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''[[Ben 10: Alien Force (Animation)|It's Hero Time!]]''▼
 
Yuri Lowenthal is a VA from California that is probably one of the most prolific in the industry right now. In fact, his work is getting so common in the North American industry that he may as well be his own trope. He is [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|usually cast]] as the [[Kid Hero|kid hero]] of the series, some examples being [[Gurren Lagann|Simon]] and [[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|young Superman]]. Despite all those roles, he is probably best known as the voice of [[Anti -Hero]] Sasuke Uchiha in ''[[Naruto]]''.▼
▲''[[Ben 10 Alien Force (Animation)|It's Hero Time!]]''
 
He has provided the voice of Luke fon Fabre in ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'', Kamal in the ''[[Halo]]'' tie-in [[Alternate Reality Game]] ''[[I Love Bees]]'', and Cecil Harvey in the Nintendo DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. Ironically, he doesn't voice Yuri Lowell in ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''; that role went to [[Troy Baker]] instead (Lowenthal, for once, did not have a role).▼
▲Yuri Lowenthal is a VA from California that is probably one of the most prolific in the industry right now. In fact, his work is getting so common in the North American industry that he may as well be his own trope. He is [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|usually cast]] as the [[Kid Hero|kid hero]] of the series, some examples being [[Gurren Lagann|Simon]] and [[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV)|young Superman]]. Despite all those roles, he is probably best known as the voice of [[Anti Hero]] Sasuke Uchiha in ''[[Naruto]]''.
 
▲He has provided the voice of Luke fon Fabre in ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'', Kamal in the ''[[Halo]]'' tie-in [[Alternate Reality Game]] ''[[I Love Bees]]'', and Cecil Harvey in the Nintendo DS remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]''. Ironically, he doesn't voice Yuri Lowell in ''[[Tales of Vesperia (Video Game)|Tales of Vesperia]]''; that role went to [[Troy Baker]] instead (Lowenthal, for once, did not have a role).
 
His range tends to be rather limited, with most of his roles demanding nothing more than "normal American accent", which is close to his normal voice anyway (although this is probably due to him being typecast quite a lot). Saying that, he can also pull off a pretty good [[Creepy Child]] voice and has a wide range of regional accents for when the role calls for them.
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=== Animated VA Roles ===
* ''[[Afro Samurai (Anime)|Afro Samurai]]'': Jinnosuke/"Kuma"
* ''[[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'': Tuftan and Mr. Miracle.
* ''[[Ben 10: Alien Force (Animation)|Ben 10 Alien Force]]''/''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (Animation)|Ben 10 Ultimate Alien]]'': Ben Tennyson/Alien X, JT (in "Ben 10 Returns: Part 1") and Albedo.
* ''[[Bobobo-Bo BoboboboBo-bobo|Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo]]'': Rice, Megafan
* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'': Keigo Asano, Young Renji Abarai, Young Byakuya Kuchiki, Additional voices
* ''[[Blue Dragon]]'': Shu
* ''[[Buso Renkin]]'': [[Playing Against Type|Victor]] [[Big Bad|Powered]].
* ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'': Suzaku Kururugi
* ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'': Kai Urazoe [movie]
* ''[[Digimon Data Squad]]'': Neon [ep. 8]
* ''[[Durarara (Literature)|Durarara!!]]'': Shinra Kishitani
* ''[[El Chavo]]'': Junior
* ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'': Daedalus Yumeno
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'': Sena Kobayakawa
* ''[[Gankutsuou]]'': Raoul de Chateau Renard
* ''[[Girls Bravo (Manga)|Girls Bravo]]'': Yukinari Sasaki
* ''[[Gods Eater Burst]]'': Soma
* ''[[Gun X Sword]]'': Joshua Lundgren
* ''[[Gundam Unicorn]]'': Riddhe Marcenas
* ''[[Hellsing]] Ultimate'': Pip Bernadotte
* ''[[Huntik|Huntik: Secrets & Seekers]]'': Lok Lambert--because appearing in every California-recorded show wasn't enough.
* ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Haré+Guu|Hare+Guu]]'': In an amazing case of playing against type, Waji, the kid who ''[[The Hyena|never stops laughing]]''.
* ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh (Light Novel)!|Kyo Kara Maoh]]'': [[The Danza|Yuuri Shibuya]]
* ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes (TV series)|Legion of Super-Heroes]]'': Superman, Superman X
* ''[[Moribito Guardian of the Spirit]]'': Touya
* ''[[Monster (Animemanga)|Monster]]'': Karl Neumann
* ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'': Sasuke Uchiha
* ''[[Noein]]'': Yuu, Makoto Shinohara
* ''[[Paprika]]'': Dr. Tokita
* ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'': Katsuo Mizuno, Keigo Atobe
* ''[[Rave Master (Anime)|Rave Master]]'': Haru Glory
* ''[[Robotech the Shadow Chronicles|Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles]]'': Marcus Rush
* ''[[RWBY]]'': Mercury Black (Volume 3 onward)
* ''[[Saiyuki]] Reload'': Son Goku
* ''[[Scrapped Princess]]'': Leopold Scorpus
* ''[[SD Gundam Force]]'': Bakunetsumaru
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': Simon
* ''[[Ultra Maniac]]'': Hiroki Tsujiai
* ''[[Wolverine and Thethe X -Men]]'': Iceman
* ''[[Zatch Bell (Manga)|Zatch Bell]]!'': Danny; Donpocho; Kory
 
=== Video Game Roles ===
* ''[[.hack|.hack//G.U.]]'': Haseo, Additional voices
** '''SKEEEEEIIIIIITTTHHH!'''
* ''[[Ace Combat]] Zero: The Belkan War'': Larry 'Pixy' Foulke (voice segments only)
** ''[[Ace Combat]] 6: Fires of Liberation'': Toscha Mijasik
** ''[[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]]'': Major Sergei Illich
* ''[[Armored Core (Video Game)|Armored Core]] For Answer'': Cube, additional voices
* ''[[Assassin's Creed II (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed II]]'': Vieri De Pazzi
* ''[[Baten Kaitos]] Origins'': Giacomo
* ''[[Bayonetta (Video Game)|Bayonetta]]'': Luka
* ''[[BioBioShock Shock(series)]]'': The spider splicers in the sequel.
* ''[[Call of Duty Black Ops (Video Game)|Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'': Additional voice for several missions, most notably "Rebirth". {{spoiler|"Nova 6! Hazmat suits, NOW!"}}
* ''[[Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion]]'': [[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien|Ben Tennyson]], [[The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack|Flapjack]], [[Codename: Kids Next Door|Nigel Uno/Numbah 1]]
* ''[[Castlevania]] Judgment'': Alucard
** Also portrayed him in the updated ''[[Symphony of the Night]]'' on the ''Dracula X Chronicles'' game for the PSP.
* ''[[Cross Edge (Video Game)|Cross Edge]]'': Raze (''[[Mana -Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy]]''), Zelos (''Spectral Souls'')
* ''[[Catherine]]'': Toby {{spoiler|and the mysterious voice/Astaroth}}
* ''[[Dead or Alive|Dead Or Alive: Dimensions]]'': Hayate
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* ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'': Sandal ([[Memetic Mutation|ENCHANTMENT?!]]), Fenarel, Finn, additional voices
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' (and related spinoffs): Sun Ce, Zhang He
* ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'': Ringo, Oliver Swanick, Henry Jamison, Nolan McNamara, Lucius, Aurelius of Phoenix, a large amount of additional voices and the male Courier.
** Seriously, he voices fucking everybody. Just watch the [[Basterd Brother]]'s Let's Play, they sure don't let him go unnoticed.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' (DS remake): Cecil
** Reprised the role for ''<nowiki>~Dissidia: Final Fantasy~</nowiki>''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'': Reks
* ''[[Grim Grimoire]]'': Hiram Menthe and Advocat
* ''[[Guilty Gear (Video Game)|Guilty Gear]] 2 Overture'': Sin and [[Playing Against Type|That Man]]
* ''[[Luminous Arc]]'': Sir Heath
* ''[[Lunar Silver Star Story Complete|Lunar: Silver Star Harmony]]'': Alex
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* ''[[Medal of Honor]] Vanguard'': Frank Keagan
* ''[[Metro 2033]]'': Lots of [[Mooks]], most of them Nazis with strangely similar voices.
* ''[[Nie RNieR|NieR Gestalt]]'': Gideon
* ''[[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]]: Desperate Struggle'': Charlie MacDonald and [[Big Bad|Jasper Batt Jr.]]
* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'': Cornelius
* ''[[Operation Darkness]]'': Edward Kyle
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* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'': The Prince in ''The Sands of Time'', ''The Two Thrones'' and ''The Forgotten Sands''
* ''[[Professor Layton]]'': Future Luke {{spoiler|who is actually Klaus/Clive}} in ''Unwound Future''.
* ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'': Protagonist (Main Character), Ryoji, Pharos, unnamed nurse
* ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'': Yosuke Hanamura
* ''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'': Kai, uncredited
* ''[[Radiata Stories]]'': Daniel
* ''[[Red Faction]]: Guerilla'': Nameless guerillas
* ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]] 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'': Nameless German soldiers
* ''[[Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles]]'': Richard Aiken
* ''[[Retro Game Challenge]]'': Young Arino
* ''[[Riviera: theThe Promised Land]]'': Ein
* ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'': Steve
* ''[[Saints Row]] 2'': Shogo Akuji, generic voices
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* ''[[Shadow of Destiny]]'' (PSP Version): Eike. [[Nostalgia Filter]] built a lot of criticism about him not sounding like the old voice actor, but his performance is very solid.
* ''[[Shadows of the Damned]]'': Elliot (''FUUUUUUCK YOOOOUUUU!'')
* ''[[Silent Hill: Shattered Memories]]'': John
* ''[[Siren (Videovideo Gamegame)|Siren]]'': Howard Wright
* ''[[Soul Calibur]] IV'': Arcturus, Custom Male Voice 1
** ''[[Soul Calibur]] V'': Patroklos
* ''[[Soul Nomad]]'': Gig and Male Protagonist
* [[Spectrobes]]: Rallen
* ''[[Star Ocean First Departure1]]'': Roddick
* ''[[Suikoden V]]'': Kyle and Shula Valya
* ''[[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Tales of the Abyss]]'': Luke fon Fabre and Asch
* ''[[Trauma Center]]'': Derek Stiles
* ''[[Trauma Center|Trauma Team]]'': Little Guy {{spoiler|and Derek Stiles}}
* ''Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids'': Player-controlled ISO character
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'': Johann (in Selvaria DLC)
* ''[[Wild Arms 4 (Video Game)|Wild ArmsARMs 4]]'': Arnaud G. Vasquez
* ''[[Wild Arms 5 (Video Game)|Wild ArmsARMs 5]]'': Dean Stark (Seriously who forgot him after writing [[WA 4]])
* ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]] Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra'': Kevin Winnicot (replacing Chris Smith)
 
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=== Tropes Associated with Yuri Lowenthal: ===
* [[Adorkable]]: A few of his roles could well qualify for this.
* [[Angst]]: Quite a few.
* [[Emo]]: Surprisingly, this is how most of the fandom describes his voice acting, even though he normally isn't typecasted into these characters.
** Sasuke Uchiha is probably the biggest offender. The fandom describes Yuri's English VO of this character as "emo." Ironically, Sasuke Uchiha is one of the least emotional characters in Naruto, so [[Did Not Do the Research|saying that Yuri's voice acting is emo]] [[Square Peg, Round Trope|is probably inappropriate]].
** He did [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phw8PX-nYyA a very interesting emo impression at one panel], while that impression ''obviously'' does not sound like [[Naruto|Sasuke]], he can emo imitations when asked about it.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: He is ''fantastic'' at these. It shows when he's voicing characters such as Shadow Yosuke from ''[[Persona 4]]'' or [[Grim Grimoire|Advocat]]. Also overlaps with [[Large Ham]].
* [[Hot -Blooded]]: He voiced [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Simon]]. Not much more needs to be said here.
* [[Idiot Hero]]: At least a couple of his roles have him [[Leeroy Jenkins|rushing into battle]].
* [[Kid Hero]]: Many anime, video games, and cartoons dubbed in California will have him in this role.
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** Come on.. Come on... I'm right here.... SKEEEEIIIIIIIIIIITTTHHHH!!
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: Not as prolific when compared to [[Steve Blum]] or [[James Arnold Taylor]], but getting him out of his [[Kid Hero]] typecasting into anything involving an accent would fit this trope.
* [[Not Even Bothering Withwith the Accent]]: [[Averted]], he's managed to pull off a faux Persian accent for [[Prince of Persia|the Prince]] and [[Suikoden V|Shula]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVx9Ya592oI Valya], a British/English accent for [[Odin Sphere|Cornelius]], [[Grim Grimoire|Advocat]], [[Professor Layton and Thethe Unwound Future|Future!Luke]], and a few bit parts in ''[[Dragon Age|Dragon Age: Origins]]'', a French accent for Pip Bernadotte from ''[[Hellsing|Hellsing Ultimate]]'', and (along with everyone else on the cast) was coached by Italian voice actors for ''[[Assassin's Creed|Assassin's Creed 2]]''.
** He's also good with a Russian accent, as indicated with Major Illich from [[Ace Combat: Assault Horizon]].
* [[Omniglot]]: He is fluent in Japanese, German, and French. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] that according to [[Word of God|him]], the only Spanish he knows involves ordering Mexican food. This can easily explain why he averts the [[Not Even Bothering Withwith the Accent]] trope above.
* [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: Normally the [[Kid Hero]]
** [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Code Geass|Suzaku Kururugi]] is a [[Knight Templar]], [[Naruto|Sasuke Uchiha]] is an [[Anti -Hero]], and [[Persona 4|Yosuke Hanamura]] is the [[Sidekick]].
*** Also: [[The Hyena|Wadji]] from ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Haré+Guu|Haré+Guu]]'', C3PO [[Expy]] Steve from ''[[Rogue Galaxy]]'' and {{spoiler|complex not-exactly-a-villain}} Kevin Winnicot from ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]''.
** Also subverted with his character in ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'', Reks, who is a [[Decoy Protagonist]] killed off during the game's prologue.
* [[Relationship Voice Actor]]: Normally works with [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] in many anime and video games. They'll usually either be the [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] duo (Lowenthal's Yosuke and Bosch's MC/Souji in [[Persona 4]]) Or one of them will be [[The Rival]] to the other (Lowenthal's Suzuaku to Bosch's Lelouch in [[Code Geass]])
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]
* [[The Other Marty|The Other Renton Thurston]]: Surprisingly, Yuri Lowenthal was originally supposed to voice the Kid Hero Renton Thurston in the [[Eureka Seven]] dub. However, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150410175035/http://forum.eyeshine.net/viewtopic.php?t=3283&start=60#56705 according to] [[Word of God]], the ADR Director felt that Yuri's voice acting was "too low," so they had [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] voice Renton instead. Looks like typecasting didn't went as well as they expected.
* [[Unions in Hollywood]]: In addition to be part of SAG and AFTRA, he also [[Discussed Trope|thoroughly discussed]] this issue in his book as well.
** Interestingly enough, he indirectly suggests newcomers in his book ''not'' to join the union until "that time is right." [[Justified Trope|It makes sense]] since most unions have high membership requirements and joining a union quickly leaves the newcomer in a situation without an agent, an impressive resume, a demo, sponsors, and contacts.
* [[Skyward Scream]]: His secondary forte. [[Bond One -Liner|He better be drinking a lot of water after all of that screaming to the top of his lungs]].
 
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He's more of an advisor type.

It's Hero Time!

Yuri Lowenthal is a VA from California that is probably one of the most prolific in the industry right now. In fact, his work is getting so common in the North American industry that he may as well be his own trope. He is usually cast as the Kid Hero of the series, some examples being Simon and young Superman. Despite all those roles, he is probably best known as the voice of Anti-Hero Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto.

He has provided the voice of Luke fon Fabre in Tales of the Abyss, Kamal in the Halo tie-in Alternate Reality Game I Love Bees, and Cecil Harvey in the Nintendo DS remake of Final Fantasy IV and Dissidia Final Fantasy. Ironically, he doesn't voice Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia; that role went to Troy Baker instead (Lowenthal, for once, did not have a role).

His range tends to be rather limited, with most of his roles demanding nothing more than "normal American accent", which is close to his normal voice anyway (although this is probably due to him being typecast quite a lot). Saying that, he can also pull off a pretty good Creepy Child voice and has a wide range of regional accents for when the role calls for them.

Currently married to fellow VA Tara Platt, who voice Mitsuru in Persona 3 where he voiced the MC. He and Tara also co-authored a book called Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic, which gives their personal experiences in voice acting and advices to newcomers. This book is often referenced and recommended by many veteran voice actors at conventions like Steve Blum, Crispin Freeman, Sam Riegel, Kyle Hebert, and Vic Mignogna.

Has a Twitter account.

Yes, his first name is Yuri. We're sure he's heard every joke you have in mind.

And did we mention that he is good friends with Doug Erholtz?

Animated VA Roles

Video Game Roles

Yuri Lowenthal provides examples of the following tropes:
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