It has been revealed that the voice actor Brad Venable has passed away at the age of 43. No cause of death was announced.
Venable has been credited in movies, TV shows, anime and video games, and was perhaps best known within the Nintendo community in recent times for voicing Nader and Kostas in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
According to his IMBD, he’s credited with a ton of other Nintendo games as well, including Fire Emblem Heroes (Cormag / Merlinus), Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Franklin), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (additional voices) and Astral necklace (additional voices).
Some other games he has been involved in include Pokémon Masters (Clay), World of Warcraft, Shenmue III (Yanlang), Serious Sam 4 (Bill Corwin), the Final Fantasy VII Remake (additional voices) and Devil May Cry 5 (Griffon / Nightmare).
He has also worked on films such as Detective Pikachu and anime such as One Piece, Dragon Ball, Attack on Titan and Fairy Tail. Here are some kind words from one of his fellow voice actors that were shared on social media:
On behalf of the Nintendo Life community, our condolences go out to Brad’s family and friends.