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** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' Link can be seen "speaking" (with mouth movements) during some cutscenes, but the game displays no text to show exactly what he is saying. Presumably the developers intended that the player would understand the gist of what he was saying, since you would have already seen what he was talking about. Miyamoto and Aonuma have actually stated that the reason the game didn't have voice acting was because they thought having voiced characters would clash with having a Heroic Mime.
** It has since been [[Word of God|confirmed]] that the Hero's Shade from ''Twilight Princess'' is the Hero of Time incarnation, so his dialogue counts.
** In ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
*** ''Breath'' actually gives an explanation for Link’s silence, [[Gameplay and Story Integration]] making him [[The Silent Bob]] as well. Supposedly, he was far more talkative as a child, but once he realized his calling and the heavy burden placed upon him, he felt remaining silent and stoic was the best way to put up a strong front while facing his foes.
** Quite possibly the biggest reason for the failure of ''[[The Legend of Zelda (animation)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' cartoon was because fans liked Link ''much'' better when he didn't talk.
* ''[[Cave Story]]'' and its silent robot protagonist, {{spoiler|Quote}}.
** Inverted in the [[Wii Ware]] port: {{spoiler|Curly Story gives Curly Brace several lines where Quote had none previously. Quote is still mostly mute (scenes involving him have Curly speak for him), except for one situation in the Plantation; performing a sidequest required to access the [[Bonus Level of Hell]] actually gives Quote a couple of lines.}}
* Not really a hero (unless you go for the not-so-evil ending), but the new overlord in ''[[Overlord]]'' never says anything either. This continues in the sequels and prequels, with none of the Overlords ever speaking
* Amaterasu in ''[[Okami]]'' never says anything, being a wolf. Instead the sidekick, Issun, [[Voice for The Voiceless|acts as her mouthpiece]]... at length. Ammy's own emotions generally get expressed in appropriately canine ways, including gnawing on Issun when he gets too rude.
** Often, and amusingly, Issun will interpret Ammy's intentions even when she shows no outward indication of a response, particularly when accepting a quest when she is usually just panting and looking around nonchalantly.
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