spoiler Do you think Vinyl Scratch is mute?

[Unity 332]

So I already know it' not confirmed either way but I was wanting to know if you guys thought Vinyl Scratch(DJ PON-3) is mute or just doesn't talk.

[Rhythm Red 6,484]

I think she just doesn't talk. There's no evidence that she's mute.

Granted there's no evidence that she ISN'T mute, either.

 

We just won't know until we are given more evidence.

[Tacodidra 61,249]

She is seen talking to Octavia in "A Hearth's Warming Tail" (at the 19:08 mark), though her voice isn't heard. Then again, it's in a story told by Twilight so it might not count...

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[ShadOBabe 18,997]

I wouldn’t mind in the least if she was. Gives some cool insight into her passion for music. She may not be able to express herself with words, but she doesn’t need to.

But it’s interesting as well if she’s just an abnormally quiet pony that likes REALLY LOUD MUSIC!!

3 minutes ago, Tacodidra said:

She is seen talking to Octavia in "A Hearth's Warming Tail" (at the 19:08 mark), though her voice isn't heard. Then again, it's in a story told by Twilight so it might not count...

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EDIT: Oh, ho!! I had never seen that! I retract my previous comment then!

It is possible to be mute and mouth words, but Vinyl isn’t doing any kind of signing. She can definitely talk. She’s just very selective about it. You’re right in that it is just a story from Twilight, but animators still made her mouth move.

Edited January 29, 2018 by ShadOBabe

[Tacodidra 61,249]

17 minutes ago, ShadOBabe said:

Oh, ho!! I had never seen that! I retract my previous comment then!

It is possible to be mute and mouth words, but Vinyl isn’t doing any kind of signing. She can definitely talk. She’s just very selective about it. You’re right in that it is just a story from Twilight, but animators still made her mouth move.

It's quite easy to miss. I just found another one that I didn't know about just a few minutes ago. Her Equestria Girls version is also seen talking in "Legend of Everfree"! The scene is at 11:49 into the film.

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[King of Canterlot 9,603]

No shes not mute, she just never talks, its been revealed my M.A Larson that Hasbro executives didn't want her to talk probably because they didn't want to have to find another VA to pay for a background character 

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

Just now, Tacodidra said:

It's quite easy to miss. I just found another one that I didn't know about just a few minutes ago. Her Equestria Girls version is also seen talking in "Legend of Everfree"! The scene is at 11:49 into the film.

 Very interesting. I personally think if someone wants to roll with the idea that she’s mute, it’s a totally valid headcanon idea. But from what you’ve shown, I get the feeling that the creators think Vinyl is capable of speech.

Maybe she’s selectively mute like Link from Legend of Zelda.

[GeekySonic 1,150]

She can talk. She's done a few times in the background. It's just that the fandom would eat itself alive if her voice was anyone's besides Nowhacking.

[EpicEnergy 23,221]

I think she can talk but chooses not to.

[HedonismBot 241]

After the way Scootaloo's wings were handled (all evidence points to the creative team wanting to have themselves a disabled character, but the execs not wanting that), I never would have suspected that Vinyl was meant to be mute.

Plus we never saw her communicating non-verbally (say, via writing) as one would expect for a mute individual.

[Widdershins 9,960]

I think that's primarily the thing. Much like "Derpy" Hooves, it'd be one of those situations where the show's writers would be all like "Oh. Yeah, that would make for a good character. We'll see if we can play along with that." While I can't say no one ever has tried to write or animate a mute character, I do doubt many have experience in how the life of one would be like. Don't want to risk offending anyone when some uppity viewer thinks real mute people don't sign aaall the time like that.

 But no, I think the main gag is that it's a kind of Big Mac/ Silent Bob shtick. That Vinyl is just a cool character with a slow paced demeanor that she usually just lets everypony else talk and get on with their drama before she cares enough to talk. I'm thinking the hunderth episode where Time Turner got all up in her sunglasses and it really seemed like she was just letting him burn out his blabbity so she could just point his way off and go on with her day.

 

 Though In My Headcannon, she was born minorly deaf. If I recall right, those who're deaf can talk, but not do so with any accuracy as they haven't heard the words to learn them or can hear themselves talk. Vinyl can tell when others talk, but dampened so much its barely discernable. That's why she choose a deep sort of music you can feel deep in your muscles and bones and she wants to share that experience with others, communicate through the Dubstep. There's been stuff into that, specialty electronica music that you can hear deeply within ya even if there's ear problems. Real therapy music. Where you can go to clubs, have the same experience every'un else does even if you're hearing or mentally impared.

Like, the dubstep sinks into your Being, Brah!~

 

 ...can you tell i'm a CallyBoi?

[Toastypk 923]

She's talked in the comic before, so she definitely CAN talk. Just not in the show it seems.

[Dreambiscuit 9,962]

She can talk just fine but chooses not to because she prefers to listen. 

[Sonic Shimmer 4,133]

No she just doesn’t like talking to people. That’s why she never takes her headphones off.

[Splashee 28,566]

I am sure she will talk when you least expect it. She is that kind of character

[Jesse Terrence 2,968]

My guess is that is mute for the sake of a running gag

[moh310 23]

it is my religious belief to assume her voice is nowacking 

[O-78 28,607]

I think she prefers to let her music do the talking. 

[Espy Vibe 4,331]

If anything, she probably has tinnitus. Seriously, who listens to music that loud?

 

[Iforgotmybrain 5,738]

My headcanon is that she just doesn’t like to talk. Makes sense with her always wearing headphones and all. 

[Sparklefan1234 171,775]

I think DJ probably doesn’t like talking to other ponies. 

[The Equestria Goth 37]

Yes he was mute. He had been every since his accident when he was younger.