Square-Enix: Voice Actors for Axel and Reno

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The voices for Axel from the Kingdom Hearts series and Reno from the Final Fantasy VII series are played by the same voice actor in many different languages. Both characters also bear a striking resemblance.

English: Quinton Flynn
French: Jean Christophe Parquier
Spanish: Víctor Martínez
German: Philipp Brammer
Japanese: Keiji Fujiwara

Tetsuya Nomura stated that this is done intentionally as an experiment. He wanted to place a familiar character in a new environment and role. He also stated in an interview that the two are "different people, but subconsciously alike".

Axel and Reno


Source: http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Axel