At some point prior to the start of the series, he killed an unknown member of the Phantom Troupe and fought their leader, Chrollo Lucilfer. Later on in his life, he married his wife Kikyo, a fellow assassin, and fathered five children with her. Not much is known about his childhood, but he was trained since a very young age in the art of assassination, which gave him such abilities such as strong resistance to almost all types of poisons and high tolerance to electricity. He's also the only great-grandson of Maha. Silva is Zeno's only son and was born from an unnamed mother. Additionally, he decided to have his first fatherly conversation with Killua, asking him about everything that happened to him during the Hunter Exam, demonstrating an interest in him, and affectionately tussling his hair, although this could be interpreted as Silva simply faking affection to ensure Killua would return as the heir to the Zoldyck Family. ĭespite being a cold assassin to the core, he doesn't seem to be entirely devoid of compassion, as he rescinded the lookout orders on Killua and Alluka given to his butlers after watching (through a camera) their emotional fraternal moment, possibly touched by the event.
It is Silva's logic that Zoldyck assassins should not move until victory is guaranteed until then, they should wait. He is shown to dislike Zeno's somewhat windbag attitude and reminds himself to ignore half of everything Zeno says whenever Zeno has a new experience to talk about.Īccording to Killua, Silva worked carefully as an assassin. Silva later realized that Killua didn't share his passion for assassination, and allowed his son to go with Gon on their journey to find his father, but only because he saw it as a crucial step in Killua's development as the heir to the Zoldyck Family. Silva has little shown interaction with his son Killua, but he holds him in high esteem and has made Killua the heir to the family. Silva is a stoic, calm, and pensive person. Silva is confident that Killua will return