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Rejoice, troper. Joji Nakata will be described here.

The other (and newer) go-to guy for deep voiced villains. Joji Nakata, often called George Nakata, is a man gifted with a deep, astringent voice, which lands him veteran roles. And, as we mentioned, villains. In fact, he has become so known for it that it is often easy to identify a person as evil just because Joji Nakata is voicing him. If he is playing heroes, you can be sure that the hero is either old, or at least an Anti-Hero. Either way, they also tend to hold mentor roles for other characters because his voice also lends itself well to exposition, explanations and Hannibal Lectures.

He first made himself known in the English language fandom as Alucard, but wasn't quite prominent as fans preferred Alucard's English version done by Crispin Freeman, it wasn't until later when he became quite prominent on his own.

Notable roles by Joji Nakata:

Alucard in Hellsing (Type V Anti-Hero/outright Villain Protagonist.)
Corporal Giroro in Keroro Gunsou (Only Sane Man.)
- Notably ad-libbed a 300 reference into one episode, regarding which see below.
Sol Badguy in Guilty Gear 2 Overture and Accent Core+ (including Holy Order-Sol. Anti-Hero.)
Edmond "The Count of Monte Cristo" Dantes in Gankutsuou (Byronic Hero par excellence.)
Goodman in Neo Geo Battle Coliseum (Villain.)
Has voiced a prominent villain in all adaptations of Nasuverse works, including:
- Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero (Villain in the former, had his Start of Darkness in the latter.)
- Nrvnsqr "Nero" Chaos in Melty Blood (Villain.)
- Souren Araya in Karano Kyoukai (Villain.)
- Neko-Arc Chaos in Melty Blood (Parody of Nrvnsqr Chaos, Lethal Joke Character)
  - The crossover manga All Around Type-Moon makes Nakata the manager of the cafe the crossover is set in. "George" is apparently able to channel the spirits of all three villains, and everybody is terrified of him.
Van Grants in Tales of the Abyss (Mentor. Also, villain.)
Diethard Reid in Code Geass (Villainous.)
Uesugi Kenshin (On the opposing side of the force that has the poster boy (Yukimura), overall, kinda of an Anti-Hero) & Tokugawa Ieyasu (Actually good, but used to be a Smug Snake, is the poster boy's final archenemy, and so many wants a piece of him in the second game) in Samurai Warriors
Leonidas (Gerard Butler) in the Japanese dub of 300 (THIS IS! SPARTA'S STYLE!!, he then corrected it later in Keroro Gunsou)
Algol in Soulcalibur IV (Antagonistic. More Blood Knight than villain.)
Several villain roles in Super Sentai. To wit: Sir Cowler, Grand Professor Bias (Villains.)
Dracula in Castlevania Judgment (One of the only cases where Norio Wakamoto did not voice Dracula. Also, Villain.)
Kageyama in Black Lagoon (Villain.)
Bandou in Elfen Lied. (Villain/ Type V Anti-Hero.)
Folken in Vision of Escaflowne. (Villain, or better said, borderline Byronic Hero. He gets better. And then he dies.)
- And in The Movie, where he's just a villain period.
Benkei in Kurozuka. (Villain.)
Kunugi in RahXephon. (Antagonistic. He gets better. Not a villain. In-universe Memetic Badass [see: cherry trees].)
Gallon in Odin Sphere. (Villain, albeit unwillingly.)
Weiss in Dirge of Cerberus. (Villain.)
Kazuya Mishima in Tekken 1, 2 and Tag Tournament. (Villain Protagonist.)
Baki in Naruto. (Antagonistic. He gets better, as a Team Dad to the former resident Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds.)
James "Jack" Bukhar in Yukikaze (A complete anomaly in Nakata's resumé, as he's not only a thoroughly positive character, but at 34-36 he's quite young as well.)
Roy Revant in Solty Rei (Protagonist... WHA? Still an Anti-Hero, though.)
Gouto in the Raidou Kuzunoha Drama CD (Non-villain mentor.)
Taxi driver in Canaan. (Crazy Awesome Heroic Bystander.)
MPU in Cowboy Bebop. (Renegade AI. Episode antagonist. Completely non-malicious, and surprisingly chipper on top of it.)
Federico Czariano in Mobile Suit Gundam MSIGLOO. (Depends on whose side you're on.)
Edmond Du Clos in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Stargazer. (Neutral.)
Shiyu Kusanagi in X 1999 (Played him in The Movie and in the CD Dramas.)
Shamon in Amatsuki (All-around pleasant fellow. Crazy, innit?)
King Kashew in the Record of Lodoss War TV series, replacing Shuichi Ikeda. (Not only he's a good guy, but a Supporting Leader and The King!)
Jinkuro in Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Villain Protagonist.)
"Mr. Smith" in Darker Than Black's second season (Villain.)
Vladimir Putin in The Legend of Koizumi (Villain turned The Lancer.)
Tokino's singing voice in Kujibiki Unbalance (Shattered windows, killed birds, downed a plane. Scored 120 percent.)
Kuma in Sketchbook ~full color'S~ (A cat. A very hammy cat.)
Maryuo Gaav in Slayers Next (Villain.)
Hyougo Otoo in WORKING!! (A really nice restaurant manager, gets threatened a lot by a girl...)
Peterhausen in Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou (Draconic Mentor and servant of the demon king. Villain by the standards of the world, if not the protagonist).
The narrator in Amagami SS's Nakata arc (Narrating a love story. Very smarmy towards the protagonist. The other arcs don't even have a narrator.)
Soichiro Takagi in Highschool of the Dead (Extremely scary japanese right-winger, though this is mostly glossed over in the anime. Non-villain.)
Luxord in Kingdom Hearts II (Villain.)
The narrator/voice of the Birth Driver of Kamen Rider OOO (Disembodied voice with no affiliation beyond episode recaps.)
The Ace Pilot Joshua O'Brien in Armored Core 4. (Heroic example except in the end, when he becomes a Tragic Monster.)
Albert Wesker in Marvel vs. Capcom 3. (Villain.)
Chaser John Doe in Yumekui Merry (Mysterious, but definitely antagonistic.)
Dufarge in Soukou no Strain (Reasonable Authority Figure. Not a villain.)
Paya-tan in Dai Mahou Touge (The villainous side at least.)
Momoko in Shangri-La (Camp Gay Protagonist, turned Well-Intentioned Extremist, turned protagonist again.)
Hody Jones in One Piece (Villain.)
Reverend Lovejoy in the Japanese-dubbed version of The Simpsons Movie (only in the theatrical release of this movie.)
Master Megatron/Master Galvatron in Transformers Cybertron (Villain)
E-102 Gamma from Sonic Adventure (Sympathetic villain who becomes a good guy) and Dark Oak from Sonic X (Villain)
Baofu in Persona 2 (Anti-Hero)
Sorean in Xenoblade (a Reasonable Authority Figure)

Western Equivalent: Either Jamieson Price or Crispin Freeman.

This is a blasphemous description! This is madness!

—Madness? THIS! IS! JOJI NAKATA!! -Kick-

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 {{quote| ''[[Hellsing|Releasing control art restrictions level 3. Level 2. Level 1. The Cromwell approval is now in effect. Hold release until target is silenced. Now... I WILL SHOW YOU HOW THE ''REAL'' JOJI NAKATA DOES BATTLE!!!]]''}}
-''[[Fate Stay Night|Rejoice, troper. Joji Nakata will be described here.]]''
+''[[Fate/stay night|Rejoice, troper. Joji Nakata will be described here.]]''
-The other (and newer) go-to guy for deep voiced villains. Joji Nakata, often called ''[[Gratuitous English|George]]'' Nakata, is a man gifted with a [[Evil Sounds Deep|deep, astringent voice]], which lands him veteran roles. And, as we mentioned, villains. In fact, he has become so known for it that it is often easy to identify a person as evil just ''because'' [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|Joji Nakata is voicing him.]] If he is playing heroes, you can be sure that the hero is either old, or at least an [[Anti Hero]]. Either way, they also tend to hold mentor roles for other characters because his voice also lends itself well to exposition, explanations and [[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lectures]].
+The other (and newer) go-to guy for deep voiced villains. Joji Nakata, often called ''[[Gratuitous English|George]]'' Nakata, is a man gifted with a [[Evil Sounds Deep|deep, astringent voice]], which lands him veteran roles. And, as we mentioned, villains. In fact, he has become so known for it that it is often easy to identify a person as evil just ''because'' [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|Joji Nakata is voicing him.]] If he is playing heroes, you can be sure that the hero is either old, or at least an [[Anti-Hero]]. Either way, they also tend to hold mentor roles for other characters because his voice also lends itself well to exposition, explanations and [[Hannibal Lecture|Hannibal Lectures]].
 He first made himself known in the English language fandom as [[Hellsing|Alucard]], but wasn't quite prominent as [[Superlative Dubbing|fans preferred Alucard's English version done by]] [[Crispin Freeman]], it wasn't until later when he became quite prominent on his own.
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 === Notable roles by Joji Nakata: ===
-* Alucard in ''[[Hellsing]]'' (Type V [[Anti Hero]]/outright [[Villain Protagonist]].)
+* Alucard in ''[[Hellsing]]'' (Type V [[Anti-Hero]]/outright [[Villain Protagonist]].)
-* Corporal Giroro in ''[[Keroro Gunsou (Manga)|Keroro Gunsou]]'' ([[Only Sane Man]].)
+* Corporal Giroro in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' ([[Only Sane Man]].)
 ** Notably [[Throw It In|ad-libbed a ''300'' reference into one episode]], regarding which see below.
-* Sol Badguy in ''[[Guilty Gear (Video Game)|Guilty Gear]] 2 Overture and Accent Core+'' (including Holy Order-Sol. [[Anti Hero]].)
+* Sol Badguy in ''[[Guilty Gear]] 2 Overture and Accent Core+'' (including Holy Order-Sol. [[Anti-Hero]].)
 * Edmond "The Count of Monte Cristo" Dantes in ''[[Gankutsuou]]'' ([[Byronic Hero]] par excellence.)
 * Goodman in ''[[Neo Geo]] [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|Battle Coliseum]]'' (Villain.)
 * Has voiced a prominent villain in all adaptations of [[Type Moon|Nasuverse]] works, including:
-** Kirei Kotomine in ''[[Fate Stay Night]]'' and ''[[Fate Zero]]'' (Villain in the former, had his [[Start of Darkness]] in the latter.)
+** Kirei Kotomine in ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' and ''[[Fate/Zero]]'' (Villain in the former, had his [[Start of Darkness]] in the latter.)
 ** Nrvnsqr "Nero" Chaos in ''[[Melty Blood]]'' (Villain.)
-** Souren Araya in ''[[Kara no Kyoukai]]'' (Villain.)
+** Souren Araya in ''[[Karano Kyoukai]]'' (Villain.)
 ** Neko-Arc Chaos in ''[[Melty Blood]]'' (Parody of Nrvnsqr Chaos, [[Lethal Joke Character]])
 *** The crossover manga ''All Around Type-Moon'' makes Nakata the manager of the cafe the crossover is set in. "George" is apparently able to channel the spirits of all three villains, and everybody is terrified of him.
 * Van Grants in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' (Mentor. {{spoiler|Also, villain.}})
 * Diethard Reid in ''[[Code Geass]]'' (Villain''ous''.)
-* Uesugi Kenshin (On the opposing side of the force that has the poster boy (Yukimura), overall, kinda of an [[Anti Hero]]) & [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (Actually good, but used to be a [[Smug Snake]], is the poster boy's final archenemy, and so many wants a piece of him in the second game) in ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''
+* Uesugi Kenshin (On the opposing side of the force that has the poster boy (Yukimura), overall, kinda of an [[Anti-Hero]]) & [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (Actually good, but used to be a [[Smug Snake]], is the poster boy's final archenemy, and so many wants a piece of him in the second game) in ''[[Samurai Warriors]]''
-* Leonidas ([[Gerard Butler]]) in the Japanese dub of ''[[Three Hundred|300]]'' ('''[[This Is Sparta|THIS IS! SPARTA'S STYLE!!]]''', he then corrected it later in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'')
+* Leonidas ([[Gerard Butler]]) in the Japanese dub of ''[[300]]'' ('''[[This Is Sparta|THIS IS! SPARTA'S STYLE!!]]''', he then corrected it later in ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'')
 * Algol in ''[[Soul Series|Soulcalibur IV]]'' (Antagonistic. More [[Blood Knight]] than villain.)
 * Several villain roles in [[Super Sentai]]. To wit: [[Choushinsei Flashman|Sir Cowler]], [[Choujuu Sentai Liveman|Grand Professor Bias]] (Villains.)
 * [[Dracula]] in ''[[Castlevania]] Judgment'' (One of the only cases where [[Norio Wakamoto]] did not voice Dracula. Also, Villain.)
 * Kageyama in ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' (Villain.)
-* Bandou in ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. (Villain/ Type V [[Anti Hero]].)
+* Bandou in ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. (Villain/ Type V [[Anti-Hero]].)
 * Folken in ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]''. (Villain, or better said, borderline [[Byronic Hero]]. {{spoiler|He gets better. [[Redemption Equals Death|And then he dies]].}})
 ** And in [[The Movie]], where he's just a villain period.
 * Benkei in ''Kurozuka''. (Villain.)
-* Kunugi in ''[[Rah Xephon]]''. (Antagonistic. {{spoiler|He gets better. Not a villain.}} In-universe [[Memetic Badass]] [see: cherry trees].)
+* Kunugi in ''[[RahXephon]]''. (Antagonistic. {{spoiler|He gets better. Not a villain.}} In-universe [[Memetic Badass]] [see: cherry trees].)
 * Gallon in ''[[Odin Sphere]]''. (Villain, albeit unwillingly.)
 * Weiss in ''[[Dirge of Cerberus]]''. (Villain.)
 * Kazuya Mishima in ''[[Tekken]]'' 1, 2 and Tag Tournament. ([[Villain Protagonist]].)
-* Baki in ''[[Naruto]]''. (Antagonistic. {{spoiler|He gets better, as a [[Team Dad]] to the former resident [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]].}})
+* Baki in ''[[Naruto]]''. (Antagonistic. {{spoiler|He gets better, as a [[Team Dad]] to the former resident [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]].}})
 * James "Jack" Bukhar in ''[[Yukikaze]]'' (A complete anomaly in Nakata's resumé, as he's not only a thoroughly positive character, but at 34-36 he's quite young as well.)
-* Roy Revant in [[Solty Rei]] (Protagonist... WHA? Still an [[Anti Hero]], though.)
+* Roy Revant in [[Solty Rei]] (Protagonist... WHA? Still an [[Anti-Hero]], though.)
 * Gouto in the ''[[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou Kuzunoha]]'' Drama CD (Non-villain mentor.)
 * Taxi driver in ''[[Canaan]]''. ([[Crazy Awesome]] [[Heroic Bystander]].)
 * MPU in ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''. ([[AI Is a Crapshoot|Renegade AI]]. Episode antagonist. {{spoiler|Completely non-malicious, and surprisingly chipper on top of it.}})
-* Federico Czariano in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam MSIGLOO (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam MSIGLOO]]''. ([[Black and Gray Morality|Depends on whose side you're on.]])
+* Federico Czariano in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO|Mobile Suit Gundam MSIGLOO]]''. ([[Black and Gray Morality|Depends on whose side you're on.]])
-* Edmond Du Clos in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]] Stargazer''. (Neutral.)
+* Edmond Du Clos in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED]] Stargazer''. (Neutral.)
 * Shiyu Kusanagi in [[X 1999]] (Played him in [[The Movie]] and in the CD Dramas.)
 * Shamon in ''[[Amatsuki]]'' (All-around pleasant fellow. Crazy, innit?)
 * King Kashew in the [[Record of Lodoss War]] TV series, replacing [[Shuichi Ikeda]]. (Not only he's a good guy, but a [[Supporting Leader]] and [[Authority Equals Asskicking|The King]]!)
-* Jinkuro in ''[[Muramasa the Demon Blade]]'' ([[Villain Protagonist]].)
+* Jinkuro in ''[[Muramasa: The Demon Blade]]'' ([[Villain Protagonist]].)
 * "Mr. Smith" in ''[[Darker Than Black]]'''s second season (Villain.)
 * Vladimir Putin in ''[[The Legend of Koizumi]]'' (Villain turned [[The Lancer]].)
-* Tokino's singing voice in ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]'' ([[Dreadful Musician|Shattered windows, killed birds, downed a plane]]. [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|Scored 120 percent.]])
+* Tokino's singing voice in ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]'' ([[Dreadful Musician|Shattered windows, killed birds, downed a plane]]. [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|Scored 120 percent.]])
 * Kuma in ''[[Sketchbook]] ~full color'S~'' (A cat. A [[Large Ham|very hammy]] cat.)
 * Maryuo Gaav in ''[[Slayers]] Next'' (Villain.)
-* Hyougo Otoo in ''[[Working (Manga)|WORKING!!]]'' (A really nice restaurant manager, gets threatened a lot by a girl...)
+* Hyougo Otoo in ''[[Working|WORKING!!]]'' (A really nice restaurant manager, gets threatened a lot by a girl...)
-* Peterhausen in ''[[Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou]]'' (Draconic Mentor and servant of the demon king. Villain by the standards of the world, if not the protagonist).
+* Peterhausen in ''[[Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou]]'' (Draconic Mentor and servant of the demon king. Villain by the standards of the world, if not the protagonist).
 * The narrator in ''[[Amagami]] SS'''s [[Stealth Pun|Nakata arc]] (Narrating a love story. [[Lemony Narrator|Very smarmy]] towards [[This Loser Is You|the protagonist]]. The other arcs don't even have a narrator.)
-* Soichiro Takagi in ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' (Extremely scary japanese [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyoku_dantai right-winger], though this is mostly glossed over in the anime. Non-villain.)
+* Soichiro Takagi in ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' (Extremely scary japanese [[wikipedia:Uyoku dantai|right-winger]], though this is mostly glossed over in the anime. Non-villain.)
-* Luxord in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (Villain.)
+* Luxord in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (Villain.)
 * The narrator/voice of the Birth Driver of ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' (Disembodied voice with no affiliation beyond episode recaps.)
-* The [[Ace Pilot]] Joshua O'Brien in ''[[Armored Core (Video Game)|Armored Core]] 4''. (Heroic example  {{spoiler|except in the end, when he becomes a [[Tragic Monster]]}}.)
+* The [[Ace Pilot]] Joshua O'Brien in ''[[Armored Core]] 4''. (Heroic example  {{spoiler|except in the end, when he becomes a [[Tragic Monster]]}}.)
 * [[Resident Evil|Albert Wesker]] in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]] 3''. (Villain.)
 * Chaser John Doe in ''[[Yumekui Merry]]'' (Mysterious, but definitely antagonistic.)
 * Dufarge in ''[[Soukou no Strain]]'' ([[Reasonable Authority Figure]]. Not a villain.)
 * Paya-tan in ''[[Dai Mahou Touge]]'' (The villainous side at least.)
-* Momoko in ''[[Shangri-La]]'' ([[Camp Gay]] Protagonist, turned [[Well Intentioned Extremist]], turned protagonist again.)
+* Momoko in ''[[Shangri-La]]'' ([[Camp Gay]] Protagonist, turned [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], turned protagonist again.)
 * Hody Jones in ''[[One Piece]]'' (Villain.)
 * [[Actor Allusion|Reverend Lovejoy]] in the Japanese-dubbed version of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' ([[The Other Darrin|only in the theatrical release of this movie.]])
-* Master Megatron/Master Galvatron in ''[[Transformers Cybertron (Anime)|Transformers Cybertron]]'' (Villain)
+* Master Megatron/Master Galvatron in ''[[Transformers Cybertron]]'' (Villain)
-* E-102 Gamma from ''[[Sonic Adventure (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure]]'' (Sympathetic villain [[Heel Face Turn|who becomes a good guy]]) and Dark Oak from ''[[Sonic X (Anime)|Sonic X]]'' (Villain)
+* E-102 Gamma from ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' (Sympathetic villain [[Heel Face Turn|who becomes a good guy]]) and Dark Oak from ''[[Sonic X]]'' (Villain)
-* Baofu in ''[[Persona 2]]'' ([[Anti Hero]])
+* Baofu in ''[[Persona 2]]'' ([[Anti-Hero]])
-* Sorean in ''[[Xenoblade (Video Game)|Xenoblade]]'' (a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]])
+* Sorean in ''[[Xenoblade]]'' (a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]])
 Western Equivalent: Either [[Jamieson Price]] or [[Crispin Freeman]].
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-{{quote|''This is a blasphemous description! This is madness!''|''[[Three Hundred|Madness?]] '''[[This Is Sparta|THIS! IS!]] [[Title Drop|JOJI NAKATA!!]]''' -Kick-''
+{{quote|''This is a blasphemous description! This is madness!''|''[[300|Madness?]] '''[[This Is Sparta|THIS! IS!]] [[Title Drop|JOJI NAKATA!!]]''' -Kick-''
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