It's about time I delivered a tribute to the phenomenal British Voice Actress, Maria Darling!

She's basically the UK equivalent of Debi Derryberry, voicing both plucky child characters and sultry villainesses. One of the greats who lent her voice to the final years of stop-motion British Animation and has since done work for UK-dubbed anime and video gaming, she's seen here with a short collection of some of her famous roles...

Perched upon her head is Little Hoot from Wide Eye while Luke Triton from the Professor Layton Series and Raya from Dragon Quest VIII stand on either shoulder. Behind her, Mistress Fay from Overlord II watches in preparation.

Organising the cake are Tyrone from The Backyardigans, Pitt from Pitt and Kantrop, Chip from The Magic Key and Liu'er from the Monkey King:Hero Is Back Video Game.

Above to her left are Cici from Roary The Racing Car and Sophie from The King's Beard while to her right are Lady Liddy from Metalheads, Goomo from JellyJamm and Gloria from the Everybody's Hot Shots Wii Series.

Below them is Ariela from The Last Story while Dr Ava Seldin from Star Wars:The Old Republic is surprised from below by Pip from Fifi And The Flowertots.

In the foreground, Sayaka from Ape Escape 3 catches the Nilfgaardian Spy, Cynthia from The Witcher 2, while Lilith from The Secret World finds herself clinging to her sanity in the company of the hyperactive Dizzy from Bob The Builder and Sploshy from The Rubberdubbers.

I can't actually confirm if she did voice Cynthia or Raya, I'm fairly certain.

All characters portrayed in this illustration are for commemorative, non-profit, non-commercial use and are property of their respective owners.