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The language of [[Mordor]], spoken only by [[The Scottish Trope|The One Whose Name Must Never Be Uttered]] and his [[Religion of Evil|evil]] [[Cult]]. An [[Speaking Simlish|indecipherable language]] that is [[Brown Note|cruel to the ears]], full of hard consonants, guttural sounds, and always spoken loudly and harshly. Every word sounds like a [[Religious Horror|blasphemy]] against All That Is Good, and the people speaking it often [[Exclusively Evil|are as evil as they sound.]] If there is magic in the setting, expect [[Be Careful What You Say|speaking this language]] to be necessary to use [[Black Magic]]. In some cases, it is so alien and [[Evil Sounds Deep|gravelly]] that it seems that a normal human throat should be [[Starfish Language|incapable of speaking it]]...and sometimes, they ''[[Eldritch Abomination|can't]]'' speak it, only those with the [[Voice of the Legion]] can.

 

 

On a more [[Meta Concepts|meta level]], this is a direct emotional appeal to the viewer, invoking the "otherness" felt when hearing a foreign language crossed with the [[Scare Chord]] to make the good guys seem like downright ''saints'' compared to the bad guys. The effect is sometimes doubled by having <s>[[Aliens Speaking English|Aliens]]</s> [[Aliens Speaking English|Natives Speaking English]].