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'''Gas masks''' were devices that allowed [[human]]s to resist the effects of poison gas when worn. | {{first pic|Gas mask.jpg|A soldier on [[Skaro]] wearing a gas mask. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')}} | ||
'''Gas masks''' were devices that allowed [[human]]s to resist the effects of [[poison]] [[gas]] when worn. | |||
During the [[Thousand Year War]], both the [[Kaled]]s and the [[Thal]]s wore gas masks when engaging in combat. When [[Harry Sullivan]] came across a dead combatant who was wearing one, he remarked that it seemed out of place next to the [[radiation detector]] he was also wearing. ([[ | == History == | ||
During the [[Thousand Year War]], both the [[Kaled]]s and the [[Thal]]s wore gas masks when engaging in combat. When [[Harry Sullivan]] came across a dead combatant who was wearing one, he remarked that it seemed out of place next to the [[radiation detector]] he was also wearing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | |||
[[United Kingdom|British]] soldiers in [[World War I]] were given gas masks as part of their standard outfit. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Weeping Angels of Mons (comic story)|The Weeping Angels of Mons]]'') | |||
[[File:Gas masks are fragile.jpg|left|thumb|A sign reading "GAS MASKS ARE FRAGILE". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')]] | |||
On [[20 January]] [[1941]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') a sign on the [[doors]] between a ward and a storeroom in [[Albion Hospital]] read "GAS MASKS ARE FRAGILE" in [[red]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | |||
In [[1941]], a [[Empty Child|plague]] caused by the [[Chula]] [[nanogene]]s made anyone infected ''grow'' a gas mask for a face, thinking it was an organic component of the human body. This was later fixed by [[Ninth Doctor|The Ninth Doctor]] when he corrected their mistake after reuniting [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|the Child]] with his [[Nancy (The Empty Child)|mother]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'') | |||
{{Delgado|c}} and [[Harry Mailer]] wore gas masks while they used gas [[grenade]]s to take over [[Stangmoor Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | |||
In [[2008]], {{Simm}}, the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], sat safely wearing a gas mask when he set a toxic gas in the [[Cabinet Room]] and [[kill]]ed all the members of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
In the [[2000s]], gas masks were used by [[UNIT]] during the [[Sontaran]] [[Sontaran invasion of Earth|attack]] on [[Earth]], as the Sontarans' [[ATMOS]] devices were releasing [[Caesofine gas|clone feed]] gas. These gas masks had [[night vision]] but could not see through the [[fog]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
[[Jack Harkness]] suggested gas masks too late as the [[456 ambassador]] released a [[The 456 virus|deadly virus]] into the [[atmosphere]] of [[Thames House]] in [[2009]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Four]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 5 February 2023
Gas masks were devices that allowed humans to resist the effects of poison gas when worn.
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During the Thousand Year War, both the Kaleds and the Thals wore gas masks when engaging in combat. When Harry Sullivan came across a dead combatant who was wearing one, he remarked that it seemed out of place next to the radiation detector he was also wearing. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
British soldiers in World War I were given gas masks as part of their standard outfit. (COMIC: The Weeping Angels of Mons)
On 20 January 1941, (TV: Everything Changes) a sign on the doors between a ward and a storeroom in Albion Hospital read "GAS MASKS ARE FRAGILE" in red. (TV: The Doctor Dances)
In 1941, a plague caused by the Chula nanogenes made anyone infected grow a gas mask for a face, thinking it was an organic component of the human body. This was later fixed by The Ninth Doctor when he corrected their mistake after reuniting the Child with his mother. (TV: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances)
The Master and Harry Mailer wore gas masks while they used gas grenades to take over Stangmoor Prison. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
In 2008, the Saxon Master, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, sat safely wearing a gas mask when he set a toxic gas in the Cabinet Room and killed all the members of the Cabinet. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
In the 2000s, gas masks were used by UNIT during the Sontaran attack on Earth, as the Sontarans' ATMOS devices were releasing clone feed gas. These gas masks had night vision but could not see through the fog. (TV: The Poison Sky)
Jack Harkness suggested gas masks too late as the 456 ambassador released a deadly virus into the atmosphere of Thames House in 2009. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Four)
