History Main / BadassBaritone

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'' keeps up the tradition with main character Alphen having a modest baritone courtesy of Creator/RayChase though Zephyr's voice is even deeper.

** ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfArise]]'' keeps up the tradition with main character Alphen having a modest baritone courtesy of Creator/RayChase though Zephyr's voice is even deeper.

** [[VideoGame/TalesOfArise]] keeps up the tradition with main character Alphen having a modest baritone courtesy of Creator/RayChase though Zephyr's voice is even deeper.

* 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/AkioOhtsuka, and Creator/NorioWakamoto in Japan, and Creator/LeonardNimoy, Creator/BillyZane, Creator/RichardEpcar, and Creator/PaulStPeter in English.

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%% * Several characters from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}:'' [[Creator/FumihikoTachiki Kenpachi,]] [[Creator/RyotaroOkiayu Byakuya,]] [[Creator/HideoIshikawa Ukitake,]] [[Creator/AkioOhtsuka Shunsui]], [[Creator/ShowHayami Aizen,]] [[Creator/JunichiSuwabe Grimmjow,]] [[Creator/RikiyaKoyama Starrk]]... And there are most likely more of them.

* Neil Peart of Music/{{Rush}}. In hearing him interviewed, his voice had a very deep register. With his tall (6'4") muscular build, he came across as a CulturedBadass.

** 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 [[AnAxeToGrind 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 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 [[ForcefulTransformation household objects]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking with an iron fist]].

* Creator/HidekatsuShibata: Voiced [[Manga/{{Naruto}} The Third Hokage,]] [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist King]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Bradley]] and [[Manga/FairyTail Igneel.]]

* The indisputably badass Beast from ''Theatre/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is a solid baritone role, as is the equally badass (though much more arrogant about it) villain Gaston.
* Sir Lancelot in ''Theatre/{{Camelot}}'', based on the Myth/ArthurianLegend, is a suave, swashbuckling knight with a deep baritone voice. The arguably more legendary Myth/KingArthur is also played by a baritone.

** Kanan Jarrus, as voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr. The only other characters in the ''entire'' series who have deeper voices than he does are '''Darth Vader''' (voiced by James Earl Jones, naturally), and mysterious Force-wielder the Bendu (voiced by Creator/TomBaker, of all people).

** 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 [[BalefulPolymorph household objects]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking with an iron fist]].

* In ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'', the male Octoling's voice is much deeper and quieter than a regular Inkling's voice, fitting to the Octolings' serious demeanor.

* 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). Darth Vader is the more [[EvilSoundsDeep villainous]] example, courtesy of Creator/JamesEarlJones, but he's still one of the most badass villains on the screen.
** While the Dark Side isn't [[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.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'': Mufasa! A commanding voice literally fit the king of beasts. Shenzi certainly thinks so. "Oooooh.... say it again!"
%% ** ...Or Scar, in the German version.

* ''[[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!!!!!]]'''''

* ''Anime/{{MobileFighterGGundam}}'': 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!!!!!]]'''''

* In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'', [[AwesomeMcCoolname Ulfric Stormcloak]] [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy is a]] [[RebelLeader manly]] [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething 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.

* 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 [[UpToEleven 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.

* While the Dark Side isn't [[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.

* 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 metal genre, which typically has higher, almost [[MetalScream screechy]] voices.

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* Science has shown this to be TruthInTelevision. Research shows a strong correlation between the depth of a man's voice and his physical capability. This is due to Testosterone affecting both physical strength and the status of the Larynx. There are notable exceptions, of course, with Mike Tyson, for instance, probably being the most famous inversion, but these are few and far between. Interesting thing to note is that this only applies to men. There doesn't appear to be any strong correlation between the depth of a woman's voice and their Badassery.
* Creator/ChristopherLee. Played many of the [[Film/HammerHorror most]] [[Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun iconic]] [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings villains]] [[Film/AttackOfTheClones in]] film history, aided much due to his magnificent baritone voice. He was also a trained operatic singer, a metalhead, spoke at least [[{{Omniglot}} five languages fluently]], was a MasterSwordsman, and was a member of the Special Operations Executive during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII (whose exploits inspired the character of Literature/JamesBond -- created by his step-cousin and war buddy Creator/IanFleming).
%% * Creator/KeithDavid
%% * Creator/TimCurry.
%% * Creator/LiamNeeson
%% * Creator/AlanRickman
%% * Creator/JeremyIrons
%% * Vladimir Kulich.
%% * Musician First Class Courtney R. Williams, Concert Moderator for the United States Navy Concert Band.
* Till Lindeman of Music/{{Rammstein}}. His normal speaking voice is actually [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r__RTqqmeGI surprisingly high-pitched]] and gentle, compared to his singing voice in most (not all, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvePEzdMI-M case in point]]) Rammstein songs.
* Creator/SteveBlum. With a voice generally considered to be one of the deepest among current voice actors, he's always cast as playing a badass with few exceptions. He was also in a metal band in his youth, although he didn't sing.
* Creator/ChristopherSabat speaks with a natural baritone, and many of the roles he plays as a voice actor have baritones as well.
* Music/JohnnyCash, ladies. His voice is very deep and adds to the effect of the music.
%% * Creator/MichaelMcConnohie, one of the closest we have to an English-speaking Norio Wakamoto.
%% * The late Peter Steele of ''Music/TypeONegative.''
* Harry "The Tyrant" Conklin of Jag Panzer. He can (and does) go higher, but his natural register is baritone and he's the living embodiment of badass in metal. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgN2VJ2JsZ8 I'M A MAN WHO SHOWS NO MERCY FOR THE WEAK!]]
* Wrestling/TheUndertaker. Walking, talking embodiment of badass. Once got [[ManOnFire set on fire by his pyro]] and ''never broke character''.
%% * Japanese singers Takayuki Miyauchi (known for singing the [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic awesome]] opening song to ''Series/KamenRiderBlackRX'') and IsaoSasaki aka "The Japanese Music/ElvisPresley".
%% * Creator/{{Gackt}}'s voice is surprisingly deep for such a [[DudeLooksLikeALady feminine-looking guy]], and his songs are pretty awesome as well.
%% * Among Mexican dubbers, the big prize for ''the'' deep and badass voice-overs goes to Creator/GerardoReyero (who's actually a bass). Though it's not to say that guys like Mario Castañeda, Gabriel Basurto, and Marcos Patiño are slouches either.
* The late Creator/TonyJay, so much that he was usually typecast as [[EvilSoundsDeep villains]].
%% * The late Creator/DonLaFontaine.
* Creator/BenedictCumberbatch. Often cast as a BadassBookworm or military man, with a very, ''very'' deep voice. It only gets distorted further when he plays Smaug, as mentioned further above.
%% * Creator/RichardArmitage.
* Voice actor Creator/TravisWillingham is also very much this in many of his roles!
%% * Ettore Bastianini, a famous Italian operatic baritone in the 1950-60s.
%% * Creator/PatrickSeitz.
%% * Creator/JamiesonPrice.
%% * Creator/LiamOBrien.
%% * Creator/DCDouglas
%% * Creator/RyuzaburoOhtomo.
* Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari, as the voice of [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Sol Badguy]] and [[VideoGame/BattleFantasia Freed Velez]].
* Creator/FredTatasciore tends to play these roles, with good reason whenever he's not playing monster roles and the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk.
%% * The late, great Creator/DaisukeGouri.
%% * Creator/GeorgeTakei
%% ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WahBH9sANg&feature=player_detailpage#t=25s OH MY...]]
%% * Creator/LanceHenriksen.
%% * Creator/CrispinFreeman.
%% * Creator/AkioOhtsuka
* Creator/BrianBlessed is no exception to this rule. Large in both size and [[LargeHam hamminess]], his voice can sound rather deep when he's a bit more quiet.
* Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, is another actor typecast as [[EvilSoundsDeep villains]], whether it be [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Shredder]] or [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Trigon.]]
* The late Creator/MarkDailey of [=CityTV=] in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. Originally a crime reporter and good friend of the Toronto police, he frequently [[LargeHamAnnouncer did live voice-overs between programs]] ([[DeadpanSnarker often with a tinge of sarcasm]], as he would frequently promote various cheesy films) and, by the time of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCKIrkGyqDc his passing in 2010]], he was a regular anchor on the evening news and was considered "the voice" of the channel.
-->'''Mark Dailey''': [[StationIdentification This is CityTV,]] ''[[CatchPhrase everywhere]]''.
* UsefulNotes/NeilDeGrasseTyson. Back in his high school days, was captain of his High School wrestling team, going undefeated. Having a Ph.D. in Astrophysics doesn't hurt his badass cred either.
%% * Creator/YulBrynner, to an extent.
%% * James Remar.
%% * Creator/PatrickWarburton.
%% * Creator/IdrisElba.
%% * Creator/ClancyBrown
* Creator/SamElliott -- the voice you think of when you hear (or say), "'''Beef...it's what's for dinner'''".
%% * Creator/TakehitoKoyasu
* Creator/MorganFreeman has a calm, authoritative baritone that gets him cast in several types of leadership roles, including GOD.
* Creator/JamesEarlJones is famous for the baritone roles of [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Mufasa]], not to mention several others, which all benefit from his natural bass register. The fact that he was an Army Ranger makes him a real-life RetiredBadass.
* Creator/DavidSobolov has a deep voice that he has used to great effect, voicing roles such as [[VideoGame/JusticeLeagueHeroes Darkseid]], [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs Lobo]], and [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan Drax The Destroyer]].
* Creator/MichaelDorn. His voice has gotten ''deeper'' thanks to playing Worf for so long on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and its subsequent films, as well as ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''.
* [[Music/MichaelJackson MICHAEL JACKSON]] believe it or not was said to have a pretty deep speaking voice, with the effeminate whimper being a put-on due to how much he disliked it. There are a few videos and voice recordings were it can be heard. [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TmESAFmuzv4 This one, for example.]]
* Voice actor Creator/JMichaelTatum is this, while in Real life he has a medium sounding voice a lot of his roles are deep-voiced men.
* Even without the effects added to his voice as Franchise/RoboCop, Creator/PeterWeller has a pretty deep voice suited for such a character. [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns He even voiced another character that's frequently depicted with this trope]].
* Creator/KevinGrevioux naturally has a very deep, bass voice that's been put to good use as the aforementioned Black Beetle and Raze, as well as [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes Terrax]], [[WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH the Super-Skrull]], and [[spoiler: Clayface impersonating]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Solomon Grundy]]. He's also RealLife GeniusBruiser, having co-written ''Underworld'' (and even being the one he came up with the science for it) and wrote the original ''Film/IFrankenstein'' comic.
* Matt [=LeBlanc=]'s speaking voice [[https://youtu.be/HWY9CgaJVDg?t=2m26s has become much, much lower]] than most people remember from his time on ''Series/{{Friends}}''.
* Creator/CharlesBoyer's deep French-accented voice was distinct enough to be one of the most parodied voices in Hollywood cartoons. From the "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ5SwfAqkVg You set my soul on fire]]" [[MemeticMutation TikTok meme]] from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', to WesternAnimation/PepeLePew.
* Michael Alyn Pondsmith, typically credited as Mike Pondsmith, designed the classic Pen and Paper game Cyberpunk 2020. Finding his true calling as a Cyberpunk, he naturally has a Badass Baritone.
* Voice actor Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi, don't be fooled by his age. He boasts a formidably deep voice despite his youth. Some of his older peers are in awe of it. It often leads to him getting cast as characters a good deal older than he is.
* Horror narrator Website/{{YouTube}}r and musician Creator/CorpseHusband is well-known for his raspy, deep voice. Unfortunately (and quite sadly), his voice is deep the way it is as a result of GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease).
* While his normal speaking voice is of an average pitch, Ed Boon of Creator/NetherrealmStudios can drop his voice down to a frightening bass. He provided the voice of Scorpion in many early games in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, and even though he has long since been Darrin'd, he still provides the character's iconic catchphrase: "'''''GET OVER HERE!'''''"
* [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's]] deep, growling, Texas-drawling voice is about as iconic as everything else about him.
* Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, was one of Hollywood's quintessential [[ScaryBlackMan scary black men.]] Even before he took up acting, he worked as a bodyguard for the likes of Creator/WillSmith, Creator/JamieFoxx, Music/LLCoolJ, and Music/TheNotoriousBIG. Despite this, he was described as a GentleGiant in real life.
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