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* Friend Bear speaks for Secret Bear in all appearances in the ''WesternAnimation/CareBears'', as she's the only one who understands Secret's pantomiming and can translate her body language. In "The Cloud of Uncaring", the only episode that Friend Bear doesn't appear alongside Secret Bear, Secret finds it most difficult to get the other bears to understand what he's saying. Lampshaded by Brave Heart in said episode.

* Red in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' isn't exactly voiceless, but tends not to talk more than necessary, [[NoSocialSkills and since he has trouble socializing with others]], Yellow does most of the talking for him.

* Arngeir in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' speaks for the other three Greybeards, as their voices are powerful enough that if they try to speak to a normal person, they might kill them. This is proven when one of them whispers - and ''the building shakes''.

* ''Literature/MirasGriffin'' has griffins and humans who are unable to communicate. Mira becomes the voice of the humans to the griffins, and her griffin friend Freko the other way around.
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When a speaking character speaks for a character or object who can't speak for itself. This can be PlayedForLaughs or played straight. The person/thing that cannot speak may be TheVoiceless, TheSpeechless, a CompanionCube, a ShrinkingViolet, a CuteMute, a HeroicMime, etc. This method of translating can be temporary or just a part of the characters' quirks. Compare MouthOfSauron.

* ''Franchise/Pokemon'':

* There's a funny little side-story in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness]]'' that culminates in someone speaking for an inanimate object. Dugtrio is obsessed with the VAAAAST SEA, often shirking work to go talk at it. One day, it answers back, telling Dugtrio that it really wishes they would get back to work... which, of course, turns out to be Loudred throwing his voice at the request of Dugtrio's son.

* ''VideoGame/{{Payday2}}'' has [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami Jacket]], who lacks a voice in his original game, communicates via a tape recorder of an automated telephone voice that includes snippets of other things- some are even in other languages.

* Gale from VideoGame/DigitalDevilSagaAvatarTuner was specifically created to be this to the HeroicMime Serph, as the writer Yu Godai had designed Serph to have dialogue and a role in the plot, but that would have gone against Atlus's tradition. In the novel Literature/QuantumDevilSagaAvatarTuner, Serph is a CompositeCharacter combining the game Serph's name, appearance and Atma powers with Gale's dialogue lines. Yu Godai however specifically rewrote the book Serph's personality and role for Gale to make sense to appear in the book.

** Link's fairy companion in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' is named [[MeaningfulName Proxi]]. Toon Link instead has his little sister Aryll speak on his behalf thanks to the Pirate's Charm.

* ''VideoGame/{{Payday2}}'' has [[VideoGame/HotlineMiami Jacket]], who lacks a voice in his original game, communicates via a tape recorder of an automated telephone voice.

* Mason the monkey from the ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' franchise does all the talking for his deaf-mute brother Phil.

* In the case of wrestlers who (as part of their gimmick) can't talk or have poor mic skills, it's very common to pair these wrestlers with a manager who cuts the promos on their behalf.
* Wrestling/CMPunk referred to himself as the "Voice of the Voiceless", saying things to Mr. [=McMahon=] that everyone else would ''like'' to say but can't. It made him ridiculously popular, despite these voiceless people being considerably less popular wrestlers.

** In ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'', the main character [[HeroicMime almost never speaks]], with your [[ExpositionFairy Ghost]] doing most of the talking. By ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', you have become completely mute, and all social interactions are handled by your Ghost.

* Friend Bear speaks for Secret Bear in all appearances in the ''WesternAnimation/CareBears''. In "The Cloud of Uncaring", the only episode that Friend Bear doesn't appear alongside Secret Bear, Secret finds it most difficult to get the other bears to understand what he's saying. Lampshaded by Brave Heart in said episode.
* [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Soundwave]] uses something of a variant. When he has to say something, he plays back a recording of something another character said earlier.

* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Bob gives speech to Lance, a Thanksgiving turkey, in "An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal".
* The ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode "Gorillas in the Mist" has a zoo gorilla's trainer translate his sign language. Likewise, the gorilla's father is translated by the trainer's father.
* Pinkie Pie's youngest sister Marble Pie in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is so shy, she never says anything (except a quiet "mm-hmm"), leading Pinkie to do almost all of the talking for her.

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. When a speaking character speaks for a character or object who can't speak for itself. Can be PlayedForLaughs or played straight. The person/thing that cannot speak may be TheVoiceless, TheSpeechless, a CompanionCube, a ShrinkingViolet, a CuteMute, a HeroicMime, etc. This method of translating can be temporary or just a part of the characters' quirks. Compare MouthOfSauron.

* CM Punk referred to himself as the "Voice of the Voiceless", saying things to Mr. [=McMahon=] that everyone else would ''like'' to say but can't. It made him ridiculously popular.

** In ''Destiny'', the main character [[HeroicMime almost never speaks]], with your [[ExpositionFairy Ghost]] doing most of the talking. By ''VideoGame/Destiny2'', you have become completely mute, and all social interactions are handled by your Ghost.

* ''Disney/{{Dumbo}}'': The titular elephant cannot speak; therefore his friend Timothy Mouse does all the talking for him.
* In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'':

* In ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', Happy does this for Dopey when the dwarfs are first meeting Snow White. It's unclear whether Dopey is actually voiceless, however; when the princess inquires whether he's unable to speak, Happy replies, "We don't know! He's never tried!"

* In Literature/TheVampireChronicles, Maharet more or less fills this role for her twin sister, Mekare, whose tongue was cut out when they were still human.

* Alternately parodied and played straight several times in various Literature/{{Discworld}} novels, especially those with Vimes. In ''Discworld/NightWatch'', Reg Shoe thinks he's speaking for the People, but Vimes reflects that the People would "clip [him] round the ear if they found [him] doing it". However, Vimes is quoted as using this line straight himself in the earlier book ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'' ("Commander Vimes says someone has to speak for those who have no voices!"), and in ''Discworld/TheWeeFreeMen'', Tiffany Aching recalls her grandmother expressing a similar sentiment.