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One of the most revered veteran seiyuus ever. Tessho Genda is known for his gruff, heavy voice which makes him quite the go guy for gung-ho, big guy roles or at least those fulfilling the [[Mighty Glacier]] role. He's also quite the [[Memetic Badass]], mostly due to his dub roles as two very very famous Western Animation roles: [[Batman: The Animated Series (Animation)|Batman]] and [[The Transformers (Animation)|Optimus Prime]]. In his seiyuu career, he is often landed with roles that shares [[Relationship Voice Actor|relationship]] with [[Akio Ohtsuka]].
One of the most revered veteran seiyuus ever. Tessho Genda is known for his gruff, heavy voice which makes him quite the go guy for gung-ho, big guy roles or at least those fulfilling the [[Mighty Glacier]] role. He's also quite the [[Memetic Badass]], mostly due to his dub roles as two very very famous Western Animation roles: [[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]] and [[The Transformers (animation)|Optimus Prime]]. In his seiyuu career, he is often landed with roles that shares [[Relationship Voice Actor|relationship]] with [[Akio Ohtsuka]].


[[Real Men Wear Pink|He's also into ballet]], and is popularly known as "Pirouette Genda."
[[Real Men Wear Pink|He's also into ballet]], and is popularly known as "Pirouette Genda."
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=== Roles done by Tessho Genda: ===
=== Roles done by Tessho Genda: ===
* Sleggar Law in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
* Sleggar Law in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
** Dozle Zabi in the more recent video games such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors Gundam]] 3'' and ''Gundam Memories'' (succeeding the late [[Daisuke Gouri]])
** Dozle Zabi in the more recent video games such as ''[[Dynasty Warriors: Gundam]] 3'' and ''Gundam Memories'' (succeeding the late [[Daisuke Gouri]])
* Daijirou Go in ''[[Voltes V (Anime)|Voltes V]]''
* Daijirou Go in ''[[Voltes V]]''
* Umibozu in ''[[City Hunter (Manga)|City Hunter]]''
* Umibozu in ''[[City Hunter]]''
* Taurus Aldebaran in ''[[Saint Seiya (Manga)|Saint Seiya]]''
* Taurus Aldebaran in ''[[Saint Seiya]]''
* Younger Toguro in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
* Younger Toguro in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''
* The Kyuubi no Yoko/Nine-Tailed Fox in ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''
* The Kyuubi no Yoko/Nine-Tailed Fox in ''[[Naruto]]''
* Kelly Layzner in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory]]''
* Kelly Layzner in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory|Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory]]''
* Rune God Selece in ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth (Anime)|Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* Rune God Selece in ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''
* Kratos in the Japanese version of the ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' series
* Kratos in the Japanese version of the ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' series
* Takeda Shingen in ''[[Sengoku Basara (Video Game)|Sengoku Basara]]'' ('''"[[Say My Name|YUKI]][[Memetic Mutation|MURAAA!!!!]]"''')
* Takeda Shingen in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' ('''"[[Say My Name|YUKI]][[Memetic Mutation|MURAAA!!!!]]"''')
** Also, Moloch in ''[[Yondemasu Yo Azazelsan (Manga)|Yondemasu Yo Azazelsan]]'', spawning a number of fanart of Moloch in Shingen's outfit.
** Also, Moloch in ''[[Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san|Yondemasu Yo Azazelsan]]'', spawning a number of fanart of Moloch in Shingen's outfit.
* Guile in the ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' [[Anime of the Game|anime movie]] and ''[[Street Fighter EX (Video Game)|Street Fighter EX]]''
* Guile in the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' [[Anime of the Game|anime movie]] and ''[[Street Fighter EX]]''
** Zangief in ''[[SN Kvs Capcom]]''
** Zangief in ''[[SNK vs. Capcom]]''
*** [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]] and Unknown Soldier 2P in ''[[Namco X Capcom (Video Game)|Namco X Capcom]]''
*** [[Final Fight|Mike Haggar]] and Unknown Soldier 2P in ''[[Namco X Capcom]]''
**** General Bison ([[Raul Julia]]) in the VHS/DVD dub of the ''[[Street Fighter (Film)|Street Fighter]]'' film (where he kept his [[Dub Name Change]] from the overseas versions of the games).
**** General Bison ([[Raul Julia]]) in the VHS/DVD dub of the ''[[Street Fighter (film)|Street Fighter]]'' film (where he kept his [[Dub Name Change]] from the overseas versions of the games).
* Mighty Kongman/Bruiser Khang in ''[[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]]''
* Mighty Kongman/Bruiser Khang in ''[[Tales of Destiny]]''
* Largo the Black Lion in ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]''
* Largo the Black Lion in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''
* Yang Fang Leiden in ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]] DS''
* Yang Fang Leiden in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]] DS''
* [[Batman]] in any ''Batman'' cartoons.
* [[Batman]] in any ''Batman'' cartoons.
** In ''[[The Batman (Animation)|The Batman]]'', he's the voice of ''Mister Freeze''.
** In ''[[The Batman]]'', he's the voice of ''Mister Freeze''.
* Convoy (Optimus Prime) in ''[[The Transformers (Animation)|The Transformers]]'' (also reprising his role to dub him in the [[Transformers (Film)|live-action films]].)
* Convoy (Optimus Prime) in ''[[The Transformers (animation)|The Transformers]]'' (also reprising his role to dub him in the [[Transformers (film)|live-action films]].)
** Also, [[God|Primus]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Who better than the voice of the first Optimus Prime to play the god of all Transformers?
** Also, [[God|Primus]] in the [[Unicron Trilogy]]. Who better than the voice of the first Optimus Prime to play the god of all Transformers?
** [[Cool Starship|Omega Supreme]] in the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated (Animation)|Transformers Animated]]''.
** [[Cool Starship|Omega Supreme]] in the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers Animated]]''.
* Kensaku Kira in ''[[God Sigma (Anime)|God Sigma]]''
* Kensaku Kira in ''[[God Sigma]]''
* Tsuyoshi Mokoyama in ''[[Yakitate!! Japan (Manga)|Yakitate!! Japan]]''
* Tsuyoshi Mokoyama in ''[[Yakitate!! Japan]]''
* James Links in ''[[Zone of the Enders]]: Dolores, i''
* James Links in ''[[Zone of the Enders]]: Dolores, i''
* Bobby (Goodfeathers) in ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]''
* Bobby (Goodfeathers) in ''[[Animaniacs]]''
* Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) in the Japanese dub of ''[[Pulp Fiction (Film)|Pulp Fiction]]''
* Marcellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) in the Japanese dub of ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''
* The '''[[Large Ham|HAMMY]]''' [[Narrator]] and Cross in ''[[Shin Mazinger (Anime)|Shin Mazinger]]''
* The '''[[Large Ham|HAMMY]]''' [[Narrator]] and Cross in ''[[Shin Mazinger]]''
** Possibly a [[Shout Out]] to the earlier [[Go Nagai]] OVA ''[[Abashiri Ikka]] (The Abashiri Family)'', where he is both the '''HAMMY''' [[Narrator]] and voice of Naojiro Abashiri, a cyborg who Cross very much resembles...
** Possibly a [[Shout-Out]] to the earlier [[Go Nagai]] OVA ''[[Abashiri Ikka]] (The Abashiri Family)'', where he is both the '''HAMMY''' [[Narrator]] and voice of Naojiro Abashiri, a cyborg who Cross very much resembles...
* [[The Voiceless|Sergei]] [[Voice for The Voiceless|Dragunov]] in ''[[Tekken]]''
* [[The Voiceless|Sergei]] [[Voice for The Voiceless|Dragunov]] in ''[[Tekken]]''
* Emperor Daibazaal in ''[[Go Lion (Anime)|Go Lion]]''; he was also the narrator.
* Emperor Daibazaal in ''[[Go Lion]]''; he was also the narrator.
* [[Halo (Video Game)|Master Chief]] in the Japanese dub of "The Package" from ''[[Halo Legends (Anime)|Halo Legends]]''
* [[Halo (series)|Master Chief]] in the Japanese dub of "The Package" from ''[[Halo Legends (Anime)|Halo Legends]]''
* [[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]] in the mid-nineties WOWOW dub of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' ([[The Other Darrin|Darrined]] by [[Chafurin]] in the 2003 Cartoon Network dub)
* [[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]] in the mid-nineties WOWOW dub of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' ([[The Other Darrin|Darrined]] by [[Chafurin]] in the 2003 Cartoon Network dub)
* Muk and Luk in the Japanese dub of ''[[Balto (Animation)|Balto]]''
* Muk and Luk in the Japanese dub of ''[[Balto]]''
* Tigger in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series
* Tigger in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series
* Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) in the TV Asahi dub of the ''[[Back to The Future (Film)|Back to The Future]]'' trilogy
* Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) in the TV Asahi dub of the ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to The Future]]'' trilogy
* Ludo the Yeti in the Japanese dub of ''[[Labyrinth (Film)|Labyrinth]]''
* Ludo the Yeti in the Japanese dub of ''[[Labyrinth]]''
* [[Big Bad|Edgar the Bug]] and Frank the Pug in the Nippon TV and DVD/VHS dubs of ''[[Men in Black (Film)|Men in Black]]'' respectively
* [[Big Bad|Edgar the Bug]] and Frank the Pug in the Nippon TV and DVD/VHS dubs of ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' respectively
* George Costanza (Jason Alexander) in the Japanese television dub of ''[[Seinfeld (TV)|Seinfeld]]'' ([[The Other Darrin|Darrined]] by [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] in the DVD dub)
* George Costanza (Jason Alexander) in the Japanese television dub of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' ([[The Other Darrin|Darrined]] by [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] in the DVD dub)
* Teisel Bonne in the ''[[Mega Man Legends (Video Game)|Mega Man Legends]]'' series
* Teisel Bonne in the ''[[Mega Man Legends]]'' series
* [[Shout Out|Masculimus]] in ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]''
* [[Shout-Out|Masculimus]] in ''[[Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]''
* Lunar's Papa in ''[[Seto no Hanayome (Manga)|Seto no Hanayome]]'' ('''[[Shout Out|I'll be]] [[Terminator (Film)|back!]]''')
* Lunar's Papa in ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' ('''[[Shout-Out|I'll be]] [[Terminator (franchise)|back!]]''')
* Gorisaki Banana in ''[[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters (TV)|Tokumei Sentai Gobusters]]''
* Gorisaki Banana in ''[[Tokumei Sentai Gobusters]]''
* YAPOOL in [[Ultraman Ace]] and [[Ultraman Mebius]]
* YAPOOL in [[Ultraman Ace]] and [[Ultraman Mebius]]


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GIVE ME YOUR FACE!

  ENERGER! ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTO!!!

One of the most revered veteran seiyuus ever. Tessho Genda is known for his gruff, heavy voice which makes him quite the go guy for gung-ho, big guy roles or at least those fulfilling the Mighty Glacier role. He's also quite the Memetic Badass, mostly due to his dub roles as two very very famous Western Animation roles: Batman and Optimus Prime. In his seiyuu career, he is often landed with roles that shares relationship with Akio Ohtsuka.

He's also into ballet, and is popularly known as "Pirouette Genda."

Roles done by Tessho Genda:

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