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* ''Creator/SandyFox'' (coupled with the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Flonne in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness''.
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* Minae Noji in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. She had done voice acting in video games before (despite primarily being a TV/film actress), but Milla was her first big role.
* Creator/MatthewMercer (coupled with ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'') as Chrom, and Creator/AmandaCelineMiller (coupled with the VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Sully and Cherche in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

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* Minae Noji in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. She had done voice acting in video games before (like ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', where she voiced Cynthia and Say'ri) (despite primarily being a TV/film actress), but Milla was her first big role.
* Creator/MatthewMercer (coupled with ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'') as Chrom, and Creator/AmandaCelineMiller (coupled with the VizMedia Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Sully and Cherche in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
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* KenichiOno as Sanger Zonvolt in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha''.

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* KenichiOno Creator/KenichiOno as Sanger Zonvolt in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha''.
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* Creator/PatrickSeitz as Ragna, Creator/CristinaValenzuela as Noel and the Murakumos (Coupled with ''Manga/KOn''), and Creator/LaurenLanda as Litchi (coupled with ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'') in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.

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* Creator/PatrickSeitz (coupled with ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'') as Ragna, Creator/CristinaValenzuela as Noel and the Murakumos (Coupled with ''Manga/KOn''), and Creator/LaurenLanda as Litchi (coupled with ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'') in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.
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* Dave Fennoy, Melissa Hutchison and Gavin Hammon in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead''.
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* DavidHayter as Solid Snake and Creator/KimMaiGuest as Mei Ling in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''

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* DavidHayter as Solid Snake and Creator/KimMaiGuest as Mei Ling in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''.



* Creator/AmandaWinnLee was already a star in anime dubbing for her role as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], but after taking a hiatus from voice acting to care for her son, she found new fame as Yukiko Amage in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', a role she has gone on to reprise for every appearance of the character in the west.

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* Creator/AmandaWinnLee was already a star in anime dubbing for her role as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], but after taking a hiatus from voice acting to care for her son, she found new fame as Yukiko Amage Amagi in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', a role she has gone on to reprise for every appearance of the character in the west.
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* Creator/MatthewMercer as Chrom in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.

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* Creator/MatthewMercer (coupled with ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'') as Chrom Chrom, and Creator/AmandaCelineMiller (coupled with the VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Sully and Cherche in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
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* Creator/MatthewMercer as Chrom in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
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* Natalie Lander as Terra in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and Kinzie in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird''. The former role was of a heroine from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI a highly-successful RPG]]. The latter role was an overnight EnsembleDarkHorse.
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* Creator/AmandaWinnLee was already a star in anime dubbing for her role as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], but after taking a hiatus from voice acting to care for her son, she found new fame as Yukiko Amage in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', a role she has gone on to reprise for every appearance of the character in the west.
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* Matt Ryan in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''.

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* Creator/DCDouglas as Albert Wesker in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' and Legion in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. Moreso Wesker, since [=RE5=] came out first and proved memorable for [[LargeHam the sheer ham value]].



* Creator/CharlesMartinet in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' (which was not the first time he voiced Mario).

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** Douglas' other SMR would be Legion in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', which came out shortly thereafter.
* Creator/CharlesMartinet in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' (which was not the first time he voiced actually his second game voicing Mario).



* RobinAtkinDownes (coupled with ''NoMoreHeroes'') in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.

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* RobinAtkinDownes (coupled with ''NoMoreHeroes'') ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'') in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
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* Music/JesseMcCartney as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', sharing both roles with KoukiUchiyama above. While Jesse was already a musical star, this gave him recognition as a voice actor.

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* Music/JesseMcCartney as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', sharing both roles with KoukiUchiyama Creator/KoukiUchiyama above. While Jesse was already a musical star, this gave him recognition as a voice actor.
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* Taketora (Akuma) in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.

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* Taketora (Akuma) as Akuma/Gouki in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
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* Creator/AliHillis (coupled with ''Franchise/MassEffect'') as Lightning in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.

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* Creator/AliHillis (coupled with ''Franchise/MassEffect'') as Liara T'Soni in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and as Lightning in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
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* Raul Anaya in ''Franchise/{{Halo}} as Master Chief.

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* Raul Anaya in ''Franchise/{{Halo}} ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' as Master Chief.
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* Sebastian Llapur in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' as Marcus Fenix.

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* Sebastian Llapur in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' as Marcus Fenix.Fenix.
* Raul Anaya in ''Franchise/{{Halo}} as Master Chief.
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* Creator/KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.

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* Creator/KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
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* Steve Downes and Jen Taylor in ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.

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* Steve Downes and Jen Taylor in ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.

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* Sebastian Llapur in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' as Marcus Fenix.
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** Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos as Filia (coupled with [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]]).
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* Creator/DCDouglas as Albert Wesker in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' and Legion in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. Moreso Wesker, since [=RE5=] came out first and proved memorable for [[LargeHam the sheer ham value]].
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* Creator/ErinFitzgerald (Parasoul) and Danielle [=McRae=] (Painwheel) in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. The former had years of experience as a voice actress in anime and cartoons beforehand, but ''Skullgirls'' and her role as the new voice of Chie in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' gave her more recognition among video game fans.

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* Creator/ErinFitzgerald (Parasoul) and Danielle [=McRae=] (Painwheel) in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. The former had years of experience as a voice actress in anime and cartoons beforehand, but ''Skullgirls'' and her role as the new voice of Chie in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' gave her more recognition among video game fans. The latter had some VO experience as Karma from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', but her role as Painwheel helped put her on the map.
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** Also from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', TsuyoshiKoyama.

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** Also from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', TsuyoshiKoyama.Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama.
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** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well, in particular, the Western-based video games.

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** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well, in particular, the Western-based video games. In fact, these pretty much launched Troy's career even higher that he ends up as a union-only actor, joining the ranks of SteveBlum and CrispinFreeman.
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* MiyuIrino as Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
* KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.

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* MiyuIrino Creator/MiyuIrino as Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
* KoukiUchiyama Creator/KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
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** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well.

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** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well.well, in particular, the Western-based video games.
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* Creator/PatrickSeitz (as Ragna), Creator/CristinaValenzuela (as Noel and the Murakumos), and Creator/LaurenLanda (as Litchi) in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.

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* Creator/PatrickSeitz (as Ragna), as Ragna, Creator/CristinaValenzuela (as as Noel and the Murakumos), Murakumos (Coupled with ''Manga/KOn''), and Creator/LaurenLanda (as Litchi) as Litchi (coupled with ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'') in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.
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* RobinAtkinDownes in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.

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* RobinAtkinDownes (coupled with ''NoMoreHeroes'') in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
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Video games and anime often share pools of voice actors, so finding a StarMakingRole in one field helps gain recognition in the other, and vice versa.

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Video games and anime often share pools of voice actors, so finding a StarMakingRole in one field helps can help gain recognition in the other, and vice versa.



* The ''TokimekiMemorial'' series were this for:

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Video games and anime often share pools of voice actors, so finding a StarMakingRole in one field helps gain recognition in the other, and vice versa.
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!!Japanese Voice Actors (Seiyuu)
* Creator/TakahiroSakurai in ''The Compilation of VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' (specifically, ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'').
* Creator/AsamiImai, Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (both coupled with the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series), Creator/HiromiHirata, and Creator/AsamiShimoda in ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster''.
** Also from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', TsuyoshiKoyama.
* MiyuIrino as Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts''.
* KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
* Creator/MasakazuMorita as Tidus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.
* YuukiKaji as Hope Estheim in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
* The ''TokimekiMemorial'' series were this for:
** Creator/MamiKingetsu (voice actress of Shiori Fujisaki, the central heroine of ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'').
** Creator/KazusaMurai (voice actress of Kaori Yae, an extremely popular heroine of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'').
* KenichiOno as Sanger Zonvolt in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha''.
* Taketora (Akuma) in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.

!!English Voice Actors
* Creator/NolanNorth as Nathan Drake in ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}''. His role as Desmond Miles in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' could also count as it came out a week before ''Uncharted.'' However, because Desmond is largely eclipsed by Altaïr whereas Drake is the main character in his game, ''Uncharted'' holds the advantage.
* DavidHayter as Solid Snake and Creator/KimMaiGuest as Mei Ling in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''
* Creator/PatrickSeitz (as Ragna), Creator/CristinaValenzuela (as Noel and the Murakumos), and Creator/LaurenLanda (as Litchi) in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.
* Creator/AdamHowden as Anders in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''.
* Simon Templeman as Kain in the ''LegacyOfKain'' series.
* Creator/ReubenLangdon as Dante in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 3'' (he was mostly a MotionCapture actor before ''[=DMC3=]'').
* Creator/RogerCraigSmith and Creator/DCDouglas as Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker, respectively, in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''.
** Around the same time, Smith also made a name for himself in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' as the voice of Ezio Auditore, and as the new voice of Sonic the Hedgehog as of ''VideoGame/SonicColors''.
* Creator/CharlesMartinet in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' (which was not the first time he voiced Mario).
* Music/JesseMcCartney as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', sharing both roles with KoukiUchiyama above. While Jesse was already a musical star, this gave him recognition as a voice actor.
* Creator/AliHillis (coupled with ''Franchise/MassEffect'') as Lightning in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
* Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor (coupled with the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series) as Tidus and Hedy Burress as Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.
* GideonEmery as Balthier in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''.
* Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', and probably also ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' (as the two games were released around the same time).
** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well.
* SamWitwer and David Collins in ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''.
* Creator/ErinFitzgerald (Parasoul) and Danielle [=McRae=] (Painwheel) in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. The former had years of experience as a voice actress in anime and cartoons beforehand, but ''Skullgirls'' and her role as the new voice of Chie in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' gave her more recognition among video game fans.
* Ryan Drummond and Deem Bristow in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.
* Antony Del Rio and S. Scott Bullock in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. The latter had been a widely recognized cartoon voice actor for over a decade, but never had a big role to his name.
* Creator/QuintonFlynn as Raiden in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2'' and Axel in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.
* T.C. Carson in ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''.
* Minae Noji in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. She had done voice acting in video games before (despite primarily being a TV/film actress), but Milla was her first big role.
* Charlie Schlatter in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''.
* RobinAtkinDownes in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* Creator/TaraPlatt and Creator/KarenStrassman in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.
* Helena Taylor in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''.
* Michael Wincott (as a voice actor) in ''VideoGame/DarksidersII''.
* Creator/KeithSzarabajka in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''.
* Steve Downes and Jen Taylor in ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}''.

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