Robert Sims

**Robert Sims** is one of the main characters in the Apple TV+ series *Silo*. The head of security for Judicial, he is portrayed by American actor and rapper Common. He serves as the main antagonist of the show.

## Official Biography

> *The head of security for Judicial and a bit of an enforcer for Judge Meadows. Sims can be charming one minute and turn threatening on a dime.*
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## Biography

Robert is the head of security for Judicial, as well as playing the role of an enforcer for Judge Meadows. Sims has a charismatic personality but is also shown to be quite short-tempered in nature. He seemingly has more power than even Judge Meadows, letting her act as a figurehead while he pulls the strings. Later it is revealed that Sims actually secretly take orders from Bernard Holland.

Robert Sims is the son of a janitor, and as he grew up he realised that people look down on janitors, even his own mother, despite the rhetoric that everyone works for the good of the Silo. When he was fourteen, Robert was bullied by Richard Elliot. One day, Richard's family were forced to move to Level 125 after his father was reassigned. His father asked Robert if the boy was still bothering him, and Robert realised that his father was responsible for having the bully's family reassigned. When asked how, Robert's father said that he wanted to show him something beyond a Janitorial closet door, and if he agreed to Shadow him then he could never tell anyone what was on the other side. Sims would go on to work for the Judicial department, marrying Camille and having a son, Anthony.

Sims' arrival at a Recycling center breaks up a fight between Larry and Toby, who are fighting over a sledgehammer. Sims orders his agents to take their names. When Mayor Ruth Jahns and Deputy Sam Marnes travel the Silo to meet with Juliette Nichols, Sims meets them during a break in the park, offering strawberries and hinting that Judge Meadows was not pleased that the pair did not stop in at her office on their way past. Sims also supports Paul Billings' appointment as Sheriff, and that the decision needed to be made quickly to prevent fear and confusion spreading through the Silo. Later, during the power shutdown to fix the generator, Sims comforted his son who was afraid of the darkness.

When Mayor Ruth Jahns was murdered, Sims and Bernard Holland were called to her office to help deal with the situation. Deputy Sam Marnes wanted Judicial to provide him a list of every criminal who might bear him a grudge twenty-five levels on either side of the Mids deputy station. Sims provided the list for him, but asked him to be discreet about his inquiries. Later, Sims visited Marnes to try and get him to agree to Meadows forcing the new Sheriff, Juliette Nichols, out and putting Paul Billings in his place. While Marnes agreed that she was not wanted, he wanted to give her the chance to fail on her own so that she wouldn't go back to Mechanical and rile them up.

Following Marnes' murder, Sims attended the scene with Bernard and Paul Billings, who was appointed as Chief Deputy without Nichols' approval. Sims tried to needle Nichols, saying that given Marnes' behavior the previous day, a guard should have been on his apartment. In the wake of two deaths, Sims relayed a suggestion from Judge Meadows that a Forgiveness Holiday be held but Bernard instead opted for a Race to the Top. Sims continue to push Judicial's agenda, meeting with Douglas Trumbull after being asked for consideration to be his Shadow and giving Billings the name of Ralf Melby as Judicial's chief suspect in the murders.

With Trumbull exposed by Nichols as trying to frame Patrick Kennedy for Marnes' murder, Sims was surprised to see him as he exited a non-descript Janitorial closet. Trumbull had followed him once but did not know what was behind the door. Seemingly impressed by Trumbull's initiative, Sims offered him a position as his Shadow after also telling him how he had failed. When Trumbull accepted, Sims threw him over the railings to his death, for the good of the Silo.

## Notes & References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Getaway"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Machines"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Holston's Pick"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "The Janitor's Boy"
5. ↑ "Truth"