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John Swasey (born October 18, 1964) is an American voice actor who has a great amount of vocal work under his belt. He play several fathers, whether they are [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist aloof yet good,]] [[Manga/SoulEater aloof yet kooky,]] or [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion aloof and really, really bad.]] He also plays badass characters, such as [[Manga/OnePiece a sand-wielding pirate with a hook for a hand]] or [[Manga/FairyTail a chain-wielding mage with a demon eye]].

According to [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?most_prolific=cast Anime News Network]], he has over ''500'' credits, making him the most prolific male American voice actor in the business (and 3rd overall just behind Creator/MonicaRial and Creator/LuciChristian).

His children [[Creator/OliviaSwasey Olivia]] and Josh are also voice actors in their own right.

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!! Notable roles from John Swasey:

* [[Characters/MyHeroAcademiaAllForOne All For One]] in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''
* Alligator Master in the ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'' anime.
* Arthur Gaz in ''Literature/CoffinPrincessChaika''
* Bann Burning in ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine.''
* Bols in ''Anime/AkameGaKill.''
* Bernhardt Rhodes in ''Literature/KazeNoStigma.''
* Cherry in ''Manga/UruseiYatsura All-Stars''
* Christiano Savonarola in ''Manga/GunslingerGirl: Il Teatrino.''
* Claude in ''Anime/RedGarden.''
* Conrad in ''Anime/GlassFleet.''
* Sir Crocodile and Gan Fall in the Creator/{{Funimation}} dub of ''Manga/OnePiece.''
* Daiki Niwa in ''Manga/DNAngel.''
* Dodoria, ZTV Cell Games Reporter, and the Farmer in ''Anime/DragonBallZKai.''
* Dr. Sam Ferringo in ''Literature/VampireHunterD''
* Duke Sasha Dejenstahl Voban in ''Literature/{{Campione}}''
* Edward "Elder" Hamilton in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade.''
* El Rey in ''WebAnimation/NomadOfNowhere.''
* Gallus in ''Literature/ReincarnatedAsASword''
* Gates in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid.''
* Geega in ''Anime/BirdyTheMighty: Decode''
* Gemini Saga/Pope Ares and Hydra Ichi (ADV), Libra Dohko and Lionet Ban (Sentai/Netflix) in ''Anime/SaintSeiya''
* [[Characters/NeonGenesisEvangelionGendoIkari Gendo Ikari]] in ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (Director's Cut)
* Genji Kurahashi in ''Literature/TokyoRavens''
* Genta Ogawara in ''Anime/JinkiExtend''
* Gido in ''Anime/CasshernSins''
* Gin Nohara and Yoshiji Koyama in ''Anime/CrayonShinChan''
* Gozaburo Seto in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid''
* Guildmaster Albatross Sanctos in ''Manga/PeterGrillAndThePhilosophersTime''
* Hades/Precht Gaebolg in ''Manga/FairyTail''
* High Dignitarie in ''Anime/{{Gravion}}''
* Huang in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''
* Ichise in ''Anime/KurauPhantomMemory''
* Ino Hatsuse in ''Literature/NoGameNoLife''
* Isley in ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''
* Ivica in ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO''
* Professor Kakuzawa in ''Manga/ElfenLied''
* Karl Haushofer in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa''
* Ken Robbins in ''Anime/KaleidoStar''
* Kikunojou Tendo in ''Literature/BlackBullet''
* Kogoro in ''Manga/SgtFrog''
* Kouji Ishida in ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}: Ultimate Survivor''
* Kozo Hoshino in ''Manga/InitialD: Fourth Stage''
* Lord Death in ''Manga/SoulEater''
* Makoto Waltz Segai in ''Anime/GuiltyCrown''
* Masakazu Meguro in ''Manga/{{Doreiku}}''
* Maximas Drake in ''Anime/InnocentVenus''
* Mickey Simon in ''Manga/{{Area 88}}''
* Motoi Yazaki in ''Anime/GhostHound''
* Mr. Nakanishi in ''Anime/SuperGals''
* Naozumi Saito in ''Manga/{{Gantz}}''
* Nicholas Schnee in ''Anime/RWBYIceQueendom''
* Nobunaga Oda in the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' anime
* Ogam in ''VisualNovel/TearsToTiara''
* Police Chief in ''Manga/MonsterMusume''
* Protein in ''[[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Legend of the Mystical Ninja]]''
* Ryuga in ''Manga/LegendsOfTheDarkKing: A Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Story''
* Salvador in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}''
* Sasante in ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''
* Secretary General Freeman in ''Anime/ProjectBlueEarthSOS''
* Sergeant Hauser (''Homecoming'') and Captain (''Odd One Out'') in ''Anime/HaloLegends''
* Shido Kasugi in ''Anime/{{Blassreiter}}''
* Shigure Aotsuki in ''Manga/UshioAndTora''
* Shougo Rikudoh in ''Anime/RahXephon''
* Soichiro Nahashi in ''Manga/VenusVersusVirus''
* The Spider in ''Anime/HellGirl''
* Takashi Yamaguchi in ''Literature/{{Maburaho}}''
* Tajimamori in ''Anime/{{Mnemosyne}}''
* Tomi in ''Anime/SuperSonico: The Animation''
* Tico(Male) in ''Anime/DevilSurvivor2TheAnimation''
* Undertaker in ''Manga/BlackButler''
* Vai Low in ''Anime/ShadowSkill''
* Van Hohenheim in ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''
* Yasuji Ban in ''VisualNovel/ChaosHead''
* Yuzuru Suoh in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''
* Zenon in ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''
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