The 456

{{Infobox Species
|image = [[Image:Tw ep04 456 01.jpg|250px|]]
|Species name = The 456
|type =
|aka =
|affiliation =
|origin =
|appearances = <ul><li>[[TW]]: ''[[Day Three (Children of Earth)|Day Three]]''</li><li>[[TW]]: ''[[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]]''</li><li>[[TW]]: ''[[Day Five (Children of Earth)|Day Five]]''</li></ul>
|Mentions = <ul><li>[[TW]]: ''[[Day One (Children of Earth)|Day One]]<li>[[TW]]: ''[[Day Two (Children of Earth)|Day Two]]''
|individuals = [[456 Ambassador]]
}}

|}

'''The 456''' (as referred to by the [[Human]] race) were a race of aliens who visited the [[Earth]] twice: once in [[1965]] and once again in [[2010|2009]]. Although the 456 did not provide their own species name they adhere to the one designated to them by humans (i.e. The 456) namd after the radio frequency they made initial contact with the human race on.

==Biology & Anatomy==

They are an race that live in an environment which is poisonous to humans, with it being a smokey, gaseous compound of various well known chemicals such as cyanide, hydrogen chloride and fluoride.
[[File:28.jpg|thumb|left|the 456 enters earth]]
The natural design of their body consists of three trunklike heads, connected to one body via three long necks. They have the ability to emit a viscous yellow fluid in moments of high frustration. They use children as intoxicants/drugs as the bodies of human children produce certain chemicals that stimulate feelings of pleasure in the 456. It is supposed that they deliberately mutilate thier bodies to attain this pleasure and their natural design does not involve having another being hard wired into them. During the process the child is feels no pain and lives long beyond its years however it is concious and has to breath air through a respirator. �([[TW]]: [[Day Three (Children of Earth)|Day Three]], [[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]], [[Day Five (Children of Earth)|Day Five]])

==Technology==

The 456 were known to have technological systems which could meet the systems of the human race from 1965 onwards, such as radio telecommunications, and some chemical knowledge matching those of human standards. The 456 can also speak and understand English, though this may or may not be through the additional use of a translator.

They also were far more advanced than the human race. They had the chemical and biological knowledge to provide a range of viruses and anti-viruses. They could wire a human child into their own life-support systems, thus feeding off it, transport themselves across space and through matter with little effort in what could have been described as a "great pillar of fire", while still remaining hidden from advanced radar and satellites and intact, unscorched.

They could also manipulate the minds of millions of children at will, as displayed when they came to Earth in 2009, when they forced all children globally on Earth to chant "We are coming" for a matter of seconds, this carried on more frequently, until it became so sophisticated that they had each country's children relaying a different message to their own governments. ([[TW]]: [[Day One (Children of Earth)|Day One]], [[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]])

==History==

First contact was made by the 456 in 1965 when a new strain of Indonesian flu was projected to kill millions and there were difficulties in coming up with an anti-virus. Then, speaking through radio waves on the signature frequency, 456 came alien voices, they claimed to have an anti-virus to cure this and that they were prepared to trade the anti-virus for twelve children, and a promise never to return to Earth. The UK Government did agreed to do so. ([[TW]]: [[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]])

The 456 gave the government a meeting point in the Scottish Highlands. [[Captain Jack Harkness]] drove a bus containing twelve orphan children to the location. The 456 said that the children would not be harmed, and in fact "would live forever." Harkness and armed personnel ushered the children into a great radiant light, and with the exception of [[Clem MacDonald|one orphan]], the 456 took the children and vanished, transmitting the information needed to create the vaccine. ([[TW]]: [[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]])

In [[September]][[2009]], the 456 returned to Earth. Thus not keeping to their promise. They first stopped every single child on the planet and used them to convey the message "We are coming." ([[TW]]: [[Day One (Children of Earth)|Day One]])

They followed up by secretly using the radio frequency 456 to relay instructions for a purpose built gas-filled chamber to be constructed for them on the top floor of Thames House. ([[TW]]: [[Day Two (Children of Earth)|Day Two]])

On their arrival day they came through the sky in a pillar of fire into the chamber, and began negotiations with [[John Frobisher]], this time asking for 10% of the world's children in exchange for not destroying the human race. ([[TW]]: [[Day Three (Children of Earth)|Day Three]])

The request was denied and the UK government offered 6200 children; the 456 rejected this offer and used the children of each country to tell[[File:17.jpg|thumb|A 1965 child connected with the 456]]the prospective governments the number of children required by the 456.

The arrival of Jack Harkness led to an argument with the 456, who then released a poison compound into the air of Thames House as a a demonstration of what the people of Earth would receive if they didn't comply. This killed everyone in Thames House including [[Ianto Jones]] and [[Jack Harkness]]. The 456 then gave the governments of the world one day to consider. ([[TW]]: [[Day Four (Children of Earth)|Day Four]])

The government thus continued with its operations to round up 10% of the UK's children and hand them over to the 456. Fortunately before the 456 could take their prize [[Jack Harkness]] was able to turn back on them the sound wave which the 456 had themselves used to kill Clement MacDonald with, which hence killed them thus saving the Earth but at the cost of Harkness' own grandson ([[TW]]: [[Day Five (Children of Earth)|Day Five]])

==External links==

''to be added''

==Behind the Scenes==

''To be added''
[[Category:Races and Species]]
[[Category:Enemies of Torchwood Three]]