of the line made it sound like "Pingas") and nearly got fired from the role of Eggman as a result, he announced that he wouldn't do vocal requests anymore. He eventually lightened up on it, but added some rules to future requests.[[note]]Five lines and fifty words max, Eggman voice can't be used in any fan projects [[ScrewedByTheLawyers for legal reasons]], (it doesn't apply to other voice actors such as Bill Corkery (Espio) or Emily Corkery (Charmy) as heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhRhhOTRvQ here]] strangely enough), and it costs a 5$ Starbucks gift card.[[/note]] He later [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqUEjGYD3DU said the line]] in a ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode, though he didn't put the same vocal infliction on the "PINGAS" part.