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Need a good voice for a [[Jerkass]]? Hire this guy.
Need a good voice for a [[Jerkass]]? Hire this guy.


[[Troy Baker]] is a voice actor from Texas whose forte seems to be playing [[Zero Percent Approval Rating|assholes]], be they heroic or villainous. On the other hand, though, he's also good at playing [[Plucky Comic Relief|comedic]] characters, even though some of them [[Obfuscating Stupidity|just might end up being the former when provoked]].
[[Troy Baker]] is a voice actor from Texas whose forte seems to be playing [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating|assholes]], be they heroic or villainous. On the other hand, though, he's also good at playing [[Plucky Comic Relief|comedic]] characters, even though some of them [[Obfuscating Stupidity|just might end up being the former when provoked]].


Recently he has been doing voiceover work in California and with this change his forte has switched to playing [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]]. If he voices a character like this, expect a character voiced by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] to oppose him. Also seems to like playing a [[Fake Brit]], generally either the [[Evil Brit]] or [[The Mean Brit]] <ref>Kazkis Proxy and Schneizel have that [[Ambiguously Gay]] [[Evil Brit]] thing going for them; November 11 and Excalibur are actually supposed to be British and have aspects of [[The Mean Brit]].</ref>
Recently he has been doing voiceover work in California and with this change his forte has switched to playing [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]]. If he voices a character like this, expect a character voiced by [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] to oppose him. Also seems to like playing a [[Fake Brit]], generally either the [[Evil Brit]] or [[The Mean Brit]] <ref>Kazkis Proxy and Schneizel have that [[Ambiguously Gay]] [[Evil Brit]] thing going for them; November 11 and Excalibur are actually supposed to be British and have aspects of [[The Mean Brit]].</ref>
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* Random Army Rangers in ''[[Modern Warfare 2]]''
* Random Army Rangers in ''[[Modern Warfare 2]]''
* [[Badass Bookworm|Jet]][[Defector From Decadence|fire]] in ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron]]'', ''really'' playing against type; he was also Zeta Prime.
* [[Badass Bookworm|Jet]][[Defector From Decadence|fire]] in ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron]]'', ''really'' playing against type; he was also Zeta Prime.
* [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Makoto]] [[Shout Out|Kawazu]] in ''[[Desert Punk]]''
* [[Incredible Hulk (Comic Book)|Makoto]] [[Shout-Out|Kawazu]] in ''[[Desert Punk]]''
* Mitsunari Ishida in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]: Samurai Heroes''
* Mitsunari Ishida in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]: Samurai Heroes''
* Espio the Chameleon in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2010-current)
* Espio the Chameleon in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2010-current)
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* [[Promoted Fanboy]]
* [[Promoted Fanboy]]
* [[Self-Deprecation]]
* [[Self-Deprecation]]
* [[Shout Out]]: If you meet him at a convention, ask him for one of these. [[Literal Minded|Dare you.]] [[The Scream|Double dare you.]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: If you meet him at a convention, ask him for one of these. [[Literal Minded|Dare you.]] [[The Scream|Double dare you.]]
* [[Surreal Humor]]: That, or he's a bona fide [[Cloudcuckoolander]].
* [[Surreal Humor]]: That, or he's a bona fide [[Cloudcuckoolander]].


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Revision as of 04:09, 27 January 2014

Need a good voice for a Jerkass? Hire this guy.

Troy Baker is a voice actor from Texas whose forte seems to be playing assholes, be they heroic or villainous. On the other hand, though, he's also good at playing comedic characters, even though some of them just might end up being the former when provoked.

Recently he has been doing voiceover work in California and with this change his forte has switched to playing Magnificent Bastards. If he voices a character like this, expect a character voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch to oppose him. Also seems to like playing a Fake Brit, generally either the Evil Brit or The Mean Brit [1]

Notable roles from Troy Baker

Tropes Associated With Troy Baker

  1. ↑ Kazkis Proxy and Schneizel have that Ambiguously Gay Evil Brit thing going for them; November 11 and Excalibur are actually supposed to be British and have aspects of The Mean Brit.
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