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Kirk Thornton (born May 13, 1956) is an American voice actor, director, and script writer working mainly with English-language versions of Japanese anime shows. His major roles include Brandon Heat in Gungrave, Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi, Klein in Sword Art Online, Jin in Samurai Champloo, Hajime Saito in Rurouni Kenshin, Jet Link in Cyborg 009, Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Ensign Nogami in The Cockpit, and numerous Digimon. Additionally, Thornton co-directed for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee and also serves as the narrator. In video games, he voices Number VII Organization XIII member Saïx in the Kingdom Hearts series and Shadow the Hedgehog and Orbot in the Sonic the Hedgehog series since 2010.
Credited roles in Nintendo
Year | Title | Role |
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2005-present | Kingdom Hearts | Saïx |
2010-present | Sonic the Hedgehog series | Shadow the Hedgehog and Orbot |
2012 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Yen'fay |
2013 | Pokémon Origins | Mr. Fuji |
2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Shadow the Hedgehog |
2015 | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Chausson |
2015 | Fire Emblem Fates | Iago |
2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Iago, Surtr, Dorcas, Nomah |
2017 | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Nomah |
2017 | Fire Emblem Warriors | Iago |
2018 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Shadow the Hedgehog |
2019 | Pokémon Masters EX | Blaine and Clay |
2021 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles | Hand Demon |
External links
- Kirk Thornton at Sonic Wiki Zone, the Fandom wiki on Sonic.
- Kirk Thornton at the Internet Movie Database
- Kirk Thornton at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia