Line #107 Creator/RichardEpcar


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3	'''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders OH MY GOD!!!]] Richard Epcar can break you in two!'''
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5	But enough stubs, let's get on with the article.
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7	Richard Michael Epcar (born April 29, 1955) has been acting for well over 30 years, starting out in theater (as the Count himself in ''Dracula'', among others) before moving into television and voice acting. While still relatively new at voice acting, Richard already had a few years under his belt by the time that he was introduced to his first anime, ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''. He is best known for his portrayal of Batou from ''Anime/GhostInTheShell1995'' and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'', which he considers to be his all-time favorite role, and has appeared in numerous anime and video games. His deep-yet-laid back voice and considerable range has proven to be perfect for playing badasses, {{Large Ham}}s, and the occasional mentor and father figure.
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9	He is also an ADR director, doing such works as ''Anime/LupinIII'', ''Anime/{{Noein}}'', ''Manga/BoboboBoBoboBo'', and ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes''.
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11	Outside of voice acting, Richard has appeared in television shows such as ''Series/{{Matlock}}'', ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', and ''Series/BabylonFive''; movies such as 1992's ''Literature/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan'' and ''Gunfighter'' in 1999, commercials for Coke Zero, and other media.
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13	In 2008, he started up a voice production company "Epcar Entertainment, Inc" with his wife Ellyn Stern. He's also a drummer for the ''LA River Band'', and a huge fan of Franchise/JamesBond.
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15	You can find him on his personal website [[https://richardepcar.com here.]]
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18	!!Notable roles by Richard Epcar:
19	!!!Anime
20	* Armorhide in ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise''
21	* Batou in ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' and ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''
22	* Bendot and Gozu in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (2011 series)
23	* Black Ghost in ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}''
24	* The titular character in ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo''
25	* Commander Daguza Mackle in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn''
26	* Etemon and Myotismon (Vamdemon) in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''
27	** Merukimon (Mercurymon) in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''
28	** Tuwarmon in ''Anime/DigimonFusion''
29	* Eugen in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' (reprised his role for ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'', ''Versus: Rising'' and ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink'')
30	* Foreman Kurobe in ''Manga/{{Coppelion}}''
31	* Coach Genji Kamogawa in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''
32	* Genma Himuro in ''Anime/{{Ninja Scroll}}''
33	* [[VideoGame/PokemonRedandBlue Giovanni]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyandSapphire Matt]] in ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''
34	* Guld Goa Bowman in ''Anime/MacrossPlus''
35	* Haeda Gunnel and Orcus in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''
36	* Halloween in ''Manga/{{MAR}}''
37	* Inspector Heinrich Lunge in ''Manga/{{Monster}}''
38	* Helbram in ''Manga/TheSevenDeadlySins''
39	* Hercules in ''Manga/{{Pluto}}''
40	* Hiko Seijuro XIII and Raijuta Isurugi in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''
41	* Houndoom in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}''
42	* Old Man [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJosephJoestar Joseph Joestar]] in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': ''Battle Tendency'' epilogue, ''Stardust Crusaders'', and ''Diamond Is Unbreakable''
43	* Kannosaki in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
44	* Kei Munakata in ''Anime/ExDriver''
45	* Kouichiro Toudou and the Narrator in ''Literature/TheAsteriskWar''
46	* Kyouki Koriyama and the titular character in ''Anime/{{Noein}}''
47	* ''Anime/LupinIII'':
48	** Daisuke Jigen in the Creator/{{Geneon}} dub of the ''Anime/LupinIIIPartII'' series, and the Discotek dubs for ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' and ''Anime/LupinIIIPart5''.
49	** Inspector Koichi Zenigata in the Creator/FUNimation dub of the ''Anime/LupinIIITheWomanCalledFujikoMine'' series, and the Creator/BangZoomEntertainment dubs of ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen'' and ''Anime/GoemonIshikawasSprayOfBlood''
50	* Manda in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
51	* Racer X in ''Anime/SpeedRacerX''
52	* Ray Dark in ''Anime/InazumaElevenAres''
53	* Sloan in ''[[Literature/{{Durarara}} Durarara!!x2]]''
54	* Tadao Hiiragi in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
55	* Tomoru Sakishima in ''Anime/NagiAsuALullInTheSea''
56	* Wheeler in ''Anime/CaptainHarlock''
57	* Wolf Daddy in ''Manga/BloodLad''
58	* [[spoiler:Young Yhwach/Fake]] Zangetsu, Go Koga, and Yhwach in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
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60	!!!Asian Animation (non-anime)
61	* Wombat, Mr. Ding, Sage, and Elder in ''Animation/StitchAndAi''.[[labelnote:Additional uncredited roles]][[Characters/LiloAndStitchMinorCharacters Cobra Bubbles]] and [[Characters/LiloAndStitchMajorCharacters Captain Gantu]][[/labelnote]]
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63	!!!Live-Action TV & Film
64	* A ''lot'' of [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters of the Week]] in ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', from ''MMPR'' to ''Wild Force''
65	** Barbarax in ''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy''
66	* Buck[[labelnote:*]]Voice only[[/labelnote]] in ''Film/RiseOfThePlanetOfTheApes''
67	* Colonel Icebot, Dark Heart, and others in ''Series/VRTroopers''
68	* Farnsworth in ''Series/StreetHawk''[[labelnote:*]]"Pilot"[[/labelnote]]
69	* Jake in ''Series/HardTimeOnPlanetEarth''[[labelnote:*]]"The Hot Dog Man"[[/labelnote]]
70	* Karato and Lightningborg in ''Series/{{Beetleborgs}}''
71	* Louis in ''Series/{{V\|1983}}''[[labelnote:*]]"The Rescue"[[/labelnote]]
72	* Mr. Terror in ''Series/MightyMed''
73	* Narration for ''Film/TheDevilsRejects''
74	* Some of the other Riders that showed up in ''Series/MaskedRider'' (ZX and V-3)
75	* Taylor in ''Literature/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan''
76	* Additional voices and ADR looping for ''All Good Things'', ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast1987'', ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill2008'', ''Film/Deadpool2016'', ''Film/Deadpool2'', ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Film/{{Gladiator}}'', ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys'', ''Film/ILoveYouBethCooper'', ''Film/IndependenceDay'', ''Film/InspectorGadget1999'', ''Film/TheManInTheIronMask'', ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'', ''Film/TheProposal'', ''Film/Se7en'', ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''
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78	!!!Video Games
79	* Ace in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors''. ("The Nonary Games" version)
80	* [[BloodKnight Akuma]] in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Dave Mallow)
81	* Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Terra-Xehanort in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series (from ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII KHII]]'' onwards)
82	* Azazel in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 6'' (Scenario Campaign only)
83	* Baofu in the American translation of ''VideoGame/Persona2''
84	* Berith and Dr. Aleister from ''Demon's Score''
85	* Biff Tradwell in ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers''
86	* Brigan in ''VideoGame/OdinSphere''
87	* Cancer and Libra in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''
88	* Cyrus Temple in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'' ("Zero Saints Thirty" only)
89	* [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Demitri Maximoff]] and [[VideoGame/ArTonelicoMelodyOfElemia Bourd Rade]] in ''VideoGame/CrossEdge''
90	* Dong Zhuo in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' (from ''[=DW4=]'' onwards; uncredited)
91	* The Elf Priest in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III''
92	* Farli in ''VideoGame/{{Stonekeep}}''
93	* [[BoisterousBruiser Flay Gunnar]] and [[ExtremeDoormat Zeppel Kriever]] in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlrevis'' & ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy''
94	* [[NoNameGiven Former Amaterasu CEO]] in ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode''
95	* Dr. Gabriel Lantis in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean: Second Evolution]]'' and King Airyglyph XIII in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTilltheEndofTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]''
96	* Gaius van Belsar and Ilberd Feare in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' (Los Angeles cast)
97	* Geese Howard in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''
98	* Hope in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV''
99	* ComicBook/TheJoker and Raiden in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse''
100	** Raiden in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'', ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
101	** The Joker in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''
102	* Kanbe Kuroda in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara: Samurai Heroes''
103	* Keithgriff Hazeldine in ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk''
104	* Knight Argent Heinkel in ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault''
105	* Kurt in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''
106	* The Narrator in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''
107	* The Narrator and Tsar Nicholas II in ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant''
108	* Poseidon in ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''
109	* President Adam Benford in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' (MotionCapture only)
110	* Principal Kobayakawa in ''VideoGame/Persona5''
111	* Robo Knight and Yuffo in the ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' tie-in game.
112	* Sawyer in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
113	* Skywarp and additional voices in ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''
114	* Taichiro Sugai and the Arena Announcer in the ''VideoGame/DotHackGU''
115	* Thunderbeak in the 20th anniversary release of ''VideoGame/ShadysPoopong''
116	* Tiny and [[EvilTwin Butch]] in ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' series (''C1'', ''Tournament Edition'' and ''C2: Judgment Clay'')
117	* Ulrich "Pops" Olsen in ''VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizonLegacy''
118	* Emperor Walhart in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''
119	** Jedah in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]''
120	** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Oliver]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem Hardin]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
121	** Leopold von Bergliz in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes''
122	* Xin Zhao in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
123	* One of the Yoga Instructors in ''VideoGame/WiiFit''
124	* Colonel Zachary Arnold in ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander''
125	* Ziggy in the ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' series
126	* Alexandros Mograne in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Shadowlands''
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128	!!!Western Animation
129	* Commissioner Jim Gordon in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedAnimalInstincts''
130	* Danny/Ciro, Zull, and additional characters in the first English dub of ''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville''
131	* Julius Caesar in ''WesternAnimation/TheMrPeabodyAndShermanShow''
132	* Gladiator in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' (uncredited)
133	* Grier in ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers''
134	* Lali in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'' (uncredited)
135	* Mr. Noisy in the American dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow''
136	* Saikhan in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
137	* Serpentor in the ''Action Force'' [[http://www.richardepcar.com/resumes/RichardEpcarVoiceOverResume.pdf redub]] of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero''
138	* Sudden Death in ''WesternAnimation/NFLRushZoneGuardiansOfTheCore''
139	* Little John in ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''
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141	!!Tropes relating to Richard Epcar's work:
142	* ApprovalOfGod: [[invoked]] Richard heavily approved of Creator/BenAffleck as ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' for the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse.
143	* CreatorBacklash: [[invoked]] Since he voiced Chief Saikhan in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', he didn't like how ''Film/TheLastAirbender'' turned out.
144	* CreatorsFavorite: [[invoked]] Richard loves voicing the Joker, since he was a Batman fan growing up.
145	* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: [[invoked]] Since he is a James Bond fan, he likes one movie per era.
146	** For the Creator/SeanConnery era, he likes ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''.
147	** For the Creator/DanielCraig era, he prefers ''Film/{{Casino Royale\|2006}}''.
148	* CreepyHighPitchedVoice: As the Joker, he uses this.
149	* DoingItForTheArt: The reason he does anime dubbing, even though it pays nothing compared to doing video games and western animation. Despite being a union-only member, anime is how he entered the voice acting business (as opposed to his other fellow union-only voice actors like Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor and Creator/NolanNorth who entered the voice acting businesses ''other'' than anime).
150	* EvilLaugh: As the Joker, he's expected to do that.
151	* {{Irony}}: While he has voiced in tons of video games, he is bad at playing them with the exception of ''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997''.
152	* PlayingAgainstType: Often plays [[LargeHam over the top big guys]], [[CoolOldGuy cool mentor figures and old guys]] and villains. His role as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Principal Kobayakawa]], while both a big guy and a minor villain, is more of a wimpy, {{Gonk}} DirtyCoward.
153	* PromotedFanboy: He talked about how much of a fan he is of ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' and was beyond thrilled to voice the Joker. Related to this, the ''Batman Unlimited'' films see him as the {{Trope Namer\|s}} for TheCommissionerGordon.
154	* StarMakingRole: [[Anime/GhostInTheShell Batou]].
155	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He likes drinking martinis.
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