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{{Infobox Species
{{Infobox Species
|image = [[Image:Face of Boe.jpg|250px]]
|image = Boe.jpg
|Species name =  Boekind
|aka =
|aka =
|type = Large humanoid head
|type = Large, [[humanoid]] head
|affiliation =  
|affiliation =  
|origin = [[Silver Devastation]], [[Isop Galaxy]]
|origin = [[Silver Devastation]]
|appearances = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]''
|first = The End of the World (TV story)
|Mentions = <ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf]]''</li><li>[[NDA]]: ''[[The Stealers of Dreams]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''</li></ul>
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]''}}
}}
|individuals = [[Face of Boe]], [[Boemina]]}}
'''Boekind''' was a [[species]] from the [[Silver Devastation]].


'''Boekind''' was a species from the [[Silver Devastation]] in the [[Isop Galaxy]].
== Biology ==
Boekind were large, [[humanoid]] heads with numerous tendrils which terminated in round pod-like structures in place of hair. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'')


==Biology==
Boekind could communicate [[telepathy|telepathically]] and were able to speak, although they often preferred telepathy. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')
Boekind were large, [[humanoid]] heads with numerous tendrils which terminated in round pod-like structures in place of hair. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'')


It is aso known that Boekind can only grunt vocally, yet they can communicate very well [[telepathy|telepathically]] and can even properly speak. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'', ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Gridlock]]'')
=== Life cycle ===
Based on a newscast by [[Bad WolfTV]], it was possible for a member of Boekind to become [[pregnant]] and ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') their young were called Boe-lets. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'')


===Life Cycle===
== Technology ==
Little is known about Boekind reproduction, but it is known that they could become pregnant and can give birth to at least 6 infants. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'')
The [[Face of Boe]] at least lived permanently in a life support tank with added [[teleportation]] capabilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'', ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')


==Technology==
== History ==
The only technology known to be used by Boekind was a life support tank with added [[teleport]] in which the [[Face of Boe]] lived in permanently, however even this may be not have been created by Boekind and may be a creation of another race. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'', ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', ''[[Gridlock]]'')
In the year [[200,000]], which the [[Ninth Doctor]] knew to be the time of the [[Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire]], the Face supposedly gave birth to the [[Boemina]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Long Game (TV story)|The Long Game]]'') It was during the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire that Boekind became all but [[extinct]], whilst the Face of Boe lived on. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'')


==History==
Indeed, by the time of his hospitalisation and near-death in [[5,000,000,023]], the Face was the last of his species. ([[TV]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') He later sacrificed himself to save the inhabitants of [[New New York]] in the year [[5,000,000,053]], rendering Boekind extinct. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'')
The first of Boekind, the Face of Boe, was originally [[Jack Harkness]]. After the [[Battle of the Game Station]], the [[Bad Wolf entity]] made him near-immortal. Eventually, he started to age, albeit very slowly. The ultimate outcome of this was the Face, so named because that was one of Jack's nicknames, as he was born on the [[Boeshane peninsula]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'')
[[fr:Boekind]]
 
:''Presumably, Jack [[time travel]]ed back to the [[Dark Times]], as Boekind were known as an ancient species, having originated in the [[Isop Galaxy]] "when the stars of the [[Andromeda Galaxy|Andromeda]] [[galaxy]] were still dust". ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf]]'')''
 
In the year [[200,000]], the Face gave birth to six children, the [[Boemina]], although in 40 years time even the Boemina would die ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]''). The Face later nearly died in the year [[5,000,000,023]] but managed to survive ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''), but later sacrificed himself to save the inhabitants of [[New New York]] in the year [[5,000,000,053]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'')


[[Category:Psychic species]]
[[Category:Psychic species]]
[[Category:Isop Galaxy species]]
[[Category:Isop Galaxy species]]
[[Category:Human species]]

Latest revision as of 18:25, 3 November 2024

Boekind was a species from the Silver Devastation.

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Boekind were large, humanoid heads with numerous tendrils which terminated in round pod-like structures in place of hair. (TV: The End of the World)

Boekind could communicate telepathically and were able to speak, although they often preferred telepathy. (TV: New Earth, Gridlock)

Life cycle[[edit] | [edit source]]

Based on a newscast by Bad WolfTV, it was possible for a member of Boekind to become pregnant and (TV: The Long Game) their young were called Boe-lets. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Face of Boe at least lived permanently in a life support tank with added teleportation capabilities. (TV: The End of the World, New Earth, Gridlock)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the year 200,000, which the Ninth Doctor knew to be the time of the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire, the Face supposedly gave birth to the Boemina. (TV: The Long Game) It was during the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire that Boekind became all but extinct, whilst the Face of Boe lived on. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac)

Indeed, by the time of his hospitalisation and near-death in 5,000,000,023, the Face was the last of his species. (TV: New Earth) He later sacrificed himself to save the inhabitants of New New York in the year 5,000,000,053, rendering Boekind extinct. (TV: Gridlock)

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