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{{quote|"''The pitch of my voice is digitally lowered to make it sound more sinister!''" <ref>This is a blue faced lie: it's done by playing the tape at half speed. There's nothing "Digital" about it at all.</ref>|'''Koragg'''
An [[Obviously Evil|easy way to tell if someone is evil]] is that their voice is much deeper than a normal character, often artificially so. If someone undergoes a [[Face Heel Turn]], then along with their [[Evil Makeover]] their voice will either drop a few octaves, get put through a voice modulator or be combined with another voice speaking in a much deeper tone of voice. If an [[Anti-Hero]] decides to move a few notches down the [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]], then he will start talking in a deeper, more serious tone of voice. Male characters almost always get an unapproachable, commanding cadence. Villainesses usually get a [[Evil Is Sexy|sultry, suggestive one]], unless they're supposed to be in command or ''actually'' scary in which case their cadence will be dismissive and forbidding.
A deep voice makes the character sound strong and competent, so it is a common trait for major villains that the audience is supposed to fear and respect. Consequently, such villains will usually speak in [[Badass Baritone|baritone register]], more rarely in [[Basso Profundo|bass
Common inversion is an unnaturally high, cold voice, especially laugh. Some characters with an [[Evil Laugh]] do high-pitched cackling, or be a [[Giggling Villain]], instead of the deeper, traditional one. These are usually a more unnatural and degenerate kind of evil. Taken further, anyone speaking the [[Voice of the Legion]] is incredibly dangerous.
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'''Tucker:''' You mean all the reds, right?
'''Caboose:''' Of course! '''For starters.''' }}
* Played with in ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-
* ''[[Echo Chamber]]''{{'}}s Mr. Administrator.
* [[Reflets d'Acide]] parodies this with the villainess Alia-Aenor, who is a giant black dragon with a very deep voice... in contrast with her human form, who has a little girl's voice.
* In [[All Your Base]] videos, CATS is usually voiced by Microsoft Sam at his lowest pitch setting. Other characters usually get higher-pitched, and less robotic sounding voices.
== Western Animation ==
* Many characters voiced by [[Tony Jay]] are examples of both this and an [[Evil Brit]]: [[
* Scar in ''[[The Lion King]]''; though Mufasa's voice is deeper, Scar's voice is much deeper than the main hero (and tenor), Simba.
* Ursula in ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''.
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