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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image          = [[Image:Wwolf.jpg|250px]]
|image          = [[Image:Werewolf1.JPG|250px]] The Host, possesed by the [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]]
|individual name = The Host
|individual name = The Host
|alias          =
|race            = [[Human]]
|race            = [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]]
|home planet    = [[Earth]]
|home planet    = Body born on [[Earth]], alien entity's [[planet]] unknown
|home era        = [[1879]]
|home era        = [[1879]]
|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'', <br> [[TS]]: ''[[Tardisode 2]]'',
|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]''
|actor          = [[Tom Smith]] (Human form)
|actor          = [[Tom Smith]]
}}
}}


{{Quote|And so begins the empire of the wolf.|The Host|Tooth and Claw}}
{{Quote|And so begins the empire of the wolf.|The Host|Tooth and Claw}}


A [[Human]] infected with alien cells, '''The Host''' could change from Human to lupine form.
'''The Host''' was a [[Human]] boy who lived in [[19th century]] [[Scotland]].


==History==
== History ==
The Host was derived from an alien entity whose transport fell to a rural area of [[Scotland]] in October [[1540]] ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood House website|visittorchwood.co.uk]]'', [[TS]]: ''[[Tardisode 2]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]''). It had landed in the [[Glen of St Catherine]], near a monastery. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood House website|visittorchwood.co.uk]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'') The monks took the craft back to the monastery with them. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood House website|visittorchwood.co.uk]]'')
The [[Brethren]] took the boy away from his homestead in the night and allowed him to be bitten by the [[Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform]] they worshipped. He then became infected by the Haemovariform that "sat in his heart and devoured his soul". The Host was given all-black eyes and was entirely controlled by the Haemovariform, that could access the Host's memories and use some basic [[Telepathy]]. Every full moon, he would transform into a true Haemovariform, yet the real boy was long dead. When [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] used the [[Torchwood House]] telescope to destroy the Haemovariform, the Host began to live again. He asked the Doctor to increase the telescope and destroy him, which he did. The Host died sacrificing his life to save the world. ([[DW]]: [[Tooth and Claw|''Tooth and Claw'']]'')''
 
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There, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] theorized, the monks cultivated the few cells of the entire that had survived, until they had found a host bodies. The monks themselves changed into an evil cult called the [[Brethren]], which worshipped the alien. They kidnapped young boys to serve as host bodies for the cells. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'')
[[Category:Possessed humans|Host The]]
 
From then on, locals feared what they called The Howling, when the werewolf would roam the moors and kill some livestock and sometimes humans. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood House website|visittorchwood.co.uk]]'', [[TS]]: ''[[Tardisode 2]]'')
 
[[Image:Werewolf1.JPG|left|thumb|The Host in [[Human]] form. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]])'']]
 
Eventually, in [[1879]], the Brethren arranged for Queen Victoria to be diverted to the nearby [[Torchwood House]] where the current host would infect her with the wolf cell, leading to the creation of the "Empire of the Wolf". The plot was thwarted by the Doctor and [[Rose Tyler]], who used a telescope constructed by [[George MacLeish|Sir George MacLeish]] as a weapon against the werewolf. The telescope was in actuality a gigantic light amplification chamber, and using the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond as a focusing element, struck the werewolf with enough moonlight to dispel it from the planet. It is unclear, however, if Victoria was indeed infected in the end. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'')
 
==Biology and characteristics==
The Doctor described it as a "lupine wavelength haemovariform" (otherwise known as a [[werewolf]]) surmised that only a single cell survived, which was then incubated in various hosts via biting them, passing down through the centuries until it matured.
 
As a [[Human]], the Host had completely black, inhuman eyes. In lupine form it had blue eyes, like that of a normal wolf, which can range from brown to blue. The infected Human would turn into a werewolf whenever it was exposed to certain wavelengths given off by [[the Moon]], though too much moonlight would overload its system. Its lupine form was of a brown-furred therian (or bipedal werewolf), having large hands with long yellow claws and snapping teeth, its legs were digitgrade.
 
It was nearly twice the size of a [[Human]] and had increased strength, resilience and speed. [[Mistletoe]] would cause burning and twitches when the werewolf touched it. This might have been a conditioned response deliberately created by the Brethren or a physical allergy. It's unknown what affect [[silver]] would have, since none was used on it (Though when faced with it the Doctor did ask if anyone had any ''silver'' bullets, implying it may have an affect) . It was also colourblind, but had a stronger sense of smell to compensate.
 
The werewolf was also able to sense the [[Bad Wolf entity|Bad Wolf]] in [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'')  
 
:''It is unknown how he did this, but the message may have accidentally been sent down through a future timestream.''
 
==External links==
*[http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/history.htm Historical information from the Torchwood House website]
 
 
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[[Category:Tenth Doctor enemies|Host, The]]
[[Category:Werewolves|Host, The]]
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Revision as of 00:23, 9 January 2010

And so begins the empire of the wolf.The Host [Tooth and Claw [src]]

The Host was a Human boy who lived in 19th century Scotland.

History

The Brethren took the boy away from his homestead in the night and allowed him to be bitten by the Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform they worshipped. He then became infected by the Haemovariform that "sat in his heart and devoured his soul". The Host was given all-black eyes and was entirely controlled by the Haemovariform, that could access the Host's memories and use some basic Telepathy. Every full moon, he would transform into a true Haemovariform, yet the real boy was long dead. When the Doctor used the Torchwood House telescope to destroy the Haemovariform, the Host began to live again. He asked the Doctor to increase the telescope and destroy him, which he did. The Host died sacrificing his life to save the world. (DW: Tooth and Claw)

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