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'''Basic Trope''': A villainess's songs are in the alto range.

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'''Basic Trope''': A villainess's songs are song is in the alto range.

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* '''Invoked''': When infiltrating the villains' lair, the heroes send an alto.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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When infiltrating the villains' lair, the heroes send an alto. alto.
** Alice sings into a pitch modulator.
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* '''Enforced''': EvilSoundsDeep
* '''Lampshaded''': "Ugh, she's totally evil, you can tell by how low her notes are."

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* '''Enforced''': EvilSoundsDeep
"We need an easy way to show that Alice is evil, so we're going to make her an alto to contrast with the good Sophie. Besides, EvilSoundsDeep anyway."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Ugh, she's totally evil, you can tell by how low her "No one with notes are.that low can be good."
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'''Basic Trope''': A villainess's songs are in the alto range.
* '''Straight''': Alice is an alto, and is the evil antagonist to Sophie's soprano.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice hits ''very'' low notes, past what a female singer can normally achieve, to show that she's evil.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a jerk, but not a villain. Her songs are still in the alto range, however.
* '''Justified''': Alice's StartOfDarkness involves an injury to her vocal chords that deepened her voice.
* '''Inverted''': Alice is the good alto heroine, Sophie is the evil soprano villain.
* '''Subverted''': Alice pulls a HeelFaceTurn before the second act.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** ...But then she pulls a FaceHeelTurn near the end.
** ...But another alto villainess, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Aline]], shows up to replace her.
* '''Parodied''': Sophie pulls a FaceHeelTurn, and her voice automatically deepens. All her subsequent songs are in the alto range.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Alice goes through the HeelFaceRevolvingDoor several times over the course of the show.
** There are several female villains of varying voice types; some are altos.
* '''Averted''': Voice types don't indicate any female character's villainy.
* '''Enforced''': EvilSoundsDeep
* '''Lampshaded''': "Ugh, she's totally evil, you can tell by how low her notes are."
* '''Invoked''': When infiltrating the villains' lair, the heroes send an alto.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': "If we were in a musical, Alice would be the villain. It's her voice."
* '''Conversed''': "Hey, are you watching that musical? Is she supposed to be a villain?" "How'd you know?" "She's an alto, those are always evil."
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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