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Joseph Edward Zieja (Born born January 16, 1985) is an American voice actor, author, and former United States Air Force captain. Zieja grew up in New Jersey and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. He served as an intelligence officer for over a decade, attaining the rank of captain. Zieja's voice acting career spans video games, animation, and commercials. In 2013, while still in a government role, he began taking on small voiceover projects, and by 2014 had transitioned to full-time voice acting, recording from his home studio before relocating to Los Angeles. According to Zieja, he turned to voice acting after his military intelligence job burned him out, calling that work "a lot of PowerPoints." Within eight months, his client list had grown long enough that he needed to quit his day job and focus on voice acting full-time. He has voiced Fox McCloud in the animated short Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins (2016), Claude von Riegan in Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) and related titles such as Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022) and Fire Emblem Heroes, Bumblebee in the Netflix series Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy (2020–2021), Achilles in the English dub of Fate/Apocrypha, and Wriothesley in the video game Genshin Impact (2023). He plays the male version of the protagonist, Wolf, in Destiny: Rising (2025). Zieja is the author of the Epic Failure Trilogy, published by Simon & Schuster's Saga Press. The series includes: - Mechanical Failure (2016) - Communication Failure (2017) - System Failure (2019) According to Zieja, the novels satirize the bureaucracy of life in the armed forces with a comedic tone. He also narrated the audiobook editions of his works.
Joe Zieja
Wriothesley
for Wriothesley in Fire God and Former Emperor Liu Kang
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In an unexpected convergence of realms, Liu Kang, the Fire God and protector of Earthrealm, finds himself drawn into the fantastical world of Teyvat after the events of Mortal Kombat 1. Following his victory over Shang Tsung and the Titan gods, Liu Kang seeks to rebuild and maintain balance across the multiverse. However, a mysterious disturbance in the cosmic flow catches his attention, pulling him into a new reality—Genshin Impact’s world of elemental powers and ancient deities. Upon arriving in Teyvat, Liu Kang discovers that this world is on the brink of a cataclysm, as powerful elemental forces destabilize. The Archons, including the Geo Archon Zhongli, Electro Archon Raiden Ei, Hydro Archon Furina, Dendro Archon Nahida, and Anemo Archon Venti, sense his arrival and initially mistake him for an enemy due to his god-like presence. However, Liu Kang proves himself to be an ally by saving a group of adventurers from a sudden elemental eruption caused by Abyss forces. Intrigued by Liu Kang's mastery over fire and his deep connection to the balance of worlds, the Archons enlist his help in uncovering the cause of the disturbance. With the Traveler and Paimon, Liu Kang journeys across Teyvat’s nations—Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine, and beyond. Along the way, he learns about the seven elements that govern the land, while the Archons come to respect Liu Kang’s wisdom as a former emperor and his relentless pursuit of peace.
