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** The HotBlooded Inspector Zenigata has the roughest voice in the cast, courtesy of Creator/GoroNaya. Naya's successor Creator/KoichiYamadera gives Zenigata an even ''coarser'' voice.

* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Daisuke Jigen, the resident SarcasticDevotee of Lupin's gang. His voice comes across as this at times, particularly in the specials before Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi retired from the role in 2021 (having voiced Jigen since ''1969''). Kobayashi's successor Creator/AkioOtsuka carries on the trend.

* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Daisuke Jigen, the resident SarcasticDevotee of Lupin's gang. His voice comes across as this at times, particularly in the specials before Creator/KiyoshiKobayashi retired from the role in 2021 (having voiced Jigen since ''1969'').

** This trope also applies to the Ferengi of [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]], as they speak in high-pitched yet raspy voices, and as known to be a race of sexist, unpleasant, greedy con artists/shrewd businessmen.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': Grunkle Stan. Creator/AlexHirsch set the grifter/con man apart from the other characters he voices (i.e. Soos, Old Man [=McGuckit=], Bill Cipher, etc) by giving him a short temper, a cynical outlook on life, and a guttural, raspy voice.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'': This is common among the Mr. Men and Little Misses with negative personality traits, such as Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Stubborn, and Miss Bossy.

* ''Manga/DemonSlayer'': Inosuke Hashibira, the WildChild member of the main trio, is an exuberant, temperamental, and hot-headed Demon hunter who has a coarse, raspy voice that fits both his demeanor and his boar-like headdress.

* Cranky villagers in ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' notably have deep-pitched Animalese throughout every game, not just ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons'' where each personality has a unique pitch that is also affected by the size of the species. Joan, an elderly turnip seller, also notably received a unique Animalese pitch in early games.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'': This is common among the Mr. Men with more negative personality traits, such as Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Rude, and Mr. Stubborn. This also applies to a few of the Little Misses with negative traits: Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Scary.

* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Wolverine has been known for this since Cal Dodds portrayed him in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries''. This was more pronounced in the comics during the time he had gone more feral thanks to Genesis failing to rebond him with adamantium, his speech bubbles taking a more jagged look.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Banzai, the most aggressive and trigger-happy of the three hyenas, is played with the raspiest voice.

* ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'': J. Jonah Jameson, Peter's cantankerous boss at the Daily Bugle, is played by J. K. Simmons, an actor known for his gravelly, gruff voice, who puts it to very good effect for this trope.

* ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'': Pete, as portrayed by Creator/{{JimCummings|VoiceActor}}, has a low, gruff voice to go hand in hand with his irritable, crass personality.

** Grandpa Lou can get cantankerous and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]], and his voice is quite gruff. [[VocalEvolution His voice became higher-pitched]] when Joe Alaskey voiced him, but he went back to sounding rough later on.

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-->'''Buford''': You need to scream in a closet for hours to get it this way. ''Hours!''

Compare EvilSoundsRaspy, where a coarse voice is used on a villain, SmokyVoice, where the voice sounds coarse and raspy due to abuse from smoking, and HarshVocals, the closest equivalent this trope has in music.

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* ''Manga/DemonSlayer'': Inosuke Hashibira, the WildChild member of the main trio, is an exuberant, temperamental and hot-headed Demon hunter who has a coarse, raspy voice that fits both his demeanor and his boar-like headdress.

** Beorn the [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent skin-changer]], first introduced in ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug'', speaks with a low, raspy voice with a prominent growl (which could double as an AnimalSpeciesAccent, seeing as he can turn into a [[BearsAreBadNews massive black bear]]), and his backstory here gives him an AdaptationalAngstUpgrade, seeing as he's the LastOfHisKind after the other skin-changers were killed, enslaved and tortured by [[TheHeavy Azog the Defiler]]. Because of this, Beorn is very stand-offish, and he [[FantasticRacism doesn't like Dwarves any more than Orcs]], which is why the Company have to introduce themselves to him one-by-one, so that he doesn't get overwhelmed and lash out at them.

* Cranky villagers in ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' notably have deep pitched Animalese throughout every game, not just ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons'' where each personality has a unique pitch that is also affected by the size of the species. Joan, an elderly turnip seller, also notably recieved a unique Animalese pitch in early games.

* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'': Sub-Zero, AKA Bi-Han, is the grandmaster of the Lin Kuei and characterized as an aggressive, callous individual, with a deep and raspy voice to match.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'': This is common among the Mr. Men with more negative personality traits, such as, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Rude, and Mr. Stubborn. This also applies to a few of the Little Misses with negative traits: Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Scary.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Batman has a fairly noticeable deep, slightly raspy voice when on a case/mission. His most-known voice actor, the late Kevin Conroy, famously voiced the character with a casual, average voice for Bruce and a deep rasping one for the bat.

* ''VideoGameFinalFantasyXV'': Gladiolus, the grumpiest of the quartet, has a deep, gravelly voice.

* ComicBook/{{Batman}} has a fairly noticeable deep, slightly raspy voice when on a case/mission. His most-known voice actor, the late Kevin Conroy, famously voiced the character with a casual, average voice for Bruce and a deep rasping one for the bat.
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} has been known for this since Cal Dodds portrayed him in ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries''. This was more pronounced in the comics during the time he had gone more feral thanks to Genesis failing to rebond him with adamantium, his speech bubbles taking a more jagged look.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow'': This is common among the Mr. Men with more negative personality traits, such as, Mr. Grumpy, Mr. Rude, and Mr. Stubborn. This also applies to a few of the Little Misses with negative traits: Little Miss Bossy and Little Miss Scary.

* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': Grumpy the Dwarf has the roughest personality of the Dwarfs. As He's also got a fairly raspy voice.

** ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'': Dr. Leonard "Bones" [=McCoy=] has a slightly raspy voice and, despite being a dedicated, talented doctor, often snarks at his patients, the captain, the enemy... If it speaks he's snarked at it. Repeatedly.

--> '''Buford''': You need to scream in a closet for hours to get it this way. ''Hours!''

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': The angry, rageful Katsuki Bakugo, as portrayed by Creator/NobuhikoOkamoto (Creator/CliffordChapin in English), has a very coarse, raspy voice to match his personality. In fact, you'll be hard-pressed to find a single scene where his voice sounds even close to normal.

* ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': Grumpy the Dwarf has the roughest voice of the dwarves. As his name implies, he's got a fairly raspy voice.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': Banzai, the most aggressive and trigger-happy of the three hyenas, is played with the raspiest voice of all three hyenas.