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The Silverberg family is a family of renoun military strategists from [[Konami]]'s [[Suikoden]] series of games. Among the characters listed are also those who have close ties to the Silverberg family.

[[Image:Peterbrock35.jpg|thumb|right|Peter Brock on the cover of the DVD ''35 years on the mountain'']]

In the ''Suikoden III'' manga, Caesar Silverberg attributes the countless successful strategists who have emerged from the Silverberg family as a result not only of the family passing down their teachings to a subsequent generation, but also because of each tactician's own personality traits. Throughout the course of history in Suikoden, the Silverberg family have been known to be heralds of change because of their involvement in nearly all the conflicts which have occurred.

'''Peter Geoffrey Brock''' ([[February 26]], [[1945]] - [[September 8]], [[2006]]) was a prominent [[Australia]]n [[racecar]] driver and TV personality.

Members of the Silverberg family frequently occupy the Tenki Star, the Star of Wisdom, amongst the [[108 Stars of Destiny (Suikoden)|108 Stars of Destiny]], which is the star assigned to the primary tactician of the hero or the Chikai Star, the Chief Star of Earth, which is assigned to the secondary tactician of the story.

== Early years ==

==Julian Silverberg==

Brock was born in the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] country town of [[Hurstbridge, Victoria|Hurstbridge]]. His father was a mechanic, and instilled in him his love of cars.

A legendary strategist who helped Karnach Rugner, ancestor of [[Barbarossa Rugner]], become independent from [[Harmonia]] without any bloodshed, creating the Scarlet Moon Empire more than 200 years ago.

==Elenor Silverberg==

== Racing career ==

Elenor Silverberg is the earliest known Silverberg since Julian himself. She was originally tactician for the Scarlet Moon Empire, but she was banished due to the actions of her subordinate, Graham Cray.

After this she headed south into the Island Nations where she settled on Hermitage Isle with her new apprentice, Agnes. She was recruited by the Island Nation Forces after hearing of Graham Cray's involvement and she eventually lead the army to victory against the Kooluk Forces. After the final battle she confront Graham Cray at the top of Fort El-Eal to question his actions which lead to his flight from the Scarlet Moon Empire and her exile. Fort El-Eal was destroyed in a massive explosion shortly after and it is believed that it was here that Elenor lost her life.

Brock rose to public attention in [[touring car racing]], winning the [[Bathurst 1000]], Australia's most prominent domestic motorsport event, a total of nine times through the 1970s and '80s. As the lead driver for the pseudo-factory Holden Dealer Team, in a succession of [[Holden Torana]]s and later [[Holden Commodore|Commodores]] the smooth-talking, clean-cut Brock became a household name well beyond motor racing fans, and was probably the best known modern Australian racing driver (Sir [[Jack Brabham]] being the most well known "classic" driver).

Elenor appears in [[Suikoden IV]].

Brock and the Holden Dealer Team became involved, with full factory approval and assistance, in producing a number of high-performance modifications to the Commodores from 1980 to 1988. It was around this time that Brock began his run of six Bathurst 1000 wins in seven years, including his victory in the 1979 event, which he won by a record six laps. He won a total of 9 Bathurst 1000 events and 1 Bathurst 24 hour event.

==Leon Silverberg==

HDT, under Brock's direction and with Holden factory approval, produced a number of modified high-performance roadgoing Commodores through the early and mid 1980s. Some were "[[homologation]] specials" produced to meet the [[Group A]] racing regulations.

The current head of the Silverberg family, the uncle of Odessa and Mathiu Silverberg, whom he took care of after the death of their parents, and grandfather of Albert and Caesar Silverberg. He appears in [[Suikoden I]] and [[Suikoden II]].

Leon is well-known throughout the world as a genius strategist and was involved in many wars, including the Succession War, the Toran Liberation Wars, and Dunan Unification Wars. He lives by his strategic maxim of "ending war as fast as possible with the fewest casualties", using whatever means necessary, regardless of the morality of it, and regardless of who will win the war. His philosophy is shared by his grandson, Albert.

Brock also worked with the [[Victoria (Australia)|Victorian]] authorities on promoting the campaign against [[drink driving]]. The most obvious sign of this association was the racecar number "05" which related to the 0.05% blood alcohol limit in Victoria. Most cars he raced in, regardless of the motor racing division, bore this number, including the one in which he died.

As a strategist, he is responsible for the Kalekka Incident which legitimized Scarlet Moon Empire's act of war against Jowston. During the Gate Rune Wars, Leon acted as tactical advisor for the Toran Liberation Army and aids them in ending the war. During Suikoden II, he is requested to become the strategist of the Highlands by [[Jowy Atreides]] (Jowy Blight). He aids the Highland until its defeat at the end of the Dunan Unification War.

Brock developed an interest in [[New Age]]-style spirituality through practitioner Eric Dowker. Brock began publicly supporting, and eventually began to fit to HDT specials, a device called the "Energy Polarizer", containing strong permanent magnets, which claimed to improve the performance and handling of vehicles through "aligning the molecules". The overwhelming majority of the Australian motoring community regarded the device as [[pseudoscience]].<ref name="rope">{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s1417325.htm | title=Interview transcript | publisher=[[Enough Rope]] with [[Andrew Denton]] | date=[[July 18]],[[2005]]}}</ref> Brock also recommended tyre pressures of 22psi(150kPa) for his polariser-equipped vehicles, a level which many regarded as near-dangerously low. Holden, fearing the consequences of being associated with the device, cut ties with Brock and set up an alternative racing/modification operation, [[Holden Special Vehicles]].

==Mathiu Silverberg==

Brock continued to race in privately-supported teams for some years afterwards, but returned to the factory Holden Racing Team in 1994. Brock retired from full-time driving in 1997.

Mathiu Silverberg is the brother of Odessa and nephew of Leon, and is a well known strategist. He is also the mentor of strategists Shu and Apple. Mathiu's tactical philosophy contrasts with his uncle's, where upon Mathiu believes that the method is more important that achieving the end goal as quickly as possible. He appears in [[Suikoden I]].

He became a member of the Scarlet Moon military during his youth and participated in the Succession War as a strategist for Kasim Hazil, then served as a vice-strategist for Barbarossa Rugner under his uncle Leon. When Leon devised the plan to slaughter the town of Kalekka, Mathiu reluctantly carried out his duty, but retired from his position soon after, having realized that war inevitably causes innocents to suffer.

After his 'retirement' he made two returns to Bathurst (2002 and 2004) and competed in the Nations Cup for highly modified and exotic cars in 2004. In 2002, he returned to top-level touring car racing as a team owner with the entry of "Team Brock" into the [[V8 Supercar]] category. However, he sold his share in the team to [[Kees Weel]] at the end of 2003.

Over a decade later, Mathiu became the head strategist for the Toran Liberation Army during the Gate Rune Wars following the death of Odessa. Near the end of the war, he was fatally wounded during the attack on the floating fortress by a spy. He dies shortly thereafter, just after the fall of Barbarossa.

He occasionally competed in various enthusiast-level motorsport events such as the [[Targa Tasmania]]. The team's vehicles are actually constructed by Holden Special Vehicles. His smooth on-camera persona and familiarity to older Australians continued to sell products, including [[Exxon Mobil|Mobil oils]] and Bridgestone tyres, and the huge controversy (at the time) of the Energy Polarizer was largely forgotten.

==Odessa Media work Silverberg==

Odessa Silverberg is the sister of Mathiu and niece to Leon. She appears in [[Suikoden I]].

Owing to his extraordinary success on the racing track, Brock became the highest-profile Australian racing driver and undertook several media commitments. When not racing, he often appeared on [[New Zealand]] television screens as a presenter, hosting motoring shows, notably TV3's ''[[Police Stop]]'' (1996-1998) and TVNZ's ''Love that Car'' (2000).

As an aristocrat, Odessa had lived most of her life in relative comfort and was unaware of the suffering of the common people. When she came to see the corruption within the Scarlet Moon Empire, she became one of the original founders of the Toran Liberation Army, an anti-imperial movement started by her late fiancé, Achilles.

He was due to star in racing film ''King of the Mountain'' alongside [[Shannon Noll]] in early 2007.<ref>{{cite news |author = Staff author |title = Pete in a panorama |work = [[Herald Sun]] - Carsguide |publisher = News Ltd |pages = G19 |date = [[21 July]] [[2006]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref>

As the leader of the Toran Liberation Army, Odessa also acted as the group's chief strategist, using her knowledge of military strategy as taught by Mathiu. She welcomes a young [[Tir McDohl]] into the army and begins to see him as a potential successor as he gained her respect. When the Imperial Army attacked the rebels' base, taking advantage of the absence of a considerable number of their forces, Odessa is assassinated while attempting to save a child.

==Personal life==

The surviving members of the Liberation Army seek out Mathiu to take up Odessa's place as chief tactician and nominate Tir as their new leader. Thanks to Odessa's foresight and advanced planning, the Toran Liberation Army is ultimately victorious in the war.

Brock married Heather Russell in 1967, however this marriage ended in divorce only two years later.<ref name="WivesFastLane">{{cite news |coauthors = Ray Kershler & Rupert Guinness |title = Wives in the fast lane |work = [[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = 31 |date = [[15 October]] [[2005]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref>

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Several years later, Brock met 1973 [[Miss Australia]] pageant winner and [[HSV-7|Channel Seven]] weather presenter [[Michelle Downes]]. They married in April 1974 but this marriage was to be even shorter than his first, ending after only one year.<ref name="WivesFastLane"/><ref>{{cite news |title = Miss Australia Divorce |work = [[The Daily Mirror (Australia)|The Daily Mirror]] |date = [[4 August]] [[1975]]}}</ref>

Mathiu and Odessa had a younger brother, but his name is unknown as is his current whereabouts. It is certain that he is still alive.

==Shu==

Brock next entered into a relationship with Bev McIntosh, the wife of one of his motor racing team.<ref name="WivesFastLane"/> After his two failed marriages, Brock was hesitant to marry McIntosh.<ref name="WivesFastLane"/> Despite the couple never marrying, she took on his surname and they had three children together: James, Robert and Alexandra.

Shu is the chief tactician of the Allied Forces during the Dunan Unification War. As a child, he studied military strategy under Mathiu Silverberg and alongside Apple, whom he views as a surrogate sister. He appears in [[Suikoden II]].

Under Mathiu, he learned everything about military strategy. Mathiu saw great potential in this young pupil. However, Shu used his knowledge for personal gain and was cast out from Mathiu's school. Since then, Shu has become a trader in Radat. With his uncanny grasp of the movements in the world, he quickly became rich through trade.

Bev wrote Peter's biography<ref>{{cite book | last = Brock | first = Bev | title = Peter Brock: Living with a Legend | year = 2004 | publisher = Macmillan Australia | ___location = Sydney | language = English }}</ref> herself in 2004 after finding most potential authors had incorrect preconceived notions about him. She also expressed a desire to show his human side, to encourage others that they, too, can achieve their goals.<ref name="BrockyMarriage">{{cite news |first = James |last = Stanford |title = Brocky marriage |work = [[Herald-Sun]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = W29 |date = [[30 October]] [[2004]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref> "Even [[Allan Moffat]] said it's okay for him &mdash; it's us mortals that have the problem," she said.<ref name="BrockyMarriage"/>

During the Dunan Unification War, the Allied Forces asked Shu to join them. He initially refused, but with persistent begging by Apple and Riou, he agreed and quickly whipped the Allied Forces into shape by scoring an initial victory against the Highland Army, resulting in the execution of Solon Jhee. He quickly devised cunning strategies to rally support from other city-states and established an alliance with the Toran Republic.

Brock split with Bev in May 2005, after 28 years together.<ref>{{cite news |coauthors = Mike Edmonds, Luke Dennehy & Chloe Adams |title = Brock to drive solo |work = [[Herald-Sun]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = 20 |date = [[3 May]] [[2005]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref>

However, Leon Silverberg suddenly sides with the Highland Army and causes disruption to Shu's plans. After the Dunan Army's retreat against Luca Blight, Leon helped Shu defeat Luca Blight by informing him of a planned night raid and Shu did not let that chance go by. Throughout the war, Shu's attitude towards military strategy had transformed. Originally, his philosophy was identical to Leon Silverberg's philosophy, where soldiers were pawns and strategists were never supposed to risk themselves.

After splitting with Bev, Peter began a relationship with Julie Bamford,<ref>{{cite news |coauthors = Rebehah Devlin, Andrew Capel & Doug Robertson |title = Brock's new model |work = [[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = 44 |date = [[10 October]] [[2005]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref> who he had met through former partner Bev some 20 years previously.<ref name="BrockFeud">{{cite news |first = Emily |last = Power |title = Brock feud erupts: Jilted man comes out swinging |work = [[Herald-Sun]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = 17 |date = [[17 March]] [[2006]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref> Bamford's estranged husband Ron McCurdy, who had once been a close friend of Brock, assaulted Brock after a chance meeting outside Brock's Foundation office.<ref name="BrockFeud"/><ref>{{cite news |first = Ian |last = Haberfield |title = Brock 'had it coming': Jilted husband has no regrets |work = [[Sunday Herald Sun]] |publisher = News Ltd |page = 4 |date = [[2 July]] [[2006]] |accessdate = 2006-09-08 |language = English}}</ref>

However, with the influence of Apple and Nanami, he started to see that it is sometimes necessary to put himself on the line in order to truly win. In the end, he leads the Allied Forces to victory after he defeats Leon Silverberg. After the war, he became the Chancellor for the new Allied Nation while awaiting the return of the hero to his rightful post. He later retires, but then is brought out of retirement by the Higheast Rebellion, in which he secretly planned a plot to cause internal discord within Harmonia, which caused them to withdraw from the Highland territory.

== Death ==

[[Image:IMG 2274.jpg|250px|thumb|Peter Brock's Daytona Coupe - the day before the accident.]]

Peter Brock died at the age of 61 in a racing accident. The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cams.com.au/content.asp?PageID=Article&ObjectID=775|title=Australian Motor Racing Legend Dies in Targa West|publisher=Confederation of Australian Motorsport|date=[[September 8]], [[2006]]}}</ref> and Western Australian Police confirmed that he lost control of his vehicle on a bend<ref name="abc">{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200609/s1736485.htm|title=Racing legend Brock killed in car crash|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=[[September 8]], [[2006]]}}</ref> and collided with a tree whilst driving in the ''[[Targa West]] '06'' rally at 11.50am<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/peter-brock-killed-in-crash/2006/09/08/1157222310976.html|title=Peter Brock killed in crash|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=[[September 8]], [[2006]]}}</ref> on [[September 8]], [[2006]], near the township of [[Gidgegannup, Western Australia|Gidgegannup]], 40km north-east of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. Brock and co-driver Mick Hone were in a 2001 Daytona Coupe. Hone was taken to hospital in a stable condition.<ref name="abc"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=28&ContentID=6044|title=Motor racing legend Peter Brock 'reportedly killed'|publisher=[[The West Australian]]|date=[[September 8]], [[2006]]}}</ref>

==Apple==

The editor of ''[[Wheels Magazine]]'', Ged Bulmer, said that Brock would be remembered for his nine victories in the [[Bathurst 1000]], for "He had a long and very successful career there, he was the 'King of the Mountain' as he came to be known."

Like Shu, Apple is not a member of the Silverberg family, but was actually a student of Mathiu Silverberg. She appears in [[Suikoden I]], [[Suikoden II]] and [[Suikoden III]].

Apple deeply respects her mentor and aids him during the Toran Liberation Wars (Suikoden I). She becomes tactician to Viktor's mercenaries early in the Dunan Unification War (Suikoden II). After the fall of Muse, she successfully recruits Shu for the Allied Forces and helps him as a secondary strategist.

==References==

<ref> Captured from SEN1116AM when it was an unconfirmed report; http://media.putfile.com/Peter-Brock-Killed </ref>

<ref> Confirmed reports from Perth's 6PR; http://media.putfile.com/News-Reporter-on-Brock and http://media.putfile.com/NewsReporter2-on-Brock</ref>

<ref> Peter's last Perth radio interview; http://media.putfile.com/Audio-Peter-Brock-on-Perths-96FM-breakfast-show-today</ref>

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During Suikoden III, Apple works as a historian gathering information to compile a biography on Mathiu. She travels with a student of her own, Caesar Silverberg, and assists the young tactician as he acts as strategist for the Flame Champion during the Second Fire Bringer War. According to Apple, Caesar's tactical mindset is likely the closest to that of her master's.

==External links==

''Some sites may be unavailable due to high traffic following his recent death.''

*[http://peterbrock.com.au/ Official website]

*[http://www.peterbrockfoundation.com.au/ Peter Brock Foundation]

*[http://www.icmi.com.au/speakerfull.phtml?id=313 Biography of Peter Brock]

*[http://www.brock05.com/ Peter Brock - The Ultimate Resource]

==George Silverberg==

George is the son of Leon Silverberg and the father of Albert and Caesar Silverberg. Nothing else is known about him.

In the manga, Caesar describes his father as a "true tactician", a strategist who was capable of knowing when to choose between winning more battles or watching out for the soldiers under his command, which is what Caesar himself strives to become.

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==Caesar Silverberg==

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Caesar Silverberg is the son of George and the younger brother of Albert Silverberg. He travels with his mentor, Apple. Caesar appears in [[Suikoden III]].

Caesar is the youngest and most inexperienced of the strategists, though still possessing the talent his family is known for. Initially appearing to be a lazy and disinterested teenager, he possesses a keen and watchful mind and while he never demonstrates the elaborate plans of his predecessors his cunning misdirections and ability to see the situation stripped of emotional attachment serve the Flame Champion well.

His motivation to pursue the life of a tactician comes from his sibling rivalry with Albert, hoping to best his older brother. Caesar believes in Mathiu's ideology, where reducing the amount of casualties on both sides involved holds priority to the goal in mind so that neither opposing forces loses their strongest human resources such that they will be able to rebuild and manage a peaceful resolution because each side remains able to empathize with the other.

Caesar is initially dismissed by the Grasslanders, despite how his tactics saved the Chisha clan from Harmonia forces, and becomes discouraged, though Apple assures him that as a strategist, he must find generals to guide in battle. He eventually earns his place as their strategist when he reveals that he is familiar with the tactical advisor of the Harmonian forces: Albert Silverberg. Karaya clan chief Lucia convinces the other chiefs to accept Caesar as their tactician since she knows of Caesar's grandfather, Leon Silverberg, and the value of having Silverberg tactician on their side.

He proves himself to be a skillful tactician (though assisted by Apple and Salome Haras of the Zexen Confederacy) and intends to test his skills against Albert by pledging his support to the new Flame Champion. While the Grasslanders and the Zexen Confederacy defeat the Harmonians and the Destroyer forces, Caesar realizes that Albert remains the superior tactician and decides to return to his studies in hopes of surpassing his brother some day.

==Albert Silverberg==

Albert Silverberg is the son of George and the older brother of Caesar Silverberg. He appears in [[Suikoden III]].

Albert excelled in his studies and is an excellent strategist, eventually gaining the role of Harmonia's chief tactical advisor during Harmonia's invasion of the Grasslands. His ideals are largely similar to that of his grandfather, Leon, where bringing about the end goal as quickly as possible to spare lives takes priority over the methods used, no matter how amoral the methods may be or how much suffering must be caused as a result. He and Caesar, as a result of their differing ideologies, is a sore point between the brothers along with their contrasting personalities, especially since Albert is much more serious in comparision to his younger brother.

He initially works alongside [[Sasarai]], a bishop of Harmonia and the commander of the Harmonian invaders searching for the [[27 True Runes|True Fire Rune]], but reveals that he is actually working for Luc, the Masked Bishop. Albert's motives are unclear, but it appears that he believes supporting Luc will allow him to gain power within the Harmonian bureaucracy. It is revealed that he chose to follow Luc in hopes of lessening the amount of casualties in Luc's war through strategic means.

He eventually disappears at the end of the Second Fire Bringer War, intending leave the continent and start again under an assumed name. Caesar finds him before he leaves and informs his older brother that he will surpass him some day.

==External links==

* [http://www.suikosource.com '''Suikosource''']

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