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(Blatant supposition and fake info. Absolutely no way Smith and Jones or Warriors of Kudlak say any of this.)
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|image = [[Image:Florence_with_Slabs.jpg|250px]]<br /><small>A [[Plasmavore]] with two Slabs.</small>
|image = Florence with Slabs.jpg
|Object name = Slab
|type = Disguised [[robot]]ic drone
|type = Disguised [[robot]]ic drone
|origin = Various
|origin =  
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]''<br>[[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]''
|first = Smith and Jones (TV story)
}}
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas with the Plasmavores (short story)|Christmas with the Plasmavores]]'', ''[[A Master of Disguise (short story)|A Master of Disguise]]''
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|clip = You're Joshing Me! - Doctor Who - Smith and Jones - BBC
}}'''Slabs''' were [[robot]]ic beings used as basic slave drones that resembled motorcycle couriers. They were solid [[leather]] throughout their whole body and always travelled in pairs.


'''Slabs''' were [[robot]]ic beings, typically [[android]]s, used by various races, typically criminals, as basic slave drones. They tended to travel in pairs. They had a vague form as to not provoke suspicion, but their attitude and internal anatomy were very different - they obeyed the commands of their master, they disrespected other beings, did not speak and had the same composition all the way through.
Two such Slabs were henchmen of [[Florence Finnegan]] while she hid from the [[Judoon]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] killed one with an [[X-ray]] with radiation increased by 5000%, while the other was destroyed by a [[Judoon blaster]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'')


For example, the Slabs used by a [[Plasmavore]], [[Florence Finnegan]], on [[Earth]] (and, due to the [[Judoon]]'s intervention, on [[the Moon]] as well) looked like motorcycle couriers dressed in black, but they never delivered anything and were composed entirely of leather, except for their helmets.
Slabs worked for [[Uvlavad Kudlak]] and were helping him to capture children for the war of the [[Uvodni]] against the [[Malakh Empire]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak (TV story)|Warriors of Kudlak]]'')


They could be "killed" by sufficiently high levels of [[radiation]], or advanced energy weapons. ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]'')
When [[Amélie Plasmavore]] disguised herself as a [[human]] child, she had two Slabs act as her parents, [[Henri Plasmavore]] and [[Madeleine Plasmavore]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas with the Plasmavores (short story)|Christmas with the Plasmavores]]'')


Slabs were also used as guards in [[Kudlak]]'s ship. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Warriors of Kudlak]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
 
According to ''[[Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia]]'', [[Mat Dorman]] and [[Michael Williams (actor)|Michael Williams]] portrayed the Slabs in ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]''.
:''Slabs were also concrete blocks used by [[Human]]s, but completely different to the robotic Slabs.''
 
==See also==
* [[Cyberman android]]s had a similar design.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:18, 28 January 2023

Slabs were robotic beings used as basic slave drones that resembled motorcycle couriers. They were solid leather throughout their whole body and always travelled in pairs.

Two such Slabs were henchmen of Florence Finnegan while she hid from the Judoon. The Tenth Doctor killed one with an X-ray with radiation increased by 5000%, while the other was destroyed by a Judoon blaster. (TV: Smith and Jones)

Slabs worked for Uvlavad Kudlak and were helping him to capture children for the war of the Uvodni against the Malakh Empire. (TV: Warriors of Kudlak)

When Amélie Plasmavore disguised herself as a human child, she had two Slabs act as her parents, Henri Plasmavore and Madeleine Plasmavore. (PROSE: Christmas with the Plasmavores)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

According to Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia, Mat Dorman and Michael Williams portrayed the Slabs in Smith and Jones.