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|affiliation = Passenger (War of the Sontarans)
|affiliation = Passenger (War of the Sontarans)
|sister      = Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)
|sister      = Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)
|first      = The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)
|first      = The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''
|clip        = Swarm Confronts the Doctor - The Halloween Apocalypse - Doctor Who- Flux
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|actor      = Sam Spruell
|actor      = Matthew Needham
|other actor = Matthew Needham
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The '''Old [[Swarm (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Swarm]]''' was a dangerous being imprisoned in a [[containment chamber]] at the [[Burnished Rage battleground]] by [[the Division]]. He had the ability to burn living things to ash with a single touch, to teleport himself across space and time at will, and even to drain the life away from a [[Time Lord]], using their energies to fuel a [[regeneration]] of his own.
'''Swarm''' was a dangerous being imprisoned in a [[containment chamber]] at the [[Burnished Rage battleground]] by [[the Division]]. He had the ability to burn living things to ash with a single touch, to teleport himself across space and time at will, and even to drain the life away from a [[Time Lord]], using their energies to fuel a [[regeneration]] of his own.
 
After freeing himself, he revealed to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] that he had been [[the Doctor]]'s [[archenemy]] in their life as a Division agent, prior to being regressed into a child with their memories erased.
 
He noted that "Swarm" and "Azure" was not his and his sister's actual names but merely [[translation]]s, albeit serviceable ones.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== Imprisoned incarnation ===
=== Imprisonment ===
==== Imprisonment ====
At some point, Swarm and [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] attempted to harm the [[Mouri]] in the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet of [[Time (planet)|Time]]. They were unsuccessful, and were officially banned from the Temple thereafter, with the Inner Temple and its Mouri being [[quantum-locking|quantum-locked]] against them in fear of their return. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')
At some point, Swarm and [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] attempted to harm the [[Mouri]] in the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet of [[Time (planet)|Time]]. They were unsuccessful, and were officially banned from the Temple thereafter, with the Inner Temple and its Mouri being [[quantum-locking|quantum-locked]] against them in fear of their return. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')


Swarm was imprisoned in a [[containment chamber]], allegedly at "the dawn of the universe". Every thousand years, agents of [[the Division]] would come check whether he was still secure in his containment; [[En Sentac]] visited him a number of times over the millennia, though she did not know if he had literally been there since "the dawn of the universe". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
Swarm was imprisoned in a [[containment chamber]], allegedly at "the dawn of the universe". Every thousand years, agents of [[the Division]] would come check whether he was still secure in his containment; [[En Sentac]] visited him a number of times over the millennia, though she did not know if he had literally been there since "the dawn of the universe". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')


==== Renewal ====
=== Renewal ===
[[File:Swarm regenerates.jpg|thumb|left|Swarm [[regeneration|regenerates]] after killing [[En Sentac]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')]] During what would become En Sentac's last such tour, performed in the company of [[K-Toscs]], Swarm managed to disable all the technology keeping him frozen. Using his [[psychic power]]s to freeze En Sentac in place and establish a telepathic contact with [[the Doctor]] (by now in her [[Thirteenth Doctor|thirteenth incarnation]]), Swarm kept her paralysed for a few moments before draining her life force. He [[regeneration|renewed]] himself, screaming in exultation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
[[File:Swarm regenerates.jpg|thumb|left|Swarm [[regeneration|regenerates]] after killing [[En Sentac]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')]] During what would become En Sentac's last such tour, performed in the company of [[K-Toscs]], Swarm managed to disable all the technology keeping him frozen. Using his [[psychic power]]s to freeze En Sentac in place and establish a telepathic contact with [[the Doctor]] (by now in her [[Thirteenth Doctor|thirteenth incarnation]]), Swarm kept her paralysed for a few moments before draining her life force. He [[regeneration|renewed]] himself, screaming in exultation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
=== Renewed incarnation ===
==== Awakening Azure ====
[[File:Renewed Swarm.jpg|thumb|right|Swarm after his regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')]]After completing his regeneration, the new Swarm relished at being renewed in a healthier, more slender form. Stepping out of the containment chamber, he reduced [[K-Toscs]] to ash with a single touch and recited a mocking "Trick or treat" to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], announcing that "his time had just begun". He travelled to [[Earth]], to a remote house where [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]], his sister, was hiding in a [[Anna (The Halloween Apocalypse)|human guise]] unaware of her true nature. He killed her partner [[Jón (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Jón]] and then stripped the human guise from her, awakening her true self. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
==== A plan in motion ====
[[File:Skull-people at the Temple of Atropos.jpg|thumb|left|Swarm, [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] and [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passenger]] at the [[Temple of Atropos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')
]]After the Thirteenth Doctor realised that [[the Flux]] was threatening the integrity of the [[universe]] itself, Swarm used their psychic link to have a conversation with her in a surreal dreamscape. He informed her of their past relationship, explaining that he was delighted that they could now "dance" once again. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
Swarm and Azure travelled to the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]], where they were reunited with [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passenger]]. They found the Doctor's companion [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] and [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] already in the sanctum of the [[Mouri]]. Swarm used them to reveal the Mouri, who had been [[quantum lock]]ed against him and Azure, discovering two were broken already. He destroyed two more and placed Yaz and Vinder in their places. When the Doctor and [[Dan Lewis|Dan]] arrived at the temple Swarm revealed what he'd done and prepared to expose Yaz and Vinder to the full force of time, wondering how long they'd last. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')


== Appearance and clothing ==
== Appearance and clothing ==
=== Imprisoned incarnation ===
During his imprisonment, the aged Swarm had a stout appearance. He spoke in a deep, raspy voice; his nostrils were narrow and slit-like and he had dark, squarish shadows around his sunken [[blue]] eyes. Crystal formations ringed his race, oriented towards the back of his head, giving the appearance of scales flaking off. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
During his imprisonment, the aged Swarm had a stout appearance. He spoke in a deep, raspy voice; his nostrils were narrow and slit-like and he had dark, squarish shadows around his sunken [[blue]] eyes. Crystal formations ringed his race, oriented towards the back of his head, giving the appearance of scales flaking off. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')


=== Renewed incarnation ===
After his [[Regeneration|renewal]], Swarm appeared more slender and agile; his skin appeared as a greyish [[mauve]], with [[pink]] eyes surrounded by rounder [[blue]] circles and wider nostrils that made his overall facial structure more blatantly resemble a human [[skull]]. The crystalline growths on his face were more obvious and asymmetrical, with four fang-like crystals jutting out of his right temple and a smaller cluster above his right brow and a flatter arrangement of crystals at the apex of his cranium. He towered over the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. He wore a dark suit with prominent shoulder pads and a more colourful collar. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
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Revision as of 20:04, 14 November 2021

The Old Swarm was a dangerous being imprisoned in a containment chamber at the Burnished Rage battleground by the Division. He had the ability to burn living things to ash with a single touch, to teleport himself across space and time at will, and even to drain the life away from a Time Lord, using their energies to fuel a regeneration of his own.

Biography

Imprisonment

At some point, Swarm and Azure attempted to harm the Mouri in the Temple of Atropos on the planet of Time. They were unsuccessful, and were officially banned from the Temple thereafter, with the Inner Temple and its Mouri being quantum-locked against them in fear of their return. (TV: War of the Sontarans)

Swarm was imprisoned in a containment chamber, allegedly at "the dawn of the universe". Every thousand years, agents of the Division would come check whether he was still secure in his containment; En Sentac visited him a number of times over the millennia, though she did not know if he had literally been there since "the dawn of the universe". (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse)

Renewal

Swarm regenerates after killing En Sentac. (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse)

During what would become En Sentac's last such tour, performed in the company of K-Toscs, Swarm managed to disable all the technology keeping him frozen. Using his psychic powers to freeze En Sentac in place and establish a telepathic contact with the Doctor (by now in her thirteenth incarnation), Swarm kept her paralysed for a few moments before draining her life force. He renewed himself, screaming in exultation. (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse)

Appearance and clothing

During his imprisonment, the aged Swarm had a stout appearance. He spoke in a deep, raspy voice; his nostrils were narrow and slit-like and he had dark, squarish shadows around his sunken blue eyes. Crystal formations ringed his race, oriented towards the back of his head, giving the appearance of scales flaking off. (TV: The Halloween Apocalypse)

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