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|image      = Old Swarm (THA).jpg
|image      = Old Swarm OUT.jpg
|image2      = Main Swarm.jpg
|species    = Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)
|species    = Ravager (The Halloween Apocalypse)
|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]]'', ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]''
|clip        = Swarm Confronts the Doctor - The Halloween Apocalypse - Doctor Who- Flux
|clip        =  
|actor      = Sam Spruell
|actor      = Matthew Needham
|other actor = Matthew Needham
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'''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.
The '''Old [[Swarm (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Swarm]]''' was a dangerous being imprisoned in a [[containment chamber]] at the [[Burnished Rage battleground]] by [[the Division]] during the [[Dark Times]]. 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.
== Biography ==
=== 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]]'')


He noted that "Swarm" and "Azure" was not his and his sister's actual names but merely [[translation]]s, albeit serviceable ones.
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]]'')


== Incarnations of Swarm ==
=== Renewal ===
At some point, the [[Old Swarm]] and [[Azure (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Azure]] took over the [[Temple of Atropos]] on the planet of [[Time (planet)|Time]], holding numerous hostages within [[Passenger (War of the Sontarans)|Passengers]]. A team of [[the Division|Divison]] agents led by the [[Fugitive Doctor]] captured them with the aid of the [[Mouri]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Once, Upon Time (TV story)|Once, Upon Time]]'') The Mouri were subsequently [[quantum-locking|quantum-locked]] against them in fear of their return. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')
[[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]]'')


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. During what would become [[En Sentac]]'s last such tour, Swarm managed to disable all the technology keeping him frozen. Using his [[psychic power]]s to freeze En Sentac in place, Swarm kept her paralysed for a few moments before draining her life force and [[regeneration|renewed]] himself into [[New Swarm|a new form]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')
== Appearance and clothing ==
[[File:Old Swarm (THA).jpg|thumb|right|The Old Swarm had pale and almost "scaly" skin. ([[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]]'')


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Revision as of 21:33, 14 November 2021

The Old Swarm was a dangerous being imprisoned in a containment chamber at the Burnished Rage battleground by the Division during the Dark Times. 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

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

The Old Swarm had pale and almost "scaly" skin. (TV: 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)