Line #79 PlayingAgainstType/WesternAnimation


1	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Good-natured Creator/KelseyGrammer plays a folksy prospector Stinky Pete -- and when he reveals himself as the BigBad, it's quite unexpected. Of course, he'd done the same thing years earlier (and still continues to) as [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sideshow Bob]] and, to a lesser degree, [[WesternAnimation/RunawayBrain Dr. Frankenollie]] and [[WesternAnimation/TeachersPet Dr. Ivan Krank.]]
2	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Creator/AlexBorstein is usually a HollywoodHomely character, and Creator/MilaKunis is usually the MsFanservice. As Lois and Meg, they have swapped their roles.
3	* Creator/TaniaGunadi tends to play characters that are young, spunky, and energetic like [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Miko]], [[WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero Sashi]], [[WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig Sam]], and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls Lady Shiva]]. On ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', she's cast as Miss Elodie, an adult authority figure, who's occasionally sarcastic, but otherwise fairly level headed.
4	* Many of the actors from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' were also ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' alumni; you can pretty much fill out the command staff of a Federation starship on them.
5	** [[Creator/KateMulgrew Captain Janeway]] as Titania would command, though the queen of the fairies is not exactly the most sane CO you could have.
6	** Her First Officer would be [[Creator/JonathanFrakes Riker]] as David Xanatos. Though how long he would remain first officer is debatable, considering that he's ''Xanatos''.
7	** [[Creator/MarinaSirtis Counselor Troi]] as Demona. Probably not the best choice of ship's councilor, what with all of the rampaging hate and evil.
8	** Second Officer and ship operations go to [[Creator/BrentSpiner Data]] as Puck. It may not be a good idea to entrust such an important position to a [[TheFairFolk trickster elf]], unless you want the ship a few thousand lightyears off course because he was bored.
9	** At security and tactical, you have [[Creator/MichaelDorn Worf]] as Coldstone (or [[IAmLegion part of him]] at any rate). Oddly enough, he'd be less likely to succumb to TheWorfEffect due to being made of stone.
10	** Chief engineer would go to [[Creator/LeVarBurton Geordi LaForge]] as Anansi.
11	*** On a minor note, those of you familiar with the voice of Lexington may not spot him as the psychopathic Simon in ''WesternAnimation/InvasionAmerica''.
12	** Creator/ThomasFWilson, best known for playing {{Jerkass}} supreme [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Biff Tannen]], voices the heroic and eccentric AgentMulder Matt Bluestone.
13	* Speaking of Data and Creator/GregWeisman cartoons, he plays a very knife-happy Joker in ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}''.
14	* Casting Creator/PatrickStewart as Seti I in ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' might be considered a DoubleSubversion, as he initially acts like a typical "Patrick Stewart character" as a tough but loving father and authority figure deserving of respect. Then, in sharp opposition to the usual PatrickStewartSpeech, he gives a lecture to Moses justifying feeding thousands of Hebrew infants to the crocodiles. Even though the audience is likely to know of the almost-genocide from the Passover story, having Stewart in this role makes it shocking.
15	** In a much less serious (and probably intentional) note, in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad,'' Stewart was cast as Avery Bullock, Stan's often whimsical and bizarre boss.
16	*** Going even further, an episode of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' had ''all'' the Next Gen actors reprising their roles...as ''themselves''. Except that Stewart is the abusive father figure, Frakes is vapid, Dorn is the gentle guy, and Wheaton is the overeager chi...wait a second...
17	---->'''Wheaton:''' ''[at a drive-thru]'' [[Film/{{Caddyshack}} I want a hamburger. No, cheeseburger. I want a hot dog. I want a milkshake. I want potato chips...]]
18	---->'''Stewart:''' ''[smacking him hard in the head]'' [[Film/{{Caddyshack}} You'll get nothing, and like it!]]
19	** "[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Number One, would you join me in a laugh if I said Commander Worf's forehead looked like a fanny?]]"
20	*** Similarly, Patrick Stewart being cast as the Yolkian king in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' qualifies under the comedic against-type casting as well, seeing how his overall character was somewhat comical in spite of his essentially being a sacrificing genocidal ruler.
21	** ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' had this in spades: action hero-type Val Kilmer as Moses/God comes to mind.
22	** Speaking of Creator/MichaelDorn, he's also known as the cute and brainy [[TheAce ace]] of ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel''.
23	* Creator/JamesHong, veteran character actor and better known as cheesy, LargeHam villains in various kung fu productions (particularly Lo Pan of ''Film/BigTroubleInLittleChina''), appears in ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' instead as the clueless, GeniusDitz noodle-making goose Mr. Ping. Meanwhile, ActionGirl Creator/LucyLiu gets to be the sweet-natured, kindly Viper.
24	** Likewise, in ''Film/BladeRunner'', James Hong appears as a meek genetic engineer specializing in eyes.
25	** Hong also played goofy Mr. Miyagi parodies in ''Film/BallsOfFury'' and ''Totally Awesome''.
26	* Though his other roles may not fit, the decision to cast Creator/DavidKaye as Optimus Prime in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' raised many eyebrows among the fans, given that Kaye's usual role in previous ''Transformers'' series' has been ''[[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Me]][[WesternAnimation/BeastMachines ga]][[Anime/UnicronTrilogy tron]]''.
27	* Casting Creator/EdwardAsner as Granny Goodness in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' was probably supposed to be this, but felt [[InkSuitActor surprisingly appropriate]].
28	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' had Creator/TimCurry, he of the deliciously slimy and evil-sounding voice, playing the energetic, good-natured, and wholeheartedly lovable naturalist Nigel Thornberry.
29	* Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz is usually known for playing goofy, loudmouthed characters who scream a lot such as Zim from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', Dagget from ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', Billy from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', Moxxie from ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', and Orthopox from the ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'' series. However, he played a serious role in ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'' in which he played Jimmy Osgood, a shy, nerdy boy who was frequently bullied. Eventually, one particularly violent prank drives him to steal his father's gun and confront his tormentors, but he is talked out of shooting them by Richie and Frieda. The gun still goes off, though, when Jimmy is tackled to the ground by the bullies, with the stray bullet hitting [[spoiler:Richie]] in the leg.
30	** Horvitz also voiced the far more subdued and vastly more intelligent Grey Matter in the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}''.
31	** Does it similarly in ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'' with the, while still rebellious, surprisingly mature and comparatively restrained protagonist Raz Aquato; as opposed to being the resident [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} insane loudmouth]], here he portrays the OnlySaneMan.
32	* Creator/DiedrichBader. You know, [[TheDitz Oswald]] from ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow''? Now he's playing [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand Warp Darkmatter]], [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Hoss Delgado]], and '''WesternAnimation/{{BATMAN\|TheBraveAndTheBold}}'''.
33	** And would have played WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria, had it been picked up by Creator/AdultSwim.
34	** And as of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots'', [[spoiler: Creator/JulesVerne]].
35	* Creator/GreyDeLisle usually specializes in voicing nasty, unsympathetic teen girls such as Mandy in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', [[BabysitterFromHell Vicky]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', and the [[DiabolicalMastermind downright diabolical Azula]] in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. In ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', however, she voices Frankie, an essentially caring and good-natured caretaker, and Goo, a friendly (if overtalkative) youngster. More recently, she's given her voice to Doc Holiday from ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', a caring and friendly scientist who's a surrogate mother to the protagonist.
36	** And not only that, she was [[Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog Emily Elizabeth]] and [[WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy Wubbzy]] as well.
37	** She's also [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars Padme Amidala]].
38	** She also voices Kitty from ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy''.
39	** Since 2001, she has become the main voice actress for [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Daphne Blake]].
40	* Compare Creator/RonPerlman's usual roles of badasses to his role on ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' as Mr. Lancer, Danny's stern but comical teacher.
41	** While badasses themselves are ''not'' outside of Perlman's wheel house, most of his roles in DC adaptations, outside of [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Orion]], are villains -- and outside of [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Jax-Ur]] and [[WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries Thaal Sinestro]], they're usually people who've come into conflict with Batman or his allies at some point. The video game ''VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes'' sees him as Bruce Wayne himself.
42	** ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'' sees Perlman, known for portraying dark and villainous characters like [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Slade]] and [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime the Lich]], voice John Goodspeed, a heroic character who is not only the father of [[TheHero Gary]], but is also far goofier than his other roles.
43	* Political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, the man responsible for the [[NightmareFuel nightmarish]] DerangedAnimation of ''[[Music/TheWall Pink Floyd -- The Wall]]'', later served as the animation director for the upbeat and Broadwayesque ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''.
44	* Creator/LorenzoMusic, the voice of DeadpanSnarker {{WesternAnimation/Garfield\|AndFriends}} in most of his animated appearances until his death, was also the sweet [[TheFool fool hero]] Ralph (the all-purpose animal) in 1983's ''WesternAnimation/TwiceUponATime''.
45	* Creator/MarkHamill is most well-known for two roles: [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the Joker]]. Can you get two more divergent roles?
46	** Mark has also voiced various other major villains, such as [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the Hobgoblin]], [[WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo the Skeleton King]], [[Anime/CastleInTheSky Colonel Muska]], [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Ozai]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Malefor]], and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the ghost of Darth Bane]].
47	** He also voices the enigmatic, morally ambiguous likes of [[WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}} Mr. Selactia]] and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold The Spectre]].
48	** Or he's done some heroic, but a wee bit to effeminate or sissy sounding characters like [[WesternAnimation/TimeSquad Larry 3000]] and Sean the fairy in Creator/RalphBakshi's ''WesternAnimation/{{Wizards}}''.
49	** For more classic, [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]] villainous roles, he also voices Undergrowth in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and Captain Stickybeard in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''.
50	*** Most of his characters are very clever in some way. But the [[TheBrute big]], [[DumbMuscle stupid]] [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombie]] [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Solomon Grundy]] ain't.
51	** With his roles as [[Toys/HeroFactory Von Nebula]] and [[WesternAnimation/DanVs Dr. Pullem]], it appears that [[LargeHam hammy]] [[BigBad supervillains]] are his type of role nowadays. For a current example of PlayingAgainstType, he now does the gruff-but-likable [[TheStoic stoic]] Skips on ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''.
52	** In the ''WebAnimation/BestFiends'' shorts, he voices Temper the Mite...who is a parody of ''Batman''.
53	* Creator/RobPaulsen, who is usually known for his comedic roles, voices the cruel, serious, foul-mouthed gangster Sal Maroni in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight''.
54	** He also voiced a bigoted racist in a recent episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
55	*** And Riley's soft spoken, ShellShockedVeteran painting teacher.
56	*** Also his role as Gray Fox in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid: The Twin Snakes'', and fans of the series would think of Gray Fox as anything ''but'' comical.
57	*** And the truly creepy {{stalker\|WithACrush}}, [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Hydro-Man]].
58	*** Or the [[OmnicidalManiac genocidal]] [[FantasticRacism Sean One]] in ''WesternAnimation/Phantom2040''.
59	* Creator/HyndenWalch, someone who's played characters that are incredibly kind like [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Starfire]], [[WesternAnimation/ChalkZone Penny Sanchez]], and [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Princess Bubblegum]]... plays the frightening, four-armed girl Breach in ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''. Not as extreme, but a villainess nonetheless, was Harley Quinn in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman''. She also voiced the villainesses [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Blackfire and Madame Rouge]], as well as tragic characters such as [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Ace]] and [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock Permafrost]].
60	* Creator/JohnDiMaggio, known for his gruff voice and New Jersey accent, as the usually high-pitched [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker Joker]] in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood''. However, upon hearing the performance, most people actually liked it. He also voiced the cold, stoic Duke Togo in ''Manga/Golgo13: Queen Bee'', whereas most of the other characters [=DiMaggio=] us usually voices are very loud, quirky, and energetic.
61	* Creator/CharlieAdler, well known for comedic roles like [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Buster Bunny]], [[WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers Mr. Whiskers]], and that cuddly pink dragon from ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'', as well as [[LargeHam crazy overdramatic]] characters like [[WesternAnimation/AaahhRealMonsters Ickis]], [[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken The Red Guy]], and [[WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]], voices Cobra Commander in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeResolute'', who is quite possibly the darkest and most monstrously evil incarnation of the character to date. He reprises the role in ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades.'' He also played Chance "T-Bone" Furlong in ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''. In an inverse to the David Kaye ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' example listed above, Adler also voiced the villainous Starscream in [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries the live-action movies]]. His best known ''Transformers'' role before that was as the considerably more heroic Aerialbot leader Silverbolt in the original cartoon.
62	* Creator/PamelaAdlon, usually known for voicing young boys or spunky or motherly women, voiced Luanne's violent, promiscuous, alcoholic, neglectful mother in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. She also plays a coke-snorting sex fiend on ''Series/{{Californication}}'' and voiced the snarky and teenaged Rose Wilson in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' also had this as well. No, it's not the title character. You know the character Yao? Well, that guy is voiced by Harvey Fierstein, who is nothing like that character.
64	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' has an enthusiastic, cheerful raccoon named RJ, voiced by Creator/BruceWillis. Also, Creator/WilliamShatner as a possum. With Music/AvrilLavigne as his daughter. One of the latter two takes part in the song over the closing credits (not in the movie itself, though). And it's ''not'' Avril.
65	* Any character played by Creator/TomKenny who isn't [[TheDitz dimwitted]], [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} goofy]], [[{{Keet}} energetic]], lovable, crazy, or just plain silly in any way will count as this.
66	** His role as Doctor Octopus in ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' in particular, being quieter and creepier than his other two characters (Curt Connors and The Wizard) in the show.
67	** There's also his turn as Nute Gunray in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''. He's pretty damn unrecognizable as him.
68	** While ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'''s version of [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Waspinator]], Wasp, would seem like his usual fare, you might be surprised. While Wasp is at least a little goofy, [[spoiler: when he becomes Waspinator, he is instead a snarling, hulking monster]].
69	** His turn as the solemn, isolated (and kinda creepy) robot Fixit on ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}'' was only further highlighted by his clearly in-type role as Mumbo the Amazing in the same episode.
70	** And Sawada from ''Manga/{{Tekkonkinkreet}}'' who is one of the most serious characters he's ever voiced, a no-nonsense, asexual detective.
71	** There's also [[Characters/TheMultiversity the Anti-Monitor]] in ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries''.
72	** His role as OldMaster Mysto from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'', while a heroic role, is very subdued and serious, along with a much deeper voice than his other roles.
73	** His roles as the DerangedParkRanger Woody Johnson in ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' and the DirtyCop Randall Crawford in ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'' -- both of whom are [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] and [[VulgarHumor vulgar]] compared to his other roles.
74	** He played King Jellybean, a rapist and child molester, in ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.
75	* Creator/BillieLouWatt, who earned her fame in animation as the voice actress for the AllLovingHero main characters from ''Anime/AstroBoy'' and ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'', has her final role prior to retiring being Eustace's mother, ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'''s resident {{Jerkass}}.
76	* Creator/CreeSummer is famous for voicing young (and [[SassyBlackWoman sassy]]) African-American women, in most animated cartoons (''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''/''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'', etc.), but the first few characters she ever voiced were actually Caucasian women, such as Penny from ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' and Elmyra Duff from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' (her father is white). However, recently, Cree decided to go both ways and as a result, some of the later characters she actually voiced appear to be dark-skinned women with white hair and blue eyes (''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'').
77	** And then there's her role as the poodle Cleo in ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog''.
78	** Her role as Protoss Executor Selendis in ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' isn't like the roles she usually plays either. Unlike the other roles she's done before, she really sounds dead serious and is devoid of her usual snark and sarcasm in this one.
79	** There's also her turn as Blackarachia in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' where aside from some sarcasm, she actually sounds quite serious and bitter.
80	** One of her recent roles is [[TheDragon Haggar]] in ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender.'' Her voice is [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspy]] and has no joy whatsoever.
81	** On ''WesternAnimation/VampirinaBallerina'', she voices Edna Peopleson, the nice, but normal mother of Poppy and Edgar.
82	* Creator/DannyCooksey is mostly known for voicing a lot of jerks and juvenile delinquents such as [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Montana Max]], [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock Hotstreak]], [[WesternAnimation/KickButtowski Brad Buttowski]], and [[WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown Jack Spicer]]. However, he also voiced the good-natured albeit cowardly WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian, the soft spoken, artistic, and sensitive [[WesternAnimation/PepperAnn Milo]], and [[AllLovingHero super-friendly]] WideEyedIdealist [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Keef]].
83	* One Mr. Creator/AdamBaldwin, known for his roles as gruff badasses, played the cowardly and not so gruff Finn in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. He was also Hal Jordan in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' and Superman/Clark Kent in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday.'' He reprises both roles for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', respectively.
84	* Creator/TonyJay as [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} Dr. Lipschitz.]] And also fatherly fowl ([[InsistentTerminology not]] [[RunningGag chicken]]) Virgil in ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax''.
85	* Creator/ChantalStrand, who normally plays sweet, innocent, ShrinkingViolet type characters like Literature/{{Madeline}} (taking over the role from Creator/AndreaLibman), [[WesternAnimation/DragonTales Cassie]], and [[Anime/{{Hamtaro}} Bijou]], was cast against type as the {{rich bitch}}es Gemini Stone in ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'', [=McKenna=] in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot'' and both Diamond Tiara and her mother Spoiled Rich in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''
86	* Creator/JerryOrbach was known for playing on Broadway, as the "tough but fair" dad of ''Film/DirtyDancing'', and playing mobsters, {{AmoralAttorney}}s, and other shady types. His best known role was Lenny Briscoe in ''Franchise/LawAndOrder''. So what was he doing playing a lawful, good, Happily Married, ByTheBookCop Space Cowboy in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''? [[AwesomeDearBoy Well, he had never done animation up until that point...]]
87	* When the intelligent, calm, in-control, thoroughly evil Catbert appeared on ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'', he was voiced by Creator/JasonAlexander. [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} George Costanza]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Abis Mal]], [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Hugo]], and WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}} fail to qualify as having any of Catbert's characteristics (with the possible exception of the last one).
88	* The awesome cool Creator/ScottMcNeil has these moments as well. You may know him as an awesome action hero role type of VA, but did you know he's also played roles of [[WesternAnimation/DragonTales Pungeon Masters]] and [[Anime/{{Hamtaro}} Chicken-phobic shy teachers]] and was even a {{Franchise/Care Bear\|s}}? Now you do.
89	* ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' features Creator/TimCurry as the kind King Maximillian Acorn and Creator/JimCummings, the guy who did both Tigger and Winnie-the-Pooh's voice, as the evil Dr. Robotnik.
90	** Pooh and Tigger are more of a Playing Against Type for Jim Cummings, as most of his characters tend to be villains of varying levels of competence, with the occasional UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist thrown in as well. If he does voice good guys, they're usually retaining some type of edge, as opposed to the very sweet Pooh and Tigger.
91	* In Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/{{The Smurfs\|1981}}'', [[{{Musicians}} folk musician]] Creator/HamiltonCamp voices Harmony, the tone-deaf Smurf.
92	* Creator/CatherineTate, best known for her comedic light-hearted roles like [[Series/TheCatherineTateShow Lauren]] or [[Series/DoctorWho Donna Noble]], was cast as [[spoiler:[[EvilSorceress Magica]] [[TheDreaded De]] [[AxCrazy Spell]]]] in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017''. Seemingly averted in "Jaw$", where she's a lot more LaughablyEvil and [[LargeHam hammy]], but firmly unaverted in "The Other Bin Of Scrooge", who shows her {{Abusive Parent\|s}} and sadist tendencies in their full glory.
93	* Creator/TonyTodd, who's best known for his villainous roles (Film/{{Candyman}}, [[Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen The Fallen]], and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Dreadwing]]), plays the heroic Icon in ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}''.
94	* Creator/AndreaLibman is best known for her roles on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]] and [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]], as well as Emmy in ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' and the titular character of Literature/{{Madeline}} (taking over the helm from Tracey-Lee Smythe). However, you'd be pretty surprised to find out that she once starred in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' as ''[[LaserGuidedTykebomb X-23]]''. Her role as Hypnotized!Fluttershy in the Season 2 two-part opening also counts.
95	* Creator/TaraStrong tends to voice good, even sweet characters - with [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Bubbles]] probably being one of the best examples. Of course, she also voiced [[WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether Princess Clara and Toot]] - two characters about as far removed from Bubbles as humanly possible. Tara herself pointed out the trope when ''Drawn Together'' first premiered.
96	** The same should also be said of [[DarkMagicalGirl Raven]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}'', another character quite different from Bubbles.
97	** She also voiced Harley Quinn in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''.
98	** Also [[VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions Doctor Octopus 2099]].
99	** And [[WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}} Claire Brewster]].
100	** Also [[BigBrotherBully Terrence]] from ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and [[JerkAss Truffles]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}''.
101	** While you're at it, watch a few episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and then ''just try'' to play ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'' without dying from laughter.
102	* Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson is a man best known for playing characters who are physically imposing, tough, and deep-voiced (Ex: [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Bulkhead]], [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Gantu]], [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeRenegades Roadblock]], [[WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries Kilowog]], and [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 Panthro]]). In ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}'', his role as the skinny and high-pitched [[BlackAndNerdy See-More]] is pretty much the antithesis of [[TheBrute Mammoth]] and [[GodOfEvil Trigon]], the other two characters that Kevin voices.
103	** He also starred in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', though not as Bane or Killer Croc as one would expect, but as ''[[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]]''.
104	** Among his usual character types in ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', he plays ComicBook/HowardTheDuck (though Howard was a cameo).
105	** And would you expect a man known for villainous growlers to do a pitch-perfect interpretation of '''[[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Barney Rubble]]'''? Not the deep voice that audiences are more familiar with, mind you, but the high pitched, nasally voice from the first season of the original cartoon!
106	* Creator/BillyWest, best known for voicing wacky goofballs such as WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker, greedy jerks such as [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren Hoek]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{CatDog}} Rancid Rabbit]], and snarky everymen like [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Phillip J. Fry]] and [[Advertising/MAndMs the Red M&M]], also voiced the shy, optimistic, {{Adorkable}} titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' during its original Nickelodeon run. Perhaps even more against type than Doug, however, would be the BitchInSheepsClothing Grimtrix in ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''.
107	* Creator/JenniferHale is probably best known for playing tomboyish and/or ActionGirl females as the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries Black Cat]], [[VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005 Silver Sable]], [[WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego Ivy]], [[WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries Mallory]], [[Franchise/MassEffect Female Commander Shepard]], [[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Jennifer Mui]], [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Bastila Shan]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Sheena Fujibayashi]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Ms. Marvel]], and [[VideoGame/{{Bulletstorm}} Trishka Novak]]. So it's a bit of a shock when she voices a character completely unlike that, such as villainous spoiled brat [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Princess Morebucks]], {{Adorkable}} scientist Emma Emmerich in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'', or the squeaky-voiced CloudCuckoolander DumbBlonde Madison Spaghettini Papadopoulus of ''WesternAnimation/ClassOf3000''. But the best one that goes against type has to be the fact that she's the current official voice actress for Franchise/DisneyPrincess WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}.
108	* Creator/DeeBradleyBaker is generally known for playing bizarre, cartoony characters and doing various creature vocalizations, similar to Creator/FrankWelker, as well as human characters that are usually regular, straight men or dorky. This trope applies whenever he plays "straight ahead" roles such as [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Tarrlok]], [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Ra's al Ghul]], and [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars the clones]].
109	** In ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaijudo}}'', he plays, among his usual character types, an old lady.
110	** In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', he provides the vocals for [[spoiler:Eda's monstrous and savage Owl Beast form]].
111	* Creator/DavidKaufman primarily voices characters who are either {{Adorkable}} or unpopular such as [[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Dexter Douglas....]], [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Jimmy Olsen]], [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny Fenton]]... oh yeah, and he also seems to be the current voice actor for cocky, hot-headed, hotshot [[VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005 Johnny]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Storm]] of the ComicBook/FantasticFour. He's also the JerkJock brother in ''WesternAnimation/TheBuzzOnMaggie''.
112	* Creator/GinaTorres is best known for playing characters who are {{Anti Hero}}ic or downright heroic such as [[Series/{{Firefly}} Zoe Washburn]], [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Vixen]], and [[VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline Wonder Woman]]. This trope comes into play whenever she plays villains such as [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths Superwoman]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Airachnid]].
113	* Music/JesseMccartney usually voices young, heroic characters. In ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'' he voices Nightwing, who is older and well on his way to becoming a morally ambiguous AntiHero.
114	* Creator/JasonMarsden, who tends to get pegged as adolescent nasally-voiced sidekick type characters like Tino in ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'' or Chester [=McBadbat=] in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', actually plays main villain and MagnificentBastard Chase Young in ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown''.
115	* Creator/JodiBenson, who's usually known for playing [[WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid\|1989}} young]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Thumbelina\|1994}} spirited]] [[Franchise/ToyStory women]], plays the silly and lovesick Patsy Smiles on ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
116	* Those who know of Creator/KharyPayton best as [[BoisterousBruiser Cyborg]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans\|2003}}'' would be surprised by his ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'' roles: Aqualad (a [[TheStoic stoic]] teenage soldier) and Black Manta (a WickedCultured Darth Vader {{Expy}} who's a member of [[MagnificentBastard the Light]]).
117	** In ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'', Payton not only reprises the role of Cyborg, but also voices the monstrous Doomsday.
118	** He's also Charmcaster's EvilUncle, [[EvilSorcerer Hex]], in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}''.
119	** ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' cast him as Deuce, who's at first in line with his character types until his true colors are revealed.
120	* Creator/LenoreZann, who usually voices spunky {{action girl}}s like Rogue in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', Aisha Clanclan from ''Anime/OutlawStar'', and Roll.EXE in ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior'', voices the pessimistic Dottie in the animated film ''Tooth Fairy, Where Are You?''
121	* Creator/LaraJillMiller as the title role in ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'', mostly because she's not usually known for playing more aggressive characters of that ilk in contrast to her sweeter roles.
122	** A straighter example is Julie, an ''antagonist'', in ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'' .
123	* Creator/BrianDrummond usually plays badass and/or fearsome characters like [[Manga/DeathNote Ryuk]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Zechs]] and [[Manga/DragonBall Vegeta]] (and is responsible for the original "It's over 9000!" {{meme\|tic Mutation}}), so it's pretty surprising to find out that he's also the voice behind [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic Mr. Cake]] and [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 Shivers the Squirrel]].
124	* Continuing our ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' theme, while John [=DiMaggio=] is no stranger for playing brawling adversaries in Hunter Cain, his ''first'' voice actor is someone who goes by the name of Wrestling/JohnCena. Who's that? Oh...just a famous WWE wrestler who is pretty much Nice Character Nice Actor incarnate and an upstanding {{Face}} in the WWE.
125	*** Speaking of John Cena, in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', he plays Baron Draxum, another villain, a ''main'' villain.
126	* Clarence Nash is famous for his many, many performances as WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. He also contributed to the vocal sounds of the [[BearsAreBadNews bear]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''.
127	* [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Mayor Dewey]] is a far cry from Joel Hodgson's best known persona, being a shrewd politician rather than the laid-back stoner characters he played on ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', on ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', and in his stand-up act.
128	* Creator/FrankWelker in the adult animated film ''Once Upon a Girl'' (1976) features him voicing several character types he hasn't voiced before or since, including Jack from the ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' story as a HormoneAddledTeenager, a DirtyOldMan, a perverted dwarf who sells pornography and flashes people, and a CampGay troll.
129	* Creator/HenryWinkler of ''Series/HappyDays'' fame, in addition to his character Arthur Fonzarelli, usually voices suave characters whom everyone admires. However, in ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', he voices the principal, Willard Deutschebog, who's a pathetic loser whom everyone mocks and abuses. He also plays the comedic fourth wall breaker Ambush Bug in the series finale of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''. ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'' cast him as ''Santa Claus''.
130	* Creator/JKSimmons is known for playing loud, choleric, borderline insane characters ([[ComicBook/SpiderMan J Jonah Jameson]], [[VideoGame/{{Portal 2}} Cave Johnson]], to name a few). He also provides the voice of [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Tenzin]], who's [[TheMentor about as far from]] [[TheStoic those kinds of characters]] as one can get... [[NotSoStoic Most of the time]].
131	* Creator/GeorgeTakei has played some seriously nasty characters as an animation voice actor, in contrast to his live-action type-casting as good guys. The biggest examples are creepy would-be rapist Ricardio in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' and a sadistic prison camp warden in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' cast him as the wise and nice King Toshi.
132	* Britt [=McKillip=] tends to voice cutesy little girls or whiny teenagers. In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' she voices Princess Cadance, who is a CoolBigSis as well as SilkHidingSteel. Of course within her first episode, she's also voicing an evil changeling impersonating Cadance. And she sings a duet between the real one and the impostor. [=McKillip=]'s ultimate playing against type moment is her role in [[spoiler: ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'', in which she plays the sociopathic Princess Harumi, the BigBad of Season 8 and one of Ninjago's darkest villains ever. The role actually makes ''perfect'' sense for her, because the persona that Harumi pretends to be for most of the season is actually very similar to Princess Cadence's personality, making her an excellent RedHerring. Her ''true'' personality is closer to Cadence's imposter Chrysalis, but [[=McKillip=]] is able to pull a fast one by exploiting this trope to deceive the audience]].
133	* Creator/ChristopherLloyd is best known for his comedic roles, but in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' he takes on a tragic (and often a bit creepy) role as the woodsman. Also, following his role as [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Judge Doom]], he also voiced [[BigBad Merlock]] in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp'' and [[EvilSorceror Rasputin]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}''.
134	* Music/WeirdAlYankovic usually plays characters as wacky as his on-stage and music video persona. However, ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsRobin'' had him as the Dollmaker, a serious and creepy serial killer, who is implied to retain the ''ComicBook/New52'' incarnation's habit of removing faces and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' had him as '''[[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]]'''.
135	* Company examples:
136	** Creator/SabanBrands is usually known for action-adventure shows like ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers''. Hence it's completely unusual when they produced ''WesternAnimation/JuliusJr'', a SliceOfLife show.
137	** Creator/HannaBarbera, famous for their StrictlyFormula cartoon featuring {{talking animal}}s, fantastic adventures and comedy, tried their hand at SliceOfLife shows without anything magic/supernatural/anthropomorphic/etc.: ''WesternAnimation/{{Devlin}}'' (featuring three siblings working in a circus) and ''These are the Days'' (depicting the life of a widow, her three children and her father at the very start of the 20th century).
138	* The late Creator/MaryKayBergman's roles on ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' were this, as she was better known for her voice work in children's animation like the '90s ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' [=DTV=] films and the pilot for ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents''. In fact, she had to be credited under the pseudonym of "Shannen Cassidy" to [[ContractualPurity retain her squeaky-clean reputation.]] Once ''South Park'' became a roaring success, this was dropped and the female characters became among Bergman's most famous roles, even appearing on her tombstone.
139	* {{Creator/Trey Parker\|AndMattStone}}, the co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', plays the main antagonist in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'', his first appearance in a family-friendly role.
140	* Creator/PeterCullen usually voices good guys who are "large and in charge" and you don't get any larger than [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Optimus Prime]] with the pseudo Creator/JohnWayne voice. He has, however, voiced good guys who are more elder mentor than action guys. The perpetually worried father figure [[Anime/{{Voltron}} Coran]], as well as the dignified kingly voice of King Alfor's ghost from that same series. But the most shocking role so far is his voice for Jake Kong Jr's overweight, clumsy, dorky, comic relief partner Eddie Spencer Jr. in ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters''. But, perhaps to make up for it, that show did have Mr. Cullen voice a memorable guest star, Jessica's ex-soldier uncle, John Guardian, who in addition to having a badass name, kicked some serious ass in the episode "The Looking Glass Warrior".
141	** Cullen also voiced KARR in ''Series/KnightRider'', a polar opposite from his heroic roles.
142	* When your filmography includes movies like ''Film/AmericanHistoryX'', ''Film/FightClub'', and ''Film/TheGrandBudapestHotel'', the last thing ''anybody'' expects ''you'' (if you're Creator/EdwardNorton) to do is include a film titled ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'', where you do an impression of Creator/WoodyAllen for a character named Sammy Bagel Jr., in that very same list!
143	* In the Nickelodeon version of ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', Music/ArianaGrande, who usually plays cheery {{Genki Girl}}s, plays [[AlphaBitch Diaspro]]. This ended up being an example where playing against type backfired, as Grande was criticized as being too soft spoken for the character and having a bad case of DullSurprise. Partially due to the criticism, Grande was [[TheOtherDarrin replaced]] in season 6.
144	* Creator/FredTatasciore in ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' as the tiny and high-pitched [[{{Mooks}} Nixels]], a far cry from his deep-voiced [[TheBigGuy Big Guy]] roles.
145	* Creator/JennySlate who usually plays characters who are sarcastic, sassy, or crazy, like [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Harley Quinn]] and [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Pony Head]]. In ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'', she voices Nanny, who's considerably sweeter and more down to earth.
146	* Vincent Martella's most famous role is CheerfulChild Phineas from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb;'' now he works on its SpiritualSuccessor[=/=]sort-of SequelSeries, ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw,'' as Bradley, a [[TheCynic cynical]] {{Foil}} to the very Phineas-like [[ThePollyanna Milo]].
147	* Creator/NathanLane's most famous animated role is Timon from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King\|1994}}'', the sarcastic comic relief sidekick, and is generally known for being a comedy actor. In ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'', however, he plays the role of Preed, a slimy, treacherous villain who, though he has his FauxAffablyEvil moments, is played ''dead seriously''. And Lane pulls it off better than you'd think, too.
148	* ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' has Creator/ScottMenville, Creator/JoshKeaton, and Creator/BenDiskin, known for heroic/good natured characters like [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Robin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan Spider-Man himself]], and [[WesternAnimation/CodeNameKidsNextDoor Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2]], as villains [[Characters/MarvelComicsOttoOctavius Doctor Octopus]], [[Characters/MarvelComicsNormanOsborn Norman Osborn]], and Spencer Smythe respectively.
149	* In terms of cartoon creators, Doug Langdale is known for making series that are very outlandish in plot and characters, such as the outer space lunacy of ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' or medieval fantasy hijinks of ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''. His longest running series, however, is ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'': a very grounded slice-of-life comedy about four friends hanging out on the weekends.
150	* Tom Scharpling was best known for being the cantankerous, put-upon host of ''Radio/TheBestShow'' before being cast as ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'''s genial, optimistic father Greg.
151	* In-universe example: ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' frequently play roles that don't fit their personality.
152	** In "Samurai Pie", the usually laid-back Tyrone plays an overly strict pie maker bordering on DesignatedHero /UnintentionallyUnsympathetic territory.
153	** In "Front Page News", Pablo, the most overexcited, hyperactive Backyardigan of them all, plays a cranky [[DaEditor news editor]]. And it is hilarious.
154	** Similar to the Tyrone example above, in "A Giant Problem", the grumpy queen who seems to have a temper problem is played by ''Uniqua''.
155	* In ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'', this happens InUniverse when Mr. Peanutbutter, a beloved NiceGuy known for his light entertainment host and sitcom roles rather than for his acting ability, gets cast as a psychotic action hero ghost cop in the ShowWithinAShow ''Philbert''. The role was written for a 'real bad boy', but after Flip and Princess Carolyn's first choice for the role ends up being a notorious bigot who is too bad, they decide to distance themselves by casting someone as likeable as possible. After seeing the show, Diane is surprised to find out that Mr. Peanutbutter actually is a good actor. However this trope is still very much applicable even in regards to the show itself, typically having comedic actors in serious roles and vice versa. For example Creator/WillArnett is often known for playing sleazy comic relief side characters, and while [=BoJack=] has the sleazy part down his character is very heavy and serious. Meanwhile Creator/AaronPaul, best known for his serious role as Jesse Pinkman in ''Series/BreakingBad'', voices the plucky comic relief character Todd Chavez who is the polar opposite of Jesse characterwise.
156	* Lesser-known Canadian actor Markian Tarasiuk usually does live action film roles, often from Creator/DisneyChannel. However, he also voiced Totobory in ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' and Jerome in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuDinoPosse'', which seem to be his only animation roles.
157	* Most of the characters that Creator/TiaTexada voices retain some type of edge, like [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock Talon]] and [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Elena Validus]]. On ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny'', she voices Mrs. Alvarez, who's very sweet and down to earth.
158	* Creator/JackMcBrayer is generally cast as characters that are really nice, sensitive, and wouldn't hurt anybody, let alone doing a bad thing on purpose, such as Wander in ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder''. But there were times that he did those characters, like in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'', when he does a mean carnival guy, or in ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' when he is a [[spoiler: jealous Ghost of Christmas Past]] in the Christmas episode. And then he played [[WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks Badgey]] who is a psychotic holodeck character who tries to kill his own father, Rutherford.
159	* If religion is going to come up in a Creator/WarrenEllis work, expect [[GodIsEvil God to be evil]] and his followers [[CorruptChurch equally so.]] ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'', surprisingly, goes for a more nuanced approach. It's implied that GodIsGood, and while the top brass in the Church of Wallachia are hideously corrupt and bring about Dracula's wrath by burning his wife at the stake, the city of Gresit is saved in part by a random preacher who's good enough to be able to create massive amounts of holy water to use against Blue Fangs' army [[spoiler: while the Bishop, who personally captured Dracula's wife and is using the entire situation as a power play to seize control of the entire church, is abandoned by God in disgust, allowing Blue Fangs to walk right into the cathedral he's hiding out in unharmed and kill him]].
160	* Creator/MichaelIronside usually plays villains (hell, [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]], one of his best known roles, is a literal GodOfEvil), antiheroes, or morally-questionable at best mililtary figures. ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' sees him as Ultra Magnus, an unquestionable hero whose biggest sin is just he needs to loosen up a little.
161	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' had several examples of this:
162	** Creator/BillFagerbakke, best known for voicing lovable goofball [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Patrick Star]], voiced the KnightTemplar vigilante Payback.
163	** Creator/JohnRitter, best known for playing [[NiceGuy Nice Guys]], voiced the thoroughly despicable corrupt child psychologist David Wheeler.
164	** Creator/SethGreen, who usually plays the PluckyComicRelief, as JerkJock [[HateSink Nelson Nash]].
165	** [[Series/MarriedWithChildren David Faustino]] popped up as a psychotic juvenile delinquent.
166	** Creator/IanZiering guest starred in one episode as a pathetic drug addict who turned to crime to fuel his addiction.
167	* Creator/KevinConroy, best known for voicing Batman in many projects since ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', voices Prismal, the main villain on ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne''.
168	* In the ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' story, "ComicBook/{{Den}}," Creator/JohnCandy, well known as a dumpy comedian, played the title character, a boy transformed in the ideal MrFanservice TrappedInAnotherWorld who revels in having women throw themselves at him, and is able to play it in an appealingly lighthearted tone in his narration.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'':
170	** Music/HenryRollins voiced Lady Rainicorn’s father, who is far outside Rollins’ usual voice acting repertoire of hammy villains.
171	** Sam Marin, best known for voicing the hammy Benson, Muscle Man, and Pops on ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', voiced a philosophical ghost in “Ghost Princess”, a far more quiet and romantic role.
172	* Creator/ChristianPotenza is more or less Canadian animation's go-to for laidback SurferDude-like characters such as Jude Lizowski from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}}'' and Chris [=McLean=] from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''. On ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' however, he's the voice of Peep, a [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Cockney-accented]] street urchin.
173	* Creator/DavidSobolov usually plays villains like or anti-heroes, including [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Depth Charge, Shockwave, Brawl, Blitzwing]], [[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Drax the Destroyer]], [[Characters/TheFlashRoguesGallery Gorilla Grodd]], and ComicBook/{{Lobo}}. In ''Franchise/RoboCop: Alpha Commando'', he voices Alex Murphy himself, which normally would make him an anti-hero -- if not for the series softening Murphy, like the 1988 cartoon and ''Series/RoboCopTheSeries'' did, by making Murphy practice ThouShaltNotKill and avoid PoliceBrutality (and then some, making Murphy more comfortable interacting with others outside of his job than he was in even the '88 cartoon or ''The Series'').
174	* Creator/KathleenBarr is best-known for voicing female characters that are either energetic and hyperactive ([[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Martha Monkey]] [[note]] [[SameLanguageDub American/Canadian dub of "Make Way For Nodddy" only]] [[/note]] and [[WesternAnimation/DragonTales Wheezie]]), female characters that are JerkWithAHeartOfGold ([[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Trixie]]), or antagonistic with other characters ([[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Marie Kanker]]). In the ''WesternAnimation/LlamaLlama'' Netflix series, she provides the voice of Mama Gnu (Nelly Gnu's mother), Llama Llama's Grandmother, and Eleanor Elephant who are all kind-hearted and caring characters. Notably Mama Gnu where Barr uses her soft-speaking and indoor voice that's rarely heard in other projects she was involved in.
175	** She also provided the voice of ''Literature/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'' in [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 the 1998 feature film]], and [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeerAndTheIslandOfMisfitToys 2001 unofficial sequel]] to the [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin/Bass]] special.
176	** In the original US/Canadian dub of ''Make Way For Noddy'', she voiced Clockwork Mouse who is very timid and easily nervous.
177	* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': Paul Scheer, known for playing goofy or comedic characters for his image, plays [[BigBad Chip]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Whistler.]]
178	* Creator/RichardKind usually plays and voices optimistic, kind hearted characters, but in WesternAnimation/BigMouth he voices Marty Glouberman, Andrew’s angry, abrasive, verbally abusive, foul mouthed father.
179	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Entergalactic}}'': Slacker, stoner Jimmy is a far cry from the more serious young men Creator/TimotheeChalamet plays, as well as the public persona he projects. According to Kid Cudi, casting his real-life friend as someone so different was intentional.
180	-->'''Music/KidCudi:''' With Timothée, I was just like: 'Oh man, it would be funny if he was, like, my weed dealer. You know, like, with a Caesar [haircut]. Just changed his whole situation and make him a whole other dude.
181	* ''WesternAnimation/FacesMusicParty'': Creator/CedricLWilliams, a guy most known for playing badass characters and {{Jerkass}}es, voices the considerably nicer Face.
182	* Late voice actress Creator/RussiTaylor is best-known for voicing sweet-natured and loveable female and male characters such as WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse, WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake, [[WesternAnimation/PeterAndTheMagicEgg Lollychop]] [[SweetSheep the sheep]], and [[WesternAnimation/KissyFur Beehonie]]. One of her very few villanious roles she did during her lifetime was voicing [[CatsAreMean Duchess the cat]] in the 1995 live-action film ''Film/{{Babe}}'', Weathermeister in ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'', and [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Drizella Tremaine]] in ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue'', ''WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime'', and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
183	* Creator/DebiDerryberry usually voices children who are good natured or arrogant but whose hearts are in the right place, but in WesternAnimation/FIsForFamily she voices Bridget Fitzsimmons a cruel, foul mouthed, psychopathic little girl.
184	* Creator/JonFavreau is generally known for his comedic roles and generally playing good-natured, bumbling characters. In ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' he voices Pre Vizla, a xenophobic and ruthless terrorist and consummate BloodKnight played entirely seriously.
185	* Creator/DavidWarner in ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}''. While no stranger to playing villains, they tended to be straightforwardly menacing types. His character here, the Lobe, was by contrast a manic, deeply insecure IneffectualSympatheticVillain who was [[AffablyEvil a sincerely pleasant and dorky fellow]] outside of his CartoonishSupervillainy.

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