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Not every villain has to sound like one. Perhaps, instead of having a malevolent rasp, a gloating shrill, or a booming baritone, the villain's voice is instead light and low. They don't yell or intimidate, and might not even be impolite - instead they speak with a soft tone that seems unassuming, meek or even kind, with a soft chuckle and a sort of warm energy... hiding the menace within. The end result is something dissonant and creepy, a monster who might describe just how horribly he's going to mangle you, while speaking in a voice that's anything but monstrous.
See also [[Affably Evil]], [[Faux Affably Evil]], [[Dissonant Serenity]], and [[Creepy Monotone]] and compare [[Wicked Cultured]]. Note that if and when they eventually drop this soft-spoken demeanor, then that's a surefire sign things are going to get worse. Contrast with [[Evil Is Hammy]]. [[OOC Is Serious Business]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Roose Bolton from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' is mild mannered, courteous, and speaks so softly that others have to listen closely to hear anything he says. House Bolton also has a flayed man as their sigil, and has a legendary reputation for torture.
* [[Harry Potter|Snape's]] outward [[Sadist Teacher]] personality is described as managing to keep the whole class at attention without going much louder than a whisper in the first book, and even though his speech often contains contempt and sardonicism, he rarely ever does anything but speak softly - which serves to make the times he does outwardly show his rage all the more significant. Also, Voldemort who speaks in an almost snake-like whisper, especially shown during the first chapter of Book 7. He rarely raises his voice, and when he does, it is suppossedly extremely terrifying.
* Nurse Ratched in ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]''.
* In [[Vernor Vinge]]'s ''Fire upon the Deep'', Flenser is described as having a voice like this.
* Lord Vetinari of ''[[Discworld]]'', in his scarier moments, though he's at least nominally a good guy.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Magnificent Bastard|Yuri]] from ''[[Command
* Leon in ''[[Star Fox]] 64'' is implied to be a sadist.
* Dutch Van Der Linde of ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' has a rather quiet, soft voice, which contrasts sharply with his violently insane nature.
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