Silent (Doctor Who)

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## Silents

### First Appearance

The Impossible Astronaut

> **Eleventh Doctor:** As I was saying, my naughty friend here is gonna kill the first three of you to attack, plus him behind, so maybe you want to draw lots or have a quiz.
> **Amy:** What's he got?
> **Rory:** Something, I hope.
> **Eleventh Doctor:** Or maybe you could just listen a minute. Because all I really want to do is accept your total surrender and then I'll let you go in peace. Yes, you've been interfering in human history for thousands of years. Yes, people have suffered and died, but what's the point in two hearts, if you can't be a bit forgiving, now and then? Ooo, the Silence. You guys take that seriously, don't you? Okay, you got me. I'm lying. I'm not really going to let you go that easily. Nice thought, but it's not Christmas. First, you tell me about the girl. Who is she? Why is she important? What's she for? Guys, sorry, but you're way out of time. Now, come on. A bit of history for you. Aren't you proud? Because you helped. Now, do you know how many people are watching this live on the telly? Half a billion. And that's nothing because the human race will spread out among the stars. You just watch them fly. Billions and billions of them, for billions and billions of years, and every single one of them at some point in their lives, will look back at this man, taking that very first step, and they will never, ever forget it. Oh. But don't forget this bit. Ready?
>
> **Canton:** Ready.
> **TV:** And that's one small step for man-
> **Silent on TV:** You should kill us all on sight.
> **Eleventh Doctor:** You've given the order for your own execution, and the whole planet just heard you. And one whacking great kick up the backside for the Silence. You just raised an army against yourself and now, for a thousand generations, you're going to be ordering them to destroy you every day. How fast can you run? Because today's the day the human race throw you off their planet. They won't even know they're doing it. I think, quite possibly, the word you're looking for right now is "oops". Run! Guys, I mean us. Run!
>
> - The Eleventh Doctor's speech to the Silence.

**The Silence**, known individually as **Silents**, are a major recurring antagonist of series 6 of the revived season, Doctor Who. They are known for their unique ability to edit themselves out of a person's memory when they are not looking at it, meaning that the second someone looks away from a silent, they don't remember anything about them. They then use this ability as a major advantage for post-hypnotic suggestion.

## Physical Appearance

Silents wear wet, black suits with 4 large fingers. They have a large head and a lot thinner around the cheeks and chin. They are humanoids. Very few of them have their name on their forehead.

## Abilities

* **Memory Editing** - The Silence can edit another person's memory to forget most things about the Silents when they look away. Members of the Kovarian Chapter and other revolutions working with or against the Silence use eye drives to retain the memory of the Silence, so long as they are wearing it.
* **Electrokinesis** - Silents can gather electricity from electric sources such as lamps, as well as produce their own so they can kill their victims by shooting electricity as "death rays" from their fingertips.

## Intervention in 1969

Main article: *The Silence's intervention in 1969.*

Before the Silence's succeeded attempt in killing the Doctor, they intervened with the human race in 1969 by stalking him and his companions, Amy, Rory and River. They then began to terrorise humans through post-hypnotic suggestion.

## Memorable Quotes

> **Silent**: You tend to my wounds. You are foolish.
> **Canton**: Why? What would you do in my place?
> **Silent**: We have ruled your lives since your lives began. You should kill us all on sight. But you will never remember we were even here. Your will is ours.
>
> - The Wounded Silent to Canton

## Trivia

* Steven Moffat based the Silents off Edvard Munch's The Scream.

## Citations

1. ↑ Day of the Moon
2. ↑ The Wedding of River Song
3. ↑ The Impossible Astronaut
4. ↑ Remembrance - The Scream