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{{looks like|Brandelak}} | {{looks like|Brandelak}} | ||
'''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. ([[PROSE]]: | '''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | |||
Buffalo were once the dominant species on Earth, but when their Herd-Leader was trapped in ice they degenerated without his mind. The [[Bovine Herd Leader]] revived thousands of years later and was able to travel back in time. He found his species were being wiped out by the [[Native American]]s and guided [[Christopher Columbus]] to [[America]] in [[1492]], hoping the [[Europe]]ans would wipe out the Native Americans and save his herd. However, the Europeans wiped out the buffalo themselves. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Trouble in Paradise (audio story)}}) | |||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw buffalo living in the [[Ngorogoro Crater]] in [[1926]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw buffalo living in the [[Ngorogoro Crater]] in [[1926]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prelude Birthright (short story)}}) | ||
The last buffalo died in captivity in [[2193]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The last buffalo died in captivity in [[2193]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Also People (novel)}}) | ||
== Cultural references to buffalo == | == Cultural references to buffalo == | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] | The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] "buffalo" to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Vampire of the Mind (audio story)}}) The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|World War Three (TV story)}}) which he shared within a couple of days to [[Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|the readers]] of [[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|his website]], along with another password, "[[bison]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hoax This! (short story)}}) | ||
At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were [[password]]s to the [[ | At different points, "bison", "buffalo", ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hoax This! (short story)}}, ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'') and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were [[password]]s to the [[operations board]] on the [[UNIT website]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'') The password "buffalo", if entered into the override code field, allowed an individual to navigate and fire a [[Harpoon missile|missile]] towards anywhere on [[Earth]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Untitled (U.N.I.T. video game)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 31 July 2023
- You may be looking for Buffalo wing or bison.
Buffalo were cattle-like creatures that lived on Earth. Because Roz Forrester's family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
History
Buffalo were once the dominant species on Earth, but when their Herd-Leader was trapped in ice they degenerated without his mind. The Bovine Herd Leader revived thousands of years later and was able to travel back in time. He found his species were being wiped out by the Native Americans and guided Christopher Columbus to America in 1492, hoping the Europeans would wipe out the Native Americans and save his herd. However, the Europeans wiped out the buffalo themselves. (AUDIO: Trouble in Paradise [+]Loading...["Trouble in Paradise (audio story)"])
The Seventh Doctor and Ace saw buffalo living in the Ngorogoro Crater in 1926. (PROSE: Prelude Birthright [+]Loading...["Prelude Birthright (short story)"])
The last buffalo died in captivity in 2193. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
Cultural references to buffalo
The Sixth Doctor used the password "buffalo" to access the UNIT telephone line. (AUDIO: Vampire of the Mind [+]Loading...["Vampire of the Mind (audio story)"]) The Ninth Doctor later told Mickey Smith to use same password to access a variety of areas of the UNIT website, (TV: World War Three [+]Loading...["World War Three (TV story)"]) which he shared within a couple of days to the readers of his website, along with another password, "bison". (PROSE: Hoax This! [+]Loading...["Hoax This! (short story)"])
At different points, "bison", "buffalo", (PROSE: Hoax This! [+]Loading...["Hoax This! (short story)"], Secure Login) and "badwolf" were passwords to the operations board on the UNIT website. (PROSE: Secure Login) The password "buffalo", if entered into the override code field, allowed an individual to navigate and fire a missile towards anywhere on Earth. (GAME: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (U.N.I.T. video game)"])
Behind the scenes
- The DWU fails to use buffalo as a synonym for bison — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, North American buffalo are bison. However, the kind the Seventh Doctor and Ace saw in Africa would have been African buffalo and not at all bison.
- However, the U.N.I.T. tie-in website does use the password "buffalo" and "bison" interchangeably.
