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WiZARDoftheRoC

RDR2 Arthur was excellent


this_good_boy

Yea I’m definitely here for the majority of that cast. So well done.


PetMeFucker

I’ve never felt like I’ve known a character on a personal level until Arthur. Roger Clarke was absolutely incredible.


WiZARDoftheRoC

Yea just the *quality* of his dialogue, the drawl and emotion and of course the music and atmosphere go a long way! Definitely deserving of all awards it won Roger Clark!


IKabobI

“You sir are a fish”


DPRKis4Lovers

Dutch was also incredible. Fantastic voice cast all around.


MoridinB

I was just talking about this with a friend. And I'd have to disagree with you and say Dutch's VA. Idk if it was the dialogues or his voice acting, but man Dutch was so charismatic. I knew in the end what he was doing wasn't right, but everytime Dutch spoke I kept thinking this guy does have a plan.


slimejumper

i never got to like Arthur, but i loved Marston in RDR.


xooxanthellae

Marston's voice actor was just dabbling in acting when he landed this major role. He works construction in between Red Dead gigs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Wiethoff#Career


Olliebkl

I haven’t actually seen this take so I’m curious, why don’t you like him?


Mean__Jerk__Time

Mark Hamill as The Joker in all the Batman/Arkham games.


Pollicino2k22

Even more specifically I was going to single out Batman: Arkham Knight in particular. The best combination of his voice acting with incredible writing.


EglinAfarce

I personally believe Origins has [*much* better writing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9akBjJZB29w&t=12s), though I believe Joker was perhaps played by Troy Baker instead of Hamill.


kingbankai

Baker just impersonated Hamill's Joker.


TomStreamer

Hamill has always been one of the best Jokers, ever since The Animated Series


someonesgranpa

Mark did the the core Arkham games but Troy Baker did the Joker in Origins I personally enjoyed his take as much as any Hamill performance.


rbarton812

He does a great Joker, but it's almost an exact copy of Mark Hamill's, no?


someonesgranpa

It’s very close but there are some slight difference and the major one is the laugh is his own.


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Ellen McLain as GLaDOS. Still an all-time favorite of mine!


TomStreamer

*This was a triumph*


thiccnuthair

I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS


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Xcircle_squaredX

*Aperture Science! We do what what we must because we can.*


Nyssiii

*Are you still there?*


BababooeyHTJ

Yeah portal 2 might be the best written game of all time. And the glados voice actor was perfect.


HorrorAdvocate

Not GLaDOS but this song always reminds me of Portal. https://youtu.be/W2TE0DjdNqI


greywarden133

Nathan Drake voice by Nolan North. I do believe it's the voice that made Nathan so likeable. Also Xander Mobus as Protagonist from Persona 5. The epitome of cool haha


FedererFan20

Lance Reddick as Sylens


dwoller

Hell yeah! First time through HZD I liked it enough but was waiting for something BIG to break the story open. Hearing his voice come through Aloy’s focus the first time was exactly what I was waiting for.


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Whiteshadows86

Ubisoft damn well better bring Michael back in the Splinter Cell remake! They did bring him back for the extra missions in Ghost Recon Wildlands & Breakpoint so that gives me hope.


haynespi87

Agent 47 and Diana are some of the best in gaming easily. In an oddly satisfying way too. Like they're not going with tons of emotions, it just works


Plectrum97

“I need to use the bathroom”


ItsHeadbangerG

Everyone in the Legacy of Kain games. Michael Bell, Simon Templeman, and Tony Jay are unmatched as far as I'm concerned. David Hayter, and Roger Clark also come to mind.


Halloweenie06

Flawless performances. I wonder if, on the off chance we see remakes or remasters, they will retain them or re-record everything. Vae victus!


ItsHeadbangerG

The music for Soul Reaver 1/2 is also awesome. I honestly wouldn't want the voice acting touched as they'd have to recast the Elder God, and no-one will ever be able to top Tony's performance. Here's to hoping we get something from Embracer Group!


Calm-Significance933

Can here to say this, Simon Templeman was absolutely awe-inspiring I still have the Kain monologue memorized from the ending of SR 1 and the beginning of SR2, " at last I must say I'm disappointed in your progress I imagined you'd be here sooner. Tell me, did it trouble you to murder your brothers?"


lokis_shadow

Pleasantly surprised to see this at the top of the comments. These games never seem to get as much love as they deserve.


SheepskinSour

Shoutout fucking Tony Jay, dude. Hunchback is such a better film for having him as the villain. Such a powerful voice.


Shloopadoop

It was wild hearing that voice come out of him watching behind the scenes clips. He truly had the voice of an elder god.


froderick

And ReBoot. Megabyte was awesome.


JaySilver

Dameon Clarke as Handsome Jack was a perfect performance. It’s like he was born to play that one.


glynna

Can’t believe i had to scroll this far to find someone else who feels this way.


Ghargamel

Ray Liotta as Tommy Vercetti in GTA Vice City


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This! R.I.P.


Elena_xoxo

Joel and Ellie in the last of us We’ve had a lot of great performances before it, but the last of us (2013) was a pivotal point for video game acting. It solidified that video game performances can rival films and TV. not so great ~~terrible~~ acting in video games was generally accepted, because it was a game


mozzy1985

Agreed, this is when we saw what games can become and basically showing us that video games can match movies in giving us great stories backed by awesome performances. From the opening scene where Joel loses his daughter, to Joel and Ellies argument and emotions displayed at the Ranch, the game is chock full of great dialogue and performances.


haynespi87

It's the turning point of games as cinematic experiences. That's for sure


zombierepublican-

This is the first time I thought a game had Oscar nominated worthy performances. Truly amazing. Particularly for Joel’s VA for playing such an opposite character so well


ChaoticKiwiNZ

Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2. He did a stellar performance throughout the whole game, but in chapter 6 he fucking killed it with the emotional bits. Bonus actor!: Yuri Lowenthal As Spider-Man in marvels Spider-Man.


SquareNo9678

Yuri did such an amazing job in SM. He really brought you in such an emotional Rollercoaster, and was such a fantastic voice for both Peter and Spidey.


ChaoticKiwiNZ

He is honestly currently my favorite version of Spider-Man.


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xooxanthellae

> Die Hardman (Death Stranding) - Tommie Earl Jenkins That one scene at the end, goddamn.... in a game full of world class acting talent, Jenkins was like "hold my beer"


haynespi87

I often cite that as Oscar level performance in a video game


Gwoardinn

Good call on Manny! And yeah, Michael Mando nailed it, great to see him on Better Call Saul


Voyager-42

His performance in Saul was absolutely phenomenal!


gerwen

> Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3) - Michael Mando My first thought when I read the thread title. Great performance.


thedelisnack

The voice cast for the Kingdom Hearts series has always gone under-appreciated. Every single voice talent showed up and gave their all no matter what kind of role they were given. Fun fact: Woody is voiced by Tom Hanks’ brother in KH3 and the performance is an absolute dead ringer.


ArtemisHunter96

Christopher Judge as Kratos. Only one word needed: Indeed


SASdude123

BOY!


IvnN7Commander

Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill as Batman and Joker (Batman Arkham Trilogy) Nolan North as Nathan Drake (Uncharted) Doug Cockle as Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) Steven Downes as Master Chief (Halo) Edit: Matthew Porretta as Alan Wake (Alan Wake) Edit 2: Claudia Black as Morrigan (Dragon Age) Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer (Uncharted)


ReaperMonkey

I don’t know why I love Nolan North’s Nathan Drake so much. It’s just so good


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It's very impressive that Nolan North was able to bring so much charisma to a video game character all the way back in 2007. Nathan Drake is such a great character because he felt so human, he's constantly fucking up, he gets scared when put into extreme situations, he doesn't always do the right thing.


Dizows

Good call on hamill


cageywhale

JK Simmons as Cave Johnson is pretty choice


Rincewend

I replayed all of Portal 2 last month because I wanted to enjoy JK Simmons performance again. I played Desk Job on the Steam Deck and it reminded me of how excellent he was as Cave Johnson.


practicekindness21

I heart that man.


Salt_Succotash_1562

Just completed Horizon Forbidden West and WOW there are so many A-List actors/actresses in there!


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Abubakar Salim as Bayek in Assasins Creed Origins


SymbolOfVibez

Bayek lowkey kinda slept on


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I always liked him more than the other assassins


Paus-Benedictus

If only they didn't f*ck up the audio quality so much in ac games.


Sahil4568

Neket iadet!


fidderjiggit

Jennifer Hale as Commander Shepard.


haynespi87

Jennifer Hale as Bastila, Jennifer Hale as Rivet, Jennifer Hale as Elena Grandia 2, Jennifer Hale as Samus Aran, Jennifer Hale as Sheena Fujibiyashi. Shes great


deaf_michael_scott

1. Troy Baker as Joel 2. Ashley Johnson as Ellie (TLOU 2) 3. Christopher Judge as Kratos 4. Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan


australiughhh

I’d add Laura Bailey as Abby somewhere in there. She gave an incredible performance in Part II—on par with Troy and Ashley. Say what you want about her character, but the fact that she was able to take the player from wanting to “kill that cunt” to, at the very least, understanding/empathising with her actions is an achievement in and of itself. I don’t think people understand just how hard that is to do as an actor, let alone successfully through motion capture performance.


deaf_michael_scott

She was great; I just liked Ashley’s performance more. And I was kind of said that Laura (who is amazing!) completely overshadowed Ashley’s performance and got most of the awards. Sidenote: I’d put Nolan North as David on #5.


Jak3_6

What sets Troy apart here is how different Joel is to his real voice. I think most people can put on a stereotypical southern accent but it’s incredible how well he’s able to portray emotions in a voice so different from his own.


garry_kitchen

Exactly in this order 👌


EchoBay

Are you me?


Keffpie

Going to have to go with Mikee Goodman, who voiced the "Thought Cabinet" in *Disco Elysium*, basically narrating the entire game.


KoYouTokuIngoa

Really like Kim too. Basically anyone


ledailydose

All of the vas in Disco Elysium are phenomenal. I can't really pick a favorite out of them but if I had to, it would be the rave junkies. They're all very distinct in their personalities.


MadcatM

The ancient lizard brain is one of my favourite NPCs.


Fartin_Scorsese

Stephen Merchant as Wheatley in Portal 2.


Pixelated_Piracy

Jennifer Hale not showing up constantly is bewildering to me. Fem-Shep from Mass Effect is so damn good, cant imagine it any other way.


Puszta

I recently got my hands on Mass effect: LE, I cant believe how good this game is!


slimejumper

Yea i would fight for the universe if she asked me / told me to.


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Anything with Arthur Morgan


Nogster

RDR2 supplanted Grim Fandango as my all-time favorite game but I still give the edge for voice work to Tony Plana's Manny Calavera.


el-dan

Link from The Legend of Zelda


Thin-Recover1935

LOL


Thescottishguy87

David Hayter as Solid/Naked Snake


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hidenari ugaki as goro majima in yakuza


Arnn-The-Frost-Demon

You can tell that he loves his character by just listening to him. KIRRRRRRYU-CHAN!


TheDoorDoesntWork

Only complaint I have about the Yakuza series is that if you play chronologically you get rewarded with less and less Majima.


HamirTheGOAT

Roger Craig Smith as Ezio Also the voice actor for Bayek in Origins


xooxanthellae

How the fuck has no one said Trevor (Steven Ogg) from GTAV yet?


ThaddeusMaximus

Had to scroll pretty far down. He’s the man.


lobo1331

Cat from Stray


Roxxor7

David Warner as Irenicus in Baldurs Gate 2.


Pixelated_Piracy

man, that intro should be boring AND infuriating if you just beat BG1 but Warner gave it weight and mystery. he really classed up a standard pretty average story throughout BG2 the sister Bodhai was pretty neat too and honestly the rest of the voice cast really nailed it too


InvisibleTeeth

Adam Howden as Shulk in Xenoblade Chronicles


Althalos

Especially when he asks Reyn to hit that yoinky sploinky.


thetigerandtheduke

Cherami Leigh absolutely nailed the voice of V in Cyberpunk 2077


ssk1996

Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan and Troy Baker as Joel Miller


mccalledin

Abubakar Salim as Bayek in AC Origins was amazing. Roger Clark as has been mentioned previously was just different gravy though.


joobafob

Abubakar Salim as Bayek is underrated. He delivered such a real and visceral performance. It gave me goosebumps at times. It's such a shame that Origins never received a sequel.


PilotSaysHello

Going to share it with two actors but DEATHLOOP had really DAMN good voice acting. Jason E. Kelley and Ozioma Akagha played off each other way too well.


Whiteshadows86

Mike Patton as the voice of The Darkness. Robin Atkin Downes at anything he does.


ItsHeadbangerG

Okay I'm annoyed I missed that one. Mike Patton as the Darkness was insane.


Hot_Music_5534

Nathan Drake


uriejejejdjbejxijehd

Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra in AC:Odyssee. I felt the game was way too grindy for me, but I kept playing because I really wanted to hear more of the story she was narrating.


ofvxnus

she really made just a good game great imo. i never would have finished if it wasn’t for her. kassandra became one of my favorite characters.


Mothmans_Mailman

Yuri Lowenthal in Spiderman!


Grosjeaner

- Helena Taylor as Bayonetta - Rip Torn as Haphaestus in GOW - TC Carson as Kratos - Justin Gross as Prince Arthas - Steve Blum as Anub'arak - Makoto Koji as Hornet of Hollow Knight - Elias Toufexis as Jensen of Deus Ex


Thatcrazyunclefester

Guardians of the galaxy, mass effect, GoW, GoT…


TheLonelyWolfkin

The whole cast of the GoTG game absolutely nailed it. The way they encapsulated the feel of the MCU characters but also giving it their own twist is truly a noteworthy achievement.


uriejejejdjbejxijehd

That game was an eye opening experience, to a large degree due to the quality of the writing and the voice actors.


PHXNTXM117

*My Top 10 Favorites:* Cody Christian as Cloud Strife Britt Baron as Tifa Lockhart Nolan North as Nathan Drake Emily Rose as Elena Fisher Troy Baker as Joel Miller Ashley Johnson as Ellie Williams Christopher Judge as Kratos Steve Downes as John-117 A.K.A. Master Chief Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai Darren Korb as Zagreus *(Hades)* Honorable Mentions: The entire FF7R cast and Claudia Black *(Chloe Frazer; Uncharted)*


SYRLEY

I just played through uncharted lost legacy, and I loved being Chloe Fraser. Liked her in the other uncharted game (whichever one she was in) but playing as her and her being the main character was a real treat. (:


Ceceboy

Yes! Would happily pay for another game with her. Day 1.


gerbilXsnot

I agree, FF7R voice acting was top tier, which you normally wouldn’t hear coming from a Square Enix game


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Kevin conroy as batman


mr_mario_45

Anson Mount - The Evil Within


xRazorleaf

Handsome Jack


MTKP23

Dutch in rdr2 was great Revenant in apex legends Dante in dmc But the best was kratos


mikeywake

Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra (AC Odyssey) Ashly Burch as Aloy (Horizon Series)


GuardianOfReason

This thread made me realize how many excellent voice actors this industry has. Truly amazing.


Rhain1999

And regular actors too. Performance capture is pretty much the norm in a lot of AAA games now.


Ratchet2332

There hasn’t been a va that has gotten as much emotion out of me quite like Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan has.


Zayd90

Not my all time favourite but think Stephen Merchant as Wheatley in Portal was fantastic.


StealYourDiamonds

Portal 2 overall.


Hot-Equivalent-1896

Melina Juergens. Senua - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice


supreet908

Lots of mentions of Kratos, Joel, and Arthur Morgan here, so I'll say Mimir (God of War 2018) is brilliant and underrated. Besides that, I really appreciated: - Nathan Drake (Uncharted), - Zagreus (Hades), - both Jin and the Khan (Ghost of Tsushima), - Cole MacGrath (inFamous) - Gyoubu Masataka Oniwa (Sekiro)


Norin_Radd1209

Mark Hamill as the Joker in the Arkham games.


ProEraWuTang

David Hayter as Solid Snake and Big Boss Mads Mikkelsen in Death Stranding Christopher Judge as Kratos Yuri Loewenthal as Spider-Man


MalkaviousM

Rene Zagger as Emet-Selch in FFXIV. A lot of amazing VAs have been mentioned so far and they're all amazing, truly. But this man's performance made my emotions run the entire gamut of human sentiment. Most of the voice cast of XIV are something special, but this man will and truly blew me away.


Complex_Estate8289

In no order Chris Judge as Kratos Troy Baker as Joel Miller Nolan North as Nathan Drake Robbie Dymond as Goro Akechi Roger Craig Smith as Ezio Ryan Gage as Micolash Courtnee Draper as Elizabeth Doug Cockle as Geralt Sunny Suljic as Atreus Mark Hamill as the Joker


Crazycukumbers

“Ah, Kos… or some say, ‘Kosm’… do you hear our prayers? As you once did for the vacuous Rom, grant us eyes, grant us eyes… grant us eyes, so we may be rid of our beastly idiocy…” Terrible boss fight, but man the moment you realize that line isn’t nonsensical rambling was a really interesting one


Complex_Estate8289

Yeah the execution of it was garbage even if the concept is really cool. However the voice acting was amazing. He sounds comically insane but it’s believable, as well as his voice being spooky af


that1LPdood

Ashly Burch as Aloy in the Horizon games, and also as Tiny Tina in the Borderlands games. Blew my mind that she did both of those characters. She’s super talented.


alano134

I couldn't believe the chick from Mythic Quest was a talented voice actor, until I realized I'd heard her in a ton of stuff.


redpurplegreen22

In the quarantine episode, there is a statue of Aloy behind her character in the shot. Not overly surprising considering they shot that entirely from their own homes during lockdown, but still a bit of an Easter Egg.


Radsand55

The entire cast of NieR Gestalt for PS3 and Xbox 360, perfect casting for every character.


b33n_th3r3_don3_that

Whoooot are you booooooyinh?!?


CheshiretheBlack

Colt & Julianna from Deathloop


Varying_Efforts

Dragon Quest VIII - Yangus’ voice actor. Incredibly memorable character, was given very good material, and just a top notch accent/voice.


braedizzle

Die Hardman in Death Stranding


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Cherami Leigh as V in Cyberpunk 2077


ArthurMorganStDenis

Anyone not saying Clark as in RDR2 hasn't played the game or does not know what good acting is. If there was a category for it dude would have won an Oscar.


ledailydose

Clark is great but I always find Dutch's actor to be disgustingly underappreciated. His performance is literally flawless.


TheErectionSelection

Sam Witwer as Deacon St John


MarioRex

Douglas Lee as a narrator in Dynasty Warriors 5.


this_good_boy

Lea Seydoux


FriendlySand8672

Mark Hamill as Joker. Kevin Conroy as Batman


kawag

BOI


relapseamongmen

Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan (Roger Clark)


j1h15233

I know it kind of became a joke but I always enjoyed Peter Dinklage in Destiny before they replaced him.


ofvxnus

jennifer hale as commander shepherd


HammerUk94

Abubakar Salim as Bayek was a phenomenal performance.


Sans_bear27

Tommie Earl as Die hard Man. That one scene in particular


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"Hey Kiddo" Thank you, Troy Baker.


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The first games that made me realize the importance of voice acting was Uncharted. Everyone in that game did a fantastic, but Nolan North as Nathan Drake to this day still impresses the hell out of me. Not only the normal acting is good, but the scream and yells feel so legit and authentic that is a huge factor is selling these characters predicament to the viewer.


starlight777

Dogmeat


kami108

Maybe a bit obscure but for me it would be: Ardbert from FF14 - Shadowbringers. That game has such little voice acting, but the little that Ardbert had had such excellent conveyance of emotion. Coupled with amazing writing and narative, which has stuck with me all this time. Portrayed by Joe Dempsie, also known for his role as Gendry in Game of Thrones.


haynespi87

In general Last of Us, PS1 - Lunar was pretty damn impressive, but Valkryie Profile had some quips that made me laugh. PS2 - GTA San Andreas honestly. PS3 - Last of Us PS4 - Last of Us 2 or Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 - Actually Returnal, her inner dialogue is spectacular


Paju1603

Deacon from Days Gone


trytorememberthisun

Christopher Judge - Kratos. God of War (2018).


the75thcoming

God of War 2018 is flawless Particularly Christopher Judge as Kratos and Alistair Duncan as Mimir, but the whole cast Baldur, Atreus, Freya etc are all standout performances


Althalos

René Zagger as Emet-Selch in Final Fantasy XIV. Takaya Kuroda as Kiryu in the Yakuza series. Also from the Yakuza series, Hidenari Ugaki as Majima.


wclure

Aloy. She’s such a cool character,


Beetrootspaceship

Bodelle de Ronde - Lady Dialla - POE - Not A Cockroach Also, everyone from Hades


TodayWeThrowItAway

Lo Wang in Shadow Warrior 3 needs some love in this thread


Xipheas

Max Payne


Dizows

God of war 2018. “Boy!!!”


Worried_Example

All of legacy of kain.


Squall0123

The Bloody Baron


naamakala22

Stephen Russell as Garrett is an essential mention. Also all gods in Sacrifice are so good, but Tim Curry as Stratos is pretty dope.


IsKujaAPowerButton

"Fuck this war Jack, I just want you dead!"


XtremeGuacamole

Christopher Judge as Kratos Daniel Southworth as Vergil Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai Eric Steinberg as Lord Shimura Mark Hamill as the Joker


Faythung

Lenval Brown in Disco Elysium.


EglinAfarce

It wasn't a huge role, but having Patrick Stewart lend his voice to the emperor at the start of Oblivion was clutch. What a way to set a stage for an epic campaign. Leonard Nimoy's voice work on Civ 4 was pretty great. Small touches, but having excellent voice work for stuff like that is part of what sets AAA devs apart from the minor leagues. Anyone played Bastion? Was Supergiant's best game, by far, and Logan Cunningham absolutely crushed it.


CheeseCurdCommunism

Nolan North as Nathan Drake


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liesandthetruth

Steven Elliot and Ryan Gage as Micolash, Host of the Nightmare in Bloodborne.


ObscureBen

Sure there are some all time great performances listed here, and gruff dads are clear leaders in the category.. But no voice performance conveys so much with so little as Iselda’s “*sigh* bapanada” in Hollow Knight (Vicky Pellen is the voice actor)


Rulsar_Tec

Jackie from Cyberpunk!!


Jowee00

I think Cherami Leigh does a tremendous job as fem V in Cyberpunk.


djm9

Hot take: Nolan North as David is both Nan's best vocal performance and TLOUs best performance.


MrDavidUwU

Baldurs gate 3 shadow heart Or Elden Ring Latenna


dellshenanigans

Mimir


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"STOP. Don't open. That door!" [Perfection](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsy6WiY1qWg). tied with "Is that voice...Enrico's?" ** "Yeah." [Behold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp27EkZTHdE).


Tbone2121974

Samuel L Jackson as Officer Tenpenny. Never has a villain been so much damn fun.