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|Species name = Graske
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|affiliation = The Trickster's brigade
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|appearances = [[Graske - List of Appearances|List of appearances]]
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|mentions = [[SJA]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]''<br>''[[Death of the Doctor]]''
|individuals= [[Krislok]]
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The '''Graske''' were [[humanoid]] creatures from the [[planet]] [[Griffoth]], known for a being a mischievous species.
The '''Graske''' were sentient [[humanoid]]s known for their mischievous behaviour. They were conquerors from the [[planet]] [[Griffoth]], though unlike other species they did not take a planet by force. They would instead use their [[Changeling]]s to systematically replace the inhabitants of the planet. This process was quick, with the Graske replacing the individual with the changeling in seconds. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Attack of the Graske (video game)}}) The Graske and their Changelings had ties to [[the Trickster's Brigade]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)}}, [[WC]]: {{cs|The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)}})


==Biology==
== Biology ==
The Graske were small compared to [[Human]]s and had pebbly brown skin and three tentacle-like features on their heads. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'') They had difficulty speaking other languages, having odd grammar and curt sentences. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres]]'') Individuals were physically similar and may have been a [[clone]] species like the [[Sontaran]]s. ([[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'')
The Graske were small compared to [[human]]s and had pebbly brown or orange skin and three tentacle-like features on their heads. They had difficulty speaking other languages, using odd grammar and curt sentences. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'') Individuals were physically similar, leading [[Mr Smith]] to suggest that the Graske may have been a [[clone]] species like the [[Sontaran]]s. They hailed from the planet [[Griffoth]]. ([[TV]]: [[SJAF 1|''SJAF'' 1]])


The [[Groske]] were related to the Graske, though blue in colour. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'')
The [[Groske]] were related to the Graske, and almost identical to them, with the difference of the Groske's being blue in colour as opposed to the Graske's brownish orange. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'')


[[Image:Grask_sja.jpg|thumb|left|[[Krislok]] the Graske. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')]]
[[File:Ghjk.jpg|thumb|[[Krislok]] capturing [[Maria Jackson]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') ]]
==Technology==
The Graske were a [[time-active]] species and could travel by different methods. Individuals could travel through time with ease, using a device on their belt to vanish in a distinctive blue glow. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'') [[Krislok]] also used a [[snare cable]] to take people out of time and put them into [[Limbo]]. It could also reverse the process, putting them back in [[time]] and [[space]] and restoring their timeline. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'')


When invading a planet, they replaced the inhabitants of the planet with [[changeling]]s. This process was quick, with the Graske replacing the individual with the changeling in seconds. The originals were then stored on Griffoth in [[stasis chamber]]s in order to maintain the copy. The changeling could be identified by its glowing green eyes. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'')
== Technology ==
[[Krislok]] used a [[snare cable]] to take people out of time and put them into [[Limbo]]. A [[snare gun]] could reverse the process, putting them back in [[time]] and [[space]] and restoring their timeline. They also used snare cables for capture and a [[Graske teleportation device|teleportation device]] for teleportation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', [[SJAF 1|''SJAF'' 1]])


To protect themselves, the Graske used a gun which fired purple lasers. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'') They also used [[snare cable]]s for capture. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'') Graske also had conventional spaceships for travel. [[Krislok]] was also capable of disguising himself as a [[Human]] child. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
Graske also had conventional spaceships for travel. [[Krislok]] was also capable of disguising himself as a [[human]] child. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')


==History==
Furthermore the Graske created [[Changeling]]s which were controlled by the Graske and mimicked an individual. They almost looked the same as the original. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Christmas (webcast)|Monster File: Christmas]]'')
The Graske were conquerors, though unlike other species they did not take a planet by force. They would instead use their changelings to systematically replace the inhabitants of the planet. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'')


It is believed that at one point the Graske may have attempted an invasion of [[Earth]], stealing people from various [[Christmas]]es from across [[time]], which was stopped by [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and one of his [[companion]]s by reversing the capturing process, returning the hosts. ([[DW]]: ''[[Attack of the Graske]]'')
== History ==
[[File:Ghjk.jpg|thumb|[[Krislok]] capturing [[Maria Jackson]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') ]]
Some time during the Victorian era, a Graske was found going through the [[Paternoster Gang]]'s house. It tried to invade Earth slowly by swapping Graskes' with humans. [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]] had already been swapped, but [[Vastra]] knew something was wrong with her. [[Strax]] shot the Graskes with their own snare-cable gun, to which they disappeared and Jenny appeared in their place. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pest of Paternoster Row (short story)|The Pest of Paternoster Row]]'')


:''Due to its unique nature (it was in fact an interactive adventure), the canonicity of [[Attack of the Graske]] is unclear; the events may have still happened, but not necessarily as depicted on air. However, in [[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]] the events of [[Attack of the Graske]] are possibly alluded to, further complicating the issue.''
In [[1996]], a Graske was responsible for the disappearances of three students in [[Carlisle]]. The Graske was found at a nightclub and killed. Its corpse was taken to the [[Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Security Bot (video game)|Security Bot]]'')


A Graske named [[Krislok]] became a [[Trickster's Brigade|slave to the Trickster]] after [[the Trickster]] agreed to save its life during what would have been a fatal crash. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') He was used by the Trickster to remove [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and later [[Maria Jackson]] from time. The Graske succeeded both times, but Maria managed to escape into [[1964]]. The Graske recaptured her again, but then got sent to capture [[Alan Jackson]]. Alan fought the Graske and beat it, forcing it to tell him where his daughter went. The Graske later escaped by wriggling its way out of its bonds. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'')  
Several years before [[Krislok]] met [[the Trickster]], there was "some Graske activity" on [[Earth]]. Krislok became a [[the Trickster's Brigade|slave to the Trickster]] after the Trickster agreed to save its life during what would have been a fatal crash. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') He was used by the Trickster to remove [[Sarah Jane Smith]] and later [[Maria Jackson]] from time. The Graske succeeded both times, but Maria managed to escape into [[1964]]. The Graske recaptured her again, but then got sent to capture [[Alan Jackson]]. Alan fought the Graske and beat it, forcing it to tell him where his daughter went. The Graske later escaped by wriggling its way out of its bonds. ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'')


In [[2009]] the Graske home planet of [[Griffoth]] was stolen by the [[Dalek]]s and relocated to the [[Medusa Cascade]], later the Daleks were defeated and Griffoth was sent back to its original position in space. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[Sarah Jane's Alien Files|The Alien Files]]'')
Along with twenty-six [[stolen planets|other planets]], Griffoth was stolen by the [[Dalek]]s and taken to the [[Medusa Cascade]] in [[2009]], ([[TV]]: ''[[SJAF 1]], [[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') as part of [[Davros]]'s plan to detonate the [[reality bomb]]. This was stopped by [[Donna Noble]], and Griffoth and the rest of the planets were subsequently back to their proper places. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')


[[File:Graskespheres.jpg|thumb|left|A Graske in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres]]'')]]
Later, the Trickster had Krislok pose as a small boy to lure Sarah Jane into a trap set at the time of her parents' death. In the alternative timeline created, the Graske was charged with enslaving humanity to do the Trickster's bidding. [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]] convinced Krislok to help them, and they gave him the [[Verron puzzle box|puzzle box]] to protect him should the Trickster seek revenge. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')
Later, the Trickster had Krislok pose as a small boy to lure Sarah Jane into a trap set at the time of her parents' death. In the alternative timeline created, the Graske was charged with enslaving humanity to do the Trickster's bidding. [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]] convinced Krislok to help them, and they gave him the [[Verron puzzlebox|puzzle box]] to protect him should the Trickster seek revenge. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith]]'')


There is an unconfirmed report that a Graske also managed to invade [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and used a space portal to travel to Earth. The Doctor managed to close the portal and send the Graske back to where it came from. ([[DW]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres]]'')
[[File:Graskespheres.jpg|thumb|left|A Graske in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')]]
[[Graske (Music of the Spheres)|A Graske]] invaded [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and used a space portal to travel to Earth. The [[Tenth Doctor]] shut the portal and sent the Graske back to where it came from. ([[TV]]: ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'')


:''As with [[Attack of the Graske]], the interactive nature of this mini-episode, in which the Doctor interacted with audience members watching the episode at the 2008 Doctor Who Prom concert, is of uncertain canonicity.''
[[File:Graske Hologram.jpg|thumb|right|A hologram of a Graske. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Monster Hunt (comic story)|Monster Hunt]]'')]]
One Graske was captured by the [[Krulius]] and stored in a [[data-pod]]. The Krulius later used his [[digital bio-converter]] to upload the Graske's bio data onto the internet. There it was found by [[Mr Smith]], [[Rani Chandra]] and [[Clyde Langer]] who sent the Graske back to his home planet. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Monster Hunt (comic story)|Monster Hunt]]'') Another Graske was kept at the [[Doloth Star Base]]. When the [[Judoon]] caught the Krulius all his captured aliens were set free. However the Krulius had managed to take clone cell samples of his former captured aliens with him, which allowed him to grew perfect copies of these aliens. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Return of the Krulius (comic story)|Return of the Krulius]]'')


One Graske was captured by [[the Krulius]] and stored in a [[hologram]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster Hunt]]'')
In [[June]] [[2010]], three Graske were eating at [[Big Paulie's Sausages]] on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Army (novel)|The Forgotten Army]]'')


In [[June]] [[2010]], three Graske were eating at [[Big Paulie's Sausages]] on [[Earth]]. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Forgotten Army]]'')
A [[Graske (The End of Time)|Graske]] was seen at [[Zaggit Zagoo bar|the bar]] where the Tenth Doctor came to visit [[Jack Harkness]] one last time before his [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')


Later that year, a Graske was seen at [[Zaggit Zagoo bar|the bar]] where [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] came to visit [[Jack Harkness]] one last time before his [[regeneration]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
In late [[2010]], a Graske took part at the army of alien slaves led by the [[Krulius]] to attack [[13 Bannerman Road|Sarah Jane's house]]. When Clyde defeated several of the aliens, the Graske regrouped with the army and the Krulius ordered them to retreat. Sarah Jane thought that the aliens were under some kind of hypnothic influence. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Defending Bannerman Road (comic story)|Defending Bannerman Road]]'')
 
=== Undated events ===
The Graske once infested a [[nunnery]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
=== ''Attack of the Graske'' ===
In the game, [[Graske (Attack of the Graske)|one Graske]] attempted an invasion of [[Earth]], stealing people from various [[Christmas]]es from across [[time]]. An unseen [[companion]] of the Tenth Doctor controlled by the player at home could choose from two endings to the game: either freezing the captured inhabitants, or safely returning them home.
 
=== Other matters ===
* [[Russell T Davies]]' original concept for the [[Shadow Proclamation]] scene in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' included an appearance by a Graske, but his plans to feature a "rogues gallery" of alien races in the scene fell through; ultimately the [[Judoon]] were the only returning race featured. Strangely, the Graske in the sketch is depicted as wearing a kilt and with fish-like feet, something it is never shown as on TV.
* A Graske appeared along with [[Androvax]] and [[Kudlak]] in a promotional trailer for [[Series 4 (SJA)|Series 4]], the three foes having seemingly made an alliance. Androvax announced that the [[Earth]] would be theirs in 12 hours and the trio proceeded to laugh sinisterly. They were interrupted by Sarah Jane, who revealed them to be [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]], [[Luke Smith|Luke]], and [[Rani Chandra|Rani]] respectively, using some sort of [[hologram|holographic]] device to pose as their old enemies. Androvax would be the only one of those three foes to return, unless one counts the appearance of the [[Groske]] in ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]''.


==Behind the scenes==
*As indicated above, the first two ''Doctor Who''-related televised appearances of the Graske are of uncertain canonicity as both were interactive, fourth wall-breaking episodes. The first definitively canonical appearances of the Graske were in two episodes of ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. The first of these, ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'', makes a possible oblique reference to ''Attack of the Graske'' when [[Sarah Jane Smith]] makes reference to there being "some Graske activity" on earth a couple of years prior. The first indisputably canonical appearance of a Graske in ''Doctor Who'' proper was as a patron of a bar in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
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The Graske were sentient humanoids known for their mischievous behaviour. They were conquerors from the planet Griffoth, though unlike other species they did not take a planet by force. They would instead use their Changelings to systematically replace the inhabitants of the planet. This process was quick, with the Graske replacing the individual with the changeling in seconds. (GAME: Attack of the Graske [+]Loading...["Attack of the Graske (video game)"]) The Graske and their Changelings had ties to the Trickster's Brigade. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"]The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith [+]Loading...["The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)"], WCThe Trickster's Brigade [+]Loading...["The Trickster's Brigade (webcast)"])

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Graske were small compared to humans and had pebbly brown or orange skin and three tentacle-like features on their heads. They had difficulty speaking other languages, using odd grammar and curt sentences. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, Music of the Spheres) Individuals were physically similar, leading Mr Smith to suggest that the Graske may have been a clone species like the Sontarans. They hailed from the planet Griffoth. (TV: SJAF 1)

The Groske were related to the Graske, and almost identical to them, with the difference of the Groske's being blue in colour as opposed to the Graske's brownish orange. (TV: Death of the Doctor)

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Krislok used a snare cable to take people out of time and put them into Limbo. A snare gun could reverse the process, putting them back in time and space and restoring their timeline. They also used snare cables for capture and a teleportation device for teleportation. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, SJAF 1)

Graske also had conventional spaceships for travel. Krislok was also capable of disguising himself as a human child. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

Furthermore the Graske created Changelings which were controlled by the Graske and mimicked an individual. They almost looked the same as the original. (WC: Monster File: Christmas)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Some time during the Victorian era, a Graske was found going through the Paternoster Gang's house. It tried to invade Earth slowly by swapping Graskes' with humans. Jenny had already been swapped, but Vastra knew something was wrong with her. Strax shot the Graskes with their own snare-cable gun, to which they disappeared and Jenny appeared in their place. (PROSE: The Pest of Paternoster Row)

In 1996, a Graske was responsible for the disappearances of three students in Carlisle. The Graske was found at a nightclub and killed. Its corpse was taken to the Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum. (GAME: Security Bot)

Several years before Krislok met the Trickster, there was "some Graske activity" on Earth. Krislok became a slave to the Trickster after the Trickster agreed to save its life during what would have been a fatal crash. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith) He was used by the Trickster to remove Sarah Jane Smith and later Maria Jackson from time. The Graske succeeded both times, but Maria managed to escape into 1964. The Graske recaptured her again, but then got sent to capture Alan Jackson. Alan fought the Graske and beat it, forcing it to tell him where his daughter went. The Graske later escaped by wriggling its way out of its bonds. (TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?)

Along with twenty-six other planets, Griffoth was stolen by the Daleks and taken to the Medusa Cascade in 2009, (TV: SJAF 1, The Stolen Earth) as part of Davros's plan to detonate the reality bomb. This was stopped by Donna Noble, and Griffoth and the rest of the planets were subsequently back to their proper places. (TV: Journey's End)

Later, the Trickster had Krislok pose as a small boy to lure Sarah Jane into a trap set at the time of her parents' death. In the alternative timeline created, the Graske was charged with enslaving humanity to do the Trickster's bidding. Clyde Langer and Rani Chandra convinced Krislok to help them, and they gave him the puzzle box to protect him should the Trickster seek revenge. (TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith)

A Graske invaded the Doctor's TARDIS and used a space portal to travel to Earth. The Tenth Doctor shut the portal and sent the Graske back to where it came from. (TV: Music of the Spheres)

A hologram of a Graske. (COMIC: Monster Hunt)

One Graske was captured by the Krulius and stored in a data-pod. The Krulius later used his digital bio-converter to upload the Graske's bio data onto the internet. There it was found by Mr Smith, Rani Chandra and Clyde Langer who sent the Graske back to his home planet. (COMIC: Monster Hunt) Another Graske was kept at the Doloth Star Base. When the Judoon caught the Krulius all his captured aliens were set free. However the Krulius had managed to take clone cell samples of his former captured aliens with him, which allowed him to grew perfect copies of these aliens. (COMIC: Return of the Krulius)

In June 2010, three Graske were eating at Big Paulie's Sausages on Earth. (PROSE: The Forgotten Army)

A Graske was seen at the bar where the Tenth Doctor came to visit Jack Harkness one last time before his regeneration. (TV: The End of Time)

In late 2010, a Graske took part at the army of alien slaves led by the Krulius to attack Sarah Jane's house. When Clyde defeated several of the aliens, the Graske regrouped with the army and the Krulius ordered them to retreat. Sarah Jane thought that the aliens were under some kind of hypnothic influence. (COMIC: Defending Bannerman Road)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Graske once infested a nunnery. (COMIC: The Eye of Ashaya)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Attack of the Graske[[edit] | [edit source]]

In the game, one Graske attempted an invasion of Earth, stealing people from various Christmases from across time. An unseen companion of the Tenth Doctor controlled by the player at home could choose from two endings to the game: either freezing the captured inhabitants, or safely returning them home.

Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Russell T Davies' original concept for the Shadow Proclamation scene in The Stolen Earth included an appearance by a Graske, but his plans to feature a "rogues gallery" of alien races in the scene fell through; ultimately the Judoon were the only returning race featured. Strangely, the Graske in the sketch is depicted as wearing a kilt and with fish-like feet, something it is never shown as on TV.
  • A Graske appeared along with Androvax and Kudlak in a promotional trailer for Series 4, the three foes having seemingly made an alliance. Androvax announced that the Earth would be theirs in 12 hours and the trio proceeded to laugh sinisterly. They were interrupted by Sarah Jane, who revealed them to be Clyde, Luke, and Rani respectively, using some sort of holographic device to pose as their old enemies. Androvax would be the only one of those three foes to return, unless one counts the appearance of the Groske in Death of the Doctor.