Difference between revisions of "Vic Mignona"

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Executive Summary

"Victor Joseph Mignogna (/mɪnˈjɒnə/); born August 27, 1962)[1][2] is an American voice actor and musician known for his voice-over work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist series, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other animation roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Dark in D.N.Angel, Kurz Weber in the Full Metal Panic! series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the Vampire Knight series, Christopher Aonuma in Digimon Fusion, Nagato and Obito Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Qrow Branwen in RWBY, and Matt Ishida in Digimon Adventure tri. In video games, he has voiced E-123 Omega in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Junpei Iori from Persona 3. In live-action work, he has participated in several Star Trek fan productions, including Star Trek Continues, where he plays Captain James T. Kirk.

Allegations of sexual assault and harassment have been made against Mignogna by fans and professionals in the voice acting industry. Sony Pictures and Rooster Teeth ended their professional relationships with him. Mignogna unsuccessfully pursued legal cases against Funimation and other industry professionals in relation to the allegations and was ordered by a court to pay the defendants' legal fees; Mignogna lost three subsequent appeals."

Mr. Mignona, while himself a court-documented nuisance to the opposite sex (and allegedly any convention staffer that doesn't make his tea properly) has a cult-like fanbase which can charitably be defined as "rabid and militant", especially within the confines of social media.

The official name for his fanclub is the "Risembool Rangers", though not everyone who continues to support him will claim to be a member of such a group, given the actor's status as an evangelical Christian (Mignona openly discloses that he went to college at Liberty University) and the involvement of various right wing figures in his legal battles.

(Further documentation incoming)