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Kirk Thornton

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
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

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