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[[File:TravisWillingham.jpg|frame|[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|When I become Roy Mustang, all female cast members will be required to wear...TINY MINISKIRTS!]]]]
If [[Authority Equals Asskicking|authority needs to kick some ass]], it needs a proper charismatic voice to do so.
[[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Enter]] [[Travis Willingham]].
Travis Willingham is one of the more recent voice actors, originally starting out as Col. Roy Mustang in [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|the 2003 anime adaptation]] of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]''. After that, he started getting [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|pigeonholed]] into voicing characters that are either [[Badass|badasses]] or have a high rank or status, be it military or some other thing (not to mention a few characters [[Playing with Fire]]). He is somewhat [[Memetic Mutation|memetically popular]] thanks to his infamous "tiny miniskirts" decree and the fact that "HE LOVES DOGS!" (and he actually ''[[Cuteness Proximity|does]]'' [[Cuteness Proximity|like cute things]] -- not hard to believe considering his recent role as [[Ouran High School Host Club|Mori-senpai]]). Like [[Vic Mignogna]] and [[Aaron Dismuke]]'s Risembool Rangers, his loyal Miniskirt Army follows him from con to con. He is among the few voice actors to also get many live-action roles.
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=== Anime Roles ===
* Roy Mustang in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' and ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]''
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* Love Aikawa, Ashido, Charlotte Chulhorne, and Findorr Calius in ''[[Bleach]]''
** Kokuto in Bleach Soul Resurrección. He'll likely reprise the role for Movie 4.
* The King of Gods in ''[[
* [[Large Ham|Tougou]] in ''[[School Rumble]]''.
* Kanda Yu in ''[[D.Gray-man]]''
* The [[Badass]] monk Takigawa in [[Ghost Hunt]]
* [[The Incredible Hulk]], [[Fantastic Four|Human Torch]], Piledriver and Skurge the Executioner in ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]''▼
* Free in ''[[Soul Eater]]''
* Iggy in ''[[Ergo Proxy]]''
* Christof Sievernich in ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''
* Toga Yagari in ''[[Vampire Knight]]''
* Amagiri in ''[[Darker
* Kojuro Katakura in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]''
* Jugo and Zetsu in ''[[Naruto]]''
* Antonio Lopez from [[Tiger and Bunny]]
=== Western Animation Roles ===
▲* [[The Incredible Hulk]], [[Fantastic Four|Human Torch]], Piledriver and Skurge the Executioner in ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]''
=== Video Game Roles ===
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* Knuckles the Echidna and Storm the Albatross in [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] (2010-current)
* Theodore in ''[[Persona 3]]''
* Relius Clover in ''[[
* Evan Bernard in ''[[Time Crisis|Time Crisis 4]]''
* Gabriel Cunningham in ''[[Trauma Center|Trauma Team]]''
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* Bacchus D-79 in ''[[Star Ocean: The Last Hope]]''
* Xu Huang and Zhou Tai in ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''
* Hal-Fred Glitchbot in ''[[Overwatch]]''
=== Other Roles ===
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** Also the source of one of his favorite stories to tell at conventions, as the director assumed Travis was a stuntman (given the fact that he's tall and quite buff), which resulted in [[Robert Duvall]] actually hitting him during the fight scene. After learning that Travis is a regular actor, Duvall apologized profusely and gave him some money to make up for it.
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* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Though he got into it pretty late, he was a massive fan of Dragonball Z and therefore [[Jumped At the Call|jumped at the chance to voice an anime character.]] ''ANY'' anime character.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: With [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Roy Mustang]] and among others.
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** [[Badass Baritone]]: A good factor as to why his vocal performances are so effective for this type of character.
* [[Celebrity Resemblance]]: Vocal example; he sounds very similar to [[Dan Green]]. Probably at least part of the reason why he took over Dan Green's roles of Knuckles and Storm in the Sonic series.
** His voice is also very often confused with [[Patrick Seitz]].
* [[Friendly Rival]]: With [[Vic Mignogna]].
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Very tall, but can be a big sweetheart. Exhibit A: Playing [[Ouran High School Host Club|Mori]] for a Honey cosplayer at [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi4apf4hiHo Kawaii-Con].
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* [[Kill It with Fire]]: the modus operandi of several of the characters he has been cast as in his career, something he himself is happy to point out.
* [[Large Ham]]: Oh YEAH!!! There is a reason why he is called Travis Willing'''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|HAM]]'''! Apparently he auditioned for Armstrong in [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|the 2003 anime adaptation]] of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', but got Roy's part instead.
** And then there's his performance as [[Bleach|Charlotte]], which is massively [[Playing Against Type]] but still manages to be so absurdly [[Camp Gay]] and FABULOUS it borders on ridiculous.
*** Going further than that, there is also [[
* [[Order Versus Chaos]]: if [[Authority Equals Asskicking]] rings a bell, a lot of his characters he voices will fall into the "order" side.
* [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: normally the high authority/military figure or law-abiding character who [[Authority Equals Asskicking|shows his authority by kicking some ass]]. [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Roy Mustang]], [[Street Fighter|Guile]], and recently [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Knuckles]]. However, he is slowly moving away from his typecasting ever since he moved to California.
** Considering one of his most recent roles was [[Bleach|Char]][[Drag Queen|lotte]]...mission accomplished.
*** And now he's [[
* [[What Did I Do Last Night?]]: The now famous Travis Willingham tequila story.
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