“ | You dangerous, MUTE lunatic. | „ |
~ GLaDOS to Chell. |
“ | Man of few words, aren't you? | „ |
~ Alyx Vance to Gordon Freeman. |
“ | That mute sh*t was gettin' old. | „ |
~ Playa. |
Heroes and heroines who rarely speak, cannot speak, or don't need to speak at all. Making a main character mute is often less about conveying diversity than about giving the audience a blank slate to project onto and as such it is most common in either video-games or art-house films.
This does not apply to animals or non-human characters if they make the range of sounds one would expect for their species (for example a dog barking or a cat meowing is how they "speak") - it is mostly used for humans, who are expected to be able to speak or for characters in settings where animals are able to vocalize beyond just the usual vocalizations found in nature (such as the talking animals of Jungle King or Lion King)
Some of these characters can end up being Pure Good if they meet all the criteria and have clear moral agency. However, since many of these characters lack a personality and clear motives they can only qualify if they depict their personality and motives clearly through their acts. Gromit is a good example of a mute heroes that qualifies as Pure Good.
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- Dilly
- Din Grogu
- Dino (The Flintstones)
- Dinobots (Transformers Film Series)
- Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs vs Aliens)
- Discoball
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- DJ Pon-3 (Equestria Girls)
- Djali
- Doctor Jack
- Dog (Half-Life 2)
- Doggy Don
- Dogs (Dwarf Fortress)
- Dolphins (Minecraft)
- Dolphmon
- Dominick The Donkey
- Donnie Thornberry
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- Doom Kitty
- Doomguy
- Dopey
- Dora-nichov
- Double Trouble
- Dr. Cluckingsworth
- Dr. Death
- Draciel
- Dragon Master Knight
- Dragonbait
- Dragonborn
- Dranzer
- Dream Eater (Spirit)
- Drogon
- Duma (Disney)
- Duma (Duma)
- Dumbo (2019)
- Dumbo (Disney)
- E42 (Happy’s Humble Burger Farm)
- Eberwolf
- Echo (Jurassic World)
- Echo (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Ed (Cracké)
- Eddie (Mega Man)
- Eenoch
- Ein
- Elemental Creatures
- Elio (Pokémon)
- Elisa Esposito
- Elliott (Pete's Dragon)
- Elly the Elephant
- Elora Danan
- Endeavor (Raiden Fighters)
- Endie, Skellington and Spider
- Engineer (Factorio)
- Enguarde the Swordfish
- Epona
- Eric LeBlanc
- Erwin's father
- Everest (Abominable)
- Evinrude
- Experiment (Dwarf Fortress)
- Eywa
- Fairy (Raiden)
- Fake Crash
- Fancy Pants Man
- Fang (Primal)
- Fangy the Raptor
- Fat Kids
- Feraligatr (Animator vs. Animation)
- Fifi (Rolie Polie Olie)
- Fifi (Rugrats)
- Fiona and Alice
- Fire and Thunder
- Firebrand (Gargoyle's Quest Series)
- First Spinjitzu Master
- Fish (The Boxtrolls)
- Fish Out of Water
- Fizzgig
- Flipper
- Flit (Pocahontas)
- Fluffles
- Flying Ray
- Forest Animals (Sleeping Beauty)
- Fox (Woodle Tree Deluxe)
- Foxes (Minecraft)
- Frankenstein's Monster (Toho)
- Fred (The Grinch 2018)
- Fred the Flying Fish
- Frisk
- Fruit of the Loom Pit Crew (Speedy Boxers)
- Fugitive Predator
- Furnace Golem
- Furrball
- Fury (Bakugan Battle Planet)
- G-merl
- Gabriella (The Little Mermaid)
- Gabutyra
- Gaku Rai
- Gale (Frozen)
- Gamera (2015)
- Gamera (Heisei)
- Gamera (Showa)
- Garu
- Gary "Roach" Sanderson
- Gary the Snail
- Gazerbeam (The Incredibles)
- Gelus (Death Note)
- General Higgings
- Genevieve
- Ghost (TimeSplitters)
- Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- Ghost Wolf of Dreams
- Ghosts (folklore)
- Giant Alien Woman
- Giant Octopus (Night at the Museum)
- Giant Realistic Flying Tiger
- Gigantosaurus
- Girl Squirrel
- Glitch (Doors)
- Gloria (Pokémon)
- Glory (My Little Pony G1)
- Gnome Chompsky
- God (Dogma)
- God Of Roadkill
- Goddard
- Godzilla (Godzilla: Final Wars)
- Godzilla (Hanna Barbera)
- Godzilla (Marvel)
- Godzilla (Showa)
- Godzilla Junior
- Godzooky
- Golden Bat
- Golden Bat (Anime)
- Golems (Minecraft Legends)
- Gomez (FEZ)
- Gon (Tekken)
- Goose (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Gord (Wreck-It Ralph)
- Gordon Freeman
- Gorgo
- Gorosaurus
- Gort (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
- Great Horned One the Carnotaurus
- Great Leonopteryx
- Grendel 1
- Grey (Larva)
- Griffin (Raiden Fighters)
- Grimlock (Transformers Film Series)
- Grimm Fauzen
- Grizzy (Grizzy and the Lemmings)
- Gromit
- Groot (Marvel)
- Gruff
- Grumpy Cat
- Gryphus 1
- GTA Online Protagonists
- Gummy
- Guy Spelunky
- Habbit
- Hal (Angry Birds)
- Hallie and Dua
- Hamish, Hubert, & Harris
- Hamster
- HandiCop
- Hank J. Wimbleton
- Hanzo (Predators)
- Harry Henderson
- Harvey Street Raccoons
- Hearthstone
- Heihei
- Helibird
- Helper Monkey
- Henri Clément
- Henry (Hardcore Henry)
- Henry Stickmin
- Herbie
- Hercules (The Sandlot)
- Hero (Hero of Many)
- Hero (Sploder Platformer Creator)
- Hero (Thumbelina)
- Hero of Kvatch
- Hero of Oakvale
- Hi-Test
- Hobo (Hobo)
- Hocus Pocus (Frosty the Snowman)
- Hollow Knight
- Holy Spirit
- Hoofer the Wildebeest
- Hookfang
- Horrorcow
- Hourai
- Hu (The Secret Life of Pets)
- Hyacinth Hippo
- Hyper Metal Sonic