History Main / ContraltoOfDanger

* There are several Japanese voice actresses who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example and possible TropeCodifier for anime is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc); other members of this "club" are Creator/SanaeKobayashi, Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, Creator/MinamiTakayama, Creator/MegumiOgata, Creator/MasakoKatsuki, etc. Notice how many of these women aren't uncapable of using higher tones, but are often recognized by this kind of roles.

* Most of the eponymous ''{{Claymore}}''s have low, contralto voices, even though women with higher registers ought not be trifled with either.

* There are several Japanese voice actresses who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example and possible TropeCodifier for anime is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc); other members of this "club" are Creator/SanaeKobayashi, Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, Creator/MinamiTakayama, Creator/MinamiTakayama, Creator/MasakoKatsuki, etc. Notice how many of these women aren't uncapable of using higher tones, but are often recognized by this kind of roles.

* There are several Japanese voice actresses who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example and possible TropeCodifier for anime is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc); other members of this "club" are Creator/SanaeKobayashi, Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, Creator/MinamiTakayama, etc. Notice how many of these women aren't uncapable of using higher tones, but are often recognized by this kind of roles.

* There are several Japanese voice actresses who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc; other members of this "club" are Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, etc.

* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': Whenever the protagonist (played by Creator/SanaeKobayashi) [[SplitPersonality is in her]] Nyu persona, she is like an innocent young girl. When she switches to her [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Lucy persona]], she has a much lower voice to match her dangerous and threatening nature.

* Revy, Roberta and Balalaika of ''Manga/BlackLagoon'', the three scariest and most {{Badass}} women in the entire series, all speak with a contralto.
* While Moka Akashiya of ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' fame is normally a GenkiGirl who talks in a higher pitched voice, when her rosary is removed and Inner Moka is let loose, her deeper, more guttural tone is just one indication that the S-class monster is released and someone is about to "[[CatchPhrase learn their place]]".

* Galadriel from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', a character often described by lesser mortals as incomprehensible and dangerous (which isn't surprising considering she hails from an age when her kin were the main source of trouble in the Middle Earth), speaks in a deep contralto in the book.

** Korra herself would also count as an example for having a deeper voice than some of the other female characters, like Asami and Tenzin's wife, Pema. This gets [[UpToEleven Turned Up to Eleven]] [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when she enters the Avatar state]], [[VoiceOfTheLegion which makes her voice deeper still and more intimidating with a reverberating echo]]. Being TheHero, and a fighting prodigy, she's also the focus of most of the action in the show.

* SelfDemonstrating/KyokoSakura from ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has quite a low voice. The third [[AudioPlay Drama CD]], ''Farewell Story'', revealed that [[Creator/AiNonaka her voice]] used to be much higher, until [[spoiler: [[BreakTheCutie her father went crazy murdered the rest of her family]].]]

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': The anime has Yuniko (AKA Scarlet Rain) put up an act with high pitched voice to seem cute, but when she drops that facade her normal speaking tone is much more deep, gruff, and angry to emphasize her LittleMissBadass and CuteAndPsycho character traits.

* There are several seiyuus who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc; other members of this "club" are Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, etc.

* SelfDemonstrating/KyokoSakura from ''Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has quite a low voice. The third [[AudioPlay Drama CD]], ''Farewell Story'', revealed that her voice used to be much higher, until [[BreakTheCutie her father murdered the rest of her family]].

* WebAnimation/{{TOME}}: Kizuna has a much huskier voice than the rest of the female cast members. Her voice is used this way to portray her as being an ActionGirl, before we actually get to see her fight.

--> '''Xenovia:''' (Voice several pitches higher than her usual coarse-and-masculine voice) Let's get along, 'kay, Issei-kun!
--> '''Issei:''' That cutesey voice does NOT suit you!
--> '''Xenovia:''' (Switches straight back to her normal-unfeminine voice) I know, I tried to copy Irina, and it was SO difficult.
* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': In the anime adaptation, [[YukariTamura Rika's voice]] deepens drastically during scenes where she drops her cute facade, and lets her cynical persona from reliving a StableTimeLoop slip through. It's played for fear and mystery.

* ''LightNovel/{{High School DxD}}'': Xenovia's normal voice (courtesy of Risa Taneda), which is deeper than any other female in the series and fitting for her role as [[TheBigGuy the Big Girl of the main cast]]. Made even more evident when she practiced "how to be a normal teenage girl":

* There are several seiyuus who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[ZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc; other members of this "club" are Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, etc.

* There are several seiyuus who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[ZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc; othe members of this "club" are Creator/RomiPark, Creator/AiOrikasa, Creator/MitsukiSaiga, etc.

--> '''Xenovia:''' (Voice several pitches higher than her usual coarse-and-masculine contralto) Let's get along, 'kay, Issei-kun!

** [[Creator/AmiKoshimizu Ryuuko Matoi]] has a very noticeable growl in her voice and is the only good ActionGirl in the series at least until episode 17.
** Inverted with [[YukariFukui Nui Harime]], who has a high pitched and cute sounding voice, which ends up being played for danger, and fear instead by contrasting Satsuki. She's also highly competent in battle despite not having ClothesMakeTheSuperman applied to her like other characters.

* There are several seiyuus who make a career out of playing deep-voiced women in who either are in positions of command or have great fighting skills. The biggest example is Creator/YoshikoSakakibara ([[ZetaGundam Haman Kahn]], [[{{Hellsing}} Integra Hellsing]], [[SailorMoon Queen Nehelenia]], etc.

* The LadyOfWar Signum in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' has a very low and powerful voice for such a slender woman and is unarguably the best fighter in that season and in many later ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' installments. TheAbridgedSeries even calls her "the manliest character on this show" (and that despite her [[BoobsOfSteel very feminine]] [[ShesGotLegs forms]]) and exaggerates her voice to an outright male BadassBaritone.

* ''Manga/ElfenLied'': Whenever the protagonist [[SplitPersonality is in her]] Nyu persona, she is like an innocent young girl. When she switches to her [[SuperPoweredEvilSide Lucy persona]], she has a much lower voice to match her dangerous and threatening nature.

* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': In the anime adaptation, Rika's voice deepens drastically during scenes where she drops her cute facade, and lets her cynical persona from reliving a StableTimeLoop slip through. It's played for fear and mystery.

** Ragyo and Satsuki Kiryuin have noticeably prominent deep voices compared to the rest of the women in the cast, especially when it comes to exercising their authority over others, although they have their share of action as well.
** Ryuuko has a very noticeable growl in her voice and is the only good ActionGirl in the series at least until episode 17.
** Inverted with Nui Harime, who has a high pitched and cute sounding voice, which ends up being played for danger, and fear instead by contrasting Satsuki. She's also highly competent in battle despite not having ClothesMakeTheSuperman applied to her like other characters.

* Descriptions of Admiral Michelle "Mike" Henke in the ''[[Literature/HonorHarrington Honorverse]]'' frequently include her 'husky' contralto voice. While she is neither a FemmeFatale nor a classic ActionGirl, she ''is'' an extremely dangerous commander with a devious mind, and a full-fledged LadyOfWar (and member of the [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething royal family]]) to boot.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': June, a bounty hunter Zuko hires to find and capture Aang, has a deeper voice than the other female characters to portray her as dangerous.

* Galadriel from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', a character often described by lesser mortals as incomprehensible and dangerous (which isn't surprising considering she hails from an age when her kin was the main source of trouble in the Middle Earth), speaks in a deep contralto in the book.

The DistaffCounterpart to BadassBaritone: If a female character's voice is noticeably lower than other women's in the work, it's a sure sign that she is a lot more dangerous than them. As such, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contralto contralto]] voices are usually reserved for tough {{Action Girl}}s and {{Femme Fatale}}s.

Some female characters, in the meantime, may go from a higher-pitched voice to a menacing contralto when [[LetsGetDangerous they're about to kick someone's ass]], or during changes of their persona when the character gets serious. A common reason for a change in persona is for the character [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep to tap into]] [[VoiceOfTheLegion some mystical power]]. Being taken over by their SuperPoweredEvilSide could be another reason for this since EvilSoundsDeep. Or maybe they just get in the zone during LetsGetDangerous moments and the deep voice is reflecting that.

* ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'': In the anime adaptation Rika's voice deepens drastically during scenes where she drops her cute facade, and lets her cynical persona from reliving a StableTimeLoop slip through. It's played for fear and mystery.

** Inverted with Nui Harime who has a high pitched and cute sounding voice, which ends up being played for danger, and fear instead by contrasting Satsuki. She's also highly competent in battle despite not having ClothesMakeTheSuperman applied to her like other characters.

* Megara from ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' has a sultry, husky voice, atypical of both Disney female {{Love Interest}}s in general as well as for female characters in the movie. She's also working for Hades (albeit unwillingly), and at one point tries to seduce Herc into revealing his weaknesses, though she just ends up falling for ''him'' instead.

* In ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'', Xena's voice is much deeper than Gabrielle's, since among the two, Xena is a seasoned fighter, while Gaby is a bard.

** Lin Beifong who is an ActionGirl and is the chief of Republic City's Metal Bending Police, has a much deeper, and more commanding voice than the rest of the female cast by design to emphasize her position.
** Korra herself would also count as an example for having a deeper voice than some of the other female characters like Asami and Tenzin's Wife Pema. This gets [[UpToEleven Turned Up To Eleven]] [[PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep when she enters the Avatar state]], [[VoiceOfTheLegion which makes her voice deeper still and more intimidating with a reverberating echo]]. Being TheHero, and a fighting prodigy she's also the focus of most of the action in the show.