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''"[[Anime/DragonBallZ Be proud! You have the esteemed privilege of fighting a super elite voice actor.]]"''


Born Makoto Horikawa, also spelled as "Ryou Horikawa"; (born February 1, 1958), Horikawa is a very well-known Japanese voice actor whose voice normally sounds rather soft and a little wimpy, but when dialed up to eleven in HotBlooded-ness, it's fabulous. He is best known as the voice of Vegeta from ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', Heiji Hattori from ''[[Manga/CaseClosed Detective Conan]]'' as well as Captain Falcon in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, and has had some memorable roles here and there, making him one of the best known veteran voice actors of the '90s. He's still sporadically active.

Horikawa also speaks fluent English, which he learned from an American who homestayed with his family; he uses it for scenes that require English. He sometimes uses his Kansai accent in his roles, most notably Hattori.

His wife, Hitomi Oikawa, is also a voice actress, with her most notable roles including the title character in ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' and Ami Nonomura in ''Cream Lemon''. As of 2019 she appears to have retired.

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!!Ryo Horikawa, [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Show Me Yo Roles!]]:
* Andromeda Shun in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' (first one, replaced by Kasuya Yuuta in the Hades chapter, then by Creator/HiroshiKamiya in ''[[Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega Omega]]'').
* [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros''. Notably, in spite of his fluent English, Horikawa instead [[IntentionalEngrishForFunny uses a funny Engrish for this guy.]] Why? Because [[RuleOfFunny it's funnier]] [[RuleOfCool and more epic]].
* Dias Flac and Bowman Jean in ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' (succeeded by Creator/TomokazuSugita and Creator/KeijiFujiwara, respectively in ''Second Evolution''; returns for both roles in ''The Second Story R'')
* Dunban in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''
* [[TheBard Edward Chris von Muir]] and [[BigBad Zeromus]] in the 3D remake of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''
* Edward Fokker/Falcon in ''VideoGame/PowerStone''
* Heatnoid in ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco''
* [[RedBaron “The Great Detective of the West”]] [[FriendlyRival Heiji]] [[DitzyGenius Hattori]] in ''[[Manga/CaseClosed Detective Conan]]''. (the third time he was cast as a rival to Creator/MinamiTakayama's character and the most notable instance)
* Henry the Green Engine in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''
* [[AsHimself Himself]] (episode 31) and the Juuga Driver in ''Series/KamenRiderRevice''
** Baridero from ''Film/KamenRiderGeatsXKamenRiderReviceMovieBattleRoyale''
* Hiroshi Jito in the original ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' series. (Succeeded by Creator/KiyoyukiYanada in Captain Tsubasa J and Masaya Takatsuka in Road to 2002)
* Kagetora Chouno in ''AudioPlay/ExitTunesPresentsACTORS''
* Karasu in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
* Kenta Hirono/Wingman in ''Yume Senshi Wingman'' (his debut role, 1984)
* Kou Uraki in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory''
* Kouji Tamura in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Drama Series Vol.2: Irodori no Love Song''.
* [[ManiacMonkeys Makuramon]] in ''Anime/DigimonTamers.''
** Phelesmon in ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime''
* Many of the young male characters in the original ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' anime whenever the director needed someone to fill the role. Most notably the child versions of Kenshiro, Souther, Toki and Hyo, as well as Koh (Mamiya's little brother), Mitsu (Raiga and Fuga's young brother) and Shiva (Shuh's son).
* Miktran (localized as "Kronos") in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' ([=PS2=] remake only; Creator/RyotaroOkiayu voiced him in the original [=PlayStation=] version).
* Moonradar in ''Manga/TransformersZone''
* Geist in ''VideoGame/{{Astal}}''
* General Pain in ''Series/HikoninSentaiAkibaranger Season 2''
* Percy Howard in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie''
* Redin and Leyard in ''VideoGame/{{Langrisser}} I & II''
* Reinhard von Lohengramm in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''
* Siegfried in ''Videogame/CircletPrincess''
* Sujigara no Akumaro in ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger''
* Tadao Yokoshima in ''Manga/GhostSweeperMikami''
* Takeshi Onimaru (and [[TeamPet Shonosuke]]) in ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}'' (the second time he was cast as a rival to Creator/MinamiTakayama's character)
* Tolten in ''VideoGame/LostOdyssey''
* Tsutomu Harako in ''Manga/MagicalTarurutoKun'' (the first time he was cast as a rival to Creator/MinamiTakayama's character)
* [[Characters/DragonBallVegeta Vegeta]] in ''Franchise/DragonBall'' (His StarMakingRole and basically a reason why people are surprised that his earlier roles used much softer voices, since the role of Vegeta showed that he did BaritoneOfStrength magnificently.)
* Zaki in ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (2022 remake)
* Zigfried in ''VideoGame/EarnestEvans'' and ''Annet Futatabi''
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->--I knew that was all you can offer.
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