Line #62 StarMakingRole/VideoGames


1	Video games, film and TV dubs and [[StarMakingRole/AnimeAndManga anime]] often share pools of voice actors, so finding a StarMakingRole in one field can help gain recognition in the other, and vice versa.
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3	'''A Administrivia/{{No Recent Examples\|please}} rule applies to this trope'''. To avoid any knee-jerk reactions, examples shouldn't be added until '''six months''' after the work's released or the character first appears (whichever is later).
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5	!!Japanese Voice Actors (Seiyuu)
6	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
7	** Creator/TakahiroSakurai and Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa in ''The Franchise/CompilationOfFinalFantasyVII'' (specifically, ''[[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Advent Children]]'').
8	** Creator/MasakazuMorita (coupled with ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'') as Tidus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.
9	** Creator/YuukiKaji (coupled with ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'') as Hope Estheim in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
10	* Creator/AsamiImai, Creator/ChiakiTakahashi (both coupled with the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series), Creator/YumiHara, Creator/HiromiHirata, and Creator/AsamiShimoda in ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster''.
11	** Also from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama.
12	* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
13	** Creator/MiyuIrino (coupled with ''Anime/SpiritedAway'') as Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''.
14	** Creator/KoukiUchiyama as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.
15	* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'':
16	** Creator/MamiKingetsu (voice actress of Shiori Fujisaki, the central heroine of ''Tokimeki Memorial 1'').
17	** Creator/KazusaMurai (voice actress of Kaori Yae, an extremely popular heroine of ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'').
18	* Creator/KenichiOno as Sanger Zonvolt in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha''.
19	* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'':
20	** Creator/IsshinChiba as Jin Kazama.
21	** Creator/RyokoShiraishi as Asuka Kazama.
22	* Creator/{{Taketora}} as Akuma/Gouki in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
23	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'':
24	** Creator/MakikoOhmoto as Franchise/{{Kirby}}, [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 Ness]] & [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Lyn]].
25	** Creator/RyoHorikawa as [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]].
26	** Creator/SanaeKobayashi as the [[VideoGame/IceClimber Ice Climbers]].
27	** Creator/AtsushiKisaichi as [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]].
28	* Creator/ShinobuMatsumoto as Akatsuki in ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf''
29	* Creator/EijiTakemoto as either Miles Edgeworth in ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' or Rock Howard in ''[[VideoGame/FatalFury Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]''
30	* Creator/AkioOtsuka as Solid Snake in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''.
31	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
32	** Creator/HikaruMidorikawa as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonandtheBladeofLight Marth]] and Creator/JunFukuyama (coupled with ''Anime/CodeGeass'') as [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade Roy]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', which the popularity of the two led to future games of the franchise finally getting localized for international release.
33	** Michihiko Hagi as Ike in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance''.
34	** Creator/YuuKobayashi (Lucina), Creator/KanaAkutsu (Cherche and Tharja), Creator/TarusukeShingaki (Stahl and Gerome), Creator/RyuichiKijima (Inigo) and Creator/MakotoIshii (Laurent) in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
35	** Renka (singing) and Creator/{{Lynn}} (speaking) as Azura in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''.
36	** Creator/AiKakuma, Creator/ToshiyukiToyonaga and Creator/TomoyoKurosawa as Edelgard, Claude and Sothis in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''.
37	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
38	** Creator/JunichiKanemaru as Sonic the Hedgehog himself.
39	** Creator/RyoHirohashi as Miles "Tails" Prower.
40	** Creator/TaekoKawata as Amy Rose.
41	** Creator/NobutoshiCanna as Knuckles the Echidna.
42	** Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka as Dr. Eggman until his death in 2015.
43	** Creator/KojiYusa as Shadow the Hedgehog.
44	** Rumi Ochiai as Rouge the Bat.
45	** Creator/NaoTakamori as Blaze the Cat.
46	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
47	** [[Main/TheHero Link]]:
48	*** Creator/NobuyukiHiyama in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''.
49	*** Creator/FujikoTakimoto in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask''.
50	*** Creator/SachiMatsumoto in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.
51	*** Creator/AkiraSasanuma in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
52	*** Creator/KengoTakanashi in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.
53	** [[Main/PrincessesRule Princess Zelda]]:
54	*** Jun Mizusawa in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
55	*** Creator/AyumiFujimura (coupled with ''Franchise/StreetFighter'') as Fi in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' and the titular princess in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds''.
56	*** Creator/YuShimamura in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.
57	** [[Main/BigBad Ganon/Ganondorf]]:
58	*** Creator/TakashiNagasako (coupled with ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'') in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures'' and Demise in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''.
59	*** Nagasako later solidified as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Donkey Kong]].
60	*** Hironori Miyata in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''.
61	* Yohei Tadano in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' as Gen, along with [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Rick Sanchez]], [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Dr. Vegapunk]].
62	* Creator/TakayaKuroda in ''VideoGame/Yakuza1''. Before being Kazuma Kiryu, his roles were basically more subdued, less-mainstream characters or villains in certain shows. His popularity and fame skyrocketed ever since being Kiryu but [[NoExportForYou still contained in Japan]], until the ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' series broke through the international market and he became much more known worldwide as Kiryu.
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64	!!English Voice Actors
65	* Creator/StephenRussell in ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}''.
66	* Creator/NolanNorth as Nathan Drake in ''VideoGame/{{Uncharted}}''. His role as Desmond Miles in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI'' could also count as it came out a week before ''Uncharted.'' However, because Desmond is largely eclipsed by Altaïr whereas Drake is the main character in his game, ''Uncharted'' holds the advantage.
67	* Creator/DavidHayter as Solid Snake and Creator/KimMaiGuest as Mei Ling in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''.
68	* Creator/PatrickSeitz (coupled with ''Anime/{{Hellsing}}'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Franchise/MortalKombat'') as Ragna, Creator/CristinaValenzuela as Noel and the Murakumos (Coupled with ''Manga/KOn'' and ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''), and Creator/LaurenLanda as Litchi (coupled with ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'') in the ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' series.
69	* Creator/AdamHowden (coupled with ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'') as Anders in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''.
70	* Creator/SimonTempleman as Kain and Creator/TonyJay (along with ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'') as Mortanius and the Elder God in the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series.
71	* Creator/ReubenLangdon as Dante in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'' (he was mostly a MotionCapture actor before ''[=DMC3=]'').
72	* Creator/RogerCraigSmith and Creator/DCDouglas as Chris Redfield and Albert Wesker, respectively, in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''.
73	** Around the same time, Smith also made a name for himself in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' as the voice of Ezio Auditore, and as the new voice of Sonic the Hedgehog as of ''VideoGame/SonicColors''.
74	** Douglas' other SMR would be Legion in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', which came out shortly thereafter.
75	* Creator/CharlesMartinet in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' (which was actually his second game voicing Mario).
76	* Creator/DavidGasman in ''VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape''.
77	* Music/JesseMcCartney as Roxas in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Ventus in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', sharing both roles with Creator/KoukiUchiyama above. While Jesse was already a musical star, this gave him recognition as a voice actor.
78	* Creator/AliHillis as Liara T'Soni in ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and as Lightning and Creator/RachelRobinson as Fang in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII''.
79	* Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor (coupled with the ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' series) as Tidus and Hedy Burress as Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''.
80	* Creator/StevenOgg, Shawn Fonteno, and Ned Luke in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV''.
81	* Creator/GideonEmery and Creator/KariWahlgren as Balthier and Ashe respectively in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''.
82	* Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', and probably also ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' (as the two games were released around the same time).
83	** We can also add ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'', ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'' on his résumé as well, in particular, the Western-based video games.
84	* Creator/SamWitwer and David Collins in ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed''.
85	* Creator/ErinFitzgerald (Parasoul) and Creator/DanielleMcRae (Painwheel) in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. The former had years of experience as a voice actress in anime and cartoons beforehand, but ''Skullgirls'' and her role as the new voice of Chie in ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' gave her more recognition among video game fans. The latter had some VO experience as Karma from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', but her role as Painwheel helped put her on the map.
86	** Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos as Filia (coupled with her roles as [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]] and [[Manga/KOn Azusa]]).
87	* Ryan Drummond and Deem Bristow in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.
88	* Antony Del Rio (arguably coupled with his roles as Silas and Percy in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'') and S. Scott Bullock in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. The latter had been a widely recognized cartoon voice actor for over a decade, but never had a big role to his name.
89	* Creator/NatalieLander as Terra in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' and Kinzie in ''VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird''. The former role was of a heroine from [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI a highly-successful RPG]]. The latter role was an overnight EnsembleDarkHorse.
90	* Creator/AmandaWinnLee was already a star in anime dubbing for her role as [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rei Ayanami]], but after taking a hiatus from voice acting to care for her son, she found new fame as Yukiko Amagi in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', a role she has gone on to reprise for every appearance of the character in the West.
91	* Creator/QuintonFlynn as Raiden in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' and Axel in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.
92	* Creator/TerrenceCCarson in ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI''.
93	* Minae Noji in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia''. She had done voice acting in video games before (like ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', where she voiced Cynthia and Say'ri) (despite primarily being a TV/film actress), but Milla was her first big role.
94	* Creator/MatthewMercer (coupled with ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil6'', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' and ''Literature/FateZero'') as Chrom, Creator/AmandaCelineMiller (coupled with the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Sully and Cherche, and Creator/KaijiTang as Owain in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
95	* Creator/CharlieSchlatter in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''.
96	* Creator/RobinAtkinDownes (coupled with ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'') in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
97	* Creator/TaraPlatt (coupled with ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'') and Creator/KarenStrassman in ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}''.
98	* Helena Taylor in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''.
99	* Michael Wincott (as a voice actor) in ''VideoGame/DarksidersII''.
100	* Creator/KeithSzarabajka in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''.
101	* Creator/SteveDownes and Jen Taylor in ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
102	* Creator/MattRyan (coupled with ''Series/{{Constantine}}'') in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag''.
103	* Creator/DaveFennoy, Creator/MelissaHutchison and Gavin Hammon in ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadTelltale''. Fennoy is notable for having done [=PSAs=] and minor roles in Star Wars media for decades prior.
104	* Creator/SandyFox (coupled with the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'') as Flonne in ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness''.
105	* Creator/GregEllis and Creator/AllegraClark in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''.
106	* Creator/CourtneeDraper as Elizabeth in ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite''. While Draper played several roles on TV before ''Infinite'', it was her performance here that first brought her to international attention (as well as won her awards and nominations). Ironically, she was considering quitting voice acting at the time.
107	* Creator/JonStJohn in ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D''.
108	* Creator/LauraPost (coupled with ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', ''Anime/KillLaKill'' and ''Franchise/LoveLive'') as Arfoire in the ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'' series.
109	* Marcella-Lentz Pope as the Female Avatar and Scarlet, Rena Strober (as a voice actress, coupled with the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon R'') as Azura, ''and'' to a lesser extent, either David Stanbra (Xander, Kaze and Shura) and Roger Rose (as Takumi and Niles) in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates''.
110	** The game was also this for Creator/MaxMittelman (Leo, Kaden and Forrest) and Creator/BriannaKnickerbocker (Sakura and Charlotte) as video game voice actors.
111	* Cara Theobold and Creator/DarinDePaul as Tracer and Reinhardt in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''.
112	* Noam Jenkins in ''VideoGame/WatchDogs''.
113	* Creator/NatalieHoover in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' as Sonia Nevermind.
114	* Creator/AshlyBurch in ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' as Tiny Tina.
115	* Creator/XanderMobus as the announcer of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and the protagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona5''.
116	* Creator/ErikaHarlacher as Kyoko Kirigiri in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' and Ann Takamaki in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.
117	* Creator/DawnMBennett as Sash Lilac in ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet''.
118	* Creator/KimberlyBrooks in ''Franchise/MassEffect''. While she had [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory fairly decent]] [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock roles before]], it's this video game that served as her SMR.
119	* Bryan Dechart as Connor in ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman'', also providing the character's likeness and motion capture.
120	* Patricia Summersett in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.
121	* Doug Cockle in ''Franchise/TheWitcher''
122	* Creator/RayChase as Noctis in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV''.
123	* Creator/JoeZieja (coupled with ''Literature/FateApocrypha'') as Claude, Creator/ChrisHackney (coupled with his earlier role as Boey in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'') as Dimitri, Creator/AbbyTrott as Annette, Creator/BrittanyCox (coupled with ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' and ''Anime/FenaPiratePrincess'') as Ingrid, Creator/MarkWhitten (coupled with ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'') as Seteth, and Creator/AlejandroSaab as Yuri in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''.
124	* Creator/KaijiTang as Ichiban Kasuga in ''VideoGame/YakuzaLikeADragon''
125	* Creator/AleksLe as the male player option/male Akira Howard in ''VideoGame/AstralChain'' and Sonon Kusakabe in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''.
126	* Creator/SkyeBennett as Pyra/Mythra in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''.
127	* Creator/SeanChiplock as Spade in the aforementioned ''Freedom Planet'', as Rean Schwarzer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'', and as Revali in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''.
128	* Creator/MaggieRobertson as Lady Alcina Dimitrescu in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'' (voice and MotionCapture).
129	* Creator/LoriAlan as The Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''.
130	* Creator/LauraBailey (coupled with ''VideoGame/Persona4'') in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.
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132	!!Mexican Voice Actors
133	* Creator/SebastianLlapur in ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' as Marcus Fenix.
134	* Creator/RaulAnaya in ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' as Master Chief.
135	* Joanna Ruvalcaba and Lourdes Arruti in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' as Mei and Sombra respectively.
136	* Gerardo Alonso in ''VideoGame/WarioWare Gold'' as Wario, plus [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Moxxie]].
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138	!!Argentinian Voice Actors:
139	* Creator/AdrianWowczuk in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' as Joel.
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141	!!French Voice Actors
142	* Creator/MartialLeMinoux in ''VideoGame/RaymanM'' as Hunchman 1000 or ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' as Clank.
143	* Creator/PierreTessier as Arthas Menethil in ''[[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Warcraft III]]''.

Context StarMakingRole / VideoGames