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The '''Hond''' were "the [[Primordial soup|primordial ooze]]" given sentience as an embodiment of the concept of [[pain]]. Hailing from the [[Dark Times]], they were hypothesised by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to have been the result of "the [[Universe]] not quite knowing what [[life]] was like yet" when it created them. Thanks to a [[time]] [[paradox]], the Hond eventually emerged into a later era of the universe and threatened the [[Dalek Empire]], forcing the [[Dalek Prime Strategist]] to seek out the Doctor for help. | |||
== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The Hond, as the sentient embodiment of a concept, could only be destroyed if freed of the pain that formed the core of their being. Individual Hond, being less full of suffering, were capable of some amount of [[reason]], but proximity to the rest of the | The Hond, as the sentient embodiment of a concept, could only be destroyed if freed of the pain that formed the core of their being. Individual Hond, being less full of suffering, were capable of some amount of [[reason]], but proximity to the rest of the horde would make them go more and more incoherent. The horde was capable of travelling through space in the loose form of a [[sphere]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Like most lifeforms from the [[Dark Times]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]'') they were immune to [[death]] and, indeed, capable of a form of [[regeneration]]. When blasted by a [[Dalek]] [[gunstick]]-fire, a Hond would collapse into ooze for a few moments, but actually feed on the suffering the blast had caused it and reform stronger than before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | Like most lifeforms from the [[Dark Times]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]'') they were immune to [[death]] and, indeed, capable of a form of [[regeneration]]. When blasted by a [[Dalek]] [[gunstick]]-fire, a Hond would collapse into ooze for a few moments, but actually feed on the suffering the blast had caused it and reform stronger than before. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Hond were unleashed by the [[Dalek]] invasion of the [[Archive of Islos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') After the Daleks defeated the [[Slave of the Hond]], ([[WC]]: ''[[Day of Reckoning (webcast)|Day of Reckoning]]'') the | The Hond were unleashed by the [[Dalek]] invasion of the [[Archive of Islos]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Restoration Empire (short story)|The Restoration Empire]]'') After the Daleks defeated the [[Slave of the Hond]], ([[WC]]: ''[[Day of Reckoning (webcast)|Day of Reckoning]]'') the Honds themselves attacked, despite the Daleks' attempt to create an alliance with them. Unable to defeat the Hond by conventional means, the [[Emperor of the Restoration]] recruited the [[Tenth Doctor]] to defend [[Skaro]], telling him the Hond were seeking to destroy the Daleks, before, according to the Emperor, destroying the rest of the universe and then themselves. | ||
On Skaro, the Doctor and the [[Dalek Prime Strategist]] entered the [[Vault of Obscenities]], where they confronted their first Hond, who declared that they would "kill all." After dispatching him by trapping him in a crystal cage, the Doctor got to work on the matter of defeating all the Hond. Eventually figuring out their true nature as creatures of suffering, the Doctor managed to rewire all the weapons in the Vault into a huge psychic transmitter, hitting the Hond horde with a ray of magnified relief. As they began to evaporate due to the hurt being gone, one Hond thanked the Doctor for his act of kindness. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]'') | |||
On Skaro, the Doctor and the [[Dalek Prime Strategist]] entered the [[Vault of Obscenities]] where they confronted their first Hond, who declared that " | |||
Eventually figuring out their true nature as creatures of suffering, the Doctor managed to rewire all the weapons in the Vault into a huge psychic transmitter, hitting the Hond horde with a ray of magnified relief. As they began to evaporate due to the hurt being gone, one Hond thanked the Doctor for | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* As "the [[primordial soup|primordial ooze]] given [[sentience]]" and becoming a time-travelling enemy, the Hond are reminiscent of the [[ancestor cell]]s from the ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', a potential identity of [[the Enemy]] in the [[War in Heaven]], although a formal link between the two is not drawn in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]''. | * As "the [[primordial soup|primordial ooze]] given [[sentience]]" and becoming a time-travelling enemy, the Hond are reminiscent of the [[ancestor cell]]s from the ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', a potential identity of [[the Enemy]] in the [[War in Heaven]], although a formal link between the two is not drawn in [[COMIC]]: ''[[Defender of the Daleks (comic story)|Defender of the Daleks]]''. | ||
{{Dark Times Species}} | {{Dark Times Species}} | ||
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[[Category:Species from the Dark Times]] | [[Category:Species from the Dark Times]] | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 23 January 2021
The Hond were "the primordial ooze" given sentience as an embodiment of the concept of pain. Hailing from the Dark Times, they were hypothesised by the Tenth Doctor to have been the result of "the Universe not quite knowing what life was like yet" when it created them. Thanks to a time paradox, the Hond eventually emerged into a later era of the universe and threatened the Dalek Empire, forcing the Dalek Prime Strategist to seek out the Doctor for help.
Biology
The Hond, as the sentient embodiment of a concept, could only be destroyed if freed of the pain that formed the core of their being. Individual Hond, being less full of suffering, were capable of some amount of reason, but proximity to the rest of the horde would make them go more and more incoherent. The horde was capable of travelling through space in the loose form of a sphere. (COMIC: Defender of the Daleks)
Like most lifeforms from the Dark Times, (PROSE: The Knight, The Fool and The Dead) they were immune to death and, indeed, capable of a form of regeneration. When blasted by a Dalek gunstick-fire, a Hond would collapse into ooze for a few moments, but actually feed on the suffering the blast had caused it and reform stronger than before. (COMIC: Defender of the Daleks)
History
The Hond were unleashed by the Dalek invasion of the Archive of Islos. (PROSE: The Restoration Empire) After the Daleks defeated the Slave of the Hond, (WC: Day of Reckoning) the Honds themselves attacked, despite the Daleks' attempt to create an alliance with them. Unable to defeat the Hond by conventional means, the Emperor of the Restoration recruited the Tenth Doctor to defend Skaro, telling him the Hond were seeking to destroy the Daleks, before, according to the Emperor, destroying the rest of the universe and then themselves.
On Skaro, the Doctor and the Dalek Prime Strategist entered the Vault of Obscenities, where they confronted their first Hond, who declared that they would "kill all." After dispatching him by trapping him in a crystal cage, the Doctor got to work on the matter of defeating all the Hond. Eventually figuring out their true nature as creatures of suffering, the Doctor managed to rewire all the weapons in the Vault into a huge psychic transmitter, hitting the Hond horde with a ray of magnified relief. As they began to evaporate due to the hurt being gone, one Hond thanked the Doctor for his act of kindness. (COMIC: Defender of the Daleks)
Behind the scenes
- As "the primordial ooze given sentience" and becoming a time-travelling enemy, the Hond are reminiscent of the ancestor cells from the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures, a potential identity of the Enemy in the War in Heaven, although a formal link between the two is not drawn in COMIC: Defender of the Daleks.
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