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* Dark Link of ''TheLegendOfZelda'' never speaks.
** King Bulblin from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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* Dark Link of ''TheLegendOfZelda'' never speaks.
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King Bulblin from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.
** Dark Link never speaks.
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* Jaws from the JamesBond film ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. He also counts for most of ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' but it's finally subverted when he gets one line near the end of the film.

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* Jaws from the JamesBond film ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''.''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. He also counts for most of ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' but it's finally subverted when he gets one line near the end of the film.
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* The Thin Man in the first ''[=~Charlie's Angels~=]'' movie. (If I remember correctly, he originally had lines in the script, but they decided he'd be more villainous if he was TheVoiceless.)

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* The Thin Man in the first ''[=~Charlie's Angels~=]'' ''CharliesAngels'' movie. (If I remember correctly, he originally had lines in the script, but they decided he'd be more villainous if he was TheVoiceless.)



* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' ''Film/TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.



* Adolf Hilter in ''IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. He meets Indy face to face, but doesn't say a word.

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* Adolf Hilter in ''IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''.''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. He meets Indy face to face, but doesn't say a word.
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* The [[TheSlendermanMythos Slender Man]] is this, in addition to often being hidden in plain sight. [[NothingIsScarier It's part of his charm.]]
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* Rinzler, TheDragon in ''TronLegacy'', for 99% of the film. It's not just to make him creepier: it's because [[spoiler:Rinzler is Tron, reprogrammed to serve the villains, and hearing his voice would spoil TheReveal. When he ''does'' speak, it indicates that he's himself again.]]

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* Rinzler, TheDragon in ''TronLegacy'', ''Film/TronLegacy'', for 99% of the film. It's not just to make him creepier: it's because [[spoiler:Rinzler is Tron, reprogrammed to serve the villains, and hearing his voice would spoil TheReveal. When he ''does'' speak, it indicates that he's himself again.]]
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* ''{{MOTHER 3}}'': The Masked Man does not talk at all... [[spoiler:until Claus unmasks himself.]]

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* ''{{MOTHER ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'': The Masked Man does not talk at all... [[spoiler:until Claus unmasks himself.]]



** King Bulblin from ''TwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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** King Bulblin from ''TwilightPrincess'' ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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* [[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.

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* [[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes. heroes.
** [[KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Nihilus]] speaks sometimes, but only in [[SpeakingSimlish an unknown language]] ([[FanWank Ancient Sith?]]).
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* Kiriyama from the film version of ''Battle Royale''.
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* Jaws from the JamesBond film ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. He also counts for most of ''{{Moonraker}}'' but it's finally subverted when he gets one line near the end of the film.

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* Jaws from the JamesBond film ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. He also counts for most of ''{{Moonraker}}'' ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' but it's finally subverted when he gets one line near the end of the film.

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* Karl Ruprect Kroenen from the film version of ''{{Film/Hellboy}}''.

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* Karl Ruprect Kroenen from the film version of ''{{Film/Hellboy}}''. The comic version not only speaks but is quite AffablyEvil.
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* Israphel, from the {{Yogscast}} series Shadow of Israphel, never says a word in any of his appearances. Even his CoDragons, who have spoken a combined total of ''two words'', are chattier.

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* Israphel, from the {{Yogscast}} series Shadow of Israphel, ''ShadowOfIsraphel'', never says a word in any of his appearances. Even his CoDragons, who have spoken a combined total of ''two words'', are chattier.
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* Israphel, from the {{Yogscast}} series Shadow of Israphel, never says a word in any of his appearances. Even his CoDragons, which are a Zombie and a [[ActionBomb Creeper]], are chattier.

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* Israphel, from the {{Yogscast}} series Shadow of Israphel, never says a word in any of his appearances. Even his CoDragons, which are who have spoken a Zombie and a [[ActionBomb Creeper]], combined total of ''two words'', are chattier.
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* Israphel, from the {{Yogscast}} series Shadow of Israphel, never says a word in any of his appearances. Even his CoDragons, which are a Zombie and a [[ActionBomb Creeper]], are chattier.
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** Well, he's not an antagonist in the context of the scene, because he doesn't know who Indy is. Indy is wearing a stolen Nazi uniform and is remaining silent himself, so Hitler assumes he is just another autograph-seeking soldier. He takes Dr. Henry Jones's book from Indy and signs it, then promptly gives it back.

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** Well, he's not an antagonist in the context of the scene, because he doesn't know who Indy is. Indy is wearing a stolen Nazi uniform and is remaining silent himself, so Hitler assumes he is just another autograph-seeking soldier. He takes Dr. Henry Jones's book from Indy and signs it, then promptly gives it back.back without realizing [[MissedHimByThatMuch that it was the diary he was trying to get his evil mitts on in the first place]].

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors. [[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors. Warriors.
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[[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.
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Correcting my own example again. I think I got the spelling right.


** King Bulbin from ''TwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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** King Bulbin Bulblin from ''TwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.
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correcting my own example


** King Bulbin from ''Twilight Princess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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** King Bulbin from ''Twilight Princess'' ''TwilightPrincess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.
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** King Bulbin from ''Twilight Princess'' doesn't talk and is assumed to be an unintelligent monster until he gets a few lines near the end.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors. (They do utter soft grunts of pain as they're punched, though.)
* [[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors. (They do utter soft grunts of pain as they're punched, though.)
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[[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.



** Well, he's not an antagonist in the context of the scene, because he doesn't know who Indy is. Indy is wearing a stolen Nazi uniform and is remaining silent himself, so Hitler assumes he is just another autograph-seeking soldier.

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** Well, he's not an antagonist in the context of the scene, because he doesn't know who Indy is. Indy is wearing a stolen Nazi uniform and is remaining silent himself, so Hitler assumes he is just another autograph-seeking soldier. He takes Dr. Henry Jones's book from Indy and signs it, then promptly gives it back.
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** Well, he's not an antagonist in the context of the scene, because he doesn't know who Indy is. Indy is wearing a stolen Nazi uniform and is remaining silent himself, so Hitler assumes he is just another autograph-seeking soldier.
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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors. (They do utter soft grunts of pain as they're punched, though.)
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* Rinzler, TheDragon in ''TronLegacy'', for 99% of the film. It's not just to make him creepier: it's because [[spoiler:Rinzler is Tron, reprogrammed to serve the villains, and hearing his voice would spoil TheReveal. When he ''does'' speak, it indicates that he's himself again.]]
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* Adolf Hilter in ''IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade''. He meets Indy face to face, but doesn't say a word.

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* Kevin from ''SinCity''. Apparantly, he spoke only to Cardinal Roark and "had the voice of an angel" but the audience never hears him.
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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.

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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.
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* [[StarWars Darth Maul]] only has a couple of lines, and none in the presence of the heroes.
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* Dark Link of ''TheLegendOfZelda'' never speaks.
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* The Baseball Furies gang in ''TheWarriors'' never utter a word, even as they fight the Warriors.
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** This actually led to some ViewerGenderConfusion, because the first voice he replayed was that of ActionGirl Arcee.
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* Soundwave's ''TransformersPrime'' incarnation, who has stopped talking on his own since coming to Earth. He "speaks" be replaying voice clips of other people (with the standard Soundwave voice effect).

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* Soundwave's ''TransformersPrime'' incarnation, who has stopped talking on his own since coming to Earth. He "speaks" be by replaying voice clips of other people talking (with the standard Soundwave voice effect).effect undearneath).
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* Soundwave's ''TransformersPrime'' incarnation, who has stopped talking on his own since coming to Earth. He "speaks" be replaying voice clips of other people (with the standard Soundwave voice effect).

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