Evil Sounds Deep: Difference between revisions

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May be justified if the evil character becomes a huge [[One-Winged Angel]] with longer vocal chords, since that would make their voice deeper.

Supertrope to [[Alto Villainess]].

[[I Thought It Meant|Has nothing to do with]] [[Fauxlosophic Narration]] or [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]].

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== Anime & Manga ==

== Anime and Manga ==

* Anyone voiced by [[Norio Wakamoto]].

** Yes, including [[Azumanga Daioh|Chiyo's dad]].

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* When the High Seekers in the [[Emberverse]] really want to intimidate, they'll let loose a deep voice that borders on the aural equivalent of [[Alien Geometries]].

* In the [[Horus Heresy]] series from the ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', First Captain Ezekyle Abbaddon of the Luna Wolves/Sons of Horus is described as being a big man with an incredibly low voice, even for an [[Super Soldier|Astartes]]. In the "present day" of the franchise, he has since became [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Abaddon the Despoiler]], Warmaster of the Black Legion. As such, he is the closest thing the [[The Corruption|Chaos]] [[Exclusively Evil|Space Marines]] have to a [[Enemy Civil War|cohesive leader]].

* [[Sword of Truth|Emperor Jagang]] is described to have a "deep, grating voice". Averted with Darken Rahl, who has a "clear, almost liquid" voice... and a trope fitting [[The Dragon|right hand man]].

* Ma'el Koth from ''[[The Acts of Caine]]'' is usually described as rumbling.

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== ~~Opera~~ ==

== [[Theatre]] ==

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* <s> Opera</s> Musical theater in general; heroes tend to be [[The Soprano|sopranos]] and [[Tenor Boy|tenors]], while villains are [[Alto Villainess|altos]] and basses.

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** Subverted in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard]]'', where the tenor turns out to be the villain.

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** [[Depending on the Writer]] - basses and altos often wind up with comic parts. The ''Basso Buffo'' was a standard operatic role.

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* In ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney are an alto and a bass-baritone respectively. [[Villain Protagonist|They are the protagonists, but also evil]]. The wicked Judge Turpin is a bass.

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** Also subverted via the two villainous tenors, Pirelli and the Beadle. Then there's Anthony, who has been played by both baritones and tenors.

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* Officer Lockstock from ''[[Urinetown]]'' is a bass. Cladwell, too.

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* As is Ciaphas from ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. A deep bass at that.

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** However, Annas is tenor who sings in falsetto.

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* Leon Czolgosz, while arguably the most sympathetic of the ''[[Assassins (theatre)|Assassins]]'', is the only bass among them; a possible{{verify}} subversion. The Proprietor is also a bass, and certainly a wee bit sinister himself.

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** Booth, Hinckley, Byck, and Guiteau are all baritones, however (though Guiteau is sometimes played by tenors)

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* Claude Frollo from both the film and stage version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' is a bass-baritone.

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* ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Misérables]]'': Valjean, [[Tenor Boy|Marius]], and Enjolras are tenors; [[Inspector Javert|Javert]] and Thenardier are baritones.

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** May be a subversion, as Enjolras has been played by baritones many times, and Marius's song "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" is more in the baritone register.

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** Also subverted in the female characters: Fantine and Eponine are both contraltos, or at least mezzo-sopranos. Cosette is a soprano, but she's usually played less sympathetically than the others.

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* Nathan Wallace in ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' gets a deep, gravelly voice when he is the Repo Man.

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** Rotti Largo and Graverobber are both baritones, but Luigi and Pavi are tenors.

=== Opera ===

* Scarpia in ''[[Tosca]]'' is a baritone, but lately, often sung by bass-baritones. He's an evil son of a bitch who wants to kill the tenor and rape the soprano.

** The rare case of this trope in Puccini's operas. His other low-voiced characters, like Colline in ''[[La Boheme]]'', Timur in ''[[Turandot]]'' and Sharpless in ''[[Madame Butterfly|Madama Butterfly]]'' are nice, or at least sympathetic, like Michele in ''Il Tabarro'' and Rance in ''La Fanciulla del West''. And Gianni Schicchi is a [[Loveable Rogue]].

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== ~~[[Theatre]]~~ ==

== Video Games ==

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* <s> Opera</s> Musical theater in general; heroes tend to be [[The Soprano|sopranos]] and [[Tenor Boy|tenors]], while villains are [[Alto Villainess|altos]] and basses.

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** Subverted in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[The Yeomen of the Guard]]'', where the tenor turns out to be the villain.

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** [[Depending on the Writer]] - basses and altos often wind up with comic parts. The ''Basso Buffo'' was a standard operatic role.

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* In ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', Mrs. Lovett and Sweeney are an alto and a bass-baritone respectively. [[Villain Protagonist|They are the protagonists, but also evil]]. The wicked Judge Turpin is a bass.

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** Also subverted via the two villainous tenors, Pirelli and the Beadle. Then there's Anthony, who has been played by both baritones and tenors.

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* Officer Lockstock from ''[[Urinetown]]'' is a bass. Cladwell, too.

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* As is Ciaphas from ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. A deep bass at that.

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** However, Annas is tenor who sings in falsetto.

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* Leon Czolgosz, while arguably the most sympathetic of the ''[[Assassins (theatre)|Assassins]]'', is the only bass among them; a possible{{verify}} subversion. The Proprietor is also a bass, and certainly a wee bit sinister himself.

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** Booth, Hinckley, Byck, and Guiteau are all baritones, however (though Guiteau is sometimes played by tenors)

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* Claude Frollo from both the film and stage version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' is a bass-baritone.

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* ''[[Les Misérables (theatre)|Les Misérables]]'': Valjean, [[Tenor Boy|Marius]], and Enjolras are tenors; [[Inspector Javert|Javert]] and Thenardier are baritones.

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** May be a subversion, as Enjolras has been played by baritones many times, and Marius's song "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" is more in the baritone register.

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** Also subverted in the female characters: Fantine and Eponine are both contraltos, or at least mezzo-sopranos. Cosette is a soprano, but she's usually played less sympathetically than the others.

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* Nathan Wallace in ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'' gets a deep, gravelly voice when he is the Repo Man.

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** Rotti Largo and Graverobber are both baritones, but Luigi and Pavi are tenors.

== Videogames ==

* The cyclops Gargarensis in ''[[Age of Mythology]]'' has a guttural voice.

* Somewhat subverted in ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. Potemkin has the voice of a [[TI 83]] running a voice module at quarter speed, and the extremely threatening looks to go with it ; he's also one of the nicest and most polite characters in the series.

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== Web ~~Originals~~ ==

== Web Original ==

* Played for laughs in [[Ask That Guy With The Glasses|Ask That Guy]], where The Guy's voice will spontaneously drop a few octaves when he feels particularly evil.

** Also parodied with [[The Nostalgia Critic|N. Bison]] in [[Kickassia]].

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== Other ==

== Other Media ==

* Any villainous character ever played by [[Christopher Lee]]. Thus automatically subverted whenever he plays a good guy, like {{spoiler|Ansem}} in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' or {{smallcaps|[[Don't Fear the Reaper|Death]]}} in the two [[Discworld]] animated miniseries.

* Inverted in ''[[The Adventures of Superman (radio)|The Adventures of Superman]]'', in which Superman's transformation from Clark Kent to Superman would be signalled by his voice going deeper, often mid-sentence: "This looks like a job... '''''for Superman'''''!"

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