When Death Gun first appears, his manner of speaking is highly dramatic due to him being controlled by the young and impulsive Kyoji Shinkawa but when Kirito encounters him later, his cadence is much softer and calmer, since he is controlled by the more experienced elder brother Shouichi. This helps conceal the fact that 'Death Gun' is actually a shared identity. In addition, Death Gun wears a mask that deepens and distorts his voice. Meanwhile the Dude Looks Like a Lady avatar that Kirito receives in this arc initially distorts his voice into a falsetto, but it's forgotten as the story gets more serious.

Sword Art Online: In the anime adaptation of the Phantom Bullet arc, the normally shy Shino speaks in a slightly deeper, rougher voice when in-game as the Cold Sniper Sinon.

This has less to do with preserving a secret identity and more to do with keeping up his image as the tireless symbol of peace and justice.

All Might from My Hero Academia speaks in a booming and enthusiastic voice fit for a superhero as civilian Toshinori Yagi, he sounds tired and deadpan.

Lelouch from Code Geass speaks with his regular teenager voice when in his civilian persona, but switches to a much deeper, booming (read: much more epic) voice when acting as the Rebel Leader Zero.

Hei of Darker than Black has his voice deepen when he goes from his persona as Li into his identity as the 'Black Reaper'.

Shuichi Akai from Case Closed, was supposedly killed by Kir on orders from the Black Organization, only to resurface under the alias of Subaru Okiya, with a voice changing choker underneath his turtleneck sweater to alter his distinctive voice, even played by a different voice actor to complete the masquerade.Related to Professional Voice Dissonance, where a character changes their voice in order to sound more professional or authoritative in this trope's case, the job is being a superhero. If your secret identity includes disguising as the other sex, this becomes especially necessary, since otherwise the voice will most likely be a dead giveaway.Ĭompare Power Makes Your Voice Deep, when accessing your power (and, usually, disguising yourself in the process) grants you a different voice. This is an effective way to maintain a Secret Identity and it can also suggest a case of Secret-Identity Identity if you consider that the person's two identities have totally different voices and mannerisms. This is distinct from the more appearance-oriented Clark Kenting. More extreme cases may have a second voice actor Cast as a Mask to provide it. The voice change may be done by themselves, or done via external means, such as a mask or helmet with built in voice modulator. It is usually part of an attempt to disguise themselves. The Editing Room's abridged script for Batman BeginsĪ character changes voice while in costume.

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