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Tessho Genda (born May 20, 1948) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda". Genda is one of Japan's most prolific voice actors with over 600 roles in anime and games as of 2025. Genda's most notable Nintendo credits are from the Xenoblade Chronicles series.

Credited roles in Nintendo[]

Year Title Role
1998 Pokémon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Blastoise
1999 Super Smash Bros. Blastoise
2001 Super Smash Bros. Melee Blastoise
2002-present Kingdom Hearts Tigger
2003-present Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Sam Fisher
2003 DreamMix TV World Fighters Optimus Prime
2007 Final Fantasy IV Yang
2010 Xenoblade Chronicles Xord
2011 Tales of the Abyss Largo the Black Lion
2012 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask Sheffield
2014-present Bayonetta Rodin
2015 Xenoblade Chronicles X Jack Vandham
2017 Dragon Quest Heroes I + II King Orenka
2017 Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Vandham
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes Surtr, Muspell
2018 Dragalia Lost Victor
2018 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Rodin
2020 Jump Force Deluxe Edition Toguro (Younger Brother)
2020 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Kaido
2020 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Xord
2022 Live A Live Kuu Chief, General Yamazaki
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Guernica Vandham
2025 Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Jack Vandham

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