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Troy Baker
Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American voice actor and musician. Baker is known for his video game roles, including Joel Miller in ''The Last of Us'' (2013) and its sequel (2020), Booker DeWitt in ''BioShock Infinite'' (2013), Samuel "Sam" Drake in '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' (2016) and '' Uncharted: The Lost Legacy'' (2017), Rhys in ''Tales from the Borderlands (2014),'' Delsin Rowe in ''Infamous Second Son'' (2014), Snow Villiers in ''Final Fantasy XIII'' (2010), Kanji Tatsumi in ''Persona 4'' (2008), Higgs Monaghan in ''Death Stranding'' (2019), and Talion in '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'' (2014) and '' Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' (2017). Baker currently holds the record for the most acting nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards, with five between 2013 and 2021. Baker has also voiced Batman, Joker, Hawkeye, and Loki in various media, and has provided voices for a number of English dubs of anime, including ''Bleach'', '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. The cities of Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas's prominen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of War
''Middle-earth: Shadow of War'' is a 2017 action role-playing video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the sequel to 2014's '' Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor'', and was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. ''Shadow of War'' continues the previous game's narrative, which is based on J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium and set in between the events of Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogies, from which the game takes inspiration. The player continues the story of Talion, the Gondorian Ranger who bonded with the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor, as they forge a new Ring of Power to amass an army to fight against Sauron. The game builds upon the "Nemesis System" introduced in ''Shadow of Mordor'', allowing Talion to gain followers from several races of Middle-earth, including Uruks and Ologs, and plan out complex strategies u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitting In The Fire
''Sitting in the Fire'' is the debut solo studio album by American voice actor and alternative rock musician Troy Baker, released independently on October 14, 2014. It debuted at No. 26 on the iTunes iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mul ... alternative rock chart and No. 137 on the top 200 chart. Background Baker called the album "an analogue album in a digital world" and added, "We used to have a unique, kinetic relationship with the music we listened to. You placed the 33 on the platter, 'put the needle down' and for the next 20 minutes just listened to that record. When that needle crossed over to the other side, you had to flip that record over and repeat the process. It was interactive and given the world I'm predominantly known for, an interactive medium is something ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Eater (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo. Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy", the series revolves around three teams, each consisting of a weapon meister and (at least one) weapon that can transform into a humanoid. Trying to make the latter a "death scythe" and thus fit for use by the academy's headmaster Shinigami, the personification of death, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and one witch, in that order; otherwise, they will have to start all over again. The manga was preceded by three separate one-shots published by Square Enix in 2003; the first two published in two ''Gangan Powered'' special editions and the last one in ''Gangan Wing''. ''Soul Eater'' was regularly serialized in Square Enix's ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' magazine from May 2004 to August 2013. Its chapters were collected in twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes. A fifty-one episode anime television series adaptation produced by Bones was broadcast in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Code Geass
, often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. Set in an alternate timeline, it follows the exiled prince Lelouch vi Britannia, who obtains the "power of absolute obedience" from a mysterious woman named C.C. Using this supernatural power, known as Geass, he leads a rebellion against the rule of the Holy Britannian Empire, commanding a series of mecha battles. ''Code Geass'' was broadcast in Japan on MBS from October 2006 to July 2007. Its sequel series, ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2'', ran as a simulcast on MBS and TBS from April to September 2008. The series has also been adapted into various manga and light novels, with the former showing alternate scenarios from the TV series. ''Initiation'', ''Transgression'', and ''Glorification'', a three-part compilation film rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shippuden
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is told in two parts – the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: ''Karakuri'' (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly ''Hop Step Award'' the following year, and ''Naruto'' (1997). ''Naruto'' was serialized in Shueisha's magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1999 to 2014, and released in ''tankōbon'' (book) form in 72 volumes. The manga was adapted into an anime television series produced by Pierrot and Aniplex, which broadcast 220 episodes in Japan from 2002 to 2007; the English dub of the series aired on Cartoon Network and YTV from 2005 to 2009. '' Naruto: Shippuden'', a sequel to the original series, premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherhood
Brotherhood or The Brotherhood may refer to: Family and organizations * Brother, a male sibling * Brotherhood (Order of the Arrow), a membership level in the Boy Scouts of America honor society * The Brotherhood, a video game company whose publications include the 2015 horror adventure game ''Stasis'' * Fraternity or Brotherhood, a male social organization Film * ''The Brotherhood'' (1968 film), an American crime drama directed by Martin Ritt, starring Kirk Douglas * ''The Brotherhood'' (2001 film), a homoerotic horror film by David Decoteau, the first in a series * ''The Brotherhood'' (2017 film), a 2017 Indian documentary film * The Brotherhood (film series), a series of homoerotic horror films * Brotherhood, a 1986 film directed by Stephen Shin * '' Brotherhood: Taegukgi'', a 2004 South Korean film * ''Brotherhood'' (2009 film) ( da, Broderskab, links=no), a Danish drama * ''Brotherhood'' (2010 film), an American thriller directed by Will Canon * ''Brotherhood'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleach (TV Series)
''Bleach'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese anime television series based on Tite Kubo , known professionally as , is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He is best known for his manga series '' Bleach'' (2001–2016), which had over 130 million copies in circulation as of 2022. Biography Kubo was born on June 26, 197 ...'s original manga series of the same name. It was produced by Pierrot (company), Studio Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe. The series aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2012, spanning 366 episodes. The story follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a List of Soul Reapers in Bleach, Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to the Death (personification), Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife. In addition to adapting the manga series it is ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loki (Marvel Comics)
Loki Laufeyson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. While the character first appeared in ''Venus (comic book), Venus'' #6 (Aug. 1949), the characterization that has persisted to the modern day, created by writer Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby, first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #85 (Oct. 1962). The character, which is based on the Loki, Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgard (comics), Asgardian "God of Mischief", the adopted son of Odin (Marvel Comics), Odin and the adopted brother of the superhero Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor. Loki has been portrayed as both a supervillain and antihero. Loki has appeared in several ongoing series, limited series (comics), limited series and alternate reality series, including the 4-issue series ''Loki'' in 2004 and 2006, being the main character of ''Journey into Mystery'' from issues 622 to 645, appearing in new issues of ''Young Avengers'' in 2013 and rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared as a supervillain in ''Tales of Suspense'' #57 (September 1964) and later joined the Avengers as a superhero in '' The Avengers'' #16 (May 1965). He has since been a prominent member of several Avengers teams, founding the West Coast Avengers, briefly marrying and subsequently divorcing Bobbi Morse / Mockingbird, adopting the Ronin alias after his death and resurrection before mentoring Kate Bishop as his successor as Hawkeye. He was also ranked at #44 on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list. Jeremy Renner plays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Thor'' (2011), '' The Avengers'' (2012), '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), and '' Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), the animated series '' What If...?'' (2021), and the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joker (character)
The Joker is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson, and first appeared in the debut issue of the comic book ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' on April 25, 1940. Credit for the Joker's creation is disputed; Kane and Robinson claimed responsibility for the Joker's design while acknowledging Finger's writing contribution. Although the Joker was planned to be killed off during his initial appearance, he was spared by editorial intervention, allowing the character to endure as the archenemy of the superhero Batman. In his comic book appearances, the Joker is portrayed as a criminal mastermind. Introduced as a Psychopathy, psychopath with a warped, sadistic personality disorder, sadistic sense of humor, the character became a goofy prankster in the late 1950s in response to regulation by the Comics Code Authority, before returning to his darker roots during the early 1970s. As B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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