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''Everybody else is too loud"''|'''[[The Who|John Entwistle]]'''}}

 

* Rika from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''.

* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'''s Hiei tends towards this. Chuck Huber, his voice actor, told a humorous story in the commentary; he once watched an episode of the show with his family, and all Hiei said through the whole episode was "Hn."

* [[The Voiceless|Keith Gandor]] from ''[[Baccano]]'' has been known to go ''years'' without talking, and as such the resident [[Knowledge Broker|Knowledge Brokers]] have been known to forgo their usual $500 fee if he says more than five words to them. Yes, Keith's words are so rare that they have ''monetary value.''

* Occasionally, Ryu Sanada of ''[[Kimi ni Todoke]]'' will speak in ''whole'' sentences. But not often.

* {{spoiler|Harpo}} from the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fic ''[[The Vinyl Scratch Tapes (Fanfic)|The Vinyl Scratch Tapes]]''.

* Andy from ''[[Calvin and Hobbes: The Series|Calvin and Hobbes The Series]]''. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Socrates:

 

 

* [[The Emperor|Emperor]] Gregor Vorbarra from the [[Vorkosigan Saga]].

* Maggie from ''[[Old Mans War]]''.

* Mac, from ''[[The Dresden Files]]''. Getting words out of him at all is rare, and if you see him speaking in actual ''sentences'', you know things are very, very serious.

** In ''Changes'', he speaks an entire paragraph. Harry is completely floored by this, and not just because of what he said.

* The badass priest "Mr Eko" from ''[[Lost]]'' does not speak for forty days after he kills two of the "Others" in self-defense.

* Daniel "Oz" Osbourne on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', who famously explained his lycanthropy as follows:

'''Buffy''': Apparently not that long. }}

** We see the [[Hidden Depths]] behind his laconic demeanor, when Buffy is granted telepathy and overhears Oz's thoughts:

(aloud) "Huh." }}

** Angel's not known for his talkativeness, either; lampshaded when the two chat:

'''Oz:''' No, we're usually laconic. }}

* Teal'c from ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. "You speak?" "Only when it is appropriate." [[Catch Phrase|Indeed.]]

* On ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', [[Justin Timberlake|Robin Gibb]] in "The [[Bee Gees|Barry Gibb]] Talk Show".

* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', season six, Sam and Dean's distant cousin Mark was introduced. Mark ''barely'' avoided becoming [[The Silent Bob]]. Promptly lampshaded.

'''Mark''': Enough. }}

* ''[[Power Rangers]]'' has its fair share of this trope in the following seasons:

* Cloud of ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' canon seems to fit this trope, with other characters going so far as to praise him for his calm and collected mindset. He also speaks relatively few words to the other Warriors of Cosmos, not to mention it seems like he's always in a perpetual contest with himself to see how he can express a thought in as few words as possible when he does speak.

** During the ending, he almost ''shows off'' his laconic attitude. Everyone is saying their goodbyes (in reverse series order):

'''Cloud''': ''Not interested''. (disappears) }}

* The Main Character ([[Fan Nickname|Minato]]) from ''[[Persona 3]]'' fits this trope to a T.

** The most lines Ferb has ever said at once can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImJwiSvqVE here]. Watch and be amazed.

* Raven from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.

* All the operatives of Sector V on ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'' have a position/nickname: Number 3 is "[[The Chick|The Flirt]]," Number 2 is "[[The Smart Guy|The Inventor]]," and Number 5 is "The Quiet One," although she's more like the [[Only Sane Man]].

* In ''[[Animaniacs]]'' Wakko is the least talkative of the Warner siblings as in some segments he doesn't say anything.