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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* [[Lance Parkin]]'s short story ''Executive Action'', originally published the [[charity publication|charity anthology]] ''Walking in Eternity'', explained that parahumans were the result of [[Rassilon]]'s first experiments with [[Loom]]s, and Rassilon formed the Special Executive to do the Time Lords' "dirty jobs". Later, when Rassilon ordered a purge of the Womb-born (as seen in ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''), the Special Executive fled Gallifrey and became an independent team. This backstory has been accepted by many Marvel fans<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/cobwb1.htm Cobweb on MarUnApp]</ref><ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/wardog.htm Wardog on MarvUnApp]</ref> and | * [[Lance Parkin]]'s short story ''Executive Action'', originally published the [[charity publication|charity anthology]] ''Walking in Eternity'', explained that the parahumans of the Special Executive were the result of [[Rassilon]]'s first experiments with [[Loom]]s, and Rassilon formed the Special Executive to do the Time Lords' "dirty jobs". Later, when Rassilon ordered a purge of the Womb-born (as seen in ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]''), the Special Executive fled Gallifrey and became an independent team. | ||
** This backstory has been accepted by many Marvel fans<ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/cobwb1.htm Cobweb on MarUnApp]</ref><ref>[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/wardog.htm Wardog on MarvUnApp]</ref> and was referenced in the ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' short story ''[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (short story)|Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]]'', where "the first parahuman brigades" are listed among other elements from [[Rassilon]]'s early reign. Marvel has also acknowledged the information in their official handbooks, with the entry for the character [[w:c:marvel:Opal Luna Saturnyne (Earth-9)|Saturnyne]] in [[w:c:marvel:Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z Vol 1 10|''Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z'' #10]] mentioning that she "hired Gallifreyan parahuman interdimensional mercenaries, the Special Executive", and the entry for the [[w:c:marvel:Technet (Multiverse)|Technet]] (a rival team to the Special Executive which included some of their members) in [[w:c:marvel:X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook Vol 1 1|''X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook'']] explicitly identifying said members as "loom-born Gallifreyans." | |||
* [[Daniel O'Mahony]]'s ''A Rag and a Bone'', published in the 2003 fanzine ''Myth Makers Presents: Essentials'', mentions "Dawn Brigades of parahumans" fighting "[[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|cat people]]" in [[Gallifrey]]'s past. The story features a [[Wardog|dog-faced parahuman]] in "Gallifreyan scarlet" as a veteran of Gallifrey's [[Black Sun War|First Time War]] and an assistant of [[Sabbath Dei|Sabbath]]. | |||
* Several beings resembling members of the Special Executive appear in the comic series ''[[Top 10 (comics)|Top 10]]''. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 23 November 2024
Parahuman (or para-human) was a label attributed to the humanoid members of the Special Executive team during the early days of the Time Lord history. Parahumans showed abilities such as psychic powers, time acceleration or the ability to pass through solid matter. (COMIC: 4-D War, Black Sun Rising) The first parahuman brigades were contemporaneous with the first Looms on Gallifrey. (PROSE: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Lance Parkin's short story Executive Action, originally published the charity anthology Walking in Eternity, explained that the parahumans of the Special Executive were the result of Rassilon's first experiments with Looms, and Rassilon formed the Special Executive to do the Time Lords' "dirty jobs". Later, when Rassilon ordered a purge of the Womb-born (as seen in Cold Fusion), the Special Executive fled Gallifrey and became an independent team.
- This backstory has been accepted by many Marvel fans[1][2] and was referenced in the Faction Paradox short story Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, where "the first parahuman brigades" are listed among other elements from Rassilon's early reign. Marvel has also acknowledged the information in their official handbooks, with the entry for the character Saturnyne in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #10 mentioning that she "hired Gallifreyan parahuman interdimensional mercenaries, the Special Executive", and the entry for the Technet (a rival team to the Special Executive which included some of their members) in X-Men: Phoenix Force Handbook explicitly identifying said members as "loom-born Gallifreyans."
- Daniel O'Mahony's A Rag and a Bone, published in the 2003 fanzine Myth Makers Presents: Essentials, mentions "Dawn Brigades of parahumans" fighting "cat people" in Gallifrey's past. The story features a dog-faced parahuman in "Gallifreyan scarlet" as a veteran of Gallifrey's First Time War and an assistant of Sabbath.
- Several beings resembling members of the Special Executive appear in the comic series Top 10.
