Characters Who Never Talk, Then Suddenly Do
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Not sure if it counts since it wasn't actually in the game, but Chell was originally going to speak in portal 2. Only one word though : "Yes"
Source from Rock, Paper, Shotgun "One versio saw an incredibly anticlimactic finale, fighting the corrupted Wheatley, in which turning the machine off involved uttering the word ?Yes?. Chell was to speak! Just one word, but a word that would end everything. ?And it sucked,? said Wolpaw."
Source from Rock, Paper, Shotgun "One versio saw an incredibly anticlimactic finale, fighting the corrupted Wheatley, in which turning the machine off involved uttering the word ?Yes?. Chell was to speak! Just one word, but a word that would end everything. ?And it sucked,? said Wolpaw."
Samus also narrated the intro sequence for Super Metroid on the SNES. Zero Mission was a retelling from her perspective, and also somewhat narrated, at least in parts. Jennifer Hale did her pain sounds in the Prime trilogy, but no, she never had an actual voice until Other M. But then, a voice actress thrust upon a previously mostly-silent protagonist is the least of that.. game's.. worries.Alexei F. Karamazov said:
I don't know if the "The Last Metroid Is In Captivity: The Galaxy Is At Peace" part of Super Metroid was meant to be a character speaking or just overall narration. I suppose it could be argued that it was possibly Samus speaking, which would have been the first time she had an actual voice, but it's a bit sketchy. It was the first spoken words in the series though, that I'm aware of. Second would be.. the Luminoth noises I guess? Was there voice acting for the NPCs in Corruption? I can't recall.
Gordon Freeman is fully voiced in half life 3 
Others have pointed out Saints Row, which is probably my favorite example considering they not only became voice acted but got a choice of a number of different voices (exact number depending on the game).
For a non-game character Longshot from Avatar the Last Airbender only speaks in one episode long after his introduction if I remember right.
Others have pointed out Saints Row, which is probably my favorite example considering they not only became voice acted but got a choice of a number of different voices (exact number depending on the game).
For a non-game character Longshot from Avatar the Last Airbender only speaks in one episode long after his introduction if I remember right.
Bleh... I remember that show.Mikejames said:Anyone remember when Donkey Kong had that animated series?
The 90s were stranger times..
Also, where is his teeth?
In terms of that show?Segadroid said:Oh yeah, that guy!
Sorry, I kinda forgot about him. I didn't grow up with American television. Did I miss much?
John "Soap" MacTavish from Call of Duty. He is silent in the first Modern Warfare, and doesn't get a voice until the second game, where he is (mostly) an NPC.
Does Gold Sun 1 and 2 counted?
In the first game you played Issac but in 2 you played the other character Felix and his group. When you are reunited with Issac group he can talk since you're not playing as him in 2 so it was quite werid having him being able to talked. Ok this also in turn make Felix one talkable in 1 to being the silent protagonist in 2.
In the first game you played Issac but in 2 you played the other character Felix and his group. When you are reunited with Issac group he can talk since you're not playing as him in 2 so it was quite werid having him being able to talked. Ok this also in turn make Felix one talkable in 1 to being the silent protagonist in 2.
Nope, Sonic did indeed start off as silent, then start talking. In the voice of what I can only describe as what I'd imagine Vanilla Ice would sound like if he'd inhaled the contents of a helium balloon. Seriously, WHY?!!Savagezion said:
I mean, I absolutely loathe Sonic's contemporary Dynamite Headdy. (Haven't heard of Dynamite Headdy? There's a reason for that.) But as obnoxious as he was, at least he was MEANT to talk. Sonic is meant to do two things: run fast and look awesome. The moment you give him the voice of an overconfident brat, you just kill the character stone dead.
I thought Booker was a well-designed character, as far as his personality goes. My problem with him is that he's constantly making decisions that I don't agree with and have no say in. Yet I'm supposed to empathise with him. So yeah, I absolutely agree with you guys on the subject of the Bioshock games.FootloosePhoenix said:
Samus, I suppose. She only talks in Other M, which was something of a surprise when I first played it. Not helped by her having a monotone voice and the pretentious inner-monologue.
That said, I always wanted to hear what Claude sounded like. I imagine he had a really strong French accent.
That said, I always wanted to hear what Claude sounded like. I imagine he had a really strong French accent.
The games were fairly awful, true. I've got something of a soft spot for Sonic Adventure, but SatAM Sonic was more than worth watching. Thing to remember is, yes, Sonic did start out silent, but then Archie Comics got hold of the rights and produced an entire line of comics about a massively extended universe that's.. pretty much ignored by everything but that one cartoon. Pity, really.TheMadDoctorsCat said:
I'm going to cheat a tad and go with Nathan Hale from the Resistance series.
In the first game, he (almost) never talks. The story is told in an aftermath style with the female operative reading her reports of the various battles. It's atmospheric, effective, and chilling.
Then suddenly the second game comes around and Hale won't shut his damn mouth. The cool narration is nowhere to be seen and the character is the one telling the whole story.
In the first game, he (almost) never talks. The story is told in an aftermath style with the female operative reading her reports of the various battles. It's atmospheric, effective, and chilling.
Then suddenly the second game comes around and Hale won't shut his damn mouth. The cool narration is nowhere to be seen and the character is the one telling the whole story.
Spoilers for a twelve-year-old game, I guess...
In the first Golden Sun, Isaac was your typical silent protagonist, whose self-expression was limited to emotes and answering the occasional yes/no question. In the second game, a different character becomes the party lead, and suddenly Isaac won't shut up.
In the first Golden Sun, Isaac was your typical silent protagonist, whose self-expression was limited to emotes and answering the occasional yes/no question. In the second game, a different character becomes the party lead, and suddenly Isaac won't shut up.
WAIT, REALLY??!?!Zeterai said:
FemShep and Samus are voiced by the same person?! That's crazy! I mean, sure it's a bit of a minor role, but still, I never would have suspected that in an alternate universe, Samus still manages to save the world from Space "Pirates!"
I would like to think this counts. Actually, this is precisely what I came in here to say. To be honest, it's a bit weird having Isaac talk in Golden Sun: The Lost Age. I found it even weirder that Felix somehow lost his voice.Scarim Coral said:
I'd also like to mention Kimahri from Final Fantasy X. He doesn't say a single word until a good way into the game, and his first words are to tell Tidus to keep a positive exterior, for Yuna's sake. Even after that, he still says next to nothing.