Basic Trope: A villain has a raspy voice.
- Straight: Master gangster Edward Evil has a scruffy, sandpapery voice that makes him sound sinister.
- Exaggerated:
- Edward Evil's voice is so raspy that nobody can understand a word he says.
- Every villain has a raspy voice.
- Downplayed:
- Edward Evil's voice has a guttural rasp which is subtle enough that it sounds sinister only to those who know his true nature beyond his facetiously charming personality.
- Edward Evil is an Affably Evil criminal with a raspy voice.
- Justified:
- Edward Evil is an old man.
- Edward Evil is a heavy smoker.
- Edward Evil has NO INDOOR VOICE.
- Edward Evil suffers from chronic laryngitis.
- Edward Evil once had a botched vocal cord surgery.
- Inverted:
- Edward Evil has the angelic, silky-smooth voice of a crooner.
- The Hero Gerald Good has a raspy voice.
- The Hero Gerald Good has the angelic, silky-smooth voice of a crooner.
- Subverted: Edward Evil's voice is very raspy when we first hear him speak, but when he clears his throat, his voice sounds perfectly normal.
- Double Subverted: It soon turns out that Edward Evil's voice is naturally very raspy, as clearing his throat works for only a short period of time.
- Parodied: Even though Edward Evil has a blatantly untrustworthy surname, people trust him without hesitation; but the second they hear him speak, they know that he is evil.
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Edward Evil's voice sounds perfectly normal.
- Lampshaded: "Good lord, Edward Evil's voice really makes my skin crawl."
- Invoked: Edward Evil's voice usually sounds perfectly normal, but he speaks with a much raspier tone when threatening someone.
- Defied: Edward Evil actively attempts to get the gravel out of his throat so that nobody will suspect that he is evil.
- Discussed: "I don't know if he smokes, but Edward Evil has the raspiest voice I've ever heard."
- Conversed: "Edward Evil is the meanest man I've ever seen." "And his voice is scratchier than sandpaper."