Chris Niosi

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Chris Niosi
Born
Christopher Edwin Niosi

(1988-12-31) December 31, 1988 (age 37)
Northport, New York, U.S.
Other namesKirbopher
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts
OccupationsAnimator, producer, voice actor
Years active2004–present

Christopher Edwin Niosi (born December 31, 1988),[1] also known by his pseudonym Kirbopher, is an American voice actor, animator, and producer. His voice-work includes Lord Uroko in Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, Arataka Reigen in Mob Psycho 100,[2] Dezel in Tales of Zestiria, Taira in Queen's Blade Rebellion, Tetsuya Kinomoto in Dr. Stone, Khoury and others in the Pokémon series, Ernesto and others in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Pegasus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon,[3] Haruo Sakaki in Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, and Godzilla: The Planet Eater, and Therion and Mattias in Octopath Traveler.[4]

Early life

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Niosi was born in Northport, New York, and raised on Long Island. He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[5] He also has a notable half-sister, Alison Fanelli.

Career

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Animation

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Niosi began making numerous animations for Newgrounds under the name "Kirbopher" in 2004, mostly making Nintendo-based parodies like “Rawest Forest,” a Super Mario RPG-inspired music video based on the song of the same name that vent viral on video-sharing websites like Newgrounds, Youtube, and Japanese-language website Nico Nico Douga.[6] His first professional animation job was for Eduware providing character design, animation and voices.[7] He has also worked as an animator for the video games A Hat in Time, Skullgirls and Cryamore.[7]

Terrain of Magical Expertise

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Niosi is the creator of the project Terrain of Magical Expertise, also known as TOME. The web series is known for its inclusion of several YouTube personalities and veteran voice actors such as Yuri Lowenthal, Jon St. John and Kyle Hebert. The series' concept was based on Niosi's experiences and interactions on internet forums in the early 2000's. The series' second season was eventually crowdfunded through GoFundMe to produce the remaining five episodes. The majority of the animation services were provided by Niosi himself, along with several guest animators and production assistants.[8][9] TOME was first released on Newgrounds on November 11, 2011,[10] and ran for sixteen episodes and nine shorts. The final episode released on July 7, 2015, while the final short released on November 11, 2016. In 2023, Niosi would later release a special edition version of the web series in the form of three compilations he titled the TOME: A2Z Compilation Movie Trilogy.[11]

On September 30, 2017, a Kickstarter for a video game adaptation was launched.[12] The game features a customizable avatar known as the White Hat Hacker joining the established characters. The campaign was fully funded on November 4, 2017, successfully raising $111,162.63. The game was produced by Niosi's company NEO-C Productions LLC., with Niosi serving as the director, lead designer and character animator of the game, and was published by 1C Company, released on September 9, 2021, on Steam.[13][14]

Voice acting

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Niosi started doing voice acting on amateur productions on Newgrounds, but in 2009, he eventually booked his first professional gig as "Khoury" in five episodes of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles. In 2014, he began voicing anime characters such as Yujiro Hattori in Bakuman, Taira in Queen's Blade Rebellion, and video game characters such as Dezel in Tales of Zestiria (which he later reprised in Tales of Zestiria the X). In 2016, Niosi voiced Arataka Reigen from Mob Psycho 100.[15][16] In 2017, he was announced as the voice of Pegasus for the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon SuperS.[17]

In 2016, Niosi became a series regular in Cartoon Network's OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, which started airing on August 1, 2017; he voiced characters such as Nick Army, Neil, Pird and Ernesto. These roles eventually lead Niosi to join SAG-AFTRA and to be represented by Arlene Thornton & Associates.[18] In 2018, Niosi was cast as Therion and Mattias in Octopath Traveler.[19] In 2022, he went on to voice multiple characters in Monster Hunter Rise and River City Girls 2.[20][21]

Personal life

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Niosi has one half-brother and two half-sisters; one of them is former on-camera actress Alison Fanelli. Niosi was also diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.[22] He moved to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a career in the animation industry.[23]

Abuse controversies

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In response to Tumblr and Twitter callout posts, on July 18, 2019, Niosi made a post on his Tumblr account confessing that he had been emotionally abusive to friends and colleagues and sexually coercive to partners. Niosi's post highlighted specific instances of abuse for which he issued public apologies.[24][25] In response to the allegations, Nintendo recast him with Zach Aguilar in Fire Emblem Heroes and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Niosi's credit was removed from Heroes as of July 25, 2019, and the distribution of the character was delayed.[24][26][27] The following day, Aguilar was also stated to have re-recorded Byleth's lines for Three Houses and would be replacing the original voiceovers in the following patch,[28] which went live on September 11, 2019.[29]

On July 17, 2024, Niosi was revealed to be the voice of Moze in Honkai: Star Rail, with many fans of the game wanting him recast.[30] In response, voice actors Griffin Puatu and Kyle McCarley decided to speak out in support of Niosi's casting, leading to Puatu losing out on a role in Lost in Limbo and McCarley deleting his X account due to the backlash.[31][32] Niosi eventually stated a week after the announcement that he was stepping down from the role.

On February 6, 2025, Niosi made a post he claimed was clearing up misconceptions made about him ever since his 2020 post where he first claimed he was changing.[33] Fellow voice actors, including Kayli Mills and Brendan Blaber, supported his growth.[34] In a response to backlash for Mills' support, she said she is "proud of a colleague for taking ownership of his wrongdoings and working on himself, and pushing through despite the often exceedingly cruel words he’s received over the years." Mills reaffirmed that she was an abuse survivor herself.[35]

Filmography

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Animation

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List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2016 Alpha and Omega 6: Dino Digs Ian Netflix
2017–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Nick Army, Pird, Ernesto, Neil, others [36]
2018 Cinderella and the Secret Prince Alex
2019 Yoohoo to the Rescue Apo Episode 48 Netflix
2019 Camp Halohead Shrunk YouTube
2022 Barbie: It Takes Two Dash Netflix
2024 Smiling Friends TBA Also animator (S02E5) Adult Swim

Anime

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List of English dubbing performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source
2009 Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles Khoury
2011 Bakuman Yujiro Hattori Facebook
2015 Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea Lord Uroko
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Garma Zabi
2016 Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Savarin Canele
Tales of Zestiria the X Dezel [37]
The Asterisk War Wernher
Sailor Moon SuperS Pegasus Press[38]
World War Blue Zelik Press[39]
2016–22 Mob Psycho 100 Arataka Reigen [40]
2017 Terra Formars Akari Hizamaru [41]
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Susumu Yunokawa
Kakegurui Kaede Manyuda [42]
2017–18 Fate/Apocrypha Karna / Lancer of Red [43]
2018 Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World Julius Juukulius Season 1 [44]
Sword Gai Toshio Tanabe
Boruto: Naruto Next Generation Kawaki, Magire Kakuremino Episode 1
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Shirota [45]
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Romero Pal [46]
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas Aquarius Degel, Pakia [47]
2018–19 Hunter x Hunter Shaiapouf
Hero Mask Harry Creighton Netflix
2019 Dragon Ball Super Zircor [48]
Sword Art Online: Alicization Volo Levantein
Isekai Quartet Julius Juukulius [49]
Fairy Tail Rung [50]
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Hiroshi Satou Netflix
2021 Dr. Stone Tetsuya Kinomoto [51]
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Hirata Zansetsu [52]
King's Raid: Successors of the Will Ziero [52]
2022 In the Land of Leadale Skargo [53]
Love of Kill George [54]
2023 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War Talion Drake [55]
Digimon Adventure: Gravimon, NiseDrimogemon [56]

Film dubbing

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List of English dubbing performances in direct-to-video, feature and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source
2014 Patema Inverted Lagos
2017 Napping Princess Morio Sawatari
2018 Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Haruo Sakaki
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle
2019 Godzilla: The Planet Eater
2023 Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Conrad Leto

Video games

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List of voice and English dubbing performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2010–13 Jisei series Mikolaj Gurski [57]
2011 The EDUGame Various Also animator Press,[7] website[58]
2012 Skullgirls — Animator Website[59][60][61]
Dust: An Elysian Tail Moonblood Soldiers
Primordia Oswald Factorbuilt, 187
Resonance Ozzy, Officer Johnson [37]
2014 Smite K-9 Anubis, Riftshaker Janus, Captain Quick Mercury, Glub Glub Geb
2015 Disgaea 5 Void Dark [37]
Sick Bricks Bucky Blastoff, Perfectimus Supreme, Manely Chesthair, Scuttle Bot, Young Deevy, Rusted Stumbler, Stealth Shade, Breaki Smashisan, Knight Rat, Protector Servo [62]
Blackhole Nejfake Also voice director [63]
Tales of Zestiria Dezel [37]
2017 A Hat in Time — Animator and voice director Website[64]
Friday the 13th: The Game Tommy Jarvis [65]
2018 Octopath Traveler Therion [37][66]
Sprint Vector — Voice director
Creed: Rise to Glory — Voice director [67]
MapleStory 2 Lennon, Rolling Thunder, Bobby, Jorge, Springer, Kakalp, MK 52, 50 Meso [68][69][70]
2019 Combat Core Zetto [71]
Battlewake — Voice director
YIIK: A Postmodern RPG Alex Eggleston, Anthony Eggleston [72]
Death end re;Quest Arata Mizunashi [73]
Fire Emblem: Three Houses Byleth (male) Version 1.0.1 and earlier; replaced with Zach Aguilar from version 1.0.2 onward
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional voices English version
The Walking Dead Onslaught — Voice director
2021 Terrain of Magical Expertise Additional voices Also creator, animator, voice director
2022 Monster Hunter Rise Black Hell Hunter, Pingarh the Sailor, Calgo the Researcher English version
River City Girls 2 Ryuji & Ryuichi [37]
2023 Company of Heroes 3 US Engineer [74]

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