Makiko Ohmoto
Makiko Ohmoto (大本眞基子 Ōmoto Makiko) (born on February 1, 1973) is a Japanese voice actress, and the main and current voice of Kirby. She first voiced him in Super Smash Bros., and made her debut in the Kirby series with Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Roles
In addition to Kirby, she has voiced a few other characters as well alongside him throughout the Kirby series.
Kirby series
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards – Kirby
- Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble – Kirby (uncredited)
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! – Kirby, Rick (Japanese), Iro (Japanese), narrator of "Pupupu Tsūshin" (Japanese), various Monsters
- Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn – Kirby
- Kirby Mass Attack – Kirby
- [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] – Kirby
- Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition – Kirby
- Kirby: Triple Deluxe – Kirby, Queen Sectonia
- Kirby Fighters Deluxe – Kirby
- Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe – Kirby (mask)
- [[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|Template:KatRC KatRP]] – Kirby
- Kirby: Planet Robobot – Kirby, Susie, Sectonia Clone
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe – Kirby, Parallel Susie
- Kirby's Blowout Blast – Kirby
- Kirby Battle Royale – Kirby
- Kirby Star Allies – Kirby, Susie
- Super Kirby Clash – Kirby, Parallel Susie, Pres. Parallel Susie
- Kirby Fighters 2 – Kirby
At the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, Makiko Ohmoto demonstrated Kirby's voice live, and also performed a conversation between Queen Sectonia and Susie.[1] She also sang the first verse of "The Noble Haltmann," the anthem of Haltmann Works Company. For a promotional video for Kirby Battle Royale, she performed the voices of Susie and Bandana Waddle Dee.[2]
Super Smash Bros. series
In the Super Smash Bros. series, she voices Ness from EarthBound (used in all languages), as well as Lyn from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade and Viridi from Kid Icarus: Uprising (Japanese voice).
(Characters in bold are fighters.)
- Super Smash Bros. – Kirby, Ness
- Super Smash Bros. Melee – Kirby, Ness
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Kirby, Ness, Lyn (Japanese)
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U – Kirby, Ness, Lyn (Japanese), Viridi (Japanese)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Kirby, Ness, Lyn (Japanese), Viridi (Japanese)