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Published: 2005-07-26 02:54:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 13071; Favourites: 237; Downloads: 3307
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Description Got a request for this... so, here you go. Most people probably know this guy's bio already, but for the sake of consistency..

Height: 3'7"
Weight: 110 lbs. (plus the barbed wire)
Background info:
Twin brother to Vampiress. He was born blind. Silence and Vampiress' mother did not have the life in her to give her children names before she died. The two are born and grow up in a cage. Vampiress is always fiercely protective of her younger brother (Silence is younger by a few minutes), and refers to him as Little Brother, while Silence knows Vampiress as Sister or "Sissy".
The two are together throughout infancy. When they reach kittenhood, Vampiress is taken away for pit 'conditioning', while Silence is left behind due to his blindness. Vampiress is tortured and trained, then returned to their cage. Confused and traumatized, Vampiress re-enacts what happened to her on Silence. He experiences a confusion of emotions at being physically and sexually abused by his sister, who he has always relied on. Still, unwilling to be separated from his sister, he is forced to keep silent about the abuse.
When Silence is a little older he is wrapped in barbed wire as a cruel joke, then used as target practice for younger furrecats training for the pits. For the most part, his mental development pretty much stops so that he has the intellect roughly of a very young child. When the abuse begins he seems to lose the ability to speak. He only makes noises, like whimpers. He is kept paralyzed in confusion by Vampiress, who hurts and comforts him at the same time. As the only love he has ever known, he never makes an attempt to fight back. Still, he fears and is anguished by Vampiress' sexual abuse.

yup, that's about it. Silence, like Vampiress, is a very symbolic character. The white fur represents innocence, while the barbed wire is the secrets and limitations of living caught in an abusive relationship. Eyes are supposedly the windows to the soul; Silence is drawn without them to show how his soul has been destroyed.

sometimes I wish people would take how they treat other people a little more seriously.....


mechanical pencil + Photoshop 6
character copyrighted to myself.
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Comments: 86

mistrocity [2011-08-14 10:03:16 +0000 UTC]

You're amazing at what you do... I mean that in the most genuine way. You're one of the most interesting and compelling artists I have ever found on Deviantart.

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tigrin In reply to mistrocity [2011-08-14 19:05:52 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I really appreciate it.

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mistrocity In reply to tigrin [2011-08-15 05:36:18 +0000 UTC]

It is my pleasure my friend

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BabylonSabby [2010-02-17 01:11:08 +0000 UTC]

Silence is my favorite of your characters, not just the furrecats, but of all your characters. I wish to see more of him and see more scenes depicting his storyline and personality. He's such a beautiful character.

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tigrin In reply to BabylonSabby [2010-02-17 05:59:10 +0000 UTC]

Silence seems like a complex character, but he is actually extremely simple, so I don't draw him very often... his personality is pretty consistent and not much changes in terms of his story. @_@;; It's too bad because I like the character, but there is not much reason to draw him. :< but thank you!

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noctro [2009-04-17 11:35:15 +0000 UTC]

Another beautifully detailed, both in drawn and story form, character!

Your ability to symbolize is amazing! i didn't think of the barbed wire as a symbol at all until you wrote about it, more of just the pain he must constantly be in whilst making any movement...

once again fantastic work keep it up!

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Michiru-Kaioh [2009-03-21 03:31:58 +0000 UTC]

I just fell in LOVE with this character... like seriously in love. he is amazing. i want to do fan art so bad D: and then take him up and cuddle him D: i love the barbed wire... it seems to match him very well... poor guy... expect to see some fan art some time D:

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Ekuhikaarme [2009-03-19 10:26:33 +0000 UTC]

I relate heavily to his background honestly, except instead of becoming confused I .. am this? O.o

great char, reminds me of my old cat's bro, 'cept he died in his abuse... :[

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Chickenwhite [2008-09-01 20:13:07 +0000 UTC]

what a wonderful and tragic character! OwO his story is great, and I really like all the symbolism in this guy. I mostly just make my characters derranged or twisted, since, for some reason, innocent characters never last long in my world maybe its because I always find them annoying, and can never come up with a proper background for them...

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HuntOfWolves [2008-08-27 22:19:00 +0000 UTC]

And I read this for the Nth time, it still leaves me wondering...

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cibex [2008-07-29 18:51:09 +0000 UTC]

I've always loved this character ever since I saw him years ago. His story makes me weep everytime I read it and I absolutely love the whole symbolism he has.
I admire how much thoughts you put into all your characters and their designs. So amazing!

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Homo-For-Batman [2008-04-12 12:26:51 +0000 UTC]

T__T More magnificence.. Just like Tai.. <3333

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HalfBloodAlchemist [2007-12-23 04:15:23 +0000 UTC]

this is so sad.... what a traumatizing life... I feel sorry for him. I think ill favorite this picture. Poor Silence...

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thedecimated [2007-10-25 12:56:02 +0000 UTC]

all I can do now is pity him and................

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Tisukiko [2007-09-21 00:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Mmm. It'd be hell of a lot of a nicer place to live in if people were more thoughtful of each other and actually cared. .__. But you know, the world isn't perfect. And I'm sure you don't want religion shoved down your throat, so I'll leave it at that.

But anyway, I love Silence. D= And I love your creativity. And I can't wait to see more work from you, no matter how long it takes. As long as I have access to this site and to the computer, I'll wait until I fall over dead to see another piece of yours.

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tigrin In reply to Tisukiko [2007-09-21 01:59:23 +0000 UTC]

I always knew it would come to it... my laziness causes the death of many... :<

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Tisukiko In reply to tigrin [2007-09-21 04:28:40 +0000 UTC]

Wait... Is it laziness or lack of motivation/inspiration/what have you?

And I ramble far too much.

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tigrin In reply to Tisukiko [2007-09-21 05:25:01 +0000 UTC]

Honestly in the case of Silence, there's practically nothing I can do with him that hasn't been done. So, lack of inspiration.

but I'm also heavily crippled by lack of motivation.

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Faoux [2007-09-04 02:46:48 +0000 UTC]

its so sad--and moving.........

-_- ive gotten the same feeling i did from watching Akira, and that says a LOT.

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WrathInBlackandWhite [2007-08-16 18:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Silence is my favorite character out of all of them i send him my love

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nihnox [2007-04-21 16:17:20 +0000 UTC]

That is amazing. I can't believe how deep that is. I can see it relating to me a bit. Not physical or sexual abuse, but emotional. And when I was a little kid too. I eventually over came it. That'd be interesting if you had another character who tried to help Silence out. Just my thought...stupid anyways...But it's really good!

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tigrin In reply to nihnox [2007-04-21 16:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Sadly, it could never happen in that universe (another character helping him out)... and he could never get better anyway. =\

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Joomba [2007-02-23 10:59:01 +0000 UTC]

I can tell I am way to close to animals. Reading that made me feel like crying. Have you ever watched the animation "Plague Dogs" ?

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tigrin In reply to Joomba [2007-02-24 04:25:34 +0000 UTC]

Nope, what's it about?

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Joomba In reply to tigrin [2007-02-24 06:06:41 +0000 UTC]

Well these two dogs are used as test subjects in a lab. They exscape and well I don't want to ruin the end. All I can say is be prepared to cry if your like me. Actually might want to be in a certain kind of mood before you watch it. Anyway check it out [link] Its a very brutal potrayal of how animals are treated by those who favor scientific animal testing...

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The-Misfit [2007-02-05 19:30:28 +0000 UTC]

powerful emotion in this character... makes me feel sad..

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StardustAlchemist [2007-01-13 12:58:34 +0000 UTC]

I seriously cried while reading this.

My eyes are still watering.

The design is neat, and his past is... Too sad. Too emotional to handle.
I think I'll favorite this.

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TheSneakyNinja [2007-01-12 03:58:47 +0000 UTC]

thats deep....I think I started to cry a little when I was reading the bio....Thats so sad. Poor him...I know it sounds very weird, but is this from a story you made? I would like to read it if you do, but thats still very sad.

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tigrin In reply to TheSneakyNinja [2007-01-13 08:54:46 +0000 UTC]

I've never written an official story for them... I wrote a short story in high school, but that's about it.. [link]

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TheSneakyNinja In reply to tigrin [2007-01-13 23:07:47 +0000 UTC]

Cool
I'll check it out.

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EmeraldFoxPanda [2007-01-02 18:41:30 +0000 UTC]

I feel so bad for him. I wish I could get those barbs off. Very nice and detailed. I envy you.

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Pikablue [2006-08-23 03:21:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm a fan of this guy now XD. Very sad life. I knew there was something symbolic about him after seeing Hibbary's fanart of him. Poor kitty. Reminds me of my character, except there r a few differances between ur character and mine. Mine turned evil cuz humans treated him bad. He hates humans..>.>. He was a government experiment, created for war. I'm trying to think of how they trained him to become a very deadly assassin & he started hating humans more after that. Its gotta be something cruel. lol

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MiSTEH [2006-07-26 20:54:30 +0000 UTC]

This is my complete favorite character of yours, as I know you hear a lot from others.

His story is so very wonderful, & you've brought out all the right symbolic needs in his design.

Him, & his sister, give me almost endless inspiration for drawings so I'm sure sooner or later you'll be recieving fan art or a few from me. <3

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ZerimarClassics [2006-07-08 01:43:00 +0000 UTC]

Thta is an awesome character, I love it!
Fell really really bad for him, but love him none the less ^^

*cough* (Still likes vampiress better)

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Koi-Saishuu [2006-04-20 21:15:53 +0000 UTC]

I luvvles this!! ^^ It's so symbolic, the best kind of art there is. I love how your art is like breathtaking, heartbreaking, yet it eases the mind. An awesome style. Keep it up!

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Szelenbaum [2006-03-10 20:31:08 +0000 UTC]

wow...what a cruel yet interesting story
nice

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Mouse-Mouse [2006-01-03 20:34:05 +0000 UTC]

*sniff* A very lovable, deeply tragic character. awesome work.

Huggles,
Mouse-Mouse

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bonemutant [2005-12-23 19:28:03 +0000 UTC]

Silence has a heartbreaking background.
I began to tear up when I read it.
Very creative. I also wish people would treat each other a little better.

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dracanta [2005-12-16 04:25:59 +0000 UTC]

I've been watching you and seeing your furrecats around for a while without really knowing anything about the story or them characters. I came here to browse through your gallery and found this, which makes me love your concepts and characters so much more. They are much more than simple eye-candies for me now

take care!

-Dracanta

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AmeNiSlytherin [2005-12-10 05:52:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh...

He is beautiful. He's so fragile and gentle and.. beautiful. I am very, very touched by him. He hurts me because he hurts. He unsettles me, and yet.. I feel almost comfortable looking at him. I dunno.. it's very strange. I just feel like he's such a wonderful creation, even if he's a torn-up, tortured soul. Your work is truely amazing. I love him.

.. Anyway. XD I'm sorry, I think I'm starting my period soon or something, I'm waxing emotional over here. I want to commend you, though, because he's a great, great character. As is Vampiress, true.. I read your work, and it was really great.. it was painful to read. I hope to see more of it. Till then.. yea. :3

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Nini-minou [2005-11-28 23:55:37 +0000 UTC]

Awesome character I like

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zelos22 [2005-11-22 05:20:22 +0000 UTC]

wow, what a character! really deep... makes me think. i actually first saw him from watching hibarry's gallery and a fanart came up, so i came by to check out your page. very good work, but a sad story .

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Freddychick [2005-11-20 22:35:59 +0000 UTC]

Wow...is this a request for anyone, or just one person?

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raininkitten [2005-11-20 02:56:34 +0000 UTC]

beautiful. i mean... its just... i dont know what to say other than the meaning shows itself.

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Nakuru-Nebelung [2005-11-19 18:21:34 +0000 UTC]

What means what is written on his chin?

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Rasa88 [2005-11-02 16:19:07 +0000 UTC]

I find him strangly beautiful *looks a little longer* yup beautiful :3

Lovely design too lol

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EverboundVenvel [2005-10-29 18:23:50 +0000 UTC]

Poor little Silence...This picture really shows all the pain that he has to go through...If it were up to me, I'd be a like a real sister who would be kind to and take good care of him.

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scrii [2005-10-29 02:13:23 +0000 UTC]

....I feel sorrow for him, very strong pity. He definitely represents some part of me, too...

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Raven-Li [2005-10-10 00:09:28 +0000 UTC]

I love Silence! He's so tragic...but I admire your ability to create such an interesting character. Silence and Vampiress are my favorite furrecats of yours. And I love the furrecat idea, by the way. If I didn't think about how complicated it must be to keep track of all that I would probably ask if I could create a furrecat for my own...or maybe 2, or 3, or 4... It's a great idea.
I made a Vampiress smiley face, I couldn't resist: [link]

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OS9 [2005-08-14 16:36:44 +0000 UTC]

i dont know what to say,.....reley likes that gay, por him way most his sister bee so...meen to him?

Oh my god i love your art



(sorry bad english maybe, hope you can read it

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