Back Stiller Protagonist German Protagonista silencioso Spanish Héros muet French 無口な主人公 Japanese 침묵하는 주인공 Korean Stille protagonist Dutch Stille protagonist NN Protagonista silencioso Portuguese 沉默的主角 Chinese
In video games, a silent protagonist is a player character who lacks any dialogue for the entire duration of a game, with the possible exception of occasional interjections or short phrases. In some games, especially visual novels, this may extend to protagonists who have dialogue, but no voice acting like all other non-player characters. A silent protagonist may be employed to lend a sense of mystery or uncertainty of identity to the gameplay, or to help the player identify better with them. Silent protagonists may also be anonymous. Not all silent protagonists are necessarily mute or do not speak to other characters; they may simply not produce any dialogue audible to the player.