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4->''"Asuka did her best to conceal a shiver. This voice was harsh, dry, deep, and put Asuka in mind of dead leaves scratching and rattling around a graveyard."''
5-->-- ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust''
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7Next to [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voices]], this is the most common auditory clue to an evil character. Raspy voices are very popular as a vocal choice for evil characters, especially EvilOldFolks.
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9Compared to deep voices, raspy voices have less of an intimidating effect but more of a sinister tone. This makes it particularly effective for the BigBad of a show, especially when juxtaposed with a deep voice of his [[TheDragon Dragon]]. A rasp is also good for a particularly creepy EvilLaugh. Sometimes, this trope overlaps with RedRightHand, when the rasp is caused by a physical defect or injury, usually to the throat or otherwise to a respiratory organ. This can occur hand in hand with VaderBreath, if the character is raspy because of smoking or a physical ailment. If this accompanies EvilOldFolks, they're also a ScratchyVoicedSenior.
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18* ''Advertising/SupermanVsNickOTeen'': In the TV ads, the evil Nick O'Teen is voiced with a deep rasp. This is probably because the character [[AnthropomorphicVice is so strongly associated with cigarettes]] and smokes a lot.
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22* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
23** Freeza is known in the Funimation dub for his strangely raspy, crone-ish voice, courtesy of Creator/LindaYoung.
24** Creator/ChristopherSabat's Vegeta is also known for a very raspy voice, although this has lessened with time. In the Ocean Group dub, where Vegeta was voiced by Brian Drummond, his voice was even raspier, and fairly high-pitched to boot.
25** In both English dubs, Imperfect Cell has a raspy, unnatural voice to go along with his monstrous appearance. It gets more human as he gets closer to the BishonenLine.
26* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist: Brotherhood'', Envy's English dubbed voice sounds raspy. The raspiness, to an extent, obscures Envy's [[AmbiguousGender gender]].
27** Gluttony's on the raspy side as well, though a bit more so [[VocalEvolution early on]].
28* Naraku, the BigBad of ''Manga/InuYasha'' has a nice raspy voice in the English dub, courtesy of Creator/PaulDobson.
29* Esidisi in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' is voiced by Creator/KeijiFujiwara, who is very well known for having a gruff, coarse voice.
30* [[Creator/LiamOBrien Gaara]] of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' had a very raspy voice when he was first introduced. It [[VocalEvolution gradually became less and less so]] after his HeelFaceTurn.
31* Butch from ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' has a very raspy voice. Cassidy and Butch were originally depicted as more intimidating versions of Jessie and James. Butch's deep voice contrasts with James' slightly high pitched and effeminate one.
32* In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Dr. Eggman[=/=]Robotnik's English dub voice is noticeably higher pitched and raspier than his original Japanese voice.
33* Starscream in ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' was voiced with a rasp in the English dub.
34* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': In the Japanese version, Dark Marik and Dark Bakura have much raspier voices than dominant Marik and good Bakura.
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38* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'': The voice of [[Characters/AbraxasHrodvitnonKingGhidorah Ghidorah]]'s vicious [[MultipleHeadCase right head]] (Ni/Elder Brother), as perceived by those who can translate the Titans' [[AnimalTalk Kaiju Talk]], sounds like Creator/SteveBlum according to the author's ComicBookFantasyCasting.
39* ''Fanfic/InvaderZimABadThingNeverEnds'': Lex's voice is a dusty, raspy whisper that is very unnerving to hear.
40* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'': One trait shared by all of Darth Nihilus's incarnations is his scratchy voice. Ever since he was a Jedi, Nihilus spoke with a raspier voice than his peers. Following his EldritchTransformation, his voice became noticeably more hoarse due to his body being in a state of constant starvation. After becoming a Force ghost, he's described as sounding "gravely and distorted" whenever he chooses to speak. [[spoiler:While possessing Jaune's body, those who can understand Nihilus's BlackSpeech hear him talk with his raspy-sounding voice [[VoiceOfTheLegion layered on top of Jaune's own.]]]]
41* ''WebVideo/UltraFastPony'' subverts this. Nightmare Moon sounds like she gargles sand every day. However, when the "vaguely established magical friend power" cures her of evil and turns her back into Princess Luna, she sounds every bit as raspy. Apparently that was just her normal voice all along.
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45%%* The ruthless Carface from ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'' smokes cigars and roars at his underlings. Much of his menace was supplied by the late character actor Vic Tayback.
46%%* Fidget, Professor Ratigan's [[BatOutOfHell bat]] henchman from ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective''.
47%%* Flotsam and Jetsam, Ursula's two [[SlipperyAsAnEel moray eel]] underlings in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''.
48* The villain of the ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'' segment "Harry Canyon", Rudnick, spoke in a raspy voice.
49* Vincent from WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge has a very sinister husky voice being voiced by Creator/NickNolte.
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53* The Biff Tannen of 1985-A in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' has a gravelly voice thanks to years of smoking and drinking as an insanely powerful CorruptCorporateExecutive.
54* ComicBook/ThePenguin speaks with a rather raspy tone in ''Film/BatmanReturns''.
55* ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'': Franchise/{{Batman}} (not evil, but scary) has a very raspy effect throughout all three movies, while the third movie's villain, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, has a ragged voice due to a respiratory problem. Note that Batman's rasp is an [[InvokedTrope invocation]] of the trope; Bruce Wayne has a normal, smooth voice, but he uses the raspy one deliberately to make him more intimidating as Batman.
56* The Killer's threat to Mark in Creator/DarioArgento's ''Film/DeepRed'' is delivered in a creepy raspy voice. [[spoiler: When her true identity is revealed, her voice is normal.]]
57* Pazuzu the demon that possessed the body of Regan from ''Film/TheExorcist'' speaks in a low raspy elderly woman voice.
58* Stripe the leader of the gremlins from ''Film/{{Gremlins|1984}}'' speaks in a low raspy voice, his reincarnation Mohawk from the sequel has the same kind of voice.
59* [[BigBad Lord Voldemort]] in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' is described this way in the books. Less so in the films, though, wherein he's played by the [[EvilSoundsDeep deep-voiced]] Creator/RalphFiennes. Voldemort does have a raspy voice when he appears [[spoiler:on the back of Quirrel's head]] in ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', though.
60* ''Film/TheHobbit'':
61** Creator/BenedictCumberbatch[='s=] version of [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmSauronsEvilForces Sauron]]'s voice is much raspier than Creator/AlanHoward[='s=] in the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy was.
62** Also the GiantSpider population of Mirkwood, when Bilbo understands their language wearing the One Ring, in ''Film/TheHobbitTheDesolationOfSmaug''.
63* Balem Abrasax in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' ([[SuddenlyShouting when he's not shrieking]]).
64* Ginnarbrik, the DepravedDwarf (of the [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame fantasy variety]]) and TheDragon of the White Witch in ''Film/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'', speaks with a voice which is partially this, partially CreepyHighPitchedVoice, as we can tell when his EstablishingCharacterMoment consists of him running after Edmund, tripping him up with a whip, then pinning him to the ground and threatening to kill him for speaking to the "Queen of Narnia".
65* Sméagol from ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' sounds like this after centuries of corruption by the One Ring. He's nicknamed Gollum because of the distinctive swallowing noise he makes.
66* Creator/MichaelRooker any time he plays a bad guy, whether it's a serial killer or a racist survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
67* Just about anybody Creator/MichaelWincott has ever played - Guy of Gisbourne in ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', Scroop from ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', the warden Armand Dorleac from ''Film/TheCountOfMonteCristo2002'', Gant from ''Film/StrangeDays'', etc.
68* Solomon Lane in ''Film/MissionImpossibleRogueNation'', who is played by Sean Harris.
69* Freddy Krueger from ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet'' has a distinctive demonic-sounding raspy voice. This is achieved by slowing down (the already raspy-voiced) Creator/RobertEnglund's dialogue to sound even more menacing.
70* Played for laughs in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' when the albino in the dungeon starts out speaking in a raspy voice. Suddenly he clears his throat, and for the rest of the film, he speaks in a perfectly normal voice with a slight Cockney accent.
71* Spang in ''Film/TheQuickGun'' has a very gravelly voice.
72* The Wheel King in ''Film/ReignOfAssassins'' talks in a raspy whisper, which at first sounds odd and somewhat out of place. [[spoiler: But towards the end of the movie it's revealed that he does it and wears a fake moustache to hide that he's a eunuch.]]
73* The murderous fop Archibald Cunningham gains an evil rasp after the hero of ''Film/RobRoy'' chokes him almost to death. He is not happy about it.
74* Riff Raff from ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' has a somewhat raspy voice to go with his creepy persona, though he's not exactly "evil" (at least less evil compared to Frank). The concept is PlayedForLaughs parodying the "creepy butler with a raspy voice" character from old cheesy horror/sci-fi films. His singing voice is also pretty raspy-sounding.
75* The Green Goblin from ''Film/SpiderMan1'' and ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' speaks like this, and it helps to distinguish him from his Norman Osborn personality. Being portrayed by Creator/WillemDafoe helps.
76* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
77** Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious is given a raspy voice, which he doesn't have while he poses as Chancellor Palpatine, though he takes it up once the Empire gets formed.
78** And, of course, there's General Grievous, who has this combined with a cough.
79* In ''Film/{{Us}}'', Red, the only Tethered who can speak, does so in a choked rasp. [[spoiler:The TwistEnding reveals why, as the actual Red, when knocking out Adelaide to take her place in the surface, strangled her and permanently damaged her vocal chords.]]
80* In the final scene of ''Film/TheWitch'', [[spoiler: Black Phillip]] speaks in a high-pitched whisper.
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84* In ''Literature/TheBridgeKingdomArchives'' Serin, the spymaster of king Silas Veliant of Maridrina, is called "Magpie" not without reason--his voice sounds very unpleasant. And he is the mastermind behind most of his king's backstabbing schemes.
85* Mr. Slant, the AmoralAttorney supreme from the Literature/{{Discworld}}, is noted to have a particularly dry-sounding voice ''even for a zombie''.
86* Many supernatural baddies in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' speak with a rasp. Particularly, vampires of the Black Court are always noted as being raspy, on account of them being dried out corpses.
87** "That voice had once been smooth and flowing, but now there was a hint of a rasp to it, a roughness that wasn't there before, like silk gliding over old gravel." -- They don't come much more evil than Nicodemus Archleone, and in a previous story Harry had given a little tweak on Nick's neck noose to make sure he had the voice to go with it, although he's just now discovering said after-effect, some considerable time later.
88* Justified in ''Literature/TheFirstLaw'' with Shivers, who undergoes a FaceHeelTurn in ''Literature/BestServedCold'' after he's captured and tortured and one of his eyes is [[EyeScream burnt out]]. His screaming in pain damaged his vocal cords, causing him to have a raspy voice from that point onward- so, the evil and the raspy voice have a common cause.
89* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Vincent Crabbe is said to have a low rasp in the final book, just before he unleashes {{Hellfire}} in the castle. Fenrir Greyback is also described in the books as having a raspy bark of a voice, although it's less prominent in the films.
90* ''Literature/JohannesCabal'': The Red Queen, founder of a supernatural LegionOfDoom, has a thin, cracked, whisper of a voice and hides her face with a veil, which causes rumours that she suffered [[EvilCripple some terrible disfigurement]]. {{Subverted|Trope}} with TheReveal that it's all an act: she's really [[spoiler:Johannes' ArchEnemy Lady Ninuka]].
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94* ''Series/{{BlackAdder}}'': In "Money" from the second series, the evil Bishop of Bath and Wells has an extremely rasping voice, even when he gets his come-uppance.
95* ''Series/DoctorWho'': So common among villains that in Creator/MarkGatiss's 1999 ''Doctor Who Night'' sketch/minisode "The Web of Caves", a SissyVillain in [[FashionVictimVillain dreadful]] RaygunGothic SpaceClothes tries out several different voices in which to announce his evilness to the Doctor, including his natural one and a low booming one, eventually settling on an ominous rasp which he immediately comments sounds just right. Notable instances include:
96** The Master, the Doctor's arch-frenemy, particularly pronounced in the Peter Pratt and Gordon Tipple incarnations of the character. At the end of the Series 3 episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia Utopia]]", the Master also begins to speak in a low raspy voice after he remembers who he really is, to signify the switch from the harmless professor to the villainous Time Lord.
97--->'''Yana/The Master:''' I... am... The Master...
98** The Dalek voice effect, a ring modulator at 30Hz, also gives this kind of quality to their voices; this was spoofed in the "Cards Against Gallifrey" fanmade ''TabletopGame/CardsAgainstHumanity'' expansion pack, with the card "Smoking 1000 cigarettes just so you can sound like a Dalek when you talk." A similar example where RoboSpeak created a raspy voice effect is in the case of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E8TheChase the Mechanoids]] (one of the many short-lived attempts by the series to [[ReplacementScrappy create the new Daleks]] in the wake of rights-holder Terry Nation threatening to withdraw the pepperpots themselves from the programme), whose voices have an odd stuttered effect that sounds like a hoarse whisper, possibly created by an early vocoder.
99** EvilCripple Davros speaks like this, partly because it's an organic version of the Daleks' voices and partly to reflect his feeble physical state.
100* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Karl Tanner's scratchy tone is perfect for delivering threats.
101* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Adar is very calm and always speaks almost in a coarse whisper despite the visceral horror he's overseeing.
102* ''Series/Merlin1998'': The evil Queen Mab speaks with a low, raspy voice that's contrasted with the smoother tones of her twin sister [[BigGood The Lady of the Lake]].
103* EvilCripple William Raines from ''Series/ThePretender'', who needs to wheel an oxygen tank around with him in order to breathe.
104* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'': Rita Repulsa has an iconically raspy voice that makes her sound like she has throat cancer.
105* [[spoiler:The original]] Hank Henshaw in season 2 of ''Series/Supergirl2015'' after [[spoiler:he's been turned into a {{cyborg}}]].
106* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'': Shamaness Alti.
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110* Mephistopheles is portrayed with an ''incredible'' range in ''Music/BeethovensLastNight''. He rasps only slightly in his introductory song ("Mephistopheles"), but by "Misery" he goes from EvilSoundsDeep to HellIsThatNoise and back again in a single line, rasping all the way.
111* Music/TomWaits: "Oily Night" from ''Music/TheBlackRider''. It has a very deep and frightening voice repeat the title over and over again, while the music around him slowly but surely glows beserk. In the context of the play it is meant to be music for a Satanic ritual.
112* Music/{{Voltaire}} sings "The King of Villains / When I Said I Was Evil" in a raspier, more growly voice than usual. This is fitting because the song is intended to be his greatest VillainSong yet, and it talks a lot about the nature of evil itself.
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116* According to the Literature/ArsGoetia, the demon marquis Shax speaks with a voice "hoarse, but yet subtle", and may attempt to deceive those who summon him. However, if compelled to enter a [[GeometricMagic magic triangle]], his voice will change to a beautiful sound, and he will speak only the truth.
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120* Every last Vachon had a raspy {{heel}} promo, but the raspiest was Mad Dog, who didn't even lighten up as he inevitably became a {{face}} by default. The most curious case was Wrestling/{{Luna|Vachon}}, however, as she wasn't related to the others by blood but adopted by Butcher, suggesting it was a family secret more than an inherent trait.
121* {{Exploited|Trope}} by Wrestling/BrianPillman, who had a raspy voice due to multiple childhood throat polyp surgeries.
122* Jeff G. Bailey normally has a somewhat high voice, but when he wants to threaten someone he talks slow and raspy.
123* Wrestling/TheUndertaker's natural raspy voice enhances his dark, fearsome character.
124* Likewise, {{Bad Boss}}es Wrestling/VinceMcMahon and his daughter Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon get very raspy when delivering their famous catchphrase "''YOU'RE FIIIIRRRED''".
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128* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': The titular convict in "Convict Threatens To Kill Mr. Conklin".
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132* Lampshaded with Sir Despard's VillainousLament in ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}'':
133-->'''Sir Despard:''' Oh why am I husky and hoarse?\
134'''Chorus:''' Ah, why?\
135'''Sir Despard:''' It's the workings of conscience, of course.\
136'''Chorus:''' Fie, fie!\
137'''Sir Despard:''' And huskiness stands for remorse.\
138'''Chorus:''' Oh, my!\
139'''Sir Despard:''' At least it does so in my case!
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143* The Ghost Host in ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' has a mild case of this (especially noticeable in his chuckle), combined with EvilSoundsDeep (all courtesy of Paul Frees).
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147* The Joker in the ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'', which is expected as he's voiced by Creator/MarkHamill. He gets even raspier in ''City'', as he's suffering from an illness.
148* In ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', the [[BigBad DomZ Priest]] has a rather raspy, diseased voice, as if he's slowly dying.
149* [[BitchInSheepsClothing Nagito Komaeda]] from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' generally sounds pretty normal, but when he gets LaughingMad... hoo boy. Think an asthmatic [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Joker]] in a dust storm and you're pretty close.
150* Phantom the GiantSpider demon from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1'' has a very harsh, hard-to-hear voice, probably due to the fact that he's, well, a magma spider.
151* Zoltun Kulle, betrayer of the Horadrim and EvilSorcerer ''extraordinaire'' from the second act of ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', is very fond of this.
152* Corypheus, a DLC villain in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', has a very dry, raspy voice to help sell how ancient he is, having spent over a thousand years in stasis. [[spoiler:He uses a much deeper voice when he returns as the next game's central villain.]]
153* Creator/LiamOBrien as [[TheCaligula Count Waltz]] in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata.'' It's the most noticeable when he's [[EvilLaugh laughing.]]
154* ''Franchise/FarCry'':
155** Hoyt Volker, the [[AmoralAfrikaner South African slaver]] and BigBad of ''VideoGame/FarCry3'', has a harsh, raspy voice combined with a thick accent that makes him come across as nightmarishly malicious. It's most likely justified by the fact that he's a [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking smoker]] -- as he points out, on the Rook Islands, [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou "Cancer won't be what kills you."]]
156** ''VideoGame/FarCryPrimal'' has two villains, Ull and Dah, from the [[CannibalTribe Udam tribe]], who speak with distinct rasps in their voices, though Dah more so than Ull. The rasps are possibly due to the fact that they, like the rest of the Udam, are suffering from "[[DiseaseByAnyOtherName skull fire]]", [[spoiler:contracted via their cannibalistic tendencies]].
157* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach'': The Daycare Attendant shifts between two personalities with the changing of the light. Moon speaks in a soft, raspy voice and is the more malevolent of the pair, as evident by its appearance and immediately threatening behavior towards Gregory upon switching out of Sun.
158* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
159** The series BigBad Master Xehanort is very raspy (at least when voiced by Leonard Nimoy and Christopher Lloyd).
160** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', Vanitas' voice is much raspier than in his [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep previous]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance appearances]], where it was "just" a deeper, colder version of Sora's. This was a near universally ''despised'' change, to the point that the Remind [[DownloadableContent DLC]] [[AuthorsSavingThrow returned]] to how Vanitas had previously sounded.
161* [[EldritchAbomination Fiddlesticks]], [[AncientEvil the Ancient Fear]] of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', is a demon with a voice that doesn't just sound old, it sounds ''utterly destroyed'', croaking out each line of dialogue it recites like it's in abject pain. When combined with the fact its dialogue is entirely comprised of the terrified last words and darkest thoughts of its previous victims, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AIQXqTHWmA the effect is disturbing as hell.]] Its [[Creator/KellenGoff voice actor]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czsRZd2-6Ac achieved this sound by breathing intensely inward while speaking]], which is just as uncomfortable, potentially dangerous, and ugly as it sounds.
162* While Ganondorf of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' was introduced as having a more straightforward EvilSoundsDeep voice in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'', he is given a much raspier voice in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' both because he's older and because he's basically undead in those games. This was amplified even further in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom Tears of the Kingdom]]'', as he literally spends most of the game as a dehydrated mummified corpse, therefore making his voice the raspiest it's been.
163* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', Raiden's voice gets raspier, harsher, and more guttural the more he reverts to his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Jack the Ripper persona]].
164* ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'':
165** Bi-Han/Noob Saibot's voice is inhumanly raspy. This is most likely due to the fact that he's [[TheUndead a wraith]] and his voice is altered to match his appearance. Players have drawn comparisons to [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]] because of this.
166** There's more than just Bi-Han. [[CyberNinja Frost]], [[MonstrousHumanoid Baraka]], [[PsychopathicManchild Mileena]], and [[MultiArmedAndDangerous Kollector]] are all depicted with frightening raspy voices. In Frost's case, it's because she's a Cyber Lin Kuei with an electronically-altered voice. In Mileena's case, it's because she's half Tarkatan.
167* [[JerkassGods Myrkul]] in ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNights2: Mask of the Betrayer'' (voiced by S Scott Bullock). This is in perfect accord with his ''TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms'' description from AllThereInTheManual, which described his voice as "a high whisper".
168* [[WickedWitch Ravel Puzzlewell]] from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' (voiced by Flo Di Re). The in-game text describes the voice as if it's "trying to force itself through a thick layer of dust.''
169* Starting from ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' and going on through ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird 3]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV 4]]'', [[VillainProtagonist The Boss]] can be given an English accent, and both English voice actors, Charles Shaughnessy and Creator/RobinAtkinDownes, portray that version of Boss with a raspier voice than all the others. And that's not even getting into Creator/SteveBlum as [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie Boss]], who's practically unintelligible.
170* The Japanese voice of Dr. Eggman, from ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'', is distinctly high-pitched and raspy.
171* ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'': Scorpion has a very raspy voice.
172* Magikoopas in the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' franchise, including Kamek, are given a high-pitched raspy voice for their VoiceGrunting.
173* The ''Franchise/Warhammer40000ExpandedUniverse'' zig-zags with this in voiced works like ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' or ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000SpaceMarine'', ranging from the more articulate voices of Eliphas the Inheritor, Sindri Myr, and Chaos Lord Nemeroth to the comically LargeHam levels of raspiness of Bale, Warboss Grimskull, the Necron Lord of Kaurava, and Crull.
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177* One of the reasons that Elly from ''Webcomic/BloodStain'' initially assumes that Dr. Vlad Stein, her new employer, is some form of MadScientist is his voice, which is described in-universe as sounding like "sandpaper polishing a rusty can". {{Subverted|Trope}} in that Dr. Stein is ''not'' evil in any way, but merely happens to have an intimidating voice.
178* Ruby of ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'' forces a lot of coughs and grunts when attempting to pass as sketchy street punk "Rudy", [[http://www.stickydillybuns.com/strips-sdb/we_are_in_disguise as here.]] Of course, this may largely be down to her [[SweetPollyOliver attempting a male voice]]; she's not a trained or natural actor.
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182* In ''WebVideo/WelcomeBackPotter'', Voldemort speaks with a breathy cadence that sounds like a snake hissing.
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186* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'': In addition to his deep tenor, Silco also has a certain gravely quality to it. It is likely due to the chemicals he was drowned in.
187* Creator/MarkHamill's Joker from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' is a classic and one of the most iconic examples. Also, Two-Face has a raspy, gravelly voice, much more so than his former Harvey Dent personality.
188* Baron Silas Greenback from ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' has an extremely raspy voice, bordering on VaderBreath.
189* [[MeaningfulName Rasp]] in ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'' has a, well, raspy voice. And he's evil.
190* ''WesternAnimation/FinalSpace'': The [[EvilOverlord Lord Commander]] has a very raspy voice, and he's a thoroughly vile little monster of a despot and god-wannabe who has caused a lot of suffering. His right hand in Season 1, [[CyberCyclops Viro]], also has a hoarse voice and is a cruel, repulsive being himself. But both of them ''pale'' next to [[GodOfEvil Invictus]]: an omnicidal and sadistic EldritchAbomination who wants to consume all life and enjoys every second that it's making others suffer, Invictus has such a guttural and low voice that one can only imagine how much "Gollum juice" was required to keep up those vocals, making the fact that it's a ''female'' voice actor providing the vocals all the more impressive.
191* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'': Many of the demons and monsters have this or EvilSoundsDeep, or both. Humans who have been [[DemonicPossession possessed by a demon or turned into one]] usually get their voices changed to match.
192* At first in the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's Kingdom Part 1]]", Lord Tirek's voice is frail and old, but he later gains [[EvilSoundsDeep a deep, booming voice]] as he returns to his original power.
193* ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' Flick Duck isn't all that bad a character, being more mischievous and tempted to sometimes do bad things, but he does have the raspiest voice in the cast and can be antagonistic, particularly in Season 1 before his Character Development.
194* Played for Laughs with [[DarkIsNotEvil Mr. Green]] in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', where pretty much the same joke as the one in ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' is used to introduce him.
195** Played straight with several villains such as Mojo Jojo, Arturo of the Gangreen Gang, and HIM when he switches to anger mode.
196* [[TheHeavy The Foot Lieutenant]] in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' has a noticeably raspy voice.
197* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' has the central villain Aku. Of course, guttural growliness is par for the course with any character voiced by the late great Creator/{{Mako}} Iwamatsu.
198* Played for laughs in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', in which one of Satan's minions is telling a [[CorruptPolitician corrupt politician]] what to say and has to remind the politician not to repeat the raspy hisses that punctuate his phrases.
199* Krang in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' is a classic raspy, hissing BigBad next to his [[EvilSoundsDeep deep-voiced]] [[TheDragon Dragon]] Shredder.
200* Megatron and Starscream in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' had raspy, rather high-pitched voices. When Megatron's [[Creator/FrankWelker original voice actor]] returned in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', he [[VocalEvolution refined]] the Decepticon leader's raspy voice by making it [[EvilSoundsDeep deeper]] and [[TranquilFury quieter]].
201** ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' has this as a fairly common trait for villainous voices, sported by Tarantulas, Terrorsaur, and Rampage; even Dinobot, who undergoes a HeelFaceTurn about fifteen minutes into the series, sounds like he has a sore throat most of the time. Averted with Megatron, however, who actually has a fairly clear, if [[EvilSoundsDeep deep]], voice.
202* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': Nox has a slightly raspy-sounding voice when he isn't speaking in a low tone.
203* Kip O'Donnell (voiced by Creator/KeithSzarabajka) in ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''. In fact, just insert any Keith S. performance here. The man has evil coming out of his bottom.
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