Well, not literally, but if there's one thing Fumihiko Tachiki (born April 29, 1961 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan) is known for, it's him being the seiyuu of many guys who give out the vibe that father figures are scary, evil, etc. However, while doing that, he also has an extremely manly, coarse and badass voice, making him quite the fan favorite. Sometimes, he just does the second part (not being a father, but still a badass), or he can subvert it at one point when he's picked as the eternal Plucky Comic Relief character Boss in Mazinkaiser, and a young character at that! He's also known for providing narration and announcements for a number of projects, such as Gintama, Kamen Rider Double, Sonic Colors, and Persona 4: Arena.
He first made himself known through the smash hit Neon Genesis Evangelion as Gendo Ikari, but it wasn't quite until either Tales of Symphonia or Bleach that his popularity started to skyrocket.
Notable roles by Fumihiko Tachiki:
- Announcer in Sonic Colors and Sonic Forces
- Arthur and Druaga in Namco × Capcom
- Balseph in Tales of Arise
- Bara Printer in Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
- Beldor, Odin and Wagner in Odin Sphere
- Benkei Narukami in Big Order
- Boosted Gear/Ddraig in High School D×D
- Lord Boremund Baratheon in the Japanese dub of House of the Dragon
- Boss in Mazinkaiser
- Bunji Kugashira in Gungrave (in both the original game and the anime adaptation)
- Carter McDonald in the Getter Robo Āḥ anime
- Chibi Hedorah in Chibi Godzilla Raids Again
- Commissioner Tachibana in Nisekoi (a scary-looking, but doting father)
- Daisuke Kousaka in Oreimo (Playing Against Type, although it's not so obvious at first)
- Dino/Mirage in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Don Krieg and Akainu in One Piece
- Don Quixote, Sir Morte, and Gilles de Rais in Grimms Notes
- Duke Nukem in the Japanese dub of Duke Nukem Forever
- Future Scott Pilgrim in the Japanese dub of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
- Gendo Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Gentou Nogizaka in Haruka Nogizaka's Secret
- Gerhard in Atelier Totori
- Gildur in the Japanese version of Arena of Valor
- Gill in Street Fighter V
- Glossu "Beast" Rabban (Dave Bautista) in the Japanese dub of Dune (2021)
- God in In Another World with My Smartphone
- Gohei Oji in Tamako Market
- Gouda in Yarudora series vol.1: Double Cast
- Hagel Baldness in Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru
- Hellvis in Hells
- Idi Amin Dada (Forrest Whitaker) in the Japanese dub of The Last King of Scotland
- Isao Katsuragi in Yakuza 4
- Jon Talbain in the Darkstalkers OVA
- Kaiser in Baki the Grappler (2018)
- Kazuyuki Sakamoto in Barakamon
- Kenpachi Zaraki in Bleach
- Kongou in Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die
- Koudai Arima in YU-NO
- Kratos Aurion in Tales of Symphonia
- Lexaeus and Aeleus in the Kingdom Hearts series
- Mana Walker (a good father figure! Maybe…) in D.Gray-Man
- Masurao Nadeshiko in Go, Go, Loser Ranger!
- Matthies (Lieutenant Surge) and Dr. Odamaki (Professor Birch) in Pokémon
- Also Takeshi's Runpapa (Brock's Ludicolo) as well.
- Menthuthuyoupi in Hunter × Hunter
- Michael Augustus in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled
- Japanese dub voice for characters played by Michael Rooker
- Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy films.
- Savant in The Suicide Squad
- Mondo in Arcana Famiglia
- Mr. Yama in the Japanese dub of Big Hero 6
- Narrator and Billy in Arakawa Under the Bridge
- Narrator in Samurai Girls
- Narrator in Kaiji
- Narrator in Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Also voiced N-Gamio-Zeda in the Kuuga world of Kamen Rider Decade
- Narrator and voice of the Gaia Memories, as well as Kamen Rider Core, in Kamen Rider Double. "CYCLONE! JOKER!"
- Shocker Executive in Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (a live-action portrayal rather than a voiceover)
- Narrator in a tokusatsu themed single by Momoiro Clover Z
- Narrator in Level E
- Nightmare in Soul Calibur 3 (A one time role, but still remembered)
- Overlord in the Japanese dub of Modern Warfare 3
- Ozmaldo in Blood Blockade Battlefront
- Popalchipum in Bang Brave Bang Bravern!
- Prometheus Black/Meltdown in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Animated
- Raemond in Dragalia Lost
- Ralph Theodore Guard (Frank Welker) in the Japanese dub of Animaniacs
- Raoh in Hokuto Musou
- Ricardo from El Cazador de la Bruja is a decidedly non-evil, but still incredibly badass father figure
- Ring Announcer / Malevolent Entity / Hi-no-Kagutsuchi in Persona 4: Arena
- Roquefort in Hi-Fi RUSH
- Ryu Nakanishi/Ryu the Owl in the Gatchaman OAV.
- Satoshi Oginome in Penguindrum
- Senjougahara's father in Bakemonogatari
- Shadowmaru in Brave Police J-Decker
- Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Spasma in the Japanese dub of The Transformers. Also voiced Cyclonus in the dub of The Rebirth.
- Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal, for his appearance in Playstation All Stars Battle Royale
- Taizo "Madao" Hasegawa and Narrator in Gintama (Playing Against Type as a laid-back homeless guy... with a fierce streak though)
- Takashi Saito in THE iDOLM@STER: SideM
- Tatsuyoshi Kasai in Higurashi: When They Cry (Not a father, but a bodyguard to a teenage girl, and he's pretty responsible for a former yakuza)
- Thundering Rhino in the Japanese dub of Kung Fu Panda 2
- Tiny Tiger in the Japanese versions of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Crash Team Racing and Crash Bash
- Urushi's father in When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
- Vaseraga in Granblue Fantasy
- Various extra and backround roles in Lucky Star
- Vodka in Case Closed
- Xande in Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia
- Xenonbart in Avalon Code
- Yoshio Ohtori in Ouran High School Host Club
- Yoshitsugu Otani in the Sengoku Basara series
- Yuuichi Kirisaki in Yakitate!! Japan
- Yuuichi Miyagi in Cat Planet Cuties
- Yuuichi Takagi in Wangan Midnight
- Zet Light in Aura Battler Dunbine (His earliest role for a named character and so it's noticeably different from his later typecasting).
