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* Used in the ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'' short "I Architect". Owing to a surgical mishap, Weasel and Baboon's brains are switched. Michael Dorn (Baboon-in-Weasel) imitates Charlie Adler's goofy way of speaking, while Adler (Weasel-in-Baboon) speaks with Dorn's dry precision. The effect is pretty hilarious.

* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', when [[spoiler:Diablo is reborn in Leah's body]] at the end of Act III, [[spoiler:Leah]] retains their voice, but it gains a [[ContraltoOfDanger quite menacing contralto]] to signify that [[spoiler:Diablo]] is in control.

* Happens in ''LightNovel/KokoroConnect'', where no indication is given of two characters switching bodies.

* Occurs in ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' when Mahiro and Nyarko suffer a FreakyFridayFlip.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': When [[spoiler:[[TheArchmage High Wizard Razen]]]] destroys [[spoiler:Shogou Taguchi's]] soul and proceeds to [[GrandTheftMe transfer his own soul to his youthful body]], he sounds just like the latter, albeit far more refined in speech than the coarse brute was. His comrade still notes the speech pattern sounds off paired with that voice.

** Between those two it was sort of used when Wolf was possessed by the Viking Hakon, his ancestor. Both characters are voiced by Creator/ClancyBrown, and the ep was written to highlight his ability to [[TalkingToHimself talk to himself]] in the voice of either character; not only do Wolf and Hakon sound very distinct from one another, but Wolf possessed by Hakon has Wolf's voice but Hakon's mannerisms.

* Used in the '90s ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' cartoon, when Mega Man and Snake Man were switched, but Mega Man even spoke SssssnakeTalk (Snake Man's VerbalTic) rather than just getting his voice. Snake Man might have been chosen for the plot since he and Mega Man [[TalkingToHimself shared the same voice actor]], though.

** In the "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS3E10TheNewLars The New Lars]]," Steven accidentally astral projects into Lars' body and controls it for a day. Lars' voice actor, Matthew Moy, combines Lars' usually-sardonic tone with Steven's [[CheerfulChild goofy, upbeat]] delivery. The premise for the episode may have been inspired by when Moy auditioned for Steven in addition to Lars. This is contrast to White Diamond's power to control gems, which makes them speak in her voice.

* In the anime adaptation of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'', used when [[spoiler:Chariot Requiem is created and swaps the bodies of the gang, the respective voice actors for the characters are kept for their bodies but their mannerisms and delivery change to represent the spirit now inhabiting the body .]]

* Used similarly in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' with Blitzwing, who also has three personalities and, bizarrely, associated faces; they use the same voice and accent (mostly, since Hothead actually has an [[TheAhnold Austrian]] rather than German accent), but have remarkably different inflection.
** Used again, later in "Where Is Thy Sting?": [[spoiler:Wasp tries to switch places with Bumblebee and one of the things he does is switch their voice processors. So after the switch Wasp has speaks with Bumblebee's voice while still maintaining his weird speech patterns and Bumblebee has Wasp's buzzing voice but still talks normally]].

* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'': When [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind exploring the mind]] of the BrainInAJar, he speaks with his regular voice. When the brain is placed in the body of Nick from the mailroom, he speaks with Nick's voice.

* Both played straight and averted in ''[[VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite Nicktoons: Globs of Doom]]'' whenever BigBad Globulous Maximus speaks through WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants. First, it's merely [=SpongeBob=] acting evil; the second time, we start with evil [=SpongeBob=] who switches to Globulous' voice ''mid-sentence'' (which is the cue needed for [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]] to note that [[CaptainObvious he's speaking through him]] and for WesternAnimation/InvaderZim to complain about Globulous being a [[LargeHam larger ham]] than him. Yep.) and after that, it's a hammy Dee Bradley Baker "voicing" the yellow guy.

* In response to the ninth ''Pokémon'' movie, this trope is used in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' with Manaphy's Heart Swap attack when it comes out of a Poke Ball. Making Zelda sound like Donkey Kong and vice versa would be a little weird, in retrospect.

* In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', when [[spoiler:Diablo is reborn in Leah's body]] at the end of Act III, [[spoiler:Leah]] retains their voice, but it gains a [[ContraltoOfDanger quite menacing contralto]] to signify that [[spoiler:Diablo]] is in control.

* When Tilarna and Chloe the cat get swapped in ''LightNovel/CopCraft,'' Tilarna can't speak with Chloe's body. Chloe ''can'' speak in Tilarna's body, but since she's a cat, she only knows how to say "Kei," her master's name, and calls Cecilia "Ce."

* In a ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'' episode in which Lloyd and Francine switch minds, the voices stay with their respective bodies and only their personalities and mannerisms switch. Possibly done because Lloyd's genius friend Douglas would have noticed the obvious change in voice. Oddly enough, Lloyd admitting that he switched minds with her, then acting like a 6-year-old through the rest of the episode, then whining for his mother while in the fetal position does not tip Douglas off.

* ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'': When exploring the mind of the BrainInAJar, he speaks with his regular voice. When the brain is placed in the body of Nick from the mailroom, he speaks with Nick's voice.

* In an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddparents'', Timmy changed bodies with Vicky's dog Doidle. When in Timmy's body Doidle sounded like Timmy and when in Doidle's body Timmy could only bark/"speak dog" and there's what's obviously a voiceover to let us know what he's really trying to say. This also prevents him from changing back, as he can't speak to make the wish, until Doidle in Timmy's body does it for him.

* Used in the '90s ''WesternAnimation/MegaMan'' cartoon, when Mega Man and Snake Man were switched, but Mega Man even spoke SssssnakeTalk (Snake Man's VerbalTic) rather than just getting his voice. Snake Man might have been chosen for the plot since he and Mega Man [[TalkingToHimself shared the same voice actor]], though.

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' does this when Spider-man and Wolverine switch bodies. Creator/SteveBlum does the panicked and snarky Spider-Man in his Wolverine's voice. It happens again later: Imagine Creator/FredTatasciore doing it in his Hulk voice! Also, in both these episodes, Creator/DrakeBell (Peter/Spidey, gets to show his range a bit.

** ''The Curse of Davros'': [[spoiler: Colin Baker plays Davros in the Sixth Doctor's body, and Terry Molloy plays the Doctor in Davros's body. This is necessary for a couple of reasons, firstly to spring the TomatoSurprise that the Doctor isn't the Doctor, and secondly because if you hear Colin Baker's voice without visual cues, you visualise Colin Baker.]] Played with by the other mind-swaps: Humans who have the minds of Daleks swapped into them are played by their original actors, but the Daleks-with-human-minds are played by the same actors, given the ring-modulation Dalek voice treatment. Arguably, a Dalek voice, being generated by electronics within the casing, ''is'' more mental than a human one.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'', Pete and Myka switched bodies (thanks to an [[MonsterOfTheWeek artifact]]), but their voices remained the same. To emphasize the switch, the actors (rather impressively) mimicked the other character's mannerisms.

* ''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles'': This is related to Pysncs. [[spoiler:If a Psyncer is in the subject's mind for more than six minutes, they will swap bodies with the subject. The game does a fantastic job of retaining the voices with the character's physical bodies, and if the player is observant enough, they can actually discern clues in the actors' performances and the character animations that hint that the character who is secretly body-swapped is not who they seem. For instance, when [[BigBad Saito Sejima]] is inside Iris's body, "Iris" has a tendency to speak with a more monotone voice. There end up being four actors who play Date (the voices of Saito, Rohan, Boss, and Falco) and five actors that end up playing Saito (the voice actors of Iris, Saito, Rohan, Boss, and Falco). I swear it's less confusing in-game.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'' does this when Spider-man and Wolverine switch bodies. Creator/SteveBlum does the panicked and snarky Spider-Man in his Wolverine's voice. It happens again later: Imagine Creator/FredTatasciore doing it in his Hulk voice! Also, in both these episodes, Creator/DrakeBell (Peter/Spidey, gets to show his range a bit.

* Used in the video game adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind.'' Near the end of the game, everyone switches bodies, but they retain the voice of the bodies owner. Their Stands swap with them, though.

* Used in the video game adaptation of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' part five. Near the end of the game, everyone switches bodies, but they retain the voice of the bodies owner. Their Stands swap with them, though.

** Ditto for its 2017 remake.

-->'''Luthor (in Flash's body):''' If nothing else, I can at least learn the Flash's secret identity. (''removes mask, looks in mirror'') [[StrangerBehindTheMask I have no idea who this is.