Chain

Chains holding the Twelfth Doctor's TARDIS on board the Testimony spaceship. (TV: Twice Upon a Time ^[+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])

A chain was a series of metal linkages which could move and be manipulated, but hold tight against excess manipulation. (TV: Battlefield ^[+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Twice Upon a Time ^[+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"], PROSE: Fallen Angel ^[+]Loading...["Fallen Angel (short story)"])

Chains could be made out of a variety of materials including; gold, silver or iron. (TV: Revenge of the Cybermen ^[+]Loading...["Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)"], Battlefield ^[+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], PROSE: Alien Bodies ^[+]Loading...["Alien Bodies (novel)"])

Chains were often used to secure prisoners. (TV: Thin Ice ^[+]Loading...["Thin Ice (TV story)"], Robot of Sherwood ^[+]Loading...["Robot of Sherwood (TV story)"])

They could also be used to keep items like keys secure. (TV: The Daleks ^[+]Loading...["The Daleks (TV story)"])

Chains could also be worn as jewellery. (TV: The God Complex ^[+]Loading...["The God Complex (TV story)"], PROSE: Beyond the Sun ^[+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"], The Sword of Forever ^[+]Loading...["The Sword of Forever (novel)"]) And worn on both the neck and wrist. (PROSE: No Future ^[+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"])

"Clanking chains" was a common trope of ghosts. (TV: Day of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Day of the Daleks (TV story)"])

"Chain" could also describe a series of connected things, like a physical chain, but instead have an intangible, or non-direct link, linking them together. Such as a chain of hotels or islands. (TV: Arachnids in the UK ^[+]Loading...["Arachnids in the UK (TV story)"], PROSE: Beautiful Chaos ^[+]Loading...["Beautiful Chaos (novel)"], Dry Pilgrimage ^[+]Loading...["Dry Pilgrimage (novel)"])

Likewise a chain of events was a connected sequence of incidents leading to a conclusion. (TV: Logopolis ^[+]Loading...["Logopolis (TV story)"], They Keep Killing Suzie ^[+]Loading...["They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)"], The Pyramid at the End of the World ^[+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"])

Culturally

The Fisher King intended to put humanity in chains but was defeated by the Twelfth Doctor. (TV: Before the Flood)

Bonnie also suggested that humanity had put the Zygons in chains, stating it would be better to die in fire than living in them under Operation Double. (TV: The Zygon Inversion ^[+]Loading...["The Zygon Inversion (TV story)"])

Prisoners

Following their encounter in 1913 the Tenth Doctor wrapped Father of Mine in chains made of dwarf star alloy and left him in an underground chamber. (TV: The Family of Blood ^[+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)"])

The giant sea creature under the thames was chained up (TV: Thin Ice)

Fenric was bound by chains. (TV: The Curse of Fenric ^[+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"])

Morgaine bound the Destroyer with silver chains to contain him. (TV: Battlefield ^[+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"])

The Teller was secured by chains by the Bank of Karabraxos. (TV: Time Heist ^[+]Loading...["Time Heist (TV story)"])

Technology

Created in the 2000s the Osterhagen Project was a chain of nuclear weapons around the Earth as a planetary-level self destruct system. (TV: Journey's End ^[+]Loading...["Journey's End (TV story)"]

Transport

A bicycle was driven via a chain. (PROSE: Dragons' Wrath ^[+]Loading...["Dragons' Wrath (novel)"]) Bicycles were also secured to prevent theft with chains. (PROSE: Goth Opera ^[+]Loading...["Goth Opera (novel)"])

Clothing

Other realities

Earth-92131

Chains being worn with blue jeans by one individual. (TV: Proteus (episode 1) ^[+]Loading...{"timestamp":"11:46","ep":"1","1":"Proteus (TV story)"})

In Earth-92131, one individual wore chains with blue jeans. (TV: Proteus (episode 1) ^[+]Loading...{"ep":"1","1":"Proteus (TV story)"})

See also

• Chain reaction
• Food chain
• Chain Lane
• Daisy chain
• Chainsaw
• Chainsword