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9->''"You know, people often ask me, 'How does one get into acting in video games?', and the process is surprisingly simple. Step 1: save up your money, buy a decent microphone, and then ''wait for Creator/NolanNorth and I to die''."''
10-->-- '''Troy Baker''' at [[https://youtu.be/aXPPFAwYzVs The Game Awards 2015]]
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12Troy Edward Baker (born April 1, 1976 in Dallas, Texas) is a voice actor and musician from Texas whose forte seems to be playing [[{{Jerkass}} assholes]], be they heroic or villainous. On the other hand, though, he's also good at playing [[PluckyComicRelief comedic]] characters, even though some of them [[ObfuscatingStupidity just might end up being the former]].
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14He has been doing voiceover work in California and with this change his forte has switched to playing [[TheChessmaster Chessmasters]]. If he voices a character like this, expect a character voiced by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch to oppose him. Also seems to like playing a FakeBrit, generally the EvilBrit [[note]]Kazkis Proxy and Schneizel have that EvilBrit thing going for them; November 11 and Excalibur are actually supposed to be British[[/note]].
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16He has become a major presence in the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' franchise, having voiced [[VideoGame/LEGOBatman Bat]][[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries man]], ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity two]]'' [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight Robins]], along with various villains. Most notably, he showed that he was a worthy successor to Creator/MarkHamill's iconic portrayal of the Joker by doing a near-perfect replication of Hamill's voice in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', thus making him the only actor to date in any medium who has played both roles.
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18Troy married his wife Pam on October 13, 2012. Apparently, this is one of the main reasons why Creator/MatthewMercer [[TheOtherDarrin took over his role]] as Kanji in the second half of the ''Persona 4'' anime. By the time he's back from honeymoon, he's gone to become so well-known and busy in the industry, Creator/MatthewMercer would end up succeeding many of his roles in anime and Japanese games.
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20Troy is currently one of the most popular voice actors working out of Los Angeles today - you probably know him best for Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Joel in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII its sequel]], the default male voice in the ''Saints Row'' series from ''3'' onwards, the first voice of Kanji in ''Persona 4'' (he left halfway through recording of the anime adaptation because of his marriage and honeymoon, and has since been replaced by Creator/MatthewMercer), Hawkeye in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' and Snow in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' trilogy.
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22While he might not be able to reprise his Japanese-based works, he'll still appear in Western works, examples include ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' (Gul'dan) and ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'' (Shinnok), or if said 'Japanese' work is extremely high profile, such as ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' (Revolver Ocelot), and ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'' (he even got his name credited in Katakana: トロイ・ベイカー). However, sometimes he did have interest in reprising his old Japanese anime-style roles that he particularly likes, such as [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]]. When ''Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition'' was being localized, he wasn't even contacted to reprise much to his chagrin. While it is probable that his new fame might make the developers think that his lines were going to be super expensive and they wanted to cut cost, Troy made it clear [[AwesomeDearBoy he'd love to do it]]. This was further emphasized when in the following year, he confirmed he would be returning to voice Vincent in the remake of ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}''. Additionally, he has made a return to voicing anime in the form of the Netflix ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' series where he plays the titular character.
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24On Thursdays, Baker co-hosts ''Retro Replay,'' a retro-gaming channel, with fellow voice actor Creator/NolanNorth. In April 2019, Rooster Teeth partnered up with the show. Unfortunately in April 2020, after an apparent disagreement with the future direction of the channel, Baker left to form his own channel.
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26Has a Website/{{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/TroyBakerVA account]]. Has no known relation to fellow voice actor Creator/DeeBradleyBaker or to former [[Series/DoctorWho doctors]] Creator/TomBaker or Creator/ColinBaker.
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28!!Fucking roles, I will read the shit out of you!
29!!!Anime
30* [[PlayingAgainstType Abel Nightroad]] in ''Literature/TrinityBlood''
31* Action Bastard in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' (the Creator/AdultSwim GagDub version)
32* Akatsuki Kain in ''Manga/VampireKnight''
33* Baki Hanma in ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler 2018'' (replacing Creator/RobertMcCollum) (his first anime role after many years of doing video game and western animation voice work)
34* Excalibur in ''Manga/SoulEater'' ([[CatchPhrase FOOL!]])
35* Frank Archer in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003''
36** Greed Ling (The Second Greed) in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''
37* Gin in ''Manga/CaseClosed''
38* Hoi in ''Anime/DragonBallZWrathOfTheDragon''
39* Jenos Hazard in ''Manga/BlackCat''
40* Jin Kariya in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
41** Ganryu in the first film ''Anime/BleachMemoriesOfNobody''.
42* Kazkis Proxy in ''Anime/ErgoProxy''
43* Kouga Gennosuke in ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}''
44* Madarao and Kaguro in ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}''
45* Makoto Kawazu in ''Manga/DesertPunk''
46* November 11 in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''
47* Ryosuke Morimi in ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast''
48* Schneizel el Britannia in ''Anime/CodeGeass''
49* Syam Vist in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn''
50* Yamato and Pain in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
51* Zuuma/[[spoiler:Radok]] in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' ''Revolution'' and ''Evolution-R''
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53!!!Video Games
54* AJ in ''VideoGame/{{DiRT}} 5''
55* Alec Mason in ''VideoGame/RedFactionGuerrilla''
56* Alex Taylor in ''VideoGame/TheCrew''
57* Arlon and Pyrrhon in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''
58* Batman, Sinestro, Brainiac, and Two-Face in ''VideoGame/LegoBatman 2: DC Super Heroes''
59** Batman, Two-Face, Hush, the Atom, Red Hood, and Killer Moth in ''LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham''
60** DC Comics Batman, Two-Face, and [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} the Digital Overlord]] in ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions''
61* Batman/Bruce Wayne and Thomas Wayne in ''VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries''
62* Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite''
63* The Boss ("Male Voice 1") in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird'' and ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV''
64* Bruce Banner in ''VideoGame/MarvelsAvengers''
65* Buck the Exile Human Spellslinger Explorer in ''VideoGame/WildStar''
66* Charles Gregory in ''VideoGame/BinaryDomain''
67* Cole Rainsford in ''VideoGame/CabelasDangerousHunts'' (2011)
68* Delsin Rowe in ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''
69* Erron Black, Shinnok, and Fujin in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. He would reprise the roles of Black and Shinnok in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'', while Fujin got Darrin'd by Creator/MatthewYangKing.
70* Espio the Chameleon in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (2010-2016)
71* Ghaleon in ''[[VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar Lunar: Silver Star Harmony]]''
72* Godslayer in ''VideoGame/ThePathless''
73* Gul'dan in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' (since ''Warlords of Draenor'') and ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm''
74* Higgs Monaghan in ''VideoGame/DeathStranding'' and ''VideoGame/DeathStranding2OnTheBeach''
75* [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indiana Jones]] in ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheGreatCircle''
76* Jake Muller in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'' (he also sings the ending theme for Jake's campaign)
77* Jack Mitchell in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare''
78* James Sunderland in the Xbox 360/[=PS3=] version of ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''
79* Jetfire and Zeta Prime in ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron''
80** Jetfire, Kickback, and Jazz in ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron''
81* Joel Miller in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''
82* Jonesy in ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''
83* Joseph Allen and random Army Rangers in ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2''
84* Kagan in ''VideoGame/{{Bloodrayne}} 2''
85* Kai Leng in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''
86* Kanji Tatsumi and [[spoiler:Shadow Kanji]] in ''VideoGame/Persona4'' (also for ''Golden'', ''[[VideoGame/Persona4Arena Arena]]'' and the first half of the anime, which could be considered a second StarMakingRole)
87** Kei (Nate) Nanjou in ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'' (PSP)
88** Eikichi 'Michel' Mishina in ''VideoGame/Persona2''
89* Klackon adviser and Psilon adviser in the 2016 remake of ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion''
90* Kul Tesska in the ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes]]'' video game
91* Logan Thackeray in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2''
92* Loki in ''VideoGame/MarvelRivals''
93* Lyndon the Scoundrel in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII''
94* Magni in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''
95* Markus Vaughn in ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter''
96* Sgt. Matt Baker, [[TheDanza appropriately]], in ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms''
97* The Maw in ''VideoGame/TheMedium''
98* Migrant AC, Zodiac #3 and the second computer voice in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore 5''
99* Mitsunari Ishida in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara: Samurai Heroes'' and the anime
100* Comicbook/{{Nova}} in ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3'' and ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes''
101* Ocelot in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain''
102* Olivier Lenheim and Bleublanc in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' (replaced by Creator/MatthewMercer and Creator/KirkThornton, respectively, in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Trails of Cold Steel]]'')
103* Orkos in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarAscension''
104* Pagan Min in ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' and ''VideoGame/FarCry6'' (Season Pass DLC)
105* Paz in ''VideoGame/MetalHellsinger''
106* Rhys in ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands''
107* Ryu Hayabusa in the ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series (from ''Dimensions'' on) and ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden 3''
108* Sam Drake in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' and ''VideoGame/UnchartedTheLostLegacy''
109* Sigma in the promotional anime for ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' [[spoiler: and Kyle Klim in the game proper.]]
110* Simon Krieger in ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales''
111* Sinestro ([[VideoGame/LegoBatman again]]) and Nightwing in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''
112* Siris in ''VideoGame/InfinityBlade''
113* Slimer in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' (credited under "Additional Voices")
114* [[PlayingAgainstType Snow]] [[TheHero Vill]][[TheIdealist iers]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'', and ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy'' ([[MemeticMutation STEELGUARD!]])
115* Sol Badguy in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear 2: Overture''
116* Superman in ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis''
117* Suzaku in ''VideoGame/TrinityUniverse''
118* Talion in ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor'' and ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar''
119* Terrance Brooks, the Black Ops Multiplayer Announcer by proxy, and additional voices in ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps''
120* Two-Face, Robin, and Nightwing (technically, as his grunts for Robin were reused for Nightwing) in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''
121** The Joker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham''
122** Arkham Knight/[[spoiler:Red Hood ([[VideoGame/LegoBatman again]])]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight''
123** [[spoiler:Jason Todd]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR''
124* Valvatorez in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten''
125* Vincent Brooks in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' and the 2019 remake
126* Yun in ''VideoGame/ManaKhemia2FallOfAlchemy''
127* Yuri Lowell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', his StarMakingRole in the video game industry (replaced by Creator/GrantGeorge for the Definitive Edition)
128* Zenith, Theron Shan, Indigo in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
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130!!!Western Animation
131* The Joker (again) in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMonsterMayhem'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMechsVsMutants'', also voicing Two Face in the latter
132* Loki and Hawkeye in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider|Man2012}}-Man'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''
133* Steeljaw in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise''
134* Van Kleiss and Biowulf in ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''
135* Whirlwind, Clay Quartermain, Grey Gargoyle, Blizzard, Ulik, Faradei, Groot, and Michael Korvac in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''
136* Batman and Joker in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''
137* Bruce Wayne/Batman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueXRWBYSuperHeroesAndHuntsmen'' ''Part 2''.
138* Kraven the Hunter in ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan''
139* Brion Markov/Geo-Force, Dr. Simon Ecks, and Sheriff Patrick Maguire in ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}''
140* Mortar in ''WesternAnimation/StretchArmstrongAndTheFlexFighters''
141* Hawkman in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction''
142* Blue Falcon on ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''
143* Grime on ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}''
144* Batman on ''WesternAnimation/BatmanandSupermanBattleOfTheSuperSons''
145* Syldor on ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina''
146* Uncle Ryan on ''WebAnimation/{{Godspeed}}''
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148!![[VideoGame/Persona4 Rule one! Be myself. Rule two! Get people to trope me]]:
149* ActionGenreHeroGuy: He has been frequently hired to play generic badass dudes in video games. To the point where being voiced by him is almost a prerequisite for this trope. Examples include [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare Jack Mitchell]], [[VideoGame/BioShockInfinite Booker DeWitt]] and [[VideoGame/RedFactionGuerrilla Alec Mason]] to name only a few.
150* AwesomeDearBoy:
151** Despite becoming a high profile voice actor and leaving behind some of his anime roles, Troy clearly thought that [[StarMakingRole Yuri Lowell]] is awesome enough that he would love to voice his new lines for ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Definitive Edition''. Unfortunately for him, he was not contacted to reprise, much to his and the fans' disappointment.
152** Despite having rarely reprised his VA work for Japanese-related media in some time, Troy has nothing but fond memories of some of his older works within that sphere, chief among them being the aforementioned Yuri, Kanji and Vincent - many of which helped him become popular around the early 2010s. Luckily enough for him, he still does get to reprise his role as Snow for most related spin-offs (''Final Fantasy'' dubs tend to be union affairs), and he reprised his role of Vincent in the ''Full Body'' remake of ''Catherine''.
153** In 2018, he returned to anime to voice the titular character, Baki, much to anime fans delight.
154* TheBusCameBack: After a nearly ''five year'' gap from his last anime work (Persona 4 The Animation), he ''finally'' returned to doing anime work in 2018's ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''. Not long after in May 2019, he reprised his role as Schneizel in ''Anime/CodeGeassLelouchOfTheResurrection''. Though it doesn't appear to be a huge return as the roles are limited to ones he's personally fond of.
155* TheCastShowoff: Having originally been a singer and guitarist before becoming a voice actor, some of the games Troy has worked on take advantage of this. Among them include ''Resident Evil 6'', where he sings the ending theme of Jake Muller's campaign and ''[=BioShock=] Infinite''[='=]s "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" sequence. He's also sung and played bass at multiple concerts where the ''Silent Hill'' songs are performed by singer Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn, and songwriters Music/AkiraYamaoka and Joe Romersa.
156* DeadpanSnarker: Some of the characters he had voiced tend to be sarcastic.
157* EvilSoundsDeep: Whenever he plays a villain, expect them to have a deep voice. Especially in ''VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar'' [[spoiler:when [[FaceHeelTurn Talion goes evil]]]].
158* FakeBrit: He's ''really'' good at pulling off British accents. Compare [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack November 11]], [[Manga/SoulEater Excalibur]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Schneizel]], [[VideoGame/BinaryDomain Charles Gregory]], [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Arlon]], [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex Van Kleiss]], [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Sinestro]] [[labelnote:Note]] [[AliensOfLondon even though Sinestro isn't technically British, being a space alien and all]]...[[/labelnote]], [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Loki]], and [[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron Jetfire]].
159* HesBack: After a long time being absent in anime or anime-based video game voice acting, Troy slowly made a comeback to the genre where he started; with reprising [[VideoGame/{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]], having a role in ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler 2018'' as the protagonist and reprising Schneizel el Britannia in the ''Anime/CodeGeass'' CompilationMovie.
160* ManOfAThousandVoices: As expected from a veteran Funimation voice actor residing in LA.
161** Taken to truly ridiculous levels in the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'', where he's played five (and a sixth for [[SplitPersonality Two-Face]]) major characters, both heroes and villains, all of whom sound different. Rocksteady were actually able to use this in ''Arkham Knight'' to hide the fact that [[spoiler: two of his characters were the same person]].
162** Another great example is in ''VideoGame/TalesFromTheBorderlands'' where his character has lines emulating characters played by Creator/DameonClarke and Creator/PatrickWarburton. You can tell Baker is actively trying (And slips up a bit with Warburton) to not perfectly mimic the other actors' voices. Baker does another impression of Warburton in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' while playing a character who is a [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed reference]] to one of Warburton's characters.
163** Another good example of this is within the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games, particularly ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. Voiced [[GodOfEvil Shinnok]], [[TheGunslinger Erron Black]], and [[BlowYouAway Fujin]].
164** While he may not be as prolific as other legendary voice actors with his output in other domains, video games are the best show of his range.
165* PlayingAgainstType:
166** [[CampGay Shadow]] [[VideoGame/Persona4 Kanji]]. Actual [=YouTube=] comment: "Why, Troy Baker, why?"
167** If flamboyance could count as against type, then [[VideoGame/Persona2 Eikichi]] probably qualifies too.
168** His performance as [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Michael Korvac]] seems to draw mostly from feelings of paranoia and fear.
169** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Villiers]] is a famous example.
170** [[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Jazz]] is also a good example.
171** A younger version of Creator/MarkHamill's Joker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''.
172** In recent years, Troy has completely avoided being typecast as he plays a wide variety of distinct roles; in ''Kid Icarus'' alone, his two characters are [[TheStoic polar]] [[LargeHam opposites]].
173* PromotedFanboy:
174** He's a huge fan of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', and would later get to voice [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Two-Face, Robin]], [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight the Arkham Knight, Red Hood]], [[VideoGame/LegoBatman Bat]][[VideoGame/BatmanTheTelltaleSeries man]], [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Nightwing]] and [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Joker]].
175** Was also a huge fan of ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}'' and got to work with Naughty Dog on ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. This has now come full circle with him being cast as Nathan Drake's brother in ''Uncharted 4''.
176** He loves ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' and was thrilled to be offered a part in the third game. He was less thrilled when he learned that part was Kai Leng.
177--->And they called me, they're like ''Hey, we've got a role for you'', it was like ''I'm gonna be in Mass Effect!''. And they're like ''This is the guy'' and I'm like ''...I don't have to do this. I really don't''. As an actor, it was great. But as a fan of the franchise, I, like, [[spoiler:killed Thane]], it was like, not...not good, dude. It was not good.
178* SerkisFolk: He does a good bit of mocap work along with the voice acting in many video games such as ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon''. In fact, he's one of the many voice actors to promote this in the American video game industry thanks to the advancing technology in many video game consoles.
179* StarMakingRole:
180** He had two in 2008: Yuri Lowell in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' and Kanji Tatsumi in ''VideoGame/Persona4''. However, arguably the former could be considered the most important one, since ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' came out several months earlier and most of the characters he's made ever since are more similar to Yuri than to Kanji. Still, with Kanji he proved his incredible versatility.
181** Snow from ''FFXIII'' is arguably the third big one for him. After that, he started landing more and more game roles.
182** 2013 turned out to be yet another year of star-making roles, with highly acclaimed lead roles in three of the most critically acclaimed games of the year: Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Joel in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', and the Joker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins''. That marked something of a turning point in his career, as from that point onwards he has more or less shifted on to appearing in Western-related media, having left behind most of his earlier anime and Japanese-related roles likely due to his status as a union actor.
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184-->[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins "Ding Dong, the Bat is dead! Which old Bat? The dumb old Bat! Ding Dong, the dumb old Bat is dead! HAHAHAHAHA!"]]\

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