History Main / ActionFigureSpeech

* All the time on ''WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC''. Then again, most of the cast are action figures...

* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' has this. The only way the characters are indicated talking is by shaking the clip-arts around, sometimes to exaggerated effects. With the exception of the Emperor, of course, who can't move at all since he's a skeleton. (Instead, his speech is hinted by his eyepiece glowing.) As of season 2, some characters have their artwork articulated to let them gesticulate to various degrees. For example Magnus the Red can only move his left arm, his right seemingly frozen in place, while Kaldor Draigo (the Supreme Grand Master of the Grey Knights) is able to swing his arms freely, able to cover his face with his shield. Little Kitten is relegated to bobbing back and forth to simulate talking.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' Optimus Prime's faceplate would slide up and down when he was speaking, later adaptations tended to omit this trope, with most modern interpretations possessing a retractable mask, exposing a normal mouth.
** Wheeljack's ear fins would glow when he was speaking.

** It's particularly noticeable in season 18, it's animated in the Unreal Engine. Scenes that in ''Halo'' are HeadBob now have them moving the whole upper body, if not gesturing. De De de de

** It's paricularly noticeable in season 18, it's animated in the Unreal Engine. Scenes that in ''Halo'' are HeadBob now have them moving the whole upper body, if not gesturing. De De de de

* Most all {{Machinima}} resorts to this in some way. It's lampshaded in ''Machinima/RedVsBlue''.

** The human characters in the show also utilise this trope, but UpToEleven. Nearly ''all'' of the recurring human cast were {{Large Ham}}s, with the notable exception of the museum owner. ''Brum'''s SignatureStyle was presenting the characters as mute while the narrator would say the dialogue, like reading a storybook aloud. Therefore it was imperative that the characters be as hammy as possible.

** ''Videogame/{{Minecraft}}'' fanvideos often turn this UpToEleven, with characters nodding their heads so hard it looks like they might as well snap their necks.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', Woody and Buzz [[MobileShrubbery conceal themselves under a drink cup and a burger box]], respectively. When Buzz talks, the box moves up and down.

* Most {{Tokusatsu}} shows, especially ''Franchise/KamenRider'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', do this with the heroes and the villains.

** Minecraft fanvideos often turn this UpToEleven, with characters nodding their heads so hard it looks like they might as well snap their necks.

* The sentient game pieces in ''VideoGame/ClubhouseGamesFiftyOneWorldwideClassics'' unsurprisingly talk this way in the game intros.

** The unicorns in “The Last Mablecorn” Have their horns glow when speaking; they don’t move their mouths.

* In ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' the Watchdogs' irises pulsate whenever they speak.

-->-- '''[[http://www.tomparisdorm.com/viewstory.php?sid=4084 Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space]]'''

-->-- '''Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space'''

* ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNOW''. Again, justified in that the cast is all action figures.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', Buzz briefly talks like this during a scene where Woody and Buzz are disguised as a drink cup and a burger box.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'', Woody talks like this during a scene where Woody and Buzz are disguised as a drink cup and a burger box.

** The unicorns in “The Last Mablecorn” don’t move their mouths when speaking; instead their horns glow.

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Headhunter", a killer android gets its head knocked off, [[CranialProcessingUnit with no apparent effect]] other than a tendency to start MilkingTheGiantCow [[EvilIsHammy during its speeches]].

Broader version of the HeadBob. If the character only talks through body language, see HeWhoMustNotBeHeard or SilentBob. If their mouth only appears when they are talking, they are blessed with SuddenAnatomy.

* ''Series/NewZooRevue'' did this when their human size owls, frogs, etc. talked.

* The ''WebAnimation/EQUESTRIAGIRLS'' parody videos, which uses stock art and fan-art of the characters, has this.

** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E4TheGreatestShowInTheGalaxy The Greatest Show In The Galaxy]]" the three Gods of Ragnarok indicate which of them is talking by raising and lowering their arms. Unlike the Daleks and Cybermen, however, the Gods have noticeably different voices.

* ''StarTrek'' guest stars who aren't used to playing RubberForeheadAliens can do this (because it feels like you're wearing a full-face mask). Check out the Vidiians in the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' episode "Phage" for an example.

* Most Traditional puppets (without a moving mouth) bob up and down when they talk; for specific example, Kukla of Kukla, Fran and Ollie (Fran was a human and Ollie had a moving mouth).

* The video game version of ''ThePhantomMenace'' did this whenever anyone talked. Including characters who were ''lying on the ground dying''.

* Movies made with Microsoft's ''[[VideoGame/ThreeDMovieMaker 3D Movie Maker]]'' had all characters doing this, since the technology wasn't good enough in 1995 to allow lip syncing. Much MilkingTheGiantCow action ensues.

* The ''WebAnimation/{{EQUESTRIA GIRLS}}'' parody videos, which uses stock art and fan-art of the characters, has this.