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|name = Golem
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|type       = Artificial mineral-based humanoid
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|individuals = [[Hans Tod]], [[Greta Tod]]
|type = Artificial mineral-based humanoid
|only        = The Beast of Orlok (audio story)
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|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok]]''
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|individuals = [[Hans]]<br />[[Greta]]
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'''Golems''' were artificial humanoid lifeforms fashioned as soldiers. Golems were usually made of [[aluminium]] silicate clay, though sometimes they were made from [[gold]].
'''Golems''' were artificial humanoid lifeforms fashioned as soldiers. Golems were usually made of [[aluminium]] silicate clay, though sometimes they were made from [[gold]].


== Characteristics ==
== Characteristics ==
Once given an order, a golem would tirelessly work to that goal even if the order was rescinded by its master.
Once given orders, a golem would tirelessly work to that goal even if the order was rescinded by its master.


The [[Eighth Doctor]] referred to golems as as unthinking killing machines and the best soldiers in the universe, due to their near invulnerability. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] referred to golems as unthinking killing machines and the best soldiers in the universe, due to their near invulnerability. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok (audio story)|The Beast of Orlok]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
[[Baron Teufel]] brought a pair of experimental golems, known as [[Hans]] and [[Greta]], to [[Earth]] in the early [[19th century]]. Unlike other golems, Hans and Greta were capable of learning and adapting. They also appeared [[human]], appeared to age, and even believed themselves to ''be'' human.
Golems were outlawed by Article XII of the [[Galactic Code]]. They were renknowned for their blind, unthinking loyalty, as well as their ability to survive in even the harshest of conditions. A pair of experimental golems, known as [[Hans Tod|Hans]] and [[Greta Tod|Greta]], crashed in a [[spacecraft]] near the town of [[Orlok (The Beast of Orlok)|Orlok]] on [[Earth]] in the early [[19th century]].  


Golems were outlawed by Article XII of the [[Galactic Code]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok]]'')
Unlike other golems, Hans and Greta were capable of learning and adapting, and were virtually indistinguishable from [[human]]s - they appeared to age, and even believed themselves to ''be'' human, after having been adopted by [[Frau Tod]]. General [[Zoff]] came to retrieve them as adults in [[1827]], alongside a more primitive Golem. Zoff was beaten by the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]], and Hans and Greta chose to remain on earth as humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beast of Orlok (audio story)|The Beast of Orlok]]'')
 
== Other references ==
[[Cerbs]], a rock-like humanoid alien, was once described as "golem-like". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Flight of the Cyberons (short story)|Flight of the Cyberons]]'')
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Golem (The Beast of Orlok)
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Golems were artificial humanoid lifeforms fashioned as soldiers. Golems were usually made of aluminium silicate clay, though sometimes they were made from gold.

Characteristics[[edit] | [edit source]]

Once given orders, a golem would tirelessly work to that goal even if the order was rescinded by its master.

The Eighth Doctor referred to golems as unthinking killing machines and the best soldiers in the universe, due to their near invulnerability. (AUDIO: The Beast of Orlok)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Golems were outlawed by Article XII of the Galactic Code. They were renknowned for their blind, unthinking loyalty, as well as their ability to survive in even the harshest of conditions. A pair of experimental golems, known as Hans and Greta, crashed in a spacecraft near the town of Orlok on Earth in the early 19th century.

Unlike other golems, Hans and Greta were capable of learning and adapting, and were virtually indistinguishable from humans - they appeared to age, and even believed themselves to be human, after having been adopted by Frau Tod. General Zoff came to retrieve them as adults in 1827, alongside a more primitive Golem. Zoff was beaten by the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller, and Hans and Greta chose to remain on earth as humans. (AUDIO: The Beast of Orlok)

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cerbs, a rock-like humanoid alien, was once described as "golem-like". (PROSE: Flight of the Cyberons)

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