Changes: Gentlemen

Revision as of 18:48, 28 October 2009

“Can't even shout.
Can't even cry.
The Gentlemen are coming by.
Looking in windows,
knocking on doors...
They need to take seven
and they might take yours...
Can't call to mom.
Can't say a word.
You're gonna die screaming
but you won't be heard.”

―Girl in Buffy's dream^[src]

The Gentlemen were a group of demons that roam from town to town, seeking out seven human hearts they require to stay alive. They are served by a group of demonic footmen in straight jackets. The Gentlemen are bald, pale humanoids with sharp fangs and skeletal hands. They never speak but are always grinning maliciously. They wear black suits and carry satchels filled with scalpels around with them. They do not walk, but instead float about a foot above the ground, standing perfectly straight.

History

In 1999, a group of Gentlemen came to Sunnydale. They were defeated by the Slayer, Buffy Summers, with help from Initiative soldier Riley Finn.

Circa 2004, a group of Japanese Gentlemen battled Tok Shinobu and her army of puppet ninjas.

Weakness

The sound of a human voice is fatal to the Gentlemen, so upon arrival in a new town they steal the voice of every inhabitant through a magical box. This forced silence has the added benefit of none of their victims being able to scream for help as the Gentlemen tear their hearts from their still-living bodies.

Gallery

Appearances

"Hush"
Spike: Asylum (on a poster in the asylum waiting room)
Spike: Shadow Puppets
Always Darkest (in dreams)

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 {{Quote|Can't even shout. <br> Can't even cry.<br>The Gentlemen are coming by.<br> Looking in windows,<br>knocking on doors...<br>They need to take seven<br>and they might take yours...<br>Can't call to mom.<br>Can't say a word.<br>You're gonna die screaming<br>but you won't be heard.|Girl in Buffy's dream|Hush}}
-'''The Gentlemen''' were a group of [[Demon|demons]] that roam from town to town, seeking out seven human hearts they require to stay alive. They are served by a group of demon [[Gentlemen's footmen|footmen]]. The Gentlemen are best described as humanoid, fanged, clawed, bald, pale, always smiling, mute and wear black suits.
+'''The Gentlemen''' were a group of [[Demon|demons]] that roam from town to town, seeking out seven human hearts they require to stay alive. They are served by a group of demonic [[Gentlemen's footmen|footmen]] in straight jackets. The Gentlemen are bald, pale humanoids with sharp fangs and skeletal hands.  They never speak but are always grinning maliciously.  They wear black suits and carry satchels filled with scalpels around with them.  They do not walk, but instead float about a foot above the ground, standing perfectly straight.
-Additionally, they do not walk, but instead float about a foot above the ground, standing perfectly straight.
 ==History==
 In 1999, a group of Gentlemen came to [[Sunnydale]]. They were defeated by the [[Slayer]], [[Buffy Summers]], with help from [[The Initiative (organization)|Initiative]] soldier [[Riley Finn]].
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 == Weakness ==
+The sound of a human voice is fatal to the Gentlemen, so upon arrival in a new town they steal the voice of every inhabitant through a magical box.  This forced silence has the added benefit of none of their victims being able to scream for help as the Gentlemen tear their hearts from their still-living bodies.
-In order to harvest hears safely they must cast a wide range silence spell on the town they are in. The reason being that a human voice is fatal to them.
-Once the spell was realesed Buffy screamed at the top of her lungs, the Gentlemen tried covering their ears to block her out but quickly succumbed as their heads exploded.
 ==Gallery==