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-'''[[Brock]]''' (Japanese: '''タケシ''' ''Takeshi'') is the [[Gym Leader|Leader]] of the [[Pewter City]] [[Pewter City Gym|Gym]] and one of the main characters of the {{pkmn|anime}}. In all forms of Pokémon canon, he is noted to specialize in {{type2|Rock}} Pokémon, though since his introduction has been seen to spread out, most especially in the anime.
+'''[[Maddie Blaustein|Madeline Joan Blaustein]]''', commonly credited as '''Maddie Blaustein''', was a voice actress who provided many of the voices of the [[4Kids]] [[dub]] of the [[Pokémon anime]], most famously {{MTR}} of [[Team Rocket]].
-In the anime, Brock has been featured in every episode from his introduction in ''[[EP005|Showdown at Pewter City]]'' to the present, notably with the exception of a brief period of time during the [[Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands|Orange Islands arc]]. He is voiced by うえだゆうじ [[Yūji Ueda]] in the original Japanese and [[Eric Stuart]] ([[4Kids]]) and [[Bill Rogers]] ([[PUSA]]). He notably focuses more on caring for his Pokémon than battling them, a likely carryover from the care he had for [[Brock's siblings|his younger brothers and sisters]] while their parents, [[Lola]] and {{an|Flint}}, were away.
+Blaustein was born on October 9, 1960 in Long Island, New York, USA, as '''Adam John Blaustein'''. She was a male-to-female {{wp|transexualism|transexual}}.
-In the games, Brock is a noted [[fossil]] enthusiast, digging in [[Mt. Moon]], which is nearby his hometown, for rare fossils of Pokémon that went extinct eons before the present. Due to this, he is shown to have both a {{p|Kabutops}} and an {{p|Omastar}} when he is challenged in battle during [[Generation II]].
+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.
-Brock was featured in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG]] in the {{TCG|Gym Heroes}} and {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansions, as well as in the Japan-exclusive {{TCG|Pokémon VS}} and {{TCG|5th Movie Half Deck|fifth}}, {{TCG|8th Movie Half Deck|eighth}}, {{TCG|9th Movie Half Deck|ninth}} movie {{TCG|half deck}}s. Of the cards belonging to him, most referenced either the anime or [[Pokémon Special]] manga versions of him.
+It was reported on December 16, 2008 that Blaustein had passed away in her sleep on the previous Thursday after a short illness.
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