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|appearances=<ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''</li><li>[[DWM]]: ''[[Darkness Falling]]'' / ''[[Distractions]]'' / ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]''</li><li>[[DWM]]: ''[[TV Action!]]''</li><li>[[PDA]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger]]''</li></ul>
|appearances=<ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]''</li><li>[[DWM]]: ''[[Darkness Falling]]'' / ''[[Distractions]]'' / ''[[The Mark of Mandragora]]''</li><li>[[PDA]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger]] (implied)''</li></ul>
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An energy being, the '''Mandragora Helix''' took over [[Human]] hosts.
An energy being, the '''Mandragora Helix''' took over [[Human]] hosts.
==History==
The Helix slipped inside [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and traveled in it to late [[15th century]] [[San Martino]] in [[Italy]]. Here it manipulated the local cult of [[Demnos]], led by [[Heironymous]]. It took over the cult's members, transforming them into energy beings able to kill with bolts of [[plasma]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'')
It manifested again in [[1863]] [[China]], where [[First Doctor|the Doctor]] confronted the Helix without fully understanding it, as the Helix encountered him in an earlier point in the Doctor's personal timeline. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
As the [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] had earlier predicted, the Mandragora Helix re-appeared in [[1990s]] [[London]], this time exploiting the use of an illegal drug called [[Mandrake]] (another name for Mandragora). The [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Ace]], with the help of [[UNIT]] and its Captain [[Muriel Frost]], in particular  put a stop to it. ([[DWM]]: '[[The Mark of Mandragora]]'')


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Revision as of 01:15, 20 October 2008

An energy being, the Mandragora Helix took over Human hosts.

History

The Helix slipped inside the Doctor's TARDIS and traveled in it to late 15th century San Martino in Italy. Here it manipulated the local cult of Demnos, led by Heironymous. It took over the cult's members, transforming them into energy beings able to kill with bolts of plasma. (DW: The Masque of Mandragora)

It manifested again in 1863 China, where the Doctor confronted the Helix without fully understanding it, as the Helix encountered him in an earlier point in the Doctor's personal timeline. (PDA: The Eleventh Tiger)

As the the Doctor had earlier predicted, the Mandragora Helix re-appeared in 1990s London, this time exploiting the use of an illegal drug called Mandrake (another name for Mandragora). The The Doctor and Ace, with the help of UNIT and its Captain Muriel Frost, in particular put a stop to it. (DWM: 'The Mark of Mandragora)

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