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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, MediaNotes/VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, MediaNotes/VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, UsefulNotes/VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, UsefulNotes/VoiceTypes MediaNotes/VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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* Madame Morrible from ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}''. Though the wizard is the one initially responsible for the oppression in Oz, Madame Morrible pushes him to greater levels of tyranny and summons the storm that brings Dorthy's house to Oz. Then again, she barely has a singing part.

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* Madame Morrible from ''{{Theatre/Wicked}}''. Though the wizard is the one initially responsible for the oppression in Oz, Madame Morrible pushes him to greater levels of tyranny and summons the storm that brings Dorthy's Dorothy's house to Oz. Then again, she barely has a singing part.
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Compare other tropes for characters with deep voices: AuthoritySoundsDeep, for socially powerful characters; BaritoneOfStrength[[note]]Despite the name, it applies to characters of all genders[[/note]] for strong characters; GutturalGrowler, for characters with low, raspy voice; and finally, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, when a character's voice becomes deeper after they gain some sort of power.

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Compare other tropes for characters with deep voices: AuthoritySoundsDeep, for socially powerful characters; BaritoneOfStrength[[note]]Despite the name, it applies to characters of all genders[[/note]] for strong characters; GutturalGrowler, for characters with low, raspy voice; and finally, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, when a character's voice becomes deeper after they gain some sort of power.
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Compare other tropes for characters with deep voices: AuthoritySoundsDeep, for socially powerful characters; BaritoneOfStrength[[note]]Despite the name, it applies to characters of all genders[[/note]] for strong characters,
EvilSoundsDeep, for evil characters with deep, sinister voices; GutturalGrowler, for characters with low, raspy voice; and finally, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, when a character's voice becomes deeper after they gain some sort of power.

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Compare other tropes for characters with deep voices: AuthoritySoundsDeep, for socially powerful characters; BaritoneOfStrength[[note]]Despite the name, it applies to characters of all genders[[/note]] for strong characters,
EvilSoundsDeep, for evil characters with deep, sinister voices;
characters; GutturalGrowler, for characters with low, raspy voice; and finally, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, when a character's voice becomes deeper after they gain some sort of power.
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Compare ContraltoOfDanger, an even lower female voice reserved only for the most badass women.

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Compare ContraltoOfDanger, an even lower female other tropes for characters with deep voices: AuthoritySoundsDeep, for socially powerful characters; BaritoneOfStrength[[note]]Despite the name, it applies to characters of all genders[[/note]] for strong characters,
EvilSoundsDeep, for evil characters with deep, sinister voices; GutturalGrowler, for characters with low, raspy voice; and finally, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, when a character's
voice reserved only for the most badass women.
becomes deeper after they gain some sort of power.
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* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Sheeva is a female member of the [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Shokkan]] race. She is often on the side of the villains and speaks with a deep, commanding voice.
** Sindel has been depicted as a villain since ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' and has a deep voice.
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilVillage'': Lady Dimestrescu is one of the villains of the game. She has a deep voice to go with her imposing height.
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* ''Literature/TheHatefulEight'': murderess Flan Culp is (fittingly) an alto, albeit a rather off-key one.

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* ''Literature/TheHatefulEight'': ''Literature/TheBasicEight'': murderess Flan Culp is (fittingly) an alto, albeit a rather off-key one.
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* Literature/TheHatefulEight: murderess Flan Culp is (fittingly) an alto, albeit a rather off-key one.

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* Literature/TheHatefulEight: ''Literature/TheHatefulEight'': murderess Flan Culp is (fittingly) an alto, albeit a rather off-key one.
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* Literature/TheHatefulEight: murderess Flan Culp is (fittingly) an alto, albeit a rather off-key one.

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* Averted in ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse,'' in which the female lead has a mezzo-soprano voice that borders on alto, as do most of the women.

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* Averted in ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse,'' ''Film/AcrossTheUniverse2007,'' in which the female lead has a mezzo-soprano voice that borders on alto, as do most of the women.
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* ''Theatre/AnyoneCanWhistle'' has Cora Hoover-Hooper, the corrupt Mayoress, displaying plenty of chest voice in her opening number.
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* Music/{{Mothy}}: There are a lot of characters who fulfill this role in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles depending on which Music/{{Vocaloid}} he uses. [[IAmAHumanitarian Banica Conchita/Master of the Graveyard]] (Meiko); [[BigBad Irina]] (Iroha); and [[{{Yandere}} Kayo]] and MA (Luka) are the most obvious examples, but there are numerous aversions: [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans The Master of the Court]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Riliane]], [[AxCrazy Arte]], [[BrokenBird Margarita]], and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Eve]] all have very high voices, being played by Rin or Miku.

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* Music/{{Mothy}}: ''Music/EvilliousChronicles'': There are a lot of characters who fulfill this role in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles depending on which Music/{{Vocaloid}} he uses. [[IAmAHumanitarian Banica Conchita/Master of the Graveyard]] (Meiko); [[BigBad Irina]] (Iroha); and [[{{Yandere}} Kayo]] and MA (Luka) are the most obvious examples, but there are numerous aversions: [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans The Master of the Court]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Riliane]], [[AxCrazy Arte]], [[BrokenBird Margarita]], and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Eve]] all have very high voices, being played by Rin or Miku.
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* In ''Theatre/Hadestown'', the three Fates sing a three-part harmony in a lower register than the other female leads. The Fates are a trio of women who use half-truths and pessimism to manipulate people into making terrible choices.

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* In ''Theatre/Hadestown'', ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'', the three Fates sing a three-part harmony in a lower register than the other female leads. The Fates are a trio of women who use half-truths and pessimism to manipulate people into making terrible choices.
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* In ''Theatre/Hadestown'', the three Fates sing a three-part harmony in a lower register than the other female leads. The Fates are a trio of women who use half-truths and pessimism to manipulate people into making terrible choices.
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* In a speaking-only version of this trope, Amy, the calculating, manipulative title character in the film ''Film/GoneGirl''. Rosamund Pike pitches her voice to be low and husky, as opposed to her voice in other roles.
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* ''Film/ReturnToOz'': The evil Mombi drawls "Dorothy Gale!!!!" in a deep voice.
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* ''Film/ReturnToOz'': The evil Mombi drawls "Dorothy Gale!!!!" in a deep voice.
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* Hélène from ''Theatre/NatashaPierreAndTheGreatCometOf1812''.
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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, voice types are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, voice types UsefulNotes/VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, voice types are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or soprano if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, voice types are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or soprano [[InnocentSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or soprano if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, VoiceTypes voice types are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or soprano if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[TheSoprano soprano]] if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.

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A subtrope of EvilSoundsDeep. In musical theatre, VoiceTypes are often stereotypes too: the main hero will often be [[TenorBoy tenor]] if male or [[TheSoprano soprano]] soprano if female. If the villain is female, however, she will often sing alto. This is quite often the case if the villainess is LargeAndInCharge. Compare BassoProfundo.
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* In ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods'', the {{Anti Villain}}ous Witch sings alto (and, unusually, raps too), which helps set her voice apart from the soprano ingenue part of Rapunzel.
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* Music/{{Mothy}} being [[TrueArtIsAngsty mothy]], there are a lot of characters who fulfill this role in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles depending on which Music/{{Vocaloid}} he uses. [[IAmAHumanitarian Banica Conchita/Master of the Graveyard]] (Meiko); [[BigBad Irina]] (Iroha); and [[{{Yandere}} Kayo]] and [[MagnificentBastard MA]] (Luka) are the most obvious examples, but there are numerous aversions: [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans The Master of the Court]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Riliane]], [[AxCrazy Arte]], [[BrokenBird Margarita]], and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Eve]] all have very high voices, being played by Rin or Miku.

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* Music/{{Mothy}} being [[TrueArtIsAngsty mothy]], there Music/{{Mothy}}: There are a lot of characters who fulfill this role in the Franchise/EvilliousChronicles depending on which Music/{{Vocaloid}} he uses. [[IAmAHumanitarian Banica Conchita/Master of the Graveyard]] (Meiko); [[BigBad Irina]] (Iroha); and [[{{Yandere}} Kayo]] and [[MagnificentBastard MA]] MA (Luka) are the most obvious examples, but there are numerous aversions: [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans The Master of the Court]], [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Riliane]], [[AxCrazy Arte]], [[BrokenBird Margarita]], and [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Eve]] all have very high voices, being played by Rin or Miku.
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* Ursula the sea witch, the main antagonist in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', has Pat Carroll's throaty alto, opposing the more crisp and pure higher range of Ariel, the protagonist. The contrast is most clear at the end of Ursula's "Poor Unfortunate Souls", when she commands Ariel to sing. (This is reduced in the stage version, where Ursula sings in more of a mezzo register.)
* Mother Gothel, witch and main antagonist in Disney's ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', is voiced by Donna Murphy.
* Eartha Kitt provides the voice of the villainous Yzma in ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.

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* Ursula the sea witch, the main antagonist in ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', has Pat Carroll's throaty alto, opposing the more crisp and pure higher range of Ariel, the protagonist. The contrast is most clear at the end of Ursula's "Poor Unfortunate Souls", when she commands Ariel to sing. (This is reduced in the stage version, where Ursula sings in more of a mezzo register.)
* Mother Gothel, witch and main antagonist in Disney's ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', is voiced by Donna Murphy.
* Eartha Kitt provides the voice of the villainous Yzma in ''Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''.
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* In the 2018 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Shadow Weaver (voiced by Lorraine, Toussaint) has a deep, silky voice.
%% * Katrina Stoneheart from the 1980s ''[[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s Pound Puppies]]'' series (who was voiced by the same actress as Ursula).

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* In the 2018 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Shadow Weaver (voiced by Lorraine, Lorraine Toussaint) has a deep, silky voice.
%% * Katrina Stoneheart from the 1980s ''[[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s Pound Puppies]]'' series (who was voiced by the same actress as Ursula).

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013'': Sunset Shimmer in has an alto voice that gets even deeper after going OneWingedAngel. , although Sunset retains her alto voice after having [[HeelFaceTurn switched to the good side]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls2013'': ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'':
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1'':
Sunset Shimmer in has an alto voice that gets even deeper after going OneWingedAngel. , although Although Sunset retains her alto voice after having [[HeelFaceTurn switched to the good side]].



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