History Main / NoMouth

* ''VideoGame/RaccooVenture'': The PlayerCharacter doesn;t have a visible mouth.

* Franchise/HelloKitty (along with other characters in her world) has no mouth, and a [[http://www.queeg.com/hellokitty/ bizarre memetic website]] has been dedicated to this fact for 10 years now. According to Sanrio, the reason she doesn't is that they wanted people to "project their feelings onto her"[[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1834451,00.html]]. This is averted otherwise in the anime series and specials, where she has a mouth (however, it's small) and is shown talking.

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': The Waddle-Dees and Waddle Doo all have no mouths. Dedede puzzles over why they cost so much to feed, and he and Escargoon approach a guard, and put a cookie to where it's mouth should be. The Cookie goes through the skin, and the face moves and makes noises as if something is being chewed. They're weirded out by this revelation.

* Gozarutchi and Knighttchi of the ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' toys and franchise both have their mouths obscured, the former by his ninja hood and the latter by his knight helmet.

* Gozarutchi and Knighttchi of the ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'' toys and franchise both have their mouths obscured, the former by his ninja hood and the latter by his knight helmet.

** Averted for the most part in the movies, where -- due to a decision to not depict any characters without their masks -- said masks have fully functioning mouths and effectively are their "face". There are a few exceptions, mostly female characters and the Turaga, where they have sort of immobile "ventilation grill" where the mouth should be, but have a small "flame" that flares up as they're speaking as an analogue to lip movements.

** All characters wear masks -- with some exceptions like the Piraka, known for their Slasher Smiles. The figures do have mouths under their masks, but having the masks attach by ''plugging into their mouths'' [[FridgeLogic meant that talking would always be a problem with them...]]
** Averted in the movies, where masks don't cover mouths, except in some cases (mostly female characters and the Turaga) where a sort of "ventilation grill" is where the mouth should be.
** Problem solved by introducing a new kind of beings that wear helmets, not masks, that plug into the ''top'' of their head. ''Toys/HeroFactory'' made this a standard design aspect, and the characters can now retract their faceplates to show their mouths.

* Lampshaded in The Literature/HorribleHistories book ''Woeful [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WW2]]''. In one caricature, a crowd stands listening to Stalin making an epic speech. Then one of the listeners comments on how he lies every time he opens his mouth. Another one asks back, "[[BadassMustache How do you know?]]"

* Hank from ''WesternAnimation/FindingDory''. Unlike most cartoon octopi, his mouth is hidden beneath his tentacles, like a real octopus. It is visible in some shots, barely showing under the webbing between his tentacles.

* 'VideoGame/MegaManClassic'': Some Robot Masters do not have mouths. The reasons for their mouthlessness may vary. {{Cephalothorax}}es tend to play the trope straight.

** ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'': All of the pre-Wily Robot Master bosses except Sword Man and Clown Man, plus the minibosses from Sword Man's and Aqua Man's stage.

* ''VideoGame/{{Medabots}}'' didn't have mouths for the titular machines either.
* ''Videogame/MegaMan'': Some Robot Masters do not have mouths. The reasons for their mouthlessness may vary. {{Cephalothorax}}es tend to play the trope straight.

** Metal Man, Air Man (unless you count the chest fan as a mouth), and Bubble Man from ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Mega Man 2: The Secret of Doctor Wily!!]]''.
** Needle Man and Magnet Man from ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan3 Mega Man 3: The End of Doctor Wily!?]]''.
** Toad Man, Drill Man, Ring Man, Dust Man, and Skull Man from ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan4 Mega Man 4: A New Evil Ambition!!]]'' are definite examples. In Pharaoh Man's case, it is ambiguous as to whether Pharaoh Man has his mouth covered by bandages or if the bandages are part of his actual skin. Toad Man has a mouth in the Ruby-Spears adaptation despite his {{Cephalothorax}} nature.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan5 Mega Man 5: Blues' Trapl!?]]'': Gyro Man, Crystal Man, Napalm Man (who is a {{Cephalothorax}}), and Wave Man. In Stone Man's case, it's unclear whether Stone Man has a lower jaw akin to Gut Man, his mouth is hidden underneath, or he's truly mouthless.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan6 Mega Man 6: The Greatest Battle of All Time!!]]'': Wind Man, Flame Man, Yamato Man, and Knight Man.

** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Mega Man 7: Showdown of Destiny!!]]'': Freeze Man, Burst Man, Cloud Man, Spring Man, and Turbo Man.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan8 Mega Man 8: Metal Heroes!!]]'': All of the pre-Wily Robot Master bosses except Sword Man and Clown Man, plus the minibosses from Sword Man's and Aqua Man's stage.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaManAndBass Rockman & Forte]]'': Cold Man and Pirate Man. (The latter has a mouth in the manga adaptation.)
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan9 Mega Man 9: The Ambition's Revival!!]]'': Concrete Man, Magma Man, and Galaxy Man. The fact that the second is given a {{Cephalothorax}} design may be the blame for his mouthlessness.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Mega Man 10: Threat From Outer Space!!]]'': Blade Man, Commando Man, Sheep Man, Strike Man, Nitro Man, and Solar Man. Sheep Man and Strike Man are {{Cephalothorax}}es, partially justifying the trope.
** ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan11 Mega Man 11: Greas of Fate!!]]'': Tundra Man, Torch Man, and Bounce Man. Acid Man and Pile Man may have mouths which are just obscured.

* Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' seems bound and determined to keep as much of his face obscured as possible -- not only does he wear ScaryShinyGlasses, he's in the habit of [[FingerTenting folding his hands in front of his face]] whenever he sits at a table. Other characters have a strange compulsion to put clipboards or pieces of paper [[FilmingForEasyDub in front of their mouths whenever they speak]] or have unnaturally long sips from beer cans.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': You can see Snoopy's mouth when he's smiling or barking, but otherwise it tends to disappear.

* [[TheStoic Hotaru]] from ''Manga/AliceAcademy'' tends to lose her mouth whenever she does her half lidded eyes stare at [[TheDitz Mikan]].

* For the most part, Russia's cat from ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' looks like he has no mouth. It appears very briefly, and only once.

* One of the American English-dubbed episodes of ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}'' features little build-it-yourself robots that take on the personality of whoever you mean to make them look like. Their heads do not have mouths, which causes problems for the mini-Doraemon when he tries to eat a doriyaki/yummy bun.

* Franchise/HelloKitty (along with other characters in her world) has no mouth, and a [[http://www.queeg.com/hellokitty/ bizarre memetic website]] has been dedicated to this fact for 10 years now. According to Sanrio, the reason she doesn't is because they wanted people to "project their feelings onto her"[[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1834451,00.html]]. This is averted otherwise in the anime series and specials,where she has a mouth (however, it's small) and is shown talking.
** This is also the case with another (but lesser known) Sanrio character, Chococat,who also doesn't have a visible mouth. Like the above-mentioned, other characters in his world are shown the same way.

* Pictured above, many characters from ''Literature/RequiemFromTheDarkness''.

* Creator/DCComics' Comicbook/TheQuestion deliberately invokes this, going so far as to wear a mask so that he doesn't even have a ''face''.

* ''Comicbook/GenerationX'': The mutant Jonothon Starsmore/Chamber communicates telepathically and has the lower part of his face covered because his mutant power, on manifestation, obliterated his body from below the nose to about the ribcage.

* If not for this, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' would have been nearly impossible to [[strike:make]] use stock footage...

* The Professor from ''WesternAnimation/{{Felix the Cat}}'' covers his visible mouth with his mustache. The mustache bobs up and down when he speaks.

* Likewise, Calvin from ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' does lose his mouth, but only when lost in thought or confused.

* Gendo Ikari from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' seems bound and determined to keep as much of his face obscured as possible -- not only does he wear ScaryShinyGlasses, he's in the habit of [[ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive folding his hands in front of his face]] whenever he sits at a table. Other characters have a strange compulsion to put clipboards or pieces of paper [[FilmingForEasyDub in front of their mouths whenever they speak]] or have unnaturally long sips from beer cans.

* In ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'', Tom Nook, Timmy, Tommy, Redd, Kicks, Mabel, Sable, and Label all lack mouths. However, they can all speak normally; their snouts wiggle slightly when they do.