History PlayingAgainstType / VideoGames

* Creator/JamesMarsden who is known for playing wide-eyed, innocent young boys, plays the hard-edged, jaded ColdSniper Craig Boone who lost the woman he loves to slavers in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. It's an especially jarring case because his previous work in the ''Fallout'' franchise was playing Myron in ''VideoGame/Fallout2'', an [[InsufferableGenius Insufferable]] TeenGenius who was (allegedly) responsible for the creation of [[FantasticDrug Jet]] and infamously dabbled in slavery and BlackComedyRape.

* Creator/KeithSzarabajka plays incredibly deep voiced villains and extremely dark anti-heroes such as [[Franchise/MassEffect Harbinger]] and [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Joshua Graham]]. Then you hear him voicing random Dark Elves in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', such as [[https://youtu.be/N94X8muTO80?t=5m42s the one you frame at the start of the Thieves Guild questline as he's getting arrested]].

* Creator/JamesMarsden who is known for playing wide-eyed, innocent young boys, plays the hard-edged, jaded ColdSniper Craig Boone who lost the woman he loves to slavers in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. It's an especially jarring case because his previous work in the ''Fallout'' franchise was playing Myron in ''VideoGame/Fallout2'', an InsufferableGenius TeenGenius who was (allegedly) responsible for the creation of [[FantasticDrug Jet]] and infamously dabbled in slavery and BlackComedyRape.

* Creator/SteveBlum (who as mentioned earlier voiced Grunt and the Shadow Broker from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'') is known for voicing true [[RatedMForManly paragons of testosterone]] and deep voiced characters such as [[WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009 Wolverine]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Vilgax]], and [[Anime/TheBigO Roger Smith]], but did you know he also voiced the titular VideoGame/CrashBandicoot (a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} wacky]], WesternAnimation/BugsBunny-esque FunnyAnimal) in ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''? That alone is a testament to his sheer vocal range.

* The Japanese release of ''VideoGame/TheTaleOfFood'' with Creator/KenjiroTsuda as {{keigo}}-speaking ''[[WarriorPoet Lóngjǐng Shrimp]]''. Whether this is actually done ''well'', considering the characteristic rough and coarse quality of his voice sometimes comes out of a breathtakingly beautiful, elegant and cultured DaintyCombat LongHairedPrettyBoy character, is up for debate. [[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CV411y7pw See for yourself]].
* Creator/DaikiYamashita, known for voicing upbeat young boys the likes of [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]], plays very deep-voiced, adult-bodied (in human form) Karuraten from ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena''. He then goes on to commit this trope up to eleven with his role as Zitui Swallow in the Japanese release of ''Tale of Food'', who's not only deep-voiced and adult-bodied but also [[{{Keigo}} polite]], [[TheEeyore perpetually gloomy and in despair]] and [[DeathSeeker always longing for death]].

* Creator/BrycePapenbrook is best well-known for his KidHero, NiceGuy, and {{Keet}} roles like [[LightNovel/SwordArtOnline Kirito]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Henry]], [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Masaomi Kida]], [[Manga/BlueExorcist Rin Okumura]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Asbel]], [[VideoGame/BravelyDefault Tiz]], and [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Makoto Naegi]]. In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', he voices Issachar, a friend of the main character who has an upbeat attitude until he got rejected by the Samurai's Gauntlet. [[spoiler:Then later on, he transforms into a demon and the boss fight against Issachar is memorably [[NightmareFuel/ShinMegamiTenseiIV one of his creepiest roles]]. At least in the case of [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Henry]], the creepy parts of him are usually PlayedForLaughs.]]

** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has Creator/JonCurry playing the American male voice of [[PlayerCharacter The Inquisitor]]. In addition to being one of the voices of the protagonist, he uses a BadassBaritone which can be quite unrecognizable compared to his usual higher pitch male voice such as Zevran.

* Creator/CharlesMartinet, who is best known for playing [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], plays TheMentor Paarthurnax in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', one of the most [[TheAtoner complex]] and [[CainAndAbel compelling]] characters in the history of ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', not to mention someone who talks a lot and is a BadassBaritone, that alone is a huge contrast to Mario.

* Creator/KeithSzarabajka plays incredibly [[BadassBaritone deep voiced]] villains and extremely dark anti-heroes such as [[Franchise/MassEffect Harbinger]] and [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Joshua Graham]]. Then you hear him voicing random Dark Elves in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'', such as [[https://youtu.be/N94X8muTO80?t=5m42s the one you frame at the start of the Thieves Guild questline as he's getting arrested]].

* Creator/SteveBlum (who as mentioned earlier voiced Grunt and the Shadow Broker from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'') is known for voicing true [[RatedMForManly paragons of testosterone]] and [[BadassBaritone deep voiced characters]] such as [[WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009 Wolverine]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Vilgax]], and [[Anime/TheBigO Roger Smith]], but did you know he also voiced the titular VideoGame/CrashBandicoot (a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} wacky]], WesternAnimation/BugsBunny-esque FunnyAnimal) in ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''? That alone is a testament to his sheer vocal range.

* When one thinks Creator/ChristopherSabat, one thinks BadassBaritone ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Vegeta]], [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alex Louis Armstrong]], [[Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt Garterbelt]], [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Garland]]). ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' sees Sabat as Innuendobot 5000, a Hyperion robot reprogrammed by Moxxi to only speak in {{Double Entendre}}s in a strangely high-pitched voice.

* Creator/MatthewMercer is most well known for voicing characters with a BadassBaritone, such as Chrom in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' or [=McCree=] in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but his performance as [=MacCready=] in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' employs a higher-pitched, youthful voice that can easily be mistaken for Creator/YuriLowenthal. He also completely disappears into the role of the wise-yet-campy CloudCuckooLander [=Yusuke=] in ''VideoGame/Persona5''.
* Creator/RobbieDaymond's forte tends towards youthful boys and young men, like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV Prompto Argentum]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Goro Akechi]], and [[Anime/SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask]]. It came as quite the shock when he revealed himself to be the voice of [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] in ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise'', a character with one hell of a BadassBaritone (although his experience with higher pitches lent well to Kenshiro's famous "[[FunnyBruceLeeNoises ATATATATATATA]]" battle cries).

* Creator/JamiesonPrice is known for playing LargeHam BadassBaritone characters. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he plays Virion, a total [[TheDandy dandy]].

** Vanitas, one of the villains in the prequel game ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', is voiced by Creator/MiyuIrino and Creator/HaleyJoelOsment, both of whom were known for voicing heroic characters, including series protagonist Sora (whom Vanitas even ''resembles'' when unmasked). WordOfGod had stated that Vanitas was created because Irino had always wanted to play an evil character.

** Vanitas, one of the villains in the prequel game ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', was voiced in the Japanese version by Creator/MiyuIrino, who was known for voicing heroic characters, including series protagonist Sora. Something similar also occurred in the English version, as Sora's voice actor, Creator/HaleyJoelOsment, also voiced Vanitas and Osment wasn't known for playing villains. WordOfGod had stated that Vanitas was created because Irino had always wanted to play an evil character.

* Creator/RieKugimiya is normally known as the "Queen of the ShanaClone {{Tsundere}} archetype", so imagine that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure KeA]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Bannings]] is a little girl who has GirlishPigtails yet is ''not'' a {{Tsundere}} but rather a sweet adorable girl is a really big surprise.

** The man also goes on to voice Kisei from ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'', an ultra-polite, cultured, go-playing LongHairedPrettyBoy.

* Ross Scott, best known in the Machinima community as the voice of [[LargeHam Gordon Freeman]] in ''Machinima/FreemansMind'' is also the voice of a monotone robot in the ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod Steam, Tracks, Troubles, & Riddles.

* Creator/DaikiYamashita, known for voicing upbeat young boys the likes of [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Izuku Midoriya]], plays very deep-voiced, adult-bodied (in human form) Karuraten from ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena''. He then goes on to commit this trope UpToEleven with his role as Zitui Swallow in the Japanese release of ''Tale of Food'', who's not only deep-voiced and adult-bodied but also [[{{Keigo}} polite]], [[TheEeyore perpetually gloomy and in despair]] and [[DeathSeeker always longing for death]].

* Ross Scott, best known in the Machinima community as the voice of [[LargeHam Gordon Freeman]] in ''Machinima/FreemansMind'' is also the voice of a monotone robot in the ''HalfLife2'' mod Steam, Tracks, Troubles, & Riddles.

* The Japanese release of ''Tale of Food'' with Creator/KenjiroTsuda as keigo-speaking ''[[WarriorPoet Longjing Shrimp]]''. Whether this is actually done ''well'', considering the characteristic rough and coarse quality of his voice sometimes comes out of a breathtakingly beautiful, elegant and cultured DaintyCombat LongHairedPrettyBoy character, is up for debate. [[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CV411y7pw See for yourself]].

* Creator/SpikeSpencer plays Arakune in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He normally plays small and cowardly boys. Instead, here he plays a psychotic blob monster with a [[EvilSoundsDeep much deeper voice]] than what he's used to.

* Creator/LiamOBrien is normally known for playing either outright villainous or [[AntiHero Anti-Heroic]] roles. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he voices a purely-heroic, not-angsty-in-the-slightest ChivalrousPervert who's [[ShrinkingViolet secretly a bit shy.]]

* Previously, Terrence C. Carson was best known as the smooth-talking stockbroker and [[TheCasanova ladies man]] Kyle on the sitcom ''Series/LivingSingle''. Nowadays, you'd probably know him better as the voice of [[VideoGame/GodofWar Kratos]], the vicious, murdering Spartan who [[RageAgainstTheHeavens razed Olympus]] and [[NoIndoorVoice has no time for smooth talk]]. In spite of all this, Kratos is quite the ladies man himself!

* Creator/JamiesonPrice is known for playing LargeHam BadassBaritone characters. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', he plays Virion, a total dandy.

* Creator/MatthewMercer is most well known for voicing characters with a BadassBaritone, such as Chrom in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' or [=McCree=] in ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', but his performance as [=MacCready=] in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' employs a higher-pitched, youthful voice that can easily be mistaken for Creator/YuriLowenthal.

* ''VideoGame/LaCordaDOro Starlight Orchestra'': [[YamatoNadeshiko Ukiha Mikado]] is a polite young man with a gentle, breathy voice. His voice actor? Creator/TomoakiMaeno.

* Creator/SteveBlum (who as mentioned earlier voiced Grunt and the Shadow Broker from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'') is known for voicing true [[RatedMForManly paragons of testosterone]] and [[BadassBaritone deep voiced characters]] such as [[WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen Wolverine]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Vilgax]], and [[Anime/TheBigO Roger Smith]], but did you know he also voiced the titular VideoGame/CrashBandicoot (a [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} wacky]], WesternAnimation/BugsBunny-esque FunnyAnimal) in ''VideoGame/CrashNitroKart''? That alone is a testament to his sheer vocal range.

* Creator/RieKugimiya is normally known as the "Queen of the ShanaClone {{Tsundere}} archetype", so imagine that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesZeroNoKiseki KeA]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Bannings]] is a little girl who has GirlishPigtails yet is ''not'' a {{Tsundere}} but rather a sweet adorable girl is a really big surprise.