10 Best Silent Protagonists In Gaming History

10. Doom Guy

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Has there ever been a character in gaming that has faced the sorts of threats that Doom Guy deals with on a regular basis? Whether it's venturing right into the mouth of Hell and then fighting his way back, or taking on the fearsome beasties running riot on Mars, Doom Guy is always happy to just shut up, bust out the biggest guns he can find and blast everything in the vicinity to pieces.

While his silence was understandable in the first two Doom games - given the technical restrictions of the time - when Doom 3 rolled around it seemed like the time was ripe to give Doom Guy a voice.

That didn't happen. Instead, he just got on with what had to get done without ever uttering a word to anybody. As usual, he proved himself more than capable of handing any threat that is thrown his way without the bravado of past contemporaries, such as Duke Nukem.

With Doom 4 on the horizon there is a very good chance that Doom Guy will be given a voice, but until that day comes he stands as one of the most lethal silent protagonists of all time.