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* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'':
** [[MadScientist Shou Tucker]] never raises his voice, and he is an evil alchemist who turned his family into chimeras.
** [[BigBad Dante]], both as an old woman and in Lyra's body. She's got a polite speech pattern, a gentle voice and never shouts, only very rarely raises her voice. However, she's also got the ability to say horrific and monstrous things with that same gentle tone.
** [[KnightTemplar Dietlinde Eckhart]] from [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa The Conqueror of Shamballa]] is soft-spoken and gentle, but was a Nazi.
** [[MadScientist Shou Tucker]] never raises his voice, and he is an evil alchemist who turned his family into chimeras.
** [[BigBad Dante]], both as an old woman and in Lyra's body. She's got a polite speech pattern, a gentle voice and never shouts, only very rarely raises her voice. However, she's also got the ability to say horrific and monstrous things with that same gentle tone.
** [[KnightTemplar Dietlinde Eckhart]] from [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheConquerorOfShamballa The Conqueror of Shamballa]] is soft-spoken and gentle, but was a Nazi.
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Of course, this can possibly also go in quite the opposite direction, with the villain's gentle voice [[ObviouslyEvil highlighting]] their willingness to commit atrocities [[ForTheEvulz out of schadenfreude]], their [[BloodKnight enjoyment of combat]], their [[CardCarryingVillain total lack of shame towards their actions]], their [[ButForMeItWasTuesday casual disregard]] for human decency, or even their [[VillainousValour refusal to back down when confronted]].
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Of course, this can possibly also go in quite the opposite direction, with the villain's gentle voice [[ObviouslyEvil highlighting]] their willingness to commit atrocities [[ForTheEvulz out of schadenfreude]], their [[BloodKnight enjoyment of combat]], their [[CardCarryingVillain total lack of shame shame]] towards their actions]], actions, their [[ButForMeItWasTuesday casual disregard]] for human decency, or even their [[VillainousValour refusal to back down when confronted]].
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Of course, this can possibly also go in quite the opposite direction, with the villain's gentle voice [[ObviouslyEvil highlighting]] their willingness to commit atrocities [[ForTheEvulz out of schadenfreude]], their [[CardCarryingVillain total lack of shame towards their actions]], their [[ButForMeItWasTuesday casual disregard]] for human decency, or even their [[VillainousValour refusal to back down when confronted]].
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Of course, this can possibly also go in quite the opposite direction, with the villain's gentle voice [[ObviouslyEvil highlighting]] their willingness to commit atrocities [[ForTheEvulz out of schadenfreude]], their [[BloodKnight enjoyment of combat]], their [[CardCarryingVillain total lack of shame towards their actions]], their [[ButForMeItWasTuesday casual disregard]] for human decency, or even their [[VillainousValour refusal to back down when confronted]].
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* Jamie Washington in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PyschoSupporter with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
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* Jamie Washington in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PyschoSupporter PsychoSupporter with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
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* Jamie Washington in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PoisonousFriend with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
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* Jamie Washington in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PoisonousFriend PyschoSupporter with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'': Mr. Wolf, leader of the gang, always talks in a smooth, polite, laid-back tone, even while committing crimes. This is best demonstrated in the opening sequence, when he and Mr. Snake casually stroll into a bank and he calmly announces his intention to rob it.
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* R'Qazz from ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndThemastersOfTheUniverse2021'' is an EvilPoacher who speaks in a harsh whisper when he isn't snarling like a rabid animal. [[spoiler:When transformed into Beast Man, he loses the whisper in favor of a growling voice. The whisper comes back to near CreepyMonotone levels in season 3 after Beast Man is turned into a skele-drone by Skeletor.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Mr. Burns, whose voice is soft, breathy, and elegant-sounding (it was based on Lionel Barrymore and Ronald Reagan), and who is one of, if not ''the'' most evil character on the show.
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, [ I'm probably not very frightening to a guy like you]], but these crazies, they can't stand it. ''sprays fear toxin into the face of the man he's talking to; the next lines are portrayed from the POV of the latter, and thus spoken in a VoiceOfTheLegion]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
-->-- '''Dr. Jonathan Crane''', ''Film/BatmanBegins''
-->-- '''Dr. Jonathan Crane''', ''Film/BatmanBegins''
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, [[GeekPhysiques I'm probably not very frightening]] to [[TheMafia a guy like you]], but these crazies, they can't stand it. ''[sprays [[SupernaturalFearInducer fear toxin]] into the face of the man he's talking to; the next lines are portrayed [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness from the POV of the latter]], and thus spoken in a VoiceOfTheLegion]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, [[GeekPhysiques [ I'm probably not very frightening]] frightening to [[TheMafia a guy like you]], but these crazies, they can't stand it. ''[sprays [[SupernaturalFearInducer ''sprays fear toxin]] toxin into the face of the man he's talking to; the next lines are portrayed [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness from the POV of the latter]], latter, and thus spoken in a VoiceOfTheLegion]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, I'm probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies, they can't stand it. ''[sprays Fear Toxin into the face of the man he's talking to]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, [[GeekPhysiques I'm probably not very frightening frightening]] to [[TheMafia a guy like you, you]], but these crazies, they can't stand it. ''[sprays Fear Toxin [[SupernaturalFearInducer fear toxin]] into the face of the man he's talking to]'' to; the next lines are portrayed [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness from the POV of the latter]], and thus spoken in a VoiceOfTheLegion]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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%%* Nurse Ratched in ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
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* Akeno Himejima of ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' is a heroic example. She's a CombatSadomasochist who enjoys inflicting and receiving pain in battle, but rarely drops her cheerful and flirtatious disposition.
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* MadScientist Dr. Dala in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Old World Blues'' speaks in low, sultry tones in stark contrast to the [[PsychopathicManchild loud, boisterous (occasionally incomprehensible)]] speaking voices of her colleagues, while having a penchant for mutilating human subjects and harvesting their organs.
-->'''Dala:''' Shh, little organs. Go to sleep in your tanks. Dala loves you.
-->'''Dala:''' Shh, little organs. Go to sleep in your tanks. Dala loves you.
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** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] are involved.[[/note]]
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** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] [[spoiler:children]] are involved.[[/note]]
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* In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
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%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[FetishizedAbuser Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
* Kanzaki from the ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' TV anime is a ManipulativeBastard who betrayed his best friend. In contrast to his ominous voice and mannerisms in the OVA, his voice comes across as reserved and completely ''normal'' in the TV series -- which makes his villainy all the more chilling.
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has Torch Weaver. He's a constantly grinning, overweight blond man who looks like a stereotypical suburban dad. He's even a teetotaler and prefers using "shucks" and "golly" instead of actual cursing. He is also a bounty hunter and a professional pyromaniac who has little reservation using his flamethrower on defenseless targets. According to him, he even burned his wife and child alive.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Picture it, a boy with [[ShrinkingViolet Aichi]]'s unfailing politeness and [[BigBad Ren]]'s sadistic personality. That's [[spoiler:how Aichi acts under [[FaceHeelTurn the manipulation of Ren]]]].
* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': Unlike all other villains like [[CuteAndPsycho Kurumi Tokisaki]] (who is a homicidal maniac who has no composure when her crazy-side breaks out) and [[TheAce Minerva Liddell]] (who is a psychotic soldier who loses her cool when she is torturing someone), [[BigBad Isaac Westcott]] is fully capable of causing pain in other people without losing his clarity and calm.
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Of the four Dark Masters, Machinedramon is easily the most prolific killer, effortlessly slaughtering dozens of Numemon with no hesitation whatsoever and being willing to bring down entire cities to capture his targets. He also barely raises his voice above a cold, robotic whisper and has little interest in idle banter. It truly is something to hear him [[CallingYourAttacks call his]] [[WaveMotionGun Giga Cannon]] in a completely lifeless, quiet voice.
* Kanzaki from the ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' TV anime is a ManipulativeBastard who betrayed his best friend. In contrast to his ominous voice and mannerisms in the OVA, his voice comes across as reserved and completely ''normal'' in the TV series -- which makes his villainy all the more chilling.
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has Torch Weaver. He's a constantly grinning, overweight blond man who looks like a stereotypical suburban dad. He's even a teetotaler and prefers using "shucks" and "golly" instead of actual cursing. He is also a bounty hunter and a professional pyromaniac who has little reservation using his flamethrower on defenseless targets. According to him, he even burned his wife and child alive.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Picture it, a boy with [[ShrinkingViolet Aichi]]'s unfailing politeness and [[BigBad Ren]]'s sadistic personality. That's [[spoiler:how Aichi acts under [[FaceHeelTurn the manipulation of Ren]]]].
* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': Unlike all other villains like [[CuteAndPsycho Kurumi Tokisaki]] (who is a homicidal maniac who has no composure when her crazy-side breaks out) and [[TheAce Minerva Liddell]] (who is a psychotic soldier who loses her cool when she is torturing someone), [[BigBad Isaac Westcott]] is fully capable of causing pain in other people without losing his clarity and calm.
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Of the four Dark Masters, Machinedramon is easily the most prolific killer, effortlessly slaughtering dozens of Numemon with no hesitation whatsoever and being willing to bring down entire cities to capture his targets. He also barely raises his voice above a cold, robotic whisper and has little interest in idle banter. It truly is something to hear him [[CallingYourAttacks call his]] [[WaveMotionGun Giga Cannon]] in a completely lifeless, quiet voice.
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* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': Unlike all other villains like [[CuteAndPsycho Kurumi Tokisaki]] (who is a homicidal maniac who has no composure when her crazy-side breaks out) and [[TheAce Minerva Liddell]] (who is a psychotic soldier who loses her cool when she is torturing someone), [[BigBad Isaac Westcott]] is fully capable of causing pain in other people without losing his clarity and calm.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Of the four Dark Masters, Machinedramon is easily the most prolific killer, effortlessly slaughtering dozens of Numemon with no hesitation whatsoever and being willing to bring down entire cities to capture his targets. He also barely raises his voice above a cold, robotic whisper and has little interest in idle banter. It truly is something to hear him [[CallingYourAttacks call his]] [[WaveMotionGun Giga Cannon]] in a completely lifeless, quiet voice.
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%%%* [[Creator/AkiraIshida Xellos]] from ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Of the four Dark Masters, Machinedramon is easily the most prolific killer, effortlessly slaughtering dozens of Numemon with no hesitation whatsoever and being willing to bring down entire cities to capture his targets. He also barely raises his voice above a cold, robotic whisper and has little interest in idle banter. It truly is something to hear him [[CallingYourAttacks call his]] [[WaveMotionGun Giga Cannon]] in a completely lifeless, quiet voice.
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* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': Unlike all other villains like [[CuteAndPsycho Kurumi Tokisaki]] (who is a homicidal maniac who has no composure when her crazy-side breaks out) and [[TheAce Minerva Liddell]] (who is a psychotic soldier who loses her cool when she is torturing someone), [[BigBad Isaac Westcott]] is fully capable of causing pain in other people without losing his clarity and calm.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Of the four Dark Masters, Machinedramon is easilyFor the most prolific killer, effortlessly slaughtering dozens of Numemon with no hesitation whatsoever and part, Russia from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Despite being willing a huge man who finds it amusing to bring down entire cities to capture his targets. He also barely raises his bully, he usually speaks in a soft, high, [[PsychopathicManchild childlike]] voice above a cold, robotic whisper and he has little interest in idle banter. It truly is something a sweet, [[StepfordSmiler gently smiling,]] blushing face to hear him [[CallingYourAttacks call his]] [[WaveMotionGun Giga Cannon]] in a completely lifeless, quiet voice.
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* Illumi Zoldyck from''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}''.''Manga/HunterXHunter'' is very [[DissonantSerenity serene]] and [[TheStoic rarely emotes at all]], but he's just as (if not ''more'') sadistic as [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. Chrollo Lucifer is the same way.
%% * [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
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* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is a heroic example. He's always polite and charming, even though he's ''even more'' willing to brutally kill or maim (or both) his enemies than [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Hiei]], [[{{Foil}} who generally fights with a sort of controlled anger instead.]] In the manga, he takes particular pleasure in messily killing an opponent who threatened his [[MoralityPet mother]].
** A very disturbing example is Karasu during the Dark Tournament arc. While he's otherwise dismissive of his own allies and the other contestants, he takes a creepy liking to Kurama and is ([[SmugSuper mostly]]) [[FauxAffablyEvil polite to him while he calmly and elegantly goes on about how he'd love to kill the kitsune demon personally]]. His DissonantSerenity before and during the battle manages to ''scare Kurama''.
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* In the American dub of ''Anime/StarBlazers'' Desslok has an almost feminine voice, which makes him far more creepy than his original bog-standard Japanese villain growl.
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is a heroic example. He's always polite and charming, even though he's ''even more'' willing to brutally kill or maim (or both) his enemies than [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Hiei]], [[{{Foil}} who generally fights with a sort of controlled anger instead.]] In the manga, he takes particular pleasure in messily killing an opponent who threatened his [[MoralityPet mother]].
** A very disturbing example is Karasu during the Dark Tournament arc. While he's otherwise dismissive of his own allies and the other contestants, he takes a creepy liking to Kurama and is ([[SmugSuper mostly]]) [[FauxAffablyEvil polite to him while he calmly and elegantly goes on about how he'd love to kill the kitsune demon personally]]. His DissonantSerenity before and during the battle manages to ''scare Kurama''.
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* In the American dub of ''Anime/StarBlazers'' Desslok has an almost feminine voice, which makes him far more creepy than his original bog-standard Japanese villain growl.
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* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Mahito, the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Human]] Disaster [[TheHeartless Curse]] appears as a heroic example. He's always polite and charming, even friendly, though odd looking young man and has a gentle, playful voice. If given the opportunity, he is going to take his sweet time to talk about all the NightmareFuel, MindRape and BodyHorror he just inflicted/is about to inflict on someone in the same manner he talks about games or the quirks of his co-villains.
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]], is like this so long as he's''even more'' willing to brutally kill or maim (or both) his enemies than [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Hiei]], [[{{Foil}} who generally fights with a sort of controlled anger instead.]] In the manga, he takes particular pleasure in messily killing an opponent who threatened his [[MoralityPet mother]].
** A very disturbing example is Karasu during the Dark Tournament arc. Whilepossessing [[spoiler:Kenjirou]], but if he's otherwise dismissive of on his own allies and the other contestants, he takes a creepy liking to Kurama and is ([[SmugSuper mostly]]) [[FauxAffablyEvil polite to him while he calmly and elegantly goes on about how he'd love to kill the kitsune demon personally]]. His DissonantSerenity before and during the battle manages to ''scare Kurama''.
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* In the American dub of ''Anime/StarBlazers'' Desslok has an almost feminine voice, which makes him far more creepy than his original bog-standard Japanese villain growl.or possessing [[spoiler:Konoha]], [[EvilIsHammy all bets are off.]]
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]], is like this so long as he's
** A very disturbing example is Karasu during the Dark Tournament arc. While
* [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Light]] [[Creator/BradSwaile Yagami]], VillainProtagonist of ''Manga/DeathNote'', who stays cool and calm even while delivering his judgments face-to-face. [[spoiler:Poor Naomi Misora.]]
** Later subverted, [[spoiler: once he is outed as Kira.]] By the final episode of the series, he [[VillainousBreakdown seems to have forgotten]] how [[LargeHam inside voices even work]].
* In the American dub of ''Anime/StarBlazers'' Desslok has an almost feminine voice, which makes him far more creepy than his original bog-standard Japanese villain growl.
* William James Moriarty of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' is far from a sadist, but he's a quiet, polite, softspoken SerialKillerKiller voice by the soft-voiced Creator/SomaSaito, who is hardly known for a deep voice.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking like he's relaxed or even bored at all times even when [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing people for information]] or [[ColdBloodedTorture for fun]].
* Vincent Nightray from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil though not exactly evil]], has done quite a few morally ambiguous things and takes any chance he gets to act needlessly sadistic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f010htqE1rek056o1_1280.jpg This picture]] sums it up quite nicely.
* [[spoiler:Kyubey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:was voiced by [[Creator/EmiriKatou the same woman]] as [[Manga/LuckyStar Kagami Hiiragi]] and [[LightNovel/BakeMonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji]] and shares their high, thin voices, and seems to be like another cutesy MagicalGirl series mascot. [[CosmicHorrorStory This is not]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality the case]].]]
%%* Mukuro and Byakuran from ''Manga/Reborn2004''.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking like he's relaxed or even bored at all times even when [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing people for information]] or [[ColdBloodedTorture for fun]].
* Vincent Nightray from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil though not exactly evil]], has done quite a few morally ambiguous things and takes any chance he gets to act needlessly sadistic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f010htqE1rek056o1_1280.jpg This picture]] sums it up quite nicely.
* [[spoiler:Kyubey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:was voiced by [[Creator/EmiriKatou the same woman]] as [[Manga/LuckyStar Kagami Hiiragi]] and [[LightNovel/BakeMonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji]] and shares their high, thin voices, and seems to be like another cutesy MagicalGirl series mascot. [[CosmicHorrorStory This is not]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality the case]].]]
%%* Mukuro and Byakuran from ''Manga/Reborn2004''.
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%%* Mukuro and Byakuran from ''Manga/Reborn2004''.
%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[FetishizedAbuser Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
* Kanzaki from the ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' TV anime is a ManipulativeBastard who betrayed his best friend. In contrast to his ominous voice and mannerisms in the OVA, his voice comes across as reserved and completely ''normal'' in the TV series -- which makes his villainy all the more chilling.
* Vincent Nightray from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil though not exactly evil]], has done quite a few morally ambiguous things and takes any chance he gets to act needlessly sadistic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f010htqE1rek056o1_1280.jpg This picture]] sums it up quite nicely.
* [[spoiler:Kyubey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:was voiced by [[Creator/EmiriKatou the same woman]] as [[Manga/LuckyStar Kagami Hiiragi]] and [[LightNovel/BakeMonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji]] and shares their high, thin voices, and seems to be like another cutesy MagicalGirl series mascot. [[CosmicHorrorStory This is not]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality the case]].]]
* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Picture it, a boy with [[ShrinkingViolet Aichi]]'s unfailing politeness and [[BigBad Ren]]'s sadistic personality. That's [[spoiler:how Aichi acts under [[FaceHeelTurn the manipulation of Ren]]]].
* For the most part, Russia from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Despite being a huge man who finds it amusing to bully, he usually speaks in a soft, high, [[PsychopathicManchild childlike]] voice and he has a sweet, [[StepfordSmiler gently smiling,]] blushing face to match.
* Illumi Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' is very [[DissonantSerenity serene]] and [[TheStoic rarely emotes at all]], but he's just as (if not ''more'') sadistic as [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. Chrollo Lucifer is the same way.
* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Mahito, the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Human]] Disaster [[TheHeartless Curse]] appears as a friendly, though odd looking young man and has a gentle, playful voice. If given the opportunity, he is going to take his sweet time to talk about all the NightmareFuel, MindRape and BodyHorror he just inflicted/is about to inflict on someone in the same manner he talks about games or the quirks of his co-villains.
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]], is like this so long as he's possessing [[spoiler:Kenjirou]], but if he's on his own or possessing [[spoiler:Konoha]], [[EvilIsHammy all bets are off.]]
%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[FetishizedAbuser Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
* Kanzaki from the ''Manga/{{Area 88}}'' TV anime is a ManipulativeBastard who betrayed his best friend. In contrast to his ominous voice and mannerisms in the OVA, his voice comes across as reserved and completely ''normal'' in the TV series -- which makes his villainy all the more chilling.
* Vincent Nightray from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil though not exactly evil]], has done quite a few morally ambiguous things and takes any chance he gets to act needlessly sadistic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f010htqE1rek056o1_1280.jpg This picture]] sums it up quite nicely.
* [[spoiler:Kyubey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:was voiced by [[Creator/EmiriKatou the same woman]] as [[Manga/LuckyStar Kagami Hiiragi]] and [[LightNovel/BakeMonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji]] and shares their high, thin voices, and seems to be like another cutesy MagicalGirl series mascot. [[CosmicHorrorStory This is not]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality the case]].]]
* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Picture it, a boy with [[ShrinkingViolet Aichi]]'s unfailing politeness and [[BigBad Ren]]'s sadistic personality. That's [[spoiler:how Aichi acts under [[FaceHeelTurn the manipulation of Ren]]]].
* For the most part, Russia from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Despite being a huge man who finds it amusing to bully, he usually speaks in a soft, high, [[PsychopathicManchild childlike]] voice and he has a sweet, [[StepfordSmiler gently smiling,]] blushing face to match.
* Illumi Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' is very [[DissonantSerenity serene]] and [[TheStoic rarely emotes at all]], but he's just as (if not ''more'') sadistic as [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. Chrollo Lucifer is the same way.
* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Mahito, the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Human]] Disaster [[TheHeartless Curse]] appears as a friendly, though odd looking young man and has a gentle, playful voice. If given the opportunity, he is going to take his sweet time to talk about all the NightmareFuel, MindRape and BodyHorror he just inflicted/is about to inflict on someone in the same manner he talks about games or the quirks of his co-villains.
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]], is like this so long as he's possessing [[spoiler:Kenjirou]], but if he's on his own or possessing [[spoiler:Konoha]], [[EvilIsHammy all bets are off.]]
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%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[FetishizedAbuser Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
*
* Vincent Nightray from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', [[AmbiguouslyEvil though not exactly evil]], has done quite a few morally ambiguous things and takes any chance he gets to act needlessly sadistic. [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f010htqE1rek056o1_1280.jpg This picture]] sums it up quite nicely.
* [[spoiler:Kyubey]] in ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:was voiced by [[Creator/EmiriKatou the same woman]] as [[Manga/LuckyStar Kagami Hiiragi]] and [[LightNovel/BakeMonogatari Mayoi Hachikuji]] and shares their high, thin voices, and seems to be like another cutesy MagicalGirl series mascot. [[CosmicHorrorStory This is not]] [[BlueAndOrangeMorality the case]].]]
* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Picture it, a boy with [[ShrinkingViolet Aichi]]'s unfailing politeness and [[BigBad Ren]]'s sadistic personality. That's [[spoiler:how Aichi acts under [[FaceHeelTurn the manipulation of Ren]]]].
* For the most part, Russia from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. Despite being a huge man who finds it amusing to bully, he usually speaks in a soft, high, [[PsychopathicManchild childlike]] voice and he has a sweet, [[StepfordSmiler gently smiling,]] blushing face to match.
* Illumi Zoldyck from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' is very [[DissonantSerenity serene]] and [[TheStoic rarely emotes at all]], but he's just as (if not ''more'') sadistic as [[MonsterClown Hisoka]]. Chrollo Lucifer is the same way.
* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Mahito, the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Human]] Disaster [[TheHeartless Curse]] appears as a friendly, though odd looking young man and has a gentle, playful voice. If given the opportunity, he is going to take
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' BigBad, [[spoiler:the Wide-Open Eyes Snake]], is like this so long as he's possessing [[spoiler:Kenjirou]], but if he's on his own or possessing [[spoiler:Konoha]], [[EvilIsHammy all bets are off.]]
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* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has Torch Weaver. He's a constantly grinning, overweight blond man who looks like a stereotypical suburban dad. He's even a teetotaler and prefers using "shucks" and "golly" instead of actual cursing. He is also a bounty hunter and a professional pyromaniac who has little reservation using his flamethrower on defenseless targets. According to him, he even burned his wife and child alive.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking like he's relaxed or even bored at all times even when [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing people for information]] or [[ColdBloodedTorture for fun]].
* William James Moriarty of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' is far from a sadist, but he's a quiet, polite, softspoken SerialKillerKiller voice by the soft-voiced Creator/SomaSaito, who is hardly known for a deep voice.
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking like he's relaxed or even bored at all times even when [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing people for information]] or [[ColdBloodedTorture for fun]].
* William James Moriarty of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' is far from a sadist, but he's a quiet, polite, softspoken SerialKillerKiller voice by the soft-voiced Creator/SomaSaito, who is hardly known for a deep voice.
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.
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* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' has Torch Weaver. ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'':
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is a heroic example. He'sa constantly grinning, overweight blond man who looks like a stereotypical suburban dad. He's always polite and charming, even a teetotaler and prefers using "shucks" and "golly" instead of actual cursing. He is also a bounty hunter and a professional pyromaniac who has little reservation using his flamethrower on defenseless targets. According to him, he even burned his wife and child alive.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking likethough he's relaxed ''even more'' willing to brutally kill or even bored at all times even when [[JackBauerInterrogationTechnique torturing people for information]] or [[ColdBloodedTorture for fun]].
* William James Moriartymaim (or both) his enemies than [[Creator/NobuyukiHiyama Hiei]], [[{{Foil}} who generally fights with a sort of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' controlled anger instead.]] In the manga, he takes particular pleasure in messily killing an opponent who threatened his [[MoralityPet mother]].
** A very disturbing example isfar from a sadist, but Karasu during the Dark Tournament arc. While he's a quiet, polite, softspoken SerialKillerKiller voice by otherwise dismissive of his own allies and the soft-voiced Creator/SomaSaito, who is hardly known for other contestants, he takes a deep voice.
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmurcreepy liking to Kurama and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going is ([[SmugSuper mostly]]) [[FauxAffablyEvil polite to him while he calmly and elegantly goes on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro he'd love to kill the kitsune demon personally]]. His DissonantSerenity before and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons during the battle manages to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.''scare Kurama''.
** Itsuki's [[Creator/KoujiTsujitani smooth, mellow voice]] tends to hide his [[PsychoSupporter inner crazy]].
** [[Creator/MegumiOgata Kurama]] is a heroic example. He's
* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Jack "The Drought", one of the most dangerous pirates alive and a gigantic hulking brute that can transform into a mammoth and is known for being completely immune to bargaining (to the point his response to any attempts to reason with him seems to just be "sever a limb and move on") and rampages so bad places struck by him look like an actual drought's ground them down over the years. All of this would lead one to think of a bloodthirsty, bombastic man, but he ''never'' raises his voice, just speaking like
* William James Moriarty
** A very disturbing example is
* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur
* Kurt Gerhardt in TheNineties ''ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'' series. He was said by a drug kingpin to be crazier than ComicBook/ThePunisher, yet he was not the boiling angry man with a gun that was Frank Castle. His modus operandi was always to have a Socratic debate with his intended target, just so that he could uncover a logical fallacy or hole in their argument. The coda of each debate always being his bottom line followed by "I think you're a fool. I kill fools". It was always important to Gerhardt that his targets knew why they were being killed; equally important that witnesses understood as well.
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* Kurt Gerhardt in TheNineties ''ComicBook/{{Foolkiller}}'' series. He was said by a drug kingpin to be crazier than ComicBook/ThePunisher, yet he was not the boiling angry man with a gun that was Frank Castle. His modus operandi was always to have a Socratic debate with his intended target, just so that he could uncover a logical fallacy or hole in their argument. The coda of each debate always being his bottom line followed by "I think you're a fool. I kill fools". It was always important to Gerhardt that his targets knew why they were being killed; equally important that witnesses understood as well.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has the BigBad [[spoiler:Commander Rourke]], who always speaks pleasantly no matter what heinous things he's discussing. Even when the chips are down and he's finally be pushed to anger, he ''still'' talks quite calmly:
-->'''[[spoiler:Rourke]]:''' Well, I gotta hand it to ya, you're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible. I consider myself an even-tempered man. It takes a lot to get under my skin, but congratulations, you just won the solid-gold kewpie doll!
* Bradley Uppercrust III in ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'' has a light, mild voice, and is so evil he has [[spoiler: life-threatening assault, arson, and attempted murder]] under his belt. The vast majority of the other series antagonists are saints compared to him.
-->'''[[spoiler:Rourke]]:''' Well, I gotta hand it to ya, you're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible. I consider myself an even-tempered man. It takes a lot to get under my skin, but congratulations, you just won the solid-gold kewpie doll!
* Bradley Uppercrust III in ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'' has a light, mild voice, and is so evil he has [[spoiler: life-threatening assault, arson, and attempted murder]] under his belt. The vast majority of the other series antagonists are saints compared to him.
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* Bradley Uppercrust III in ''WesternAnimation/AnExtremelyGoofyMovie'' has a light, mild voice, and is so evil he has [[spoiler: life-threatening assault, arson, and attempted murder]] under his belt. The vast majority of the other series antagonists are saints compared to him.
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has the BigBad [[spoiler:Commander Rourke]], who always speaks pleasantly no matter what heinous things he's discussing. Even when the chips are down and he's finally be pushed to anger, he ''still'' talks quite calmly:
-->'''[[spoiler:Rourke]]:''' Well, I gotta hand it to ya, you're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible. I consider myself an even-tempered man. It takes a lot to get under my skin, but congratulations, you just won the solid-gold kewpie doll!
* ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has the BigBad [[spoiler:Commander Rourke]], who always speaks pleasantly no matter what heinous things he's discussing. Even when the chips are down and he's finally be pushed to anger, he ''still'' talks quite calmly:
-->'''[[spoiler:Rourke]]:''' Well, I gotta hand it to ya, you're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible. I consider myself an even-tempered man. It takes a lot to get under my skin, but congratulations, you just won the solid-gold kewpie doll!
* Creator/RichardBurton's portrayal of O'Brien in the film release of ''Film/NineteenEightyFour''. He never raises his voice and, in his own creepy way, actually seems to think he is being ''kind'' in torturing Winston.
* HAL 9000 of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' has this, overlapping with CreepyMonotone.
* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.]]
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never seems to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook|s}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
* HAL 9000 of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' has this, overlapping with CreepyMonotone.
* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.]]
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never seems to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook|s}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
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* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak with a gentle, even tone for the majority of his screentime, even when [[BlofeldPloy punishing subordinates for incompetence]], concocting a plan for world domination, or threatening to kill Bond. He sounded ''much creepier'' during the one time where he raised his voice against his minions for failing to kill 007 in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.
** Lyutsifer Safin, the BigBad from ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has a soft voice courtesy of Creator/RamiMalek.
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never seems to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
%%* Angel Eyes from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': Dr. Hannibal Lecter, notorious cannibal and serial killer, is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice.
* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Col. Hans Landa acts very softspoken and polite, all an act to keep people off guard as he interrogates them.
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all the more unnerving when [[AxCrazy he slaughters a store's worth of people after the alarm goes off]], or when he calmly describes to a captured cop [[PsychoForHire how much he will enjoy]] giving him a slow, painful death.
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak with a gentle, even tone for the majority of his screentime, even when [[BlofeldPloy punishing subordinates for incompetence]], concocting a plan for world domination, or threatening to kill Bond. He sounded ''much creepier'' during the one time where he raised his voice against his minions for failing to kill 007 in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.
** Lyutsifer Safin, the BigBad from ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has a soft voice courtesy of Creator/RamiMalek.
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never seems to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
%%* Angel Eyes from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': Dr. Hannibal Lecter, notorious cannibal and serial killer, is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice.
* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Col. Hans Landa acts very softspoken and polite, all an act to keep people off guard as he interrogates them.
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all the more unnerving when [[AxCrazy he slaughters a store's worth of people after the alarm goes off]], or when he calmly describes to a captured cop [[PsychoForHire how much he will enjoy]] giving him a slow, painful death.
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* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak[[BigBad Hans Gruber]], the leader of the gunmen from ''Film/DieHard'', speaks with a gentle, smooth, even tone of voice for the majority of his screentime, even when [[BlofeldPloy punishing subordinates whether he is intimidating the hostages, or issuing orders to his thugs. [[spoiler: Hans' manner of speaking actually highlights his casual willingness to sacrifice the lives of his hostages for incompetence]], concocting a plan for world domination, or threatening to kill Bond. He sounded ''much creepier'' during the one time where he raised his voice against own personal gain.]]
* ''Film/Dracula1931'': The titular Dracula often speaks in a genteel, albeit theatrical, tone of voice, as befitting hisminions for failing to kill 007 in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.
** Lyutsifer Safin, the BigBad from ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' hasaristocratic persona.
* ''Film/{{Dredd}}'': Ma-Ma, asoft voice courtesy of Creator/RamiMalek.
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake neverruthless drug lord, seems too tired and strung out to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
%%* Angel Eyes from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': Dr. Hannibal Lecter, notorious cannibal and serial killer, is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice.
* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Col. Hans Landa acts very softspoken and polite, all an act to keep people off guard as he interrogates them.
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all the more unnerving when [[AxCrazy he slaughters a store's worth of people after the alarm goes off]], or when he calmly describes to a captured cop [[PsychoForHire how much he will enjoy]] giving him a slow, painful death.her voice.
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak
* ''Film/Dracula1931'': The titular Dracula often speaks in a genteel, albeit theatrical, tone of voice, as befitting his
** Lyutsifer Safin, the BigBad from ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has
* ''Film/{{Dredd}}'': Ma-Ma, a
* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never
* Garland Greene from ''Film/ConAir'' almost always have a [[DissonantSerenity dissonant smile]] on his face, takes time out of their criminal escape to have a tea party with a cute little girl, and is more than happy to pleasantly talk to whoever sits by him. At the same time, he gets the full [[Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] treatment when being transported, has nearly all the other hardened criminals on the plane ''terrified'' of him for the atrocities he's committed, and the things he talks about? He calmly discusses his murders and his twisted views on semantics and human psychology without a shred of regret for the things he has done. [[KarmaHoudini And he gets away in the end]].
%%* Angel Eyes from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': Dr. Hannibal Lecter, notorious cannibal and serial killer, is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice.
* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Col. Hans Landa acts very softspoken and polite, all an act to keep people off guard as he interrogates them.
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all the more unnerving when [[AxCrazy he slaughters a store's worth of people after the alarm goes off]], or when he calmly describes to a captured cop [[PsychoForHire how much he will enjoy]] giving him a slow, painful death.
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* Sir from ''Film/TruthOrConsequencesNM'' is an icy, calm ProfessionalKiller who never raises his voice, even when he's cutting off someone's fingers or in a massive shootout wielding a shotgun.
* Anton Chigurh from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' embodies this trope to a disturbing degree.
* Anton Chigurh from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' embodies this trope to a disturbing degree.
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* ''Film/TheThiefOfBagdad1940'' has Jaffar, an EvilVizier and EvilSorcerer who raises his voice once, in order to cast a spell at sea. It sort of gets rid of the common "who would trust ''that'' guy" FridgeLogic about more ObviouslyEvil viziers: he sounds extremely trustworthy. Too bad he isn't.
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi) from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is usually smirking and speaks with a halting, breathy delivery as if he's on the verge of chuckling.
* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.]]
%%* Mister Teatime in the adaptation of ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Hogfather]]''.
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi) from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is usually smirking and speaks with a halting, breathy delivery as if he's on the verge of chuckling.
* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.]]
%%* Mister Teatime in the adaptation of ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Hogfather]]''.
to:
* ''Film/TheThiefOfBagdad1940'' Kylo Ren from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has Jaffar, an EvilVizier many fans of his oddly relaxing and EvilSorcerer who mesmerizing voice. His behavior is hardly timid.
%%* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* ''Film/TheGodfather'':
** Don Vito's voice is so quiet it's sometimes hard to tell that he's actually saying words. He's also probably the most powerful criminal in New York.
** Michael Corleone, the series' VillainProtagonist, is polite, icy, and ruthless. He remains totally calm even as he gives the order to [[spoiler:murder his own brother.]] The only time in the first two movies that he raises his voiceonce, is when [[spoiler:Kay reveals that she got an abortion to spite him]]. He's... [[HairTriggerTemper decidedly less collected]] in order to cast a spell at sea. It sort of gets rid of the common "who would trust ''that'' guy" FridgeLogic about more ObviouslyEvil viziers: he sounds extremely trustworthy. Too bad he isn't.
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi)''Part III''.
%%* Angel Eyes from''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is usually smirking ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly''.
* ''Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'': Henry rarely raises his voice, andspeaks with a halting, breathy delivery his apparent shyness almost comes across as if he's on endearing. [[spoiler: Trusting him, however, will get you killed, as Becky finds out the verge of chuckling.
hard way.]]
*Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': Col. Hans Landa acts very softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:He also sprays and polite, all an act to keep people off guard as he interrogates them.
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak with atoxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives gentle, even tone for the majority of his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the screentime, even when [[BlofeldPloy punishing subordinates for incompetence]], concocting a plan was for world domination, or threatening to hold kill Bond. He sounded ''much creepier'' during the city one time where he raised his voice against his minions for failing to ransom.]]
%%* Mister Teatimekill 007 in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice''.
** Lyutsifer Safin, theadaptation BigBad from ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has a soft voice courtesy of ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Hogfather]]''.Creator/RamiMalek.
* ''Film/TheKillers1964'': Jack Browning is a vicious, murderous criminal, but he's always calm and collected and never raises his voice. When Sheila refuses to stop caressing Johnny, saying simply "I like it here" when Jack tells her to leave, he calmly says "Well, I can fix that." Then he [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her across the face]].
%%* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* ''Film/TheGodfather'':
** Don Vito's voice is so quiet it's sometimes hard to tell that he's actually saying words. He's also probably the most powerful criminal in New York.
** Michael Corleone, the series' VillainProtagonist, is polite, icy, and ruthless. He remains totally calm even as he gives the order to [[spoiler:murder his own brother.]] The only time in the first two movies that he raises his voice
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi)
%%* Angel Eyes from
* ''Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'': Henry rarely raises his voice, and
*
* ''Film/JamesBond'':
** [[DiabolicalMastermind Ernst Stavro Blofeld]] is known to speak with a
%%* Mister Teatime
** Lyutsifer Safin, the
* ''Film/TheKillers1964'': Jack Browning is a vicious, murderous criminal, but he's always calm and collected and never raises his voice. When Sheila refuses to stop caressing Johnny, saying simply "I like it here" when Jack tells her to leave, he calmly says "Well, I can fix that." Then he [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her across the face]].
* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide the callousness in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech.]]
* ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''. A major contributing factor to how creepy the psychotic Dr. Decker is is how calm and collected he always remains even during his hands-on murders.
* Anton Chigurh from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' embodies this trope to a disturbing degree.
%%* Nurse Ratched in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''
* ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''. A major contributing factor to how creepy the psychotic Dr. Decker is is how calm and collected he always remains even during his hands-on murders.
* Anton Chigurh from ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' embodies this trope to a disturbing degree.
%%* Nurse Ratched in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''
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%%* Nurse Ratched in ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''
* In ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'', Marty finally comes face to face with the BigBad, Cosmo, who he's thought long dead. Cosmo speaks casually of crashing entire countries' economies. Plus this little gem:
-->'''Cosmo:''' I cannot kill my friend. ''[to his henchmen]'' Kill my friend.
* HAL 9000 of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' has this, overlapping with CreepyMonotone.
* Creator/RichardBurton's portrayal of O'Brien in the film release of ''Film/NineteenEightyFour''. He never raises his voice and, in his own creepy way, actually seems to think he is being ''kind'' in torturing Winston.
* ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''. A major contributing factor to how creepy the psychotic Dr. Decker is is how calm and collected he always remains even during his hands-on murders.
* ''Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'': Henry rarely raises his voice, and his apparent shyness almost comes across as endearing. [[spoiler: Trusting him, however, will get you killed, as Becky finds out the hard way.]]
* Christopher Guest's portrayal of Count Rugen in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is a particularly scary example, because almost the ''entire'' rest of the film falls soundly in the LargeHam category.
-->''"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"''
* In ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'', Marty finally comes face to face with the BigBad, Cosmo, who he's thought long dead. Cosmo speaks casually of crashing entire countries' economies. Plus this little gem:
-->'''Cosmo:''' I cannot kill my friend. ''[to his henchmen]'' Kill my friend.
* HAL 9000 of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' has this, overlapping with CreepyMonotone.
* Creator/RichardBurton's portrayal of O'Brien in the film release of ''Film/NineteenEightyFour''. He never raises his voice and, in his own creepy way, actually seems to think he is being ''kind'' in torturing Winston.
* ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''. A major contributing factor to how creepy the psychotic Dr. Decker is is how calm and collected he always remains even during his hands-on murders.
* ''Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'': Henry rarely raises his voice, and his apparent shyness almost comes across as endearing. [[spoiler: Trusting him, however, will get you killed, as Becky finds out the hard way.]]
* Christopher Guest's portrayal of Count Rugen in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is a particularly scary example, because almost the ''entire'' rest of the film falls soundly in the LargeHam category.
-->''"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"''
to:
-->'''Cosmo:''' I cannot kill my friend. ''[to his henchmen]'' Kill my friend.
* HAL 9000 of ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' has this, overlapping with CreepyMonotone.
* Creator/RichardBurton's portrayal of O'Brien in the film release of ''Film/NineteenEightyFour''. He never raises his voice and, in his own creepy way, actually seems to think he is being ''kind'' in torturing Winston.
* ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''. A major contributing factor to how creepy the psychotic Dr. Decker is is how calm
* ''Film/HenryPortraitOfASerialKiller'': Henry rarely raises his voice,
* Christopher Guest's portrayal of Count Rugen in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is a particularly scary example, because almost the ''entire'' rest of the film falls soundly in the LargeHam category.
-->''"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"''
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* ''Film/TheGodfather'':
** Don Vito's voice is so quiet it's sometimes hard to tell that he's actually saying words. He's also probably the most powerful criminal in New York.
** Michael Corleone, the series' VillainProtagonist, is polite, icy, and ruthless. He remains totally calm even as he gives the order to [[spoiler:murder his own brother.]] The only time in the first two movies that he raises his voice is when [[spoiler:Kay reveals that she got an abortion to spite him]]. He's... [[HairTriggerTemper decidedly less collected]] in ''Part III''.
* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide the callousness in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech.]]
* Kylo Ren from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has many fans of his oddly relaxing and mesmerizing voice. His behavior is hardly timid.
* Darth Maul from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' sees much, says little, and says it calmly and quietly.
** Don Vito's voice is so quiet it's sometimes hard to tell that he's actually saying words. He's also probably the most powerful criminal in New York.
** Michael Corleone, the series' VillainProtagonist, is polite, icy, and ruthless. He remains totally calm even as he gives the order to [[spoiler:murder his own brother.]] The only time in the first two movies that he raises his voice is when [[spoiler:Kay reveals that she got an abortion to spite him]]. He's... [[HairTriggerTemper decidedly less collected]] in ''Part III''.
* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide the callousness in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech.]]
* Kylo Ren from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has many fans of his oddly relaxing and mesmerizing voice. His behavior is hardly timid.
* Darth Maul from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' sees much, says little, and says it calmly and quietly.
to:
* ''Film/TheGodfather'':
** Don Vito's voiceChristopher Guest's portrayal of Count Rugen in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is so quiet it's sometimes hard to tell a particularly scary example, because almost the ''entire'' rest of the film falls soundly in the LargeHam category.
-->''"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"''
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi) from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is usually smirking and speaks with a halting, breathy delivery as if he'sactually saying words. He's also probably on the most powerful criminal in New York.
** Michael Corleone,verge of chuckling.
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all theseries' VillainProtagonist, is polite, icy, and ruthless. He remains totally more unnerving when [[AxCrazy he slaughters a store's worth of people after the alarm goes off]], or when he calmly describes to a captured cop [[PsychoForHire how much he will enjoy]] giving him a slow, painful death.
* John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer from the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films. Regardless of his actions, he always speaks in a low, calmeven as he gives the order to [[spoiler:murder his own brother.]] voice. The only time in the first two movies that he raises his voice is when [[spoiler:Kay reveals that she got an abortion to spite him]]. He's... [[HairTriggerTemper decidedly less collected]] in ''Part III''.
* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hidethe callousness series is in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech.]]
* Kylo Ren from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has many fans of his oddly relaxing and mesmerizing voice. His behavior is hardly timid.
* Darth Maul from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' sees much, says little, and says it calmly and quietly.an argument with Detective Mark Hoffman while blackmailing him.
** Don Vito's voice
-->''"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"''
* Toht (the bespectacled Nazi) from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' is usually smirking and speaks with a halting, breathy delivery as if he's
** Michael Corleone,
* Mr. Blonde from ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' is a very cool-headed, soft-spoken individual who always exudes a casual aura. This makes it all the
* John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer from the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films. Regardless of his actions, he always speaks in a low, calm
* Cobra Commander from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''.
* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide
* Kylo Ren from ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has many fans of his oddly relaxing and mesmerizing voice. His behavior is hardly timid.
* Darth Maul from ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' sees much, says little, and says it calmly and quietly.
* ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'': Dr. Hannibal Lecter, notorious cannibal and serial killer, is a soft-spoken man who never raises his voice.
* In ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'', Marty finally comes face to face with the BigBad, Cosmo, who he's thought long dead. Cosmo speaks casually of crashing entire countries' economies. Plus this little gem:
-->'''Cosmo:''' I cannot kill my friend. ''[to his henchmen]'' Kill my friend.
* ''Film/TheThiefOfBagdad1940'' has Jaffar, an EvilVizier and EvilSorcerer who raises his voice once, in order to cast a spell at sea. It sort of gets rid of the common "who would trust ''that'' guy" FridgeLogic about more ObviouslyEvil viziers: he sounds extremely trustworthy. Too bad he isn't.
* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat2019'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
* Sir from ''Film/TruthOrConsequencesNM'' is an icy, calm ProfessionalKiller who never raises his voice, even when he's cutting off someone's fingers or in a massive shootout wielding a shotgun.
* Dr. Stevens, the evil prison Psychologist in ''Film/TrustNo1'' usually speaks with a gentle voice which highlights his lack of empathy.
* In ''Film/{{Sneakers}}'', Marty finally comes face to face with the BigBad, Cosmo, who he's thought long dead. Cosmo speaks casually of crashing entire countries' economies. Plus this little gem:
-->'''Cosmo:''' I cannot kill my friend. ''[to his henchmen]'' Kill my friend.
* ''Film/TheThiefOfBagdad1940'' has Jaffar, an EvilVizier and EvilSorcerer who raises his voice once, in order to cast a spell at sea. It sort of gets rid of the common "who would trust ''that'' guy" FridgeLogic about more ObviouslyEvil viziers: he sounds extremely trustworthy. Too bad he isn't.
* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat2019'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
* Sir from ''Film/TruthOrConsequencesNM'' is an icy, calm ProfessionalKiller who never raises his voice, even when he's cutting off someone's fingers or in a massive shootout wielding a shotgun.
* Dr. Stevens, the evil prison Psychologist in ''Film/TrustNo1'' usually speaks with a gentle voice which highlights his lack of empathy.
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* ''Film/TheKillers1964'': Jack Browning is a vicious, murderous criminal, but he's always calm and collected and never raises his voice. When Sheila refuses to stop caressing Johnny, saying simply "I like it here" when Jack tells her to leave, he calmly says "Well, I can fix that." Then he [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her across the face]].
%%* The spoilerific revealed antagonists from Christopher Nolan's first feature ''Film/{{Following}}'', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'', and ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential''.
* ''Film/Dracula1931'': The titular Dracula often speaks in a genteel, albeit theatrical, tone of voice, as befitting his aristocratic persona.
* [[BigBad Hans Gruber]], the leader of the gunmen from ''Film/DieHard'', speaks with a smooth, even tone of voice for the majority of his screentime, whether he is intimidating the hostages, or issuing orders to his thugs. [[spoiler: Hans' manner of speaking actually highlights his casual willingness to sacrifice the lives of his hostages for his own personal gain.]]
* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook|s}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
* John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer from the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films. Regardless of his actions, he always speaks in a low, calm voice. The only time he raises his voice in the series is in an argument with Detective Mark Hoffman while blackmailing him.
* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat2019'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
* Dr. Stevens, the evil prison Psychologist in ''Film/TrustNo1'' usually speaks with a gentle voice which highlights his lack of empathy
* ''Film/{{Dredd}}'': Ma-Ma, a ruthless drug lord, seems too tired and strung out to raise her voice.
%%* The spoilerific revealed antagonists from Christopher Nolan's first feature ''Film/{{Following}}'', ''Film/TheUsualSuspects'', and ''Film/ArtSchoolConfidential''.
* ''Film/Dracula1931'': The titular Dracula often speaks in a genteel, albeit theatrical, tone of voice, as befitting his aristocratic persona.
* [[BigBad Hans Gruber]], the leader of the gunmen from ''Film/DieHard'', speaks with a smooth, even tone of voice for the majority of his screentime, whether he is intimidating the hostages, or issuing orders to his thugs. [[spoiler: Hans' manner of speaking actually highlights his casual willingness to sacrifice the lives of his hostages for his own personal gain.]]
* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook|s}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
* John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer from the ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' films. Regardless of his actions, he always speaks in a low, calm voice. The only time he raises his voice in the series is in an argument with Detective Mark Hoffman while blackmailing him.
* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat2019'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
* Dr. Stevens, the evil prison Psychologist in ''Film/TrustNo1'' usually speaks with a gentle voice which highlights his lack of empathy
* ''Film/{{Dredd}}'': Ma-Ma, a ruthless drug lord, seems too tired and strung out to raise her voice.
* Lord Vetinari of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', in his scarier moments, though he's at least nominally a good guy.
* ''Literature/DragonBones'': [[spoiler: Bastilla]] talks to Ward in the same soft voice like [[spoiler: she]] always did even after betraying their TrueCompanions and murdering one of them. Ward notes how much this creeps him out.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Nicodemus is two thousand years old and in a willing partnership with a FallenAngel who feeds off pain and suffering. His demeanor is usually completely calm, reasonable, and friendly, and, when he (only occasionally) slips, he quickly regains control. Harry specifically notes that when Nicodemus laughs, it is with the rich laugh of the supremely confident, rather than the typical sadistic EvilLaugh of a CardCarryingVillain (and Harry's had enough experience to tell the difference). The fact that most of Harry's enemies are DrunkOnTheDarkSide to one degree or another makes Nicodemus' reserve all the more noticeable.
** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] are involved.[[/note]]
* "In the Deathroom", a short story from Creator/StephenKing's collection ''Literature/EverythingsEventual'', features a bland and soft-spoken TortureTechnician (with hints of MadScientist) named Heinz, who's described as looking and sounding like the pitchman from an Excedrin commercial.
* In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
* ''Literature/DragonBones'': [[spoiler: Bastilla]] talks to Ward in the same soft voice like [[spoiler: she]] always did even after betraying their TrueCompanions and murdering one of them. Ward notes how much this creeps him out.
* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Nicodemus is two thousand years old and in a willing partnership with a FallenAngel who feeds off pain and suffering. His demeanor is usually completely calm, reasonable, and friendly, and, when he (only occasionally) slips, he quickly regains control. Harry specifically notes that when Nicodemus laughs, it is with the rich laugh of the supremely confident, rather than the typical sadistic EvilLaugh of a CardCarryingVillain (and Harry's had enough experience to tell the difference). The fact that most of Harry's enemies are DrunkOnTheDarkSide to one degree or another makes Nicodemus' reserve all the more noticeable.
** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] are involved.[[/note]]
* "In the Deathroom", a short story from Creator/StephenKing's collection ''Literature/EverythingsEventual'', features a bland and soft-spoken TortureTechnician (with hints of MadScientist) named Heinz, who's described as looking and sounding like the pitchman from an Excedrin commercial.
* In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
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* In ''Literature/{{Masques}}'', the ae'Magi. He is universally considered a very nice and kind man, and his mild-mannered behaviour contributes to this. He even ''murders'' people with a kindly smile on his face.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' Lord Roose Bolton is mild-mannered, courteous, and speaks so softly that others have to listen closely to hear anything he says. He's as cold-blooded a lord as the Seven Kingdoms can offer, with no qualms whatsoever about murder, rape and betrayal. However, he's very careful to avoid developing a reputation of being AxCrazy, unlike his son Ramsay who has no such restraint.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' Lord Roose Bolton is mild-mannered, courteous, and speaks so softly that others have to listen closely to hear anything he says. He's as cold-blooded a lord as the Seven Kingdoms can offer, with no qualms whatsoever about murder, rape and betrayal. However, he's very careful to avoid developing a reputation of being AxCrazy, unlike his son Ramsay who has no such restraint.
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* ''Literature/DragonBones'': [[spoiler: Bastilla]] talks to Ward in the same soft voice like [[spoiler: she]] always did even after betraying their TrueCompanions and murdering one of them. Ward notes how much this creeps him out.
* Nurse Ratched in ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
* In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
* Lord Vetinari of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', in his scarier moments, though he's at least nominally a good guy.
* Nurse Ratched in ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
* In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
* Lord Vetinari of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', in his scarier moments, though he's at least nominally a good guy.
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* ''Literature/DragonBones'': [[spoiler: Bastilla]] talks to Ward in In ''Literature/{{Masques}}'', the same soft voice like [[spoiler: she]] always did ae'Magi. He is universally considered a very nice and kind man, and his mild-mannered behaviour contributes to this. He even after betraying their TrueCompanions and murdering one of them. Ward notes how much this creeps him out.''murders'' people with a kindly smile on his face.
* %%* Nurse Ratched in ''Literature/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.
*In Creator/VernorVinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', Flenser ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': [[spoiler: When [[TheDreaded Mevolent]] finally speaks, his voice is described as having a voice like this.
very quiet and gentle. He's an eight-foot-tall psychopathic warlord who tried to enslave the mortal world, and in the alternate dimension succeeded.]]
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' LordVetinari of ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'', in his scarier moments, though Roose Bolton is mild-mannered, courteous, and speaks so softly that others have to listen closely to hear anything he says. He's as cold-blooded a lord as the Seven Kingdoms can offer, with no qualms whatsoever about murder, rape and betrayal. However, he's at least nominally very careful to avoid developing a good guy.reputation of being AxCrazy, unlike his son Ramsay who has no such restraint.
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* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'':
** Nicodemus is two thousand years old and in a willing partnership with a FallenAngel who feeds off pain and suffering. His demeanor is usually completely calm, reasonable, and friendly, and, when he (only occasionally) slips, he quickly regains control. Harry specifically notes that when Nicodemus laughs, it is with the rich laugh of the supremely confident, rather than the typical sadistic EvilLaugh of a CardCarryingVillain (and Harry's had enough experience to tell the difference). The fact that most of Harry's enemies are DrunkOnTheDarkSide to one degree or another makes Nicodemus' reserve all the more noticeable.
** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] are involved.[[/note]]
* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': [[spoiler: When [[TheDreaded Mevolent]] finally speaks, his voice is described as very quiet and gentle. He's an eight-foot-tall psychopathic warlord who tried to enslave the mortal world, and in the alternate dimension succeeded.]]
* "In the Deathroom", a short story from Creator/StephenKing's collection ''Literature/EverythingsEventual'', features a bland and soft-spoken TortureTechnician (with hints of MadScientist) named Heinz, who's described as looking and sounding like the pitchman from an Excedrin commercial.
** Nicodemus is two thousand years old and in a willing partnership with a FallenAngel who feeds off pain and suffering. His demeanor is usually completely calm, reasonable, and friendly, and, when he (only occasionally) slips, he quickly regains control. Harry specifically notes that when Nicodemus laughs, it is with the rich laugh of the supremely confident, rather than the typical sadistic EvilLaugh of a CardCarryingVillain (and Harry's had enough experience to tell the difference). The fact that most of Harry's enemies are DrunkOnTheDarkSide to one degree or another makes Nicodemus' reserve all the more noticeable.
** Harry's earlier encounters with [[TheDon Gentleman Johnny Marcone]] led him to think of Marcone this way, but it becomes apparent that Marcone cannot really be considered "evil", nor is he in any way sadistic, being far too pragmatic to be anything other than [[TrueNeutral ruthlessly efficient]].[[note]]Except where [[spoiler:[[BerserkButton children]]]] are involved.[[/note]]
* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': [[spoiler: When [[TheDreaded Mevolent]] finally speaks, his voice is described as very quiet and gentle. He's an eight-foot-tall psychopathic warlord who tried to enslave the mortal world, and in the alternate dimension succeeded.]]
* "In the Deathroom", a short story from Creator/StephenKing's collection ''Literature/EverythingsEventual'', features a bland and soft-spoken TortureTechnician (with hints of MadScientist) named Heinz, who's described as looking and sounding like the pitchman from an Excedrin commercial.
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* ''Series/StrangersFromHell'': Moon-jo rarely raises his voice and speaks calmly even when telling a victim he's about to tear out their teeth.
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* ''Series/StrangersFromHell'': Moon-jo In ''Series/BabylonFive'' Captain Sheridan gets captured and is brought to a TortureTechnician to be physically and mentally broken until Sheridan disavows his cause and publicly supports the fascist regime of [[PresidentEvil President Clarke]]. The torturer is a skinny, balding, older man with glasses who looks and sounds as if he should be teaching math to children.
* Arnold Rothstein from ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' is polite and soft-spoken - but he's a ruthless gangster, who once tricked a man into choking to death just for his own amusement.
* Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who rarely ever raises hisvoice and speaks calmly even when telling a victim voice, to the point that he's about to tear out their teeth.a lot more menacing when he does raise it.
* Arnold Rothstein from ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' is polite and soft-spoken - but he's a ruthless gangster, who once tricked a man into choking to death just for his own amusement.
* Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who rarely ever raises his
* On ''Series/BurnNotice'', Anson Fullerton, the DiabolicalMastermind behind Michael's burning, affects this, in keeping with his PsychoPsychologist persona. Played by Jere Burns, as with Wynn Duffy above.
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
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* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who never loses the creepy, even tone as he kills tons of people by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath making them bleed to death from the inside]].
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?
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* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] The Reaper from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who ''Series/CriminalMinds''. He's condescendingly soothing while stabbing Hotch in "Faceless, Nameless". In "100", he uses a cool, conversational tone to taunt Hotch on speakerphone while calmly playing toy soldiers with Hotch's son. He even covers the kid's ears and spells out "D-I-E-S". He plays it so well, the kid isn't even sure if he's a bad guy. This is seconds before he [[spoiler:murders Hotch's ex-wife while he listens]].
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft, very soothing tone, and neverloses raises his voice.
* Adelai Niska, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s resident psychotic crime lord, can be very soft-spoken in thecreepy, tone of a kindly old man. The fact that he does this while he's [[ElectricTorture zapping the living daylights out of you]], [[EarAche cutting off your ear]], or [[ColdBloodedTorture even tone as he kills tons of people by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath making them bleed to death from the inside]].
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?worse things]] makes him ''utterly rutting creepy''.
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft, very soothing tone, and never
* Adelai Niska, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s resident psychotic crime lord, can be very soft-spoken in the
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, the Joker starts out as this, not becoming the LaughablyEvil MonsterClown he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable SanitySlippage between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first CaptainErsatz of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier]].
* In NBC's 2013 ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series, serial killer Hannibal Lecter speaks calmly and softly at all times.
* Wynn Duffy from ''Series/{{Justified}}'', played by Jere Burns, is a ruthless Dixie Mafia henchman, but he has a very soft, almost meek voice.
* In NBC's 2013 ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series, serial killer Hannibal Lecter speaks calmly and softly at all times.
* Wynn Duffy from ''Series/{{Justified}}'', played by Jere Burns, is a ruthless Dixie Mafia henchman, but he has a very soft, almost meek voice.
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* The Reaper from ''Series/CriminalMinds''. He's condescendingly soothing while stabbing Hotch in "Faceless, Nameless". In "100", he uses a cool, conversational tone to taunt Hotch on speakerphone while calmly playing toy soldiers with Hotch's son. He even covers the kid's ears and spells out "D-I-E-S". He plays it so well, the kid isn't even sure if he's a bad guy. This is seconds before he [[spoiler:murders Hotch's ex-wife while he listens]].
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "What's in the Box", Sterling Holloway (his second time on this list!) plays a mysterious but malevolent television repairman who acts the role of the friendly old blue-collar worker, who gives an exasperated man some extra perks in his cable, and then gets to watch, smile, and subtly gloat as his "product" ruins two lives, never dropping the benign facade.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man has a pleasant, avuncular New England accent. (Except for the times he has a pleasant, avuncular [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Canadian accent]].)
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "What's in the Box", Sterling Holloway (his second time on this list!) plays a mysterious but malevolent television repairman who acts the role of the friendly old blue-collar worker, who gives an exasperated man some extra perks in his cable, and then gets to watch, smile, and subtly gloat as his "product" ruins two lives, never dropping the benign facade.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man has a pleasant, avuncular New England accent. (Except for the times he has a pleasant, avuncular [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Canadian accent]].)
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
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* ''Series/KissMeFirst'': Adrian, whose voice is always a very soothing, even tone, never rising in anger or alarm, yet he also enjoys manipulating people to kill themselves or others at his bidding.
* TheReaper from ''Series/CriminalMinds''. He's condescendingly soothing while stabbing Hotch killer in "Faceless, Nameless". In "100", he uses a cool, conversational tone to taunt Hotch on speakerphone while calmly playing toy soldiers with Hotch's son. He even covers the kid's ears and spells out "D-I-E-S". He plays it so well, ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Hubris". [=McCoy=] tells the kid isn't even sure if jury that he's a bad guy. This going to ask them to realize that this "nicely dressed, soft-spoken young man" is seconds a murderer.
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's telling his son a bedtime story, just as he's about to kill you.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who never loses the creepy, even tone as he kills tons of people by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath making them bleed to death from the inside]].
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?
* The [[PuppeteerParasite Goa'uld]] Tanith in ''Series/StargateSG1''. Unlike most of his kind, who are very much of the LargeHam variety, Tanith preferred to coldly taunt his enemies beforehe [[spoiler:murders Hotch's ex-wife while he listens]].
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "What's in the Box", Sterling Holloway (his second timeutterly destroying them. Politely wiped out a civilization.
** Ba'al, after spending [[GoingNative too much time]] onthis list!) plays a mysterious but malevolent television repairman who acts the role of the friendly old blue-collar worker, who gives an exasperated man some extra perks in Earth, eventually stopped using his cable, and then gets to watch, smile, and subtly gloat as Goa'uld-voice entirely, with his "product" ruins two lives, never dropping the benign facade.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man haslater interaction with [=SG-1=] was conducted in a rather pleasant, avuncular New England accent. (Except for if sardonic, tone of voice. No one is fooled that he's not still the times he has same guy who repeatedly used a pleasant, avuncular [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Canadian accent]].)
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.Sarcophagus to revive Jack after torturing him to death.
* The
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's telling his son a bedtime story, just as he's about to kill you.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who never loses the creepy, even tone as he kills tons of people by [[CruelAndUnusualDeath making them bleed to death from the inside]].
-->'''Desaad:''' When is the last time [[TheSmartGirl you]] had a [[BreakTheCutie good, hard cry]]?
* The [[PuppeteerParasite Goa'uld]] Tanith in ''Series/StargateSG1''. Unlike most of his kind, who are very much of the LargeHam variety, Tanith preferred to coldly taunt his enemies before
* In ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "What's in the Box", Sterling Holloway (his second time
** Ba'al, after spending [[GoingNative too much time]] on
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man has
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
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* Adelai Niska, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s resident psychotic crime lord, can be very soft-spoken in the tone of a kindly old man. The fact that he does this while he's [[ElectricTorture zapping the living daylights out of you]], [[EarAche cutting off your ear]], or [[ColdBloodedTorture even worse things]] makes him ''utterly rutting creepy''.
* Marlo Stanfield from ''Series/TheWire''. He's very soft-spoken and almost never raises his voice--even when ordering the murder of a man and his family.
* Marlo Stanfield from ''Series/TheWire''. He's very soft-spoken and almost never raises his voice--even when ordering the murder of a man and his family.
to:
* Adelai Niska, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'''s resident psychotic crime lord, can be very soft-spoken in the tone of a kindly old man. The fact that he does this while he's [[ElectricTorture zapping the living daylights out of you]], [[EarAche cutting off your ear]], or [[ColdBloodedTorture even worse things]] makes him ''utterly rutting creepy''.
* Marlo Stanfield from ''Series/TheWire''. He's very soft-spoken and almost never''Series/StrangersFromHell'': Moon-jo rarely raises his voice--even voice and speaks calmly even when ordering the murder of telling a man and his family.victim he's about to tear out their teeth.
* Marlo Stanfield from ''Series/TheWire''. He's very soft-spoken and almost never
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* The [[PuppeteerParasite Goa'uld]] Tanith in ''Series/StargateSG1''. Unlike most of his kind, who are very much of the LargeHam variety, Tanith preferred to coldly taunt his enemies before utterly destroying them. Politely wiped out a civilization.
** Ba'al, after spending [[GoingNative too much time]] on Earth, eventually stopped using his Goa'uld-voice entirely, with his later interaction with [=SG-1=] was conducted in a rather pleasant, if sardonic, tone of voice. No one is fooled that he's not still the same guy who repeatedly used a Sarcophagus to revive Jack after torturing him to death.
* Wynn Duffy from ''Series/{{Justified}}'', played by Jere Burns, is a ruthless Dixie Mafia henchman, but he has a very soft, almost meek voice.
* On ''Series/BurnNotice'', Anson Fullerton, the DiabolicalMastermind behind Michael's burning, affects this, in keeping with his PsychoPsychologist persona. Played by Jere Burns, as with Wynn Duffy above.
* Arnold Rothstein from ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' is polite and soft-spoken - but he's a ruthless gangster, who once tricked a man into choking to death just for his own amusement.
* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' Captain Sheridan gets captured and is brought to a TortureTechnician to be physically and mentally broken until Sheridan disavows his cause and publicly supports the fascist regime of [[PresidentEvil President Clarke]]. The torturer is a skinny, balding, older man with glasses who looks and sounds as if he should be teaching math to children.
* The killer in the ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Hubris". [=McCoy=] tells the jury that he's going to ask them to realize that this "nicely dressed, soft-spoken young man" is a murderer.
* In the third season of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', the Governor very rarely raises his voice, but he definitely enjoys killing.
** Ba'al, after spending [[GoingNative too much time]] on Earth, eventually stopped using his Goa'uld-voice entirely, with his later interaction with [=SG-1=] was conducted in a rather pleasant, if sardonic, tone of voice. No one is fooled that he's not still the same guy who repeatedly used a Sarcophagus to revive Jack after torturing him to death.
* Wynn Duffy from ''Series/{{Justified}}'', played by Jere Burns, is a ruthless Dixie Mafia henchman, but he has a very soft, almost meek voice.
* On ''Series/BurnNotice'', Anson Fullerton, the DiabolicalMastermind behind Michael's burning, affects this, in keeping with his PsychoPsychologist persona. Played by Jere Burns, as with Wynn Duffy above.
* Arnold Rothstein from ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' is polite and soft-spoken - but he's a ruthless gangster, who once tricked a man into choking to death just for his own amusement.
* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' Captain Sheridan gets captured and is brought to a TortureTechnician to be physically and mentally broken until Sheridan disavows his cause and publicly supports the fascist regime of [[PresidentEvil President Clarke]]. The torturer is a skinny, balding, older man with glasses who looks and sounds as if he should be teaching math to children.
* The killer in the ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Hubris". [=McCoy=] tells the jury that he's going to ask them to realize that this "nicely dressed, soft-spoken young man" is a murderer.
* In the third season of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', the Governor very rarely raises his voice, but he definitely enjoys killing.
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* In NBC's 2013 ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series, serial killer Hannibal Lecter speaks calmly and softly at all times.
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's telling his son a bedtime story, just as he's about to kill you.
* Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who rarely ever raises his voice, to the point that he's a lot more menacing when he does raise it.
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* ''Series/KissMeFirst'': Adrian, whose voice is always a very soothing, even tone, never rising in anger or alarm, yet he also enjoys manipulating people to kill themselves or others at his bidding.
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, the Joker starts out as this, not becoming the LaughablyEvil MonsterClown he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable SanitySlippage between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first CaptainErsatz of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier]].
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft, very soothing tone, and never raises his voice.
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's telling his son a bedtime story, just as he's about to kill you.
* Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who rarely ever raises his voice, to the point that he's a lot more menacing when he does raise it.
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* ''Series/KissMeFirst'': Adrian, whose voice is always a very soothing, even tone, never rising in anger or alarm, yet he also enjoys manipulating people to kill themselves or others at his bidding.
* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, the Joker starts out as this, not becoming the LaughablyEvil MonsterClown he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable SanitySlippage between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first CaptainErsatz of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier]].
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft, very soothing tone, and never raises his voice.
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* In NBC's 2013 ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' series, serial killer Hannibal Lecter speaks calmly ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' episode "What's in the Box", Sterling Holloway (his second time on this list!) plays a mysterious but malevolent television repairman who acts the role of the friendly old blue-collar worker, who gives an exasperated man some extra perks in his cable, and softly at all times.
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's tellingthen gets to watch, smile, and subtly gloat as his son a bedtime story, just as he's about to kill you.
"product" ruins two lives, never dropping the benign facade.
*Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who In the third season of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', the Governor very rarely ever raises his voice, to the point that he's a lot more menacing when but he does raise it.
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* ''Series/KissMeFirst'': Adrian, whose voice is always a very soothing, even tone, never rising in anger or alarm, yet he alsodefinitely enjoys manipulating people to kill themselves or others at his bidding.
killing.
*''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, the Joker starts out as this, not becoming the LaughablyEvil MonsterClown he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable SanitySlippage between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first CaptainErsatz of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier]].
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft,Marlo Stanfield from ''Series/TheWire''. He's very soothing tone, soft-spoken and almost never raises his voice--even when ordering the murder of a man and his family.
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man has a pleasant, avuncular New England accent. (Except for the times he has a pleasant, avuncular [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Canadian accent]].)
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
* Wyatt from ''Series/PrisonBreak''. He sounds like he's telling
*
* Emmett Milbarge from ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* The [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare Man]] of ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' is a classic example of this trope, with a very soft, quiet voice and an absolutely unnerving presence.
* ''Series/KissMeFirst'': Adrian, whose voice is always a very soothing, even tone, never rising in anger or alarm, yet he also
*
* ''Series/Daredevil2015'':
** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
** James Wesley manages to top his boss, always using a polite, strictly business tone while threatening people's loved ones to get them to do jobs for him.
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Lorne Malvo, the sociopathic BigBad of the first season, speaks in a soft,
* In ''Series/TheXFiles'':
** The Cigarette-Smoking Man has a pleasant, avuncular New England accent. (Except for the times he has a pleasant, avuncular [[OohMeAccentsSlipping Canadian accent]].)
** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
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* [[Theatre/{{Hamlet}} CLAUDIUS]]. Dear God, Claudius.
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* In ''Theatre/MarginForError'', the Consul speaks calmly and unctuously so long as he feels assured of himself, especially when he's issuing veiled threats.
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* In ''Theatre/MarginForError'', the Consul speaks calmly and unctuously so long as he feels assured of himself, especially when he's issuing veiled threats.
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* Julian Day, a.k.a. Calendar Man in the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' is very soft-spoken. To date, he's only raised his voice (making it much rougher) once.
** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', Scarecrow was a LargeHam GigglingVillain. After his mauling at the hands of Killer Croc, he returns with a [[Creator/JohnNoble new voice actor]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', where he is stoic, calm, and collected, [[ColdHam with every single line dripping with utter contempt and hatred]], and a newly fueled desire to [[HopeCrusher utterly break Batman in every way possible]].
-->'''Scarecrow:''' Shhhhh... It's okay to be afraid.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite and soft-spoken to everyone despite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind breaks.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', Scarecrow was a LargeHam GigglingVillain. After his mauling at the hands of Killer Croc, he returns with a [[Creator/JohnNoble new voice actor]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', where he is stoic, calm, and collected, [[ColdHam with every single line dripping with utter contempt and hatred]], and a newly fueled desire to [[HopeCrusher utterly break Batman in every way possible]].
-->'''Scarecrow:''' Shhhhh... It's okay to be afraid.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite and soft-spoken to everyone despite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind breaks.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
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* Leon in ''VideoGame/StarFox'' is implied to be a sadist in more ways than one. Character-wise, however, he fits.
* Dutch Van Der Linde of ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' has a rather quiet, soft voice, which contrasts sharply with his violently insane nature.
* Dutch Van Der Linde of ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' has a rather quiet, soft voice, which contrasts sharply with his violently insane nature.
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* Lord Ghirahim in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' frequently swings between this trope and EvilIsHammy, but even when he has his temper under control, he still threatens to beat Link within an inch of his life and talks rather casually about burning him to a crisp in the Earth Temple.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
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* Lord Ghirahim in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' frequently swings between this trope and EvilIsHammy, but ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have Sephiroth as this. He never raises his voice beyond a calmly smug tone, evenwhen he has as he's mocking Cloud over his temper under control, failures.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have Seymour as this. At the beginning, hestill threatens seems like a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, although perhaps a bit of a jerk due to beat Link within an inch of his life and talks rather casually about burning him to high position as a crisp in the Earth Temple.
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane beforeMaester. It's not until TheReveal and his death when he hams up everything.
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives ushis [[BrooklynRage the Monster, also known as Lemon Demon, [[SuddenlyVoiced the only character in the game whose songs have actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed lyrics]] that, despite their usually upbeat instrumentals, talk about dark themes such as [[ImAHumanitarian eating the protagonist and his girlfriend]] or otherwise mutilating them, which he often sings about in a quiet tone unless excited.
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite tocontrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.Zagreus when contacted, even as he delights in Zagreus' destruction on his way out of the Underworld.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have Sephiroth as this. He never raises his voice beyond a calmly smug tone, even
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have Seymour as this. At the beginning, he
* ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives us
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite to
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* [[spoiler:Iris Sepperin]] in ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' may certainly speak politely, but [[spoiler:that doesn't stop her from causing suffering for others for her own entertainment]].
* Osmund Saddler, the leader of Los Illuminados from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. This quality makes him all the more creepier, seeing how he managed to convert an entire village to his insane cult with pure charisma, even before they were injected with [[HatePlague Las Plagas]].
* Jamie Washington in ''[[VideoGame/SplinterCell Splinter Cell: Double Agent]]'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PoisonousFriend with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
--> '''Jamie:''' [[spoiler:''[after shooting a hostage if Sam refuses to]'']] Sorry... ''[chuckles sheepishly]'' S-sorry.
* Akechi Mitsuhide from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', a consummate CombatSadomasochist, speaks using a seductive yet sinister purr in both the [[Creator/ShowHayami Japanese]] and [[Creator/VicMignogna English]] versions. However, in the Japanese, he tends to turn into a LargeHam when excited.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'':
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's the ArcVillain; he's a classy and polite gentleman who engages in mafia-like antics, [[PowerParasite stealing other people's powers]] and enslaving them via magical contracts.
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
* Julian Day, a.k.a. Calendar Man in the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' is very soft-spoken. To date, he's only raised his voice (making it much rougher) once.
** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', Scarecrow was a LargeHam GigglingVillain. After his mauling at the hands of Killer Croc, he returns with a [[Creator/JohnNoble new voice actor]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', where he is stoic, calm, and collected, [[ColdHam with every single line dripping with utter contempt and hatred]], and a newly fueled desire to [[HopeCrusher utterly break Batman in every way possible]].
-->'''Scarecrow:''' Shhhhh... It's okay to be afraid.
* Osmund Saddler, the leader of Los Illuminados from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. This quality makes him all the more creepier, seeing how he managed to convert an entire village to his insane cult with pure charisma, even before they were injected with [[HatePlague Las Plagas]].
* Jamie Washington in ''[[VideoGame/SplinterCell Splinter Cell: Double Agent]]'' is kind of geeky with somewhat poor social skills and would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PoisonousFriend with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
--> '''Jamie:''' [[spoiler:''[after shooting a hostage if Sam refuses to]'']] Sorry... ''[chuckles sheepishly]'' S-sorry.
* Akechi Mitsuhide from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', a consummate CombatSadomasochist, speaks using a seductive yet sinister purr in both the [[Creator/ShowHayami Japanese]] and [[Creator/VicMignogna English]] versions. However, in the Japanese, he tends to turn into a LargeHam when excited.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'':
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's the ArcVillain; he's a classy and polite gentleman who engages in mafia-like antics, [[PowerParasite stealing other people's powers]] and enslaving them via magical contracts.
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
* Julian Day, a.k.a. Calendar Man in the ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamSeries'' is very soft-spoken. To date, he's only raised his voice (making it much rougher) once.
** In ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'', Scarecrow was a LargeHam GigglingVillain. After his mauling at the hands of Killer Croc, he returns with a [[Creator/JohnNoble new voice actor]] in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'', where he is stoic, calm, and collected, [[ColdHam with every single line dripping with utter contempt and hatred]], and a newly fueled desire to [[HopeCrusher utterly break Batman in every way possible]].
-->'''Scarecrow:''' Shhhhh... It's okay to be afraid.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite and soft-spoken to everyone despite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind breaks.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that guy with the soft, somewhat-effeminate voice. He continues to speak in a calm voice even as he’s interrogating Clint and, [[MultipleEndings in one ending]], orders him killed]]. Also, [[spoiler:the Dollmaker speaks in a low voice even as he’s threatening Clint with a knife]].
* Police Chief Brian Irons in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' is more calm and collected compared to his original incarnation where he was a LargeHam. In the remake, he rarely raises his voice, but he has no issue with threatening to kill Claire if Sherry doesn't do what he says. The only time he loses it is when [[spoiler: Sherry throws acid on his face.]]
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite to Zagreus when contacted, even as he delights in Zagreus' destruction on his way out of the Underworld.
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that guy with the soft, somewhat-effeminate voice. He continues to speak in a calm voice even as he’s interrogating Clint and, [[MultipleEndings in one ending]], orders him killed]]. Also, [[spoiler:the Dollmaker speaks in a low voice even as he’s threatening Clint with a knife]].
* Police Chief Brian Irons in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' is more calm and collected compared to his original incarnation where he was a LargeHam. In the remake, he rarely raises his voice, but he has no issue with threatening to kill Claire if Sherry doesn't do what he says. The only time he loses it is when [[spoiler: Sherry throws acid on his face.]]
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite to Zagreus when contacted, even as he delights in Zagreus' destruction on his way out of the Underworld.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite Lord Ghirahim in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' frequently swings between this trope and soft-spoken EvilIsHammy, but even when he has his temper under control, he still threatens to beat Link within an inch of his life and talks rather casually about burning him to a crisp in the Earth Temple.
* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer with Cyrus, and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he refuses her offer on the grounds that [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge with others so that everyonedespite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind breaks.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that guy with the soft, somewhat-effeminate voice. He continues to speak in a calm voice even as he’s interrogating Clint and, [[MultipleEndings in one ending]], orders him killed]]. Also, [[spoiler:the Dollmaker speaks in a low voice even as he’s threatening Clint with a knife]].
* Police Chief Brian Irons in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' is more calm and collected compared to his original incarnation where he was a LargeHam. In the remake, he rarely raises his voice, but he has no issue with threatening to kill Claire if Sherry doesn't do what he says. The only time he loses it is when [[spoiler: Sherry throws acid on his face.]]
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite to Zagreus when contacted, even as he delights in Zagreus' destruction on his way out of the Underworld.can benefit]]]].
* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer with Cyrus, and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he refuses her offer on the grounds that [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge with others so that everyone
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that guy with the soft, somewhat-effeminate voice. He continues to speak in a calm voice even as he’s interrogating Clint and, [[MultipleEndings in one ending]], orders him killed]]. Also, [[spoiler:the Dollmaker speaks in a low voice even as he’s threatening Clint with a knife]].
* Police Chief Brian Irons in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' is more calm and collected compared to his original incarnation where he was a LargeHam. In the remake, he rarely raises his voice, but he has no issue with threatening to kill Claire if Sherry doesn't do what he says. The only time he loses it is when [[spoiler: Sherry throws acid on his face.]]
* Yurina of ''VideoGame/BulletGirlsPhantasia'' is very sweet, motherly, and soft-spoken. Her voice does not change one bit when she outright tortures her friends and enemies to discipline them, gain information, or get revenge for previous slights.
* WarGod Ares is given a soft and deep voice in ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'', and is one of the least hammy of the Olympians. He is always cordial and polite to Zagreus when contacted, even as he delights in Zagreus' destruction on his way out of the Underworld.
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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have Sephiroth as this. He never raises his voice beyond a calmly smug tone, even as he's mocking Cloud over his failures.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have Seymour as this. At the beginning, he seems like a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, although perhaps a bit of a jerk due to his high position as a Maester. It's not until TheReveal and his death when he hams up everything.
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives us the Monster, also known as Lemon Demon, [[SuddenlyVoiced the only character in the game whose songs have actual lyrics]] that, despite their usually upbeat instrumentals, talk about dark themes such as [[ImAHumanitarian eating the protagonist and his girlfriend]] or otherwise mutilating them, which he often sings about in a quiet tone unless excited.
* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer with Cyrus, and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he refuses her offer on the grounds that [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge with others so that everyone can benefit]]]].
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have Sephiroth as this. He never raises his voice beyond a calmly smug tone, even as he's mocking Cloud over his failures.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have Seymour as this. At the beginning, he seems like a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, although perhaps a bit of a jerk due to his high position as a Maester. It's not until TheReveal and his death when he hams up everything.
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives us the Monster, also known as Lemon Demon, [[SuddenlyVoiced the only character in the game whose songs have actual lyrics]] that, despite their usually upbeat instrumentals, talk about dark themes such as [[ImAHumanitarian eating the protagonist and his girlfriend]] or otherwise mutilating them, which he often sings about in a quiet tone unless excited.
* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer with Cyrus, and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he refuses her offer on the grounds that [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge with others so that everyone can benefit]]]].
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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
Dutch Van Der Linde of ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' has a rather quiet, soft voice, which contrasts sharply with his violently insane nature.
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil:''
**''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' have Sephiroth as this. He never Police Chief Brian Irons in the ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2Remake'' is more calm and collected compared to his original incarnation where he was a LargeHam. In the remake, he rarely raises his voice beyond a calmly smug tone, even as he's mocking Cloud over voice, but he has no issue with threatening to kill Claire if Sherry doesn't do what he says. The only time he loses it is when [[spoiler: Sherry throws acid on his failures.
face.]]
**''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' have Seymour as this. At Osmund Saddler, the beginning, leader of Los Illuminados from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. This quality makes him all the more creepier, seeing how he seems like a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, although perhaps a bit of a jerk due managed to convert an entire village to his high position as insane cult with pure charisma, even before they were injected with [[HatePlague Las Plagas]].
* [[spoiler:Iris Sepperin]] in ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' may certainly speak politely, but [[spoiler:that doesn't stop her from causing suffering for others for her own entertainment]].
* Akechi Mitsuhide from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', aMaester. It's not until TheReveal consummate CombatSadomasochist, speaks using a seductive yet sinister purr in both the [[Creator/ShowHayami Japanese]] and his death when he hams up everything.
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives us the Monster, also known as Lemon Demon, [[SuddenlyVoiced the only character[[Creator/VicMignogna English]] versions. However, in the game whose songs have actual lyrics]] that, despite their usually upbeat instrumentals, talk about dark themes such as [[ImAHumanitarian eating the protagonist and his girlfriend]] or otherwise mutilating them, which Japanese, he often sings about in tends to turn into a quiet tone unless LargeHam when excited.
*In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain Jamie Washington in ''VideoGame/SplinterCellDoubleAgent'' is kind of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer geeky with Cyrus, somewhat poor social skills and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he would be the lovable dork in any other story but in this one, he's a cold-blooded PoisonousFriend with absolutely no qualms about killing anyone.
--> '''Jamie:''' [[spoiler:''[after shooting a hostage if Sam refusesher offer on to]'']] Sorry... ''[chuckles sheepishly]'' S-sorry.
* Leon in ''VideoGame/StarFox'' is implied to be a sadist in more ways than one. Character-wise, however, he fits.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'':
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's thegrounds ArcVillain; he's a classy and polite gentleman who engages in mafia-like antics, [[PowerParasite stealing other people's powers]] and enslaving them via magical contracts.
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that[[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge guy with others so that everyone can benefit]]]].the soft, somewhat-effeminate voice. He continues to speak in a calm voice even as he’s interrogating Clint and, [[MultipleEndings in one ending]], orders him killed]]. Also, [[spoiler:the Dollmaker speaks in a low voice even as he’s threatening Clint with a knife]].
* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil:''
**
**
* [[spoiler:Iris Sepperin]] in ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' may certainly speak politely, but [[spoiler:that doesn't stop her from causing suffering for others for her own entertainment]].
* Akechi Mitsuhide from ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', a
* ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'' gives us the Monster, also known as Lemon Demon, [[SuddenlyVoiced the only character
*
--> '''Jamie:''' [[spoiler:''[after shooting a hostage if Sam refuses
* Leon in ''VideoGame/StarFox'' is implied to be a sadist in more ways than one. Character-wise, however, he fits.
* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'':
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's the
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
* In ''VideoGame/WelcomeToTheGameII'', the leader of the Noir cult [[spoiler:is Adam, that
* The Creature from ''(Don't) Open Your Eyes''. They talk in a gentle and whisper-like tone throughout the course of the Visual Novel. But soon, [[spoiler:they tell you that you're a liar due to you not opening your eyes, yet describing them only within your mind. The real ending makes the creature bash your head against your own bedroom wall, it's only then that their quiet voice grows to a threatening growl as they demand you open your eyes to look at them.]]
* ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays'' Season 3 introduces [[spoiler:Gabriel Kaburaya, [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Special officer in charge of countermeasures against organised criminal activities]]]]. This ManOfWealthAndTaste very rarely shows any other expression than a soft smile... and wants to "[[KnightTemplar try and drench his own hands in mafia blood]]". He also does ''something'' to Butler in the toilets that isn't shown nor described but is unlikely to be anything pleasant -- with the same gentle smile.
* ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays'' Season 3 introduces [[spoiler:Gabriel Kaburaya, [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Special officer in charge of countermeasures against organised criminal activities]]]]. This ManOfWealthAndTaste very rarely shows any other expression than a soft smile... and wants to "[[KnightTemplar try and drench his own hands in mafia blood]]". He also does ''something'' to Butler in the toilets that isn't shown nor described but is unlikely to be anything pleasant -- with the same gentle smile.
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* ''VisualNovel/RoseGunsDays'' Season 3 introduces [[spoiler:Gabriel Kaburaya, [[TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard Special officer in charge of countermeasures against organised criminal activities]]]]. This ManOfWealthAndTaste very rarely shows any other expression than a soft smile... and wants to "[[KnightTemplar try and drench his own hands in mafia blood]]". He also does ''something'' to Butler in the toilets that isn't shown nor described but is unlikely to be anything pleasant -- with the same gentle smile.
* The Creature from ''(Don't) Open Your Eyes''. They talk in a gentle and whisper-like tone throughout the course of the Visual Novel. But soon, [[spoiler:they tell you that you're a liar due to you not opening your eyes, yet describing them only within your mind. The real ending makes the creature bash your head against your own bedroom wall, it's only then that their quiet voice grows to a threatening growl as they demand you open your eyes to look at them.]]
* The Creature from ''(Don't) Open Your Eyes''. They talk in a gentle and whisper-like tone throughout the course of the Visual Novel. But soon, [[spoiler:they tell you that you're a liar due to you not opening your eyes, yet describing them only within your mind. The real ending makes the creature bash your head against your own bedroom wall, it's only then that their quiet voice grows to a threatening growl as they demand you open your eyes to look at them.]]
* ''WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses'': Ask That Guy's voice tends to remain calm and even cheerful as he goes on about the bizarre murders, rapes, kidnappings, and assorted other crimes he's committed.
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* ''WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses'': Ask That Guy's voice tends to remain calm and even cheerful as he goes on about the bizarre murders, rapes, kidnappings, and assorted other crimes he's committed.
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** If you thought Blue Diamond was bad, the show takes it UpToEleven with ''White'' Diamond, who [[HorrifyingTheHorror terrifies even the other Diamonds]]. Unlike the temperamental Yellow or the mournful Blue, White speaks with a genuinely pleasant, calm tone at all times. Her words, even when they're [[SugaryMalice dripping with]] CondescendingCompassion, are always sweet and kind, and her face is [[PerpetualSmiler always fixed into a smile]]. Oh, and she also has the power to [[TheVirus completely overwrite any other Gem's mind and personality]] to [[TheAssimilator become an extension of herself]], without ever raising her voice or sounding even remotely ruffled.
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** If you thought Blue Diamond was bad, the show takes it UpToEleven with ''White'' Diamond, who [[HorrifyingTheHorror terrifies even the other Diamonds]]. Unlike the temperamental Yellow or the mournful Blue, White speaks with a genuinely pleasant, calm tone at all times. Her words, even when they're [[SugaryMalice dripping with]] CondescendingCompassion, are always sweet and kind, and her face is [[PerpetualSmiler always fixed into a smile]]. Oh, and she also has the power to [[TheVirus completely overwrite any other Gem's mind and personality]] to [[TheAssimilator become an extension of herself]], without ever raising her voice or sounding even remotely ruffled.
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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Mahito, the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters Human]] Disaster [[TheHeartless Curse]] appears as a friendly, though odd looking young man and has a gentle, playful voice. If given the opportunity, he is going to take his sweet time to talk about all the NightmareFuel, MindRape and BodyHorror he just inflicted/is about to inflict on someone in the same manner he talks about games or the quirks of his co-villains.
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* ''Literature/DragonBones'': The person who [[spoiler: eventually betrays the heroes]] afterwards talks softly to Ward, as if nothing happened. It creeps him out.
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* ''Literature/DragonBones'': The person who [[spoiler: eventually betrays the heroes]] afterwards Bastilla]] talks softly to Ward, as if nothing happened. It Ward in the same soft voice like [[spoiler: she]] always did even after betraying their TrueCompanions and murdering one of them. Ward notes how much this creeps him out.
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* The BigBad of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', N·Daguva·Zeba, speaks softly and never yells, acts arrogantly, or trash talks like his subjects, despite being the most evil and sadistic of his brethren.
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* The BigBad ''Franchise/KamenRider'' thrives on all manners of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', N·Daguva·Zeba, CardCarryingVillain[=s=], MadScientist[=s=] and the like, who in turn run on [[ChewingTheScenery meat]] and [[HamAndCheese dairy]]. It does have outliers, though.
** ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'': [[BigBad N·Daguva·Zeba]] speakssoftly and softly, never yells, acts arrogantly, or trash talks like anyone unlike his subjects, despite being the most evil and sadistic of the Grongi, a group that hunts humans for sport.
** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': Storious mantains a professionally polite attitude, ominous little smile and a pleasant, yet icy tone even when letting hisbrethren.[[WolfMan co-villain]] take a shot at IAmAHumanitarian. This makes him a particularly unsettling addition to Saber's CastFullOfCrazy and villain factions that go from unhinged to absolutely nuts.
** ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'': [[BigBad N·Daguva·Zeba]] speaks
** ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'': Storious mantains a professionally polite attitude, ominous little smile and a pleasant, yet icy tone even when letting his
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The rather quiet, enthralling voice of [[BigBad Emperor Belos]] is particularly sickening to hear when he emotionally abuses [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Lilith]] and [[JerkassWoobie Hunter]]. It's perfectly suitably for a dictator of adoring, brainwashed masses.
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* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'':
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's the ArcVillain; he's a classy and polite gentleman who engages in mafia-like antics, [[PowerParasite stealing other people's powers]] and enslaving them via magical contracts.
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
** Azul Ashengrotto when he's the ArcVillain; he's a classy and polite gentleman who engages in mafia-like antics, [[PowerParasite stealing other people's powers]] and enslaving them via magical contracts.
** Jade Leech is calm and well-mannered man in [[PolarOppositeTwins stark contrast]] to his twin brother, but on occasion shows himself to be just as sadistic as his brother and Azul.
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* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
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* Collins, the mercenary leader with [[VillainousValour balls of steel]], from ''Film/TripleThreat'', ''Film/TripleThreat2019'', delivers many of his lines in a casual tone befitting a psychopath who is desensitized to violence.
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%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[BastardBoyfriend Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
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%%%* [[TheBeautifulElite Iason]] [[BastardBoyfriend [[FetishizedAbuser Mink]] of ''LightNovel/AiNoKusabi'' as part of his BeautyIsBad persona.
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* The supervirus Daemon from ''WesternAnimation/{{Reboot}}'' is one of, if not ''the'', most powerful and deadly viruses to ever exist, in that it took ''Hexadecimal'' hopped up on the power of Mainframe's core to even fight her on equal ground and she possesses the ability to kill you by simply [[PsychicAssistedSuicide infecting you and making you count down to zero]]. She's also a very soft-spoken and sweet-sounding "person", having a soft and innocent French accent and constantly speaking in a warm and welcoming tone even when berating a follower. Even when making said follower kill himself for his repeated failures, and even when battling Hexadecimal. It completely and utterly catches Mike the TV off-guard, as he's used to viruses like Megabyte and Hexadecimal who are covered in spikes and constantly screaming:
--> '''Mike:''' '''YOU'RE''' Daemon?!
--> '''Daemon:''' Yes. You were expecting something else?
--> '''Mike:''' I mean, where's the spikey things?! Where's the teeth?!
--> '''Daemon:''' (Smiles to show her entirely normal human-like teeth)
--> '''Mike:''' '''YOU'RE''' Daemon?!
--> '''Daemon:''' Yes. You were expecting something else?
--> '''Mike:''' I mean, where's the spikey things?! Where's the teeth?!
--> '''Daemon:''' (Smiles to show her entirely normal human-like teeth)
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* The Creature from ''(Don't) Open Your Eyes''. They talk in a gentle and whisper-like tone throughout the course of the Visual Novel. But soon, [[spoiler:they tell you that you're a liar due to you not opening your eyes, yet describing them only within your mind. The real ending makes the creature bash your head against your own bedroom wall, it's only then that their quiet voice grows to a threatening growl as they demand you open your eyes to look at them.]]
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* ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'': In the anime, Rui's voice rarely rises above a murmur and shows barely any emotion, regardless of what's going on - even when he's talking about how furious he is at Tanjiro and Nezuko. He's also, for most of his time onscreen, an abusive monster who tortures and kills other demons to force his chosen "family" to go along with his twisted familial roleplay scenario, and that's not even going into how viciously he goes after Tanjiro when they fight.
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, I'm probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies, they can't stand it."''\\
(Sprays [[SupernaturalFearInducer Fear Toxin]] into the face of the man he's talking to)\\
''"They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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''"They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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->''"Would you like to see my mask? I use it in my experiments. Now, I'm probably not very frightening to a guy like you, but these crazies, they can't stand it."''\\
(Sprays [[SupernaturalFearInducer ''[sprays Fear Toxin]] Toxin into the face of the man he's talking to)\\
''"Theyto]'' They scream, and they cry. Much as you're doing now."''
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* Spider-Man's enemy Tombstone is a large, albino mobster whose teeth have been filed to points. He's vicious enough to hold his own against Marvel's other colorful gangsters (Hammerhead, Silvermane, the Kingpin, etc.), strong enough to fight Spider-Man, and his dialogue balloons are always edged with a dotted line to underscore how soft his voice is.
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* Spider-Man's ComicBook/SpiderMan's enemy Tombstone is a large, large albino mobster whose teeth have been filed to points. He's vicious enough to hold his own against Marvel's other colorful gangsters (Hammerhead, Silvermane, the Kingpin, etc.), strong enough to fight Spider-Man, and his dialogue balloons are always edged with a dotted line to underscore how soft his voice is.
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-->'''[[spoiler:Rourke:]]''' Well, I gotta hand it to ya, you're a bigger pain in the neck than I would have ever thought possible. I consider myself an even-tempered man. It takes a lot to get under my skin, but congratulations, you just won the solid-gold kewpie doll!
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* [[BigBad Ajax]], also known as [[DoNotCallMePaul Francis]], from ''Film/Deadpool2016'' speaks with a gentle British accent in every appearance he has in the film, save for once raising his voice to get Wade’s attention; his voice is at odds with his role as a [[SuperHumanTrafficking slaver]] and [[TortureTechnician Torturer]].
* Film/JamesBond:
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* [[BigBad Ajax]], also Ajax]] (also known as [[DoNotCallMePaul Francis]], Francis]]) from ''Film/Deadpool2016'' speaks with a gentle British accent in every appearance he has in the film, save for once raising his voice to get Wade’s attention; his voice is at odds with his role as a [[SuperHumanTrafficking [[SuperhumanTrafficking slaver]] and [[TortureTechnician Torturer]].
torturer]].
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* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:(He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.)]]
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* Dr. Jonathan Crane is easily the most softspoken character in ''Film/BatmanBegins.'' [[spoiler:(He [[spoiler:He also sprays people with a toxin designed to cause intense panic attacks, tries to burn people alive, and gives his fear toxin to someone who supposedly told him the plan was to hold the city to ransom.)]] ]]
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* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:
** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', when he isn't being a zealous would-be ruler, is overwhelmingly cool and polite. When the Avengers are all gathered on the [[spoiler: flying aircraft carrier]], the [[spoiler: imprisoned]] Loki actually seems to be the calmest of them all. And even though, when things stop going his way, [[EvilIsHammy he breaks that pattern]], he's right back to it at the very end.
** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', when he isn't being a zealous would-be ruler, is overwhelmingly cool and polite. When the Avengers are all gathered on the [[spoiler: flying aircraft carrier]], the [[spoiler: imprisoned]] Loki actually seems to be the calmest of them all. And even though, when things stop going his way, [[EvilIsHammy he breaks that pattern]], he's right back to it at the very end.
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''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', when he isn't being a zealous would-be ruler, is overwhelmingly cool and polite. When the Avengers are all gathered on the [[spoiler: flying [[spoiler:flying aircraft carrier]], the [[spoiler: imprisoned]] [[spoiler:imprisoned]] Loki actually seems to be the calmest of them all. And even though, when things stop going his way, [[EvilIsHammy he breaks that pattern]], he's right back to it at the very end.
** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and
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-->"As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Well, really, that's all this is. Except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest -- how do you feel?"
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-->"You can fight, and all of you will die. Or you can surrender, in which case only ''most'' of you will die."
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* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide the callousness in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech]].
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* Solomon Lane from ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'' never raises his voice above a whisper, but that doesn't hide the callousness in his words and actions. [[spoiler:Even after being imprisoned for two years under constant interrogation, causing his SanitySlippage and ravenous desire for revenge by the time of ''Film/MissionImpossibleFallout'', he still has the same quiet pattern of speech]].speech.]]
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* ''Film/{{The Killers|1964}}'': Jack Browning is a vicious, murderous criminal, but he's always calm and collected and never raises his voice. When Sheila refuses to stop caressing Johnny, saying simply "I like it here" when Jack tells her to leave, he calmly says "Well I can fix that." Then he slaps her across the face.
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* ''Film/{{The Killers|1964}}'': ''Film/TheKillers1964'': Jack Browning is a vicious, murderous criminal, but he's always calm and collected and never raises his voice. When Sheila refuses to stop caressing Johnny, saying simply "I like it here" when Jack tells her to leave, he calmly says "Well "Well, I can fix that." Then he [[WouldHitAGirl slaps her across the face.face]].
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* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
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* [[BigBad Top Dollar]] from ''Film/TheCrow'' is amazingly charismatic and calm almost all the time. Though he does have a couple of moments where he loses his temper and hollers, even when being outright insulted and disrespected by a low-level {{Mook}} {{Mook|s}} he keeps his cool and even agrees maybe he's "not as big as he thinks." Then he tosses the mook someone else's torn-out eye and, still being chillingly calm, tells the man that's what happened to the last guy who talked back to him like that. Then he runs him through the throat with a sabre for the hell of it, without ever once breaking composure.
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* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who never loses the creepy, even tone as he kills tons of people by [[NightmareFuel making them bleed to death from the inside]].
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* [[TortureTechnician Desaad]] from ''{{Series/Smallville}}'', who never loses the creepy, even tone as he kills tons of people by [[NightmareFuel [[CruelAndUnusualDeath making them bleed to death from the inside]].
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** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from season 2 episode "Irresistible" has an unsettling soft voice.
* In the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek: TOS]]'' episode "Wolf in the Fold," John Fiedler played a serial-killing alien, and he spoke in the same tremorous, timid voice he used when he was playing [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Piglet.]]
* In the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek: TOS]]'' episode "Wolf in the Fold," John Fiedler played a serial-killing alien, and he spoke in the same tremorous, timid voice he used when he was playing [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Piglet.]]
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** The death fetishist Donald Pfaster from the season 2 episode "Irresistible" "[[Recap/TheXFilesS02E13Irresistible Irresistible]]" has an unsettling soft voice.
* In the''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek: TOS]]'' ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Wolf "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E14WolfInTheFold Wolf in the Fold," Fold]]", John Fiedler played plays a serial-killing alien, and he spoke speaks in the same tremorous, timid voice he used when he was playing [[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Piglet.]]Piglet]].
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* The killer in the ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Hubris." [=McCoy=] tells the jury that he's going to ask them to realize that this "nicely dressed, soft-spoken young man" is a murderer.
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* The killer in the ''Series/LawAndOrder'' episode "Hubris." "Hubris". [=McCoy=] tells the jury that he's going to ask them to realize that this "nicely dressed, soft-spoken young man" is a murderer.
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* ''Series/BreakingBad'' / ''Series/BetterCallSaul'': Gustavo Fring is a kingpin who rarely ever raises his voice, to the point that he's a lot more menacing when he does raise it.
* Emmett Milbarge from Chuck. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
* Emmett Milbarge from Chuck. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
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* Gustavo Fring from ''Series/BreakingBad'' / ''Series/BetterCallSaul'': Gustavo Fring and ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' is a kingpin who rarely ever raises his voice, to the point that he's a lot more menacing when he does raise it.
* Emmett Milbarge fromChuck.''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Imagine the gentle-voiced Buster Bluth of Arrested Development, only he's a sociopath and has delusions of authority. That's Emmett, and both characters are played flawlessly by Tony Hale.
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* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, [[Comicbook/TheJoker the Joker]] starts out as this, not becoming the {{laughably evil}} {{monster clown}} he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable {{sanity slippage}} between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first {{captain ersatz}} of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier.]]
* ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'': Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly...until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
* ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'': Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking publicly...until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
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* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Surprisingly, [[Comicbook/TheJoker the Joker]] Joker starts out as this, not becoming the {{laughably evil}} {{monster clown}} LaughablyEvil MonsterClown he is famous for being until he undergoes considerable {{sanity slippage}} SanitySlippage between the show's fourth and fifth seasons. He makes a big deal in the fourth season about [[BlatantLies being much more reasonable and sane]] than [[AxCrazy his brother]], the show's first {{captain ersatz}} CaptainErsatz of the Joker, but his calm demeanor only serves to highlight just how unhinged he is, and [[DissonantSerenity actually makes him creepier.]]
creepier]].
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** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speakingpublicly...publicly... until he's pissed and is about to let loose on someone he wants to destroy for personal reasons.
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** Wilson Fisk always speaks quietly, sometimes even awkwardly, and can come across as a man not used to speaking
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}'': Subverted with [[spoiler: [[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock|1}}'': Subverted ''VideoGame/BioShock1'': {{Subverted|Trope}} with [[spoiler: [[BitchInSheepsClothing [[spoiler:[[BitchInSheepsClothing Atlas (alias Frank Fontaine)]]]], who spends a good two-thirds sounding friendly, jovial and humane before TheReveal gives us his [[BrooklynRage actual voice]]. [[VideoGame/BioShock2 Sofia Lamb]] plays it straight (ala her TautologicalTemplar personality). Both were designed to contrast Andrew Ryan's LargeHam persona.
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* [[spoiler:Iris Sepperin]] in ''{{VideoGame/Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' may certainly speak politely, but [[spoiler:that doesn't stop her from causing suffering for others for her own entertainment]].
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* [[spoiler:Iris Sepperin]] in ''{{VideoGame/Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'' may certainly speak politely, but [[spoiler:that doesn't stop her from causing suffering for others for her own entertainment]].
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--> '''Jamie [[spoiler:(After shooting a hostage if Sam refuses to)]]:''' Sorry... (chuckles sheepishly) s-sorry.
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** [[spoiler: Akechi also count in this. During the third semester, while out of combat, Akechi speaks in a generally calm and serious manner that would hide his true personality if not for his dismissive and blunt speech. In combat, however...]]
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** [[spoiler: Akechi [[spoiler:Akechi also count in this. During the third semester, while out of combat, Akechi speaks in a generally calm and serious manner that would hide his true personality if not for his dismissive and blunt speech. In combat, however...]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Dark Danny rarely raises his voice and talks in a genuinely charming and polite tone but he also craves destruction ForTheEvulz and makes no effort to hide that.
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* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Dark Danny rarely raises his voice and talks in a genuinely charming and polite tone tone, but he also craves destruction ForTheEvulz and makes no effort to hide that.
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--> '''Joey:''' With all due respect Donbot, I don't think we should rely on an accident happening. Let's kill him ourselves.
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'''Joey:''' With all due respect Donbot, I don't think we should rely on an accident happening. Let's kill him ourselves.
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'''Bugs:''' Oh, well, never mind then. No point tryin' to get back to da Oith if it -- zuh?!
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'''Bugs:''' Oh, well, never mind then. No point tryin' to get back to da Oith if it -- zuh?![[DelayedReaction zuh]]?!
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-->'''Pythor''': Humbly, I am Pythor P. Chumsworth.
* One of the villains the protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' encounter is [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Milkman]], who's voiced by Creator/PaulReubens and speaks in a polite, friendly tone while doing things that are... [[FauxAffablyEvil neither polite nor friendly, to say the least]].
* One of the villains the protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero'' encounter is [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Milkman]], who's voiced by Creator/PaulReubens and speaks in a polite, friendly tone while doing things that are... [[FauxAffablyEvil neither polite nor friendly, to say the least]].
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* [[MadScientist Flug]] from ''WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork Villainous]]'' rarely raises his voice and is generally a huge NervousWreck, but he's still very much a villain, as seen at the end of the WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Orientation Files episode; when he has Mojo Jojo strapped to an exam table in his lab, he's clearly having an ''amazing'' time calmly explaining how [[ColdBloodedTorture the toxin he's about to inject him with]] [[FateWorseThanDeath won't kill him, but it'll be so agonizing that he might wish that it would.]]
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* [[MadScientist Flug]] from ''WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork Villainous]]'' ''WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork'' rarely raises his voice and is generally a huge NervousWreck, but he's still very much a villain, as seen at the end of the WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Orientation Files episode; when he has Mojo Jojo strapped to an exam table in his lab, he's clearly having an ''amazing'' time calmly explaining how [[ColdBloodedTorture the toxin he's about to inject him with]] [[FateWorseThanDeath won't kill him, but it'll be so agonizing that he might wish that it would.]]
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* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite and soft-spoken to everyone despite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind break.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Hazama]] of ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. He is a [[BeautyIsBad quite handsome]] FauxAffablyEvil man, who is always polite and soft-spoken to everyone despite creeping them all out at the same time. (To further emphasize this, the Japanese version of the game has him referring to himself with [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "watakushi"]], a very humble pronoun, and call everyone with the formal albeit somewhat distant "anata".) However, it's soon revealed that he's a {{Sadist}} who happily [[{{Troll}} trolls]] the hell out of everyone until [[MindRape their mind break.breaks.]] He cares about [[LackOfEmpathy nobody]] [[ItsAllAboutMe but himself]] and will happily kill you if he wants to, all the while sporting a PsychoticSmirk.
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* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', the ArcVillain of Cyrus' story, [[spoiler:Lucia]], is one. She never raises her voice once until the final confrontation between the two, where she becomes excited as she offers a WeCanRuleTogether offer with Cyrus, and [[VillainousBreakdown loses it]] when he refuses her offer on the grounds that [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferentRemark while they are both passionate in their pursuit of knowledge]], [[NotSoSimilar Lucia wants to keep the knowledge she discovers for herself for the sake of gaining power, while Cyrus wants to share knowledge with others so that everyone can benefit]]]].
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* ''Film/ComingHomeInTheDark'': Mandrake never seems to raise his voice above casual conversation, and is a psychopath who kills people indiscriminately, even teenagers.
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* The BigBad of ''Series/KamenRiderKuuga'', N·Daguva·Zeba, speaks softly and never yells, acts arrogantly, or trash talks like his subjects, despite being the most evil and sadistic of his brethren.
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* [[Creator/ShowHayami Sosuke Aizen]], [[Creator/KojiYusa Gin Ichimaru]], [[Creator/KosukeToriumi Szayel Aporro Grantz]] and [[Creator/DaisukeOno Shuukuro Tsukishima]] from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
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* William James Moriarty of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' is far from a sadist, but he's a quiet, polite, softspoken SerialKillerKiller voice by the soft-voiced Creator/SomaSaito, who is hardly known for a deep voice.
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