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Someone who does not speak onscreen because he cannot speak at all. |
Someone who does not speak onscreen because he cannot speak at all. |
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He is intelligent; he does show signs of sentience to us, the viewers--just not to the other characters. He may be able to vocalize onscreen, but it won't be in a known language--probably just the occasional sigh--and none of the characters will be able to interpret what he says. He will be able to gesture, but this may or may not convey any meaning to the other characters; they may play [ |
He is intelligent; he does show signs of sentience to us, the viewers--just not to the other characters. He may be able to vocalize onscreen, but it won't be in a known language--probably just the occasional sigh--and none of the characters will be able to interpret what he says. He will be able to gesture, but this may or may not convey any meaning to the other characters; they may play [[wikipedia:Charades|charades]] with him to figure out what he has to say. In extremis, may lapse into [[Talking With Signs]]--but only we the viewers get to see the signs. |
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Often surprisingly competent, and tends to understand what's going on better than voiced characters, while being hilariously unable to communicate that understanding. Also, often voiced by Frank Welker when they're voiced at all. |
Often surprisingly competent, and tends to understand what's going on better than voiced characters, while being hilariously unable to communicate that understanding. Also, often voiced by Frank Welker when they're voiced at all. |
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