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'''Coal '''was a shade of [[black]] named after a [[Coal|substance]].
'''Coal black''' was a colour of [[black]], it was mostly associated with biological elements. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)}}, {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) But could also refer to constructed objects. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Infinity Doctors (novel)}}, {{cs|Engines of War (novel)}})


The [[First Doctor]] wore a coal black [[cravat]] when escaping the [[Morok Empire]]'s [[Space Museum]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]'') during his escape from [[Pursuer-Dalek|Pursuer-Daleks]] as well as his first encounters with [[Mechonoid|Mechonoids]] and [[Steven Taylor]] during the [[Mechonoid Incident]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') during his first encounter with [[the Monk]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') during his first encounter with [[Drahvin|Drahvins]] and [[Rill|Rills]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'') during his first encounter with [[Katarina]] and the [[Troy|Sacking of Troy]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') when foiling the [[Dalek Empire]]'s [[Time Destructor Incident|master plan]] with the [[Time Destructor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Dalek's Master Plan]]'') during his first encounter with [[Sontaran|Sontarans]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontarans (audio story)|The Sontarans]]'') when braving the [[Game of Rassilon (The Five Doctors)|Game of Rassilon]] set up by [[President of the High Council|President]] [[Borusa (The Five Doctors)|Borusa]] in his quest for [[immortality]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') when helping his future incarnations foil the [[Tremas Master]] and witnessing [[Adam Mitchell]]'s fall, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'') during a trip to [[Paris]] during [[1572]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Massacre (TV story)|The Massacre]]'') during his first adventure with [[Dodo Chaplet]] on [[Ark|the Ark]] as well as his first encounter with [[Monoid|Monoids]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') during his first game with [[the Toymaker]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'') when facing [[Pa Clanton]] and [[Johnny Ringo]] on [[1881]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') during his first visit to the [[Det-Sen Monastery|Der-Sen Monastery]] and his first encounter with Yeti, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Secrets of Det-Sen (audio story)|The Secrets of Det-Sen]]'') when meeting [[Edal|Captain Edal]] and saying goodbye to Steven, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'') during his confrontation with [[WOTAN]] and its [[War Machine|War Machines]] as well as his farewell to Dodo, ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') during his first adventure with [[Polly Wright|Polly]] and [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] In the [[17th century]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') when helping his future incarnations to defeat a [[Dalek Fleet|fleet]] of [[Bronze Dalek|Mark VIII Daleks]] and save [[Gallifrey]] during the [[Fall of Gallifrey|end]] of the [[Last Great Time War]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and right up to his [[First Doctor's renewal|fall]] after the [[CyberMondan|Mondasian Cyberman]] [[1986 Cyberman invasion of Earth|1986 invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]], [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon A Time]]'')  
[[The Magistrate]]'s TARDIS had coal black corridor walls. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Infinity Doctors (novel)}})


The [[War Doctor]] wore a double-breasted [[trenchcoat]] of coal black [[leather]] when helping [[Biroc]] free his fellow [[Tharil|Tharils]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lion Hearts (audio story)|Lion Hearts]]'') when working to stop the [[Dalek Time Strategist (The Shadow Vortex)|Dalek Time Strategist]] on Atherea, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow Squad (audio story)|The Shadow Squad]]'') when he first meets [[Case (Consequences)|Case]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Consequences (TWDB audio story)|Consequences]]'') when working to save a world by posing as a legend, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Destroyer (audio story)|Destroyer]]|[[Saviour (audio story)|Saviour]]''), when going on an adventure within a dream, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Keeper of Light (audio story)|The Keeper of Light]]'') when stopping the [[Thal]] Dylon from his error which nearly condemned his people to the [[Dalek Empire]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Temmosus (audio story)|Temmosus]]'') when working to save Lucana during his first encounter with [[Berserker Dalek|Berserker Daleks]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rewind (audio story)|Rewind]]'') when hunting the [[The Barber-Surgeon|Barber-Surgeon]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mission (audio story)|The Mission]]''-''[[The Horror (audio story)|The Horror]]'') when reuniting with Case, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Mother's Love (audio story)|A Mother's Love]]'') when dealing with a mad Dalek Berserker on Sunspire, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Berserker (audio story)|Berserker]]'') when dealing with Memnos, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Memnos (audio story)|Memnos]]'') and when working to free Case from [[Dalek]] control. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Hybrid's Choice (audio story)|The Hybrid's Chocie]]''-''[[Exit Strategy (audio story)|Exit Strategy]]'')  
[[Spider Dalek]]s were coal black with deep metallic [[red]] panels. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Engines of War (novel)}})


A [[The Doctor 2 (Rose)|child incarnation of the Doctor bound to a high-tech wheelchair]] wore a [[crimson]] [[t-shirt]] with coal black stripes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'')  
==Biology==
[[Raven]] or 'rabe' were black. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Just War (novel)}})


[[Melody Pond]] wore coal black trousers as [[Mels Zucker]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
[[Asheya]] had coal black eyes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Queen of Eros (short story)}})


The [[War Master]] wore a coal black cravat when posing as [[Yana|Professor Yana]], right up to his [[War Master's second regeneration|fall]]. His successor, the [[Saxon Master]], wore it; ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') before switching for modern [[Tie|ties]] when posing as [[Harold Saxon]] before he and the [[Toclafane]] [[Toclafane invasion|claim Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]|[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'')
[[Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)|Romana III]] had a coal black flapper fringe. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}})
 
[[The Valeyard]] had coal black eyes. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mindwarp (novelisation)}})
 
===History===
[[Thomas Fairfax]] had coal black eyes in [[1648]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Roundheads (novel)}})
 
The Zygons' [[skarasen]] that was in the [[Lake District]] in [[1909]] had a coal black hide. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sting of the Zygons (novel)}})
 
[[William Hon Yuen Yong]] had long sleek coal black hair in [[2148]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|St Anthony's Fire (novel)}})
 
[[Shik]] were noted to  have coal black skin when seen in [[2600]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)}})
 
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The [[Half-Face Man]] wore coal black [[ankle boots]] during the [[1890s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')


The [[Abzorbaloff|Abzorboloff]] wore a coal [[fedora]] in ebony black with raven black fur on the collar when posing as Victor Kennedy. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')
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Latest revision as of 03:39, 14 November 2024

Coal black was a colour of black, it was mostly associated with biological elements. (PROSE: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)"], The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"]) But could also refer to constructed objects. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors [+]Loading...["The Infinity Doctors (novel)"], Engines of War [+]Loading...["Engines of War (novel)"])

The Magistrate's TARDIS had coal black corridor walls. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors [+]Loading...["The Infinity Doctors (novel)"])

Spider Daleks were coal black with deep metallic red panels. (PROSE: Engines of War [+]Loading...["Engines of War (novel)"])

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Raven or 'rabe' were black. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"])

Asheya had coal black eyes. (PROSE: The Queen of Eros [+]Loading...["The Queen of Eros (short story)"])

Romana III had a coal black flapper fringe. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"])

The Valeyard had coal black eyes. (PROSE: Mindwarp [+]Loading...["Mindwarp (novelisation)"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Thomas Fairfax had coal black eyes in 1648. (PROSE: The Roundheads [+]Loading...["The Roundheads (novel)"])

The Zygons' skarasen that was in the Lake District in 1909 had a coal black hide. (PROSE: Sting of the Zygons [+]Loading...["Sting of the Zygons (novel)"])

William Hon Yuen Yong had long sleek coal black hair in 2148. (PROSE: St Anthony's Fire [+]Loading...["St Anthony's Fire (novel)"])

Shik were noted to have coal black skin when seen in 2600. (PROSE: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Gods of the Underworld (novel)"])