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[[File:IceSoldiers.jpg|thumb|The Ice Soldiers guarding their key while still in suspended animation. ([[TV]]: "[[The Snows of Terror]]")]]
[[File:Ice Soldiers.jpg|thumb|The Ice Soldiers guarding their key while still in suspended animation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'')]]
The '''Ice Soldiers''' were four warriors guarding one of the keys to the [[Conscience of Marinus]]. [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] accidentally freed them from [[suspended animation]] while trying to retrieve the key. They tried to kill the group of travellers, and succeeded in killing [[Vasor]] before the others escaped across a crevice. ([[TV]]: "[[The Snows of Terror]]")
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The '''Ice Soldiers''' were four warriors guarding one of the keys to the [[Conscience of Marinus]], which [[Vasor]] referred to as "demons". [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]], [[Sabetha]] and [[Altos]] accidentally freed them from [[suspended animation]] while trying to retrieve the key, which was frozen in a block of ice. During their attempt to kill the group of travellers, one of the Ice Soldiers plunged to his death in a deep crevice in the ice cave. The remaining warriors pursued Susan, Ian, Barbara, Sabetha and Altos back to Vasor's cabin where they succeeded in killing the burly trapper before the others escaped using their travel dials. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The four Ice Soldiers were generally referred to in the script directions for "The Snows of Terror" by the name of the weapon they carried, i.e. 'Sword', 'Battle Axe', 'Lance' and 'Mace'.
* The four Ice Soldiers were generally referred to in the script directions for "The Snows of Terror" by the name of the weapon they carried, i.e. "Sword", "Battle Axe", "Lance" and "Mace". Thus, for example, instead of saying in the script "The Ice Soldier with the sword brandishes his weapon", the direction would read "Sword brandishes his weapon".


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Latest revision as of 12:32, 1 September 2023

The Ice Soldiers guarding their key while still in suspended animation. (TV: The Keys of Marinus)

The Ice Soldiers were four warriors guarding one of the keys to the Conscience of Marinus, which Vasor referred to as "demons". Susan, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright, Sabetha and Altos accidentally freed them from suspended animation while trying to retrieve the key, which was frozen in a block of ice. During their attempt to kill the group of travellers, one of the Ice Soldiers plunged to his death in a deep crevice in the ice cave. The remaining warriors pursued Susan, Ian, Barbara, Sabetha and Altos back to Vasor's cabin where they succeeded in killing the burly trapper before the others escaped using their travel dials. (TV: The Keys of Marinus)

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

  • The four Ice Soldiers were generally referred to in the script directions for "The Snows of Terror" by the name of the weapon they carried, i.e. "Sword", "Battle Axe", "Lance" and "Mace". Thus, for example, instead of saying in the script "The Ice Soldier with the sword brandishes his weapon", the direction would read "Sword brandishes his weapon".