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16->''[pacifier suck]''
17-->-- '''Maggie Simpson''', ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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19The Cute Mute has an appearance that's innocent to a fault. Whatever situation that causes their inability to speak also gives them that clueless, childlike demeanor. Unlikely to know or grasp social conventions, they will often be found innocently doing awkward things that spell trouble for the other characters.
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21Lack of speaking alone does not qualify a character for this trope. Someone who can't speak but otherwise doesn't fit the trope is TheSpeechless. Someone who is physically able to speak but chooses not to is ElectiveMute; someone who ''can and does'' speak but is never shown to do so onscreen is TheVoiceless. Also compare with SpeechImpededLoveInterest.
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23In a musical, she's often TheSingingMute. See also SexyFlaw, for when the character's muteness is seen as a romantic "turn-on".
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30%%* Lycoris from the Franchise/DotHack novel ''[[Literature/DotHackAIBuster AI Buster]]'' is mute when she first appears.
31* Shizuka of ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' is so shy that she doesn't speak at all, instead pointing to passages in books in order to communicate. Rentarou helps her out by making a special app that does the speaking for her.
32* Rita Rossi from ''Anime/AshitaNoNadja''. [[spoiler: She lost her voice after seeing her parents' death in an horrendous fire that consumed their circus, which also left her with [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes a phobia of anything fiery, even stoves]]. Halfway in the series, Rita recovers her will to speak when Nadja was trapped in a fire and Rita is the only one able to tell her how to get out of the burning place. From then on, she becomes a GenkiGirl MotorMouth.]]
33* Chane Laforet from ''Literature/{{Baccano}}''. Her fiancé, [[spoiler:Claire Stanfield]], lists her muteness as one of her {{Charm Point}}s -- though he carries on impressively long conversations with her regardless, thanks to the frequent use of yes/no questions and an apparent ability to read her mind.
34* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Poor Casca went insane after [[spoiler: Griffith raped her]] during the Eclipse and was reduced to the mental capacities of a 2-year-old. Interestingly, "mental capacities of a two-year-old" extends to more than just her speech; she had a tendency to put things in her mouth, like pearls and [[SidekickCreatureNuisance Puck]]. She also has a bad tendency to wander after anything that catches her eye, making her former lover's task of protecting her much more difficult, though as Guts learns in the Millennium Falcon arc, [[spoiler:she's still capable of defending herself to some degree if she needs to, as a group of bandits that tried to rape her learned the hard way]]. It might depend on what translation but she seemed to be able to say only one coherent word: "no" [[spoiler: whenever someone [[AttemptedRape tries to have his way with her]] like during the trauma of the Eclipse]].
35* It's implied that Ran Mao from ''Manga/BlackButler'' doesn't know much English (she's only spoken about four words thus far). She usually just stays silent and lets Lau do all the talking.
36* Sawyer from ''Anime/BlackLagoon'' is a PerkyGoth, true, but ultimately she's a downplayed example. First of all, her profession is [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon cutting up bodies for disposal]] with a [[ChainsawGood chainsaw]], something she enjoys doing whether or not the said body is dead yet. Also, she can be pretty mouthy when she's got her electrolarynx.
37* PlayedForDrama in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', when [[spoiler:[[CreepyChild Yukio]] was rejected by his parents because he couldn't speak.]] As years pass he begins to talk normally, but the psychological consequences have completely screwed him up... [[spoiler:enough to both [[SelfMadeOrphan drive his parents to suicide]] and accept Ginjou's offer to become a Fullbringer.]]
38* [[spoiler:Tomoyo Daidouji]] temporarily becomes one in the ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' anime, [[spoiler: when she has her adorable voice ''stolen'' by a Clow Card that liked her singing a little ''too'' much. While everyone else thinks she's just sick to the throat, Syaoran and Sakura have to team-work to seal the card and dispel its effects.]].
39* Chii the RidiculouslyHumanRobot from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'' NeverLearnedToTalk. She learns to speak soon enough, but is still an exemplar of the trope (her first word aside from "Chii?" is "Panties").
40* In ''Manga/TheComiq'', supposed murderer Baba cannot speak, his appearance is highly childlike and innocent, and the protagonist eventually deduces he couldn't have committed the murders.
41* Double Subverted in ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}''. 0013 is a chubby but still kinda cute-looking boy with HiddenEyes who speaks through telepathy and acts [[GentleGiant cheerful and innocent]]... [[TragicMonster until he has to fight 009]] and reveals himself as a KidWithTheLeash of a HUGE robot. [[spoiler: He still remains kind (saves an InnocentBystander, punishes a bunch of assassins, releases the DistressedDude professor) and ultimately commits suicide.]]
42* Ren from ''Manga/DearS'' is on the same approximate wavelength as Chi from ''Chobits'', above.
43* Anna Mouri from ''Manga/ADevilAndHerLoveSong'' is a subversion because, as commented by the main character, [[ManipulativeBastard she's bold enough to use her inability to speak as a weapon]].
44* Celty from ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' is an interesting take on this one. Because she [[HeadlessHorseman doesn't have a head]], she can't speak or communicate using facial expressions, but she ''can'' communicate well enough by [[TalkingWithSigns typing things out on a cellphone or computer]]. (Her roommate [[spoiler:and later fiancé]] Shinra can tell what she's thinking or trying to say from her body language, though -- as Celty puts it, he "can read the expressions on the face I don't have.") Celty also averts the "clueless or childlike" stereotype; she's very intelligent and fully understands what's going on around her, and her twenty-odd years spent in Japan have given her a thorough understanding of Japanese social norms. She is very cute just not in the innocent, childish way you would normally expect.
45* Nill from ''Manga/DogsBulletsAndCarnage''. Her being mute is the result of being genetically engineered to have features that appeal to certain fetishes and make it easier for her to be sold into prostitution (in this case, a pair of tiny wings), but the method is inexact and often leaves the subjects missing something (in her case, her voice).
46* Lirio from ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja''. She only talked in one scene, and in that she was possessed by a witch so that the witch could communicate with the heroes.
47* Lucy's "Nyu" [[SplitPersonality self]] from ''Manga/ElfenLied'' can be considered as such. While she ''can'' talk normally when Lucy is the dominant one, as Nyu she can only say her "name". This changes after the manga's TimeSkip (the anime didn't get that far), where Nyu is shown speaking normally, having learned how in the interim.
48* Elaine from ''Anime/{{Genocyber}}'' was the mind of a feral animal and therefore can't speak. She is very friendly and protective towards those who show her kindness, at least in her human form.
49* Ohri from ''Manga/{{Gestalt}}''. A [[ManicPixieDreamGirl manic slave girl]], she's cute, ditsy and unable to speak: instead, she lampshades her fantasy origins by making a text box appear straight under her bust and making some [[VoiceGrunting accompanying noises to catch the main character's attention]]. She also plays on her condition to get enrolled in the main cast, convincing Oliver (the protagonist) that [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth she's too cute and helpless to survive on her own]], and likely to be sold to a less caring individual. However [[spoiler: Ohri's muteness is a byproduct of having her sorceress powers sealed away, and she gains access to a cockier SuperpoweredAlterEgo fully capable of speech and sorcery]].
50* [[spoiler: Genki Saotome]] from ''Manga/GetterRobo'': Armaggedon didn't start as such, but [[BreakTheCutie became one]] after [[spoiler: being horribly traumatised via witnessing Michiru's death.]] Also mixed with being a very, ''very'' unsettling CreepyChild.
51* Cynthia from ''Manga/HanaukyoMaidTeam'' is an adorable, innocent little girl who is completely incapable of any sort of vocalization, due to psychological stress. Her split personality Grace is quite talkative however.
52* Koyori from ''Anime/HandShakers''. [[spoiler: In [[WhamEpisode Episode 9]], she [[SuddenlySpeaking finally speaks]].]]
53* The titular character of ''Manga/HelenESP''. A young girl who's mute (and blind ''and'' deaf), but cute as a button, and whose kindness and innocence sometimes causes her to trust people too easily for her own good. Fortunately, she always pulls through.
54* Egypt from ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' is often mistaken as one by other nations, since he's very quiet. This is strange considering the country's real life history but ''Hetalia'' has never been about historical accuracy.
55* Akira Oono of ''Manga/HighScoreGirl'' is [[TheSilentBob a variation]]; she is never shown talking on-panel and is [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy]] to the point that she would rather prefer to communicate with her best friend and fellow gamer [[IdiotHero Haruo]] via [[FacialDialogue body language]], her actions in video games or through ''[[ComedicSociopathy wanton violence]]''. Thankfully for her, Haruo is not only MadeOfIron but is also perceptive enough to easily read her physical expressions most of the time. [[spoiler: It's implied to be a form of social anxiety disorder stemming from [[TrainingFromHell her incredibly Spartan homeschooling.]]]].
56%%* "[[NoNameGiven Assistant]]" in ''Literature/HumanityHasDeclined''. A rare male example.
57* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': Rin had been mute since the trauma of losing her parents, but she grew out of this quickly when she became Sesshoumaru's MoralityPet.
58* [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Oshino Shinobu]], the tiny ruined vampire from ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'' is supposed to be voiced by Creator/AyaHirano. Whether or not this is true we have no idea, as she hasn't uttered a sound. She spends most of her time sitting in a corner, apparently sulking. She's ''adorable,'' especially when [[KissOfTheVampire drinking blood]]. In Episode 4 of ''Nisemonogatari'', she broke her silence and revealed herself to be talkative. [[TheOtherDarrin She was voiced by]] Creator/MaayaSakamoto.
59* ''Manga/KomiCantCommunicate'', as you [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin might guess from the title]], has this as the premise, with the main character Komi -- a kind, beautiful girl LovedByAll... but with a crippling communication disorder, [[ShrinkingViolet severe shyness]] and [[NervousWreck social anxiety]], she's nigh-incapable of speaking or interacting. She gradually gets better after she's befriended by Tadano, [[TheSocialExpert who can read her intentions in spite of her communication disorder]].
60* ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'': Lily Strosek, a MysteriousWaif that appears to be something similar to the first Reinforce. She's only capable of communicating through telepathic thoughts. Flashbacks later reveal that she used to be able to speak, but the trauma during her time confined as a lab experiment rendered her mute. In other words, a [[TheWoobie woobie]] who can't talk, i.e cute.
61** From the same manga brings a subversion with Stella Irvine of the Huckebein. She ''seems'' like this and seems to be incapable of speech, as well as checking off the marks of this trope. But once she is connected to the ship and ''is'' able to speak, her [[{{Jerkass}} words show]] [[MoralMyopia that she is]] [[CreepyChild anything but]] [[EnfanteTerrible cute]].
62* [[AntiMagic Suzuho Hasegawa]] from ''Literature/MagiciansAcademy'' is mute when her Midnight Blue Vampire personality is dormant. This makes her appear even shyer than she normally would be and forces her to use signs to communicate.
63* ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts'': Kumi Honma, Natsume's mother. Your average MILF, [[StepfordSmiler caring and lovely]]. Mute due to an unspecified accident in the past, she communicates by UsefulNotes/SignLanguage, using her kids as a proxy. [[spoiler:Subverted as her unspecified accident gets [[TheReveal revealed]]. She's a former ActionGirl, who after losing a Franchise/StreetFighter expy tournament got [[DisproportionateRetribution her voice box torn out, her personality mindraped into total obedience, AND was sold into sexual slavery]]. Since then, her whole life had been an attempt to regain a semblance of normality and hatch a complicated RevengeByProxy involving her offspring and protagonist Aya Iseshima, who is the daughter of her captors]].
64* Mizuna Kuraki from ''VisualNovel/MoonlightLady'' apparently cannot speak, although she tries mouthing her name.
65* Mayu Morita from ''Manga/MoritaSanWaMukuchi'' rarely speaks. She's also cute and has some ditzy moments.
66* Kuchinashi in ''Manga/{{NEEDLESS}}'' is a blonde YamatoNadeshiko who refuses to speak and communicates with a notepad. When Cruz heard her sneeze she jokes that she's been DefiledForever.
67* ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'': Latias in human form fits this trope much better than any other Pokemon. She's very pretty, acts strange and childlike, and doesn't speak at all (not even Pokemon Speech), Though she does make crooning and trilling noises and occasionally says "la" in Pokemon form.
68* ''Anime/{{Potemayo}}'''s vocabulary mainly consists of "Honi, honi", but she picks up a few words as the series progresses. This is better than Guchuko, who can't form words.
69* Flandre of ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'' only says "Huga", but Hime understands what she is saying. Likewise with the rest of Flandre's "siblings". Played straight wither a "Mermaid" character (No name given, she simply called that) who lost her voice and got stuck on a ship until she turned into a [[EmergencyTransformation Blood Warrior]] after saving one of the characters (she could only use her voice once and would've dies afterward).
70* In ''Manga/RentAGirlfriend'', Sumi is ''able'' to talk, but rarely does so. It doesn't make her any less adorable.
71* Chibi Chibi from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', named for the only sound she could produce. She literally ''was'' otherwordly in the sense of NotOfThisEarth. In the [[Anime/SailorMoon anime]] she was a child but in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] she was [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld older than she seemed]].
72* Subverted by Meru Otonashi from ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''. Innocent-looking and too shy to talk, she communicates by using her cellphone to send people horribly abusive text messages. On one occasion when her phone lost its signal, she began jabbering in a way that another character interpreted (from personal experience with just such jabbering) as a sign of DemonicPossession.
73* Shion, the lead character of ''Manga/ShionNoOu'', lost her voice after her parents were killed in front of her, communicating via a notepad and pen she carries around with her. [[spoiler:She regains her voice after she defeats the murderer in the finals of the shogi tournament Hani-meijin.]]
74* ''Manga/ASignOfAffection'': The protagonist, Yuki Itose, is a sweet-hearted college student who is deaf, and, as such, never talks, only communicating through sign language, writing or texting. However, the audience can still hear her inner thoughts.
75* Shouko Nishimiya in ''Manga/ASilentVoice'' is deaf and as such communicates, or at least tries to, with a notebook. This failed early on, because her fellow students saw her muteness and the notebook as reasons to mock and torment her. She is able to speak, but her deafness leads to her words being extremely strained and hard to understand.
76* The eponymous and TokenMiniMoe Shirayuki from ''Manga/SnowWhiteAndSevenDwarfs'', who is incapable of speaking [[spoiler:due to the strain of her powers on her body]] and so resorts to enthusiastic charades instead.
77* {{Moe}}ka from ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''. She is uncomfortable speaking to people directly, and prefers to use her cell phone to communicate. [[spoiler: Turns out she's TheMole, and is killed for it.]]
78* Deaf-mute Sasaki Kojiro from ''Manga/{{Vagabond}}'' has that child-like innocence... which turns from cute to a bit unsettling once he gets into combat. While he's not AxCrazy or evil, he is a BloodKnight who will sport his best SlasherSmile in the midst of dismemberment and death.
79* Hatsumi from ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' is a subversion; she can talk at times, and is nowhere near as innocent or cute as she first appears.
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83* ''ComicBook/Batgirl2000'': Cassandra Cain/Batgirl II, at least until her brain is rewired by a telepath so she can talk. Even after, she is still shown to be reclusive and taciturn, but is also a very friendly, quite upbeat, and somewhat cheeky NiceGirl who happens to also be a CuteBruiser that can outfight Batman.
84* ComicBook/EmilkaSza (Emily Hush) Polish character created by Maciej Kur and Magdalena "Meago" Kania. Emilka is a cute (if not a bit tomboyish) girl who was born literally a mime -- she has pale white skin, can see invisible objects and is mute.
85* Artie Maddicks, mostly seen in ''ComicBook/GenerationX'' and other X books in the 90s is telepathic, but functionally mute. Even with telepathy, he's unable to use words or language, but instead speaks in mental pictograms.
86* The female Scarecrow from ''Legends of Oz: The Scarecrow'' from ''Big Dog Ink'' comic books publisher. While it's mentioned that, in universe, animated scarecrows are deaf, mute and dumb until they gain a brain, and thus devoid of any will and ability to interact meaningfully with people, the female character in the comic book is still mute, but she's fully able of coherent thought and she can understand spoken language. She's just cheerfully cute, overtly friendly, cutely expressive and sickengly sweet.
87* ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': Joseph "Jericho" Wilson is "cute" in the PrettyBoy sense, the WhiteSheep of his mercenary family, and communicates in ASL unless he's possessing someone. The reason for this is that his father, Deathstroke, let Joey's throat be cut (severing his vocal cords) rather than betray a client.
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91* ''Fanfic/TheBridgeMLP'' has Gentle Leaf, an adorable, mute filly.
92* ''Fanfic/DontKeepYourDistance'', a ''Anime/SonicX'' fanfic, has Star, a robot created by Dr. Eggman who turns good after being rescued by the heroes. Star cannot speak, although it understands spoken language, so it communicates entirely through gestures and expressive noises.
93* In ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', Hugh is a young boy who is [[TheSpeechless mute]] and ThePollyanna. He can still [[KidHero kick ass]], though, and he is [[GeniusBruiser definitely not stupid]].
94* An obvious reference to his namesake, Harpo, a harp-playing pony in [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/19731/Room-213 Room 213]], though it's stated he ''can'' talk. Also, Chirp from ''Fanfic/SilentKnight''. Possibly a first as HIE fics go.
95* ''[[Fanfic/PoniesOfOlympus Rolling in Beaches]]'': Wavedancer is this when Spike and the Mane Six first meet her, due to the Rainbow Pearl -- which transformed her from hippcampus to Earth pony -- being stuck in her throat.
96* In ''Fanfic/ASnowflakeInSpring'', Elsa hasn't said a word - or even acknowledged anybody's existence - for ten years, the result of an unknown trauma. Around Anna, however, the so-called IceQueen becomes an adorable, shy girl.
97* [[WebComic/{{Homestuck}} Dave Strider]] is depicted as this early on in ''Fanfic/{{Brainbent}}''. He ''can'' speak, but [[ElectiveMute he chooses not to]] because his situation has left him somewhat despondent. He starts getting better a little bit later.
98* Anabel in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' is unable to talk due to losing her voice after her parents died in a car accident. Fortunately, she developed {{telepathy}} to communicate with people, although she cannot use it except with some specific people.
99* ''Fanfic/TheReapingOfHatsuneMiku'': The titular Music/{{Vocaloid}} has found herself in the [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Reaper's Game]], and this is her entry fee. She gets around it by typing memos on her smartphone when she can afford it and making charades when she can't.
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103* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', identical triplet princes Harris, Hubert, and Hamish for some bizarre reason never speak.
104* Zoe in ''WesternAnimation/ACatInParis'' is one for most of the film. It's implied this started [[spoiler: after her father's death.]]
105* In ''Anime/ChildrenWhoChaseLostVoices'', Mana is a little girl who Shin and Asuna rescue and is incapable of speech.
106* WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}} is a mute ''protagonist''. It works since he's particularly expressive and he has talkative friends. It also helps that the little guy is essentially an infant/toddler, so it makes sense for him to be TheVoiceless.
107* Kristoff's reindeer Sven in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' is silly, snarky, lovable, and yet he does not say a single word the entire movie. Any time he "speaks" is Kristoff speaking in a goofy voice.
108* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'': Ariel is mute for much of the film because she traded her voice to Ursula to become human. Ursula meant this to impede her romance with Eric, because the prince fell in love with Ariel's singing voice, but it doesn't really stop it. In [[Literature/TheLittleMermaid Andersen's original story]], the loss of her voice was permanent. In the Creator/GoldenFilms version of the story, Lena ultimately gets to marry Stefan, like their Disney counterparts, but unlike that version, Lena seemingly doesn't regain her voice, implying that she is a mute for life.
109* ''WesternAnimation/AMonsterInParis'' has Francœur, who is a giant flea and therefore only speaks in chirps and bleeps. It's adorable.
110* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': Boo is a toddler and so has learned few words. Otherwise, she's small, adorable and adoring of Sully.
111* Cri-Kee is WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'s cute, lovable lucky cricket, who is completely mute . He still manages to provide some comic relief, although not as much as Mushu.
112* In ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', Tinker Bell doesn't speak, but only jingles like, well, bells. It is later revealed in her own movies, Tinker Bell does speak, but to humans it sounds like the jingling of bells. It's quite clever if you think about it -- we don't know her language, that and there is a lot of comedic potential for her miming as well. It's a RunningGag in Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson's adaptations.
113* ''WesternAnimation/TheProphet'': {{Deconstruction}}. Almitra's muteness was caused by her father's passing, but it only serves to strain her relationship with Kamila. And while Almitra may be a cute child, her thievery isn't.
114* Dopey, the cutest of the (Disney) [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs]]. It's noted that they aren't sure whether he's mute.
115-->'''Snow White:''' You mean he can't talk?\
116'''Happy:''' He don't know -- he never tried!\
117'''Snow White:''' That's too bad!
118* Saoirse from ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' is an adorable 6-year-old girl who can't speak. This is because she is half-[[SelkiesAndWereseals selkie]] and cannot talk without her white coat, which her father keeps hidden since he doesn't want to lose her like he lost her selkie mother. [[spoiler:She becomes able to speak after she's reunited with her coat, and after her mother severs the tie between her and the fairy world, she's able to speak permanently.]]
119* Tack and the Thief from ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler'' were this in the original story. When the film was purchased by another company before Creator/RichardWilliams could finish it, [[ExecutiveMeddling it was turned into a musical, and Tack and the Thief were given voices]].
120* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': Carl Fredricksen when he was younger, compared to his lover [[MotorMouth Ellie]]. He becomes fully talkative once we get to the main story.
121* WesternAnimation/WallE can manage only a few sounds and words, and is indisputably cute! He used to be the page image for TheWoobie.
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125* Downplayed in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' where Newt refuses to speak at first, until [[PromotedToParent Ripley]] get her to open up. In the novelisation (where she's a lot quieter, even struggling in total silence) it's explained that she's learnt not to make noises that attract the xenomorphs.
126* The little monkey in ''Film/BabePigInTheCity''. Comes off as particularly cute because he's the only animal who doesn't talk.
127* Carl in ''Film/BlackZoo''. Audrey certainly thinks he is cute and spends some time EatingTheEyeCandy before attempting to chat him up.
128* ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}'': The titular [[Film/TransformersFilmSeries Transformer]] gets his speech synthesizer ripped out early on. Combined with his loss of memory, he comes across as a child. Throughout the entire rest of the movie, he tries to establish ways to non-verbally communicate with Charlie in the most adorable fashion.
129* ''Film/TheDarkestMinds'': Zu, a pretty little girl who never speaks in the film. It's unclear if she can't, or simply won't.
130* ''Film/DateWithAnAngel'': The Angel (played by ''Creator/EmmanuelleBeart'') is adorable and doesn't speak until the end of the movie.
131* ''Film/{{Dobermann}}'': Nat the Gypsy is a deaf-mute played by Creator/MonicaBellucci. You do the math.
132* Sawako in Takeshi Kitano's ''Film/Dolls2002'' ends in a regressive, childish state after attempting suicide. She does not speak, focus her attention in toys and little pink objects and tends to aimlessly wander around until her former boyfriend ties her to his own waist. Not that this system saves her to be raped for extra drama.
133* Harpo Marx, most notably in ''Film/DuckSoup''. He can't talk at all, and instead talks in horns, which leads to the most clever scene he's ever done where he is able to carry on a phone conversation by honking horns in such a way that it sounds like replies. In real life, Harpo spoke with a Brooklyn accent, and occasionally swapped places with Chico in their stage act.
134* ''Film/TheEigerSanction'': George is a gorgeous woman, and she never speaks in the film.
135* Misaki Nadeshiko, a.k.a. Kamen Rider Nadeshiko, from ''Film/KamenRiderXKamenRiderFourzeAndOOOMovieWarMegaMax''. She's not completely mute, but she can only repeat what other people say, and is very cute and childlike. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:she's not actually human, but the human form of a substance known as SOLU, a non-sentient life form from space which is full of Cosmic Energy, and which instinctively replicates anything it finds useful (hence her repeating others' words).]]
136* Tiffany of ''Film/HellboundHellraiserII'' is an orphaned teenager obsessed with solving puzzles. Her muteness mainly stems from the "treatment" of psychiatrist [[DeadlyDoctor Dr. Channard]] [[spoiler:who murdered her mother in front of her and then experimented on her to increase her obsession with puzzles. Towards the end of the film she starts speaking again.]]
137* ''Film/LeMozartDesPickpockets'': Two rather grungy pickpockets, petty criminals, wind up by random chance informally adopting a deaf/mute child. They wind up training the adorably cute little HeartwarmingOrphan boy to join them in picking pockets.
138* Played with by Laura in ''Film/{{Logan}}''. She's an 11-year-old girl who is an odd blend of WiseBeyondTheirYears and showing signs of significantly stunted emotional development, and for much of the first half of the film is apparently unable to speak. The twist, revealed late in the film, is that she actually ''can'' talk, for whatever reason (trauma, wariness, etc.) she chose not to. However even once she ''does'' begin to speak, aside from a heated argument with Logan she doesn't do so at length.
139* Used in ''Film/LovePotionNumber9''. Diane gets a sample of the Love Potion no. 8 and receives the power of a CompellingVoice of a sexual nature that works only with the opposite sex. Upon entrancing a rich mook, to avoid [[BlessedWithSuck the potential hassles of being chased, harassed or desired by every single man within speaking distance]], she puts the mook under the assumption she enjoys "play the mute game" and that she's using a simplified form of [[HandSignals sign language while in public]], and [[TranslatorBuddy letting him graciously act as her mouthpiece]]
140* Thana, the VillainProtagonist of ''Film/Ms45'', is very cute in a GirlNextDoor kind of way, although shy and socially awkward. When she glams herself to go trolling for men, she is absolutely stunning.
141* Adorable little Max from ''Film/{{Orphan}}'', [[JustifiedTrope justified by the fact that she is born stone deaf.]]
142* Alma, the deaf-mute tightrope walker in ''Film/SantaSangre'', fits this perfectly both as a child and as an adult. It's particularly cute that despite being deaf-mute, she and Fenix understand each other perfectly from the moment they meet.
143* Calvin from the movie ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'' fits. He hasn't spoken since he saw his father killed. But at the end of the movie he reminds the [[HeelFaceTurn reformed Frank Cross]] to say "God bless us, every one."
144* ''Film/TheShapeOfWater'' gets two: the cute and romantic cleaning lady Elisa Esposito and the ''Asset'', a mysterious [[FishPeople fish-like creature from Amazonia]]. Both overlooked, mistreated outcasts, they end up bonding together in a society oppressing them.
145* Rebecca from the British BlackComedy movie, ''Film/{{Skeletons}}'', is certainly this, being a young woman who never speaks [[spoiler: after coming back from University and learning the mysterious circumstances under which her father disappeared]]. She [[SuddenlySpeaking gets better]]. She ends up becoming the {{Tritagonist}}.
146* ''Film/TheSpiralStaircase'': Protagonist Helen is mute and this is a plot point. There's a SerialKiller on the loose who targets disabled women. Thus the inability to speak is combined with DamselInDistress appeal.
147* From ''Film/SweetAndLowdown'' Hattie is mute and somewhat passive, seemingly happy to be led around by the more dominant and talkative Emmet Ray. When she does try to communicate a specific thought, it's often only Emmet who gets to understand it fully.
148* Tommy from the rock opera ''Music/{{Tommy}}'', who after witnessing the death of his father, goes deaf, dumb (mute) and blind. His "cuteness" is due to the fact he is played by Music/RogerDaltrey.
149* ''Film/WarForThePlanetOfTheApes'' at a certain point has Caesar's apes picking up an adorable blonde child that is infected with the latest version of the Simian Flu that makes humans mute. The apes later give her a name... Nova, making her a reinvention of the NubileSavage from [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 the original movie]].
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153* Errand, the little boy in the ''Literature/{{Belgariad}}'', NeverLearnedToTalk and is initially capable of only saying the word "Errand", [[VerbalTicName which is why the party takes to calling him that.]] It's explained that when Zedar found him, all he said was "I have an errand for you, boy"; Errand repeated the one word and followed him. Over the next two books, he learns more words, but he can only say one-word sentences. After the TimeSkip between the ''Belgariad'' and the ''Malloreon'', he learns how to speak properly. In the ''Malloreon'' his real name is revealed to be [[spoiler:Eriond; he explains that he picked up the word 'Errand' from Zedar because it sounded familiar to him.]]
154* In ''Literature/DragonBones'' Ciarra is mute, and also acts and looks like twelve, even though she's actually sixteen. It is never quite clear whether her childlike behaviour is a side effect of her muteness, or rather a reaction to the fact that everyone treats her like she's mentally challenged. Probably the latter, as she can act very mature and ladylike if she wants to impress someone. Both her big brother Ward and the house ghost Oreg feel very protective about her.
155* Subverted by Flute in ''Literature/TheElenium'' trilogy by Creator/DavidEddings; she appears to be one of these at first but is really [[spoiler:the goddess Aphrael, and perfectly capable of talking (at great length) when it suits her.]]
156* Exploited in the sci-fi ''Literature/GreatwinterTrilogy''. One character sees Darien as this kind of character and she uses it to her great advantage. In reality, she is strong-willed, intelligent, powerful, and competent woman, who simply happens to be unable to speak.
157* Subverted with Marta from ''Literature/TheHardestRide'' by Gordon Rottman. She's a beautiful 16-year-old Mexican girl who's mute from a brain trauma, but she's very intelligent, strong-willed and prickly.
158%%* Seoyun from ''Literature/TheLegendaryMoonlightSculptor''
159* Miette from ''{{Literature/Malevil}}''. A birth defect made her mute and she is young, beautiful, and exceptionally kind. She doesn't know any sign language so all of her communication comes from pantomime.
160* In Ben Hennessy's ''Literature/QueenOfTheWorld'' series, the protagonist Sarene is a lovely 16-year-old who is mute from birth.
161* Lise Acquin in the French novel ''Literature/SansFamille'' by Hector Malot (and the media coming from it, like the movies and the two anime series). Remi, the vagabond child protagonist, who becomes close to her, learns that it's not permanent and she'll eventually recover if she's, for example, faced by a violent emotion. They get separated a few months later as the Acquins is scattered after her father is put in a debt prison, and Remi going back to wandering as none of Lise's uncles and aunt can take him with them. [[spoiler: And near the end, Lise recovers her voice when hearing Remi, whom she thought she'll never see him again, singing his trademark Napolitan song. Years later, [[ChildhoodFriendRomance she and Remi get married]].]]
162* ''Literature/TheSonOfTheIronworker'': Catalina, the main character's mother, became deaf due to scarlet fever when she was one-year-old. The folks of the town of Daimiel regard her as a beautiful, adorable and charming woman. She is fact endearing enough, and skilful at lip-reading, that the villagers took a while after her arrival at the town to realize that she was mute instead of just quiet.
163%%* The title character of Creator/GeorgeMacdonald's novel ''Wee Literature/SirGibbie of the Highlands''.
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167* Raj isn't mute in the early years of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', but he can't talk to women unless he's drunk. Women seem to think this is endearing. Later, Howard and Penny decide to hook him up with Emily, a non-verbal deaf-mute friend of Penny, with Howard acting as a TranslatorBuddy. They both reason that Emily is cute enough to be endearing and likeable, and being a pre-verbal deaf girl wouldn't be bothered by Raj's own condition. This doesn't work because [[spoiler:Emily ended up being a BitchInSheepsClothing, a really talented GoldDigger knowing that Raj is the richest guy in Penny's social circle and hoping to siphon a whole lot of his fortune, turning against him as soon as his family threatens to strip them both of his conspicuous allowance]].
168* Molly from ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch''. Definitely fitting because she is a doll, so it makes sense for her to be TheSpeechless. She can, however, communicate through cartoon speech bubbles, as well as nod or shake her head to yes-no questions.
169* ''Series/TheBoys2019'': Kimiko's deadly, yet cute as a button, and hasn't said a word since the start of her dark and troubled existence.
170* ''Series/{{Gotham}}'': Martin, the adorable mop-headed kid that Penguin [[EvilMentor takes under]] [[ParentalSubstitute his wing]], never utters a word and communicates by TalkingWithSigns. Played with in that he's also sort of a CreepyChild, but his darker tendencies are played for laughs and he's still cute as a button.
171* ''Series/KingdomAdventure'': Gigag is a childlike character who is on the heroes' side and always seems to be smiling, but he's both mute and deaf.
172* ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': Tali in "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S4E21PromisedLand Promised Land]]", who is pretty, sweet and mute.
173* Cassie Chan, the Pink Ranger from ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''. Usually your average ActionGirl and AsianAirhead, she turns into that in the aptly named "SilenceIsGolden" episode, because she's forewarned that her enemies and trope namers PsychoRangers are pursuing her by tracking the sound of her voice. A weird and long series of unfortunate events force her to keep communicating by pantomimes and cutish expressions, until a falling BabyCarriage forces her to break her self-imposed vow of silence.
174* The slave girl Eirene from ''Series/{{Rome}}'' is this in her first few episodes. {{Justified|Trope}} because she doesn't speak Latin (yet) and is understandably terrified of her masters. The trope plays a big part in [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Titus Pullo]]'s attraction to her, and is the reason why he doesn't treat her [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero like he usually treats women]].
175* The Indian telefilm ''Shorr'' has Kankoo. The youngest member of a traditional Indian family, Kankoo is a young adult woman, cute as a button and mute. Not voiceless, but she uses only a lot of VoiceGrunting and made up HandSignals to get along.
176* The eponymous humanoid alien woman in the ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekS3E12TheEmpath The Empath]]". She has a pixie haircut, gives a lot of startled expressions, and makes no sound even when she's weeping.
177* A brief example in Cassandra from ''Series/StargateSG1'', who first appears as the only survivor of a plague unleashed by the Goa'uld Niirti. Her inability to talk combined with her age and situation made Samantha Carter [[ImTakingHerHomeWithMe dote on and want to adopt her]]. Once she gets over the trauma enough to start talking again she's been able to talk just fine.
178* ''Series/TheWalkingDead2010'': Connie's deaf and one of the nicest and friendliest characters, who communicates with sign language or by writing.
179* In Disney's 1957 [[Series/Zorro1957 Zorro]] TV Show, Don Diego's manservant Bernado, played by Gene Sheldon, counts as this, mostly keeping a cheerful and innocent demeanor and using his own style of signing when interacting with people.
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183* ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'' has Gymnasia, a beautiful and quick-witted slave from the Island of Silent Women. (She's pretty handy with weapons, too.) Pseudolus knows her sign language because his childhood nanny was a Silent Woman.
184* In ''The Medium'' by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Toby is a childlike innocent who enjoys using the puppet theater to play dress-up and make-believe games with Monica, who, to cheer him up, tells him he has "the most beautiful voice in the world." His speechlessness makes him the target of abuse by his adoptive mother, Baba, which grows worse and worse.
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188%%* In ''VideoGame/AlphaProtocol'', Sis, who is Albatross' personal bodyguard.
189* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'': Spike is an adorable CactusPerson who, unlike every other character in the game, doesn't make a sound.
190* Nina from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireDragonQuarter''. When the hero asks for her name, it takes all of Nina's strength and energy to squeak out "Ni...na." Makes sense when you realize [[spoiler: her lungs were replaced with a fancy air filter, and her tongue cut out]].
191* Claudia from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow''. Cute and innocent as the trope allows. She can't speak, but she can use telepathy to express herself. And she does. A lot.
192* The main protagonist of ''VideoGame/ChibiRobo'', a four-inch-tall robot who doesn't have a mouth. It can only communicate "yes" or "no", which it does by extending a sign from its head.
193%%* Pleinair, the mascot of the artist from the ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea}}'' (and most other Creator/NipponIchi) games.
194* Linear Cannon of ''VideoGame/EvolutionTheWorldOfSacredDevice'' is completely mute, often showing her approval or disapproval of situations with nods, head shakes, backing away in disgust, and tilting her head to indicate she's thinking or confused. She doesn't actually say a word, and apparently only makes very quiet noises that don't have any sentence structure or sound like any words. [[spoiler: This actually does lead to a relatively serious moment when she notices that Euegene Luitipold is creeping up behind Mag Launcher and co. in a large robo suit, but cannot speak and thus they cannot somehow hear the massive metal monster come towards them.]] By the second game she has begun talking, apparently knowing how and just choosing not to, but her timid nature still has her speaking only one or two words at a time, and often not involving herself in conversation at all, still preferring to let everyone else speak and just nod in agreement or shake her head in disagreement.
195* Christine Royce from ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas: Dead Money'' not only had her vocal cords cut by an AutoDoc, but prior to that was lobotomized leaving her unable to read or write, and is reduced to communicating with {{hand signals}}. While she is not [[ButchLesbian conventionally cute]], she is still easily the most moral character of the DLC's cast (barring a Very Good Karma Courier), and if the Courier [[PetTheDog treats her right]] they can exchange very sweet and touching friendship/ambiguously romantic moments. [[spoiler: She gets her voice back at the end, though it's not ''her'' voice per se; the AutoDoc gave her a copy of the vocal cords belonging to the long-dead Vera Keyes.]]
196* Chelinka in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesRingOfFates'' loses her voice after an uncontrolled use of her power and communicates by telepathy instead. [[spoiler:She eventually gets it back when her vocal chords heal.]]
197%%* Astral in ''VideoGame/GhostHunter''. Lovely astral form dressed only in a thin sheet.
198* Yggdrasil, one of the many Primal Beasts from ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', never speaks, only using a sound similar to wind chimes to communicate. Only Lyria and Rosetta can actually understand what she says and the rest of the cast has become adept at figuring out what she's communicating.
199* Keria from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS (and DS [[DistaffCounterpart Cute]])'' is mute due to [[spoiler:a curse]]. She communicates by writing messages on a sign (in the English version, she writes in YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe). However, one event between her and the [[CuteWitch Witch Princess]] lets her speak briefly; in his InternalMonologue, the hero remarks, "It's nice to know Keira talks like that."
200* Sona Buvelle, the Maven of Strings of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. A cute [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku-lookalike]] with a [[Main/ImpossiblyLowNeckline gor]][[Main/ImpossibleHourglassFigure ge]][[Main/TrueBlueFemininity ous]] appearance that can only "speak" via telepathy (though her 2020 lore and dialogue update made them more akin to "internal monologues", in written material she uses sign language) and plays melodies that can [[Main/TheMedic support]] [[Main/BarrierMaiden her allies]] or [[Main/MusicalAssassin disrupt]] [[Main/InvoluntaryDance her enemies]] with her [[Main/HarpOfFemininity etwalh]].
201* In ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', [[spoiler: Sophia]] gets hit hard by this trope near the end of the game, as [[spoiler: she suffers a psychological trauma caused by being in the middle of the [[BombThrowingAnarchists terrorist bombing]] of the Theater]]. She can get partially better if the Asian stays by her side and visits her each week-end at the Hospital : she'll then get her voice back, but won't be able to sing as her voice is too rough and low. [[spoiler: But if you manage to get her Happy Ending after that, she shows signs that she'll fully recover, [[ThePowerOfLove as she manages to]] sing beautifully for him]].
202* Klaymen from ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood'' is a goofy, childlike and endearing creature made out of clay. Aside from grunts and screams, he never speaks [[spoiler: until the final cutscene, when he introduces himself to Hoborg]].
203* ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji|2016}}'': If we set aside Kurodōji's CreepyChild personality, he is an adorable little DumbStruck boy whose friend and LivingEmotionalCrutch Shirodōji is helping him recover his speech. [[spoiler: At the end of their episode, Kurodōji finally shows signs of regaining his speech again, barely breathing out "Shiro… dō… ji…"]]
204* In ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' there's Ecco, a {{Platonic Prostitut|ion}}e with some very important information that you must learn to get through the game, who unfortunately has her voice permanently stolen. You must cure her muteness by giving her a Fiend's Tongue, but its original owner keeps using it to make crude insults and not letting her get a word edgewise. Fortunately, there is also an antidote.
205%%* ''VideoGame/RivieraThePromisedLand'': [[MeaningfulName Meute]] the mermaid.
206* ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'': 'Lady'. She never speaks, is an EmotionlessGirl, can inspire love in the heart of a sociopathic psycho named 'Killer', and was not so much RaisedByWolves, as [[WildChild not raised at all]]. She can also kill you with a flick of her wrist just because you happen to be there. [[spoiler:She's like this because she was originally the sister of Johnny Garland and during a ritual to bring them back from the dead, she gave up her "will" (life force) to save her brother, which turned her into a "pure mass of malice" -- a being with no memories or humanity.]]
207* ''VideoGame/TwistedWonderland'': Gidel is an adorable CatBoy who has no spoken dialogue; all his lines are written as [[VisibleSilence ellipses]], and somehow his companion Fellow Honest can understand him.
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211* Shizune from ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' plays with this trope: she is cute and mute, but has has a ''very'' forceful personality and is even the MsFanservice of her game. Evidence seems contradictory on whether or not Shizune is physically mute (as the developers claim) or would rather avoid speaking since it'd make her sound bad (being deaf), as some scenes seem to hint at her being able to vocalize after all. [[MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces During a sexual encounter in the student council room]], it's revealed that Shizune can audibly groan. So her vocal cords are fine, it's just that, being deaf since birth, she has no concept of spoken language, and thus "mute".
212* Marc, Ed Brown's adopted white son in ''VisualNovel/{{Policenauts}}'', was traumatized after his real father, a drugged-up ex-cop, murdered his mother in front of him.
213* Misa in ''VisualNovel/{{Sickness}}'' fits this trope to a T in certain more light-hearted scenes...until you remember the body count associated with her name.
214* Len from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' speaks a grand total of twice (one of those a single ''word'') in the two games she's been in.
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218* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "[[Recap/HelluvaBossS2E7MammonsMagnificentMusical Mammon's Magnificent Musical]]", during the meet and greet before the final round of the [[TalentContest clown pageant]], Fizzarolli is approached by a mute imp child (named Oliver, according to WordOfGod) who communicates with UsefulNotes/SignedLanguage. Fizzarolli communicates right back, signs an autograph for Oliver and encourages him to follow his dreams. After he's performed his number in the final round, Fizz thanks the audience for their support, and upon spotting Oliver he thanks him as well with sign language, leaving Oliver to smile in response.
219* Several episodes from ''WebAnimation/NeuroticallyYours'' feature a character who never says a word, but is one of the few characters that Foamy does not have a problem with. Her first appearance is titled ''Cute Mute''.
220* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has Neopolitan, an accomplice to Roman Torchwick who is incapable of speaking. Cinder once thoughtlessly says "let's talk" and Neo just [[SilentSnarker frowns and points to her mouth]]. [[CuteAndPsycho Doesn't mean she won't kill you without a second thought, though]].
221* After gaining her humanoid form, Melony from ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'' becomes a downplayed example of this trope, since she IS capable of speech in that form, unlike when she was originally a completly silent and inanimate watermelon, but she usually only communicates in various random voice grunts with no text based dialogue.
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225* [[http://www.amyachronicles.com/archives/223 Faye Eolande]] from ''Webcomic/{{Amya}}'' is so much this that she must carry paper and pen with her, and apparently loves visiting the odd stationary shop to get more.
226* ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'', Amaya never talks for us but Apparently, she can talk to others. Still cute.
227* ''Webcomic/DawnOfTime'': The titular Dawn is a slight variant, in that we rarely ''understand'' what she's saying when she does speak. Her SpeechBubbles are simply filled with ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}-like tick marks.
228* The Mongrelfolk of ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' are apparently a race of them; the only two that we come across are Bort - a peaceful, NonActionGuy farmer who communicates by crudely carving words onto stone slabs and wooden signs - and a mongrelfolk girl with NoNameGiven who has a crush on him. [[spoiler: Bort does have a scene where he speaks, but it's implied that it's the nature of the EldritchLocation he's in that's allowing him to do so]].
229* [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie children]] Bridget and Alphonse in ''Webcomic/FarOutThere'' are [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1072501/page-254-do-radios-broadcast-expressive-eyes/ incapable of speech]], but otherwise intelligent. And definitely cute. [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1636000/how-the-calgaris-stole-christmas-page-8/ So]] [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1688179/page-517-smooch/ very]] [[http://faroutthere.smackjeeves.com/comics/1707369/page-526-get-to-the-important-part/ cute.]]
230* Fefetasprite from ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'', aka "dear, sweet, precious Fefeta", is cute and is never depicted talking, although Roxy and Jane have spoken to her at some point. They seem to see her as a combination gal pal and [[CutenessProximity super-cute pet]].
231* B.B from ''Webcomic/{{Klunscomic}}'' never speaks, but being a blank slate means he usually follows orders no questions asked. [[spoiler:Even after reverting back to his old self after temporarily being able to speak, he still managed to find a way to communicate in broken ASL courtesy of Toona.]]
232* ''Little Dee'' from the eponymous comic. She's young, but not ''that'' young.
233* Mocha from ''Webcomic/MilkAndMocha'' is confirmed to be mute (selectively or by circumstance is not clear). but they're adorable, especially from Milk's perspective. One of the reasons the two are so in love is that Milk is OK with Mocha being nonverbal and expressing themselves in other ways.
234* Yvette from Webcomic/{{Precocious}} is the go to girl for jokes that are essentially mime routines.
235* Canta from ''{{Webcomic/Sire}}'' is the lineage child of Christine Daae and was born without the ability to speak. She communicates via sign language and is often depicted smiling sweetly, optimistically ignoring tales of caution or stalking on the Erik-Child, Leif.
236* ''Webcomic/TouhouJournal''[='=]s version of [[Franchise/TouhouProject Reimu]] is mute, but is exceptionally cute and [[NiceGuy kind]], a very different depiction from her usual portrayal as a {{Jerkass}}. Despite her silence, other characters seem to be able to understand her just fine. Other Cute Mutes include Sanae, who also boasts TaremeEyes; Kisume, who always has the same indifferent look on her face; and Miko, who communicates via written text on her scroll and makes friends with Reimu mere moments after they meet.
237* Emm from ''The Wisdom of Moo''. The title "character" is the cow hand puppet she uses to do all her talking.
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241* [[Blog/AskFlufflePuff Fluffle Puff]] only "speaks" in raspberries, gasps, and other assorted noises- she occasionally converses with characters via raspberries somehow. One post had her and Chryssi undergoing a FreakyFridayFlip- Chryssi could speak in Fluffle's body, but FP didn't in Chryssi's, so we're not sure if VoicesAreMental or if she ''can'', but just doesn't. She can write though, albeit in a very child-esque way.
242* Dawn Beckworth from ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'', mute and most certainly cute but not particularly supernatural.
243* Haile from the german Play-by-Post game ''{{Roleplay/ZOOOOOmmxBIES}}'' is a cute, mute young woman, who only speaks 83 words in the whole game -- which is almost as long as the entire Harry Potter series.
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247* ''WesternAnimation/BooBoomTheLongWayHome'': the main character, Boo-Boom, is rendered mute due to the shock of losing his parents in an air attack.
248* Subverted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Nibbler ''appears'' to be this, but it eventually turns out he can talk and is intelligent. The Planet Express crew remains oblivious to this because he erases their memories every time he reveals the truth.
249** In the Bender's Game movie, it was revealed that Nibbler had actually forgotten to mind wipe them the last time that they heard him speak, and thus as of the sixth season has realized it no longer serves a purpose to pretend to be silent and actively talks.
250* In ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'', Ongo only communicates through random sounds and incoherent babbling. He ''does'' occasionally spout a real word, i.e "Oh no!" in one episode.
251* In ''WesternAnimation/KittyIsNotACat'', the titular Kitty speaks only in meows and various cat-like sounds, while the actual cats converse in perfect English.
252* In the British series ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}'', Pig's toddler cousin Arnold is usually mute, but he is simply ''adorable''. However, he has once said "duck" before.
253* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992'' Ariel meets Gabriella, a deaf-mute mermaid who uses sign language, with her octopus friend Ollie serving as her interpreter.
254* ''WesternAnimation/JorelsBrother'': Jorel is an extremely pretty boy, who also happens to basically never speak a word.
255* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' had Meap, an adorable alien whose language [[StarfishLanguage consisted only of]] [[VerbalTicName the word "Meap"]]. He eventually gets his hands on a [[TranslatorMicrobes Universal Translator Mustache]].
256* Gus, the adorable new kid in the gang from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' becomes this in the episode "Jinxed" after the Ashleys jinx him into not being able to talk for most of the episode.
257* A very obscure cartoon that Jerry Beck has featured in his Worst Cartoons Ever festivals at San Diego's Comic-Con International was ''Sam Basset, Hound For Hire.'' Sam's assistant was a mute, guitar-playing chihuahua named Chapultapec.
258* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' featured a family of blue aliens who don't speak, but communicate through words and emojis displayed between their atennae.
259* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' has Laconia the woodelf, who appears in various episodes to communicate with the Smurfs in sign language.
260* Jericho from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' is [[SlashedThroat physically unable]] to speak, but he sure is [[PrettyBoy cute]].
261* Furrball from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' is a CuteKitten who doesn't speak most of the time.
262* In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime,'' Bumblebee takes after his movieverse counterpart. However, while movie Bumblebee speaks in canned sound clips from TV, radio, etc., Prime Bumblebee speaks in electronic sounds in a manner similar to [[Franchise/StarWars R2-D2]] (or perhaps [[Anime/TransformersArmada a Mini-con]].) The [[TheSmartGuy genius 12-year-old]] can understand him.
263%%** Unlike his more sociable G1 version, Soundwave from the same series provides a deep mystery on if he really can talk besides his recordings of others' lines (which naturally have the pretty vocoder effect that goes with the more talkative versions of Soundwave.) No face, no voice but a lot of potential to the point of even topping Starscream (according to characters like Megatron). He goes on to prove he's quite the badass: a silent ImplacableMan that nobody ever crosses ''for a reason,'' as Airachnid and later Wheeljack go on to learn the ''hard'' way. Oh, and he gets to speak on his own ''exactly once.'' "[[spoiler: Soundwave superior, Autobots inferior!]]"
264* GadgeteerGenius (and GeniusCripple) Bernardo from ''WesternAnimation/ZorroGenerationZ'', named for a character by the same name in old-school Franchise/{{Zorro}}, like [[GenerationXerox many characters]]. He communicates via ''actual'' sign language, though he rarely uses it with Diego -- they know each other so well it's not needed, and it takes a couple of episodes to realize that Bernardo ''can't'' talk, as opposed to there simply being a RunningGag of Diego answering his own questions and not letting Bernardo get a word in.
265* Fitz's daughter from ''WesternAnimation/TwelveOunceMouse'' makes only baby sounds.
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