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{{quote|''"Don't you roll your eyes at me; it's a good plan!"''
|'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''}}
The Silent Snarker is just that. A combination of [[Deadpan Snarker]] and [[The Voiceless]], [[The Speechless]] or [[The Unintelligible]]. A character who does not speak, usually a sidekick, who is [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|a lot more competent]] than his superior, [[Snark Bait|who does things most]] [[Deadpan Snarker
▲{{quote|''"Don't you roll your eyes at me; it's a good plan!"''|'''Dr. Doofenshmirtz''', ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]''}}
▲The Silent Snarker is just that. A combination of [[Deadpan Snarker]] and [[The Voiceless]], [[The Speechless]] or [[The Unintelligible]]. A character who does not speak, usually a sidekick, who is [[Hypercompetent Sidekick|a lot more competent]] than his superior, [[Snark Bait|who does things most]] [[Deadpan Snarker|Deadpan Snarkers]] [[Snark Bait|would have a field day with]]. But since they cannot or don't speak, they communicate their snark through eyerolls, [[Face Palm|facepalms]], furrowed brows and [[Aside Glance|aside glances]]. These characters normally have very expressive faces to properly convey their silent exasperation.
May overlap with [[The Silent Bob]]. If the character is [[The Unintelligible]], this can sometimes overlap with [[Repeating So the Audience Can Hear]]. Contrast with [[Deadpan Snarker]], the vocal version of this trope.
'''[[The Voiceless]], [[The Speechless]], and [[The Unintelligible]] characters only ([[The Silent Bob|Silent Bobs]] are exceptions). If they can talk, or at least talk frequently, they don't count for this trope.'''
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* [[The Inhumans|Black Bolt]] occasionally, [[Depending on the Writer]]. Only able to speak through non verbal means due to the [[Person of Mass Destruction|destructive nature]] [[Make Me Wanna Shout|of his powers]], those who can understand him (which is surprisingly easy to do, to the surprise of those who have not known him long) find he has something of a dry wit.
▲* Pikachu in the earlier seasons of ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]''.
* 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 [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|aside glances]].▼
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* 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.
** In the "Cheese Lover's Yearbook" (their diary) Gromit leaves tiny, neatly typewritten notes for his snark.
* Also from Aardman is Bobo the Chimp from ''[[The Pirates!
* Several of the animal sidekicks from [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney movies]].
* ''[[WALL-E]]'': Eve has enough "furrowed brows" and annoyed groans to count.
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (
* Remy from ''[[Ratatouille]]'', when he's around humans.
* Tinkerbell from ''[[Peter Pan (Disney film)|Peter Pan]]'', before she became [[Suddenly Voiced]] in the sequels.
* Pangur Ban in ''[[The Secret of Kells]]'' is a borderline example: as an ordinary cat, she doesn't understand the greater significance of most things that happen to her, and will therefore react with expressions of annoyance, indignation or plain puzzlement that are great for puncturing otherwise dramatic moments.
* Pascal the chameleon in ''[[
* From ''[[Despicable Me]]'', we have Kyle, Gru's [[Buffy-Speak|dog-thing]] being [[The Speechless]] variation of this trope, while a few of The Minions fit [[The Unintelligible]] variation.
* Jojo from ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'', {{spoiler|up until he begins talking again.}}
* Melvin, The Once-ler's horse from ''[[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.]]
** Chewbacca as well, if you pay attention to how people react to what he says he's probably one of the most sarcastic characters in the franchise.
** In ''Return of the Jedi'', when Lando Calrissian has ownership of the ''Millennium Falcon'', Chewbacca's role is filled by the monkey-faced alien Nien Nunb, and Lando bilingually bickers with him in much the way Han Solo did with Chewie.
* Burt Lancaster had a childhood friend, Nick Cravat, who appeared in several of Lancaster's movies. Cravat was never able to get rid of his thick Brooklyn accent, so he
* [[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 ==
* [[Jane Austen]]'s ''[[Mansfield Park]]'' includes a brief appearance by a Silent [[Servile Snarker]]:
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'''Mrs. Norris:''' Stay, stay, Fanny! What are you about? Where are you going? Don't be in such a hurry. Depend upon it, it is not you who are wanted; depend upon it, it is me, but you are so very eager to put yourself forward. What should Sir Thomas want you for? It is me, Baddeley, you mean; I am coming this moment. You mean me, Baddeley, I am sure; Sir Thomas wants me, not Miss Price.
But Baddeley was stout. "No, ma'am, it is Miss Price; I am certain of it's being Miss Price." And there was a half-smile with the words, which meant, "I do not think ''you'' would answer the purpose at all." }}
* Mouse, from ''[[
* 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 ==
* Teller of ''[[Penn
* Diefenbaker from ''[[Due South]]'' is treated as one of these thanks to the various reaction shots from his human co-stars.
* ''[[
== 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
== Video Games ==
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'':
** Link surprisingly enough fits this on many occasions, most notably in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]''. Other examples include ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Wind Waker]]''.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog
* Wonder of wonders, ''[[A Nightmare
* 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
== Web Animation ==
* PomPom and The Cheat from ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* Dietzel from ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' owes something to Gromit.
* Feral from ''Strays''.
* In ''[[The Non
* Klik from ''[[
* Mr. Fluffycuddles from ''[[Samurai Princess]]'', the non verbal raccoon companion of Nicholas.
== Web Original ==
* Big Box Model from ''[[The Cinema Snob
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[
** Perry the Platypus could probably give Gromit a run for his money in this, silent snarking in regards to his nemesis Dr. Doofenshmirtz, and his allies Major Monogram and Carl the Intern. He also at one point mocked Candace behind her back.
** Ferb could count since he rarely talks, and spends more time rolling his eyes at the stupidity of his peers.
* Spot from ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]''. He only ever makes annoyed sighs as he's bailing Phooey's dumb ass out of trouble.
* Gary from ''[[
* ''[[The Simpsons (
* ''[[Ruby Gloom]]'': Doom Kitty
* Rico from ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' sort of fits, as he is (usually) [[The Unintelligible]]. Although oftentimes his snarks are the ''only'' intelligible things he says.
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'''Rico:''' Oh boy. }}
* Snoopy from ''[[Peanuts]]'' combines this with [[Large Ham]]. He doesn't just snark Charlie Brown, he gets angry, yells and ''throws books at him''. This only applies to the animated specials, where Snoopy is silent ([[Suddenly Voiced|most of the time]]).
* [[Looney Tunes]] :
** Wile E. Coyote,
** Road Runner is similar, but with an amused smile and equally snarky signs.
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* On ''[[My Little Pony:
* The original ''[[My Little Pony]] and Friends'' series had Moochick's assistant Habbit the Rabbit.
* Soundwave of ''[[Transformers Prime]]''.
▲* Horace the ferret from ''[[My Gym Partner's a Monkey (Animation)|My Gym Partners a Monkey]]''.
* Azrael in ''[[The Smurfs]]'' snarks in meows.
▲== Real life ==
* 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]].
* [[Cats Are Snarkers|Cats.]]
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Oh Great a Snark Index]]▼
[[Category:Silence Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Oh Great a Snark Index]]
▲[[Category:Trope]]
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