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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]''
|appearances = [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)]]
}}The '''death whip''' was a weapon in possession of [[Fadros Pallujikaa]], leader of the [[Sycorax]].
}}The '''Sycorax whip''' was a weapon used by [[Fadros Pallujikaa]] on [[Daniel Llewellyn]] and [[Richard Blake]].


==Biology==
== Properties ==
The Sycorax whip was basically a brown rope with a handle housing the micro-fusion generator. It would typically kill by lashing the end at a victim's neck. During this process, the rope would illuminate blue and show the victims bones slightly in the same color, similar to a [[Dalek]]'s [[Gunstick|death ray]]. This destroyed all cells in the human body as well as disintegrating clothes, leaving only burned bones behind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')
Composed of a brown rope and a handle housing the micro-fusion generator, the rope was pulled back and hurled at a [[human]]'s [[neck]], ensuring a prompt death. During this process, the rope would illuminate blue and show the victim's [[bone]]s in the same colour, much like a [[Dalek]]'s [[Gunstick|death ray]]. This destroyed all cells in a [[human]] body as well as disintegrating [[Clothing|clothes]], leaving only scorched bones behind. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]'')
 
== History ==
During the [[Sycorax]] [[invasion]] of [[Earth]] on [[Christmas]] [[2006]], Pallujikaa used his death whip to [[murder]] [[Daniel Llewellyn]] and [[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Blake]], who were part of a delegation of [[human]]s he had [[teleport]]ed aboard his [[Sycorax spaceship|ship]]. He endeavoured to reproduce the results on the newly-[[regenerate]]d [[Tenth Doctor]] after he emerged from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], only for the the latter to grab the whip a split-second before it came into contact with his neck, force it from his grip and snap it, discharging the energy within it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Final Darkness (short story)|The Final Darkness]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
The term "death whip" is used by a [[Sycorax scribe]] in ''The Final Darkness''. "Sycorax whip" is used on merchandise such as ''[[Battles in Time]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:37, 1 April 2024

The death whip was a weapon in possession of Fadros Pallujikaa, leader of the Sycorax.

Properties[[edit] | [edit source]]

Composed of a brown rope and a handle housing the micro-fusion generator, the rope was pulled back and hurled at a human's neck, ensuring a prompt death. During this process, the rope would illuminate blue and show the victim's bones in the same colour, much like a Dalek's death ray. This destroyed all cells in a human body as well as disintegrating clothes, leaving only scorched bones behind. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, PROSE: The Final Darkness)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Sycorax invasion of Earth on Christmas 2006, Pallujikaa used his death whip to murder Daniel Llewellyn and Blake, who were part of a delegation of humans he had teleported aboard his ship. He endeavoured to reproduce the results on the newly-regenerated Tenth Doctor after he emerged from his TARDIS, only for the the latter to grab the whip a split-second before it came into contact with his neck, force it from his grip and snap it, discharging the energy within it. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, PROSE: The Final Darkness)

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

The term "death whip" is used by a Sycorax scribe in The Final Darkness. "Sycorax whip" is used on merchandise such as Battles in Time.