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* ''VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft'' couples this with one card's mechanic. The card, Questing Adventurer (3 mana, 2/2, gains +1/+1 for every card you play), has his voice grow deeper as his effect stacks.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' reveals that the [[EvilOverlord Lich]] [[PhysicalGod King's]] [[PowerEchoes booming]], [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]] is a case of this. During the final cinematic of the expansion's end raid, Icecrown Citadel, we learn that the echo is apparently coming from the Lich King's [[CoolHelmet Helm of Domination]] as in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIrj_Vqdfc "Fall of the Lich King"]] cutscene that plays after his defeat, the helmet falls off of Arthas' head and his voice is back to his normal tone from before him putting the helmet on. Afterwards, when Tirion Fordring [[spoiler:puts the helmet on Bolvar Fordragon, players actually get to hear Bolvar's voice go from his current voice, to a downright ''demonic''-sounding growling rumble, with the echo kicking in towards the end of the sentence he says after having the helmet put on him.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': [[spoiler:Ming's voice noticeably drops several octaves when in her [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever Kaiju-sized]] Red Panda form]].

* In the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse there are a few times when the SentientCosmicForce decides to convey something to a young Force-Sensitive in a less ambiguous fashion than usual, and actually takes on a voice that seems to come from deep inside of the person. This either sounds like someone the person knows who has died and joined with TheForce, or it sounds a lot like ''them''.

* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'':

* In the DarkMagicalGirl anime ''Anime/IlSolePenetraLeIllusioni'', Akari's voice is deeper when she's in her Tenebrae form.

* TruthInTelevision, funnily enough. Men will subconsciously deepen their voices if they feel confident or superior to the person they're talking to. (And the other way around -- if you feel inferior, your voice gets higher.) Has to do with establishing dominance. Hence, not only will a person with a very deep, gravely voice subconsciously be seen as a powerful individual, BEING powerful will also cause you to lower your voice without realizing it.

* In ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'', Inner Moka has a much deeper voice than Outer Moka. Ironically, Inner Moka is the real one, that means it's her natural voice.

* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Archer's voice in comparison to Shirou's.]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'',

* Tsunayoshi Sawada from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'' when in [[TranquilFury Hyper Dying Will Mode]].

* Averted in ''FanFic/{{Nexus}}''. When Jack's in his demon form, his voice has a metallic edge; much like the Autobots.
* ''FanFic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': When [[spoiler:[[ArchnemesisDad Gendo and Yui]] seize the power stolen from the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Outer Gods]] by the main characters]], their voices plummet and boom when they speak.
* In ''FanFic/ThousandShinji'', when [[spoiler:the main characters ascend to godhood]], their voices similarly plummet and boom when they talk to their followers.
* ''FanFic/AdviceAndTrust'': When Rei uses her hidden power, her voice becomes throatier and deeper, and she actually [[GutturalGrowler growls]].
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fanfic ''FanFic/{{Visiontale}}'', [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8779618/chapters/20125687 posted on]] Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn, the deeper a monster's voice, the stronger they are magically. Sans also indulges in this when he is about to give someone a bad time by casting particularly powerful magic.

** Goku's scream as he transforms into a Super Saiyan for the first time. More noticeable in ''[[Anime/DragonBallKai Kai]]''.

SisterTrope to PowerEchoes, BadassBaritone and ContraltoOfDanger, and the neutral cousin of EvilSoundsDeep and VoiceOfTheLegion. It's not ''quite'' the same as BadassBaritone, although these two tropes aren't mutually exclusive. See also HeavyVoice.

* In both ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'', Jennifer Walters' voice deepens when she transforms into ComicBook/SheHulk.

* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', Ursula, the movie's BigBad, already had a [[EvilSoundsDeep pretty deep voice]]. After she uses the trident's magic to empower herself and [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever grow to a humongous size]], her voice becomes ''downright demonic''. This is more noticeable in the Latin American Spanish dub of the film.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''[='s=] Creator/MishaCollins made a deliberate decision to have his voice as Castiel, the extremely powerful angel, be deeper than his normal voice--it was a one-shot character, right? Nearly a decade later, he kind of regrets it. He got to use his normal voice in ''one episode'', in which the man Castiel has been using as a vessel appears.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''[='s=] Misha Collins made a deliberate decision to have his voice as Castiel, the extremely powerful angel, be deeper than his normal voice--it was a one-shot character, right? Nearly a decade later, he kind of regrets it. He got to use his normal voice in ''one episode'', in which the man Castiel has been using as a vessel appears.

* Galadriel's voice gets pretty deep (and reverbed) in the first ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film when she is ''imagining'' what she would do with the kind of power provided by the One Ring. However, Galadriel is already plenty powerful, so all the deep voice and special effects that went with it were her own doing.

If the subject is a woman, this usually presents itself in the form of their voices sounding huskier and more sensual (remember, PowerIsSexy), although there ''are'' cases where their voices just become deeper and booming like the men.

* Hibiki and Chris have noticeably deeper singing voices when they are in IGNITE Mode.
** Whenever Hibiki and Maria (or basically anyone) fail to go into IGNITE Mode, they go berserk, turn completely black and become more bestial. Their voices drastically deepen.

When a person [[AppliedPhlebotinum taps into some mystical wellspring of power]][[note]]or higher levels of testosterone[[/note]], a common side effect is that their voice immediately plummets several octaves. Naturally, this is [[OhCrap a tell-tale sign]] that copious amounts of ass are about to be kicked.

* In ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'', UnluckyEverydude Nagasumi turns into a [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] {{expy}} while under the influence of the Song of Heroes. Or just when sufficiently pissed off.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': Any time Yugi and his Millennium Puzzle-residing alter-ego do a MentalFusion, expect Yugi's voice to plummet faster than [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks the Tower of Terror]]. This goes double for the dub, [[CompellingVoice thanks to none other than]] '''[[Creator/DanGreen DAN]] [[MemeticMutation GREEN]]!''' ([[VocalEvolution and it gets deeper over time]]). The voice is actually the Pharaoh's voice and is naturally that deep (so Yugi's just "borrowing" it) and in ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', older!Yugi is shown to have the exact same voice.
** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Hilariously]] [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] in the first episode of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' by Kaiba.
-->'''Kaiba:''' "Wait. Did your testicles just drop in the last five seconds or something? What the heck happened to your voice?"

* [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer's voice in comparison to Shirou's.]]
* In ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', this happens to the Visored when they put on their [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Hollow masks]].

* Manga/{{Naruto}}'s voice gets noticeably deeper while using Kyuubi's chakra.
** [[InvertedTrope Like Ichigo above]], Juugo's voice gets higher when he uses Level 2 of the Cursed Seal's power.
* [[Manga/DragonBall Goku and Gohan's]] voices got noticeably deeper when they transform into Super Saiyajin 2 and 3 respectively.

** In the English dub (original and Kai), Freeza's voice gets progressively deeper as he transforms - and then crosses the BishonenLine along with the rest of him, reverting to something like his first form.

** In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', Kale is a rare female example in the series. Her base form is a high-pitched, [[ShrinkingViolet meek sounding]] voice, but her voice as a [[HulkingOut Super Saiyan Beserk]] is huskier and more sensual.

* [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Seras Victoria]] from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' sounds much deeper after [[spoiler:drinking Pip's blood.]]
* In the dark magical girl anime ''IlSolePenetraLeIllusioni'', Akari's voice is deeper when she's in her Tenebrae form.

* Hibiki and Chris from ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' have noticeably deeper singing voices when they are in IGNITE Mode.

** In general, the heroes have mezzo-soprano singing voice when [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull they invoking the holy chants]], despite several like Hibiki and Kirika have higher register when talking or singing normally.

* The comic versions of Comicbook/GhostRider all get deep, scary voices once they change from their human identities to the Rider. Typically, it's represented by a change in their speech bubbles (speaking in italics, with the bubbles now outlined in black fire, or speaking in white text in black bubbles, and so on).

* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': When [[spoiler:[[ArchnemesisDad Gendo and Yui]] seized the power stolen from the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Outer Gods]] by the main characters,]] their voices plummeted and boomed when they talked.
* In ''Fanfic/ThousandShinji'', when [[spoiler:the main characters ascend to godhood,]] their voices plummet and boom when they talk to their followers.
* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': When Rei uses her hidden power, her voice becomes throatier and deeper, and she actually growls.
* In the ''Videogame/{{Undertale}}'' fanfic [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/Visiontale Visiontale]], [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8779618/chapters/20125687 posted on Archive of Our Own]], the deeper a monster's voice, the stronger they are magically.
** Sans, when he is about to give someone a bad time by casting particularly powerful magic.

* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', Ursula, the movie's BigBad, already had a [[EvilSoundsDeep pretty deep voice]]. After she uses the trident's magic to empower herself and grow to a humongous size, her voice becomes ''downright demonic''. This is more noticeable in the Latin American Spanish dub of the film.

* Galadriel's voice got pretty deep (and reverbed) in the first ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' film when she was ''imagining'' what she would do with the kind of power provided by the One Ring. However, Galadriel is already plenty powerful, so all the deep voice and special effects that went with it were her own doing.

* [[VideoGame/OnimushaDawnOfDreams (Kajin no) Soki]] in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]''. For his [[LimitBreak Level 3 Hyper]], he assumes his [[DarkIsNotEvil Black Oni]] [[PhysicalGod Onimusha]] [[SuperMode form]], donning a {{mask|OfPower}} with {{red eyes|TakeWarning}} and [[MysticalWhiteHair a mane of white hair]]. His voice goes from "BoisterousBruiser" to "Holy hell! He sounds like {{Satan}}!" Said voice is also [[PowerEchoes booming]] and [[TheUnintelligible incomprehensible]], but his voice drops from bass to baritone in no time flat.

** Nelo Angelo (aka [[spoiler:a BrainwashedAndCrazy [[EvilTwin Vergil]]]]) has an unnaturally low voice. According to [[WordOfGod The History of DMC]], [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mundus]] destroyed Vergil's original body and placed his soul into an artificial, yet powerful construct.]] Compare this to [[spoiler:Vergil in ''3'']], where his original form had a slightly raspy, but still normal-sounding voice.
** Whenever Nero uses his Devil Trigger in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'', his voice gains a deep booming echo.

* When [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] wears the [[EleventhHourSuperpower Fierce Deity Mask]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'', he physically becomes older, and therefore his voice becomes deeper.

* In ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]'', Dracula's voice deepens mid-''word'' as he transforms into a massive bat-creature for the second part of the battle. Conversely, when that form is defeated, he roars in pain, and his voice spontaneously ''rises'' back to normal as his transformation is forced to revert.

* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft: Wrath of the Lich King'' reveals that the [[EvilOverlord Lich]] [[PhysicalGod King's]] [[PowerEchoes booming]], [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]] is a case of this. During the final cinematic of the expansion's end raid, Icecrown Citadel, we learn that the echo is apparently coming from the Lich King's [[CoolHelmet Helm of Domination]] as in the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAIrj_Vqdfc Fall of the Lich King]]'' cutscene that plays after his defeat, the helmet falls off of Arthas' head and his voice is back to his normal tone from before him putting the helmet on. Afterwards, when Tirion Fordring [[spoiler:puts the helmet on Bolvar Fordragon, players actually get to hear Bolvar's voice go from his current voice, to a downright ''demonic''-sounding growling rumble, with the echo kicking in towards the end of the sentence he says after having the helmet put on him.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Neptunia}}'': The [=CPUs=]' and CPU Candidates voices generally become deeper after transforming into their goddess forms. Some of them are more or less {{Older Alter Ego}}s to their human forms, but rather than just gaining a more mature voice, the pitch of their voices get drastically lower. While in [[Creator/AoiYuuki Yellow Heart's]] case, her voice really just only becomes more mature, for characters like [[Creator/RieTanaka Purple Heart]] and [[Creator/KanaHanazawa Iris Heart]] it is more than that. Particularly seen in Neptune/Purple Heart's case. The older version of Neptune doesn't reach Purple Heart's low voice even at the slightest.

** The original [=CPU=] quartet can transform into their Next Forms in ''Victory II'', making their voices even deeper than they already are.
* A lot of the more supernatural champions in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' (such as Maokai and Nasus) have very deep voices, but the unquestioned winner is Nautilus, the Titan of the Depths. [[WasOnceAMan Once an ordinary deep sea diver]], he met ''something'' down there that fused him into his diver suit, growing him to gigantic size, infusing him with incredible power, and making [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/leagueoflegends/images/0/02/Nautilus_Select.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20120616030110 his voice sound like THIS.]]

* Mike Morningstar from his debut in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', where he uses the full extent of his powers after [[TheMole revealing himself to be]] [[EvilAllAlong the villain of that episode]] and siphoning off of Gwen's mana. His skin [[GoldenSuperMode turns gold]], while his voice noticeably deepens and [[PowerEchoes gains an echo effect]]. When {{depower}}ed, Mike's voice returns to normal. As Darkstar, however, it's back to said deepness, but this is a subversion, as it's an effect of his CoolMask.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''/''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': When Avatars such as Aang and Korra go into the Avatar State, this is the general effect -- though it's because the spirits of hundreds of past lives are speaking through them, [[VoiceOfTheLegion all at once]].

* In both ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk'', Jennifer Walters' voice deepens when she transforms into ComicBook/SheHulk.

* In both ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk, Jennifer Walters' voice deepens when she transforms into ComicBook/SheHulk.

* ComicBook/DoctorFate in ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' sounds deeper than Kent Nelson.

* Bailey from ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOnDeck'' when she's possessed by Princess Xaria. This also happens to London in the same episode, but as a closing gag.
* Anyone in ''Series/StargateSG1'', when possessed by a Goa'uld symbiote, although it's actually the Goa'ulds invoking the trope. They can use normal voices if they want to, but they want people to think that they're all-powerful gods, so they change their voice to match people's expectations. And among the rebel Tok'ra faction, who share control rather than dominating their human hosts, the different voices are used simply to show whether it's the host or the symbiote who's speaking at the moment.
* ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' gets into this when Merlin begins speaking Dragon-language. His regular magic doesn't usually deepen his voice, but the dragon calls do.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''[='s=] Misha Collins made a deliberate decision to have his voice as Castiel, the extremely powerful angel, be deeper than his normal voice--it was a one-shot character, right? Nearly a decade later, he kind of regrets it. He got to use his normal voice in ''one episode'', in which the man Castiel has been using as a vessel appears.

** In "The Evil of the Daleks", the Emperor Dalek has a noticeably deeper voice, modulated at a lower frequency, than the other Daleks. (Avoided with the normal Supreme Daleks, who tend to have ''higher-pitched'' voices than the other Daleks, making them sound like they're on the verge of snapping from stress.)
** There are some clever {{justified|Trope}} examples in "The Robots of Death," when the Doctor gets Leela to release helium into a room in order to rob Taren of his CompellingVoice. He takes full command of the situation, the villain and Leela get really squeaky and the Doctor mocks them for it, but his own voice remains as [[BadassBaritone deep and velvety]] as ever (Power ''Keeps'' Your Voice Deep). Apparently, being a Time Lord gives him 'a larynx that can put up with anything', though RuleOfCool is the obvious [[WatsonianVersusDoylist Doylist factor]]. We also get Lack of Power Makes Your Voice High, as the amount of gas and thus the effect of the helium on Taren's voice increases as Taren loses control of his robots and thus his power, until he literally squeaks himself to death.

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* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' prequel ''Start of Darkness''. When Xykon becomes a lich, he expresses admiration for his new voice and repeats several Creator/JamesEarlJones-isms.

* ''Franchise/DevilMayCry''

* [[Franchise/{{Onimusha}} (Kajin no) Soki]] in ''[[VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]''. For his [[LimitBreak Level 3 Hyper]], he assumes his [[DarkIsNotEvil Black Oni]] [[PhysicalGod Onimusha]] [[SuperMode form]], donning a {{mask|OfPower}} with {{red eyes|TakeWarning}} and [[MysticalWhiteHair a mane of white hair]]. His voice goes from "BoisterousBruiser" to "Holy hell! He sounds like {{Satan}}!" Said voice is also [[PowerEchoes booming]] and [[TheUnintelligible incomprehensible]], but his voice drops from bass to baritone in no time flat.
* In ''Franchise/DevilMayCry 2'' ([[CanonDiscontinuity the one]] [[FanonDiscontinuity nobody talks about]]), when Dante's [[DesperationAttack health is at critical levels]] (his lifebar will be flashing red), activating his [[SuperMode Devil Trigger]] will cause Dante to morph into a stronger, bigger, [[NighInvulnerability invincible]] alternate form (Devil Trigger Majin Form) able to mow do ''anything'' in the game with ease. While all of Dante's Devil Triggers [[PowerEchoes echo]] ([[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness except for in the first game]]), this one has a much deeper, demonic sounding voice.
** In ''Devil May Cry 3'', [[spoiler:Arkham]] manages to unlock the dormant power of the [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Sparda sword]]. Three guesses on what happens to his voice.
** Nelo Angelo (aka [[spoiler:a BrainwashedAndCrazy [[EvilTwin Vergil]]]]) has an unnaturally low voice. According to [[WordOfGod The History of DMC]], [[spoiler:[[BigBad Mundus]] destroyed Vergil's original body and placed his soul into an artificial, yet powerful construct.]] Compare this to [[spoiler:Vergil in ''3'']], where his original form had a slightly raspy, but still normal-sounding voice.

** Whenever Nero uses his Devil Trigger in ''4'', his voice gains a deep booming echo.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''[='s=] Misha Collins made a deliberate decision to have his voice as Castiel, the extremely powerful angel, be deeper than his normal voice--it was a one-shot character, right? Four seasons later he kind of regrets it. He got to use his normal voice in ''one episode'', in which the man Castiel has been using as a vessel appears.