History Main / BadassBaritone

* GutturalGrowler: A character with a low, raspy voice.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Female characters with deep voices are more dangerous and/or masculine than others.

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->'''Ryuga Banjo''': What are you doing the intro for?\\
'''Blood Stalk''': My voice is great, right? I always get the job done in that regard.\\
'''Ryuga Banjo''': Don't call it a job!
-->--''Series/KamenRiderBuild''

He is a manly man, and he has a deep, resonant, masculine voice to prove it.

A character of this sort must fulfill two criteria:

# The character must be a {{badass}}, a term associated with people who possess great prowess in physical fighting, {{bravery| tropes}}, [[MadeOfIron durability]], or mere [[RuleOfCool coolness]]. The term is primarily used to describe either a type of character with these attributes or describe the kind of actions that a character performs. However, exactly what a badass person or action is can differ wildly depending on context or the people using the term.
# The character must have a deep, strong, rich voice of baritone register. The typical baritone range is from the second A on a piano below middle C to the A above middle C on a piano. The term "baritone" means "heavy-sounding". [[BassoProfundo Bass register]] is also possible but is rarer and almost always overlaps with [[EvilSoundsDeep being evil]].

Such a character may range from CoolOldGuy to TestosteronePoisoning. While this trope is much more commonly applied to male characters, female characters are eligible as well, although in their cases it will likely be PlayedForLaughs.

See also EvilSoundsDeep, GutturalGrowler, PowerMakesYourVoiceDeep, RatedMForManly, and VoiceOfTheLegion. The DistaffCounterpart would be ContraltoOfDanger. Contrast EffeminateVoice and ChildLikeVoice.

!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' provides several examples.
** In the Funimation English dub, [[TheAce Captain]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Levi]] is provided one by Creator/MatthewMercer. He's even called "Humanity's Strongest" by the common folk.
** [[CommandingCoolness Commander]] Erwin Smith of the Survey Corps has one in both the [[Creator/DaisukeOno Japanese]] and the [[Creator/JMichaelTatum English]] versions.
** [[TheAce Reiner]] [[TheBigGuy Braun]] has the deepest voice among the 104th Trainees Squad, to go along with being [[HeroicBuild built]] like a linebacker. Creator/YoshimasaHosoya's performance is particularly deep compared to some of his other notable roles.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** The OneManArmy protagonist Guts is generally cast an extremely deep voice, the only exception being the original Japanese 1997 casting, where he had a relatively high-pitched (yet still very angry) voice.
** Griffith qualifies in the original Japanese and English casting of the 1997 anime, as well as the English dub of the movies. Don't let his [[DudeLooksLikeALady looks]] fool you; Griffith is an absolute monster of cunning whose ambitions end up changing the world.
* Sebastian Michaelis, the iconic BattleButler from ''Manga/BlackButler'', has this in both the original [[Creator/DaisukeOno Japanese]] and the [[Creator/JMichaelTatum English]] version.
%% * Several characters from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}:'' [[Creator/FumihikoTachiki Kenpachi,]] [[Creator/RyotaroOkiayu Byakuya,]] [[Creator/HideoIshikawa Ukitake,]] [[Creator/AkioOtsuka Shunsui]], [[Creator/ShowHayami Aizen,]] [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Grimmjow,]] [[Creator/RikiyaKoyama Starrk]]... And there are most likely more of them.
%% ** Also [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa Ulquiorra.]] Interesting is that his seiyuu has a very wide range but is most renowned for his breezy, a bit higher, and gentle-sounding voice.
* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has [[NominalHero L]] in the English dub, courtesy of Alessandro Juliani, contrasting VillainProtagonist Light Yagami's tenor.
* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', in contrast to the Japanese voice acting performance, where Zenitsu talking through his sleep trance only has Hiro Shimono drop all nervousness from his usual Zenitsu voice, sounding just calm as a result, the English performance in the ''Mugen Train'' movie has Aleks Le making his voice sound much deeper as if trying to hammer the point harder that Zenitsu in his trance is a tough demon slayer.
** Inosuke has an extremely deep and gravelly voice, fitting for a RatedMForManly WildChild who dresses in a Boar mask and randomly demands to battle people. Hilariously also VocalDissonance considering he has an incredibly beautiful and feminine facial appearance.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Whenever the English-dubbed version of Goku goes Super Saiyan 3, he invokes this trope by lowering his voice an octave to show he means business. And let's not get started on the badassery that is [[Anime/DragonBallGT Super Saiyan 4...]]
** The English dub also has Piccolo, who has an incredibly deep and booming voice; and Vegeta, who is more of a GutturalGrowler. Both were once enemies of Goku, and both gave him a run for his money when they first fought him, and both continue to be badasses after.
** Beerus and Whis both have deep voices. Beerus is a GutturalGrowler and a God of Destruction who is not to be trifled with. Whis's has a more {{Camp}}y quality to it but remains deep. [[spoiler:He is also Beerus's mentor.]]
** The Brazilian and Mexican dubs turned Frieza into one of this.
** Cell's voice is this in both the Japanese and Mexican dubs. In Japanese, his voice is more booming due to him being voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto; in the Mexican dub, his voice is more guttural.
%% * Shizuo Heiwajima from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', particularly in the dub where he's voiced by Creator/CrispinFreeman.

%% * Gray Fullbuster, Gajeel Redfox, Panther Lily, Elfman Strauss, Laxus Dreyar, and Fried Justine of ''Manga/FairyTail''.
* Souther from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' has a voice that seems deeper than what is naturally possible.
** Raoh and Kaioh have very impressive baritones.
** Oddly enough, [[KungFuJesus Toki]] has his own Badass Baritone going on as well.
** The main character, Kenshiro, also speaks in this pitch but prefers high-pitched "A-TA" sounds whenever he strikes.
** The narrator speaks in a considerably deep tone of voice in Season 1, a sharp contrast to the high-pitched screaming he went for from Season 2-onwards.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has several notable examples.
** [[Creator/RyotaroOkiayu S]][[Creator/KentaMiyake c]][[Creator/DameonClarke a]][[Creator/JMichaelTatum r,]] the legendary SerialKiller that hunts down State Alchemists in revenge for the genocide of his people. He regularly goes toe-to-toe with ''both'' Elric brothers and comes close to winning.
** Also [[Creator/KenjiUtsumi Alex Louis]] [[Creator/ChristopherSabat Armstrong,]] a BoisterousBruiser noted for his incredible physical strength. That larynx has likely been [[CatchPhrase passed down the Armstrong line for generations!]]
** [[Creator/YujiUeda Solf. ]][[Creator/HiroyukiYoshino J. ]][[Creator/EricVale Kimblee,]] a PsychoForHire that the villains send to hunt down Scar and other troublesome targets.
** [[Creator/TravisWillingham Roy Mustang,]] considered a war hero but secretly plotting to overthrow the corrupt government by any means.
* ''Manga/GingaNagareboshiGin'' has [[Creator/BanjoGinga Riki]], the badass Leader of the Ohu Army.
* [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Alu]][[Creator/CrispinFreeman card]] from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}.'' A nigh-unstoppable killing machine, he routinely tears his way through anyone unfortunate enough to face him. Both Creator/CrispinFreeman and Creator/JojiNakata are known for their deep voices.
* Creator/YuukiKaji, who usually voices young males, plays the BigBad in ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'' and with a much deeper pitch than his usual one.
* Sesshomaru in ''Anime/{{Inuyasha}}'' has a very deep, rumbling, voice in the Japanese version of the show, provided by Creator/KenNarita. In the English version, it's a slightly lighter voice, done by Creator/DavidKaye but still qualifies as a Badass Baritone.
* Jotaro Kujo of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', the most straightforwardly badass of the Joestar lineage, is invariably cast with a low baritone despite being merely a teenager. Heck, the English dub even has Creator/MatthewMercer voicing him.
** Many villains in the series [[EvilSoundsDeep also have Badass Baritones]], particularly Dio Brando.
%% * ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': Zafira, TheBigGuy WolfMan of the [[MagicKnight Wolkenritter]], has this tone [[TheQuietOne in the rare instances that he speaks]].
%% * The title character of ''Anime/MDGeist''. The late Jason Beck in English, and previously mentioned Creator/NorioWakamoto in Japanese.
* Anos Voldigoad, the protagonist of ''LightNovel/TheMisfitOfDemonKingAcademy'', has an incredibly deep, menacing voice in the anime, as befitting a recently reincarnated, all-powerful Demon King.
%% * Creator/JojiNakata: [[Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead Soichiro Takagi]], [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} Alucard]], [[YumekuiMerry Chaser John Doe]], [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Kotomine Kirei]], and a few others.
* ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Mobile Fighter G Gundam]]'': We've got quite a bit of examples, but check out our hero Domon Kasshu. [[RatedMForManly Manliness]], [[LargeHam hamminess]], and [[HotBlooded hot-bloodedness]] in one big package, ''[[MemeticMutation with the help of]]'' '''''[[Creator/TomokazuSeki TOMOKAZU SEKI]] AND [[Creator/MarkGatha MARK GATHA!!!!!]]'''''
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' brings us the No.1 hero All Might. While normally a friendly BoisterousBruiser, he can get down right scary when he's pissed and his already deep voice drops an octave or two. Thankfully this only really happens when someone attacks his students.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has numerous examples, with characters like Kakashi actually ''deepening'' their voices while in battle. Pain's baritone is no less legendary. See also Gaara as voiced by Creator/LiamOBrien and his Japanese [[Creator/AkiraIshida seiyuu.]]
%% ** Shino, Zabuza, Kakuzu, Neji, Kyuubi, A, Guy, and a few others.
* ''Manga/OnePiece:'' Crocodile is a former boss of a mass criminal syndicate as well as being a former Warlord of the Sea. He has one of the deepest (if not ''the'' deepest) voice(s) in the series to boot.
** Also applies for Akainu, the man who [[spoiler: killed Ace, took TWO of Whitebeard's Haki [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat enhanced quake punches without flinching,]] and the current [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership Fleet Admiral.]]]]
** In the Creator/{{Funimation}} dub, that honor also goes to ''[[Creator/PatrickSeitz Franky.]]'' Crazy? Yes. Able to kick ass? Of course. Manly? [[TestosteronePoisoning You betcha.]] A deep voice? He wouldn't be here if he didn't.
** Roronoa Zoro has [[Creator/KazuyaNakai the deep]][[Creator/ChristopherSabat est voice]] in the crew, and is undeniably badass.
** Jimbei, both prior to and [[TheOtherDarrin after]] his [[Creator/DaisukeGori original voice actor's]] death.
** And then there's Katakuri Charlotte, an in-universe MemeticBadass among his family and crew, and the man with the highest bounty revealed at the time of his introduction. Voiced by the already deep-voiced ''Creator/TomokazuSugita'' taking his deepest voice.
* The English dub of ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' has [[StageNames Philip Bartlett]] cast as Mewtwo, whose deep voice adds an extra layer of menace to the titular villain.
%% * ''Manga/Reborn2004'':
%% ** Reborn in adult form, Xanxus, Squalo, Mukuro (especially in his 25-year-old form), 25-year-old Lambo, and Alaude.
%% ** Also, HDW!Tsuna, TYL!Tsuna. Vongola Primo may count as well; both him and TYL!Tsuna are voiced by Creator/DaisukeNamikawa.
* Creator/HidekatsuShibata: Voiced [[Manga/{{Naruto}} The Third Hokage,]] [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003 King]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Bradley]] and [[Manga/FairyTail Igneel.]]
%% ** Anime/DigimonDataSquad' Commander Sampson qualifies, as does [[Creator/TaitenKusunoki his original Japanese counterpart.]]
%% * Joe the Condor from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', considering his VA is real-life Badass Baritone singer IsaoSasaki
* [[TheGrimReaper Lord Death]] in ''Anime/SoulEater'' actually invokes this trope -- his voice is normally quite high-pitched, but drops several octaves during LetsGetDangerous moments.
* Folken in ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' is a deep, Byronic, magnetic baritone, by Creator/JojiNakata and Creator/PaulDobson no less. In the Funimation redub, Creator/VicMignogna used his lower register that people usually don't associate with him.
* [[Anime/YuGiOh Yami Yugi/The Pharaoh]] as played by [[Creator/DanGreen DAN]] [[LargeHam GREEEEENN!!]]
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[[folder:Comics]]
* ''ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' has a moment when Whirl tries to imitate Optimus Prime (See Western Animation below) and fails. He lampshades it.
-->'''Whirl:''' How can anyone's voice '''be''' that low?
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'':
** No one has a baritone like Gaston! Indeed, Gaston has a whole song (sung by him and the rest of the town) describing how badass and uber-manly he is.
** The Beast himself is a baritone as well. The towering Beast's ferociousness terrifies most other characters into submission with a single roar. Within the movie, he single-handedly drives off a hungry wolf pack threatening Belle, defeats the aforementioned badass Gaston, and rules his staff of [[ForcedTransformation household objects]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking with an iron fist]].
* Hiro Hamada from ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. Even though Hiro's voice is not necessarily deep, it ''is'' pretty low for a kid who is in his early teens.
* Smaug in the AnimatedAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'', as befits a titanic dragon, voiced by Richard Boone. It really adds to the effect of his BadassBoast.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': Scar. He sang Be Prepared along with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings (who were the voices of Shenzi, Banzai and Ed).
* The strong, resourceful Jack Frost from ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' may look like a teenager, but his voice is ''very deep and manly''. Doubles as FridgeBrilliance when you consider he's been around for ''centuries''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Several male characters fit the bill, among them Chief Bogo, Mayor Leodore Lionheart, and [[VocalDissonance Finnick the fennec fox]].
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* Many incarnations of Franchise/{{Batman}} have him lowering his voice while in costume to sound more menacing.
** In ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'', Bane has a voice amplifier that gives him an extremely peculiar contrast between the trope (in vocal range) and jovial, eloquent word choice and mode of speech, in comparison with Creator/TomHardy's fairly nasal voice.
-->"You think darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted the dark. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn’t see the light until I was already a man. By then, it was nothing to me but blinding!"
* An early sign that short, frail, sickly [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve Rogers]] is destined for a life of [[SuperSoldier badassery]] is that he already sounds like Creator/ChrisEvans. Sure enough, he soon graduates directly to OneManArmy, and from that to leader of the Avengers. With that being said, off duty, his voice softens to a warm and gentle, almost musically soft one that's as comforting as it is reassuring.
* Anyone played by Creator/VinDiesel.
* Creator/SamElliott is noted for his resonant bass-baritone voice, which automatically makes all of his film characters badasses.
* In the 1966 film adaptation of ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'', Miles Gloriosus is played by the deep-voiced Leon Greene.
* Any character played by Creator/MelGibson.
* Roadblock from ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation''. He ''is'' played by Wrestling/DwayneJohnson.
* Creator/KevinGrevioux has an incredibly deep BassoProfundo voice, which led many people watching his character Raze in ''Film/Underworld2003'' to assume it had been altered in some way. He's also a GeniusBruiser, having degrees in microbiology and genetic engineering and having come up with the idea for the movie in the first place.
* All roles by Creator/AlanRickman, except [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005 Marvin the Paranoid Android]]. [[TypeCasting And many]], including [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]], enter EvilSoundsDeep, too.
* Creator/CharltonHeston famously had one of the deepest, most heroic voices in the history of cinema, which is probably why he was a natural for playing larger-than-life heroes in films like ''Film/{{The Ten Commandments|1956}}'', ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'', etc.
* Thorin, as played by Creator/RichardArmitage, in ''Film/TheHobbit''. Warrior, rightful king returning, general monster-killing badass, and a baritone. He even gets to sing a song perfectly suited for his voice.
** Smaug (played by Creator/BenedictCumberbatch) has, by far, the [[EvilSoundsDeep deepest voice in the whole cast]]. And he's one [[TheDreaded hell of a dragon]].
** In stark contrast to other elven characters in Jackson's films, Thranduil, played by Creator/LeePace, has a deep, imposing voice that matches his regal stature.
* Film/JamesBond. All of his incarnations have a deep, manly voice that perfectly suits a Casanova super spy, with Creator/SeanConnery's version arguably providing the deepest and manliest voice of them all.
* The 1937 edition of ''Literature/KingSolomonsMines'' featured Paul Robeson, professional baritone singer, as Ignosi. Ignosi is a brave warrior who returns to Kukuanaland, defeats the usurper King Twala in battle, and reclaims his throne. Since he's played by Paul Robeson, he gets to sing a couple of songs, too.
* In ''Film/TheLastWitchHunter'', the eponymous character, an 800-year-old witch hunter, is played by Creator/VinDiesel, with all the voice the man brings to the part.
* Creator/ChristopherLee sometimes played this when he wasn't playing [[EvilSoundsDeep villains]]. His voice was perfect when he played the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' role of [[TheGrimReaper Death]] since Creator/TerryPratchett has always described Death's voice being deep and foreboding like the slamming of a coffin lid. Also, whenever Death speaks in the novels, his lines are rendered completely in upper-case. And who else, but Christopher Lee knows [[AC: how to speak in capital letters?]]
** Creator/BrianBlessed?
* Creator/ChrisHemsworth as Thor in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' has a powerful, deep voice, rather fittingly making him sound like the hero of an ancient epic. Heimdall has one as well, courtesy of Creator/IdrisElba. It gives him a very fitting air of gravitas.
* Another major Creator/SamuelLJackson example would be Nick Fury, BadassNormal BigGood to the mostly {{transhuman}} heroes of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]].
* Likewise Elba's character Marshall Pentecost in ''Film/PacificRim''. When he talks about cancellin' the Apocalypse, you believe him!
* Any character played by Creator/RonPerlman.
* Leon in ''Film/TheProfessional'' has a gruff, deep voice courtesy of his actor Creator/JeanReno.
* The titular ''Franchise/RoboCop'' is often depicted as having a deep, intimidating voice. Of course, having some of the actors who've played him like Creator/PeterWeller and Creator/DavidSobolov (the latter in the ''Alpha Commando'' cartoon) naturally have deep voices helps, too.
* ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'': Creator/BenedictCumberbatch's John Harrison delivers {{Badass Boast}}s in a deep, chilling bass voice.
* Mace Windu in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequel trilogy (as a rule, any time Creator/SamuelLJackson is in the film's cast, expect his character to be one of these) [[EvilSoundsDeep villainous]].
** While the Dark Side is not [[DarkIsNotEvil exclusively evil]], many fallen to it have either a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep, hushed or raspy tone]] to their voices. Maul sounds like he's almost whispering, while Ventress sounds like your classic Witch. Palpatine himself sounds like could rule a Retirement Home single-handedly.
* [[Film/ToKillAMockingBird Atticus Finch]], as played by Creator/GregoryPeck, a BadassPacifist and incorruptible attorney who fights to the bitter end to save an innocent black man's life.
* Both Creator/IanMcKellen and Creator/MichaelFassbender pull this off as Magneto in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries''. Magneto, both young and old, has a deep voice and has consistently proven himself as one of the most badass characters in the series.
* ''Franchise/StarWars'': The redeemed Anakin Skywalker has one in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', both before and after Luke removes his mask.
* Creator/JamesGunn has said that while developing ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'', he concluded that King Shark, having a bodybuilder-like wide chest, needed one of those. The deep voice he imagined was Creator/SylvesterStallone, who thankfully accepted the role.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* Private Kolya Vlasov from David Benioff's ''City of Thieves''. Quick-fisted fighter of cannibals who sings in a "strong, confident baritone".
* Death from the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' is described as having a voice like a lead coffin lid slamming, even if his voice is more felt than heard. It is rendered as [[AC: All Caps]].
* Harry Dresden of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' is very much a badass and is described as having a resonant baritone.
** Also, Sanya. Knight of the Cross with a nice BassoProfundo voice, and the only person manly enough to make Dresden feel inadequate, being roughly of a height with Dresden and [[HuskyRusskie muscle-bound]] enough to make ''Michael'', who is notably strong, look puny, whereas Harry is all wiry muscle.
** Played with in regards to Toot-Toot, whose voice is described as sounding like a cute cartoon character, but for a six-inch pixie his voice is a resonant basso. While his prowess is somewhat limited by his size, "badass" is, if anything, something of an understatement when applied to Toot-Toot.
* Admiral Augustus Khumalo of the ''Literature/{{Honorverse}}'', whose [[FourStarBadass badassery]] was [[UnderestimatingBadassery severely underestimated]] by his fellows in the Royal Manticoran Navy, has a voice which is consistently referenced in the text as "deep", even in comparison to other male characters in the series.
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Fairtheora is described as having a deep and intimidating voice that suits his status as a TerrorHero and Royal Sentinel.
* Kvothe from ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'': he comments on his stage-trained baritone and certainly is a badass, who became an in-universe legend before the age of twenty. As an accomplished musician, he also played an active role in shaping his own legend through stories and songs.
* Zack State of ''Literature/TheMentalState'' is described as having a baritone voice, and he is probably the biggest badass in the entire story.
%% * Derek Sagan of ''Literature/TheStarOfTheGuardians'' by Creator/MargaretWeis has a deep baritone.
* The Duke of Taunton in the ''Literature/VillageTales'' series is both … when he uses his high head-voice. He is in fact a BassoProfundo RetiredBadass. And the ''retired'' bit is purely notional.
%% * Aral Vorkosigan of the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' has a "scratchy" baritone, as does his RetiredBadass father.
* Bahzell Bahnakson, chosen of the war god and demon slayer in Creator/DavidWeber's ''Literature/TheWarGods'' series speaks in a deep voice, likely thanks to his unusually huge size.
%% * Every [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Chaos Marine]] in [[Literature/NightLords Throne of Lies]] speaks in an [[EvilSoundsDeep unusually low]] voice, but Xarl, TheSquad's resident BloodKnight, is noticeably deeper.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''{{Series/Arrow}}'':
** Both the Arrow and the Dark Archer use voice changers most of the time while in costume.
** Stephen Amell does this to great effect for Oliver Queen's private persona, too. The effect is a manifestation of character development, changing from the "[[PrettyBoy normal]]" voice that closely resembles Amell's natural tone in the initial flashbacks to the present-day [[LightningBruiser tone]].
* Any character played by Creator/JamesSpader is sure to be this, but the best example may be Raymond Reddington from ''Series/TheBlacklist''. He has an incredibly smooth, deep voice that is sheer pleasure to listen to, and he is easily the most dangerous character in the show (if you get on the wrong side of him, anyway).
* Walter White from ''Series/BreakingBad'' [[VocalEvolution becomes this eventually]]. He starts out with a quiet and non-threatening voice, but as the series goes on [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and he and his actions become more despicable]], [[EvilSoundsDeep he grows into a very intimidating baritone]] mixed with GutturalGrowler.
%% * ''CityConfidential'' narrator Paul Winfield, and his successor Creator/KeithDavid.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** The Fourth Doctor has an unusual, velvety voice about an octave deeper than all of the other Doctors. For the most part, this is used to make the Doctor seem more commanding and suggest a gravitas he might otherwise disguise -- yeah, he comes in dressed in a ridiculous outfit handing out sweets and smiling at people, but no one with a voice like that could possibly be as weak and undistinguished as he initially [[ObfuscatingStupidity likes to appear]]. A couple of the more interesting exploitations: In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E3TheDeadlyAssassin "The Deadly Assassin"]], he speaks in a higher-pitched voice while trying to [[JanitorImpersonationInfiltration appear beneath the notice of some other characters]]. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E5TheRobotsOfDeath "The Robots of Death"]], he develops one of his more specific NewPowersAsThePlotDemands when we discover Time Lord larynxes aren't affected by helium, just so he can continue sounding cool in one specific scene. In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E5ThePowerOfKroll "The Power of Kroll"]], he generates a subsonic frequency that [[MakeMeWannaShout shatters a window]].
** The Twelfth Doctor has a gravelly voice with a wide range, which can occasionally drop quite low. It's worth noticing that Creator/PeterCapaldi sometimes on purpose imitates Creator/TomBaker's voice, who played the aforementioned Fourth Doctor.
** Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart cuts an impressive figure as the head of UNIT, defending Earth from extraterrestrial threats while trying to keep the Doctor's chaotic energy in check. His commanding voice is certainly an asset in this role, filled with enough authority to speak at least one trope into existence:
--->"Jenkins? Chap with wings, there. FiveRoundsRapid."
* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'': Bear Gerhardt has a voice that could shake the fillings from your teeth. He also proves to be the most formidable Gerhardt brother.
* Shepherd Book from ''{{Series/Firefly}}''. It really comes into play more when you learn his backstory and what a badass he used to be, but he’s still badass later, doing some kneecap shooting in “War Stories” and freaking out an Alliance guy in “The Messenger”
* The cast of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' presents a wide array of delightful voices. On the lower side of the register we have:
** [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseLannister Tywin Lannister]], played by Creator/CharlesDance. He sounded as intimidating as he looked.
** [[Characters/GameOfThronesHouseBolton Roose Bolton]], played by Creator/MichaelMcElhatton. His soft, deep, and commanding voice certainly made his scheming less annoying than Littlefinger's.
** Also Gregor Clegane as played by Ian Whyte in Season 2 (Season 1's Gregor [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Up-PPR32Bs doesn't get enough dialogue to be sure]]). Later, when his actor changes again, it's just about the only aspect of Whyte's portrayal that Thor Bjornsson carries over into his own. He's also capable of cutting off a horse's head with one swing or crushing a man's head with his bare hands. Any time he shows up, nothing survives direct confrontation with him. OneManArmy indeed. For a sense of perspective, there are five or six men Jaime Lannister thinks possess at least as much killing ability as him. The list includes Barristan Selmy, Loras Tyrell, Sandor, and Gregor.
** Ned Stark has quite a deep voice. Interestingly, he is more of a GutturalGrowler in his prime, as seen in the Season 6 flashback.
** Tyrion Lannister is a BadassBookworm gifted with the smooth, deep voice of Creator/PeterDinklage.
** Jorah Mormont's voice sounds deep and refined.
** Barristan Selmy, due to Ian [=McElhinney=]'s deep, slightly scratchy voice.
** Drogon's roar is notably a lot deeper than his brothers, and he's also the strongest of them.
** Aeron Greyjoy. Michael Feast speaks in a very low and menacing baritone.
* ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'': Paladin (Creator/RichardBoone) is a CulturedBadass who can kill you with or without a weapon, and he has a gravelly baritone voice that commands instant respect from friend and enemy alike.
%% * Mason Makoola from ''Pair of Kings'', although he is a bass.
* [[Series/{{Lucifer}} Lucifer]], King of Hell. Quite the badass, having the audacity to rebel against God himself. The baritone part comes courtesy of Creator/TomEllis's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1vL5VXUo2g&list=PLBKadB95sF47R2p9TUnQLjWEdR_7d8T92 impressive vocal talent]]. His full Evil voice veers into EvilSoundsDeep territory.
* ''Series/ShakaZulu'': Shaka, as portrayed by Henry Cele, possesses a very powerful, commanding voice.
* [[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock Holmes]] himself. A common reaction from new fans is that he sounds [[Creator/AlanRickman like]] [[Film/HarryPotter Snape]].
%% * Series/{{Skins}}: Gen 1's Sid, to some extent. His baritone next to Tony's tenor certainly evens the playing field.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' gave us Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Creator/PatrickStewart) and Lieutenant Commander Worf, the only Klingon member of the Enterprise, and the resident ProudWarriorRaceGuy. Creator/MichaelDorn played Worf so gruff for so long that his voice actually got significantly deeper as a result.
* Ben Sisko in ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' once punched Q in the face (while Q acted smug about it, he avoided [=DS9=] thereafter) and is one of the most badass captains in the Trek franchise. It's particularly convincing because he's played by Avery Brooks, whose voice is a rich baritone that even on a good day sounds like distant thunder -- and in the later seasons of [=DS9=] Sisko has very few good days.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'':
** Dean's voice sounds noticeably lower in the show's later seasons. According to Creator/JensenAckles, this was because of his own voice changing.
** Castiel. Creator/MishaCollins has said that he regrets it -- he thought he would only be a guest star and was just trying to sound badass, but when he was brought back to be a [[AscendedExtra major supporting character]] he was forced to keep it and finds using the voice so much to be annoying, difficult, and mildly painful.
--->'''Creator/MishaCollins''': So in the first episode that Castiel shows up in, um -- he's trying to communicate with Dean, and in so doing, his voice, his angelic voice, is exploding television sets and breaking windows -- and so I, consummate guest star that I am, thought -- oh, you know, I'm gonna do this [''deepens voice''], really deep, [[GutturalGrowler gravelly]], commanding, kickass, kind of window-breaking voice... And I may be running into medical problems now. It has been ''brutal'' on my throat.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Mark Sandman from Music/{{Morphine}} was this trope in spades, having a hypnotic, seductive voice that commanded respect and attention.
* The Swedish singer Roger Pontare is notable for his very deep voice both when talking and singing.
* Music/TraceAdkins is a CountryMusic singer known as much for his bass-baritone voice as for his very tall, muscular stature and often masculine songs (e.g. "Hot Mama", "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", etc.). Bonus points for having had a pinky finger reattached after an accident, and having survived getting run over by an off-road vehicle.
* Music/{{Metallica}}'s James Hetfield. Accidentally stepped into a pyrotechnic, and lived.
* Music/RingoStarr is this. He is a badass, despite allegedly not even being the best drummer in Music/TheBeatles, and listening to him sing will tell you that he is a baritone.
* Benjamin Burnley of Music/BreakingBenjamin is known for his deep, soulful voice that can [[CarefulWithThatAxe quickly descend]] into a MetalScream.
* Neil Peart of Music/{{Rush|Band}}. In hearing him interviewed, his voice had a very deep register. With his tall (6'4") muscular build, he came across as a CulturedBadass.
* Rappers RM, SUGA, and j-hope and vocalist V from Music/{{BTS}}. V is probably the most well-known example of this trope in the group, with his warm baritone voice providing excellent contrast to the other vocalists' voices.
* Matt Berninger from Music/TheNational is one of the most well-known and acclaimed examples of not only a baritone but indeed a badass in modern indie music. You can watch any live performance this band has done, and still be completely blown away by Matt's vocal and stage performance every time.
* Joakim Brodén of Music/{{Sabaton}} definitely qualifies. Coupled with his huge physique and massive biceps (not to mention the steel vest he wears onstage), his deep, Swedish-accented voice defies expectations for the PowerMetal genre, which typically favors higher, almost [[MetalScream screechy]] voices.
* Gianluca Ginoble of the opera trio Music/{{Il Volo}} is the baritone and the other two are tenors.
* The deep baritone of Music/JoyDivision's Ian Curtis was crucial to the band's dark sound. In live performances, he could sound positively ferocious.
* Johnny 3 Tears and Funny Man from Music/HollywoodUndead. What also helps is the fact they’re both the tallest members of the band.
* Music/TypeONegative's Peter Steele is a famous example. While his vocal ''tessitura'' was more in BassoProfundo territory, he typically sang near the upper end of his range in the Baritone register. With his broad and muscular 6'8" stature, BarbarianLonghair, and brooding vampyric image, the badass side of the trope is certainly accounted for too.
* Music/FrankZappa, aside from being a monster guitarist, got a lot of use out of the lower register of his voice -- especially after an "accident" in 1971 (a fan jumped onstage and pushed him into the orchestra pit, breaking several bones and crushing his larynx) lowered it even further. He claimed his actual vocal range was barely an octave afterwards.
* Music/RickAstley has such a deep voice that, when he began his career, the record producers he sent his tapes to didn't believe [[VocalDissonance his low voice could come from a thin, white young man like him]], so he had to go sing directly in front of them to convince them otherwise.
* [[Music/StrayKids Stray Kids]] member Felix has a ''really deep'' voice, and what makes it extra notable is that his voice is at ''[[VocalDissonance complete odds]]'' with his [[YoungerThanTheyLook baby face]] and [[TheCutie personality]]. For bonus points, Felix actually ''is'' a [[BadassAdorable badass]] with his Taekwondo skills.
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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Magnus of ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance'' is both very badass and has a gruff voice.
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[[folder:Theatre]]
* The indisputably badass Beast from ''Theatre/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a solid baritone role, as is the equally badass (though much more conceited about it) villain Gaston.
* Sir Lancelot in ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', based on the Myth/ArthurianLegend, is a suave, swashbuckling knight with a resonant baritone voice. The arguably more legendary Myth/KingArthur is also played by a baritone.
* Escamillo from ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}''. You know, the guy who sings [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoV2YOjFowY that]] [[LargeHam impossibly hammy song]] about [[IAmSong how cool toreros are]]. Standing in front of a rampaging bull as your day job makes you a badass per definition.
* In ''Theatre/CityOfAngels'', Stone is a HardboiledDetective in a FilmNoir universe with a fitting deep baritone voice.
* Theatre/DonGiovanni. He's THE MAN.
%% * In the opera ''Theatre/TheGoldenTicket'', the whimsical but undeniably amazing Willy Wonka is a bass-baritone!
* Hades from ''Theatre/{{Hadestown}}'' is a rare BassoProfundo in musical theatre, with Patrick Page's otherworldly low voice adding greatly to the Greek God's powerful portrayal.
* Subverted in ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute''. Papageno is a baritone, but in the SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan-pair he is the sensitive guy to TenorBoy Tamino's manly man (YMMV; after all, he fainted at the sight of a large snake and had to be saved by three women.)
* In ''Theatre/ManOfLaMancha'', the eponymous hero Literature/DonQuixote (played in the ShowWithinAShow by Creator/MiguelDeCervantes) has a glorious baritone voice especially showcased in the musical's most famous song, "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)".
* ''Theatre/LesMiserables'': InspectorJavert. Baritone or bass-baritone required, and he's badass enough to have his own trope. (Ask Patron-Minette how he arrested seven armed bandits plus a MamaBear (who counts herself as two) alone.)
%% ** Enjolras is also played by a baritone and, as charismatic leader of the Friends of the ABC, qualifies.
* Charlie Anderson from TheMusical adaptation of ''Theatre/{{Shenandoah}}''.
* ''Theatre/ShowBoat'', featuring bass-baritone Paul Robeson singing "Ol' Man River" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyJtGNk9iEU as seen in the 1936 film version]] of the renowned musical.
* Captain Von Trapp in ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'', normally played by a baritone, is a respected veteran of the Austrian army and protects his family when they flee ThoseWackyNazis after the Anschluss.
* Music/StephenSondheim:
** Miles Gloriosus in ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'' is a legendary, fiercesome warrior who introduces himself with an IAmGreatSong that is presented as entirely justified by the other characters.
** Count Carl-Magus in '' Theatre/ALittleNightMusic'' is certainly a manly man, if conceited and stupid, with a distinct baritone voice.
** The title character in ''Theatre/SweeneyTodd'' isn't called "The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" for nothing. Also [[SexIsEvil The Judge]].
* Pick a Music/GiuseppeVerdi baritone role. Any of them. Good guy or villain, all badass.
** Meta-example: any baritone who can ''sing'' Verdi automatically qualifies. Rare though they may be, "Verdi Baritones" make ordinary baritones cower in fear.
** If basses count, Sparafucile from ''Rigoletto''. Assassin AND a man of honour. He never double-crosses anyone.
* Music/RichardWagner:
** [[FlyingDutchman Vanderdecken]] in ''[[Theatre/TheFlyingDutchman Der fliegende Holländer]]'' -- manly, dark, mysterious, bass-baritone.
** Wotan in ''Theatre/DerRingDesNibelungen''. He's a bass-baritone, the ruler of the Gods, and he even has an eyepatch.
%% * Macheath in ''Theatre/TheThreepennyOpera''
%% * Depending on the actor, Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera (the role has been played by both tenors and baritones).
%% * Listen to Brian Stokes Mitchell sing "Impossible Dream," and you'll realize [[ManOfLaMancha Don Quixote de La Mancha]] qualifies.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AkatsukiBlitzkampf'': [[RoleCalled The titular]] Akatsuki, is a former HumanPopsicle who travels through East Asia to fulfill the mission he couldn't complete 50 years ago, [[TheUnfettered and kicks ass all around to get that done]]. [[Creator/ShinobuMatsumoto His voice]] is surprisingly deep for a fighting game lead, probably because it creates quite a contrast between his still-youthful looks and his [[OlderThanTheyLook actual age.]]
* Bloodhound, from ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'', has a very distinct deep voice that is distorted through a gas mask. Given that they are non-binary, and they are voiced by [[Creator/AllegraClark a woman]], their voice could also count as a ContraltoOfDanger.
%% * Ezio Auditore da Firenze from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'' and ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedBrotherhood''. His voice gradually deepens as he gets older, in addition to growing a beard.
%% * A few ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' characters have this, like Deus, Asura, and the Rasho Mooks.
* [[ScaryBlackMan Rodin]] shows off how ''extremely'' deep his voice is while beating up angels in ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}.''
* Guilty Gear's sister series ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has examples of its own, including Ragna the Bloodedge, the moody AntiHero of the series; Iron Tager, a large and imposing yet calm and thoughtful man who looks like a demon; Hakumen, an armored KnightTemplar whose voice has [[PowerEchoes a distinct echo]]; and Azrael, an uncouth BloodKnight who doesn't need any weapons to kick your ass.
* Caleb, protagonist of the aptly named FPS game ''VideoGame/{{Blood}}'' has all the quips and one-liners of ''VideoGame/DukeNukem'' and twice the charm and wit. But if that didn't sell you already, he sings show tunes for god's sake. Stephan Weyte is a godsend.
* Alucard from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''. A bit of a contrast with his [[{{Bishonen}} appearance]].
* ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' has Gabriel Angelos, especially when he's voiced by Creator/PaulDobson. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI4czKLL6i0 Hear for yourself]].
%% * Any character voiced by Creator/KeithDavid is almost guaranteed to be this. Vhailor from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'', The Arbiter from ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' (notable for being the [[TheStoic least hammy]] [[EliteMook Elite]]), and Captain Anderson from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' come to mind.
* Adam Jensen, the OneManArmy PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'', has a very low voice with [[SmokingIsCool extra huskiness from the smoking habit]].
%% * The Grand Oak of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' definitely fits this trope. Bonus points since he ''RhymesOnADime''.
* Fenris of ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has a deep husky voice despite his {{Bishonen}} elf look. But then, one of the things he does on a regular basis is reaching into an enemy's chest and crush his heart.
** The Arishok has one of the deepest voices in the game. He's basically a mountain of perfectly sculpted muscle who makes even the other qunari look small and is [[ThatOneBoss one of the most difficult bosses in the game]]. Of note is his arsenal in his boss fight: [[OneHandedZweihander a two-handed axe and a longsword]] [[DualWield at the same time]].
** [[PosthumousCharacter Malcom]] [[BadassBookworm Hawke]], father of the player character, as well. He has the same voice as male!Hawke, only pitched much lower.
* VideoGame/DukeNukem has a silky-smooth baritone courtesy of Creator/JonStJohn. The fact that he's singlehandedly wiped out two alien invasions ''and'' halted the work of several evil scientists on multiple occasions just puts the "badass" in Badass Baritone.
* In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Ulfric Stormcloak]] is a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy manly man]] and he most definitely has a manly voice to prove it (naturally, since he's voiced by Vladimir Kulich). May overlap with EvilSoundsDeep depending on your stance on the Skyrim Civil War.
** There's also Kodlak Whitemane, Harbinger of the Companions (which translates to 'unofficial leader of the province's ancient and sacred order of badasses for hire.)
** Paarthurnax, an old and powerful dragon who helps the main character in his quest. He is a remarkable example because he is voiced by Creator/CharlesMartinet, who is best known for voicing [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]].
** Tsun, the old [[HornyVikings Nordic]] god of "trials against adversity" and [[BodyguardingABadass shield-thane]] of [[TopGod Shor]], speaks with a deep voice when [[spoiler:he is met in [[WarriorHeaven Sovngarde]]]]. He stands a full head taller than even the tallest PlayerCharacter, wields the most damaging battleaxe in the game, can use the [[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]], ''and'' he must be [[DuelBoss beaten in single combat]] in order to prove one's worthiness to enter Shor's Hall of Valor.
* The leader of the Broken Lords of ''VideoGame/EndlessLegend'' speaks with a deep, slightly echoing voice; the former comes from being a knight, the latter from becoming a suit of AnimatedArmor. Crosses with EvilSoundsDeep, as the Broken Lords are widely considered to be soulless monsters because they must [[LifeDrinker drain Dust from other creatures to sustain their bodies]].
%% * Jazz from ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJWFz5SPB5k Here, have an example.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'':
** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', Legate Lanius from the base game, [[Creator/KeithSzarabajka Joshua Graham]] from the Honest Hearts DLC, and Ulysses from the Lonesome Road DLC are all badass and have very deep voices. Doubly notable for being [[TheStoic extremely cool, competent, and collected]] and none of them use profanity in a game where it is plentiful.
** Fallout 2 gave us Frank Horrigan, an enormous, mutated high ranking member of the Enclave, with a voice as deep as the ocean. He also fits the Badass criteria [[ThatOneBoss VERY, VERY well.]] There was also Marcus, a mutant who'd been a member of the Master's army, then founded his own town after the Master's death, where he still serves as sheriff. Give him a hand, and he can join you in running around melting Enclave goons with a plasma rifle. Being voiced by Creator/MichaelDorn certainly helps in the baritone department.
** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' has Strong, the TokenHeroicOrc companion, who has a voice that sounds like cinderblocks dragging across asphalt.
* Auron from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has a deep, guttural voice. He's a {{Ronin}}-themed warrior with all the killing power you'd expect from a Final Fantasy character, plus an armour-piercing sword, who clawed himself back from the grave to keep a promise, and periodically uses the flask of booze on his belt to create nonstandard results, such as ''fire and black holes''.
* Basch from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' also has a low, rough voice; he's a MightyGlacier veteran warrior who went straight from [[ColdBloodedTorture brutal]] confinement in a dungeon to kicking vast quantities of ass. Like Auron, his repertoire of powers includes creating fire and black holes, as well as KamehameHadouken of [[CastingAShadow concentrated darkness]].
%% * [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]], in both the DS remake of ''[=FFIV=]'' and ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''.
%% ** [[TheLancer Kain]] as well, but only [[Creator/LiamOBrien in English]]. Creator/KoichiYamadera's vocal stylings are still somewhat deep, but not Creator/ChristianBale-[[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Batman]] so.
%% * Angeal from ''VideoGame/CrisisCore: VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' fits the trope nicely.
%% * In the English dub of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', Ignis has a deep voice combined with a British accent.
* Both [[Creator/MasakiTerasoma Basi]][[Creator/PatrickSeitz lio]] and [[Creator/TakehitoKoyasu Lon]][[Creator/TravisWillingham 'qu]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'' have very deep voices and great stat growths, with Basilio's badass nature getting mentioned several times in-story.
** Not to mention Prince Chrom, as voiced by Creator/MatthewMercer. He's the leader of the Shepherds, after all.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' features Prince Ryoma of Hoshido, who’s also voiced by Creator/MatthewMercer. There’s also his ninja retainer Saizo, whose voice is a far cry from the voice Creator/BenDiskin uses for Hayato and Jakob.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has quite a few examples of its own, including Dimitri, who has a deep but calm voice pre-TimeSkip which drops down towards GutturalGrowler post-Time Skip; Dedue, Dimitri's fiercely loyal retainer; Jeralt, TheHero's father and a mercenary and former knight of great renown; the [[BlackKnight Death Knight]], who is full-on EvilSoundsDeep; and the Flame Emperor, whose deep voice is calm, yet no less menacing. [[spoiler:The Flame Emperor subverts this since he is revealed to be Edelgard, a woman who speaks with a ContraltoOfDanger filtered through her face-concealing mask.]]
* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' protagonist Kratos, in addition to being rage and machismo incarnate, features a deep commanding voice courtesy of Terrence C. Carson. Even after aging up and calming down somewhat by the time of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'', he's still pure badass and Creator/ChristopherJudge takes his voice to an all-new level of deep.
* Sol Badguy in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is the [[RatedMForManly manliest]] [[BadassBookworm nerd]] ever, and he's on a [[GottaKillThemAll mission to hunt down and wipe out]] an entire race of destructive {{Eldritch Abomination}}s because he had a hand in creating them and unleashing them on the world, [[WasOnceAMan nevermind he's one himself]]. Luckily he has a rough, deep, action hero-esque voice to go with his backstory. Special mention needs to go to his English voice in ''Overture'', thank you very much, Creator/TroyBaker. His voice was also pretty deep back when he was an AuthorAvatar for Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari.
* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' franchise, most male [[SuperSoldier Spartans]] speak this way, with the [[TheHero Master Chief]] especially having a very recognizable smooth baritone (which sounds even deeper due to that he [[TheStoic hardly ever raises his voice]]). On the other side, every male [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Sangheili]][=/=][[ReportingNames Elite]] has a very deep voice, with some also fitting under GutturalGrowler (incidentally, ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians'' gives Sangheili females a similar ContraltoOfDanger). The [[KillerSpaceMonkey Jiralhanae]][=/=][[ReportingNames Brutes]], meanwhile, have voices so deep and [[GutturalGrowler rough]] they border on BassoProfundo.
* The ultimate BigBad of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is Xehanort, an evil Keyblade wielder whose power, cunning, and ambitions have cast a shadow over countless worlds; it's only natural that he'd have a deep voice to match. He and his various incarnations have been voiced by such powerhouse actors as Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka, Creator/AkioOtsuka, and Creator/NorioWakamoto in Japan, and Creator/LeonardNimoy, Creator/BillyZane, Creator/RichardEpcar, and Creator/PaulStPeter in English.
* [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]] from ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'' has a deep, menacing voice, putting him in even sharper contrast with his much lighter-voiced rival, and TheHero of the series, Kyo Kusanagi.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' has Meta Knight, who has very deep VoiceGrunting in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', and in his only fully voiced appearances, namely in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', also has a very low voice. He also more than qualifies for the badass part of this trope, given his title as [[WorldsStrongestMan The Strongest Warrior]] [[LargeHamTitle In The Galaxy]] and MasterSwordsman status.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Expert sniper Garrus Vakarian, infamous mercenary Zaeed Massani, and unmatched assassin Thane Krios have the deepest voices on your team.
** David Anderson has Creator/KeithDavid's distinctive baritone and is no slouch in a direct fight despite being a naval officer. Most of his badassery is offscreen or in his history -- but direct comparisons to [[PlayerCharacter Shepard's]] service record are easily available.
** Urdnot Wrex has a very deep, booming voice. Notably, he typically speaks rather quietly but is no less menacing for it. He also spends the time between the first and second games headbutting his way to dominance over an entire culture of {{Blood Knight}}s, and his first appearance in the ''Citadel'' DLC for ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' involves him taking down an entire shuttle full of heavily armed and armoured mercenaries by himself, unarmed.
** It's a krogan trait. Your other krogan squadmate, Grunt, is a genetically engineered [[SuperSoldier perfect krogan]] with an incredible healing factor, and one of only two characters who can wield the [[{{BFG}} Claymore shotgun]], the other being Shepard themself. He's voiced by Creator/SteveBlum.
** The Reapers all have voices so deep that they echo off basically any scenery. They are an endless fleet of species-killing living warships that have a billion-year history of slaughter behind them.
** Shepard himself, rightfully considered to be one of ''the'' biggest badasses in the franchise, has the pleasant baritone of Creator/MarkMeer. Female Shep gets a ContraltoOfDanger courtesy of Creator/JenniferHale.
* Proto Man, VideoGame/MegaManClassic's older brother who is known for helping him out and giving him advice throughout the latter's adventures and is at least similarly as powerful, is portrayed in ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'' as having a voice like this.
* Solid Snake, the hero of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, is a GutturalGrowler in the English dub but very much one of these in the Japanese dub, where his voice is very resonant but also surprisingly warm and calm -- done to give the impression of DissonantSerenity, according to Creator/HideoKojima. The same goes for his father Big Boss, and his twin Liquid Snake (who injects some EvilBrit into his voice as well).
* Shao Kahn and Quan Chi in ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' have this. They also serve as the announcers for various installments.
* In ''VideoGame/NoStraightRoads'', DJ Subatomic Supernova, the LargeAndInCharge charter of Vinyl City's Cast Tech District, speaks with a smooth baritone voice courtesy of his voice actor, Mohammad "Uncle" Ali Imran. It helps that he used to be an astrophysicist who taught at a university before becoming a DJ.
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** ''VideoGame/Persona2'': In ''Innocent Sin'', stoic badass [[Creator/TakehitoKoyasu Tatsuya]] [[Creator/KeithSilverstein Suou]] has a ''very'' deep voice for a high schooler, even considering that he's already eighteen. In ''Eternal Punishment'', ''all'' of the male party members have deep voices, though it's justified by most of them being working adults; [[Creator/DaveWittenberg Katsuya Suou]] is an elite detective, [[Creator/JojiNakata Bao]][[Creator/RichardEpcar fu]] is a shady criminal who can kill you with nothing but a single coin, and [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Kei]] [[Creator/SkipStellrecht Nanjo]] is already [[VideoGame/Persona1 quite experienced at dealing with Persona-related incidents]].
** ''VideoGame/Persona3'': [[Creator/KazuyaNakai Shinjiro]] [[Creator/GrantGeorge Aragaki]] has an imposing baritone, his friend [[Creator/HikaruMidorikawa Akihiko]] [[Creator/LiamOBrien Sanada]] has a smoother one, and the two are the most physically imposing members of the team; Akihiko is a star boxer, while Shinjiro can single-handedly intimidate entire gangs.
** ''VideoGame/Persona4'': TheAce [[CanonName Yu Narukami]] has a [[Creator/DaisukeNamikawa smooth]] [[Creator/JohnnyYongBosch baritone]] befitting of the Investigation Team's level-headed leader, while delinquent [[Creator/TomokazuSeki Kanji]] [[Creator/TroyBaker Tatsumi]] has a rough baritone befitting of a physical powerhouse who once took down an entire biker gang by himself.
** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': The protagonist has a [[Creator/JunFukuyama fairly]] [[Creator/XanderMobus deep]] voice that becomes particularly evident whenever he's in PhantomThief mode, and his [[FightingSpirit Persona]] Arsene has a baritone that borders on being downright sinister. [[Creator/TomokazuSugita Yusuke]] [[Creator/MatthewMercer Kitagawa]] has an even deeper baritone that belies his effeminate appearance and artistic inclinations but perfectly fits him being one of your team's hardest hitters.
* [[Creator/KeithDavid Vhailor]] from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' definitely counts since he's basically the avatar of justice and wields an axe so heavy that ''literary'' no one else can lift it.
** Even more impressive than the above-mentioned Vhailor is [[spoiler: The Transcendent One]] voiced by Creator/TonyJay. He's also a PhysicalGod.
** Let's not forget the main character. He may not be an avatar of justice, but he's actually [[spoiler: one of the most powerful living beings in all of existence, [[PhysicalGod on par with any of the gods]], and capable of literally anything he wills, as long as his ''[[CentralTheme belief]]'' is strong enough.]]
** Dak'kon has a very dark and raspy voice and wields a sword that, if used correctly, can ''cut a hole in reality''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Postal}}'' gives us the amazing voice of Rick Hunter as [[HisNameReallyIsBarkeep The Postal Dude]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGIqqbchoYo Just listen to it]].
** ''VideoGame/PostalIII'' has Corey Cruise. While his take on the Dude is not as well remembered as Rick Hunter's, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHEz1xIjvs he still does it pretty well]].
* ''VideoGame/PunchOut'' on the Wii gave each boxer [[SuddenlyVoiced a voice]], and both ThatOneBoss Bald Bull and World Champion Mr. Sandman were given very deep, guttural voices (courtesy of Erse Yagan and Riley Inge, respectively) to mark how serious and intimidating they are compared to their surrounding boxers. Amusingly, the game also carries an inversion, as WarmUpBoss [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys Glass Joe]] has a deep baritone voice as well (provided by [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]] announcer Christian Bernard).
* ''VideoGame/{{Shadowverse}}'': A good number of cards (especially from older male Dragoncraft and Swordcraft cards) spot deeper voices. Special mention to [[https://shadowverse-portal.com/card/103241010 Albert, Levin Saber]], who is considered to have one of the deepest voices of Swordcraft followers and is pretty badass for a 5 play point follower.
* Big Band, from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', is a LargeAndInCharge {{Cyborg}} with [[InstrumentOfMurder brass instrument-themed armaments]] and an incredibly deep voice to match.
* Knuckles from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series has a noticeably deep voice when voiced by Scott Drier in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''. This fits his previous characterization as the calm and stoic loner.
** Shadow's voice tends to be low and booming with the exception of his voice actors David Humprey and Creator/KirkThornton.
** In English, Espio sports one of the deepest voices among the other two members of The Chaotix, Vector and Charmy, despite only being 16 (compare this to similarly-aged characters or even Vector, who is four years Espio's senior). Coupled with his lack of eccentricities, this only serves to make Espio come across as even more serious. He's more of a tenor in Japanese.
** Metal Sonic was suddenly given this in ''Sonic Heroes'' but it's Sonic's voice with an electronic makeover.
* In ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'', the male Octoling's voice is much deeper and quieter than a regular Inkling's voice, fitting to the Octolings' serious demeanor.
* From the ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' universe, while most named male Protoss we meet "speak" in a smooth tenor, [[DarkIsNotEvil Zera]][[OldMaster tul]] has a deep, slightly gravely baritone voice ([[TheOtherDarrin voices]], rather). On the human side, [[ScaryBlackMan Gabriel Tosh]] has a deep voice coupled with a Caribbean accent, while Tychus Findlay's smooth and very deep baritone (almost a basso) is accompanied by a smooth Southern drawl.
--> '''Tychus''': Those people aren't ready for the raw sex appeal I'd inject into their gray little lives...
%% ** Speaking of ''BlizzardEntertainment'', every character played by Chris Metzen.
%% ** Lor'themar Theron became one of these once he got a [[Creator/GideonEmery unique voice actor]] and a more noticeable in-game personality.
%% * [[Franchise/StreetFighter Guile's]] voice has become deeper as the series advances. His latest [=VAs=] are Creator/HirokiYasumoto and Creator/TravisWillingham, and that says a lot.
%% ** Also [[Creator/TomomichiNishimura Bi]][[Creator/NorioWakamoto son]], [[Creator/TomomichiNishimura Akuma]], [[Creator/ToshiyukiMorikawa Charlie]], [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Thunder Hawk]], [[Creator/AkioOtsuka Se]][[Creator/MichaelMcConnohie th]], [[Creator/WataruTakagi Zan]][[Creator/KentaMiyake gief]], [[VideoGame/FinalFight Guy]]...
%% * Meta Knight in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' speaks in a deep, gravelly voice. He's also the only character in the game who administrators are considering ''[[GameBreaker banning from tournament play]]'' because he's "too powerful".
* The announcer of each ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' title has a deep and wickedly awesome voice.
* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':
** Kratos Aurion from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki, a former blues singer. Kratos has a very deep, slightly smokey voice, and his first appearance in the game? [[BigDamnHeroes Saving the party from a boss that is too tough for them]]. In the English dub, Creator/CamClarke also gives him a very low, gruff voice that's just as good, if not better.
** Gaius from the ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Xillia]]'' ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 games]]''. Voiced by Creator/TravisWillingham in English and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu in Japanese. Both have very deep voices, Travis perhaps a bit deeper than Ryotaro, and Gaius is the ultimate badass character in Xillia. He's the BigBad of the first game, became king of Auj Oule ''because'' [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership he can kick your ass into next week]] and even won the tournament without a Lilium Orb ''at age twelve''. His badass tendencies didn't stop in the second game, despite taking [[TookALevelInKindness a level in kindness]].
** The best ''Tales'' example yet has to go to [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], voiced by Creator/TroyBaker in stark contrast to his LongHairedPrettyBoy design.
** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' keeps up the tradition with main character Alphen having a modest baritone courtesy of Creator/RayChase. Zephyr's voice is even deeper, but he is played by Creator/PatrickSeitz.
%% * The Heavy from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' stands out as having perhaps the deepest voice of the cast.
%% ** Although the Sniper comes in at a close second.
* In the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Chancellor]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Giliath]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Osborne]] has a very deep and commanding voice provided by both Creator/JojiNakata in the Japanese version and Peter Beckman in the English version. ''Cold Steel IV'' shows off his badassery and players start crapping their pants and realize that he has enough power to end the series if he really wanted to.
* ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'':
** Lee speaks with an authoritative baritone, which makes it easier to earn the respect of others. Especially after Lilly kills Doug/Carley, where it drops to a frightening growl.
** Just before [[spoiler: he brutally kills Carver]], Kenny's voice drops to a frightening growl.
-->'''Kenny:''' Go on and wait outside...''I only need a minute.''
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': TheStoic Riku has this type of voice which given he's a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Nopon]] – a race of short, adorable fluffballs that are normally high-pitched – offers considerable VocalDissonance to say the least. As for the badass part, he is essentially TheBlacksmith of the team and, along with fellow Nopon [[TeamChef Manana]], assists in combat as a BadassNormal hero pair wielding a pistol and shield respectively.
* ''{{VideoGame/Yakuza}}'':
** Series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu, the Dragon of Dojima, whose ''least'' badass accomplishments include beating ''two fully grown tigers'' in a fistfight, also speaks in the deep, harmonic rumble of Creator/TakayaKuroda.
** Goro Majima, one of the few people who can match Kiryu in the badass department, and who has (in all the senses of the word) disassembled yakuza families single-handedly, usually speaks in a screechy, sing-song falsetto with a thick Kansai accent, as befits his status as a [[SuccessThroughInsanity general-purpose nutter]]. However, when [[LetsGetDangerous things get serious]] he drops the act, and his voice becomes a smooth, cultured, butter-rich baritone.
** Ryuji Goda, villain of ''Yakuza 2'', is one of the few people who can match Kiryu in a straight fight, and is a mountain of a man with a voice so deep it almost sounds electronically altered.
** ''VideoGame/Yakuza4'' introduces Taiga Saejima who's more on the UnskilledButStrong side of the achievements that Kiryu has done over the series. He's broken out of at least two different prisons, able to rip road signs and power transformers off the street and use them as weapons, and even fought the [[BearsAreBadNews Yama-Oroshi]] hand-to-hand in the Hokkaido mountains first in the dead of a night blizzard after escaping prison, then the second time after finally tracking it to its lair.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' provides several, courtesy of Creator/TravisWillingham, Creator/TaliesinJaffe, and Creator/MatthewMercer, including barbarian Grog Strongjaw, hexblade warlock Fjord, grave cleric Caduceus Clay, and barbarian Ashton Greymoore, as well as various [=NPCs=] such as Sylas Briarwood, Thordak the Cinder King, Lucien, and Ariks Eshteross.
* In ''WebVideo/DrHorriblesSingAlongBlog'', Nate Fillion delivers Captain Hammer's songs in a resonant baritone that sounds quite heroic.
* Another MLP AbridgedSeries called ''WebVideo/MajorLeaguePony'' gives a Nightmare Moon a voice worthy of the best of villains.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' AbridgedSeries WebVideo/MyLittlePonyTheMentallyAdvancedSeries has Thrackorzod-their version of Sweetie Belle-who has very noticeable deep voice. [[spoiler: Fitting, as she's secretly an EldritchAbomination.]]
** Also Princess Celestia has this going for her, fitting a feared tyrant, if not for a princess.
* In ''WebAnimation/RatboyGenius", Green Monster and George both have smooth, deep, voices.
* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Lie Ren, voiced by Creator/MontyOum and by his brother Neath after [[DiedDuringProduction Monty's passing in February 2015]]. Lie Ren is an adept fighter whose SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome so far has been stopping a giant snake with his bare hands, [[EyeScream skewering it through the eye]] with one of its own fangs, and then punching it through its head so hard it ''explodes''! Amusingly, despite his deep baritone, Ren is a {{Bishonen}}.
** [[TheBigGuy Yatsuhashi Daichi]] of Team CFVY has an even deeper and scarier voice, that is when [[TheQuietOne he]] bothers to say anything. The man really is a mountain, towering over the rest of the cast and hefting a massive {{BFS}}.
** General James Ironwood has a low, reassuring voice that fits his role as an experienced military man and a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, and proves himself to be quite the badass by soloing an Alpha Beowolf and then a group of Atlesian Knights with nothing but his BoringButPractical HandCannon and the SuperStrength granted by his cybernetic arm.
%% * Cecil Baldwin from [[Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale Welcome to Night Vale]].
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Played for laughs in the trailer for ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''. Darwin narrates the trailer in a baritone surprising for a kid his age, referring to it as his, "Movie Voice". When Gumball questions the need for it, Darwin replies in his normal voice, "Look, do you want this trailer to be average, or do you want it to be ''good''?"
* Franchise/{{Batman}} as voiced by Creator/KevinConroy ("[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ7A1CFGgzg I am vengeance! I am the Knight!]] '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7jxcEqE5ic I am Batman!]]'''"). It's even deeper when Batman [[Westernanimation/BatmanBeyond is older]], demonstrated in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PETk8eBbfN0 this video.]]
** Also from the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, Franchise/GreenLantern John Stewart, as voiced by Creator/PhilLaMarr. In a DVD feature about the voice cast, Lamarr recounts a particularly bass-heavy recording session:
-->'''Creator/PhilLaMarr''': I remember one episode… Everybody was speaking in, like, bass tones. There was Clancy Brown and, I think, Creator/PowersBoothe, and [[Creator/CarlLumbly Carl [Lumbly]]] was here, Kevin Conroy was here in the studio.
-->'''Creator/AndreaRomano''': And you. You were there.
-->'''Phil Lamarr''': Yes, I was doing my low voice… To the point where you were just feeling it through the floor.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': In one of the pilot shorts, Timmy wishes to be a superhero. When he finds he still has a little boy voice, he asks Cosmo and Wanda to change it to a more "heroic" voice. They deepen it until it's a baritone.
* Smytus in ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot''.
* Goliath from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. Being voiced by Creator/KeithDavid, his voice is practically deeper than those of all the other characters.
%% * The main character of ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' (as well as a [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy number]] of [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold characters]] voiced by Creator/DiedrichBader).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' shares its deep-voiced badasses with its [[WebVideo/CriticalRole streamed counterpart]], but also adds Percy de Rolo to its roster, as the professionally recorded voice acting allows Percy to get a lot more use out of Creator/TaliesinJaffe's naturally low register.
* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/MaoMaoHeroesOfPureHeart'' looks cute yet brash, being a black cat with large green eyes. That is until you hear him speak like he's narrating an action film.
%% * Bracket, Tennie's father in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
* Tirek in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' starts out with a [[EvilSoundsRaspy frail, raspy voice]], but once he regains his strength via draining pony magic, he develops a [[EvilSoundsDeep guttural, booming voice]] to go with his massive, muscular frame.
** King Sombra has an even deeper voice, courtesy of PowerEchoes.
** From the good guys' side, Big [=McIntosh=] has a very deep voice ([[TheQuietOne when he actually speaks]]) and is one of the strongest ponies seen in the show.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'', the Beast has practically the whole of the Unknown working for him or cowering in fear of him. Fittingly, he is voiced by operatic bass Samuel Ramey, who has played many SatanicArchetype roles.
* Megabyte, the resident BigBad and MagnificentBastard of ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}''. He retained that certain refined bass voice, courtesy of Creator/TonyJay, even as he became more feral and dangerous throughout the series, which made him all the more terrifying.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury'', [[BigBad Moriarty]] is given a pretty elegant yet menacing baritone.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'':
** Kanan Jarrus, as voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. The only other characters in the ''entire'' series who has a deeper voice than he does is the mysterious Force-wielder the Bendu (voiced by Creator/TomBaker, of all people).
** After his HeelFaceTurn, [[spoiler:Agent Kallus, as voiced by David Oyelowo, qualifies]]. He was originally EvilSoundsDeep.
* ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}''' Optimus Prime is universally this, especially when portrayed by Creator/PeterCullen, with a voice so deep and weighty it would crush the vocalizers of lesser 'bots.
%% ** ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' is ''full'' of these. [[Creator/PeterCullen Optimus Prime]] (of course), [[Creator/FrankWelker Megatron]], [[Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson Bulkhead]], [[Creator/DwayneJohnson Cliffjumper]], Wheeljack, [[Creator/MichaelIronside Ultra Magnus]], [[Creator/SteveBlum Starscream]], [[spoiler:Soundwave]], [[Creator/DavidSobolov Shockwave]], [[Creator/AdamBaldwin Breakdown]], Skyquake, [[Creator/TonyTodd Dreadwing]], [[Creator/PeterMensah Predaking]], Unicron, Agent Fowler, and [[Creator/ClancyBrown Silas]].
* Black Beetle in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''. Then again, his voice actor is Creator/KevinGrevioux.
* Surprisingly, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck during the couple of episodes of ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' when his normally [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] voice is fixed, provided by the smooth tones of Creator/DonCheadle.
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He is a manly man, and he has a derp, resonant, masculine voice to prove it.

He is a manly man, and he has a manly voice to prove it.

# Obviously, the character must be a {{badass}}, a term associated with people who possess great prowess in physical fighting, {{bravery| tropes}}, [[MadeOfIron durability]], or mere [[RuleOfCool coolness]]. The term is primarily used to describe either a type of character with these attributes or describe the kind of actions that a character performs. However, exactly what a badass person or action is can differ wildly depending on context or the people using the term.
# The character must have a deep,strong, rich voice of baritone register. The typical baritone range is from the second A on a piano below middle C to the A above middle C on a piano. The term "baritone" means "heavy-sounding". [[BassoProfundo Bass register]] is also possible but is rarer and almost always overlaps with [[EvilSoundsDeep being evil]].

# The character must have a deep,strong, rich voice of baritone register. The typical baritone range is from the second A on a piano below middle C to (
the A above middle C on a piano. The term "baritone" means "heavy-sounding". [[BassoProfundo Bass register]] is also possible but is rarer and almost always overlaps with [[EvilSoundsDeep being evil]].

# The character must have a deep,strong, rich voice of baritone register. [[BassoProfundo Bass register]] is also possible but is rarer and almost always overlaps with [[EvilSoundsDeep being evil]].

# Obviously, the character must be a badass.
# The character must have a deep voice of baritone register. [[BassoProfundo Bass register]] is also possible but is rarer and almost always overlaps with [[EvilSoundsDeep being evil]].

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' provides several, courtesy of Creator/TravisWillingham, Creator/TaliesinJaffe, and Creator/MatthewMercer, including barbarian Grog Strongjaw, hexblade warlock Fjord, grave cleric Caduceus Clay, and barbarian Ashton Greymoore, as well as various NPCs such as Sylas Briarwood, Thordak the Cinder King, Lucien, and Ariks Eshteross.

* [[Music/StrayKids Stray Kids]] member Felix has a ''really deep'' voice, and what makes it extra notable is that his voice is at ''[[VocalDissonance complete odds]]'' with his [[YoungerThanTheyLook baby face]] and [[TheCutie personality]]. For bonus points, actually ''is'' a [[BadassAdorable badass]] with his Taekwondo skills.

* [[Music/StrayKids Stray Kids]] member Felix has a ''really deep'' voice, which is [[VocalDissonance at complete odds]] with his [[YoungerThanTheyLook baby face]] and [[TheCutie personality]]. He actually ''is'' a badass with his Taekwondo skills.

* [[Music/StrayKids Stray Kids]] member Felix has a ''really deep'' voice, which is [[VocalDissonance at complete odds]] with his [[YoungerThanTheyLook baby face]] and [[TheCutie personality]].

* Played for laughs in the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Dee Dee Be Deep". Dexter tried to improve his sister Dee Dee's [[DreadfulMusician awful singing voice]] with one of his inventions, but thanks to Dee Dee messing around with it she became a very exaggerated baritone. While she didn't get into the school choir, it worked out for her in the end; she joined a Barbershop Quartet instead.

* Black Beetle in ''{{WesternAnimation/Young Justice}}''. Then again, his voice actor is Creator/KevinGrevioux.

* All roles by Creator/AlanRickman, except [[Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Marvin the Paranoid Android]]. [[TypeCasting And many]], including [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]], enter EvilSoundsDeep, too.

** Also applies for Akainu, the man who [[spoiler: killed Ace, took TWO of Whitebeard's Haki [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat enhanced quake punches without flinching,]] and the current [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Fleet Admiral.]]]]

** Gaius from the ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Xillia]]'' ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 games]]''. Voiced by Creator/TravisWillingham in English and Creator/RyotaroOkiayu in Japanese. Both have very deep voices, Travis perhaps a bit deeper than Ryotaro, and Gaius is the ultimate badass character in Xillia. He's the BigBad of the first game, became king of Auj Oule ''because'' [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority he can kick your ass into next week]] and even won the tournament without a Lilium Orb ''at age twelve''. His badass tendencies didn't stop in the second game, despite taking [[TookALevelInKindness a level in kindness]].