Silents

“	You should kill us all on sight.	„
	~ One of the Silents.

“	Silence will fall	„
	~ The Silence motto.

The Silents are the secondary antagonists of the Eleventh Doctor's era in the Doctor Who franchise.

They believe in a religious order known as The Silence. In essence, the Silents embody the fear of the unknown (or more accurately the unknowable) as their ability to make those who see them instantly forget make them invisible to all but the most clever of minds. Overall, they are the main antagonists of the 11th Doctor's storyline, as their influence was felt throughout said storyline, they had bigger plans and were more powerful than anyone else.

History[]

The Silents started out in Earth's distant future as Confessional Priests — genetically engineered by a military organization known as the Church of the Papal Mainframe. When the Papal Mainframe received a signal from Trenzalore, it created a barrier to keep other races like Daleks and Cybermen from entering though all races were nervous to venture to the source due to the dread it posed. When the Eleventh Doctor translates the signal, translated as the oldest question "Doctor Who?", a siege begins with the Papal Mainframe reaffirming their faith to "silence will fall" with the intent not to allow the Doctor to speak his name as it would bring back the Time Lords with a new Time War as a consequence. They are described as parasites, for they have no need to create their own technology, instead using what other species create from their suggestions.

While the main body of the church served to keep the Doctor's enemies at bay, a chapel of the chruch under Madame Kovarian decided to venture into the Eleventh Doctor's past. However, as seen when they first blow up the Doctor's TARDIS, the chapel caused the cracks in time and space from which the Time Lords' signal originates from. Furthermore, revealed to have influenced mankind's development in the process such as the moon land, the second attempt on the Doctor's life by the Kovarian Chapel's Silents using River Song only ensured that Doctor is able to reach Trenzalore. The Silents loyal to the Papal Mainframe remained behind and later aid the Doctor when the siege becomes a full blown war lasting centuries. Given that their purpose was fulfilled when the Doctor permanently sealed the crack, it's unknown what became of them.

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They are based on a combination of Greys and Men in Black from modern culture and UFO folklore.
The Silents bear a resemblance to several archetype monsters from culture including the Buffy monsters The Gentlemen, Grey Gentlemen from Momo, the Slender Man from several creepypastas, books, etc and the iconic Scream Painting by Edvard Munch
In "The Time of the Doctor", it is revealed that the Silents were originally genetically engineered to serve as confessional priests for the Church of the Papal Mainframe, as they are able to subconsciously influence behavior and allow members of the Church to confess their sins without remembering it afterwards, probably avoiding feelings of guilt and embarrassment.

Quotes[]

“	Joy... her name was Joy. Your name is Amelia.	„
	~ A Silent's initial halting interaction with Amy Pond, which hints at the Silents telepathic powers

“	We have been with you, since the wheel and the fire! And you will never remember we were even here.	„
	~ Silent suggesting the creatures have been with humanity since the beginning

“	Rory Williams, the man who dies* and dies again. Die one last time, and know she will never come back for you.*	„
	~ Silents taunting Rory before ultimately being proven wrong as Amy shoots the creatures dead

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