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'''Death''' was an [[Eternal]] and was one of the [[god]]s of [[Gallifrey]]. As such she represented and embodied Death itself.
:''For the [[Eternal]] known as Death, see [[Death]]. For other uses see [[Death (disambiguation)]].''
'''Duroc''', more commonly known as '''Death''', was a mysterious being and a figure in legends. [[Owen Harper]] stated that its name means "hunger".


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Death was not the oldest of the gods; [[Pain]] was. But she was older than [[Time]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Set Piece]]'')
Duroc was both worshipped and feared by [[Weevil]]s. Once in [[1479]], it manifested itself in [[Cardiff]] after a girl named [[Faith]] was brought back to life with the [[resurrection gauntlet]]. Duroc killed twelve people, but Faith managed to stop it before it could collect a thirteenth victim, which would have enabled it to enter the universe completely. (During this time, contemporary chroniclers also recorded the presence of Weevils, which seemed to have inspired imagery of the [[Grim Reaper]].)
 
[[File:Dead_man_walking_main.jpg|thumb|left|Duroc possesses Owen.]]
She came into being when [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Ishtar Hutchings]] had [[sex]]. Ishtar gave birth to [[Jasmine Surprise Cwej-Hutchings]], who went on to have sex with [[Ricky McIlveen]] (a powerful psionic), who in turn gave birth to Death. ([[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'')
In the early [[21st century]], Duroc used the newly-resurrected [[Owen Harper]] as a gateway into the [[Universe]], and possessed him repeatedly. While doing so, it repeated "I shall walk the earth and my hunger will know no bounds" in a strange language.
 
There were legends that Death was apparently conceived when the "gods" were drunk. ([[NA]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad]]'') Being created from the dreams and thoughts of Time Lords, becoming personified into an "abstract universal entity." ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
 
Early in life, during the youth of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], the Doctor killed someone. He made a deal with Death. Rather than having Death make him her champion, Death would choose another [[Time Lord]], later known as [[the Master]]. But the Doctor would later forget about this encounter. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'')
 
The Doctor recalled seeing Death on a Gallifreyan hillside (presumably, before he knew who Death was). ([[NA]]: ''[[Set Piece]]'')
 
The [[Seventh Doctor]] met Death for the first time on [[the Moon]], when she was summoned by the [[Timewyrm]] as a robed skeleton. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
 
[[The Doctor]] made another deal with Death to save [[Ace]] (presumably from the [[Hoothi]]) and offered himself in her place. ([[NA]]: ''[[Love and War]]'') Death later took the life of Doctor [[John Smith (novel)|John Smith]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'')
 
On several occasions, the Doctor has said he was "friends" with Death. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Death Collectors]]'', ''[[Spider's Shadow]]'')
 
Death picked [[Mortimus]] to be her champion, as a means of revenge upon the Doctor. ([[NA]]: ''[[No Future]])''
 
The Doctor once won a bet with Death. ([[NA]]: ''[[Sleepy]]'')
 
Death, along with Time and Pain, attended [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s [[wedding]] in [[Cheldon Bonniface]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]'')
 
When the Doctor suffered a one-sided heart attack at [[Roz Forrester]]'s funeral, he had a vision of Death taunting him about taking the life of one of his companions, and that some day soon, she will take him, when he is alone and friendless, without warning and without meaning. ([[NA]]: ''[[So Vile a Sin]])''
 
Death appeared to the Doctor when he returned to the [[House of Lungbarrow]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'')


At some point, the Doctor makes a deal with Death, to give the Master a new start in life as a good and honest man for ten years, feeling guilty for how he turned out. However, after the ten years, he would have to kill the Master.
Eventually, Duroc fully possessed Owen's body and partially crossed into the physical universe. Outside of Owen's body, Duroc had a physical form; a human skeleton shrouded in grey vapour. It travelled to [[St Helen's Hospital]] and began killing and collecting the souls of the staff and patients that Torchwood failed to evacuate from the hospital in time. It claimed twelve of the thirteen souls it needed so it could fully enter the universe, but before it could claim a thirteenth soul, Owen used faith to literally fight off Duroc and dissipate its energy, sending it back to the darkness. ([[TW]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'')


When the ten years expired, Death sent the Doctor to Perfugum, where "John Smith" was. Taking on the identity of John Smith's maid, Jade, Death tormented the Doctor, John Smith and his friends. Which lead to one of his friends, Victor, killing his own wife, and John's love, Jacqueline. When the Doctor couldn't go through with killing John, he realised his significance in creating the Master, and turning him into Death's Champion, by making his original deal with Death. So he made a new deal with Death, to get out of killing John, to kill an innocent person, in the place of an assassin (who was just a disguise of Death again), but couldn't go through with that deal either. Death also made a deal with John Smith: to remain as John Smith, he had to decide whether he would make the Doctor, Death's Champion, or he could kill Victor, so Jacqueline, would stay alive, but he would become the Master again. It is still unknown what his decision was. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'')
== See also ==
* [[Death]]
* The [[Fendahl]]


The Doctor encountered Death again with Mortimus, which involved [[the Tramp]]. ([[ST]]: ''[[The Tramp's Story]]'')
== Notes ==
*Thirteen, which is the number of souls Duroc needs to collect after entering the physical dimension in order to enter it permanently, is considered the unlucky number.


The Eighth Doctor knew the rituals involved in journeying to speak with Death. [[Sabbath]] followed the Doctor on his trip into Death's abode. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Camera Obscura]]'')
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Revision as of 23:13, 23 August 2012

For the Eternal known as Death, see Death. For other uses see Death (disambiguation).

Duroc, more commonly known as Death, was a mysterious being and a figure in legends. Owen Harper stated that its name means "hunger".

Biography

Duroc was both worshipped and feared by Weevils. Once in 1479, it manifested itself in Cardiff after a girl named Faith was brought back to life with the resurrection gauntlet. Duroc killed twelve people, but Faith managed to stop it before it could collect a thirteenth victim, which would have enabled it to enter the universe completely. (During this time, contemporary chroniclers also recorded the presence of Weevils, which seemed to have inspired imagery of the Grim Reaper.)

Duroc possesses Owen.

In the early 21st century, Duroc used the newly-resurrected Owen Harper as a gateway into the Universe, and possessed him repeatedly. While doing so, it repeated "I shall walk the earth and my hunger will know no bounds" in a strange language.

Eventually, Duroc fully possessed Owen's body and partially crossed into the physical universe. Outside of Owen's body, Duroc had a physical form; a human skeleton shrouded in grey vapour. It travelled to St Helen's Hospital and began killing and collecting the souls of the staff and patients that Torchwood failed to evacuate from the hospital in time. It claimed twelve of the thirteen souls it needed so it could fully enter the universe, but before it could claim a thirteenth soul, Owen used faith to literally fight off Duroc and dissipate its energy, sending it back to the darkness. (TW: Dead Man Walking)

See also

Notes

  • Thirteen, which is the number of souls Duroc needs to collect after entering the physical dimension in order to enter it permanently, is considered the unlucky number.
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