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| '''Madeleine Joan Blaustein''' (October 9, 1960 — December 11, 2008), most commonly credited as '''Maddie Blaustein''', was a voice actress who provided the voices of many characters in the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. Her most famous role is that of {{MTR}}. She was also credited as '''Adam Blaustein''' and '''Addie Blaustein'''. | | '''[[The Underground]]''' (Japanese: '''ちかつうろ''' ''Underground Passage'') is an area in {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}} found beneath the entire [[Sinnoh]] region. [[Player character|Players]] can travel underground at any time using an [[Explorer Kit]], which they can receive in [[Eterna City]]. The Underground features multiple uses of the [[Nintendo DS|DS's]] touch-screen, as the main view is on the lower touch-sensitive screen while the upper screen shows a radar map of the entire underground. It also utilizes DS Wireless Communication to allow multiple players, each with their own DS and copy of the game, to interact. |
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| Maddie Blaustein was born on October 9, 1960, in {{wp|Long Island|Long Island, New York}}, USA, as '''Adam John Blaustein'''. She was a male-to-female {{wp|Transsexualism|transsexual}}.
| | The Underground has a different menu than the one in the overworld. Mostly, it shows the different [[item]]s used. |
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| In addition to being a voice actress, Blaustein was also an artist and writer. She had written and edited for {{wp|Marvel Comics}} and, at the time of her death, was the senior digital artist at {{wp|DC Comics}}. She created the character of Rubber-Band Man from the cartoon {{wp|Static Shock}}. Blaustein was an artist in [http://www.trannyroadshow.org Tranny Road Show], a performing group composed of {{wp|transgender}}ed artists and performers. She had also collaborated with Gina Kamentsky on the cartoon ''Platform 6''. She also coached [[Kayzie Rogers]] for anime voice acting.
| | [[Sphere]]s are the currency of the underground. The player can bury their spheres to make them more valuable, either by leaving a sphere buried for a long time to make it grow, or by burying spheres of the same color in the same spot to merge them into a larger sphere. |
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| Pokémon fan sites [http://www.pokebeach.com PokéBeach] and [http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml Serebii.net] both reported on December 16, 2008, that anonymous sources, at least one affiliated with [[4Kids Entertainment]], told them Blaustein died in her sleep on December 11, 2008, after saying she was not feeling well.
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| Several hours later on December 16, a blogger for 4Kids' The Buzz news feed [http://www.4kids.tv/buzz/view/2005 posted confirmation of Blaustein's death].
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