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#REDIRECT [[List of Doctor Who creatures and aliens#The Silence]] |
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'''The Silence''' are a [[fiction]]al race of mysterious beings in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]'', voiced by [[Marnix Van Den Broeke]]. They are not named during the show, but instead are referenced in the credits. |
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Show runner [[Steven Moffat]] created the Silence<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8465668/Doctor-Who-episode-1-The-Impossible-Astronaut-review.html | title=Doctor Who, episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut, review | journal=[[Sunday Telegraph]] | date=24 April 2011 | accessdate=2011-04-24 }}</ref> to compete with other creatures in the past in terms of "scariness".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1375696/Is-Doctor-Whos-Karen-Gillan-going-killed-shows-new-scary-aliens.html | title=Is Doctor Who's Karen Gillan going to be killed off by show's new scary aliens? | journal=[[Daily Mail]] | date=11 April 2011 | accessdate=2011-04-22 }}</ref> The [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Matt Smith]], called the Silence "the scariest monsters in the Show's history".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/tv/new-doctor-who-series-darkest-ever-says-steven-moffatt/story-e6frexlr-1226034849163 | title=New Doctor Who series 'darkest ever' says Steven Moffatt | date=6 April 2011 | accessdate=2011-04-22 | journal= [[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)]] }}</ref> |
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==Physical characteristics== |
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The Silence are depicted as tall humanoids with bulbous heads and grey, mouthless, skeletal-like fleshy faces, partly inspired by [[Edvard Munch]]'s ''[[The Scream]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13180650 | title=Doctor Who opener watched by 6.5m | journal=BBC News | date=24 April 2011 | accessdate=2011-04-24 }}</ref> Their hands possess large, elongated fingers. They speak in low, guttural voices. |
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If anyone saw one of them properly, they would instantly forget as soon as they looked away. In addition, they seemed to be able to move from place to place very quickly. The Silence could also use an energy discharge from their hands to kill and obliterate someone, leaving only ashes behind. It appears that they have to draw this energy from an outside force though, as when performing this act the energy from the lights flew into it. When absorbing the energy and discharging it, a hole appears where the mouth should be. |
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==History== |
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The Silence have apparently been present on Earth for hundreds of years, going unnoticed by the human race, as mentioned in the trailer for "[[Day of the Moon]]". |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Doctor Who races]] |