Chikao Otsuka, The Japanese voice of Eggman, has passed away at 85
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[quote=Anime News Network]
Japanese voice acting agency Aoni Production announced on Friday that voice actor Chikao Ohtsuka passed away on Thursday due to an Ischemic Heart Disorder. He was 85 years old.
Chikao Ohtsuka played a large number of roles in anime throughout his life, including One Piece's Gold Roger, Mobile Suit Gundam 00's Aeolia Schenberg, Lupin the 3rd's Goemon Ishikawa, Gegege no Kitarō's Nezumi Otoko and Hakusanbo, as well as Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan's Nurarihyon.
In video games, the actor played Maxwell in Tales of Xillia and its sequel, Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, as well Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.[/quote]
[url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-16/voice-actor-chikao-ohtsuka-passes-away/.83348]Source[/url].
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This is the third person to voice Eggman who has passsed away (Deem Bristow, English voice from Sonic Adventure to Sonic Advance 3, and Long John Baldry, The English voice in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show). May he rest in peace.
I'm sure this is all part of Sega's master plan.
[quote] as well Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots[/quote]
Neat.
He also voiced Jinpachi Mishima in Tekken. So now both of the older Mishima's voice actors are dead. He also dubbed Charles Bronson for Japanese theaters, that's pretty badass.
Sadly that's the only games I know him from because I usually have voice acting on english or I don't play really play anime games, but he seemed like a pretty big figure in voice acting in japan, rip.
"This is good... Isnt it?"
Damn, there's going to be a major replacement of characters.
also the Japanese voice actor for solid snake's father.
A true patriot.
[QUOTE=Hogie bear;46948755]also the Japanese voice actor for solid snake's father.[/QUOTE]
Also the father of the Japanese voice actor for Solid Snake/Naked Snake/Solidus.
To any Kingdom Hearts fans out there, Ohtsuka was also the Japanese voice of Xehanort and Captain Hook in the Kingdom Hearts series.
RIP. :(
[QUOTE=Swiket;46948905]Also the father of the Japanese voice actor for Solid Snake/Naked Snake/Solidus.[/QUOTE]
He was cast as Big Boss by Kojima partially so they could reconcile, they werent on speaking terms.
Japanese dubbing voice for Hitler in Downfall for whatever that's worth.
I knew that name was familiar.
Back in day yonder he was the Japanese voice for Piemon and Apocalymon in Digimon Adventure.
[QUOTE=pentium;46970361]I knew that name was familiar.
Back in day yonder he was the Japanese voice for Piemon and Apocalymon in Digimon Adventure.[/QUOTE]
He was also the voice of Goemon for Lupin the Third for a year back in the seventies.
Makes me think about all the voice actors Like Mario, Sonic, etc that will pass eventually.
[QUOTE=Bryceanater;46970675]Makes me think about all the voice actors Like Mario, Sonic, etc that will pass eventually.[/QUOTE]
Charles Martinet is pretty much the only constant in Mario series voice acting. It'll be a sad fucking day when he dies.
[QUOTE=Flyingman356;46971762]Charles Martinet is pretty much the only constant in Mario series voice acting. It'll be a sad fucking day when he dies.[/QUOTE]
'Thank you so much for playing my games! See you next time.'
Did he voice Eggman up to Sonic Boom?
[QUOTE=AaronM202;46957688]He was cast as Big Boss by Kojima partially so they could reconcile, they werent on speaking terms.[/QUOTE]
I want to read what happened, got a link?
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