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The 456 chose to act through a great deal of shock and awe tactics. Along with using the children of Earth to send their various messages, they used a giant [[pillar of fire]] that was visible for miles around for [[teleportation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'', ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') When Captain [[Jack Harkness]] threatened war between the human race and the 456, the 456 ambassador released [[the 456 virus|a deadly virus]] into the atmosphere of [[Thames House]] to kill dozens of people and demonstrate how deadly a war between humanity and the 456 could be. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') | The 456 chose to act through a great deal of shock and awe tactics. Along with using the children of Earth to send their various messages, they used a giant [[pillar of fire]] that was visible for miles around for [[teleportation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Three]]'', ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') When Captain [[Jack Harkness]] threatened war between the human race and the 456, the 456 ambassador released [[the 456 virus|a deadly virus]] into the atmosphere of [[Thames House]] to kill dozens of people and demonstrate how deadly a war between humanity and the 456 could be. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') | ||
However, despite their high level of technology and deadly demonstration, the 456 chose not to pursue a war with or the extermination of the human race as threatened when they were defeated. After an attack that apparently killed the 456 ambassador, the 456 removed his remains from Thames House and retreated without any form of retaliation for either the apparent death of the ambassador or the human race's ultimate defiance to their demands. Ultimately, the 456 preferred intimidation and threats to all-out war and when faced with such, chose retreat rather than battle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') In this way, the 456 were similar to [[ | However, despite their high level of technology and deadly demonstration, the 456 chose not to pursue a war with or the extermination of the human race as threatened when they were defeated. After an attack that apparently killed the 456 ambassador, the 456 removed his remains from Thames House and retreated without any form of retaliation for either the apparent death of the ambassador or the human race's ultimate defiance to their demands. Ultimately, the 456 preferred intimidation and threats to all-out war and when faced with such, chose retreat rather than battle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Five]]'') In this way, the 456 were similar to the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] who possessed advanced technology but retreated without a fight when the human race, aided by the [[Twelfth Doctor]], defeated their invasion years after the 456 incident. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||