Dave Pettitt is a

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who has performed in

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and

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Career

Since 1995 he has voiced roles for over ten

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and at least five video games.

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(undated).
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''. Accessed August 24, 2010. These roles include several ''

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'' series, mainly '' G Gundam'' and '' Zeta Gundam''. He provided the voices for several minor characters in the Blue Water Studios dubbed versions of ''

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'' and ''

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'', and has provided the voices for several characters in the '' Chaotic Century'' and '' Guardian Force'' ''

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dubs. He has also participated in multiple ''

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'' video games. In 2012 Pettitt started narrating of

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and Discovery Canada TV series ''

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'', which has become one of the most watched TV-series in history. In 2014 Pettitt narrated the French game '' Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' which was set during the first world war. Valiant Hearts went on to win a

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. On January 3, 2016, the sister series of ''Highway Thru Hell'', '' Heavy Rescue: 401'' aired its first episode. Pettitt also narrates this show. He also supplied his voice in the Australian hip-hop group

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song "Art of the Handshake". In 2018 Pettitt guest-starred in the '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' episode "Father Knows Beast" as Sludge. In 2020, Pettitt provided narration for the video "Hunting Heehoo" on the now defunct Youtube channel Unus Annus. He works from his studio in

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. Pettitt currently owns his own company
Dave Pettitt Voice Overs Inc

Credits

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'' — Narrator *'' Angel Links'' — Chenho-Li *'' Battle Assault 3 featuring Gundam Seed'' — Master Asia *'' Betterman'' — Akamatsu Shingeru *'' Benjamin Blumchen'' — Benjamin *'' Gregory Horror Show'' — Gregory *''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

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, Turtle (

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Dub) *'' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam'' — Master Asia *'' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2'' — Master Asia *'' Gundam: Battle Assault 2'' — Master Asia *''Gypsy Guide- Hawaii audio tour guide'' — Narrator *'' Heavy Rescue: 401'' — Narrator *''

'' — Narrator *'' Inuyasha'' — Hōsenki I *''

Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'', also known in Japan as (and commonly referred to as simply ''G Gundam''), is a 1994 Japanese animated television series produced by Sunrise and the fifth installment in the long-running ''Gundam'' franchise ...

'' — Master Asia *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam'' — Henken Bekkener *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front'' — MCPO Austin *'' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' — Sludge *''Jungo'' — Sharpclaws, Ramone, Hollywood Bear, Blitz *''

Mega Man X8 ''Mega Man X8'', known as in Japan, is a 2004 action game, action-platformer, platform game developed by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. It is the eighth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series. It was first released in North America on December 7, 2004 ...

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, Avalanche Yeti *''Reaching for Petals'' — Narrator *'' Saber Marionette J to X'' — Kamataro Hanagata *'' Zeta Gundam'' — Henken Bekkener, narrator *'' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' and '' Zoids: Guardian Force'' — Doctor D., Rosso, Zeke, Shadow, Ambient, Specular *'' Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' — Narrator

Personal life

He and his wife Mindi Pettitt, along with their dogs Lemon and Taco, enjoy the West Coast life from their home in

References

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