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Liam O'Brien is one of the more recent voice actors. Chances are that if you notice a character who seems [[Aristocrats Are Evil|aristocratic]] or [[Royally Screwed-Up|have noble standing]], they'll have this guy voicing them. Most likely characteristics of his voice are an almost-faux British accent or a very laid-back demeanor. And he doesn't differentiate that much--
'''Liam O'Brien''' is one of the more recent voice actors. Chances are that if you notice a character who seems [[Aristocrats Are Evil|aristocratic]] or [[Royally Screwed-Up|have noble standing]], they'll have this guy voicing them. Most likely characteristics of his voice are an almost-faux British accent or a very laid-back demeanor. And he doesn't differentiate that much--


--''[[Naruto the Abridged Series|"You want any voice differentiation? That's Gaara!"]]''
--''[[Naruto the Abridged Series|"You want any voice differentiation? That's Gaara!"]]''


His real forte seems to be voicing characters who have more than a few screws loose in their head, from the eccentric to the [[Ax Crazy|completely batshit insane]]. In fact, this is what shot him to fame when he voiced Gaara in ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''. He has a knack for [[Ambiguously Gay]] characters, and one hell of an [[Evil Laugh]] that's present in just about every villain he's ever played.
His real forte seems to be voicing characters who have more than a few screws loose in their head, from the eccentric to the [[Ax Crazy|completely batshit insane]]. In fact, this is what shot him to fame when he voiced Gaara in ''[[Naruto]]''. He has a knack for [[Ambiguously Gay]] characters, and one hell of an [[Evil Laugh]] that's present in just about every villain he's ever played.


He's currently married to fellow voice actress Amy Kincaid (who played Shirley Fenette in ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'' and Kotone Himekawa in ''[[To Heart]]''), and also does a butt-load of ADR directing (Most notably for the most recent entries in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series).
He's currently{{when}} married to fellow voice actress [[Amy Kincaid]] (who played Shirley Fenette in ''[[Code Geass]]'' and Kotone Himekawa in ''[[To Heart]]''), and also does a butt-load of ADR directing (Most notably for the most recent entries in the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series).


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* Gaara of the Desert in ''[[Naruto]]''
=== Notable roles from Liam O'Brien: ===
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* Master Big Star in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]''

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* Gaara of the Desert in ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]''
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* Master Big Star in ''[[Disgaea 3]]''
* Ingway in ''[[Odin Sphere]]''
* Ingway in ''[[Odin Sphere]]''
* Joachim Armster in ''[[Castlevania Lament of Innocence]]''
* Joachim Armster in ''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence]]''
** Isaac in ''[[Castlevania Curse of Darkness (Video Game)|Castlevania Curse of Darkness]]''
** Isaac in ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]''
** Jonathan Morris in ''[[Castlevania Portrait of Ruin (Video Game)|Castlevania Portrait of Ruin]]''
** Jonathan Morris in ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''
* Jūshirō Ukitake, Soken Ishida, and Sora Inoue in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]''
* Jūshirō Ukitake, Soken Ishida, and Sora Inoue in ''[[Bleach]]''
* Lloyd Asplund in ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]''
* Lloyd Asplund in ''[[Code Geass]]''
* Lezard Valeth in ''[[Valkyrie Profile Silmeria|Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria]]''
* Lezard Valeth in ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria|Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria]]''
* Dr. Clive in ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu]]''
* Dr. Clive in ''[[Haré+Guu]]''
* [[Bishonen|Ky]] [[Playing Against Type|Kiske]] in ''[[Guilty Gear]] 2 Overture''
* [[Bishonen|Ky]] [[Playing Against Type|Kiske]] in ''[[Guilty Gear]] 2 Overture''
* Dist the <s>Runny</s> <s>Reaper</s> Rose in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''
* Dist the <s>Runny</s> <s>Reaper</s> Rose in ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]''
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* Levin {{spoiler|and Raksha}} in ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]''
* Levin {{spoiler|and Raksha}} in ''[[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters]]''
* Count Waltz in ''[[Eternal Sonata]]''
* Count Waltz in ''[[Eternal Sonata]]''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]''
* Akihiko Sanada in ''[[Persona 3]]''
** Kei (Nate) Nanjou in ''[[Persona (Video Game)|Persona]]'' (PSP)
** Kei (Nate) Nanjou in ''[[Persona (video game)|Persona]]'' (PSP)
* [[Badass|Archer]] in ''[[Fate Stay Night (Visual Novel)|Fate Stay Night]]''
* [[Badass|Archer]] in ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]''
* Vayne Aurelius in ''[[Mana Khemia Alchemists of Al Revis]]'' (Although it's a lot more obvious that it's him with {{spoiler|the [[Evil Counterpart]] that shows up at the end of the game}}).
* Vayne Aurelius in ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis]]'' (Although it's a lot more obvious that it's him with {{spoiler|the [[Evil Counterpart]] that shows up at the end of the game}}).
* Goto in ''[[Mana Khemia 2 Fall of Alchemy]]''
* Goto in ''[[Mana-Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy]]''
* [[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Stahn Aileron]] in ''[[Tales of the World|Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology]]''.
* [[Tales of Destiny|Stahn Aileron]] in ''[[Tales of the World|Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology]]''.
* Chaos in ''[[Atelier Iris 2]]: The Azoth Of Destiny''
* Chaos in ''[[Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny]]: The Azoth Of Destiny''
* Illidan Stormrage in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' ([[Memetic Mutation|YOU]] [[Catch Phrase|ARE]] [[Big Bad|NOT]] [[That One Boss|PREPARED]])
* Illidan Stormrage in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' ([[Memetic Mutation|YOU]] [[Catch Phrase|ARE]] [[Big Bad|NOT]] [[That One Boss|PREPARED]])
* Ray Lundgrin in ''[[Gun X Sword]]''
* Ray Lundgrin in ''[[Gun X Sword]]''
* Sanctus in ''[[Devil May Cry (Video Game)|Devil May Cry]] 4''
* Sanctus in ''[[Devil May Cry]] 4''
* War in ''[[Darksiders]]''
* War in ''[[Darksiders]]''
* Miguel Caballero Rojo in ''[[Tekken]] 6''
* Miguel Caballero Rojo in ''[[Tekken]] 6''
* Marquis Andrea Cavalcanti/ Benedetto in ''[[Gankutsuou]]''
* Marquis Andrea Cavalcanti/ Benedetto in ''[[Gankutsuou]]''
* Dr. Kenzou Tenma in ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]''.
* Dr. Kenzou Tenma in ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]''.
* [[Playing Against Type|Kain Highwind]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]'' (DS)
* [[Playing Against Type|Kain Highwind]] in ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' (DS)
** And reprising the role for ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy (Video Game)|Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy]]''.
** And reprising the role for ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy|Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy]]''.
* Red XIII in ''[[Advent Children|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''.
* Red XIII in ''[[Advent Children|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''.
* Vincent Law from ''[[Ergo Proxy]]''.
* Vincent Law from ''[[Ergo Proxy]]''.
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* Father Balder in ''[[Bayonetta]]'' (though he and the other voice actors in the game aren't credited for [[Executive Meddling|union issues]].)
* Father Balder in ''[[Bayonetta]]'' (though he and the other voice actors in the game aren't credited for [[Executive Meddling|union issues]].)
* Rezo the Red Priest in ''[[Slayers]] Revolution'' and ''Evolution-R''
* Rezo the Red Priest in ''[[Slayers]] Revolution'' and ''Evolution-R''
* Grimoire Weiss in ''[[Nie R]] Gestalt''
* Grimoire Weiss in ''[[NieR]] Gestalt''
* Kazuharu Fukuyama in ''[[Girls Bravo (Manga)|Girls Bravo]]''
* Kazuharu Fukuyama in ''[[Girls Bravo]]''
* Ayatane Michitaka in ''[[Ar Tonelico]]''
* Ayatane Michitaka in ''[[Ar tonelico]]''
* Steven Bisson from the ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' video games
* Steven Bisson from the ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' video games
* Chuck Preston in ''[[Wild Arms 5 (Video Game)|Wild Arms 5]]''
* Chuck Preston in ''[[Wild ARMs 5]]''
* Tokugawa Ieyasu in ''[[Sengoku Basara (Video Game)|Sengoku Basara]]'' (both the anime and ''Samurai Heroes'')
* Tokugawa Ieyasu in ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' (both the anime and ''Samurai Heroes'')
* Baldren Gassenarl from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II (Video Game)|Valkyria Chronicles II]]''
* Baldren Gassenarl from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]''
* The generic Ghost and Science Vessel units in ''[[Starcraft II (Video Game)|Starcraft II]]''.
* The generic Ghost and Science Vessel units in ''[[StarCraft II]]''.
* Dr. Stahngun{{spoiler|/Dimitri Allen}} in ''[[Professor Layton and The Unwound Future]]''
* Dr. Stahngun{{spoiler|/Dimitri Allen}} in ''[[Professor Layton and the Unwound Future]]''
** Clark Triton in ''[[Professor Layton and The Last Specter]]''
** Clark Triton in ''[[Professor Layton and the Last Specter]]''
* Taishi Kuhonbutsu in ''[[Comic Party]]''.
* Taishi Kuhonbutsu in ''[[Comic Party]]''.
* Air Raid in ''[[Transformers War for Cybertron]]''
* Air Raid in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''
* Reynard Fisher (Chris and Sheva's contact in Chapter 1) in ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'', where he also did the ADR directing
* Reynard Fisher (Chris and Sheva's contact in Chapter 1) in ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'', where he also did the ADR directing
** He is also Wesker...for only one line. When he jumps up to the last platform in the final boss fight and yells "Chris!" (right before he says "I can't lose, not to you!")
** He is also Wesker...for only one line. When he jumps up to the last platform in the final boss fight and yells "Chris!" (right before he says "I can't lose, not to you!")
* Numerous named NPCs in ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'' like Pacer, Cachino, Major Knight, and Jerry the Punk.
* Numerous named NPCs in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' like Pacer, Cachino, Major Knight, and Jerry the Punk.
* Numerous other named NPCs in ''[[Dungeon Siege]] III''
* Numerous other named NPCs in ''[[Dungeon Siege]] III''
* Tsubasa in ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]''.
* Tsubasa in ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]''.
* Durant in ''[[Yggdra Union]]''.
* Durant in ''[[Yggdra Union]]''.
* Asura from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]''
* Asura from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]''
* P.M.C Multiplayer Announcer in ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 3''
* P.M.C Multiplayer Announcer in ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare]] 3''
* Caius Ballad in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''
* Caius Ballad in ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]''
* Mamiya Chida in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''
* Mamiya Chida in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''
* Nightcrawler and Angel/Archangel in ''[[Wolverine and The X-Men (Animation)|Wolverine and The X-Men]]''
* Nightcrawler and Angel/Archangel in ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men]]''
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=== Tropes relating to [[Liam O Brien]] ===
=== Tropes relating to [[Liam O'Brien]] ===
* [[Ax Crazy]]: what a lot of his characters have in common. If the character is a good guy, the character is most likely a [[Sociopathic Hero]], those with [[Dark and Troubled Past]], [[Blood Knight]], an [[Anti-Hero]], or [[Heel Face Turn|a former villain turned good guy/antihero]][[hottip:*:Like the case with [[Naruto|Gaara]]. If the character is a bad guy, the character he voices is most likely going to be a [[Smug Snake]], [[Manipulative Bastard]], [[Mad Scientist]], [[Psychotic Man Child]], [[Villain Protagonist]], [[Depraved Bisexual]], [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil nobles]], or those [[Complete Monster|without any redeeming qualities]].
* [[Ax Crazy]]: what a lot of his characters have in common. If the character is a good guy, the character is most likely a [[Sociopathic Hero]], those with [[Dark and Troubled Past]], [[Blood Knight]], an [[Anti-Hero]], or [[Heel Face Turn|a former villain turned good guy/antihero]]<ref>Like the case with [[Naruto|Gaara]]</ref>. If the character is a bad guy, the character he voices is most likely going to be a [[Smug Snake]], [[Manipulative Bastard]], [[Mad Scientist]], [[Psychotic Man Child]], [[Villain Protagonist]], [[Depraved Bisexual]], [[Aristocrats Are Evil|evil nobles]], or those [[Complete Monster|without any redeeming qualities]].
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: if the character he voices happens to be very deep, then they are most likely are going to be villains. If the villain has a higher pitched voice, then the said villain is going to be ''[[Ax Crazy|psychotic]]''.
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]: if the character he voices happens to be very deep, then they are most likely are going to be villains. If the villain has a higher pitched voice, then the said villain is going to be ''[[Ax Crazy|psychotic]]''.
** Kinda funny when you realize his natural voice is higher than what most of the characters he voiced.
** Kinda funny when you realize his natural voice is higher than what most of the characters he voiced.
* [[Evil Laugh]]: he's ''very'' found with this. That, along with borderlining with [[Evil Is Hammy]].
* [[Evil Laugh]]: he's ''very'' found with this. That, along with borderlining with [[Evil Is Hammy]].
* [[Mad Scientist]]: what [[Code Geass|Lloyd]], [[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Dr. Clive]], and [[Tales of the Abyss|Dist]] have in common. Although the only the last one is the flatout villain.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: what [[Code Geass|Lloyd]], [[Haré+Guu|Dr. Clive]], and [[Tales of the Abyss|Dist]] have in common. Although the only the last one is the flatout villain.
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: sure we have Gaara, Lloyd, and Dr. Clive for starters, but he's really capable of others. Also, [[Lampshade Hanging|his official resume lists]] British, Cockney, Spanish, Russian, Irish, German, Brooklyn, and New Jersey as his dialect specialties (the first one happens [[Evil Brit|to be the most common one]]).
* [[Man of a Thousand Voices]]: sure we have Gaara, Lloyd, and Dr. Clive for starters, but he's really capable of others. Also, [[Lampshade Hanging|his official resume lists]] British, Cockney, Spanish, Russian, Irish, German, Brooklyn, and New Jersey as his dialect specialties (the first one happens [[Evil Brit|to be the most common one]]).
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]
* [[Unions in Hollywood]]
* [[Unions in Hollywood]]
* [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: most of his characters tend to be mentally unstable villains.
* [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor]]: most of his characters tend to be mentally unstable villains.
** [[Playing Against Type]]: Dr. Tenma from ''[[Monster (Anime)|Monster]]'', a [[Nice Guy]] [[Technical Pacifist]] doctor. <ref>The titular character villain went to [[Keith Silverstein]] instead, which was his [[Star-Making Role]] for that voice actor</ref>.
** [[Playing Against Type]]: Dr. Tenma from ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', a [[Nice Guy]] [[Technical Pacifist]] doctor. <ref>The titular character villain went to [[Keith Silverstein]] instead, which was his [[Star-Making Role]] for that voice actor</ref>.
*** Also BOTH [[Guilty Gear|Ky Kiske]] and [[Sengoku Basara|Tokugawa Ieyasu]], [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] type characters (quite a stark contrast to most of his characters).
*** Also BOTH [[Guilty Gear|Ky Kiske]] and [[Sengoku Basara|Tokugawa Ieyasu]], [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] type characters (quite a stark contrast to most of his characters).
*** And [[Disgaea 3|Master Big Star]].
*** And [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice|Master Big Star]].
*** [[Persona 3|Akihiko Sanada]] isn't exactly villain material either. [[Asura's Wrath|Asura]] [[Screaming Warrior|is also another whole lot different story]].
*** [[Persona 3|Akihiko Sanada]] isn't exactly villain material either. [[Asura's Wrath|Asura]] [[Screaming Warrior|is also another whole lot different story]].
*** And for a short time, he voiced [[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Stahn Aileron]], who's... [[Tales Series]]' poster boy for [[Wide Eyed Idealist]] [[Idiot Hero]].
*** And for a short time, he voiced [[Tales of Destiny|Stahn Aileron]], who's... [[Tales (series)]]' poster boy for [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]] [[Idiot Hero]].
*** Also a subversion: [[Final Fantasy IV|Kain Highwind]] isn't truly a villain, but he's often pointed with the label 'traitor' (and he did betray Cecil several times) so it kinda fits... Also one of his times he instead uses a [[Guttural Growler]] type of voice unusual for his other roles (but went back to normal style for Dissidia)
*** Also a subversion: [[Final Fantasy IV|Kain Highwind]] isn't truly a villain, but he's often pointed with the label 'traitor' (and he did betray Cecil several times) so it kinda fits... Also one of his times he instead uses a [[Guttural Growler]] type of voice unusual for his other roles (but went back to normal style for Dissidia)
* [[Villains]]: the roles what he's best well-known for. As with a Youtube comment [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1HcS4aF7W4 comparing the evil laughs of English and Japanese voice acting] in [[Eternal Sonata]]: "best evil voice actor ever". He's getting there to become the definitive English counterpart of [[Norio Wakamoto]].
* [[Villains]]: the roles what he's best well-known for. As with a Youtube comment [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1HcS4aF7W4 comparing the evil laughs of English and Japanese voice acting] in [[Eternal Sonata]]: "best evil voice actor ever". He's getting there to become the definitive English counterpart of [[Norio Wakamoto]].


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Liam O'Brien is one of the more recent voice actors. Chances are that if you notice a character who seems aristocratic or have noble standing, they'll have this guy voicing them. Most likely characteristics of his voice are an almost-faux British accent or a very laid-back demeanor. And he doesn't differentiate that much--

--"You want any voice differentiation? That's Gaara!"

His real forte seems to be voicing characters who have more than a few screws loose in their head, from the eccentric to the completely batshit insane. In fact, this is what shot him to fame when he voiced Gaara in Naruto. He has a knack for Ambiguously Gay characters, and one hell of an Evil Laugh that's present in just about every villain he's ever played.

He's currently[when?] married to fellow voice actress Amy Kincaid (who played Shirley Fenette in Code Geass and Kotone Himekawa in To Heart), and also does a butt-load of ADR directing (Most notably for the most recent entries in the Resident Evil series).

Liam O'Brien has performed in the following roles:

Tropes relating to Liam O'Brien

  1. ↑ Like the case with Gaara
  2. ↑ The titular character villain went to Keith Silverstein instead, which was his Star-Making Role for that voice actor
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