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|name = Empty Child | |name = Empty Child | ||
|type=[[Human]] with altered DNA | |type= [[Human]] with altered [[DNA]] | ||
|aka = Gas Mask Zombie | |aka = [[Gas mask|Gas Mask]] [[Zombie]] | ||
|affiliation = [[Nanogene]]s | |affiliation = [[Nanogene]]s | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]] | |appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]] | ||
|individuals = [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] | |individuals = [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] | ||
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{{You may|Jamie (The Empty Child)|The Empty Child (TV story)|n1=Jamie, the first individual affected|n2=the television story}} | |||
The '''Empty Child''' plague was a [[technological plague]] which spread around a part of [[London]] in [[1941]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler | The '''Empty Child''' 'plague' was a [[technological plague]] which spread around a part of [[London]] in [[1941]]. The [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] encountered the Empty Child and helped play a part in its cure. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[Chula]] [[nanogene]]s, who had never previously encountered [[human]]s, infected a dying human boy named Jamie caught in the [[The Blitz|London Blitz]]. | When conman [[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] planted a [[Chula ambulance]] in 1941 London, the [[Chula]] [[nanogene]]s, who had never previously encountered [[human]]s, infected a dying human boy named [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] caught in the [[The Blitz|London Blitz]]. Assuming that the [[gas mask]] he was wearing was part of his face, they "healed" him, and unintentionally created the "Empty Child," a "[[zombie]]" based on the Jamie's characteristics and injuries at death. Thus, everyone affected by the plague inherited a gas mask in place of their faces, severe [[head trauma]] on the left side, partial collapse of the [[chest cavity]] of the left, and a gash on the back of their right hands. | ||
The | The nanogenes also gave the child the standard abilities of Chula soldiers, specifically super-human strength, [[Telepathy|telepathic abilities]] and the ability to communicate using [[Communications devices|other items]]. The Empty Child still had a child-like mentality and escaped to search for [[Nancy (The Empty Child)|its mother]]. | ||
The Empty Child compulsively searched for his mother, and, in doing so, contaminated other [[human]]s with the nanogenes. Those who were infected did likewise so that the nanogenes spread in a fashion similar to a virus. The child, and all victims of it, were infamous for repeating the phrase "Are you my Mummy?" endlessly. | |||
The Empty Child plague was finally stopped when the [[Ninth Doctor]] reunited the Empty Child with his mother and the [[nanogene]]s understood, recognising the mother as the superior source, the proper sequence for a human of that era. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* When given a gas mask | * When given a [[gas mask]] during [[Sontaran invasion of Earth]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] jokingly asked, "Are you my mummy?," a reference to these events. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
== Known victims == | == Known victims == | ||
* [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | * [[Jamie (The Empty Child)|Jamie]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | ||
* [[Constantine (The Empty Child)| | * [[Dr]] [[Constantine (The Empty Child)|Constantine]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'') | ||
* [[ | * [[Algy]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'') | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] | ||
[[Category:Diseases and illnesses]] | [[Category:Diseases and illnesses]] | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 13 April 2013
- You may be looking for Jamie, the first individual affected or the television story.
The Empty Child 'plague' was a technological plague which spread around a part of London in 1941. The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler encountered the Empty Child and helped play a part in its cure.
History
When conman Captain Jack Harkness planted a Chula ambulance in 1941 London, the Chula nanogenes, who had never previously encountered humans, infected a dying human boy named Jamie caught in the London Blitz. Assuming that the gas mask he was wearing was part of his face, they "healed" him, and unintentionally created the "Empty Child," a "zombie" based on the Jamie's characteristics and injuries at death. Thus, everyone affected by the plague inherited a gas mask in place of their faces, severe head trauma on the left side, partial collapse of the chest cavity of the left, and a gash on the back of their right hands.
The nanogenes also gave the child the standard abilities of Chula soldiers, specifically super-human strength, telepathic abilities and the ability to communicate using other items. The Empty Child still had a child-like mentality and escaped to search for its mother.
The Empty Child compulsively searched for his mother, and, in doing so, contaminated other humans with the nanogenes. Those who were infected did likewise so that the nanogenes spread in a fashion similar to a virus. The child, and all victims of it, were infamous for repeating the phrase "Are you my Mummy?" endlessly.
The Empty Child plague was finally stopped when the Ninth Doctor reunited the Empty Child with his mother and the nanogenes understood, recognising the mother as the superior source, the proper sequence for a human of that era. (TV: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances)
References
- When given a gas mask during Sontaran invasion of Earth, the Tenth Doctor jokingly asked, "Are you my mummy?," a reference to these events. (TV: The Poison Sky)
