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{{Infobox Object|made by = The [[Mire]]|used by = {{il|The Mire|[[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]]|[[Ashildr]]|[[Sam Swift]]}}|first = The Girl Who Died (TV story)|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived]]''<br/>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Triple Knife (short story)|The Triple Knife]]''}}The '''Mire medical kit''' was a tool used by the [[Mire]] to repair themselves if necessary after a battle. After the a battle with the Mire in a [[Viking]] village, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] used a part of the kit to resurrect [[Ashildr]], who had been killed during the battle. The kit brought her back to life and would never stop repairing her, making her effectively [[immortality|immortal]]. The Doctor gave Ashildr an extra kit to use for someone she wanted to keep with her. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')
{{Infobox Object|image = Mire repair kit.jpg|made by = The [[Mire]]|used by = {{il|The Mire|[[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]]|[[Ashildr]]|[[Sam Swift]]}}|first = The Girl Who Died (TV story)|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]''<br />[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Triple Knife (short story)|The Triple Knife]]''}}
[[Mire]] '''repair kits''', also referred to as '''immortality charges''', were battlefield medical kits used by the Mire, and stored in their battle helmets. These chips linked biologically with their patients, and repaired them continually.
 
Following a Mire incursion on [[Earth]] in the [[9th century]],<ref>In the television story ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'', which is set in the year [[1651]], [[Ashildr]] mentions having had 800 years of adventure.</ref> the [[Twelfth Doctor]] modified two repair kits for [[human]] use, and linked one of those kits to a near-dead [[Viking]] girl named [[Ashildr]], resulting in her [[resurrection]] and subsequent [[immortality]]. The Doctor also left the second modified kit with her, indicating that she could use it on anybody she decided she didn't want to live without. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Died (TV story)|The Girl Who Died]]'')
 
Though the immortality charge kept Ashildr healthy, and prevented her from ageing, it did not augment her capacity for [[memory]], and she struggled to retain more than an ordinary human lifespan's worth of recollections. She kept the extra repair kit on her person, as a [[necklace]]; in [[1651]], she told the Doctor she had never found anybody worthy of the kit. It was eventually used on highwayman [[Sam Swift]] by Ashildr, to close a portal generated by the [[Eyes of Hades]] and prevent a [[Leonian]] invasion. Due to the power drain from the portal, the Doctor was uncertain as to whether or not Sam Swift would become immortal, or to what extent his lifespan would be altered by the influence of the kit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')
 
Because of the immortality charge, Ashildr remained youthful for billions of years, and was still alive and well during the [[End of the universe|last 5 minutes of the universe]], outliving even other immortal lifeforms. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
 
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By [[1651]], Ashildr had not given the second chip to anyone, but when [[Sam Swift]]'s death opened a portal to [[Delta Leonis]], Ashildr put the chip into his head, which healed him and closed the portal. This brought Sam back to life, but, according to the Doctor, it was unclear if the power drain from the portal had used up the chip's power to make him immortal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')
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Mire repair kits, also referred to as immortality charges, were battlefield medical kits used by the Mire, and stored in their battle helmets. These chips linked biologically with their patients, and repaired them continually.

Following a Mire incursion on Earth in the 9th century,[1] the Twelfth Doctor modified two repair kits for human use, and linked one of those kits to a near-dead Viking girl named Ashildr, resulting in her resurrection and subsequent immortality. The Doctor also left the second modified kit with her, indicating that she could use it on anybody she decided she didn't want to live without. (TV: The Girl Who Died)

Though the immortality charge kept Ashildr healthy, and prevented her from ageing, it did not augment her capacity for memory, and she struggled to retain more than an ordinary human lifespan's worth of recollections. She kept the extra repair kit on her person, as a necklace; in 1651, she told the Doctor she had never found anybody worthy of the kit. It was eventually used on highwayman Sam Swift by Ashildr, to close a portal generated by the Eyes of Hades and prevent a Leonian invasion. Due to the power drain from the portal, the Doctor was uncertain as to whether or not Sam Swift would become immortal, or to what extent his lifespan would be altered by the influence of the kit. (TV: The Woman Who Lived)

Because of the immortality charge, Ashildr remained youthful for billions of years, and was still alive and well during the last 5 minutes of the universe, outliving even other immortal lifeforms. (TV: Hell Bent)

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  1. In the television story The Woman Who Lived, which is set in the year 1651, Ashildr mentions having had 800 years of adventure.