Line #38 Creator/MichelleRuff


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2	Michelle Suzanne Ruff (born September 22, 1967) is an American voice actress most famous for being [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia Kuchiki]].
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4	Although she has also gained ''plenty'' of recognition as [[Franchise/SailorMoon Luna]], [[Manga/MarmaladeBoy Miki Koishikawa]], [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko Littner]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Euphemia Li Britannia]], [[Manga/LuckyStar Tsukasa Hiiragi]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Crimson Viper]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Etna]], [[VideoGame/Persona3 Yukari Takeba]], [[VideoGame/TalesofVesperia Rita Mordio]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[Manga/LupinTheThird Fujiko Mine]], and [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Cream The Rabbit]].
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6	In other words, most of her famous roles are [[{{Deuteragonist}} secondary main characters]] (that does not mean they are not awesome though). Ruff has a wide voice range, going from {{emotionless\|Girl}} like Yuki to HotBlooded like Yoko to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} ditzy and happy]] like Tsukasa. Her characters are mostly badass babes (or just hot babes in general, like Fujiko Mine in ''Lupin III'').
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8	She was awarded for "Best Voice Actress in an Anime Dub" at Anime Expo 09 for her role as [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia]].
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10	Has a [[http://www.michelleruff.com personal website]].
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13	!!Notable roles from Michelle Ruff:
14	!!!Anime
15	* Anri Sonohara in ''Literature/{{Durarara}}''
16	* Aoi Sakuraba in ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi''
17	* Aoi Tohsaka in ''Literature/FateZero''
18	* Arcueid Brunestud in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''
19	* Ayase Tarada and Keika in ''Anime/{{Scryed}}''
20	* Belvedere Coco in ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
21	* Carmen 99 in ''Anime/GunXSword''
22	* Chii, Elda, and Freya in ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
23	* Chikane Himemiya in ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''
24	* Elie in ''Manga/RaveMaster''
25	* Elissa Doolittle in ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix''
26	* Erina Pendleton in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure''
27	* Euphemia Li Britannia, young Lelouch, and Arthur in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
28	* Fujiko Mine in the following ''Anime/LupinIII'' titles:
29	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart1'' (AKA the "Green Jacket" series)
30	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPartII'' (AKA the "Red Jacket" series)
31	** ''Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' (2003 Pioneer dub)
32	** ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon''
33	** ''Anime/LupinIIIEpisode0FirstContact''
34	** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConan''
35	** ''Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid''
36	** ''[[Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]''
37	** ''Anime/LupinIIIVsDetectiveConanTheMovie''
38	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' (AKA "Part 4")
39	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5''
40	** ''Anime/LupinIIIIsLupinStillBurning''
41	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheFirst''
42	** ''Anime/LupinIIIGoodbyePartner''
43	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPrisonOfThePast''
44	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart6''
45	* Futaba Miyamizu in ''Anime/YourName''
46	* [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Gabby]] in ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''
47	* Haruka Amagiri in ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar''
48	* Kaori in ''Manga/{{Akira}}'' (Animaze dub)
49	* Kikyo Zoldyck in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (2011 version)
50	* Kirari Momobami in ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}''
51	* Kizna Towryk in ''Manga/PilotCandidate''
52	* Koishi Herikawa in ''Anime/PleaseTeacher''
53	* Konoha Amagi in ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'' (as Sophie Roberts)
54	* Lan in ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne'' (as Sophie Roberts)
55	* Leara in ''Anime/WolfsRain''
56	* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise:
57	** Lopmon/Antylamon in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''
58	** Zoe Orimoto/Kazemon/Zephyrmon and a different Lopmon in ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''
59	** [[TheDanza Michelle Crier]] in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''
60	** Sparrowmon and Spadamon in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
61	* Luna in the Viz dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon''
62	* [[ProneToTears Manaka]] [[TenderTears Mukaido]] in ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea''
63	* Madame Kurenai in ''Manga/EdensZero''
64	* Meow in ''Anime/CarriedByTheWindTsukikageRan''
65	* [[PlayingAgainstType Miharu]] in ''Manga/GirlsBravo''
66	* Miki Koishikawa in ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy''
67	* Miku and Nana in ''Anime/MetalFighterMiku''
68	* Miu in ''Manga/DearS''
69	* Moe Kisaragi, the Momoi triplets, and A-ko Saenai in ''Anime/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan''
70	* [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Mrs. Sickly (Experiment 255) and Clip (Experiment 177)]] in ''Anime/{{Stitch}}''
71	* Naomi, Marylou, Hyde, Sugino, Princess Marie, Nana Baba and Ivy in ''Manga/ZatchBell''
72	* Rabi~en~Rose a.k.a Hikaru Usada in ''Anime/{{Di Gi Charat\|1999}}'' and ''[[Anime/DiGiCharatTheaterLeaveItToPiyokoPyo Leave it to Piyoko-pyo!]]''
73	* Ran the Goldfish in ''Anime/AngelTales''
74	* Ririka Nishizono in ''Literature/OcculticNine''
75	* Rukia Kuchiki, [[CrossdressingVoices Snakey]], Tobiume and Mahana Natsui in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
76	* [[TheOtherDarrin Saber]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'''s Unlimited Blade Works movie
77	** Reprised for Saber's cameo in ''Literature/FateApocrypha'', even though she herself had been Darrined by Creator/KariWahlgren in other ''Fate'' entries, as well as Toole the Homunculus.
78	* Saga in ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar''
79	* Sarah Coppola in ''Anime/{{Ingress}}''
80	* Sasame Fuma and Matsuri (post-time skip) in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
81	* Young Satoru Fujinuma in ''Manga/{{Erased}}''
82	* Shimajiro Shimano in ''Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro''
83	* [[Characters/SwordArtOnlineShinoAsada Sinon]] in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
84	* Sumire Kanzaki in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
85	** Reprised in ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheAnimation''
86	* Takeo Kamado in ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba''
87	* Tatiana Wisla and Alvis E. Hamilton in ''Anime/LastExile''
88	* Tsukasa Hiiragi and Minami Iwasaki in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
89	* Tsukiko Sagi in ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent''
90	* Uchiyama Hiroko in ''Manga/ApocalypseZero''
91	* Urumi Kanzaki in ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka''
92	* Winia in ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
93	* Yayoi Fujisawa in ''Anime/{{Stellvia}}''
94	* Yoko Littner in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
95	* Yuki Nagato and Miyuki Enomoto in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''
96	** Yuki Nagato in ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan''
97	* Yura Kekain in ''Manga/NuraRiseOfTheYokaiClan'' (as Sophie Roberts)
98	* Yurika Dojima in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
99	* Zaneli in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
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101	!!!Film
102	* Baby and young Tai Lung in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''
103	* Animation/{{Pororo\|TheLittlePenguin}} in ''Pororo to the Cookie Castle''
104	* [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky's]] Good Guy Doll voice in ''Film/CurseOfChucky''
105	* [[ComicBook/SpiderGirl May "Mayday" Parker]] in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse''
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107	!!!Video Games
108	* Arioch in ''VideoGame/{{Drakengard}}''
109	* [[CrossdressingVoices Carl]] Clover in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''
110	* Cierra in ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand''
111	* Cream the Rabbit in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (2010-current)
112	* Crimson Viper in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''
113	* Eliza in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''
114	* Etna in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' video games and anime, as well as [[VideoGame/PhantomBrave the]] [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom other]] [[VideoGame/CrossEdge games]] [[VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject Etna]] [[VideoGame/TrinityUniverse appears]] [[VideoGame/PrinnyCanIReallyBeTheHero in]]. Notably she did not voice Etna in the original [=PS2=] version (that would be Creator/AmandaWinnLee). When the first game was rereleased on PSP and (to a lesser extent, DS), Etna's dialogue was re-recorded by Ruff, likely due to the "What If Etna killed Lahral at the start?" mode added to the game
115	** Also voices Salvatore in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 3\|AbsenceOfJustice}}'' (and her Dimension 2 DLC), and Desco in ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 4\|APromiseUnforgotten}}'' (and her DLC appearances in Dimension 2 and 3's Vita port).
116	* Filly Dee in ''VideoGame/AtelierTotori''
117	* Húxiān in ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown''
118	* Ice in ''VideoGame/CyGirls''
119	* Jenny in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird's'' DLC chapter ''Gangsters in Space''
120	* Jill Valentine in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations'' and ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil5 Patricia Ja Lee]] and Creator/{{Kari\|Wahlgren}} [[VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3 Wahlgren]])
121	* Kaoru Konoe in ''VideoGame/GateKeepers''
122	* Katherine [=McBride=] in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''
123	* Kluke in ''VideoGame/BlueDragon''
124	* Mahbu in ''VideoGame/JadeCocoon''
125	* Marion Quinn in ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk''
126	* Miranda in ''VideoGame/GrandiaIII''
127	* Nicola Karnstein in ''VideoGame/CodeVein''
128	* [[Creator/NipponIchi Nisa]], Chian, [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Tsunemi]], and [[VideoGame/PacMan Lady Wac]] in ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}''
129	* Noire and two of the female [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] voices in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/LaurenLanda in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' as [[CanonName Robin]])
130	** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Soleil]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
131	* Plumeria and Lusamine in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
132	* Quina and Aelinore in ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''
133	* Rita Mordio in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia''
134	* Rosalie in ''VideoGame/MementoMoriAFKRPG''
135	* Saki in ''VideoGame/LuminousArc''
136	* Sakuya Tachibana in ''VideoGame/GodEater''
137	* Scherazard Harvey and Ries Argent in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky''
138	* Shanoa in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia''
139	** Maria Renard in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles''
140	* Sophia Esteed in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''
141	* Velvet in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''
142	* [[Characters/Persona3YukariTakeba Yukari Takeba]] in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' & ''VideoGame/Persona4ArenaUltimax''
143	** Sadayo Kawakami in ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (including ''[[Anime/Persona5TheAnimation The Animation]]'' and ''[[UpdatedReRelease Royal]]'')
144	** Mayoido Shopkeeper in ''VideoGame/Persona3Reload''
145	* Zephie in ''VideoGame/MagnaCarta2''
146	* Zozo in ''VideoGame/CodeOfPrincess''
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148	!!Tropes associated with Michelle Ruff:
149	* {{Deuteragonist}}: What her best well known roles fall into.
150	* PigeonholedVoiceActor: A lot of her characters are usually deep-voiced badass or hot chicks such as [[Franchise/StreetFighter Crimson Viper]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Rukia]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} Nisa]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Yoko]], [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Etna]]. Also, as mentioned above, most of her characters are {{deuteragonist}}s or minor characters and rarely receive lead roles.
151	* PlayingAgainstType: As the sweet, aproachable, and childlike [[Manga/GirlsBravo Miharu]], and the [[ShrinkingViolet timid]], [[BreakTheCutie sad]], [[LovableCoward easily frightened]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Noire]].
152	* WomanOfAThousandVoices: How can we not forget this? She is not only capable of a deep voice, but also softer tone for {{The Quiet One}}s like [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Yuki Nagato]] and [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Anri]]. Or doing a higher-pitch voice for more younger characters like [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Cream the Rabbit]] and [[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Desco]]; and even [[VideoGame/BlazBlue young boys]].

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