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* [[Thal]]s, after the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | * [[Thal]]s, after the [[Thousand Year War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks]]'') | ||
* [[ | * [[Arbitan (species)|Arbitan]]s, until the [[Voord]] forced them to fight. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'') | ||
* [[Rill]]s, only fighting when attacked and left with no other options. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Galaxy Four (novelisation)|Galaxy Four]]'') | * [[Rill]]s, only fighting when attacked and left with no other options. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Galaxy Four (novelisation)|Galaxy Four]]'') | ||
* [[Dulcian]]s, after they outlawed wars. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'') | * [[Dulcian]]s, after they outlawed wars. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators]]'') | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 29 September 2014
Pacifism was the term used to describe the beliefs of anyone who opposed wars and the use of violence. Anyone who took this choice of life was known as a pacifist.
Herrick branded Orfe a pacifist as he had no wish to take up arms against the Time Lords. (TV: Underworld)
During the human-Hath War on Messaline in 6012, there was an outbreak of pacifism among the humans in the Eastern Zone, three generations before the Tenth Doctor's arrival. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)
Known pacifists
Races
- Thals, after the Thousand Year War. (TV: The Daleks)
- Arbitans, until the Voord forced them to fight. (TV: The Keys of Marinus)
- Rills, only fighting when attacked and left with no other options. (PROSE: Galaxy Four)
- Dulcians, after they outlawed wars. (TV: The Dominators)
- Humanoid Dalek, before their leader, Drenz was murdered by the Dalek War Minister, Zolfian. (COMIC: Genesis of Evil)
- Cybermen, after becoming Cyberlords. (PROSE: Synthespians™)
- The Telphin, after it was "banished from their culture". (COMIC: Memorial)
Individuals
- The Doctor, although in his earlier incarnations he didn't show a hatred for the use of weapons. (COMIC: Master of Spiders)
- Sarah Jane Smith often expressed her dislike for violence. (TV: Invasion of the Bane, TV: The Stolen Earth)
