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'''Crimson''' was a colour shade related to [[red]] and [[scarlet]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Caerdroia (audio story)}})
'''Crimson''' was a form of deep [[red]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Call Me Ishmael (audio story)|Call Me Ishmael]]'')


The [[War Doctor]] wore a crimson [[scarf]] when he and [[Petrella]] escaped a [[Bronze Dalek|Mark VIII Dalek]] ambush led by a [[Dalek Supreme (Ambush)|Supreme Dalek]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ambush (comic story)|Ambush]]'')
[[File:DoctorsWife-Crimson.jpeg|thumb|[[Amy Pond]]'s visualisation of crimson. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}})]]
The passkey to get into the [[TARDIS control room#Coral console|backup TARDIS control room]] was "Crimson. [[Eleven (number)|Eleven]]. [[Delight]]. [[Petrichor]]." It had to be ''thought'' for the [[telepathic circuits]] to pick it up. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Wife (TV story)}})


The [[Sixth Doctor]] wore a crimson [[cravat]] with [[white]] polka dots, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]], etc.'') right up to his [[Sixth Doctor's regeneration|death]] caused by the [[First Rani]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]];'' [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]])''
Paint could be crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Northern Heights (short story)}}, {{cs|To the Slaughter (novel)}}) As could nail polish paint. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timeless (novel)}}) And [[graffiti]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Weng-Chiang (novel)}})


The [[Seventh Doctor]] spent his first hours with the Sixth Doctor's crimson cravat before switching for a scarlet paisley tie. [[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]])'' He also replaced his [[tartan]] scarf with a crimson [[Paisley (design)|paisley]] scarf; most notably: when ending the [[Paradise Towers Massacre]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') when protecting [[Delta]] from [[Bannermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'') when meeting [[Ace]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') when foiling [[Davros]]'s [[Imperial Dalek|Imperial Daleks]] and the [[Black Dalek Leader|Supreme]]'s [[Renegade Dalek|Renegade Daleks]] during the [[Shoreditch Incident|Hand of Omega Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') when resisting [[Helen A]] and the [[Kandyman]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') when keeping [[Nemesis|the Nemesis]] from [[CyberIsomorph|Isomorph Cybermen]] and [[Neo-Nazi|Neo-Nazis]] as well as [[Peinforte]] during the [[Cyber-invasion (Silver Nemesis)|1988 Cyberman Invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') He also wore it when freeing the [[Psychic Circus]] from the [[Gods of Ragnarok]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') and when dealing with [[Sontaran|Sontarans]] and [[Rutan|Rutans]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]'')
Ink could also be crimson and used for printing in the [[20th century|20th]], and [[21st century]].  ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}}, {{cs|Spoilsport (short story)}})


The [[Fourth Doctor]] wore a crimson scarf with [[violet]] [[purple]] stripes, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'') up to his [[Fourth Doctor's regeneration|death]] after the [[Tremas Master]]'s [[Entropic Enterprise]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
Carpets could be crimson in colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Walkin' City Blues (short story)}})


[[Rose Tyler]] wore a crimson [[hoodie]] over a [[white]] [[t-shirt]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'') She also wore a crimson t-shirt when she helped [[The Doctor|the Doctor's]] [[Eighth Doctor|eighth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh]] incarnations deal with a [[Rose Tyler (Sea Devil Earth)|parallel self]], [[D'Pau]], and some Sontarans. ([[COMIC]]: [[Empire of the Wolf (comic story)|Empire of the Wolf]])
[[Cloth]] could be crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}}) [[Satin]] could also be crimson coloured. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)}})


[[Sarah Jane Smith]] wore a crimson [[jumper]] during her last adventure with the [[Fourth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hand of Fear (TV story)|The Hand of Fear]]'') and her reunion with the [[Third Doctor]] in the [[First Rani]]'s trap. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'')
[[Blackcurrant]]s had crimson juice. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Deadstone Memorial (novel)}})


[[Ace]] wore a crimson [[blouse]] when she met [[Cheetah Person|Cheetah People]] and the [[Tremas Master]]'s [[Survival Stratagem]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
[[Lipstick]] was available in crimson in [[2006]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Iceberg (novel)}})
[[File:Loose Wire (short story).jpg|thumb|Crimson energy around the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Alice Wu]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Loose Wire (short story)}})]]
[[Blood]] was a crimson colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Project Valhalla (novel)}}, {{cs|The Coming of the Queen (novel)}}, {{cs|Mordieu (short story)}}) Diffused through water blood would make the water appear crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mire and Clay (short story)}}) [[Silurian]] blood was crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Head (novel)}})


[[Amy Pond]] wore crimson scarfs; such as when she met [[Vincent van Gogh]], ([[TV]]: [[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]) and during the during the [[Total Collapse Event Incident|Total Collapse Event Incident.]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
Once activated the [[Krivani]] goblet began to give off a deep angry crimson light and emitting a high pitched hum just prior to the [[Seventh Doctor]] throwing it into the [[time vortex]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Ante Bellum (short story)}})


[[Clara Oswald]] wore a crimson minidress when she and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] dealt with the destructive consequences of the [[Van Baalen salvage ship|Van Baalen salvage crew's]] tampering with the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (TV story)|Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS]]'') and also a crimson and [[Navy (colour)|navy]] [[tartan]] [[shirt]] when posing as a Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'')Her [[Clara Oswin Oswald|Victorian counterpart]] wore a crimson dress when she met the Eleventh Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'')
Under strain people's faces could turn crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (short story)}}) Or under embarrassment or sunburn people's faces could turn crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Siege Mentality (short story)}}, {{cs|The Death of Art (novel)}}) Or anger. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The War Games (novelisation)}}, {{cs|Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters (novelisation)}}) Or fury. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Crooked World (novel)}})
[[Alpha Centauri]] too also would turn a crimson colour in times of conflict. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy (novel)}})


[[Rose Noble]] wore a crimson and [[Peach (colour)|peach]] [[brocade]] blouse during a dinner party. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'')
[[Benek Chaloupka]] had a mostly shaved head however he had a central top-knot, which hung down to his shoulders in a crimson ponytail, and two long, thin moustaches of similar tinge in [[2221]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Spoilsport (short story)}})


The [[Tenth Doctor]] wore a [[tie]] in [[Navy (colour)|navy]] [[blue]] with a crimson flora random design during the [[Invasion of Manhattan|Human Dalek Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''/''[[Evolution of the Daleks (TV story)|Evolution of the Daleks]]'') before meeting [[Richard Lazarus]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'') after the [[Toclafane invasion|Toclafane Invasion of Earth]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') when meeting his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth]] incarnation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Crash (TV story)|Time Crash]]'') when going on board the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') when meeting [[Agatha Christie]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn And The Wasp]]'')'','' when meeting [[River Song]] and some [[Vashta Nerada]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence In The Library]]|[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest Of The Dead]])'' and during a trip to [[Bowie Base One]] on [[Mars]] in the [[2050s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters Of Mars]])'' He also wore a crimson undershirt during the [[Revolution of the Ood]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood (TV story)|Planet of the Ood]]'')
[[File:K9 in the TARDIS.jpg|thumb|The crimson front light of K9, within the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[TV]]: {{cs|State of Decay (TV story)}})]]
The light on the from of [[K9 Mark II]] was crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All Snug in Their Beds (short story)}})


The [[Third Doctor]] wore a crimson [[velvet]] [[waistcoat]] with a single-chained [[fob watch]] of [[gold]] when dealing with [[BOSS]] and [[Giant maggot|giant maggots]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]])'' and when foiling the [[Dalek Empire]]'s [[Exxilon Gambit]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')
In an event of an emergency the [[TARDIS control room#Copper console|TARDIS control room]] could change the lighting crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nuclear Time (novel)}})


The [[Ninth Doctor]] wore a crimson jumper with a v-neck collar. when helping his past and future incarnations foil the [[Tremas Master]] and when he witnessed [[Adam Mitchell]]'s death. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'')
[[File:KeeperTraken1-Melkurs arrival.jpeg|thumb|Melkur's arrival on Traken. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (TV story)}})]]
When [[Melkur (The Keeper of Traken)|Melkur]] arrived on [[Traken]] it was in a crimson fireball. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Keeper of Traken (novelisation)}})


A [[The Doctor 2 (Rose)|child incarnation of the Doctor bound to a high-tech wheelchair]] wore a crimson [[t-shirt]] with [[Coal (colour)|coal]] [[black]] stripes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'')
One of the weapons testing rooms in the [[Cybermen]]'s tomb on [[Telos]] encountered by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Peter Haydon]] in the [[26th century]] which flashed several colours at them including; [[crimson]], [[rose (colour)|rose]], scarlet, [[vermilion]], [[orange (colour)|orange]], [[yellow]], [[green]], [[blue]], [[royal blue]], [[ultramarine]], [[violet]] and [[purple]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)}})


[[Melanie Bush]] wore a crimson [[bandana]] with [[Ivory (colour)|ivory]] paisley symbols. ([[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'')
As the volcano erupted on [[Dulkis]] it resulted in white, orange and crimson clouds swirling in every direction around it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (novelisation)}})


[[Peri Brown]] wore crimson [[trousers]] when she joined the Fifth Doctor in the [[First Rani]]'s trap. [[Victoria Waterfield]] wore a crimson [[skirt]] when she joined the Third Doctor in the First Rani's trap. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'')
The "mark of the Rani" – evidence of the [[First Rani]]'s experiments on humans in the [[19th century]] left a crimson mark on the neck. It could spread leading to death. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Mark of the Rani (novelisation)}})


Some [[Late Silurian]] commanders wore crimson vests. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]''; [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'') [[Eldane]], the Silurian leader, wore a [[black]] robe with some [[beige]] and crimson. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]]'')
[[Iris Wildthyme]]'s [[Celestial Omnibus|TARDIS]] was crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}} {{cs|Verdigris (novel)}}, {{cs|The Blue Angel (novel)}})


[[Bonnie (The Zygon Invasion)|Bonnie]] wore a crimson paisley scarf similar to the Seventh Doctor's when taking [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]'s form. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Inversion (TV story)|The Zygon Inversion]]'')
[[Imorkal]] third eye would glow crimson when in use. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Heat (novel)}})


[[Lucie Miller]] wore a crimson and [[white]] [[tartan]] [[shirt]] up to her death. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]], [[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]])''
==Astronomical objects==
Red giants were dying suns, they bathed planets nearby in a crimson light. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beyond the Sun (novel)}})


[[Liz Shaw]] wore a crimson turtle neck [[jumper]] during her first encounter with [[Early Silurian|Early Silurians]] during the [[Wenley Moor Affair]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') and when helping many versions of the Doctor and companions. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Lost in Time (video game)|Lost in Time]]'')
The twin suns of [[Rearbus]] and [[Selynx]] gave [[Karfel]] a crimson skyline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timelash (novelisation)}})


[[Rosita Farisi]] wore a crimson [[shawl]] when she helped the Tenth Doctor and [[Jackson Lake]] foil [[Cybusman|Cybus Cybermen]] during the [[1851 incident|1851 Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
[[Eros (planet)|Eros']] sun lent the planet's sky a vibrant crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Queen of Eros (short story)}})


[[Bill Potts]] wore a rainbow [[bodysuit]] done in [[Ebony (colour)|ebony]] [[black]], crimson, [[Sapphire (colour)|sapphire]] [[blue]], [[white]], [[burnt orange]], and [[Mustard (colour)|mustard]] [[yellow]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]], [[Smile (TV story)|Smile]], [[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]], [[Extremis (TV story)|Extremis]]'')
[[Tír na n-Óg]] had a red sun that lent gave the sky a hellish crimson streak. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)}})


[[Li Shou Yuing]] wore crimson [[tights]] when she met the Seventh Doctor and Ace during their encounter with [[Morgaine]] and the [[Destroyer]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
[[Macha]] was one of three suns in a trinary star system, it was crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Predating the Predators (short story)}})


[[Albert Dumfries]], a senior member of the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] of [[Harold Saxon]], wore a crimson tie with navy stripes up to when he was killed by the [[Saxon Master]] before the [[Toclafane invasion|Toclafane Invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'')  
Sunsets on Earth in [[1968]] appeared crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}})


The [[Ringmaster]] of the [[Psychic Circus]] wore a crimson [[top hat]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'')
In the [[1970s]] the [[Third Doctor]] showed [[Elizabeth Shaw]] sunrise from orbit, the sun revealed a crimson flare as it rose. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)}})


The [[Dream Lord]] wore a crimson [[bow tie]] when he appeared in the Eleventh Doctor's [[TARDIS control room|console room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Amy's Choice (TV story)|Amy's Choice]]'')
[[Lucifer (planet)|Lucifer]] cast a crimson glare on [[Moloch (moon)|Moloch]] in the [[2150s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lucifer Rising (novel)}})


[[Allison Williams]] wore an [[Alabaster (colour)|alabaster]] scarf with crimson and navy stripes when she helped the Seventh Doctor during the [[Hand of Omega Incident]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
The sky on [[Mars]] in [[2157]] darkened at the horizon turning from a [[salmon pink]] to a deep crimson as it met the ground. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|GodEngine (novel)}}) The sky still appeared crimson in [[2595]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}})


[[Rhys Williams]] wore a crimson and [[Gold (colour)|gold]] [[brocade]] [[waistcoat]] when he [[Marriage|married]] [[Gwen Cooper]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'')
One of the Seven Planets of the [[Althosian system]] had a crimson hue to its surface in [[2400]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Pit (novel)}})


[[The Curator]], a future version of the Doctor, wore an [[ascot tie]] of [[Navy (colour)|navy]] and crimson paisley under his [[Tattersall (design)|tattersall]] [[shirt]]'s collar when taking the form of an older Fourth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
On [[Jupiter]] in [[2553]] it had [[ochre]] and crimson clouds. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Jupiter (short story)}})


[[The Toymaker]] wore [[Ebony (colour)|ebony]] [[black]] [[boots]] with crimson laces when he plays the [[Spice Girls]] ''[[Spice Up Your Life]]'' while messing with [[UNIT]] in [[London]] during [[2023]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Giggle (TV story)|The Giggle]]'')
In [[2670]] [[Arden (planet)|Arden]] had crimson sunsets. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Shadowmind (novel)}})


Members of [[UNIT]] wore crimson [[Beret|berets]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]|[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]|[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')  
==Botany==
Plants' blossoms or flowers could be a crimson colour. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dalek Factor (novel)}}, {{cs|The Sleep of Reason (novel)}})


In the [[20th century]], [[Torchwood Three]] found a [[lavender (colour)|deep-lavender]] [[emotional amplifier]]. It pulsed crimson when it detected [[anger]], amplifying it into [[rage]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Slow Decay (novel)|Slow Decay]]'')
Crimson [[rose]]s grew in gardens on [[Traken]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)}})
 
In [Napier]] in [[December]] [[1980]] there were [[pohutukawa]] trees in full crimson bloom when [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and the [[Fourth Doctor]] visited. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)}})
 
==Clothing==
Crimson robes were worn on [[Hyspero]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}})
 
Gowns also be made of crimson fabric. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Managra (novel)}})
[[File:The Inquisitor.jpg|thumb|Inquisitor Darkel wearing a crimson sash. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mysterious Planet (TV story)}})]]
 
[[Adric]] observed that the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s coat was crimson. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Logopolis (novelisation)}}) Although according to other accounts it was [[Burgundy (colour)|burgundy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Into the Silent Land (short story)}})
 
In the [[far future]] in the [[Hope (city)|City of Hope]] at [[Endpoint]] [[Silver (Hope)|Silver]]'s staff wore crimson uniforms. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hope (novel)}})
 
When the [[Seventh Doctor]] met [[Helen A]] on [[Terra Alpha]] in the [[25th century]] she was wearing a deep crimson velvet suit with a matching crimson feather hat. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)}})
 
[[Darkel]] wore a crimson sash during the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s trial. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Terror of the Veroids (novelisation)}})
 
==Technology==
Crimson could a colour used in helmet-based displays for glyphs. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Monitor (short story)}})
 
In the [[20th century]], [[Torchwood Three]] found a [[lavender (colour)|deep-lavender]] [[emotional amplifier]]. It pulsed crimson when it detected [[anger]], amplifying it into [[rage]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Slow Decay (novel)}})
 
==See also==
*[[Crimson Heart]]
*[[Red leech]], also known as "The Crimson Horror".
*[[Crimson pirate]]
*[[Crimson Star]] beer and larger.  ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Return of the Living Dad (novel)}}, {{cs|Walking to Babylon (novel)}}


During the [[War in Heaven]], [[Inquisitor]] [[Ishmael]] of the [[Order of Tarth'Rioshim]] wore crimson clothing, including an [[overcoat]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Call Me Ishmael (audio story)|Call Me Ishmael]]'')
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Crimson

Crimson was a colour shade related to red and scarlet. (AUDIO: Caerdroia [+]Loading...["Caerdroia (audio story)"])

Amy Pond's visualisation of crimson. (TV: The Doctor's Wife [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Wife (TV story)"])

The passkey to get into the backup TARDIS control room was "Crimson. Eleven. Delight. Petrichor." It had to be thought for the telepathic circuits to pick it up. (TV: The Doctor's Wife [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Wife (TV story)"])

Paint could be crimson. (PROSE: The Northern Heights [+]Loading...["The Northern Heights (short story)"], To the Slaughter [+]Loading...["To the Slaughter (novel)"]) As could nail polish paint. (PROSE: Timeless [+]Loading...["Timeless (novel)"]) And graffiti. (PROSE: The Shadows of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Weng-Chiang (novel)"])

Ink could also be crimson and used for printing in the 20th, and 21st century. (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"], Spoilsport [+]Loading...["Spoilsport (short story)"])

Carpets could be crimson in colour. (PROSE: Walkin' City Blues [+]Loading...["Walkin' City Blues (short story)"])

Cloth could be crimson. (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"]) Satin could also be crimson coloured. (TV: The Idiot's Lantern [+]Loading...["The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)"])

Blackcurrants had crimson juice. (PROSE: The Deadstone Memorial [+]Loading...["The Deadstone Memorial (novel)"])

Lipstick was available in crimson in 2006. (PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"])

Crimson energy around the Tenth Doctor and Alice Wu. (PROSE: Loose Wire [+]Loading...["Loose Wire (short story)"])

Blood was a crimson colour. (PROSE: Project Valhalla [+]Loading...["Project Valhalla (novel)"], The Coming of the Queen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Queen (novel)"], Mordieu [+]Loading...["Mordieu (short story)"]) Diffused through water blood would make the water appear crimson. (PROSE: Mire and Clay [+]Loading...["Mire and Clay (short story)"]) Silurian blood was crimson. (PROSE: Blood Head [+]Loading...["Blood Head (novel)"])

Once activated the Krivani goblet began to give off a deep angry crimson light and emitting a high pitched hum just prior to the Seventh Doctor throwing it into the time vortex. (PROSE: Ante Bellum [+]Loading...["Ante Bellum (short story)"])

Under strain people's faces could turn crimson. (PROSE: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back [+]Loading...["One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (short story)"]) Or under embarrassment or sunburn people's faces could turn crimson. (PROSE: Siege Mentality [+]Loading...["Siege Mentality (short story)"], The Death of Art [+]Loading...["The Death of Art (novel)"]) Or anger. (PROSE: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (novelisation)"], Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters (novelisation)"]) Or fury. (PROSE: The Crooked World [+]Loading...["The Crooked World (novel)"]) Alpha Centauri too also would turn a crimson colour in times of conflict. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])

Benek Chaloupka had a mostly shaved head however he had a central top-knot, which hung down to his shoulders in a crimson ponytail, and two long, thin moustaches of similar tinge in 2221. (PROSE: Spoilsport [+]Loading...["Spoilsport (short story)"])

The crimson front light of K9, within the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: State of Decay [+]Loading...["State of Decay (TV story)"])

The light on the from of K9 Mark II was crimson. (PROSE: All Snug in Their Beds [+]Loading...["All Snug in Their Beds (short story)"])

In an event of an emergency the TARDIS control room could change the lighting crimson. (PROSE: Nuclear Time [+]Loading...["Nuclear Time (novel)"])

Melkur's arrival on Traken. (TV: The Keeper of Traken [+]Loading...["The Keeper of Traken (TV story)"])

When Melkur arrived on Traken it was in a crimson fireball. (PROSE: The Keeper of Traken [+]Loading...["The Keeper of Traken (novelisation)"])

One of the weapons testing rooms in the Cybermen's tomb on Telos encountered by Jamie McCrimmon and Peter Haydon in the 26th century which flashed several colours at them including; crimson, rose, scarlet, vermilion, orange, yellow, green, blue, royal blue, ultramarine, violet and purple. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (novelisation)"])

As the volcano erupted on Dulkis it resulted in white, orange and crimson clouds swirling in every direction around it. (PROSE: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (novelisation)"])

The "mark of the Rani" – evidence of the First Rani's experiments on humans in the 19th century left a crimson mark on the neck. It could spread leading to death. (PROSE: The Mark of the Rani [+]Loading...["The Mark of the Rani (novelisation)"])

Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS was crimson. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"] Verdigris [+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"], The Blue Angel [+]Loading...["The Blue Angel (novel)"])

Imorkal third eye would glow crimson when in use. (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"])

Astronomical objects[[edit] | [edit source]]

Red giants were dying suns, they bathed planets nearby in a crimson light. (PROSE: Beyond the Sun [+]Loading...["Beyond the Sun (novel)"])

The twin suns of Rearbus and Selynx gave Karfel a crimson skyline. (PROSE: Timelash [+]Loading...["Timelash (novelisation)"])

Eros' sun lent the planet's sky a vibrant crimson. (PROSE: The Queen of Eros [+]Loading...["The Queen of Eros (short story)"])

Tír na n-Óg had a red sun that lent gave the sky a hellish crimson streak. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"])

Macha was one of three suns in a trinary star system, it was crimson. (PROSE: Predating the Predators [+]Loading...["Predating the Predators (short story)"])

Sunsets on Earth in 1968 appeared crimson. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])

In the 1970s the Third Doctor showed Elizabeth Shaw sunrise from orbit, the sun revealed a crimson flare as it rose. (PROSE: UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas [+]Loading...["UNIT Christmas Parties: First Christmas (short story)"])

Lucifer cast a crimson glare on Moloch in the 2150s. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])

The sky on Mars in 2157 darkened at the horizon turning from a salmon pink to a deep crimson as it met the ground. (PROSE: GodEngine [+]Loading...["GodEngine (novel)"]) The sky still appeared crimson in 2595. (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"])

One of the Seven Planets of the Althosian system had a crimson hue to its surface in 2400. (PROSE: The Pit [+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"])

On Jupiter in 2553 it had ochre and crimson clouds. (PROSE: Jupiter [+]Loading...["Jupiter (short story)"])

In 2670 Arden had crimson sunsets. (PROSE: Shadowmind [+]Loading...["Shadowmind (novel)"])

Botany[[edit] | [edit source]]

Plants' blossoms or flowers could be a crimson colour. (PROSE: The Dalek Factor [+]Loading...["The Dalek Factor (novel)"], The Sleep of Reason [+]Loading...["The Sleep of Reason (novel)"])

Crimson roses grew in gardens on Traken. (PROSE: The Astronomer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)"])

In [Napier]] in December 1980 there were pohutukawa trees in full crimson bloom when Sarah Jane Smith and the Fourth Doctor visited. (PROSE: Autaia Pipipi Pia [+]Loading...["Autaia Pipipi Pia (short story)"])

Clothing[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crimson robes were worn on Hyspero. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])

Gowns also be made of crimson fabric. (PROSE: Managra [+]Loading...["Managra (novel)"])

Inquisitor Darkel wearing a crimson sash. (TV: The Mysterious Planet [+]Loading...["The Mysterious Planet (TV story)"])

Adric observed that the Fourth Doctor's coat was crimson. (PROSE: Logopolis [+]Loading...["Logopolis (novelisation)"]) Although according to other accounts it was burgundy. (PROSE: Into the Silent Land [+]Loading...["Into the Silent Land (short story)"])

In the far future in the City of Hope at Endpoint Silver's staff wore crimson uniforms. (PROSE: Hope [+]Loading...["Hope (novel)"])

When the Seventh Doctor met Helen A on Terra Alpha in the 25th century she was wearing a deep crimson velvet suit with a matching crimson feather hat. (PROSE: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (novelisation)"])

Darkel wore a crimson sash during the Sixth Doctor's trial. (PROSE: Terror of the Veroids [+]Loading...["Terror of the Veroids (novelisation)"])

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crimson could a colour used in helmet-based displays for glyphs. (PROSE: Monitor [+]Loading...["Monitor (short story)"])

In the 20th century, Torchwood Three found a deep-lavender emotional amplifier. It pulsed crimson when it detected anger, amplifying it into rage. (PROSE: Slow Decay [+]Loading...["Slow Decay (novel)"])

See also[[edit] | [edit source]]

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