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{{Infobox Object
|image      = Happy Smiler.jpg
|type        = [[Android]]
|origin      = ''[[Starship UK]]''
|first      = The Journey (TV story)
|appearances = [[TV]]: {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Big Bang (TV story)}}
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The '''Smilers''' were a type of [[android]] used aboard ''[[Starship UK]]''.


== History ==
The Smilers were mounted in booths around the ''Starship UK''. They served primarily as the [[security]] for the spacecraft, but also performed other services such as information consulting and automatic teachers who enforced strict grading systems for pupils. When adults broke the law or were deemed unnecessary, the Smilers would feed them to the [[Star whale (The Beast Below)|star whale]]; children were sentenced to work in the [[Tower of London]]. The Smilers rotated their heads to show three faces: happy, displeased (for warnings) and livid (when attacking).


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Smilers normally displayed a comforting happy face if citizens were obedient, though by their very nature as the tenacious watchdogs of the starship, their smiles were more often than not unsettling, because Smilers would switch to grimacing expressions if they witnessed anyone disrupting the order on ''Starship UK''. This was the one and only warning they gave for the offender to immediately desist from their actions. If this warning was ignored, Smilers would reveal enraged faces with menacing red eyes and administer a brutal punishment.
|image = [[file:twosmilers.png|250px]]
|object name = Smiler
|type = [[Android]]
|origin = [[Starship UK]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]''
}}


While Smilers appeared to be merely heads, in extreme circumstances their entire bodies would leave their booths and attack. The terrified population never dared approach the booths, which meant the area surrounding them was completely clean, as the [[Eleventh Doctor]] noticed. The Smilers quickly recovered from damage such as being shot through built-in repair capabilities.


==Profile==
Humans hybridised with Smilers were known as [[Winder]]s. They formed a secret police force that maintained the clockwork machinery on ''Starship UK''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Beast Below (TV story)}})


=== Alternate timelines ===
In an [[parallel universe|alternate dimension]] in which [[the Doctor]]'s adventures existed as a fictional TV show called ''[[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Doctor Who]]'', a fan dressed as a Smiler was present at a ''[[Doctor Who convention|Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who convention|convention]] which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] visited with [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]] in [[2013]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who]]'')


[[Image:Smiler Faces.jpg|thumb|250px|The 3 Faces of the Smilers; happy, angry and demonic.]]
In another [[River Song's World|alternate timeline]], Amy drew a picture of a Smiler and other monsters she encountered during her time with the [[Eleventh Doctor]] so she could remember him. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}})
The '''Smilers''' were androids, mounted in booths across [[Starship UK]] and used as key instruments of [[Hawthorne]]'s police state. At any time a citizen broke the law or was deemed unneccessary (even children), the Smilers would take action. The terrified population kept their booths clean and never dared get too close to them. While they initially appeared to be merely in booths, it turned out that in extreme circumstances they could be made to leave the booths and attack. They were, however, vulnerable to handgun fire.
== External links ==
{{Dwlx}}


The Smilers rotated their heads to show three faces: happy, angry (for warnings), and demonic (when attacking). While they had three faces, they appeared to rotate their heads 180 degrees (which could mean they'd only have two). This might mean that faces can be removed when they rotate. It is unknown if the Smilers killed their victims.
They can repair themselves when damaged.
It's unknown what happened to the Smilers after the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] revealed and stopped the conspiracy on Starship UK, though the Winders are presumably still around. ([[DW]]: [[The Beast Below]])
==Winders==
[[Image:Winder Sides.jpg|thumb|250px|The 2 Sides of the Winders]]Were the police force of [[Starship UK]], who were actually cyborgs of half-human and half-Smiler. Their heads would rotate round to reveal the malevolent version of the Smiler face, while the majority of the time they would cover them with their dark hoods. They are under oath to protect the corrupt system of Starship UK.
Again, it is unknown what happened to them after [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond|Amy]] revealed and stopped the conspiracy on the ship.
==External Links==
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/characters/Smilers Doctor Who - Smilers]
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 15 May 2024

The Smilers were a type of android used aboard Starship UK.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Smilers were mounted in booths around the Starship UK. They served primarily as the security for the spacecraft, but also performed other services such as information consulting and automatic teachers who enforced strict grading systems for pupils. When adults broke the law or were deemed unnecessary, the Smilers would feed them to the star whale; children were sentenced to work in the Tower of London. The Smilers rotated their heads to show three faces: happy, displeased (for warnings) and livid (when attacking).

Smilers normally displayed a comforting happy face if citizens were obedient, though by their very nature as the tenacious watchdogs of the starship, their smiles were more often than not unsettling, because Smilers would switch to grimacing expressions if they witnessed anyone disrupting the order on Starship UK. This was the one and only warning they gave for the offender to immediately desist from their actions. If this warning was ignored, Smilers would reveal enraged faces with menacing red eyes and administer a brutal punishment.

While Smilers appeared to be merely heads, in extreme circumstances their entire bodies would leave their booths and attack. The terrified population never dared approach the booths, which meant the area surrounding them was completely clean, as the Eleventh Doctor noticed. The Smilers quickly recovered from damage such as being shot through built-in repair capabilities.

Humans hybridised with Smilers were known as Winders. They formed a secret police force that maintained the clockwork machinery on Starship UK. (TV: The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"])

Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate dimension in which the Doctor's adventures existed as a fictional TV show called Doctor Who, a fan dressed as a Smiler was present at a Doctor Who convention which the Eleventh Doctor visited with Ally in 2013. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)

In another alternate timeline, Amy drew a picture of a Smiler and other monsters she encountered during her time with the Eleventh Doctor so she could remember him. (TV: The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"])

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]