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If the newer generation of voice actors needs a candidate for MemeticBadass... this guy may be one such candidate.

To put it simply, Tōru Ōkawa is a Japanese voice actor born in 1960 and has the distinction that he CANNOT be [[PigeonholedVoiceActor pigeonholed]]. He can voice annoying brats, suave youths, HotBlooded men, the ManipulativeBastard, the CoolOldGuy... what an actor.

[[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-09/voice-actor-toru-ohkawa-goes-on-hiatus-to-treat-illness/.125072 In December 2017]], he went on medical leave for treatment. Fortunately, he came back to work in [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-06/voice-actor-toru-ohkawa-returns-from-hiatus/.133919 July 2018]].
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!!Notable roles by Tōru Ōkawa:
* Akira Konoe in ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers''
* Alameda Slim in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange''
* Albert Heinrich aka 004 in the ''Manga/Cyborg009'' movie, ''009 Re:Cyborg''
* Amezaiku in ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}''
* Apolly Bay in the ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' movies and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ''
* Arthur Watts in the Japanese dub of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''
* Benson in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''
* Bishop's male voice in ''VideoGame/RainbowSix: Vegas 2''
* Brian Roscoe in ''Literature/{{Gosick}}''
* Captain Garis in ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu''
* Chyou Mei in ''Series/ThunderboltFantasy''
* Clank [[spoiler: and [[EvilTwin Klunk]]]] in the Japanese dub of ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank''
* Convoy and Scourge (Optimus Prime and Nemesis Prime) in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''.
* David in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''
* Deboss in ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger''
* The Demon Baron in ''Literature/IsThisAZombie''
* Detective Pikachu in ''VideoGame/DetectivePikachu''
* Don Valentino in ''Manga/CuticleDetectiveInaba'' ...Yes, a goat...
* Einosuke Ohkuda in the ''Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden'' CD dramas.
* Elmo Kridanik, Jeffrey Wilder, and TheNarrator in ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''
* Finley Doug in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' [[UpdatedRerelease (PlayStation 2)]]
* Gordes Musik Yggdmillenia in ''Literature/FateApocrypha''
* Gurinji in ''Series/SeijuuSentaiGingaman''
* Hazama in ''Manga/CorpsePrincess''
* Heathcliff/[[spoiler:Akihiko Kayaba]] in ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''
* Hiromitsu Ochiai in ''Manga/AceOfTheDiamond''
* [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Iago]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''
* Iason Mink in the later Drama [=CD=]s and [=OVA=]s ''Anime/AiNoKusabi'' replacing the late Creator/KanetoShiozawa
* Ichinosuke Okajima/Hippopotamus in ''Manga/KillingBites''
* Isami Kondou in ''VideoGame/{{Hakuouki}}''
* Jimmy Angelov in the Japanese dub of ''Film/PracticalMagic''
* Jin Kariya in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
* Jirou Tomitake in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''
* Julius Will Kresnik in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2''
* Jun Harazuka in ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco''
* Kaltz in ''VisualNovel/LamentoBeyondTheVoid'' (Credited as Kojirou)
* Ken in ''Anime/{{Godannar}}''
* Kharlan in ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan''
* Kiyoshi Taira in ''Manga/{{Btooom}}''
* Kurama in ''Anime/ChaosDragon''
* Kureo Mado in ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''
* [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kyō (Koga)]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
* Sir Laban in ''Anime/Berserk1997''
* Masachika Kouda in ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion''
* Mizal Touval (of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact3'') in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Gaiden''
* The {{Narrator}} in ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''
** Old Joseph Joestar in ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureHeritageForTheFuture Heritage for the Future]]'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/UnshoIshizuka in the TV anime)
** Weather Report in ''[[VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle All Star Battle]]'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/YuichiroUmehara in the TV anime)
* The Narrator in ''Manga/RockLeesSpringtimeOfYouth''
* Nikolai Nikolanikov in ''VideoGame/BravelySecond''
* Ouranos in ''Literature/SwordOratoria''
* Ratchet and Porter C. Powell in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.
* Roy Mustang in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' ([[TheOtherDarrin does not reprise in]] ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Brotherhood]]'')
* Rufus Shinra in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' series
* Rustal Elion in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamIronBloodedOrphans''
* [[Characters/StreetFighterI Ryu]] in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: Third Strike''
** [[OldMaster Gouken]] in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''
* Saazbaum in ''Anime/AldnoahZero''
* Saiga in ''VideoGame/OneHundredSleepingPrincesAndTheKingdomOfDreams''
* Saito in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''
* Sawada in ''Manga/{{Erased}}''
* Shika in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars1996''
* Sengoku in ''Manga/OnePiece''
* Soldier 76 ([[spoiler:Jack Morrison]]) in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''
* Spirit Albarn/Death Scythe in ''Manga/SoulEater''
* Stun in ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar 4''
* Susumu Kurose in ''Anime/AicoIncarnation''
* [[ManipulativeBastard Tadajiro Sasaki]] in ''Manga/{{Amatsuki}}''
* Tenjin in ''Manga/{{Noragami}}''
* Terry Silver in the Japanese dub of ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'' and ''Series/CobraKai''
* Tinky Winky in the Japanese dub of ''Series/{{Teletubbies}}''
* UsefulNotes/TokugawaIeyasu in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' ([[spoiler:both BrattyHalfPint version and [[ShesAllGrownUp grown up]] [[TookALevelInBadass badass]] version]])
* Toshio Ozaki in ''Literature/{{Shiki}}''
* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Valter]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Arden]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
* Vulture[=/=]Adrian Toomes (Creator/MichaelKeaton) in the Japanese dub of ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''
* Watanabe-sensei in ''Anime/JustBecause''
* Yasuharu Funasaka in ''Anime/ActiveRaid''
* [[spoiler:Zein]] in ''Series/KamenRiderOutsiders'' [[spoiler:and ''Series/KamenRiderGotchard'']]
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