Peach is a robot, Spyro sells tacos, and Liquid Snake just can't wait to be king
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One is a pure, bubbly😼 and pretty-as-pinkဣ princess who rarely reveals even the skin of her ankle. The other is a sassy, sexy and no-nonsense computer program who has spent her entire existence in the nude. Within the tightly linked and extraordinarily small world of video game voice acting, however, these two women are the exact same person.
Such behind-the-screen crossovers are countless once you start searching for them🦩. While a physical performer can be typecast or limited by looks, the vocalist is free to transform at will. Good guy or bad gu♛y? Cartoon mascot or lethal assassin? Greek general or Jedi warrior? Human or lombax?
As these 21 strange and surprisingඣ matches prove, the best v🥂oices can do all of the above.
Princess Peach and Cortana are both played by Jen Taylor
The games: Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Super Princess Peach, Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Party, Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi
Also known as: Zoey (Left 4 ౠDead), Cate Archer (No O🅺ne Lives Forever 2), Toad (Mario series), Princess Daisy (Mario series)
Ken and Dante are both played by Reuben Langdon
The games: Street Figh🌜ter I❀V, Devil May Cry 4, Devil May Cry 3
Tidus and Ratchet are both played by James Arnold Taylor
The games: Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, Ratchet & Clank (every entry but the original)
Also known as: Obi Wa꧒n (Star Wars: Clone Wars), Spider-Man (Friend or Foe), Gabe Logan (Syphon Filter), Fezzik (The Princess Bride Game), Jack Sparrow and Timon (Kingdom Hearts II)
Duke Nukem and Big the Cat are both played by Jon St. John
The games: Duke Nukem 3D, Duke Nukem Fo꧃rever, Sonic Heroes, Sonic Adventure
Andrew Ryan and Quark are both played by Armin Shimerman
The game: BioShock
The TV show: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Also known as: Toad (X-Men Legends), 🐻Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank), Razs Father (Psychon🍷auts), The Emperor (Jade Empire)
Spyro and the Taco Bell Chihuahua are both played by Carlos Alazraqui
The game: Spyro the Dragon (PS1 original)
The TV commercials: Taco Bell, obviously
Also known as: Deputy James Garcia (Reno 911), Rocko (Rockos Modern Life), Grim Reaper (Maximo: Ghost to Glory), Dr. No (Gol⭕denEye: Rogue Agent)
Damon Baird and Saren Arterius are both played by Fred Tatasciore
The games: Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Mass Effect
Also known as: Hulk (The Incredible Hulk), Beast (Metal Gear Solid 4), Loz (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children), Frost Tiger (Viewtiful Joe), Atlas and Pos𒊎eidon (God of War)
The Joker and Wolverine are both played by Mark Hamill
The games: Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Vengeance, X-Men 2: Wolverines Revenge
Also known as: Luke Skywalker (Star Wars), Hoꦜbgoblin (Spider-Man), Christopher Blair (Wing Commander), Detective Moseley (Gabriel Knight), Adrian Ripburger (Full Throttle)
Viewtiful Joe and General Raam are both played by Dee Bradley Baker
The games: Viewtiful Joe, Viewtiful Joe 2, Gears of War
Also known as: Gravemind (Halo),ℱ Nightcrawler (Marvel: Ultimate Aไlliance), Gollum (LOTR: Battle for Middle-earth II)
Earthworm Jim and Homer Simpson are both played by Dan Castellaneta
The games: Earthworm Jim 3D, The Simpsons everything
The TV shows: Earthworm Jim, The Simpsons everything
Also known as: Genie (Kingdom Heജar💝ts), Mole King (The Tick), Thing One and Thing Two (Cat in the Hat)
Princess Daphne and Smurfette are both played by Lucille Bliss
The games: Dragons Lair, Dragons Lair 2
The TV show: The Smurfs
Also known as�ꦏ�: Anastasia (Cinderella), Rozatta (Star Wars: Bounty Hunter)
Liquid Snake and Simba are both played by Cam Clarke
The games: Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts II, Animated StoryBook: The Lion King
Also known as: Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Prince Crescendo (Eternal So♐nata), Hercules (God of War II), He-Man (He-Man and the꧙ Masters of the Universe), Anthony (Eternal Darkness), Ryudo (Grandia II)
Crash Bandicoot and Darth Maul are both played by Jess Harnell
The games: Crash: Mind Over Mutant, Crash of the Titans, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex, Star Wars: Racer Revenge, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, Star Wars: Demolition
Also known as: Wakko Warner (Animaniacs), Sewer Urch✃in (The Tick)
Eeyore and the Kingpin are both played by Gregg Berger
The games: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Kingdom Hearts II
Also known as: Odie (every Garfield TV special), Spirit (G.I. Joe), Grimlock (Transformers), The Pain (Metal Gear Solid 3), Captain Blue (Viewtiful Joe), Jecht (Final Fantasy X), Cornfed Pi🅷g (Duckman🌸)
Kratos and Mace Windu are both played by Terrence "TC" Carson
The games: God of War, God of War II, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Star Wars🧸: Battlefront II, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sit🥂h
Sonic the Hedgehog and J. Edgar Hoover are both played by Ryan Drummond
The games: Sonic ever🌊ything (until 2005), Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Zeus and Santa are both played by Corey Burton
The games: God of War, God of War II, Hercules, Kingdom Hearts II, The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
Also known as: Dale (Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers), Spike (Transformers), Count Dooku (Star Waꦿrs: Clone Wars), Scarecrow (Batman: Gotham 💫Knight), Captain Hook and White Rabbit (Kingdom Hearts)
The Boss and Diane Simmons are both played by Lori Alan
The game: Metal Gear Solid 3
The TV show: Family Guy
Also known as: I♐nvisible Woman (Fantastic Four), Pearl (SpongeBob SquarePants)
LeChuck and WoW's Narrator are both played by Earl Boen
The games: Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island, World of Warcraft
Also known as: Dr. Silberman (Terminator movies), Sergei Gurlukovich (Metal G🦩ear Solid 2)
Prince Alexander and the Beast are both played by Robby Benson
The game: Kings Quest VI
The movie: Beauty and the Beast
Marcus Fenix and Bender are both played by John Di Maggio
The game: Gears of War, Gears of War 2
The TV show: Futurama
Also known as: Wakka (Final Fantasy X), General Grievous (Star Wa𓆉rs: Clon🗹e Wars), Rhino (Spider-Man 2), Doctor Drakken and Motor Ed (Kim Possible)
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