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* Pikachu in the earlier seasons of ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''.

 

 

* Gromit from ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' is the long-suffering master of this trope and the [[Trope Codifier]].

** Gromit's silent snarking ''so'' effective that back when ''A Grand Day Out'' was in production, [[What Could Have Been|he was originally supposed to talk]], but a scene where he reacts silently to Wallace stood out so much to the creators that they made him permanently silent.

* Jojo from ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'', {{spoiler|up until he begins talking again.}}

* Melvin, The Once-ler's horse from ''[[The Lorax (film)|The Lorax]]''.

* ''[[Star Wars]]''

** Based on C-3PO's reactions to some of the things he says, if his speech were translated, R2-D2 would be a definite Deadpan Snarker [[The Unintelligible|who speaks in robot noises.]]

* [[Clint Eastwood]] is a master at getting across any emotion wordlessly.

* Cosmic Creepers the cat in ''[[Bedknobs and Broomsticks]]'', notably in the scene where Ms. Price is trying to fly.

 

== Literature ==

* Ilyn Payne of ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', a mute headsman, is very mocking of {{spoiler|the now crippled}} Jaime Lannister, "laughing" at his monologues openly. Theon's squire Wex also shows signs of this.

* Very often, when John Godfrey Saxe's poem [https://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/blind-men-and-the-elephant.htm "The Blind Men and the Elephant"] is printed with illustrations, the elephant itself is rolling its eyes, as if to say, "These six stupid humans have no clue." (As it ''should'' think.)

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* Diefenbaker from ''[[Due South]]'' is treated as one of these thanks to the various reaction shots from his human co-stars.

* ''[[Glee]]'' has Brad the Silent Pianist.

 

== Newspaper Comics ==

* Odie from ''[[Garfield (Comic Strip)|Garfield]]'', every once in a while. Garfield himself is an odd case of us actually seeing what the Silent Snarker is thinking. If we couldn't read his thoughts, he would count for this. This is explored with the [https://web.archive.org/web/20081221160206/http://www.truthandbeautybombs.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=4997&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Silent Garfield] experiment, which removes his dialogue but leaves him in the panel, still making his grins and [[Aside Glance]]s.

 

== Video Games ==

* Sis from ''[[Alpha Protocol]]'' is mute ([[Cute Mute|and cute]]), but makes it clear through some expressive body-language that: 1) ''she'' is in command of her squad and 2) ''you'' are all imbeciles. She's armed with a glare that could strip paint, along with her twin revolvers.

* Shizune Hakamichi is the [[Visual Novel]] ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' is deaf and mute and communicates primarily through Japanese Sign Language. She also has a very dry and cutting wit that becomes all the more obvious in her route when Hisao learns JSL himself and he (and the player) can understand her without relying on Misha.

 

== Web Animation ==

* PomPom and The Cheat from ''[[Homestar Runner]]''.

 

== Web Comics ==

* Klik from ''[[Goblins]]'' shows this on occasion.

* Mr. Fluffycuddles from ''[[Samurai Princess]]'', the non verbal raccoon companion of Nicholas.

 

== Web Original ==

* Big Box Model from ''[[The Cinema Snob|The Big Box]]''.

 

== Western Animation ==

* Azrael in ''[[The Smurfs]]'' snarks in meows.

 

* Babies. Before they learn how to talk, they're capable of giving some very withering looks, particularly if you're trying to make them laugh.

* Deaf people can often communicate snark through sign language, and some elements seem to be born from snark. itFor example, the sign for "idiot" is mimmicking [[Driven to Suicide|shooting yourself]].

 

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