It was revealed that voice actor Brad Venable passed away at the age of 43. No cause of death has been announced.
Venable has been credited in movies, television shows, anime and video games, and was perhaps best known in the Nintendo community in recent times for giving Nader and Kostas a voice in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
According to his IMBD, he has also been credited with several other Nintendo games, including Fire Emblem Heroes (Cormag / Merlinus), Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Franklin), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (additional voices) and Astral Current (additional voices).
Some other games in which he is involved include Pokémon Master (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 in 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, which were shared in social media:
On behalf of the Nintendo Life community, our condolences go out to Brad’s family and friends.