If you’ve ever watched One Piece or Dragon Ball, you’ve heard McFarland. He wasn’t the main character—he was the glue that made the world feel lived in. You know that moment when a side character yells something ridiculous during a fight scene? That was probably him. He voiced everyone from random extras to Emporio Ivankov in One Piece (yes, the flamboyant, face-tugging revolutionary).
He was a chameleon. You’d hear him in Fullmetal Alchemist, Attack on Titan, and even video games like Fire Emblem. He wasn’t a household name—unless your household was weird like mine (no judgment). He was the guy who made the weird noises, the comedic relief, the screaming grunt in the background. Honestly, those are the hardest roles. No one claps for the guy who gets eaten by a giant snake in the first five minutes. But Mike made those five minutes count.
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Here’s the ironic part: his final role was in One Piece Film: Red, where he voiced a character named Gomu Gomu no… wait, no, that’s Luffy. He voiced T Bone, a marine with a heart of gold who gets tragically killed off. Art imitating life? The news of his diagnosis hit the voice acting community in 2026, and it was a gut punch. Glioblastoma is a nightmare—aggressive, relentless. And yet, McFarland kept working. He recorded lines from a hospital bed, folks. That’s not dedication; that’s obsession with making people laugh.
Social media exploded with tributes. Chris Sabat (the voice of Vegeta) posted a tear-jerker about how Mike taught him to “find the funny in every take.” You know you’ve made it when the guy who screams “IT’S OVER 9000” gets choked up talking about you. But that was McFarland’s legacy: he made the pros look amateur with his energy.
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