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| 7 | -> ''"The pitch of my voice is digitally lowered to make it sound more sinister!"'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Koragg''', ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce [[TheAbridgedSeries Abbreviated]]'' |
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| 10 | [[ObviouslyEvil An easy way to tell if someone is evil]] is if their voice is much deeper than a good character's, often artificially so. If someone undergoes a FaceHeelTurn, then along with their EvilMakeover, their voice will either drop a few octaves, get put through a voice modulator, or be combined with another voice speaking in a much deeper tone. If an AntiHero decides to move a few notches down the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism, then he will start talking in a deeper, more serious tone of voice. Male characters almost always get an unapproachable, commanding cadence. Villainesses usually get a sultry, suggestive one, unless they're supposed to be in command or ''scary'', in which case their cadence will be dismissive and forbidding. |
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| 12 | A deep voice makes the character sound strong, mature and competent, so it is a common trait for major villains that the audience is supposed to fear and respect. Consequently, such villains will usually speak in baritone register (or in villainesses' cases a contralto register), more rarely in [[MediaNotes/VoiceTypes bass register]]. It also provides a contrast for the more youthful TenorBoy, especially in vocal music. |
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| 14 | A common inversion is [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice an unnaturally high, often cold voice]], and especially laugh. Some characters with an EvilLaugh do high-pitched cackling or be a GigglingVillain, instead of the deeper, traditional one. These are usually a more unnatural and degenerate kind of evil, perhaps overlapping with EunuchsAreEvil. Taken further, anyone speaking with the VoiceOfTheLegion is incredibly dangerous. |
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| 16 | Because deep voices are [[ArousedByTheirVoice often considered attractive]], this may overlap with SexyVillainsChasteHeroes. If it's to do with the character having great power it can be related to PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep. |
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| 18 | May be justified if the evil character becomes a huge OneWingedAngel with longer vocal cords, since that would make their voice deeper. |
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| 20 | [[folder:Types of villains who will often have a deep voice]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | * TheBrute |
| 23 | * EvilOverlord |
| 24 | * FatBastard (because HeavyVoice) |
| 25 | * HornyVikings |
| 26 | * A large variety of monsters, including, but not limited to: |
| 27 | ** ClassicalMovieVampire |
| 28 | ** DragonsAreDemonic |
| 29 | ** EldritchAbomination |
| 30 | ** FrankensteinsMonster |
| 31 | ** {{Kaiju}} |
| 32 | ** KingKongCopy |
| 33 | ** MonsterLord |
| 34 | ** NotZilla |
| 35 | ** OurOgresAreDifferent |
| 36 | ** OurOrcsAreDifferent |
| 37 | * RepulsiveRingmaster |
| 38 | * Certain {{Scary Animals|Index}}, especially larger ones. These include: |
| 39 | ** AngryAngryHippos |
| 40 | ** BearsAreBadNews |
| 41 | ** CruelElephant |
| 42 | ** KillerGorilla |
| 43 | ** MonsterWhale |
| 44 | ** MonstrousSeal |
| 45 | ** NeverSmileAtACrocodile |
| 46 | ** PantheraAwesome (when evil) |
| 47 | ** SavageWolves |
| 48 | ** SinisterSwine |
| 49 | ** WilyWalrus |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do with]] FauxlosophicNarration or SesquipedalianLoquaciousness. |
| 53 | |
| 54 | Due to its appearance in {{opera}}, this trope is at least OlderThanRadio. This often pops up in theatrical productions as AltoVillainess. |
| 55 | |
| 56 | CreepyHighPitchedVoice is the direct opposite. Compare and contrast EvilSoundsRaspy, where the villain has a harsh-sounding voice, but not necessarily a deep one. |
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| 59 | !!Example subpages |
| 60 | [[index]] |
| 61 | * EvilSoundsDeep/VideoGames |
| 62 | * EvilSoundsDeep/WesternAnimation |
| 63 | [[/index]] |
| 64 | |
| 65 | !!Other examples: |
| 66 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 69 | * In ''Anime/BloodPlus'', FlamboyantGay chiropteran Nathan Mahler changed his voice to a demonic rumble whenever he wanted to sound threatening. [[spoiler:Even the DragonInChief Amshel will back down when this happens, because Nathan is ''far'' more powerful and dangerous than he seems. Good thing he's not actually evil.]] |
| 70 | * Lelouch of ''Anime/CodeGeass'', who is sort of like a "flamboyant, possibly [[VillainProtagonist evil]] Batman", canonically has a voice changing device in his Zero costume which deepens his voice when he's wearing it. |
| 71 | * Vicious of ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. Creator/NorioWakamoto is famous for these kinds of roles. |
| 72 | ** In the same series, this trope is inverted in Jet Black's deep voice. |
| 73 | * Wei in the ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' dub; also, particularly in the dub, Hei seems to do the AntiHero routine also, speaking in a deeper voice when being BK-201 than when being the friendly and harmless Li. Averted, though, with Mao who has a very deep voice but is a nice guy. And a [[IntellectualAnimal cat]]. |
| 74 | * ''Manga/DeathNote'': |
| 75 | ** Ryuk has a rather deep voice in both Japanese and the English dub. While he does have more [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]] than the soft-spoken VillainProtagonist Light, he is still rather evil, given his method of relieving boredom. Perhaps averted by L, who has a deeper voice than Light and is the HeroAntagonist. |
| 76 | ** Light Yagami actually plays this trope straight. When he is having his Kira-ish inner monologues, his voice tone gets deeper. |
| 77 | * Creator/ShowHayami, who voices notable villains like Muraki Kazukaka in ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' and Sousuke Aizen in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. |
| 78 | ** Ichigo, on the other hand, has a SuperpoweredEvilSide whose voice is high and AxCrazy sounding. |
| 79 | * [[AffablyEvil Tyki Mikk]] from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' reinforces this trope. Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa gives him a normal voice in his human form but when in his Noah form, his voice drops to a calm baritone [[DissonantSerenity even if he is killing someone horribly]]. |
| 80 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': |
| 81 | ** The English dub does this with Frieza (portrayed then by Linda Young). Each time he transforms, his voice is artificially deepened. At first, it was just digital pitch-lowering with the 2nd form, but his 3rd form is more of a VoiceOfTheLegion deal. The 4th form, in a subversion, brings it back to normal -- high-pitched. This is [[BishonenLine entirely in keeping with the physical nature of his transformations]]: in his second form he grows larger and more muscular, in his third form he's larger still and looks like a {{Xenomorph|Xerox}}, but his fourth form is barely larger than his first and is outwardly the least monstrous of them. |
| 82 | ** The dub of ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Kai]]'' takes this a step further in a brilliant move: by having Frieza's voice recast (now played by Chris Ayres), having a high voice at the start, and gradually getting deeper with each transformation -- without the use of artificial pitch altering. By the time Frieza reaches form 3, Chris is using his natural voice, and considering that form 3 Frieza looks like a fish demon, it makes him sound like the devil he truly is. |
| 83 | ** The Japanese version does almost the same thing (though Freeza's [[Creator/RyuseiNakao Japanese voice]] is already noticeably deep), except for his third form, which uses a high, raspy growl. |
| 84 | ** Cell gets a bit of this too, in the English dub. His voice starts out as a sort of hissing rasp, and then grows deeper and more cultured as he gets more powerful. But it drops to downright Satanic levels when Cell gets ready to do something truly evil, [[spoiler: like killing Piccolo.]] His second form sounds slightly deeper than the third, which is much smoother -- again, the BishonenLine applies. |
| 85 | ** Inverted in the Japanese version, however, where his voice starts out monstrous and gets slightly softer and more human-like with each transformation. As with Frieza, this means the voice changes match up with the physical changes. Considering Creator/NorioWakamoto voices him, though, this trope still applies. |
| 86 | ** Goku gets some of this in the English dub as well. Though he never turns ''evil'', whenever he starts to get serious in a fight (ie, goes Super Saiyan) and drops his normal, goofy demeanor, Sean Schemmel adopts a noticeably deeper and slightly raspier voice for the character. |
| 87 | * In the German dub of ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Super 17 apparently had an echo filter - probably due to being a fusion of Android 17 and his Hell Fighter counterpart. As a result, Merged Zamasu in both the English and Japanese dubs of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' had an echo filter as well. |
| 88 | * Lucy in ''Manga/ElfenLied'' has a much deeper voice than her "good" personality, Nyu. |
| 89 | * ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' tends to play this straight. While main character Kenshiro has a pretty deep, gravelly man-voice, most of the heroic characters are noticeably more soft-spoken than the mooks and most villains, and the main {{Big Bad}}s Souther and Raoh (and Kaioh in the second story) have impressively deep voices. Especially Souther, whose voice sounds [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6IAYn-UlZk too deep]] to be humanly possible. |
| 90 | * ''Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist'': |
| 91 | ** Used in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Brotherhood'' with the Greed/Ling relationship. Greed isn't [[AffablyEvil necessarily]] [[NobleDemon evil]], but he is given a very deep voice on the show. In contrast, his human host, Ling, has a fairly soft voice. |
| 92 | ** Pride's voice becomes deep and [[VoiceOfTheLegion echoing]] when he's not pretending to be human. |
| 93 | ** Lust is a female example, especially since both her [[Creator/KikukoInoue seiyuu]] and [[Creator/LauraBailey English VA]] in Brotherhood are PlayingAgainstType. While Lust [[HeelFaceTurn eventually subverts]] this in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'', she plays it ''[[ManipulativeBastard very]]'' straight in ''Brotherhood''. |
| 94 | * Gauron, the [[BigBad main bad guy]] from the first season of ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'', has the deepest voice of all characters in the show. This is somewhat subverted in ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'', where new villainous character [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Leonard Testarossa]] has a voice almost as soft and gentle as a girl's -- though it's still deeper than that of his sister, who is naturally one of the good guys... |
| 95 | * Nakago from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi''. [[spoiler:Yui's voice changes from sweet and sunny to rough and dramatic when she undergoes a FaceHeelTurn.]] |
| 96 | * ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' has Pasdar and Palparepa. |
| 97 | * In ''Literature/{{Gosick}}'', Kuiaran the Second has a relatively deep and aggressive natural speaking voice, [[spoiler: which serves as a contrast to the sweet and bubbly voice she uses while impersonating Avril]]. |
| 98 | * Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' is technically a good guy, but monstrous enough to freak out undead super-Nazis, and speaks in Creator/JojiNakata's ultra-deep drawl. |
| 99 | ** Or Creator/CrispinFreeman's wonderful low menace. |
| 100 | ** Incognito from the [[Anime/{{Hellsing}} first anime]] also had a deep voice. |
| 101 | * [[PsychopathicManchild Russia]] of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', in the original Japanese version of the anime and in his {{Image Song}}s, normally speaks in a high-pitched, bubbly and childlike voice that [[VocalDissonance heavily contrasts]] with [[TheBigGuy his outward appearance]]. But then there are a few times when he switches into his cruel mode, especially when threatening or trying to intimidate others, and his pitch ''plummets'' to frighteningly deep levels. Averted in the dub, where his voice doesn't change and isn't particularly deep. |
| 102 | * Akira Touya in ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' doesn't fit in the "evil" category (he's just TheRival to Hikaru with a tendency to look down on him), but he has a serious, introspective deep voice mode. |
| 103 | * Many villains in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': |
| 104 | ** [[BigBad Dio Brando]] is probably the best known example. Nearly every single piece of media he's in consistently depicts him as having a deep, smooth voice ([[FridgeBrilliance which is rather fitting]] given his [[MusclesAreMeaningful physique]] and [[WickedCultured personality]]). His voice actors include Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, Creator/IsshinChiba, and ''Creator/NorioWakamoto'' in Japanese, and Creator/PatrickSeitz in English. |
| 105 | ** [[GreaterScopeVillain Kars]], [[FairPlayVillain Wamuu]] and [[ImplacableMan Santana]] in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]''. |
| 106 | ** [[MasterActor Captain Tennille]], [[TheGambler Daniel J. D'Arby]] and [[TheDragon Vanilla Ice]] in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]''. |
| 107 | ** [[SerialKiller Yoshikage Kira]] in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond is Unbreakable]]''. |
| 108 | ** [[TheDon Diavolo]], [[FatBastard Polpo]], [[ConsummateProfessional Prosciutto]], [[MagnetismManipulation Risotto Nero]] and, oddly enough, [[MonsterClown Cioccolata]] in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]''. |
| 109 | ** [[SinisterMinister Enrico Pucci]], [[BlindWeaponmaster Johngalli A.]], [[InvisibleMonsters Sports Maxx]], [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy Viviano Westwood]], [[DirtyCop D an G]] and [[BastardBastard Donatello Versus]] in ''[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]''. |
| 110 | * In the first ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' light novel, Kyon uses the term "clear soprano" to describe Ryoko Asakura's voice. Later on that day, [[spoiler:she tries to kill him rather violently... because she got bored]]. |
| 111 | * ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has a couple of notable examples: |
| 112 | ** [[spoiler:Shigaraki]], also known as [[BigBad All For One]], is given a notably imposing baritone in the Japanese version of the anime. |
| 113 | ** His lieutenants, [[SuperSmoke Kurogiri]] and [[{{Kaiju}} Gigantomachia]], also have booming baritones, both in Japanese and in the English dub. |
| 114 | ** Danjuro Tobita, AKA Gentle Criminal, speaks with a deep, melodious voice in Japanese, and it suits his flamboyant exterior very well. |
| 115 | * Several of the villains in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' have displayed this trait and changes in tone to indicate shifts in character. |
| 116 | ** The Kyuubi plays this trope straight: it's completely malevolent and has a very deep, very gravelly voice. |
| 117 | ** On introduction, Sasori has a deep and gravelly voice, but switches to a lighter voice later on. Rather than indicating an improvement in the character, this precedes the true horror of his abilities. |
| 118 | ** Kakuzu plays this trope straight; he's a PsychoForHire and speaks with a deep and steady voice. |
| 119 | ** The most significant occurrence is that of [[spoiler:Tobi. While in his initial persona, he speaks in a light, childish voice and his actions match. However, when he is acting as Madara, his voice deepens and matures as well as his actions (he even has completely different voice actors for each)]]. |
| 120 | ** Itachi Uchiha also has a deep voice. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he is actually GoodAllAlong.]] |
| 121 | ** One of the most jarring and most recent examples in the English Dub of Pain, who has arguably the deepest voice on the show, which is expected when the voice actor is Creator/TroyBaker. Played with however, [[spoiler:Due to Nagato, Pain's controller, having a high-pitched tone of voice.]] |
| 122 | ** The real Madara Uchiha (especially in the English Dub) has a fantastically chilling tone. His voice oozes authority, as if everything he says, comes from the mouth of an utterly torn individual (which is mostly truth). It's no wonder [[spoiler: that he convinced Obito to succeed him]]. |
| 123 | * In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the character Rob Lucci [[spoiler: could at first only "speak" through his high-pitched pigeon Hattori. However, when he is unveiled as the immensely powerful evil leader in [=CP9=]'s plot to capture Nico Robin, his 'real' voice is revealed to be much, much deeper. Interestingly, this was not done through the use of any synthesizers -- the [[Creator/TomokazuSeki same seiyuu]] performed both parts]]. [[ThreateningShark Arlong]], [[TheChessmaster Crocodile]], [[BigBad Blackbeard]], and Hody Jones also have rather deep voices. |
| 124 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': |
| 125 | ** Giovanni of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' has a very deep, echoing voice every time he appears on a television or computer screen in the earlier episodes. This appears to be the result of computer editing. However, even when he appears in person, his voice is still quite deep. |
| 126 | ** Mewtwo in the English dub of [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie the first film]], where it's the antagonist. |
| 127 | * Xanxus from ''Manga/Reborn2004'' has a much deeper voice than most of the good guys in the show -- though most noticeably much deeper than Tsuna ([[CrossDressingVoices who is voiced by a girl]]). |
| 128 | * ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'': SHABURANIGUDO! Especially in Japanese, the Dark Lord's voice is so artificially low as to be comical. |
| 129 | * ''Manga/SoulEater'''s Medusa, being a ConsummateLiar, has a pleasant, normally-pitched voice when she's pretending to be on the good side and a deep, throaty voice when she's being her violent self. [[spoiler:It's particularly alarming when coming out of the [[BodySnatcher borrowed]] [[SleepModeSize child's body]] later in the series.]] |
| 130 | * ''Anime/TribeNine'''s Ojiro Otori is a major antagonist in the series, and his voice actors in both the [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Japanese]] and [[Creator/CorpseHusband English]] dubs are well-known for their deep voices. |
| 131 | * Creator/TypeMoon ''loves'' this trope, or, to be more specific, Creator/JojiNakata. An interesting example is seen in Archer; [[spoiler: his voice is much deeper than Shirou's, even though they're the same person. Proof that your moral alignment directly influences your tone]]! |
| 132 | * Steve Blum's Lord Darcia in ''Anime/WolfsRain'' is a glorious example of this. The main wolfy cast have generally soft voices (except Tsume, but he's a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and his voice generally subverts this, getting softer over time), but Darcia's is deep and menacing during any scene with the wolves. When talking to female characters [[spoiler: ignoring Jagura]], his voice takes on a much gentler sympathetic tone but [[spoiler: after he awakens his wolf side, his voice not only much deeper, but more menacing and mad]]. |
| 133 | * Marik Ishtar's shadow self in ''Anime/YuGiOh''. His normal self's voice is actually higher-pitched than a normal man. There's also Bakura, who, on top of being deep-voiced, is [[EvilBrit British]], which increases his evilness. |
| 134 | ** When Marik pretends to be a good guy and after his HeelFaceTurn, his voice gets higher and softer. |
| 135 | ** Bakura both plays it straight and subverts it in the original Japanese. His SuperpoweredEvilSide has a deeper voice than his normal self, but he was [[LarynxDissonance voiced by a woman]], so his voice is considerably high and effeminate. |
| 136 | ** During Season 0, even Yugi's spirit partner (the Pharaoh) could easily be interpreted as evil, or at least a SociopathicHero. Even this early on, when his voice was rather soft, it was still deeper than Yugi's. |
| 137 | *** And that was before he was voiced by '''[[Creator/DanGreen DAN GREEN]]'''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaK2SMotm_0 Now quiet down so he can COMPLETE HIS TURN!]] |
| 138 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOhGX The Supreme King...]] SPECIFICALLY in the English dub. Much like Super 17 did in the German dub of Dragon Ball GT, this evil version of Jaden had an echo filter... and boy, did it make him sound badass. |
| 139 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV Dennis Macfield.]] Once he's revealed to be TheMole, he forgoes his normally upbeat and higher voice, and goes a deeper, more serious tone. The implication is that the original voice was a facade he used for his job. |
| 140 | * Younger Toguro from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' has one of the deepest voices of any character in the series, contrasting his high voiced [[BigLittleBrother elder brother]]. Which makes sense as [[Creator/DameonClarke he shares the same voice]] as that of the previously mentioned Cell. |
| 141 | [[/folder]] |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 144 | * ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': Apayapi, the enlarged and more apparently evil version of Payapi, has a deeper voice than his default form. |
| 145 | [[/folder]] |
| 146 | |
| 147 | [[folder:Audio Plays]] |
| 148 | * ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'': ''[[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWhoCCS6E1TalesFromTheVault Tales from the Vault]]'': When Charlie is possessed by Kali Korash, his voice drops about an octave and becomes far more resonant. |
| 149 | * Parodied in the French web series ''AudioPlay/LeDonjonDeNaheulbeuk'', where all the evil guys have deep, low voices. Subverted since the friendly ogre travelling with the... hem... heroes also has a low voice, and the fiery demon living in the dungeon has a rather high, metallic voice. The series also provides good examples of EvilLaugh. |
| 150 | * ''AudioPlay/RefletsDAcide'' parodies this with the villainess Alia-Aenor, who is a giant black dragon with a very deep voice... in contrast with her human form, who has a little girl's voice. |
| 151 | [[/folder]] |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 154 | * According to [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]] of Creator/MarvelComics, GeniusCripple [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM M.O.D.O.K.]] makes Terrence Stamp sound like Music/MichaelJackson. A tad ironic, considering how high most adaptations take his voice. |
| 155 | * It's often mentioned how deep the voice of the Gollywog is in ''ComicBook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''. His balloons are typeset with a heavy bold. He's supposedly made of very dense non-baryonic matter. One of his best moves is causing an earthquake with a loud bellow. One more example of repurposing his ''very'' racist characterization and design into happy coincidences and heroic traits. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Eastern Animation]] |
| 159 | * The adaptation of Long John Silver from ''Animation/TreasureIsland1988'' may [[VocalDissonance look non-threatening]] because of his short, rotund body and page boy haircut, but don't let that fool you, he has a low, gravelly voice befitting of a hardened pirate thanks to his voice actor, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. In contrast to his book counterpart's more boisterous personality, this version ''always'' speaks calmly, even when he's being threatened with violence, making him a chilling antagonist. |
| 160 | [[/folder]] |
| 161 | |
| 162 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 163 | * ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': In this ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' Franchise/MonsterVerse fanfiction, the voices of [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonKingGhidorah two of Ghidorah's heads]] have very deep-sounding voices to those who can understand the {{Kaiju}}'s AnimalTalk, according to the author's ComicBookFantasyCasting. Ichi/Eldest Brother (the middle head and the most deliberately malicious of the heads) in particular has the ridiculously-deep voice of Zynbel from ''VideoGame/HellbladeSenuasSacrifice''. |
| 164 | * In the {{Crossover}} ''Fanfic/AKnightsTaleAsInquisitor'', [[RedBaron the Elder One]], the BigBad of this story, has a voice that's specifically described as ancient and foreboding. Canonically, it is a British accent, so it is comparable to TheProtagonist's own deep voice. |
| 165 | * ''Fanfic/GuysBeingDudes'': Invoked by Arlo. The voice distortion on his glasses gives his voice more depth and reverb when he takes over Pokestops. He also uses it with pitch alone when he's off the clock for gender affirmation purposes. |
| 166 | * ''Fanfic/TheMLPLoops:'' Sombra tends to speak in '''bold''' words all the time, to represent the show's depiction of his deep voice. Of course, sometimes this will be played with, where he replaces Ditzy, and vainly implores Twilight and Spike to buy muffins, while they try to ignore him. |
| 167 | -->'''Sombra:''' '''Aw, c'mon... muffins!''' |
| 168 | * Invoked in ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku''. Izuku gets selected to be on the Villains' side of the Heroes vs. Villains exercise. He drops his voice an octave in an attempt to sound intimidating. |
| 169 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' fic ''Fanfic/TurningRedSecretsOfThePanda'', Xióngmāo shāshǒu speaks with a deep, gravelly voice befitting of a demonic entity. |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Films -- Animated]] |
| 173 | * This is very much a staple with the BigBad of a Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon movie: |
| 174 | ** Stromboli and the Coachman from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' have very deep voices, both provided by Charles Judels, with the former having NoIndoorVoice. |
| 175 | ** Lady Tremaine from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' and Maleficent from ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'' are vintage examples of deep-voiced villainesses, with both originally being voiced by Eleanor Audley, and by Creator/SusanneBlakeslee in many of their later appearances. |
| 176 | ** Shere Khan from ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'' has a purring, urbane baritone provided by Creator/GeorgeSanders, with Creator/TonyJay taking over in later appearances, and Creator/IdrisElba playing him in the [[Film/TheJungleBook2016 remake]]. |
| 177 | ** The Horned King from ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' speaks in a deep, eerie voice, provided by Creator/JohnHurt. |
| 178 | ** Ursula from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'', is another villainous contralto, provided by Creator/PatCarroll. |
| 179 | ** [[EvilPoacher Percival C. McLeach]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'', voiced by Creator/GeorgeCScott. |
| 180 | ** Nobody has a manlier baritone than Gaston (Richard White) in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''! Except maybe [[AntiHero the eponymous Beast]]. |
| 181 | ** [[EvilChancellor Jafar]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' has a deep, [[ObviouslyEvil undeniably sinister]] voice, courtesy of Jonathan Freeman. |
| 182 | ** Much like Shere Khan, [[EvilUncle Scar]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' has a refined, British-accented baritone, provided by Creator/JeremyIrons. [[Creator/JamesEarlJones His big brother’s voice is still deeper though]]. |
| 183 | ** Judge Claude Frollo from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', voiced by Creator/TonyJay. |
| 184 | ** Shan-Yu, the brutish Hun leader from ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', also has the gravely voice of Creator/MiguelFerrer. |
| 185 | ** Clayton from ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'', another EvilPoacher, speaks with the deep voice of Creator/BrianBlessed, though far more restrained than most of Blessed’s roles. |
| 186 | ** Befitting his massive size, Gantu from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' has a deep, booming voice, provided by Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson. |
| 187 | ** Dr. Facilier, the evil Shadow Man from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' has a very deep voice, courtesy of ComicBook/{{Spawn}} himself, Creator/KeithDavid. |
| 188 | * Much like [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Shere Khan]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]], Tail Lung (Creator/IanMcShane) from the original ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' has a [[CatsAreMean purring]], [[EvilBrit British-accented]] baritone. There’s also Kai from ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'', voiced by Creator/JKSimmons. |
| 189 | * ''WesternAnimation/The3LittlePigsTheMovie'': [[TheBigBadWolf Big Boss]], big time, with a deep, gravely voice. It’s not clear though if his voice is like that naturally, or if it’s like that from all [[ItsCuban those cigars]] he [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking likes to light up.]] |
| 190 | * Budzo from ''Animation/AdventuresInZambezia'' has a very deep voice courtesy of Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}}. |
| 191 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBFG'': The evil giants all have deep, booming voices. |
| 192 | * Makuta Teridax of the first two ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' films has a REALLY deep voice. Becomes a bit jarring when you realize [[Creator/LeeTockar the actor playing him]] [[ManOfAThousandVoices secondarily plays the high-pitched Pewku]]. |
| 193 | * In ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'', Darkseid is voiced by Creator/SteveBlum with a bonus VoiceOfTheLegion effect to make him sound truly demonic. When he returns in later movies, Creator/TonyTodd takes over the role and does his usual chillingly deep and demonic vocal work, needing no such effects. |
| 194 | * Oogie Boogie from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' has quite the deep voice. Also played with the hero Jack Skellington, as he uses a deep voice both for his more creepy scenes ''and'' when he tries to be Santa. |
| 195 | * In ''Anime/SpiritedAway'' this is both played straight and inverted in the way the Japanese and English voice actresses were directed to voice the evil Yubaba and her good twin sister Zeniba. The original Japanese actress, Mari Natsuki, used a higher-pitched voice for the good Zeniba and a deeper voice for the evil Yubaba. In the English dub, Susanne Pleshette voiced Yubaba in a higher pitch (intending the evil one to be more shrill) and Zeniba with a lower alto. |
| 196 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'': Bowser has a booming, growling voice as par for the course with other portrayals, courtesy of Jack Black. |
| 197 | * Mighty One-Eye from the original cut of ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' is [[https://thethief1.blogspot.com/2010/12/one-eye.html said to have been voiced]] by a black delivery man whom the director hired for his deep voice, and the performance is almost definitely slowed down for further effect. One-Eye is the leader of an AlwaysChaoticEvil AmbiguouslyHuman warrior race called the One-Eyes; their army's "One-Eyes! One-Eyes!" cries resemble thunder in their introductory scene. Less so in the released, LighterAndSofter & DenserAndWackier ReCut versions -- the army especially sounds just like an average crowd. |
| 198 | * Played with in ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''. The otherwise intimidating dog Alpha has an incredibly high and squeaky voice that causes the other dogs to laugh at him; apparently, his voice box malfunctions sometimes, but when it's adjusted, it does sound quite deep. Naturally, it breaks down again when he's defeated. |
| 199 | * AUTO in ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' sounds very deep [[note]]specially in some dubs[[/note]], which gives his voice an eerie effect while he's [[spoiler:performing his AntiMutiny]]. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 203 | * Hell, any character played by Creator/ChristopherLee. Especially [[Film/TheWickerMan1973 Lord Summerisle]]. |
| 204 | * Xerxes in ''Film/ThreeHundred'' also had his voice deepened, to the point of [[VoiceOfTheLegion sounding inhuman]]. Then again, he's also ''[[EvilIsBigger nine feet tall]]''. |
| 205 | * Justified in ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective''. [[spoiler:Lois Einhorn]] has a rather low vocal register compared to [[spoiler:other women in the film]], hinting that [[spoiler:the lieutenant is a man disguised as a woman]]. |
| 206 | * Played with in ''Film/BurnAfterReading'', when Creator/BradPitt's character attempts to act menacing by [[ClintSquint narrowing his eyes]] and lowering his voice. Unfortunately, he keeps forgetting and reverting back to his normal speech. [[PlayedForLaughs Hilarity Ensues]]. |
| 207 | * ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'': |
| 208 | ** Bruce Wayne invokes the trope by affecting a deep growl while he's being Batman. |
| 209 | ** When people are tripping on the Scarecrow's drug, they perceive others (including the Scarecrow himself, of course) as evil monsters with inhumanly deep voices. While the Joker's voice is usually high-pitched and nasally, he goes surprisingly low for his choice lines, such as, '''"Look at me!"''' Bane zigzags the trope, in that the mask over his face does lower and distort Tom Hardy's rather nasally voice, but not very much. The only character to play it constantly straight is Henri Ducard, [[spoiler:a.k.a. the real Ra's Al-Ghul]], portrayed by Creator/LiamNeeson with his usual deep, husky voice. |
| 210 | * ''Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse'': |
| 211 | ** ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'': Both evil spirits Enchantress and Incubus have this. Enchantress specially gains one after her transformation. |
| 212 | ** ''Film/WonderWoman2017'': When revealing himself to Diana and fighting her, Ares gains a deep, reverberating voice befitting his god status. |
| 213 | ** ''Film/JusticeLeague2017'': The New God Steppenwolf has a deep and weary voice. |
| 214 | ** ''Film/Shazam2019'': The evil corrupter spirits known as the SevenDeadlySins, combined with VoiceOfTheLegion sometimes. |
| 215 | ** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'': Darkseid's [[MediaNotes/VoiceTypes basso profundo]], of course, as befitting the ruler of [[{{Mordor}} Apokolips]]. |
| 216 | * ''Film/DWar'': The evil dragon's human [[TheDragon Dragon]] (no pun intended) is the ''best example''. |
| 217 | * Demon-possessed Regan in ''Film/TheExorcist'' has a very loud, deep bellow, like getting yelled at by a truck horn. |
| 218 | * Brad Dourif's character in ''Film/TheExorcistIII''. "It's the smiles that keep us going, don't you think?" |
| 219 | * ''Film/TheFifthElement'': Mr. Shadow, being more or less evil incarnate, has the requisite '''very deep''' voice. |
| 220 | * Sartoris in ''Film/TheFinalSacrifice'' has a rather deep voice, humorously altered in post-production. |
| 221 | * In ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', when Dana Barrett (under possession by the demonic Zuul) tries to seduce Peter Venkman, he repeatedly deflects and asks to speak to Dana which angers her to the point where she responds in an inhuman, growling voice with '''[[ThatManIsDead "There is no Dana, only Zuul."]]''' ([[DeadpanSnarker to which Venkman replies "What a lovely singing voice you must have."]]) |
| 222 | * ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseofCobra'': The Doctor's voice is half crazy snake and half Darth Vader, and he manages to drop it an octave ''lower'' [[spoiler: when he upgrades to Cobra Commander and dons the new mask]]. It's no less deep or menacing in the sequel, ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'', [[TheOtherDarrin even though he's played by a different actor who's dubbed over]]. |
| 223 | * ''Film/TheGingerweedMan'': The main villain of the movie speaks in a deep, reverberating voice. |
| 224 | * The ''Heartpower'' children's educational video ends with a VillainSong sung by Tobacco Man, a guy who looks like a bum, has cigarettes all over his costume, and raps in a super-baritone voice. His attempts to get the kids in the video to smoke fail, and they ultimately defeat him by telling him to buzz off, after a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. When he realizes they're never gonna bite, he escapes in an explosive puff of smoke. |
| 225 | * The Kurgan, of ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' fame. |
| 226 | * ''Film/HotShotsPartDeux'': Parodied and subverted. [[ItMakesSenseInContext During his lightsaber battle with the President]], Saddam speaks with a raspy Darth-Vader esque voice. He then uses an inhaler, and starts speaking in a normal voice. |
| 227 | * ''Film/TheJurassicDead'': Dr. Wojick Borge's voice became a [=LOT=] deeper in the time between being hit by a car, and putting his plans in motion in his bunker. |
| 228 | * In ''Film/KillBill'', [=GoGo=] Yubari first uses a stereotypical high-pitched girlish voice (as well as looking cheerful) when she introduces herself to The Bride but then when she takes on a serious expression, her pitch drops rather dramatically. |
| 229 | * The Lord of Darkness in ''Film/{{Legend|1985}}'' was an electronically-deepened Creator/TimCurry. And you thought he was scary ''normally''. |
| 230 | * ''Film/Lifeforce1985''. The male vampire at the end when he talks to Col. Caine. |
| 231 | -->[inhumanly deep] It'll be much less terrifying if you just come to me. |
| 232 | * In ''Film/LetMeIn'', when [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Abby]] is provoked, whether through anger or hunger, her voice becomes much deeper and more guttural, adding a layer of VocalDissonance given she looks like a 12-year old girl. |
| 233 | * Several villains in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' have notable deep voices: |
| 234 | ** Obadiah Stane, StarterVillain of the franchise in ''Film/IronMan1''. His voice even sounds deeper when he wears the Iron Monger armor in the climax. |
| 235 | ** Emil Blonksy´s voice in ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'' becomes deeper when he got transformed into the Abomination. |
| 236 | ** Russian supervillain Ivan Vanko in ''Film/IronMan2''. |
| 237 | ** Laufey, the leader of the Frost Giants in ''Film/{{Thor}}''. |
| 238 | ** Thanos, the BigBad and GreaterScopeVillain of the Infinity Saga who debuted in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', has a notable deep voice. |
| 239 | ** The dark Elf Malekith in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''. |
| 240 | ** Ronan and Nebula in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''. Ronan later reappears - save for his deep voice - in ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019''. |
| 241 | ** Ego, played by Creator/KurtRussell, similar to Ronan in the first movie, in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''. |
| 242 | ** Fire demon Surtur in ''Film/ThorRagnarok''. |
| 243 | * Khan Tusion, the sadistic [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]]-prone director of the ''Meatholes'' series of porn, often has his voice shift in and out of the electronically deepened range while he's verbally abusing the performers. |
| 244 | %%* The Ripper in ''Film/MySoulToTake''. |
| 245 | * In the first several ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' films, Freddy Krueger spoke with a very deep, sinister voice (in the first film for instance, he sounds almost demonic). It became less deep in later films as Freddy became more comedic in general. |
| 246 | * Anton Chigurh in ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'' speaks with a grizzly, low voice, which essentially acts as a death rattle considering his character. |
| 247 | * In ''Film/OsmosisJones'', Thrax's voice is done by Creator/LaurenceFishburne. |
| 248 | * In ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'', Nathan's voice becomes a deep growl when he's in his [[PsychoForHire Repo Man]] persona. It's lampshaded at one point: |
| 249 | -->'''Nathan:''' (deep) So Rotti thinks he can take Shilo from me.\ |
| 250 | '''Shilo:''' Dad?\ |
| 251 | '''Nathan:''' (normal) Nothing, Shilo, nothing. Go to bed. |
| 252 | ** [[BigBad Rotti]] is a baritone in song and speech. |
| 253 | * Played with in ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', wherein Dark Helmet's voice is deep and impressive when his helmet is down, but when it's up, he sounds like a whiny Creator/RickMoranis. |
| 254 | * In ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', the villainous Harrison has a very deep and ''very'' cool voice. |
| 255 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 256 | ** Darth Vader, whose voice is provided by Creator/JamesEarlJones. The original actor, Creator/DavidProwse, has an almost laughably nasal voice and a nonthreatening accent in comparison. |
| 257 | ** [[Creator/ChristopherLee Count Dooku]] needs no cyborg enhancements to sound deep! |
| 258 | ** [[EvilOverlord Palpatine's]] voice drops a whole octave when he becomes TheEmperor. |
| 259 | ** Jabba the Hutt has a deep, booming voice. Understandable, as his larynx is presumably as over-sized as his neck. |
| 260 | ** Kylo Ren of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' uses a vocoder in his mask as part of his efforts to emulate his grandfather, Darth Vader. Not that [[Creator/AdamDriver Adam Driver]] doesn't have a particularly low voice [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaR9osgTADs to begin with]] |
| 261 | ** Krennic in ''Film/RogueOne'' is an aversion -- perhaps to underscore that [[BigBadWannabe he's not really on the same level as Darth Vader]] (despite his best efforts), his voice isn't notably deep. His Death Troopers are another story -- they [[BlackSpeech don't "speak", precisely]], but the noises they make are pretty deep. |
| 262 | ** Sith lightsabers generally let out a lower-pitched, growling noise when ignited. Interestingly, Anakin's lightsaber uses a lower-pitched sound exactly once, when he switches it on to slaughter the younglings. The same effect is heard when he uses his (definitely [[EvilWeapon evil]]) new sword as Darth Vader. |
| 263 | * Perennial Film/TheThreeStooges villain Kenneth [=MacDonald=]. |
| 264 | * Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium: |
| 265 | ** ''Film/TheHobbit'': The dragon Smaug has a deep, growling voice provided by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, and on top of being one of the main antagonists is a really malicious piece of work. There's also another major villain, Azog the Defiler -- who speaks exclusively in the harsh-sounding Black Speech and who is a total psycho. |
| 266 | ** ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'': The films combine this with VoiceOfTheLegion when Galadriel gets drunk on the [[DrunkOnTheDarkSide Ring's power]]. [[BigBad Sauron]] himself too as can be discerned from what little he actually speaks. "There is no life in the void. Only... death." |
| 267 | *** The Mouth of Sauron from the extended edition. A deep voice that sounds like dead worms. |
| 268 | *** The Witch King also has a rather deep voice. |
| 269 | *** So do the various Uruk-hai, who all have growling voices fitting their bestial nature. |
| 270 | * In the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries'' movies, instead of Creator/FrankWelker's [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers screechy, gravelly]] delivery as Megatron, we get a deep, growly performance by Hugo Weaving. The sequels also gives us [[TheManBehindTheMan The Fallen]] in ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'', and [[spoiler: Sentinel Prime]] in ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon''. In ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'', Welker comes back with a much deeper voice for [[spoiler: Galvatron]], and along with some reversal of three movies' worth of VillainDecay, it's pretty intimidating. In ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'', instead of Megatron, we get Unicron and Scourge. Scourge, played by Creator/PeterDinklage, has a dark, gravelly timbre that shows intimidation. Whereas the voice of Scourge's dark master, Unicron, provided by Creator/ColmanDomingo, is reminiscent to the voice of Creator/OrsonWelles in the original animated film in 1986. Scourge's gravelly dark baritone is reflected on intimidating his victims and shows no faliure whereas Unicron's voice is considered a resonating, also gravelly, and devil-like cavernous basso profondo reflecting on his quest of devouring entire worlds and the multiverse. |
| 271 | * Subverted in the ''Film/Underworld2003'' film series where Creator/KevinGrevioux's character is a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Lycan]] named Raze with an unnaturally deep voice. He is brutish and violent, but he is not an inherently evil character. In the ''[[Film/UnderworldRiseOfTheLycans Rise of the Lycans]]'' prequel, he is decidedly a positive character. Even more jarring is that this is Grevioux's ''actual voice''. |
| 272 | * Inverted in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. The main antagonist, Judge Doom, doesn't have an extremely deep voice, but when [[spoiler: he's revealed to actually be a toon, [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice he talks in a really high-pitched voice]]]]. |
| 273 | * The Djinn of ''Film/{{Wishmaster}}'' in his true form has a suitably deep voice for a demon. |
| 274 | * Magneto in the original ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' trilogy, courtesy of Creator/IanMcKellen. |
| 275 | * Inverted with Mordo, the main villain of ''Zu Warriors''. He always speaks in a high-pitched voice, even when becomes a giant in the film's climax. |
| 276 | [[/folder]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 279 | * Ma'el Koth from ''Literature/TheActsOfCaine'' has a voice that is usually described as rumbling. |
| 280 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' -- The Crayak, a malevolent godlike alien and the Ellimist's opposite number, has a voice so low Jake feels like it's shaking him apart when they meet in person. |
| 281 | * [[BigBad Lord]] [[GodOfEvil Foul]] in the ''Literature/ChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'' is described as having a voice that's inhumanly vast, deep, and dripping with raw contempt, compared to what it might sound like if an abyss were speaking. |
| 282 | * "Literature/ClockpunkAndTheVitalizer": Clockpunk (the hero) considers The Vitalizer's (the villain) voice to be this. It only [[ArousedByTheirVoice works halfway]] on her. |
| 283 | * [[AC:Death]] from the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' is definitely a subversion; he's [[DontFearTheReaper not nearly as bad]] as he looks or sounds. |
| 284 | ** Doubly so in the animated miniseries of ''Literature/WyrdSisters'' and ''Literature/SoulMusic'', where he's voiced by Creator/ChristopherLee, who practically based his career around the trope. |
| 285 | ** The demon in the animation of ''Literature/WyrdSisters'' has an extremely deep and gravelly voice... Which is subverted as he (in contrast to the book) switches back to his natural voice when Granny threatens him into dropping the theatrics. Said voice is high-pitched with a notable lisp and sounds like [[{{luvvies}} a stereotypical theatre actor]]. |
| 286 | * The ''Series/DoctorWho'' Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures have an antagonist called Sabbath, who, due to not-exactly-evil motives and frequent EnemyMine situations, is about as non-evil as you can get when you perform MeatgrinderSurgery and continually try to screw up TheMultiverse. His voice, described as a "low rumble" and a "resonant bass", gives him villain points, though. Extra villain points for the fact that it functions as a mild, mundane version of CharmPerson. It probably goes along with the StoutStrength and "hands like hams". |
| 287 | * In ''Literature/TheDunwichHorror'' by Creator/HPLovecraft, Wilbur Whateley spoke with a frighteningly low voice. Justified in that he grew more than twice as fast as any other child and reached a height of seven feet (among other things). The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society "radio play" of the story electronically pitched the actor's voice to [[Series/StargateSG1 Goa'uld]] levels. |
| 288 | ** The narrator mentions that Wilbur sounded like his voice-producing organs were somehow different from a normal human's -- which, naturally, they were. |
| 289 | * When the High Seekers in the ''Literature/{{Emberverse}}'' really want to intimidate, they'll let loose a deep voice that borders on the aural equivalent of AlienGeometries. |
| 290 | * Aries in ''Literature/GreystoneValley'' is described as having a voice like a rumbling volcano. |
| 291 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'' likes to [[PlayingWithATrope play with]] this. |
| 292 | ** Inverted with [[BigBad Voldemort]], who is described as having a [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice high, cold voice]]. However, his voice gets deeper after his resurrection in the films, where he's played by Creator/RalphFiennes. |
| 293 | ** Subverted with [[TheMole Snape]], who has a deep, ominous voice (portrayed by Creator/AlanRickman in the films), since Snape is intended to appear evil, or at least dark and brooding, [[spoiler:right up to the end]]. |
| 294 | ** Oh-so-inverted with [[SadistTeacher Umbridge]], whose shrill, girlish voice is at odds with her toadlike appearance. |
| 295 | ** Played straight with Runcorn, one of Umbridge's cronies in the seventh book's villain-run Ministry. His chief characteristic is his deep, intimidating voice. When Harry uses Polyjuice Potion to impersonate him, he finds the voice very useful for giving orders. |
| 296 | * In ''[[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor]]'', Cronal, unseen by his troops or his enemy, called himself Lord Shadowspawn and had his wheezy old man voice amplified and made deep. Luke thinks of it more than once as a "faux-Vader" voice. |
| 297 | * ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'': Emperor Jagang is described to have a "deep, grating voice". Averted with Darken Rahl, who has a "clear, almost liquid" voice...and a trope-fitting [[TheDragon right hand man]]. |
| 298 | * In the Literature/HorusHeresy series from ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', First Captain Ezekyle Abbaddon of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus is described as being a big man with an incredibly low voice, even for an [[SuperSoldier Astartes]]. In the "present day" of the franchise, he has since become [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Abaddon the Despoiler]], Warmaster of the Black Legion. As such, he is the closest thing the [[TheCorruption Chaos]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Space Marines]] have to a [[EnemyCivilWar cohesive leader]]. |
| 299 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'': |
| 300 | ** [[BigBad Tigerstar]] is described as having a deep voice. |
| 301 | ** Inverted with Scourge, whose voice is high and cold. |
| 302 | [[/folder]] |
| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 305 | * PlayedForLaughs in an ''Series/AllThat'' sketch called Bridget's Slumber Party; [[GothGirlsKnowMagic the goth girl Claudia, who has supernatural powers]], would often talk in a demonic voice especially if she was angry. Also, in the Poetry with Claudia short which had her read poetry to children, she would alternate the lines of the rhymes to sound creepy -- at the end, she would scare the kids by saying the final line in a demonic voice. |
| 306 | * ''Series/{{Angel}}'': |
| 307 | -->'''[[ForInconveniencePressOne Recording:]]''' Hi, you've reached the Tittles. We can't come to the phone right now. If you wanna leave a message for Christine, press one. For Bentley, press two. '''OR TO SPEAK TO OR WORSHIP MASTER TARFALL, UNDERLORD OF PAIN, PRESS THREE.''' |
| 308 | ** Lampshaded when Holtz tries to convince Wesley that he's trying to protect Connor. |
| 309 | --->'''Holtz:''' You don't believe me?\ |
| 310 | '''Wesley:''' Hm, not sure, could be the low scary voice that's giving me trouble. |
| 311 | * Space Monster M from ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' speaks in baritone. |
| 312 | * In ''Series/{{Banshee}}'', Chayton (played by Creator/GenoSegers) speaks with a voice so deep that it almost vibrates through your bones. While there are many more depraved villains in the show, he is by far the most physically intimidating, and he does more damage to Hood than anyone else. |
| 313 | * ''Series/BreakingBad'': Walter White eventually develops a deep, intimidating baritone as he completes his ProtagonistJourneyToVillain. |
| 314 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': |
| 315 | ** Willow Rosenberg when evil. Overlaps with CompellingVoice. |
| 316 | --->'''Willow:''' GetOut. |
| 317 | ** Averted with Darla. Her voice is noticeably higher and softer than the other characters, even the female ones. |
| 318 | * The drug dealer who [[spoiler:may have ordered Becket's mother's murder]] in Season 3 of ''Series/Castle2009'' has a deep, scary voice. |
| 319 | * Cole Turner in ''Series/Charmed1998'' has a much deeper voice in his demonic Belthazor form. |
| 320 | * [[BigBad Banning]] in ''Series/CodeNameEternity'' will sometimes switch to an inhumanly deep voice when angry. This usually has to do with Ethaniel ruining his plans. |
| 321 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': Several villains have deep voices. |
| 322 | ** The Cybermen have had either high or deep voices, depending on when the episode was made. |
| 323 | ** Subverted with some of the Dalek Supremes in the classic series and the Creator/BigFinish [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho stories]] -- their voices tended to be higher than the average Dalek's, making them sound even more unstable and [[{{Pun}} highly-strung]] than the norm. |
| 324 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3PyramidsOfMars Sutekh]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E8TheImpossiblePlanet the]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E9TheSatanPit Beast]], both voiced by Gabriel Woolf, have deep voices to represent their ancient, primal evil. |
| 325 | ** The Black Guardian, voiced by Creator/ValentineDyall, who, in life, could've challenged Creator/BrianBlessed in a booming voice contest. |
| 326 | ** The Dalek Emperor from "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E13ThePartingOfTheWays The Parting of the Ways]]" has one of the deepest Dalek voices yet heard. |
| 327 | ** The Sycorax leader from "[[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion The Christmas Invasion]]" has a low, rough voice. |
| 328 | ** Interestingly played with the Cult of Skaro -- Dalek Sec has a higher pitched voice than any of his followers, but as it turns out, he is also slightly less evil than your average Dalek -- not that it's saying all that much. |
| 329 | ** When Rose Tyler has her body taken over by the [[RichBitch vain Lady Cassandra]] in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E1NewEarth New Earth]]", her voice gets significantly deeper, [[EvilBrit gaining Cassandra's Posh accent as well.]] This is ironically rather closer to Billie Piper's own accent. |
| 330 | ** From new series 6, we have [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E1TheImpossibleAstronaut the]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E2DayOfTheMoon Silence]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife House]]. |
| 331 | ** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E10FaceTheRaven Face the Raven]]" brings us the terrifying spectre of ''the Doctor'' entering this mode when, [[spoiler:after the death of his companion Clara]], who had spent the last few minutes of her life convincing the Doctor not to PayEvilUntoEvil after her demise, nonetheless drops his voice into an ultra-low register as he puts the fear of god into an immortal (launching a two-part story in which the Doctor becomes TheUnfettered and very nearly [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Woobie, Destroyer of Time]]). |
| 332 | * Although [[WellIntentionedExtremist his evilness is debatable]], [[MagnificentBastard Scorpius]] from ''Series/{{Farscape}}'' is tall, imposing, vicious, wears all black and speaks... [[SubvertedTrope quite a few octaves higher than everyone else]]. He is ''definitely'' a badass though. [[DoubleSubversion However, when upset, his voice drops to demonic levels]]. The pitch of his voice is sort of a gauge on his emotions. When his voice is high and Sebacean/Humanesque, he is his usual five-steps ahead of you, eloquent MagnificentBastard, tightly controlled self. When things start to go wrong, he starts to slip into his Scarran side, and his voice drops about four octaves and picks up some teeth. |
| 333 | * In ''Series/GameOfThrones'', Tywin Lannister is played by Creator/CharlesDance and has [[EvilSoundsDeep a deep voice]] that makes him sound twice as serious and menacing as he would be otherwise. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47MazYDnmaU See here]]. His [[TheBrute biggest henchman]], Ser Gregor Clegane, is even deeper, nearing [[MediaNotes/VoiceTypes basso profundo]] territory, especially when played by Ian Whyte, who seems to be channeling Creator/ChristopherLee. |
| 334 | * On ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', Sylar's voice gets very deep and starts to echo a bit when he's about to do something evil. |
| 335 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Lestat de Lioncourt is a ferocious vampire and a baritone, and his deep voice makes him all the more menacing. |
| 336 | * Inverted in ''Series/{{Kings}}'': CorruptCorporateExecutive William Cross has a high, thin voice. Evil is relative in a DecadentCourt, but he seems to be the only one [[spoiler:(still alive, anyway)]] who wants war. |
| 337 | * ''Series/KnightRider'': |
| 338 | ** Michael Knight's EvilTwin Garthe Knight had a noticeably deeper voice than Michael (as well as a [[BeardOfEvil goatee]], of course.) |
| 339 | ** KITT's EvilTwin KARR also has deeper voice than KITT does. For reference, KARR is voiced by Creator/PeterCullen (AKA [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Optimus Prime]]). |
| 340 | * ''Series/Loki2021'': The President Loki [[AlternateSelf Variant]] embodies the worst of Loki's traits such as his ambition, selfishness and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. He also speaks with a much deeper and [[EvilSoundsRaspy raspier]] voice than the other versions of Loki who use Creator/TomHiddleston's normal speaking voice. This leads to a funny contrast when President Loki's hand is cut off and he reacts with a [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl high-pitched shriek]]. |
| 341 | * Red John from ''Series/TheMentalist'' is a subversion of this trope in that even when his voice is seemingly manipulated, he ''still'' has an odd, higher sounding voice. [[spoiler:It turns out he was faking it, and he plays this trope straight courtesy of Creator/XanderBerkeley.]] |
| 342 | * {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''Series/OnceUponATime'' with Rumpelstilskin: In his more demonic form as the "Dark One" in the Enchanted Forrest, his actor Creator/RobertCarlyle plays him with a far more high-pitched voice and a high-tone giggling compared to the human form of Mr. Gold he takes on in the "real world". |
| 343 | * In a ''Series/MrShow'' episode: Lucien, the ratings child, who forces Bob and David to put content warnings on their show, has an evil man voice, despite looking like a 8-year-old kid. |
| 344 | * ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': |
| 345 | ** In ''Series/PowerRangersJungleFury'', Dai Shi has an artificially deepened voice even while possessing Jarrod. ([[ExaggeratedTrope It gets deeper still when he's in his armored form]].) |
| 346 | ** In ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'', Trent's stint as the evil White Drago Ranger is accompanied by an artificially deepened voice. When an accident turns him back to normal, so does his voice. The evil white Drago Ranger clone has the same voice as the former. |
| 347 | ** In ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'', Hunter and Blake got pitched down before their reveal as Rangers and stayed with their normal voices through their HeelFaceTurn and BrainwashedAndCrazy stints. |
| 348 | ** The Page Quoter, Koragg, also has his voice deepened -- especially during the shift to syndication. Geoff Dolan left Mystic Force after the shift & was replaced by Chris Graham, but Geoff's grunts & other stuff remained via archived audio. Geoff would later play the role of Gosei(who is not evil) in Power Rangers: Megaforce. |
| 349 | * ''Series/TheSecretCircle'': A side effect of DemonicPossession, natch. |
| 350 | * In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', the phantom that borrowed Clark's DNA and made a clone body out of it (becoming the show's incarnation of Bizarro [[note]]In classic ''Smallville'' NotWearingTights and ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames fashion. "I'm ''you''. Just a little more... bizarre."[[/note]]) has a deeper voice than the real Clark, though it's not always obvious and can be turned off at will, apparently (he impersonated Clark for some time with the viewers and other characters unaware). |
| 351 | ** In Season 8, [[spoiler:ComicBook/LexLuthor]] pulls this off courtesy of a respirator, complete with VaderBreath. His protege, [[DarkActionGirl Tess]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist Mercer]], isn't as extreme an example, but she has the lowest voice of any of the girls in the cast. [[spoiler:Davis']] voice also become deeper when he is about to transform into [[spoiler:Doomsday]]. |
| 352 | ** In Season 10, [[spoiler:Godfrey's voice gets deeper when possessed by [[Characters/NewGodsDarkseid Darkseid]], but if he doesn't want to reveal it, only people with superhearing could notice the extra deep voice. Oliver and Lionel's voice is also turned much deeper when possessed]]. Also, [[spoiler:Lois's voice gets deeper when possessed by Isis]]. |
| 353 | * The ''Franchise/{{Stargate Verse}}'' has the Goa'uld and the Wraith. The Asgard have a vocal effect, too (toned down in later seasons), but it's a lot friendlier-sounding than the ones used by the baddies. The Goa'uld, in fact, do this on purpose to sound more intimidating and can turn it off at will when they want to blend in or just be more personable. By the end of the series, Ba'al almost always drops the voice effect when he's talking to the heroes, as by that point he only makes [[GodGuise a pretense of godhood]] toward those who will actually believe it. |
| 354 | ** Ra in ''Film/{{Stargate}}'' sounds a lot like [[Film/ThreeHundred Xerxes]], bordering on VoiceOfTheLegion territory. |
| 355 | ** The Tok'ra are the same species as the Goa'uld, so they can turn it off if they want to as well -- however, they rarely do, in order to make it clear [[SharingABody who's talking]]. |
| 356 | ** Three times this has been used by humans for subterfuge: Daniel used a voice modulator on Jacob Carter's cargo ship to record sentences in Goa'uld, which would then be broadcasted in a deeper voice; Daniel and Carter both used a voice modulator during a training exercise when one pretended to be a Tok'ra and the other one a Goa'uld; and Vala used an alien voice modulating device shaped like a glowing pendant in order to pretend to be the Goa'uld Qetesh (because Vala was Qetesh's final host before the latter was killed, and it wasn't widely known that Qetesh had died). In both of the latter cases, a member of SG-1 would get annoyed at the voice and ask to turn it off. |
| 357 | ** The episode that introduces the Asgard first shows Thor as the Myth/NorseMythology 7-foot-tall imposing figure with a deep voice. This is a hologram, though. After Daniel passes the test, the real Thor reveals himself to be a frail, diminutive [[TheGreys Grey]] with misshapen facial features. |
| 358 | * The ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise has two character actors -- Brian Thompson and Danny Goldring -- who have deep voices and frequently play bad guys. (The latter combines this with EvilSoundsRaspy.) Even when they're not the bad guys, they still tend to be on the darker side of good. |
| 359 | * The Kadrin in the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Nemesis". [[spoiler:Subverted. It's revealed that they're actually the good guys. In reality they don't even sound like that.]] |
| 360 | * ''Series/StrangersFromHell'': [[DepravedDentist Moon-jo]] has a deeper voice than the other residents and is the most evil character in the series. |
| 361 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''s Castiel is an interesting example. Ambiguously played straight in the first and second episode he appeared in, as we didn't know whether the angels are on the Winchesters' side or not. Averted later, when it is revealed that, unlike the other angels, he doesn't want the world to be destroyed and genuinely cares about Dean and Sam. With his sacrifice in 4x22, he ultimately became a part of the family. |
| 362 | ** Also, it is revealed that his vessel, Jimmy, has a much higher voice. |
| 363 | ** Definitively inverted in the Season 6 finale. [[spoiler:When Castiel becomes a not-so-nice god, he loses the Batman voice. It's fantastically creepy.]] |
| 364 | ** Lucifer is mostly an aversion, as in his Nick meatsuit he speaks in a tenor voice with a hint of vocal fry. |
| 365 | * ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook:'' The mysterious beings known only as "Them" have electronically lowered voices, as demonstrated with the only one to speak played by the normally much higher pitched Mark Evans. It helps sell just how terrifying They are. |
| 366 | -->'''Host:''' Thankfully, to date, none of Them have got in.\ |
| 367 | '''Them:''' [[AC:That's not the right answer.]] |
| 368 | * Inverted on ''Series/{{Turn}}'' with Captain Simcoe (later Colonel Simcoe). He is the most morally bankrupt character in the show, and while he plays this trope straight in the pilot episode, he spends the rest of the series speaking in an eerily high register that is very off-putting. |
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| 370 | |
| 371 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 372 | %% * Music/NickCave. |
| 373 | * Inverted with Music/TomWaits when he wants to be creepy, he usually goes for a higher voice. Compare "Hold On" with "In the Colosseum" from ''Music/BoneMachine''. An example where he plays this trope straight is "Oily Night" from ''Music/TheBlackRider''. It has a very deep and frightening voice repeat the title over and over again, while the music around him slowly but surely goes berserk. In the context of the play it is meant to be music for a Satanic ritual. |
| 374 | * Music/{{DMX}}'s ''Damien'' songs occasionally fall in to this, especially when Damien reveals his evil nature -- "You sold me your soul when you didn't say 'no'. Just let a human with dark skin go? Well, '''give me what you owe!'''" If you listen closely, in the first song, Damien's voice sometimes even has a deep reverb to it. |
| 375 | * Lupe Fiasco does this occasionally as well, such as the intros to the songs ''Little Weapon'' and ''Put You On Game.'' In ''The Coolest', the last seven words of "The ones that had deadbeat daddies, and well-to-do mommas, '''but not well enough to keep 'em from us...'''" are spoken with a second, deeper voice behind his own. |
| 376 | * Played straight with the original incarnation of the Creator/PsychopathicRecords supergroup Music/DarkLotus, where the darkest lyrics were delivered by deep, [[HarshVocals gravelly voiced]] rapper Marz. The rest of the label averts it: |
| 377 | ** Music/InsaneClownPosse: Shaggy 2 Dope, who has a scratchier, higher voice than Violent J, is usually the one to perform the "evil" parts of any given song. He's also more vicious in their wrestling matches. In fact, the fact that his voice ISN'T a stereotypical deep, booming bass makes him just that bit more intimidating. |
| 378 | ** Music/{{Twiztid}}: Neither Monoxide nor Madrox has a particularly deep voice. |
| 379 | ** [[Music/AnybodyKilla ABK]], who has a prominent lisp. |
| 380 | * Inversion: the predominant vocal style in DeathMetal consists of a low, menacing, and almost completely incomprehensible growling, while in BlackMetal, mid- to high-pitched shrieking and screaming tend to be used. The inversion becomes apparent when you learn of the violence (church burnings, murders, and one particularly infamous suicide) that was part and parcel of the BlackMetal scene around the time of its inception. Additionally, the death metal growl as a style is much-derided in many circles, pejoratively referred to as [[Series/SesameStreet "Cookie Monster vocals"]]. |
| 381 | %% * Music/{{Rammstein}}'s Till Lindemann is ''made'' of this trope. |
| 382 | * Front Line Assembly's Bill Leeb averts, subverts, plays straight, and twists this trope every which way thanks to his near-obsessive vocoder use, dropping his voice to a guttural growl and just as quickly raising it to a high-pitched, windy tone. |
| 383 | %% * Frontman Milan Fras of Slovenian group Laibach. |
| 384 | * Music/{{Eminem}} occasionally uses this to represent Slim Shady when he's speaking as an EnemyWithout rather than his usual EnemyWithin role (where he has a [[CreepyHighPitchedVoice high-pitched]], [[NerdyNasalness nasal voice]]). In "SHADYXV" he eventually names the character/voice 'the Monster'. |
| 385 | ** The skit [[AlbumIntroTrack introducing]] ''Slim Shady EP'' is a SplitPersonalityTakeover in which Slim overpowers a [[InelegantBlubbering crying, miserable]] Eminem. |
| 386 | ** The "Dr. West" skit at the beginning of ''Relapse'' has Dr. West's voice trail off into the demonic voice, as it's revealed it's Slim Shady taking on Dr. West's form in Marshall's nightmares, to mess with him. |
| 387 | ** He does this in the song "My Darling", where Slim Shady [[SoloDuet raps back and forth with him]] in a deep, demonic voice. |
| 388 | ** Similarly, Slim shows up to lecture Eminem in "Bad Guy" as he drowns, though he soon agrees to join up with him for a second chance at life. |
| 389 | ** In "The Monster", Eminem wonders where his dark thoughts even come from, and Shady responds in the deep voice to warn him not to think about it. |
| 390 | ** In the skit in the middle of the live Empire State Building performance of "Venom", the rapper has an awkward chat with a bystander in an elevator... who then calls him Eminem. He responds "''you mean, Slim Shady''" in a demonic voice. |
| 391 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic in the song ''Your Horoscope For Today'' when he gets to Sagittarius. |
| 392 | --> ''All your friends are laughing behind your back.'' '''KILL THEM.''' |
| 393 | * Music/DimmuBorgir's song "The Sacrilegious Scorn" has {{Satan}} appearing as [[HotAsHell a beautiful woman]], who turns out to have a deep voice as she performs a spoken-word rendition of one verse. |
| 394 | * [[Music/{{OFWGKTA}} Tyler The Creator]] has a very deep voice, naturally. When he slips into his [[SerialKiller Wolf Haley]] persona, it gets even deeper. This is exactly as creepy as it sounds. |
| 395 | * Music/TypeONegative's Peter Steele employed this in many songs, due to his naturally deep voice. In songs such as "Nettie", it really contributes to the atmosphere. |
| 396 | * ''Music/TheSilentCity'' has a cast that leans tenor and higher. The one baritone is the tyrannical UltimateAuthorityMayor. |
| 397 | * Subverted in "Beelz" by Stephen Lynch. The song's narrator, Satan, starts off with a deep, menacing growl but quickly switches to a high-pitched, almost feminine tone. |
| 398 | * Used by Evangelia Kingsley [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8RV9A3SoXs in her rendition of]] the MurderBallad ''Music/ToKeepMyLoveAlive'' -- while she's a soprano, at the end of her performance, she deliberately goes below her singing range, resulting in a rather creepy and evil vocal effect. |
| 399 | * Music/KendrickLamar's "i" has a mood of growing darkness, represented by the chorus dropping steadily in pitch and the darker lines being more emphasised. |
| 400 | * ''Music/TheMegas'': The nigh-unstoppable "peacekeeping" robot Gamma is represented by a much deeper electronic voice than either of the Megas' singers tries to pull off. |
| 401 | -->[[AC:It's indecision... that destroys.]] |
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| 403 | |
| 404 | [[folder:Pinball]] |
| 405 | %% * The titular antagonist in ''Pinball/BlackKnight 2000''. |
| 406 | * As befitting a game about a TomeOfEldritchLore, ''VideoGame/{{Necronomicon}}'' is peppered with numerous deep and ominous voice clips. |
| 407 | * ''Pinball/FunHouseRudysNightmare'': Evil Rudy has a far deeper voice than his regular counterpart. |
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| 409 | |
| 410 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 411 | * Subverted/inverted in ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale''. The normal host, Cecil, has a very deep, rich voice, and can be [[NightmareFuelStationAttendant highly]] [[ConditionedToAcceptHorror unsettling]] -- but ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil he's a good person]]. His [[StepfordSuburbia Desert Bluffs]] counterpart, Kevin, is much chirpier and friendlier-sounding, which only highlights the wrongness just under the surface of his words, and [[CuteAndPsycho how]] [[LightIsNotGood fake]] his [[StepfordSmiler niceness]] turns out to be. |
| 412 | * Played straight with [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corin Deeth the III]] in ''Podcast/KakosIndustries''. It's rather smooth and sonorous but only serves to make his threats and descriptions of more than a few less than benevolent activities occurring in his EvilInc a strange cross between calming and terrifying. |
| 413 | [[/folder]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 416 | * Wrestling/TheUndertaker as a heel. |
| 417 | * Ditto Wrestling/{{Kane}} |
| 418 | [[/folder]] |
| 419 | |
| 420 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 421 | * ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'': "THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS." |
| 422 | [[/folder]] |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 425 | * Inverted in ''Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'', in which Superman's transformation from Clark Kent to Superman would be signalled by his voice going deeper, often mid-sentence: "This looks like a job... '''''for Superman'''''!" |
| 426 | [[/folder]] |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 429 | * For ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'''s "Scars of Mirrodin" block, they did trailers for the two main factions -- the heroic Mirrans got a medium-high voice speaking English, while the [[AssimilationPlot evil Phyrexians]], communicating in BlackSpeech, sounded like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ixdHQj3O4 this]]. |
| 430 | [[/folder]] |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 433 | * In general, contralto roles in opera are somewhat limited, sometimes described as being "witches, bitches, and britches". |
| 434 | ** Inverted in Rossini's ''La Cenerentola'': the heroine is sung by a contralto or mezzo-soprano, while Clorinda, one of the stepsisters, is sung by a soprano. The kindly tutor Alidoro is also sung by a bass, but the bass role of Don Magnifico plays it straight. |
| 435 | * In oratorios, however (basically operas without sets or costumes and meant for church), the parts of God and Jesus were often sung by basses. |
| 436 | * This was taken one step further in Baroque Opera, wherein any character anywhere within the actual male voice range -i.e. not meant to be played by a castrato -- is INVARIABLY evil. Yes, even tenors. |
| 437 | ** There's a good tenor guy Bajazet in Handel's ''Tamerlano''. Still, no bass in any Baroque opera could ever be good. |
| 438 | * Musical theater in general; heroes tend to be [[InnocentSoprano sopranos]] and [[TenorBoy tenors]], while villains are altos and basses. |
| 439 | ** Subverted in Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's ''Theatre/TheYeomenOfTheGuard'', where the tenor turns out to be the villain. |
| 440 | ** DependingOnTheWriter -- basses and altos often wind up with comic parts. The ''Basso Buffo'' was a standard operatic role. |
| 441 | * Leon Czolgosz, while arguably the most sympathetic of the ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}'', is the only bass among them -- possible subversion. The Proprietor is also a bass, and certainly a wee bit sinister himself. |
| 442 | ** Booth, Hinckley, Byck, and Guiteau are all baritones, however (though Guiteau is sometimes played by tenors). |
| 443 | ** As well as the only good character, [[InteractiveNarrator The Balladeer]], being a tenor. |
| 444 | * The title role in Verdi's ''Attila'' is somewhat of a VillainProtagonist and is a bass-baritone. |
| 445 | * Claggart in ''Theatre/BillyBudd'' is a super-low bass. One of the most satanic characters ever. |
| 446 | * The title role in ''Boris Godunov'' is something of a VillainProtagonist, and is a bass (though is occasionally sung by baritones). Interesting in that he's a bit of an AntiVillain. |
| 447 | * Gian-Carlo Menotti's ''The Consul'' features as its antagonist a secret police agent, who is a bass-baritone. Has a creepy VillainSong to boot. |
| 448 | * The Grand Inquisitor in ''Theatre/DonCarlo''. 90-years-old, blind, and he sings the other bass, King Philip, literally off the stage. On the other hand, the baritone Rodrigo is [[AvertedTrope the nicest]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness and purest]] character ever to happen in a Verdi's opera. |
| 449 | * Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin'': the titular character is a baritone role, and while he's not exactly a villain, he's not really a straight-up hero either. |
| 450 | * In Gounod's ''Faust'', the basso gets to play Satan. He has a terrific aria toward the end, with one of the best {{Evil Laugh}}s ever in opera. Mefistofele in Boito's opera has three magnificent bass arias, "Ave Signor" (Hail, Lord"), "Son lo spirito che nega" (I am the spirit that always and everywhere denies) and "Ecco il mondo" ("Here is the world"). He's not much impressed with God or humans. |
| 451 | * Bartolo in the ''Figaro'' operas was cast as a bass by Paisiello, Rossini ''and'' Mozart. |
| 452 | * ''Theatre/DerFreischuetz'' gives us one straight-play and three subversions. Kaspar, the main antagonist, is a basso, but so are the kindly old hermit and Kuno, the protagonist's {{Mentor|Archetype}} and father-in-law-to-be. Samiel is a speaking role, but generally high-pitched. |
| 453 | * Creator/GilbertAndSullivan weren't usually kind to tenors, portraying many of them as idiots or jerks. However, they had bass-baritone Richard Temple, who had a talent for macabre roles, creating such sinister bass roles as Theatre/TheMikado of Japan, the [[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance Pirate King]], and the ghost [[Theatre/{{Ruddigore}} Sir Roderick]]. |
| 454 | * Claude Frollo from both the film and stage version of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' is a bass-baritone. |
| 455 | * The Hidden Ba(da)ss: you know, there's that boring old bass guy, Ferrando, in ''Theatre/IlTrovatore''. He sings that long aria in the beginning that you sleep through. Then, in the current London production, Ferrando becomes Luna's bad spirit instead of the old buddy... being bald and having a Villain Scar. |
| 456 | ** Played straight with Count di Luna, who's sung by a baritone or bass-baritone. |
| 457 | * Played with in ''Theatre/JekyllAndHyde'', when it comes to the lead character. In the 1994 Concept Recording, Jekyll & Hyde are played by a baritone (Anthony Warlow). In the 1997 Original Broadway Cast Recording, they are played by Robert Cuccioli (who is capable of singing both tenor and baritone/bass notes as both characters). In the Resurrection Recording, Jekyll/Hyde is played by Rob Evan, and he is capable of both tenor AND baritone notes. However, in the 2012/2013 Cast Recording, the role is played by Constantine Maroulis, who is a tenor or high baritone. The role of Jekyll & Hyde is meant for tenors, but it can be played by a baritone (as several productions have done). It should be noted that some actors who have played the role will use a low register for Hyde, and a high/normal register for Jekyll. |
| 458 | * As is Caiaphas from ''Music/JesusChristSuperstar''. A deep bass at that. |
| 459 | ** However, Annas is tenor who sings in falsetto. |
| 460 | * Subverted in ''Khovanshchina'': Dosifey, the bass, is a good, wise priest. |
| 461 | * ''Theatre/LesMiserables'': Valjean, [[TenorBoy Marius]], and Enjolras are tenors; [[InspectorJavert Javert]] and Thenardier are baritones. |
| 462 | ** May be a subversion, as Enjolras has been played by baritones many times, and Marius's song "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" is more in the baritone register. |
| 463 | ** Also subverted in the female characters: Fantine and Eponine are both contraltos, or at least mezzo-sopranos, yet fully sympathetic, although social injustice has made them less "innocent" than soprano-voiced ingenue Cosette. |
| 464 | * Subverted in Donizetti's ''Lucia di Lammermoor''. The bass Raimondo is a good guy who is Lucia's mentor, while her brother Enrico, is a baritone and is crazy manipulative and an all-around jerk responsible for Lucia's demise. |
| 465 | * This trope is all over the place in Verdi's ''Macbeth''. Banquo, the main victim of the Macbeths, is a bass. Macbeth himself is a baritone. Macduff and Malcolm, the avengers of the story, are both tenors. Most interestingly, Lady Macbeth, the main driving force of the story, the most evil character, who gets no less than 4 great arias is a very difficult role for soprano. The soprano must be able to sing both great high notes and strong low notes and have masterful coloratura technique. The two most notable Lady M's are Maria Callas and Shirley Verrett |
| 466 | * In ''[[Theatre/{{Matilda}} Matilda: The Musical]]'', [[SadistTeacher Miss]] [[BrawnHilda Trunchbull]] is [[CrossCastRole played by a man]] in the high baritone range. |
| 467 | * Baritone Robert Merrill in his autobiography described getting ready for a performance and his son said "You're the rat again, aren't you, Daddy?" To which he replied "The baritone is always the rat, my boy." |
| 468 | * Mozart wrote mostly for basses as opposed to tenors, so he plays with the trope in different ways. |
| 469 | ** Completely inverted in ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'', when the villain is an EXTREMELY high soprano, and the low bass is the good guy. |
| 470 | ** Played straight with Osmin in ''Abduction from the Seraglio'', who is a very low bass. He is cruel and vindictive with a HairTriggerTemper. |
| 471 | ** In ''Theatre/DonGiovanni'', Don Giovanni is the most villainous guy and is sung by baritones or bass-baritones, but he is not ''the'' lowest voice of the cast. |
| 472 | The Commendatore, often the one with the lowest bass voice, is actually one of the nicer people (he dies defending his daughter, and even as the Stone Guest he urges Giovanni to repent several times before time runs out). |
| 473 | * In ''Theatre/{{Nabucco}}'', the bass is a Good Priest, while the soprano, Abigaille, is the baddie. |
| 474 | * Iago in ''Theatre/{{Othello}}'' is a baritone -- sometimes sung by bass-baritones. |
| 475 | * Bizet's ''Les pêcheurs de perles'' has the baritone part of Zurga, who is the tenor hero's best friend. And while he does condemn both the tenor and soprano characters to die, he ultimately regrets his actions and comes to save them in the end. |
| 476 | * Averted in ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' as the role of the Phantom was written for, and is almost always portrayed by, a tenor -- although this trope was played straight with the casting of baritone Norm Lewis on Broadway. |
| 477 | * Nick Shadow in ''The Rake's Progress'' -- see "Samuel Ramey" above. |
| 478 | * Marc Blitzstein 1949 ''Regina'' (based on ''Theatre/TheLittleFoxes'') is all over the place with this one. The title role, greedy and morally bankrupt, was initially supposed to be a mezzo-soprano, but ended up a soprano. Her husband, Horace, and servant, Addie, are a bass and contralto respectively, but are good guys, as are Birdie and Zan, who are sopranos. Ben and Oscar, also greedy, are both baritones, and their son Leo, a much less endearing version of TheDitz, is a tenor. |
| 479 | * Nathan Wallace in ''Film/RepoTheGeneticOpera'' gets a deep, gravelly voice when he is the Repo Man. |
| 480 | ** Graverobber is a baritones, but Rotti, Luigi, and Pavi are tenors. |
| 481 | * ''Theatre/{{Rigoletto}}'': The Duke of Mantua a very deliberate subversion; he is a tenor, and a heartless whoremonger who is morally grey at his most sympathetic and gleefully sprinting for the MoralEventHorizon at worst. The basso, Sparafucile, is an assassin, but he's honourable and almost sympathetic. Rigoletto himself is a baritone, and while sympathetic and more of a victim of circumstance and misplaced loyalty than anything else, he is a far cry from heroic. |
| 482 | * In Rimsky-Korsakov's operas, you can never guess. |
| 483 | ** The deepest voices don't usually belong to the worst guys: Tsar Ivan in ''The Maid of Pskov'' is more like a TragicVillain, the Village Head in ''The May Night'' is formally a villain but actually a PluckyComicRelief, and Grandfather Frost in ''Theatre/TheSnowMaiden'' is only a bit strict. |
| 484 | ** Then there are complete inversions of the trope: Kashchey in ''Theatre/KashcheyTheDeathless'' is a tenor while TheHero is a baritone and the NeutralGood wind is a bass. |
| 485 | ** Played straight with the baritones in ''Theatre/TheTsarsBride'' and ''Theatre/TheSnowMaiden'': both an example of LoveMakesYouEvil who don't care for anyone and anything as long as they get the girl (the girl's feelings don't matter either); also with Lyubasha (a mezzo) in ''The Tsar's Bride'', a WomanScorned who schemes to MurderTheHypotenuse (successfully). |
| 486 | * In ''Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'', Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney are an alto and a bass-baritone respectively. [[VillainProtagonist They are the protagonists, but also evil]]. The wicked Judge Turpin is a bass. |
| 487 | ** Also subverted via the two villainous tenors, Pirelli and the Beadle. Then there's Anthony, who's a lyric baritone (a baritone with a higher, warmer sound) and [[NiceGuy the only character in the whole show who can be said to be sane, morally upright, and kind all at once]]. |
| 488 | * From ''Theatre/TheTalesOfHoffmann'', there are four characters: Lindorf, Coppelius, Dr. Miracle, and Dapertutto. They are all played by the same bass-baritone, and are, quite literally, the incarnations of evil. |
| 489 | * Scarpia in ''Theatre/{{Tosca}}'' is a baritone, but lately, often sung by bass-baritones. He's an evil son of a bitch who wants to kill the tenor and rape the soprano. |
| 490 | ** The rare case of this trope in Puccini's operas. His other low-voiced characters, like Colline in ''Theatre/LaBoheme'', Timur in ''Theatre/{{Turandot}}'' and Sharpless in ''Theatre/MadamaButterfly'' are nice, or at least sympathetic, like Michele in ''Il Tabarro'' and Rance in ''La Fanciulla del West''. And ''Theatre/GianniSchicchi'' is a LovableRogue. |
| 491 | * Officer Lockstock from ''Theatre/{{Urinetown}}'' is a bass. Cladwell, too. |
| 492 | * Music/RichardWagner often fell into this. His heroes, such as Siegfried and Parsifal, would be Heldentenors. Villains such as Hagen were often basses or bass-baritones. |
| 493 | ** On the other hand, [[Theatre/{{Tannhaeuser}} Landgraf Hermann]], Henry the Fowler, Hans Sachs, Gurnemanz, and Titurel are all basses or bass-baritones as well. |
| 494 | ** ''[[Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen Ring]]'' Baddies are mostly deep. Alberich is a bass-baritone, Hagen, Hunding and Fafner are basses (Fafner as a dragon in ''Siegfried'' has his deep bass amplified by megaphone), Fricka is a mezzo-soprano. However, Mime is a character tenor, but Mime is a fun villain. |
| 495 | [[/folder]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 498 | * The voices of the Shadowmen in ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints'' are distorted to make them deeper both to disguise the fact that we know two of them, and to of course, make them sound more menacing. This is doubly true for [[spoiler: Lear Dunham]], who has one level of distortion for his Shadowman scenes, and another for his mysterious presence in Kami's vision and Shandala's dreams. |
| 499 | * Ludwig Von Koopa in ''WebAnimation/ADayWithBowserJr''. As a matter of fact, his voice is even deeper than Bowser's. |
| 500 | * When Flippy from ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is reminded of war and converts to his SuperPoweredEvilSide, he gains this trait. |
| 501 | * ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'': Alastor the Radio Demon normally speaks in a chipper soprano with a trans-Atlantic accent, but when [[FauxAffablyEvil threatening Vaggie]] his voice drops several octaves to pair up nicely with his NightmareFace. |
| 502 | * Hellbent from ''WebAnimation/PlanetDolan'' is a {{Jerkass}} who is also a literal devil. He also happens to have a pretty deep voice. |
| 503 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'': |
| 504 | ** One of the signs that the AI O'Malley/Omega is possessing someone is their voice suddenly going deep and random psychotic comments ("So you ''didn't'' threaten to cut off my head and give it to Church as a birthday present?") |
| 505 | --->'''[[CloudCuckooLander Caboose]]:''' Fix the tank so I can [[RoboShip talk to Sheila]]. '''And start killing everyone.'''\ |
| 506 | '''Tucker:''' You mean all the reds, right?\ |
| 507 | '''Caboose:''' Of course! '''For starters.''' |
| 508 | ** Inverted with the evil AI Sigma, however. He has a rather soft, cold, tenor, which is fitting, given that he's voiced by Elijah Wood. |
| 509 | ** Played straight by Sigma's partner Maine, however, who has a very deep voice the few times he speaks, and a very deep growl the rest of the time. |
| 510 | ** Played completely straight with Locus, who has a menacing, gravelly voice 100 percent of the time, and later, [[spoiler: Sharkface]] as well. |
| 511 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': |
| 512 | ** Hazel and Dr. Watts both have deep-set voices, and both are lieutenants of the series' BigBad. Hazel in particular has the deepest voice of all the characters. |
| 513 | ** The Creatures of Grimm all have their trademark deep growl. However, one Grimm in particular stands out. [[spoiler:The Hound Grimm is the only Grimm in the series thus far to be capable of speech due to its unique circumstances, and speaks in a deep, guttural voice provided by Creator/JasonLiebrecht.]] |
| 514 | * Mercury from ''WebAnimation/{{Wings}}'' has the deepest voice out of the characters. The first thing he does on-screen is try to kill Dawn and Comet. |
| 515 | * The Death Alpha from WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie speaks in a deep voice compared to most major characters, and he is the main antagonist. However this trope is zigzagged in the film. His lackey Cobalt speaks in a more moderate bordering on high pitched voice, but that is mostly to signify how insane he is, whereas Lightning, who is on the heroes’ side firmly (and shares a voice actor with Cobalt) speaks in a deep, stern, gruff voice, which is about an octave deeper than the Death Alpha. Oh and the GreaterScopeVillain Cerberus speaks in a voice so low he is the only character with subtitles… despite speaking perfect English |
| 516 | [[/folder]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 519 | * ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'': |
| 520 | ** Garland complains that his evil voice hurts his throat. |
| 521 | ** Excerpt from Fighter's Journal (DAY WHATEVA) [[http://www.nuklearpower.com/2009/07/30/episode-1158-its-that-time-again/ "Black Mage has been well. He's radiating pure darkness now. He's got some kind of screaming demon background noise reverb thing going on with his voice. I think he just wants attention." ]] |
| 522 | * Richard, the TokenEvilTeammate of ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'', has a rather deep voice if his singing voice in the "Slaughter Your World" video is any indication. |
| 523 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' does this sometimes with speech balloons -- several characters have theirs colored, with the colors often meant to imply their personalities. |
| 524 | ** This is lampshaded with the imp Qarr; Lien actually [[MediumAwareness recognized him as evil]] ''[[MediumAwareness because]]'' [[MediumAwareness of his red speech bubble]]. |
| 525 | ** Lampshaded with [[BigBad Xykon]]. In ''[[Recap/TheOrderOfTheStickStartOfDarkness Start of Darkness]]'', we see his (somewhat less evil) human form, which has a normal speech bubble; it becomes black when he becomes a lich, and he ''comments'' that his voice sounds deeper, [[Franchise/StarWars comparing]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 it]] to Creator/JamesEarlJones's. |
| 526 | ** Also [[spoiler: Vaarsuvius]] gets a colored speech bubble after [[spoiler: his/her DealWithTheDevil]]. |
| 527 | * ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' plays this straight with the gate keepers, with their speech in a different font (until they were told not to). The subversion is used for psychological advantage with [[https://web.archive.org/web/20121116001120/http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2006-01-09 TAG]]. |
| 528 | [[/folder]] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 531 | * In [[Memes/VideoGames All Your Base]] videos, CATS is usually voiced by Microsoft Sam at his lowest pitch setting. Other characters usually get higher-pitched, and less robotic sounding voices. |
| 532 | * Tony the Clock from ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'' has a somehow low voice. While Sketchbook from the original short was AmbiguouslyEvil and quite creepy, Tony is portrayed in an even more malicious way. |
| 533 | * Played with in ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog''. [[VillainProtagonist Dr. Horrible]] ''does'' speak/sing a bit deeper and more harshly when he's in evil mode, but he's still a normal, non-creepy/cold tenor either way. Meanwhile, [[HeroAntagonist Captain Hammer]] is a baritone, and [[TheIngenue Penny]] is an alto. |
| 534 | * ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'''s Mr. Administrator. |
| 535 | * Played for laughs in [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee's]] Christmas poem in ''WebVideo/JimAndYahtzeesRhymedownSpectacular'', which is in the form of a letter to Santa written by the HeartwarmingOrphan Tim. It starts out in the soft, high-pitched voice fitting to a young boy, but gets progressively deeper and raspier when Tim asks Santa for a [[SpiderTank "Giant robot spider"]] and describes the RoaringRampageOfRevenge he plans to enact with it [[BewareTheNiceOnes in great and gory detail]]. |
| 536 | --> '''Eyes that looked away now staring terrified at me.''' / '''That's what I want for Christmas! [[MoodWhiplash Failing that, I'd like a Wii.]]''' |
| 537 | * WebVideo/ProZD: King Dragon, the BigBad of the "King Dragon" skit saga, hits the voice actor's lowest pitch. |
| 538 | * ''WebVideo/OverlordDVD'': In keeping with his supervillain persona, Doomcock has a deep, booming voice courtesy of a pitch-adjustment filter. The creator has posted new videos without the filter at least once, allowing viewers to hear his real voice before he caught it and reuploaded the video with the proper "Doomcock" pitch. |
| 539 | * ''ARG/TheNoedolekcinArchives'': Kirk Odd talks in a very deep voice to add to his overall creepy appearance. |
| 540 | * Deathside from ''WebVideo/SuperAcademy''. Even when he's speaking in his higher-pitched, mocking default tone, there's a definite bass rumble behind his words. When he gets mad, though, he loses the affectation, revealing just how damn low he can go. |
| 541 | * ''Website/ChannelAwesome'': |
| 542 | ** Played for laughs in [[WebVideo/AskThatGuyWithTheGlasses Ask That Guy]], where The Guy's voice will spontaneously drop a few octaves when he feels particularly evil. |
| 543 | ** Also parodied with [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic N. Bison]] in ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}''. |
| 544 | ** Played straight in ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'' with Lord Vyce, who always speaks in a deep, growling baritone. |
| 545 | [[/folder]] |
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