Changes: Gentlemen

Revision as of 22:22, 10 December 2013

“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 roamed from town to town, seeking out seven human hearts they require to stay alive. They were served by a group of demonic footmen in straight jackets.

Description

The Gentlemen were bald, pale humanoids that never spoke but were always grinning maliciously through metallic teeth. They wore black suits and carried satchels with scalpels in them with which to remove the hearts they required. They did not walk, but instead hovered about a foot above the ground, standing perfectly straight. True to their name, they tended to gesture to each other politely, kindly passing the scalpel during a heart extraction and applauding another Gentleman each time they added a heart to the collection.

History

In a folk tale Giles had a copy of, the Gentlemen stole the voices of a kingdom before the princess screamed, causing them to die. In 1999, a group of Gentlemen came to Sunnydale where they managed to collect 5 hearts before they were defeated by the Slayer, Buffy Summers, with help from Initiative soldier Riley Finn.

Powers

The sound of a human voice was fatal to the Gentlemen, so upon arrival in a new town they stole the voices of every inhabitant through a magical box. This forced silence had the added benefit of none of their victims were able to scream for help as the Gentlemen cut their hearts from their still-living bodies.

Behind the Scenes

They were portrayed by Doug Jones, Camden Toy, Don W. Lewis, and Charlie Brumbly.

Gallery

Appearances

"Hush"
Spike: Asylum (on a poster in the asylum waiting room)
Spike: Shadow Puppets
Always Darkest (Only in visions)
Dark Congress

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 ==History==
-In a folk tale Giles had a copy of, the Gentlemen stole the voices of a kingdom before the princess screamed, causing them to die. In 1999, a group of Gentlemen came to [[Sunnydale]] where they managed to collect at least 3 hearts before they were defeated by the [[Slayer]], [[Buffy Summers]], with help from [[The Initiative (organization)|Initiative]] soldier [[Riley Finn]].
+In a folk tale Giles had a copy of, the Gentlemen stole the voices of a kingdom before the princess screamed, causing them to die. In 1999, a group of Gentlemen came to [[Sunnydale]] where they managed to collect 5 hearts before they were defeated by the [[Slayer]], [[Buffy Summers]], with help from [[The Initiative (organization)|Initiative]] soldier [[Riley Finn]].
 ==Powers==