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An '''escape [[pod]]''' was a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency.
An '''escape [[pod]]''' was a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an [[emergency]].


[[Ishtar]] used an escape pod to survive the destruction of her ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'')
[[Ishtar]] used an escape pod to survive the destruction of her ship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)|Timewyrm: Genesys]]'')
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Several escaping [[Terileptil]] criminals used an escape pod to survive the destruction of their stolen [[spaceship]]. However, the crash killed all but four of the Terileptils. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
Several escaping [[Terileptil]] criminals used an escape pod to survive the destruction of their stolen [[spaceship]]. However, the crash killed all but four of the Terileptils. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')


[[Davros]] survived the destruction of [[Imperial Dalek mothership|his mothership]] in an escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'', ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]'') Davros also escaped [[Prison Station]] using an escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'')
[[Davros]] survived the destruction of [[Imperial Dalek mothership|his mothership]] in an escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]'', ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]'') Davros also escaped [[Prison Station]] using an escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'') During the [[Last Great Time War]], [[Davros (Palindrome)|an alternate Davros]] escaped [[Falkus]]'s destruction in an escape pod. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Genius for War (audio story)|A Genius for War]]'')


The ''[[Black Gold]]'' had a one-man escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'')
The ''[[Black Gold]]'' had a one-man escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Infinite Quest (TV story)|The Infinite Quest]]'')


[[Martha Jones]] and [[Riley Vashtee]] tried to get away from a [[Torajii]]-possessed [[Dev Ashton]] by locking themselves in an escape pod. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'')
[[Martha Jones]] and [[Riley Vashtee]] tried to get away from a [[Torajii]]-possessed [[Dev Ashton]] by locking themselves in an escape pod. The [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to bring them back by boosting the ''[[SS Pentallian]]''<nowiki/>'s magnetic lock. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'')


The [[Half-Face Man]]'s spaceship had an escape capsule: a hot air balloon made of [[human]] [[skin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
The [[Half-Face Man]]'s spaceship had an escape capsule: a [[Hot-air balloon|hot air balloon]] made of [[human]] [[skin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')


The [[First Doctor]] and the [[Chief Voord]] escaped the destruction of a [[Voord spaceship]] in an escape capsule, which they landed in a [[South America]]n [[jungle]], with the [[Dalek]]s following after them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks (short story)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]'')
The [[First Doctor]] and the [[Chief Voord]] escaped the destruction of a [[Voord spaceship]] in an escape capsule, which they landed in a [[South America]]n [[jungle]], with the [[Dalek]]s following after them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks (short story)|Doctor Who and the Daleks]]'')
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The [[Fifth Doctor]] boasted that [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] beat an escape pod any day of the week, "except perhaps [[Pancake Tuesday]]s." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)|Empire of the Racnoss]]'')
The [[Fifth Doctor]] boasted that [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] beat an escape pod any day of the week, "except perhaps [[Pancake Tuesday]]s." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)|Empire of the Racnoss]]'')


While suggesting methods to get past the 'possessed' [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] forces, [[Bill Potts]] proposed using an escape pod only for the [[Tenth Doctor]] to inform her that the TARDIS had none. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] improvised and subsequently jettisoned the TARDIS' art gallery with both his selves and [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]] inside. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'')
While suggesting methods to get past the 'possessed' [[UNIT]] forces, [[Bill Potts]] proposed using an escape pod only for the [[Tenth Doctor]] to inform her that the TARDIS had none. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] improvised and subsequently jettisoned the TARDIS' art gallery with both his selves and [[Jenny]] inside. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'')
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Revision as of 03:50, 23 April 2024

Escape pod

An escape pod was a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency.

Ishtar used an escape pod to survive the destruction of her ship. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys)

A group of Pyroviles travelled to Earth in an escape pod. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii)

Several escaping Terileptil criminals used an escape pod to survive the destruction of their stolen spaceship. However, the crash killed all but four of the Terileptils. (TV: The Visitation)

Davros survived the destruction of his mothership in an escape pod. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks, PROSE: War of the Daleks, AUDIO: Terror Firma, Daleks Among Us) Davros also escaped Prison Station using an escape pod. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks) During the Last Great Time War, an alternate Davros escaped Falkus's destruction in an escape pod. (AUDIO: A Genius for War)

The Black Gold had a one-man escape pod. (TV: The Infinite Quest)

Martha Jones and Riley Vashtee tried to get away from a Torajii-possessed Dev Ashton by locking themselves in an escape pod. The Tenth Doctor was able to bring them back by boosting the SS Pentallian's magnetic lock. (TV: 42)

The Half-Face Man's spaceship had an escape capsule: a hot air balloon made of human skin. (TV: Deep Breath)

The First Doctor and the Chief Voord escaped the destruction of a Voord spaceship in an escape capsule, which they landed in a South American jungle, with the Daleks following after them. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Daleks)

The "lucky ones" managed to escape the destruction of Rulers of the Universe' party ship in escape shuttles. (AUDIO: The Rulers of the Universe)

Androvax escaped from Captain Tybo using an escape pod. (TV: Prisoner of the Judoon)

The Fifth Doctor boasted that his TARDIS beat an escape pod any day of the week, "except perhaps Pancake Tuesdays." (AUDIO: Empire of the Racnoss)

While suggesting methods to get past the 'possessed' UNIT forces, Bill Potts proposed using an escape pod only for the Tenth Doctor to inform her that the TARDIS had none. The Twelfth Doctor improvised and subsequently jettisoned the TARDIS' art gallery with both his selves and Jenny inside. (COMIC: The Lost Dimension)