these characters are the strong silent
types literally pays to be the strong
silent type welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we'll be counting down our picks
for the top ten silent protagonists in
video games but the time for talk is not
net for this list we ranked the best
videogame protagonists whom we rarely or
never hear speaking we're sticking to
one per franchise and we're ruling out
characters like the dovahkiin from
skyrim as he talks through text boxes
and shouts as well as characters that
started as silent protagonists but
started speaking in later games so Isaac
Clarke and Samus Iran are out to unlaid
Mother Brain to waste inarticulate
grunts and yells are still fine though
we still control the universe number 10
the rookie Halo 3 ODST wake up buttercup
relax rookie you don't mean nothing some
gamers found this installment in the FPS
series to be unnecessary but it
introduced us to this stoic protagonist
in the campaign it's up to him to figure
out where his missing teammates went and
he has to do so based on limited
evidence like a lamppost with a sniper
rifle hanging from it as his name
suggests he doesn't have much experience
but he does have a cool ODST visor that
helps him find clues about his buddies
number 9 doom guy the doom series I'm
gonna need you to grab some armor and
secure your pistol before I can pass you
through security this legendary horror
FPS franchise is filled with terrifying
demons but this Space Marine is there to
take him down he's officially anonymous
but fans of the series dubbed him doom
guy and the name has stuck though he's
less muscular in Doom 3 he still has his
trademark green combat armor and he was
just as capable of wiping out bad guys
without saying a word even when the
series now had voice acting for all the
NPC's he interacts with the devil
he's real
butit's gettin abnormal ratings here
number eight Corvo attano dis honored if
you ever feel like your life is hard be
thankful that you weren't framed for
murdering the empress you were supposed
to protect as he has to clear his name
for murder by murdering a whole bunch of
other people I'm okay
whatever they all totally had it coming
it's not all bad though on top of some
sweet gear like a retractable sword and
a badass mask he's been given
supernatural powers that allow him to
blink through space and even stop time
maybe being dishonored isn't so bad
after all
number seven the new kid South Park the
stick of truth a light thief never heard
of one but interesting we always wanted
to get a more hands-on South Park
experience and we finally got it through
the eyes of this character who gets the
unflattering name of douchebag welcome
to the KKK douchebag did you who
probably can also handle our finances
hooray
not long after douchebag arrives in the
town he finds himself fighting an epic
quest for the titular stick of truth
don't get it a two down for it's powered
too much for mere motor to get this
one's no worthy because the game
actually makes fun of the silent
protagonist trope so you're the new kid
everyone is talking about what's your
name he doesn't talk Alf King he thinks
he's hot [ __ ] or something and
highlights just how awkward it would be
in real life and I'd like you to hear
his story go ahead kid
tell them you know about all that
go ahead Tom telling us stuff number six
row row row no trigger one of the games
that made our best games of all time
list is led by this non talker he
travels through time with fellow
adventurers to prevent the future from
becoming a wasteland of despair if his
spiky hair style looks familiar that's
because he was designed by Akira
Toriyama the creator of the Dragon Ball
manga despite not speaking he's somehow
able to score a date with a princess
during the Millennium fair sure there
are a few answers that he can give
during his trial but for the rest of the
game he's still the strong silent type
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number 5 cloade Grand Theft Auto 3 Luigi
said to give you this so here here take
it
though this infamous sandbox game
featured voice actors as famous as Kyle
MacLachlan and Michael Rapaport hey I'm
Joey this character want us over without
the benefit of speech I'm beyond most
come back if that pimping is scuzzy
[ __ ] in my backyard he's a bank
robber who gets left for dead by his
girlfriend Catalina and he has to
navigate Liberty City's vicious crime
world after escaping from prison with
his fellow prisoner 8-ball it still
comes off as rather awkward when he
approaches all the mob bosses and
follows whatever they say with just a
thoughtful nod but I guess that conveys
gravitas the weed you said you were
reliable so come back later there might
be some work for you all all right
number 4
shell portal series for your own safety
and the safety of others please refrain
from
these unique puzzle FPS games are known
for their witty dialogue but none of it
comes from the main character so let's
cool down three minutes now that a
minute break but should leave allegedly
two minutes to figure out how to shut
down whatever start to water fires
despite her silence she's still an
unforgettable hero thanks to her being
one of the strongest depictions of women
in video games you dangerous mute
lunatic she has to navigate through both
games using the portal gun which allows
her to move objects or herself across
great distances she may be quiet but
she's got to be clever to make it out
alive
number three Jack Bioshock series okay
so we do here from this character
briefly in the beginning of the game but
he isn't heard from again you know what
they were right technically that voice
could be some guy next to you on the
plane anyway I am rejected those answers
whatever the case his journey is just
too memorable to leave him off the list
he allows us to see the beautiful
underwater city of Rapture
and he's got the gusto to take down
whatever terrifying inhabitants get in
his way he's also got the friendly voice
of Atlas to guide him around or so it
seems
number two link The Legend of Zelda
series remember when we said that grunts
and exclamations are just fine this is
what we were talking about
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it's hard not to include a character
whose game series is considered to be
one of the best in all of gaming after
all the green clad warrior goes on
numerous epic journeys to save the
titular princess of Hyrule from the evil
Ganondorf he does break his silence once
if you count a point of telling a funny
joke that no one can understand as
breaking his silence in Oracle of Ages
nevertheless having traveled across the
land and even through time to save the
world is more than enough to get him
high on this list before we get to our
number one spot here are a few honorable
mentions I'll see you in the far side
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number one Gordon Freeman half-life
series dr. Freeman I presume the debate
for the top spot between Gordon and link
was a close one but the guy with a PhD
that can rally an army just nudged ahead
I found him wandering around outside
in the first game he has to fight off
aliens from the dimensions n when they
wind up in the Black Mesa research
facility
if you thought things couldn't get any
worse
he van has to save humanity from the
authoritarian police state instituted by
the alien combine in the sequel don't
worry though because though he doesn't
have much of a voice he does have what
it takes just don't expect him to give a
rousing speech in half-life 3 man a few
words aren't you or maybe he'll be
voiced by Nolan North who knows listen I
got to go duck we're taking enough
chances as it is do you agree with our
list so I guess we'll never really be
friends which silent video game
protagonists can you not stop talking
about those bite a nameless bank for
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