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->''[[Anime/Daitarn3 For the internet, for those who use the internet,]] Hirotaka Suzuoki [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere will be described here]]. If you do not fear [[Justforfun/TVTropeswillruinyourlife getting your life ruined]], then '''[[Anime/Daitarn3 BRING IT ON!!]]'''''

Hirotaka Suzuoki (March 6, 1950 – August 6, 2006, aged 56) was a considerably great Japanese voice actor from the earlier ages of anime, making himself well known as the voice behind "[[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan He who slaps wimps]] [[TookALevelInBadass and turns them into]] '''[[Memes/{{Gundam}} MEN OF DESTINY]]'''", [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noa]]. Was a good friend of Creator/ToruFuruya (whose character, coincidentally, got slapped into a '''MAN OF DESTINY'''). Well known for his calm voice, he garnered quite a fandom...

...Until he faced something that he could not slap into a '''THING OF DESTINY''': lung cancer. He passed away from it in 2006. His last performance was once again as Bright Noa in ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars'', which many fans saw as a fitting send-off.

!!Roles done by Hirotaka Suzuoki:
* Banjou Haran in ''Anime/{{Daitarn 3}}'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise
* Benny the Cab in the Japanese dub of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''
* Bright Noa in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ Gundam ZZ]]'', ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Char's Counterattack]]'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' franchise (Succeeded by Creator/KenNarita in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'').
* Dragon Shiryuu in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' (classic, succeeded by Creator/TakahiroSakurai and Creator/KenNarita in ''[[Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega Omega]]'')
* Chief Freeman in ''Anime/TekkamanBlade''
* Hidetoshi in ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin''.
* Inaba in the ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'' OVA series
* Indra in ''Manga/LegendOfHeavenlySphereShurato''
* Ivan Konev, ace pilot in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''.
* Junichi Otaki in ''Anime/MillenniumActress''
* Koujirou Hyuuga in ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' (classic, succeeded by Creator/NobuyukiHiyama in ''J'', by both Creator/RicaMatsumoto [[note]] the only time Hyuuga was ever voiced by a woman in any capacity [[/note]] and Creator/TakehitoKoyasu in ''Road to 2002'', by Ken Narita (''again'') in ''Tatakae Dream Fight'' and by Creator/TakuyaSato in the 2018 anime, though he ''did'' however reprise his role in the [=PS2=] game)
* Naoto Ijyuin in ''Anime/GodMars'' (succeeded by Creator/GoShinomiya in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ Super Robot Wars Z2]]'')
* Noriaki Kakyoin in the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' OVA (succeeded by Creator/DaisukeHirakawa in the [[{{Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders}} TV series]])
* Olson D. Verne in ''Anime/SuperDimensionCenturyOrguss'' (classic, replaced by Creator/KenyuHoriuchi for ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'')
* Lefance in ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs''
* Perios in ''Anime/SeiJuushiBismarck''
* Saitou Hajime in ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' (again, succeeded by Creator/KenNarita in the recent [=OVAs=])
* Sakaki (Giovanni) in ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' (succeeded by Creator/KentaMiyake)
* Shingo Hojo in ''Anime/GoShogun'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series
* Starscream in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''.
* Tatewaki Kunou in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' (understudied by the late Creator/KoujiTsujitani in episodes 83-86 and in the 2008 Rumic World special, justified in the latter's case since Suzuoki died 2 years beforehand.)
* Tatsumasa Oda in ''Manga/SlamDunk''
* Tenshinhan in ''Manga/DragonBall'' (understudied by Creator/KoichiYamadera in episodes 82 and 84 of ''Z'', Creator/MitsuakiMadono took over for a bit after in the video games made after Suzuoki's death [[note]] it's Madono's voice you hear in ''DB Heroes'' as the game was produced before Midorikawa took over the role [[/note]], before ultimately being succeeded by Creator/HikaruMidorikawa from ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' onwards)
** Also voiced Shū Sai'aku/Mr. Shu, The Other World Tournament Announcer [[note]] replaced by Ryouhei Nakao in ''Budokai Tenkaichi 3'' [[/note]], Captain Chicken, Caroni [[note]] replaced by Creator/KazunariTanaka in ''Kai'' and by Takahiro Fujimoto in ''Super'' [[/note]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and filled in for Mezu [[note]] voiced by Creator/KojiTotani in episode 15, Masaharu Sato in episode 195 and by Creator/DaisukeGori in episode 285 [[/note]] in episode 95 of ''Z'' and also voiced Doll Taki and Wu Xing Long [[note]] also suceeded by Madono in ''Heroes'' [[/note]] in ''GT''.
* Yellow Belmont in ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada''
* Yugande in ''Series/DenjiSentaiMegaranger''
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->'''Troper:''' '' [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Y... you hit me... Not even my father hit me!]]''
->'''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Noa:]]''' '''''[[JustForFun/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife TV TROPES WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE, TROPER!]] Try to do something else more productive!'''''