10 Best Silent Protagonists In Gaming History

10. Sparrow (Fable 2)

For some players, it’s hard to read the word ‘Fable’ without wincing. Right from the first game, there were empty promises which remained unfulfilled even as the trilogy closed. As for the trilogy itself, the tone and British humour was praised throughout but the gameplay style and quality varied wildly. However, it remained a solid series.

This was followed by a terrible Kinect focussed Fable: The Journey, a so so remake of the first game and a failed multiplayer endeavour. There are whispers that a fourth true version of the game may be on the way soon, but all in all the series has taken quite a battering over the years.

Still, it remains charmingly popular, and a lot of that is down to the game’s unabashed wit and utter silliness. Though combat styles varied throughout the series, the humour probably peaked in the second entry with the unnamed hero, nicknamed Sparrow.

A perfect foil for the jokes of the rest of the cast, Sparrow was delightfully goofy even without words. Sparrow could still laugh, dance, scream and even fart, all of which the townspeople for some reason found impressive. Even without words, Sparrow was a great entertainer.