Matthew Mercer
Encyclopedia
Matthew Mercer is an American
voice actor, script writer
, and independent film maker
.
ese Anime
, his work has expanded to a multitude of roles in video games, Cartoon series
, and radio commercials. He directed and produced the hit web-series There Will Be Brawl, where he provides the voices for Kirby and Metaknight and portrays the role of Ganondorf. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo
, Anime Matsuri, Kollisioncon, and Ayacon. Mercer produced, alongside Jack Conway, the webseries Fear News With The Last Girl.
United States
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voice actor, script writer
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, and independent film maker
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
.
Biography
Beginning his career in many JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, his work has expanded to a multitude of roles in video games, Cartoon series
Cartoon series
A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...
, and radio commercials. He directed and produced the hit web-series There Will Be Brawl, where he provides the voices for Kirby and Metaknight and portrays the role of Ganondorf. He has been a guest at conventions around the world, hosting at events such as Anime Expo
Anime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation . With rare exceptions, the convention is traditionally held on the July 4th weekend and lasts for four days...
, Anime Matsuri, Kollisioncon, and Ayacon. Mercer produced, alongside Jack Conway, the webseries Fear News With The Last Girl.
Video games
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung WarAce Combat 5: The Unsung War, released in the PAL region as Ace Combat: Squadron Leader, is a semi-realistic flight combat video game for the PlayStation 2. Like other titles in Namco's Ace Combat series, Ace Combat 5 features gameplay that is a mix between arcade flight and authentic flight simulation...
- Albert Genette (uncredited) - Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan WarAce Combat Zero: The Belkan Waris a semi-realistic flight simulator developed by Namco for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is part of the Ace Combat series of games...
- Brett Thompson (uncredited) - Brütal LegendBrütal LegendBrütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...
- Gravedigger - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on...
- Rangers, Soldiers - Deer Drive - Announcer
- Dynasty Warriors 7Dynasty Warriors 7is a hack and slash video game and the seventh official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game has been confirmed to be PS3 exclusive in Japan. The story is based on Luo Guanzhong's historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms....
- Taishi Ci - Eat Lead: The Return of Matt HazardEat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazardis an action game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was developed by Vicious Cycle Software and published by D3 Publisher.Matt Hazard pits players in the role of the title character, a "legendary" gaming hero who is "returning to glory" in a new video game, some 25 years after his debut game...
- Game Test Lead, Special Ops Soldier - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal BearersFinal Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearersis an action-adventure game for the Wii and was first announced to the public at E3 in May 2006. The game was released on November 12, 2009, in Japan and on December 26, 2009, in North America.-Gameplay:...
- Blaze - Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's DungeonFinal Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, is a role-playing video game published by Square Enix for the Wii. It is an installment in the Chocobo series that focuses on Chocobo and a Cid character.-Gameplay:...
- Treasure Hunter Cid (uncredited) - Fist of the North Star: Ken's RageFist of the North Star: Ken's RageFist of the North Star: Ken's Rage, originally released in Japan as , is a 3D beat 'em up for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is a spin-off of the Warriors series based on the manga franchise Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara...
- Rei - Heroes of NewerthHeroes of NewerthHeroes of Newerth is a free-to-play science fantasy, action real-time strategy game developed by S2 Games for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game was heavily inspired by the Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne custom map, Defense of the Ancients and is S2 Games' first game title in the...
- Monkey King - Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walkeris a video game produced by Konami and Kojima Productions that was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2010. Peace Walker is the fourth Metal Gear title for the PSP, although it is only the second to be considered part of the series' main canon, following Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops...
- Soldiers/Extras - Mortal Kombat - Kurtis Stryker
- Ninety-Nine Nights IINinety-Nine Nights IIN3II: Ninety-Nine Nights, is a role-playing video game with hack and slash game mechanics set in a high fantasy game universe...
- Lord of the Night - No More Heroes: Desperate StruggleNo More Heroes: Desperate Struggleis an action video game developed for the Wii video game system. It is the sequel to No More Heroes. It was directed by Suda51, developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, published by Ubisoft and Rising Star Games, and was released on January 26, 2010 in North America, on May 28, 2010 in Europe, and in...
- Skelter Helter, Bishop, Zako Fat - Pryzm Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn - Zartu the Dark Unicorn, Elven King, Gnome Ruler
- Rise of the ArgonautsRise of the ArgonautsRise of the Argonauts is a 2008 third-person action adventure video game developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...
- Phaedon, Additional Voices - Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny - James
- ScalerScalerScaler, also known as Scaler: The Shapeshifting Chameleon, is a video game released in 2004 by Take-Two Interactive and Global Star Software for the GameCube, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 video game consoles.-Synopsis:...
- Scaler, Additional Voices - Sengoku Basara: Samurai HeroesSengoku Basara: Samurai HeroesSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, known in Japan as , is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Wii. The game is the sequel to Sengoku Basara 2 and was released on July 29, 2010 in Japan...
- Keiji Maeda (as Matt Miller) - Shimano Xtreme Fishing - Announcer
- Shrek Extra Large - Additional Voices
- Star Ocean: The Last HopeStar Ocean: The Last Hopeis an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and Square Enix who also published the game, initially only for the Xbox 360, and the fourth installment in the Star Ocean series. Famitsu revealed that the battle system featured four party members, and was more team-oriented...
- Edge Maverick, Klaus Bachtein (uncredited) - Star Trek: Shattered UniverseStar Trek: Shattered UniverseStar Trek: Shattered Universe is a space simulator video game set in Star Trek Mirror Universe, as portrayed in the original series episode Mirror, Mirror...
- Balok, Klingon Commander, Additional Voices - Street Fighter IVStreet Fighter IVis a fighting game produced by Capcom. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since . The coin-operated arcade game was released in Japan on July 18, 2008, with North American arcades importing the machines by August...
- Fei-Long, Additional Voices - Super Street Fighter IVSuper Street Fighter IVis a 2010 fighting game produced by Capcom. It is an updated version of Street Fighter IV and has been said to mark the definitive end of the Street Fighter IV series. Having been deemed as too large an update to be deployed as DLC, the game was made into a standalone title, but given a lower price...
- Fei-Long - WolfensteinWolfenstein (video game)Wolfenstein is a science fiction first-person shooter video game co-developed by Raven Software, id Software, Pi Studios, and Endrant Studios and published by Activision. It is the sequel to Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and uses the id Tech 4 engine...
- Erik Engle, Nazi Scientist, S.S. Officer - World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
- General Vezax, Halion, Overthane Balargarde - X-Men Origins: WolverineX-Men Origins: Wolverine (video game)X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name. The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. The game was developed...
- Additional Voices
Animation
- AkiraAkira (film)is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama and Taro Ishida. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira....
- Kaisuke, Additional Voices (2001 Pioneer dub) - Code Geass - Additional Voices
- Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebopis a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty...
- Additional Voices - Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventures - Additional Voices
- Fist of the North StarFist of the North Staris a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and drawn by Tetsuo Hara that was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, spanning 245 chapters, which were initially collected in a 27-volume tankōbon edition by Shueisha...
(series) - Additional Voices - Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos - Melvin Voyager
- Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play - Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Teamis an original video animation anime series in the Gundam franchise. Released from January 25, 1996, to April 25, 1999, the 11-episode series details the adventures of an Earth Federation Space Force ground unit during the One Year War - specifically before the original 1979 Gundam series and into...
- Additional Voices - Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMobile Suit Gundam Unicornis a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui . The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively...
- Nigel Garrett - Street Fighter Alpha: The MovieStreet Fighter Alpha: The MovieStreet Fighter Alpha: The Animation, released in Japan as and also known as Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie, is a 1999 OVA film loosely based on the Street Fighter Alpha fighting games. It was directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi, with character designs by Yoshihiko Umakoshi...
- Additional Voices - ThunderCatsThunderCats (2011 TV series)ThunderCats is an American animated television series executive produced by Sam Register, and produced by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic and is a reboot of the original series by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. It is produced by Warner Bros. Animation with animation provided by the Japanese Studio 4°C.The...
(2011) - Tygra - The Big OThe Big Ois a Japanese animated television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios. The writing staff was assembled by the series' head writer, Chiaki J. Konaka....
- Additional Voices - TrigunTrigunis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow, published from 1996 to 2008 and spanning 17 collected volumes....
- Additional Voices
New Media
- There Will Be Brawl - Ganondorf, Kirby (Voice), Metaknight (Voice)
- Fear News with the Last Girl - Stefan McStorybook, Spencer the Clown
- Street Fighter High: The Musical - Dan HibikiDan Hibikiis a video game character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Introduced in Street Fighter Alpha, Dan is consistently portrayed as an arrogant, overconfident, yet utterly feeble character.-Concept and creation:...
- Nin10Doh: ToThe64thPower - Ganondorf