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Published: 2005-07-26 02:54:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 13106; 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

OS9 [2005-08-14 16:36:41 +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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Sweetdepression In reply to ??? [2005-07-31 06:27:36 +0000 UTC]

wow, awesome character design. I really like your style....cool stuff

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kiki-doodle In reply to ??? [2005-07-29 20:12:20 +0000 UTC]

Very nice character design. Finally I understand him more^^ Great job and it inspired me to look through your gallery at all your furrecat creations. I always enjoy seeing them.

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splashley07 [2005-07-29 18:00:46 +0000 UTC]

silence has always been my favorite of your characters. I don't know why, I was just always drawn to him. I love his slouched pose which gives meaning to the character's personality as well ^^ *thumbs up*

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RainInTheFace In reply to ??? [2005-07-29 04:22:05 +0000 UTC]

Way cool!

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sketcherjak [2005-07-28 19:52:06 +0000 UTC]

WOah! That's a deep pic for a deep tale

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Mopsikins [2005-07-28 05:57:28 +0000 UTC]

I never really actively looked at your work but this one really grabbed me and drew me to what you draw and write. I suggest posting both stories no matter how disturbing. People like me will still enjoy them.

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akio-rayne [2005-07-27 17:23:04 +0000 UTC]

His story is so sad and tragic. I mean, wow. Silence has to be my favorite out of all your characters. I just love his innocence. Well done on the art and his history.

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Kala-Misfit [2005-07-26 19:29:40 +0000 UTC]

god.... that story makes me want to cry. You go very deep with your characters, tigrin. just... wow.

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twenty-3 [2005-07-26 18:49:10 +0000 UTC]

i love this character, i always have.
i feel horrible for what's happened to him...but the symbolism used in this character astounds me...you are amazing tigrin...

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xdragonflyx [2005-07-26 17:13:03 +0000 UTC]

-applauds softly-

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traviswellstone [2005-07-26 16:51:51 +0000 UTC]

do you write stories with these characters?
and if so, do you post them online?
because it would be awesome to read them.

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tigrin In reply to traviswellstone [2005-07-26 21:31:12 +0000 UTC]

I've only written two stories with them so far... [link] the other one is sort of.... really disturbing, so I've never posted it in public. xx;

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traviswellstone In reply to tigrin [2005-08-14 20:48:27 +0000 UTC]

you are so in tune with your characters
like. it sounds so stupid when i say it but it's like you know every little thing about them or something
hurrrr sorry for my mentally challenged-ness
i really love your writing and your characters...

also. it's really sad that some work never gets shown from the fear of what the public may think
i wish there was a way you could post it anonymously but i guess since they're your characters it would be obvious
it's really your choice though, i'm sure it's just as amazing no matter how disturbing it is

i say keep up the good work
your work is amazing
but you are just as amazing (i mean the art is just as good as the artist, right?)

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tigrin In reply to traviswellstone [2005-08-14 23:18:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I really appreciate it. ^^

my characters are very real to me. they live in me, in a way. so I know just as much about them as you know about yourself, I guess. if that makes any sense.

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NightFire998 In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 16:37:43 +0000 UTC]

ooo i love him!!! ^_^ you did an awesome job!!!! He be cool and I think his story rocks it hard core...+fave

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rahni In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 16:19:03 +0000 UTC]

...Where do you get those ideas from o.o *disturbed*

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tigrin In reply to rahni [2005-07-26 21:33:44 +0000 UTC]

... me. I've had characters like this since I was 6. they come from my feelings, but I don't know where those come from.

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tat2puppy [2005-07-26 15:26:35 +0000 UTC]

COLOR IT!!!!

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Matsi-Wolf [2005-07-26 14:28:29 +0000 UTC]

God... I almost started crying from his description. D: That like, NEVER happens to me. Hats off to you Tigrin,... Silence is a gorgeous character, with such a realistic past - in some sense. I just saw Abyss's art trade picture and was drawn to it because of the characters (Silence/Vampiress) but I just read this and I understand so much more of it... (yes, I'm a loser and am behind in picking up everyone's characters bios and such :B).

Gorgeous job on the character sheet too. His pose is perfect and fits him very well.

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Icenado [2005-07-26 13:44:32 +0000 UTC]

Silence is my favorite character of yours, I'm quite pleased you posted a bio. :3 -pats silence- Issokay, pretty kitty. ;w; Everything will be okay. (Or....not.)

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hawk-17 In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 13:38:22 +0000 UTC]

Okay, so now you have char sheets for tai, tig, silence and vamp. I guess that's all the major characters!

when ARE you able to see any of Silence's eyes?

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tigrin In reply to hawk-17 [2005-07-26 21:36:32 +0000 UTC]

I don't ever draw them, as part of the symbolism of the character... I can't think of when you would. X3 I included the non-stylized eyes because I figure not everyone wants to draw him that way.

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hawk-17 In reply to tigrin [2005-07-26 22:03:30 +0000 UTC]

ah, okay. I had originally thought that his eyes were like that, but then you added those non-stylized ones, and I was thinking... what?!

thanks for clarifying. X3

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Oreo14 In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 13:00:41 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you just made me feel sorry for him. You are accused of using pathos with Silence. I learned the word in english, I am sooo proud that I actually remembered something.

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cherryhobbit [2005-07-26 12:57:19 +0000 UTC]

wow. I love Silence. He is a beautiful tragic character and you designed him perfectly. Will you be creating a comic/story that we will all be able to enjoy soon?

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tigrin In reply to cherryhobbit [2005-07-26 21:37:56 +0000 UTC]

There is one story over at my fictionpress account... [link] I'm not sure if I'll ever be writing a longer one, depends if I can think of a plot. XD

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cherryhobbit In reply to tigrin [2005-07-27 13:29:09 +0000 UTC]

I read it and it was awesome. I hope you do find a plot because the one I read is great!

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GreenofDoom In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 06:23:20 +0000 UTC]

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

As do I. I love Silence.. I think he was my favorite character of yours from the start. I was really interested in his information, and now I feel terribly sorry for him...

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alienbabe In reply to ??? [2005-07-26 05:03:07 +0000 UTC]

I can't help it, but I feel partially sickened and extremely sympathetic for Silence. He's so... perfectly symbolic. Perfectly... pure, in a way. And he loves his sister, but only because he's known nothing else.

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Terra-fen [2005-07-26 03:53:13 +0000 UTC]

I love the design and the description. Actually, very touching.

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LuckyThoughts [2005-07-26 03:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Ah... the jaded one. I love him and pity him at the same time.

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Kohroku [2005-07-26 03:05:35 +0000 UTC]

guh. lovely.

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One-Sexy-Loser [2005-07-26 02:58:41 +0000 UTC]

That is a DAMN interesting backstory.

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MissDookia In reply to One-Sexy-Loser [2006-09-08 23:13:20 +0000 UTC]

I agree.

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