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ALL HAIL EMPEROR WAKAMOTO!

If there's one voice actor who is extremely pigeonholed, but is just so awesome at doing his pigeonholed job, this man is that voice actor. Norio Wakamoto is a policeman turned voice actor (we assume he just had to yell "HALT, CRIMINAL!" and they'd immediately stop), so well known for his quality, grandiose voice as a villain. So if you want a menacing, great Big Bad (or just non-Mook bad guys in general) role, contact him. And his range of villain roles also varies, either manipulating and scheming, or The Berserker type. Or whether it's of a high position, or an underling (as long as it's no Mook). Beware...they can become Ensemble Darkhorses or Magnificent Bastards greater than the Big Bad himself.

Villains, however, aren't his only forte (though it's undoubtedly what he's really good at). He is also capable of doing humorous, perverted roles, or rarely, heroic types.

Norio Wakamoto is an expert in martial arts, and he will kick your ass.

Also, thanks to his recent role as Darwinist Emperor Charles zi Britannia, he has reached a certain Memetic Badass status amongst anime fans. There are people who state that any anime can turn out instantly good if he is participating (or that any character he voiced will always be perceived as Badass). It's even gotten to the point where instead of having him "work his voice to fit a character," they work the character to fit his voice.


Norio Wakamoto...

For his Western (if less Pigeon-holed) equivalent, see Steve Blum.


Norio Wakamoto can be heard in these works as the villain role:

For his non-villainous roles, here's a bit of his portfolio:

Tropes associated with Norio Wakamoto:


ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!!