Fumihiko Tachiki
A bad papa.
Well, not literally, but if there's one thing Fumihiko Tachiki is known for, it's him being the seiyuu of many many fatherly guys who gives out the vibe that father figures are scary, evil, etc. However, while doing that, he also gives out 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 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 properties, such as Gintama, Kamen Rider Double, and Sonic Colors.
He first makes 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 starts to skyrocket.
Notable roles by Fumihiko Tachiki:
- Gendo Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Yuuichi Kirisaki in Yakitate!! Japan
- Kenpachi Zaraki in Bleach
- Kratos Aurion in Tales of Symphonia
- Nightmare in SoulCalibur 3 (A one time role, but still remembered)
- Odin in Odin Sphere
- Gentou Nogizaka in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
- Boss in Mazinkaiser
- Arthur of Ghosts N Goblins' fame in Namco X Capcom
- Mana Walker (a good father figure!) in D Gray Man
- Shadowmaru in Brave Police J-Decker
- Narrator in Kaiji* Ootani Yoshitsugu in Sengoku Basara 3
- Raoh in Hokuto Musou
- Tatsuyoshi Kasai in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (Not a father, but he's pretty responsible for a former yakuza)
- Sloth in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Tiny Tiger in the Japanese versions of Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped, Crash Team Racing and Crash Bash
- Don Krieg and Akainu in One Piece
- Matthies (Lieutenant Surge) and Dr. Odamaki (Professor Birch) in Pokémon
- Lexaeus and Aeleus in the Kingdom Hearts series
- Ralph the Guard in the Japanese dub of Animaniacs
- Jon Talbain in the Darkstalkers OVA
- Taizo "Madao" Hasegawa and Narrator in Gintama (Playing Against Type as a laid-back homless guy... with a fierce streak though)
- Narrator and Billy in Arakawa Under the Bridge
- Narrator in Kamen Rider Kuuga
- Also voiced N-Gamio-Zeda in the Kuuga world of Kamen Rider Decade
- Voiced the Gaia Memories/W Driver and Eldritch Abomination Kamen Rider Core in Kamen Rider Double.
- Announcer in Sonic Colors
- Yuuichi Miyagi in Asobi Ni Iku Yo
- Daisuke Kousaka in Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai! (Playing Against Type, although it's not so obvious at first)
- Senjougahara's father in Bakemonogatari
- Narrator in Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls
- Narrator in Level E
- Narrator/Censors in 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku
- Duke Nukem in the Japanese dub of Duke Nukem Forever
- Idi Amin Dada (Forrest Whitaker) in the Japanese dub of The Last King of Scotland
- Satoshi Oginome in Mawaru Penguindrum
- Hagel Baldness in Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru
- Gerhard in Atelier Totori
- Yoshio Ohtori in Ouran High School Host Club
- Overlord in the Japanese dub of Modern Warfare 3
- Boosted Gear/Ddraig in High School DxD
- Announcer in Persona 4 Arena
- Gouda in Yarudora series vol.1: Double Cast
- Spasma in the Japanese dub of The Transformers
- Prometheus Black/Meltdown in the Japanese dub of Transformers Animated
- Dino/Mirage in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Dark of the Moon