Erica Mendez

Erica Micah Mendez (born February 13, 1988 in Chicago, Illinois), also known by her YouTube username Rikatwoo, is an American voice actress, singer, YouTuber, and ADR spotter. She is well known for doing numerous roles in Japanese anime, visual novels and video games that are dubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Studiopolis and Funimation. Some of her many roles include Aladdin in Magi, Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill, Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus in the Viz Media dub of Sailor Moon, Bernadetta von Varley, Deidre and Lianna in the Fire Emblem series, Chihiro in Mob Psycho 100, Emma in The Promised Neverland, Gon Freecss in Hunter x Hunter, Young Jean-Pierre Polnareff in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, Yuuki Konno in season 2 of Sword Art Online, Hao Asakura in the 2021 Shaman King Netflix Anime series, Diane in The Seven Deadly Sins, Ayaka in Genshin Impact, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari in Little Witch Academia, Melissa Shield in My Hero Academia, Michi Shinjo in the Digimon series, Arle Nadja in the Puyo Puyo series, Megumin in KonoSuba, Erika Chiba in The Irregular at Magic High School, Towa Higurashi in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (the sequel to InuYasha), Makio in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Seong Mina in Soul Calibur VI, Nico Yazawa in Love Live!: School Idol Project, Noire/Black Heart and Moru in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, and Raphtalia in The Rising of the Shield Hero.
==Fanon==
In the future, she becomes the voice of Apus Sachi in Superior-Creativity's Saint Seiya Omega: Ryusei fanfiction, Matey and Bayou in the Disney Princess Palace Pets franchise, Kaoru Matsubara/Powered Buttercup in the ViZ/Studiopolis redub of Powerpuff Girls Z, Aurelia Armstrong/Agent Arachnillo in the Miss Philippines franchise and it's spin-offs, Captain Jake and Joey Jones in Emman's pieces of Disney's Peter Pan Expanded Universe/Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Heroman and Kingdom Hearts fanfiction, Hayato Hayasugi in the English dub of Shinkalion, and many others.
==Voices in Idea Wiki==
*Mickey Mouse: The Movie (2021 film) - June Duck
*Attack on Vampire - Sayuri Hanayori
*Backyard Sports - Jocinda Smith
*Danganronpa V4: Pleasant Present Homicide - Makitu Ria 
*Digimon Warriors - Michi Shinjo
*Bandai-Namco All-Stars Tag Tournament - Mametchi, Makoto Kikuchi, Michi Shinjo, Seong Mina, Pac-Man (Pac), Custom Young Male (Child and Preteen Boy) and Female Avatar Voices, Additional Voices
*Legends from Sofia: Beyond EverRealm - Various Characters, Custom Young Male and Female Avatar Voices, Herself as a Voiceover Announcer/Commentator for the Game's Arena Parts, Additional Voices
*Marvel vs. Capcom 4: Ultimate War of Heroes - Laura Kinney/X-23 aka Wolverine II, Gwen Poole/Gwenpool, Captain Jake, Arle Nadja, Herself as an announcer, Additional Voices
*Disney vs. Capcom: Warriors of Weirdmageddon - Captain Jake/Werewolf Jake/Ghost Jake, Laura Kinney/X-23 aka Wolverine II, Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole/Gwenpool, Arle Nadja, Herself as a Voiceover Announcer/Commentator, Additional Voices
*Kingdom Hearts: Symbiotic Darkness - Captain Jake, Urpina Julanius, Laura Kinney/X-23, Additional Voices 
*Sailor Moon Crystal: Another Story - Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus
*Sailor Moon Crystal (video game) - Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus 
*Sailor Moon Crystal: FernGully - Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus
*Scooby-Doo! Meets the Sailor Guardians - Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus 
*X-Men: Mutant Academy Trilogy Remastered - Laura Kinney/X-23, Additional Voices 
*X-Men vs. Street Fighter Video Game reboot - Laura Kinney/X-23, Herself as a Voiceover Announcer/Commentator 
*Bandai-Namco vs. Street Fighter - Makoto Kikuchi, Herself as a Voiceover Announcer/Commentator
*Project X Zone series - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle, Seong Mina, Urpina Julanius, Makoto Kikuchi, Eleanor Hume, Michi Shinjo, Mash Kyrielight, Additional Voices
*Marvel Universe vs. Final Fantasy - Laura Kinney/X-23/Wolverine
*Marvel vs. Square-Enix - Laura Kinney/X-23/Wolverine
*Image Comics vs. SEGA - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle 
*Image Comics vs. Bandai-Namco - Makoto Kikuchi
*Image Comics vs. Type-Moon - Mash Kyrielight
*SEGA vs. Capcom - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle 
*DC vs. SEGA: Supersonic Crisis - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle, Herself as a female announcer, Additional Voices
*Heroman (English Dub) - Joseph Carter "Joey" Jones, Additional Voices 
*Miss Philippines vs. Sonic the Hedgehog: Legends Unite - Aurelia Armstrong/Agent Arachnillo, Additional Voices
*The Elxtremights - Aurelia Armstrong/Agent Arachnillo, Additional Voices
*Miss Philippines - Aurelia Armstrong/Agent Arachnillo
*Donkey Kong Country (upcoming TV series) - Dixie Kong
*Shinkalion vs. Evangelion - Hayato Hayasugi
*Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion THE ANIMATION English dub - Hayato Hayasugi 
*Disney vs. DC: Magical Kingdom's Heartful Crisis Tournament - Captain Jake, Laura Kinney/X-23/Wolverine, Gwen Poole/Gwenpool, Herself as an announcer, Additional Voices
*NASCAR: The Animated Series - Nicole Donaldson
*Jump Force (English Cast) - Gon Freecss
*Jak and Daxter: Finale - Natalie
* Aldnoah Zero: The Movie - Inko Amifumi
*Psonic X Touhou - Seija Kijin
*LEGO Dimensions: The Lost Dimensions - Captain Jake, Gwen Poole/Gwenpool, Laura Kinney/X-23 aka Wolverine, Arle Nadja/Dark Arle, Pac-Man (Pac), Herself as an Arena Commentator/Announcer, Additional Voices
*Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Fighters Omegamix - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle, Custom Young/Preteen Male and Female Avatar voice, Herself as a Commentator/Announcer
*Puyo Puyo: Magical Story - Arle Nadja/Dark Arle, Additional Voices
*Wolverine and the X-Men Season 2 - Laura Kinney/X-23, Additional Voices
*Kill la Kill: The Revenge of Olympius (English Dub) - Ryuko Matoi
*Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers '22 Sequel - Ryuko Matoi (Live-Acted Role Reprise via. cosplaying), Additional Voices
*My Hero Academia: Cross Tag Battle - Ryuko Matoi, Melissa Shield, Additional Voices
*My Hero Academia vs. Capcom - Melissa Shield, Additional Voices 
*Heroes of Olympus - Piper McLean
*Palace Pets - Matey, Bayou
*Palace Pets (film) - Matey, Bayou
*Palace Pets: Legends of Animalia - Matey, Bayou
*Palace Pets Party - Matey, Bayou
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Starlight Heroes - Annie Wilcox
*Kingdom Hearts vs. Sword Art Online - Yuuki Konno
*Sword Art Online games English dub - Yuuki Konno
*Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Anime DLCs - Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online pack), Towa Higurashi (InuYasha pack)
*Jump Force new DLC - Yuuki Konno, Towa Higurashi, Ryuko Matoi
*School for Demon Heroes - Towa Higurashi
*Powerpuff Girls Z (ViZ/Studiopolis redub) - Kaoru Matsubara/Powered Buttercup
*Saint Seiya Omega: Ryusei- Apus Sachi
*Tales of Heroes - Raphtalia
*Digimon All Star Party - Cody Hida (Replaces the late Philece Sampler)
*Bad Detective - Sierra Lopez
*Horse Girl Pretty Derby (English Dub) - Symboli Rudolf, Mihono Bourbon, Biwa Hayahide (Series 1)
*My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: The Magic Of Power - Sunset Shimmer
*Monogatari Series (English Dub) - Hitagi Senjougahara (only Zoku Owarimonogatari; filling in for Laura Bailey)
*Solar Opposites: The Anime (English Dub) - Jesse, The Pupa, Various
*Wonderful Precure! (English Dub) - Isabella Glenn/Cure Friendly
==Known for==
* Ryuko Matoi from Kill la Kill
*Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus from Sailor Moon
*Yuuki Konno from Sword Art Online
*Atsuko "Akko" Kagari from Little Witch Academia
*Towa Higurashi from Yashahime: Half Demon Princess
*Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter
*Nico Yazawa from Love Live!
*Retsuko from Aggretsuko
*Melissa Shield from My Hero Academia
*Noire/Black Heart from Hyperdimension Neptunia
*Diane from The Seven Deadly Sins
*Aladdin from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
*Mash Kyrielight from the Fate series
*Megumin from Konosuba
==Gallery==
Ryuko Matoi.jpg|Ryuko Matoi (Kill la Kill)
Sailor Uranus.png|Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus (Sailor Moon)
Yuuki Konno.png|Yuuki Konno (Sword Art Online)
Atsuko Kagari.png|Atsuko "Akko" Kagari (Little Witch Academia)
Towa.jpg|Towa Higurashi (InuYasha/Yashahime)
File:Diane.jpg|Diane (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Kisspng-aladdin-jafar-magi-the-labyrinth-of-magic.png|Aladdin (Magi)
Gon Freecss ( 2011 ).png|Gon Freecss (Hunter x Hunter)
0000Megumin-anime.png|Megumin (Konosuba)
File:Parker.jpg|Parker Cerise (Pokémon Journeys: The Series)
File:Noire V2.png|Noire (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
File:ArleNadja.png|Arle Nadja (Puyo Puyo series)
File:Nico.png|Nico Yazawa (Love Live! series)
File:Melissa Shield Profile.png|Melissa Shield (My Hero Academia)
== Trivia==
*Yuuki and Diane also share the same Japanese voice actress, Aoi Yuuki. 
**Gon and Atsuko share the same Japanese voice actress as well, Megumi Han.
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