![]() ![]() He is best known for roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Shinji Ikari), Martian Successor Nadesico (as Akito Tenkawa), and Excel Saga (as Gojyou Shiouji). Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer (December 12, 1968, Houston, Texas) is an American actor best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. I mustn't click away, I mustn't click away! Unions in Hollywood: He's quite critical of this trope, see YMMV page.On the other hand, given his roles as Saburo, Arakune, and Papillon, it would be more apt to say that he's typecast for roles with a massive and/or tendency towards minor Freak Outs. Try Ginta Toramizu - a mildly Hot-Blooded, Keet Ascended Fanboy, and perhaps most importantly, a normal Shonen Protagonist. You think Arak une was Playing Against Type? Pfft. ![]() His unlucky moments are still funny though. Saburo is a subversion though, the character is still a Butt Monkey, but Emo is definitely not a defining trope of the character.Pigeonholed Voice Actor: HELL YEAH! The best example.Keet: He's been described by Amanda Winn-Lee as one of the most hyper people ever, which makes his pigeonholing even more ironic.Hilarious Outtakes: The infamous "Ran out of ink" NGE ending outtake.In fact, Spike's voice acting is much more emo than Yuri Lowenthal (which this trope is very inappropriate to describe the later).Emo: The defining trope of his characters.Butt Monkey/ Chew Toy: what he's often casted into, at least according to the consensus within this wiki.Atsuro in Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor Overclocked.Attumen the Huntsman from World of Warcraft.Jack "Harmonica" Hamilton in Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia.Claude Kenni in Star Ocean: Second Evolution.Milanor in the PSP version of Yggdra Union.Possibly also his battle lines with Relius, thanks to some stream footage.Also Hazama, during one scene - when he decides to test Unlimited Mu in Arcade Mode.Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico.Shiouji (and a Scottish terrier with glasses) in Excel Saga Mackie Stingray in Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040.Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion.Not to be confused with Spike Spiegel, a character from a show he wasn't in. He was formerly married to Kendra Benham, the first voice actor of Maya Ibuki. Incidentally, this scene (starting at 2:03) (major, MEGA-HUGE Evangelion spoilers) is the only one he's specifically described as having made him uncomfortable to work on. He also hates Hideaki Anno for running out of ink to finish NGE, that bastard!Īnd remember, it's not a true Spike Spencer role without a good old-fashioned Freak-Out. He's also a black belt (which makes him wonder why he's cast as the helpless kid). He once referred to Sam Riegel as "the gay man with the fan". Noted for being an extremely funny guy who is very welcoming to his fans. This came as a shocking surprise to fans, and has finally broken him out of the pigeonhole. However, that all changed when he was cast as Arakune, a psycho. We're looking at you, Hanataro (less emo, more timid) & Rolo (more emo, less timid, and even more homoerotic not to mention psychotic)! He's never been able to live it down, and up until 2009 had been voicing pretty much Shinji in a different form. He's probably the poster guy for Pigeonholed Voice Actor. Spike Spencer is a voice actor probably best known for playing Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion. ![]()
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