Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... secret agent-turned-criminal. Silva was a brilliant computer hacker and accurate assassin for MI6. Agent 007 is sent by M to kill Silva, and it is soon discovered that Silva was once M’s best agent, only to be betrayed by her after being captured and taking a defective hydrogen cyanide pill, which left him disfigured.
Personality… fancy, intelligent, and maniacal. Silva uses his computer hacking skills to thwart all attempts to capture him. When he has 007 in his grips, Silva challenges him to a sadistic game, forcing him to shoot a shot glass of scotch off the head of a woman he has slept with. Silva basks in the tension and takes pleasure in killing and watching others kill.
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When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows—aided only by field agent, Eve—following a trail to the mysterious Silva, whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
