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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Cybertron senshi! TRANSFORM!]]]]

-> [[Anime/ShinMazinger '''ENERGER! ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTO!!!''']]

One of the most revered veteran Japanese voice actors ever. Tesshō Genda (born May 20, 1948 as Mitsuo Yokoi) is known for his gruff, heavy voice which makes him quite the go guy for gung-ho, big guy roles or at least those fulfilling the MightyGlacier role. He's also quite the MemeticBadass, mostly due to his dub roles as two very very famous Western Animation roles: [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Batman]] (Creator/KevinConroy) and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Optimus Prime]] (Creator/PeterCullen). He was also the official dub over voice of the [[Franchise/DoctorWho Fourth Doctor]] (Creator/TomBaker). In his voice acting career, he is often landed with roles that share relationship with Creator/AkioOtsuka.

According to [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?most_prolific=cast Anime News Network]], he is the 5th most prolific voice actor after Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa, Creator/ShinichiroMiki, and Creator/TakahiroSakurai. As of October 2023, he is one of the only five to have over 600 anime credits to his name.

[[RealMenWearPink He's also into ballet]], and is popularly known as "Pirouette Genda."

As a veteran voice actor with gruff voice, it is not really that surprising that he is usually the go-to guy to dub characters played by Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger and Creator/SylvesterStallone, as well as many other superstars with famously epic voices, in Japanese.

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!!Roles done by Tesshō Genda:

* Adon Coborlwitz in ''Anime/Berserk1997''
* Alain Kofune in ''Manga/SummertimeRendering''
* Ash-Far in ''VideoGame/{{Valis}} IV''.
* Franchise/{{Batman}} in many ''Batman'' cartoons.
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', however, he's the voice of Mister Freeze.
* Biff Tannen (Creator/ThomasFWilson) in the TV Asahi dub of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' trilogy
* Blastoise ("Kamex" in Japanese) in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series, in possibly one of the coolest non-ironic examples of PokemonSpeak.
* Bobby (Goodfeathers) in ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
* Bowler Hat Guy in ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons''
* Brian Cooper in ''Anime/DoubleDecker''
* "Captain Tenille" in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders''
* Charioce XIII in ''Anime/RageOfBahamutGenesis''
* Cleon (Dorsey Wright) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheWarriors''
* Co-Narrator in the Japanese version of ''Series/MammalsVsDinos''
* Daijirou Go in ''Anime/VoltesV''
* Dan Dastun in ''Anime/TheBigO''
* The Devil in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}''
* Doc [=McCoy=] in ''Anime/{{Dallos}}''
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** [[ButtMonkey Shuu]] in ''Manga/DragonBall'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''
** [[BigBad Bojack]] and [[BigBad Janemba]] in the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' movies
* [[BigBad Edgar the Bug]] and Frank the Pug in the Nippon TV and DVD/VHS dubs of ''Film/MenInBlack'' respectively
* E.P. Arnold Royalton in the Japanese dub of ''Film/SpeedRacer''
* [[spoiler:[[Manga/LinebarrelsOfIron Deus Ex Machina]]]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsUX''
* Galerius in ''VideoGame/UnicornOverlord''
* Gally Gregman in ''VideoGame/EvilZone''
* Emperor Ganishka in ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk''
* Foghorn Leghorn in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes''
* Gara in ''Manga/Bastard1988''
* ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} in the mid-nineties WOWOW dub of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrined]] by Creator/{{Chafurin}} in the 2003 Cartoon Network dub)
* George Costanza (Creator/JasonAlexander) in the Japanese television dub of ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrined]] by Hiroshi Iwasaki in the DVD dub)
* Gigas Terano-Sensei in ''Manga/SetonAcademyJoinThePack''
* Gorisaki Banana in ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters'' ('''"[[SayMyName RYUUUUJI!!]]"''')
* Grunbeld in ''VideoGame/BerserkMillenniumFalconHenSeimaSenkiNoSho''
* [[Characters/SuperRobotWarsJudgment Gu-Landon Goetz]] in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration: Moon Dwellers''
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series:
** Sleggar Law in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''
** Dozle Zabi in the more recent video games such as ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsGundam 3'' and ''Gundam Memories'' (succeeding the late Creator/DaisukeGori)
** Kelly Layzner in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam0083StardustMemory''
** Terry Sanders, Jr. in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamThe08thMSTeam''
* Hanorld Dogegenchonegger and the narrator in ''Manga/HowHeavyAreTheDumbbellsYouLift''
* The Hell-Lord in ''Manga/TisTimeForTorturePrincess''
* UsefulNotes/HondaTadakatsu in ''VideoGame/Onimusha3DemonSiege'' and later ''VideoGame/{{Nioh}}''
* Inspector Gadget in the 80s ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' series
* Itō in ''Anime/NangokuShonenPapuwaKun''
* [[BigBad Howling]] in ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' [[TheMovie movie]]
* Jack in the first ''Manga/ViolenceJack'' OVA
* James Links in ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders: Dolores, i''
* Junior Gorg ("Prince Gorg" in Japanese) in the 1986 NHK dub of ''Series/FraggleRock''
* Kaibara in ''Anime/{{AFTERLOST}}''
* [[Characters/OnePieceKaido Kaido]] in ''Anime/OnePiece''
* Karl Gustav Kempff in ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes''
* Kensaku Kira in ''Anime/GodSigma''
* King Shark (Creator/SylvesterStallone) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheSuicideSquad''
* The King of Sodra in ''Anime/TheBraveOfGoldGoldran''
* Kratos in the Japanese version of the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series and for his appearance in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale.''
* [[spoiler:[[SealedBadassInACan Kurama]]]]/[[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan The Nine-Tailed Fox]] in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''
* Leonidas Crisper in ''Film/KamenRiderBeyondGenerations''
* Mayor Lioneart in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''.
* Lu Buwei in ''Manga/{{Kingdom}}''
* Lucas in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cybersix}}''
* Ludo the Yeti in the Japanese dub of ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}''
* Lunar's Papa in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' ('''[[ShoutOut I'll]] [[ActorAllusion be]] [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} back!]]''')
* Mace Windu (Creator/SamuelLJackson) in the Japanese dub of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise
* Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/PulpFiction''
* [[ShoutOut Masculimus]] in ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''
* [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} Master Chief]] in the Japanese dub of "The Package" from ''Anime/HaloLegends''
* Mayor Manx in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''
* ''Franchise/MegaMan''
** Soldier Stonekong and Ride Boarski in ''VideoGame/MegaManX7''
** Teisel Bonne in the ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends'' series
* Melakuera in ''Literature/ReZero''
* Metal Knight in ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''
* Moguro Fukuzou/"The Laughing Salesman" in ''[[Manga/LaughingSalesman Laughing Salesmen NEW]]''
* Moloch in ''Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel''
* Morpheus (Creator/LaurenceFishburne) in the Japanese dub of ''Franchise/TheMatrix'' films
* Mugen in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
* Muk and Luk in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''
* The {{Narrator}} and [=MagiPhone=] voice in ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''
* The {{Narrator}} of ''Manga/{{Sabagebu}}''
* The '''[[LargeHam HAMMY]]''' {{Narrator}} and Cross in ''Anime/ShinMazinger''
** Possibly a ShoutOut to the earlier Creator/GoNagai OVA ''Abashiri Ikka (The Abashiri Family)'', where he is both the '''HAMMY''' {{Narrator}} and voice of Naojiro Abashiri, a cyborg who Cross very much resembles...
* Nue in ''Series/NinjaSentaiKakuranger''
* Oculus in ''Anime/DeathParade''
* Officer Landers in ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse''
* Orin Scrivello (Creator/SteveMartin) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/LittleShopOfHorrors''
* [[BigBad Emperor Pierrot]] in ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure''
* [[CrossDressingVoices Popuko]] in ''Manga/PopTeamEpic''[[labelnote:*]]Episode 4 only[[/labelnote]][[invoked]]
* President Schwarzenegger in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie''
* Rodin in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''
* Rune God Selece in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''
* Ryujinmaru in the ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries''
* Ryusaku in ''Manga/{{Akira}}''
* Shirogane and the {{Narrator}} in ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle''
* Stacker Pentecost (Creator/IdrisElba) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/PacificRim''
* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series:
** [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Guile]] in ''Anime/StreetFighterIIV'' and ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX''
** Zangief in ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNKMillenniumFight2000 Capcom vs. SNK]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''
** [[VideoGame/FinalFight Mike Haggar]] and [[VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds Unknown Soldier 2P]] in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''
** General Bison (Creator/RaulJulia) in the VHS/DVD dub of the ''Film/StreetFighter'' film (where he kept his DubNameChange from the overseas versions of the games)
* Surtr and Muspell ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
* UsefulNotes/TakedaShingen:
** In the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' series ('''"[[SayMyName YUKI]][[MemeticMutation MURAAA!!!]]"''')
** In ''Manga/OdaCinnamonNobunaga'', reincarnated as "Lucky the Pomeranian".
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** Mighty Kongman/Bruiser Khang in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''
** Largo the Black Lion in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''
* Taurus Aldebaran in ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' ('''" [[BlownAcrossTheRoom GREAT HORNS!!!!!]]"''')
* Tigger in the ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' franchise and the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series
* [[DragonInChief Toguro the Younger]] in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''
* Tor in ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots''
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' series:
** Convoy (Optimus Prime) in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' and ''Anime/TransformersHeadmasters'' (also reprising his role to dub him in the [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries live-action films]], ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark''.). Also voices Omega Supreme and Professor Terranova in the cartoon.
** [[{{God}} Primus]] in the Anime/UnicronTrilogy
** [[CoolStarship Omega Supreme]] in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''
* Tsuyoshi Mokoyama in ''Manga/YakitateJapan''
* Tsuyoshi "Mukoukki" Seido in ''Anime/{{GoLion}}''
* Umibozu in ''Manga/CityHunter'' (also for every anime movie, including ''[[Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes Shinjuku Private Eyes]]'')
* Unken Inuzuka in ''Manga/SumomoMoMomoMo''
* Victor in ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost''
* Weaver in ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}''
* War Machine in ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries''
* [[ComicBook/TheKingpin Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin]] in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'', ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' [[spoiler:and ''Series/{{Hawkeye|2021}}'' (succeeding Creator/KenjiNomura from ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'')]]
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles'' series:
** Xord in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1''
** Vandham in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2''
** Guernica Vandham in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3''
* Yamazaki in ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' (2022 remake)
* Yang Fang Leiden in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV DS''
* [[Series/UltramanAce Yapool]] in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' as of ''Series/UltramanMebius''
* ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'':
** Dogi in the ''Anime/{{Ys}}'' [=OVA=]s and ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana'' (succeeded by Creator/KentaMiyake as of ''VideoGame/YsVIIILacrimosaOfDana'')
** Gadis in ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs'' and ''VideoGame/YsMemoriesOfCelceta''
* Zathba in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyRelink''
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