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|affiliation = [[Tzim-Sha]] | |affiliation = [[Tzim-Sha]] | ||
|first = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story) | |first = The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story) | ||
|appearances = Things She Thought While Falling (short story) | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'' | ||
|clip = The Thirteenth Doctor Arrives The Woman Who Fell To Earth Doctor Who | |clip = The Thirteenth Doctor Arrives The Woman Who Fell To Earth Doctor Who | ||
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'''Gathering coils''' were engineered biotech [[weapon]]s, described as a "semi-species" by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | '''Gathering coils''' were engineered biotech [[weapon]]s, described as a "semi-species" by the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | == Characteristics == | ||
These coils resembled [[cable]]s and [[wire]]s of various sizes, acting like [[tentacle]]s, which could gather [[data]]. At least some coils also had the ability to plant [[DNA bomb]]s. A number of Gathering coils were able to gather to create one large, more polyvalent creature, though such a swarm could be deactivated with a large electric shock. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | These coils resembled [[cable]]s and [[wire]]s of various sizes, acting like [[tentacle]]s, which could gather [[data]]. At least some coils also had the ability to plant [[DNA bomb]]s. A number of Gathering coils were able to gather to create one large, more polyvalent creature, though such a swarm could be deactivated with a large electric shock. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Things She Thought While Falling (short story)|Things She Thought While Falling]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
[[ | [[Tzim-Sha]] used a swarm of Gathering Coils in order to locate a trophy to take back to his planet, despite this being against [[Stenza|his species']] rules. It was later deactivated by [[Grace O'Brien]], who [[electrocution|electrocuted]] it with a cable at the cost of her own life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'') | ||
One Gathering Coil was housed within the [[Maximum security facility|prison]] the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] found herself imprisoned in by the [[Judoon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Revolution of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[Category:Biologically modified species]] | [[Category:Biologically modified species]] | ||
[[Category:Bioweapons]] | [[Category:Bioweapons]] | ||
[[Category:Data collection]] | [[Category:Data collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:14, 20 October 2021
Gathering coils were engineered biotech weapons, described as a "semi-species" by the Thirteenth Doctor.
Characteristics[[edit] | [edit source]]
These coils resembled cables and wires of various sizes, acting like tentacles, which could gather data. At least some coils also had the ability to plant DNA bombs. A number of Gathering coils were able to gather to create one large, more polyvalent creature, though such a swarm could be deactivated with a large electric shock. (PROSE: Things She Thought While Falling, TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tzim-Sha used a swarm of Gathering Coils in order to locate a trophy to take back to his planet, despite this being against his species' rules. It was later deactivated by Grace O'Brien, who electrocuted it with a cable at the cost of her own life. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
One Gathering Coil was housed within the prison the Thirteenth Doctor found herself imprisoned in by the Judoon. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks)
