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[[File:The Alliance.jpg|thumb|The [[Pandorica Alliance]] was composed of several races who were distinguished by the armour they wore. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')]]
[[File:The Alliance.jpg|thumb|The [[Pandorica Alliance]] was composed of several races who were distinguished by the armour they wore. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}})]]
'''Armour''' was worn by many [[species]] for protection.
'''Armour''' was worn by many [[species]] for protection.


== By humans ==
== By humans ==
[[Ashildr]] recalled penetrating armour during the [[Battle of Agincourt]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')
[[Ashildr]] recalled penetrating armour during the [[Battle of Agincourt]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Woman Who Lived (TV story)}})


== By Daleks ==
== By Daleks ==
As the [[Ninth Doctor]] explained, [[Dalek mutant]]s resided within their [[casing]]s, which served as battle armour. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') According to the [[Seventh Doctor]], this armour was composed of bonded-[[polycarbide]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') As the [[Third Doctor]] noted, the [[Dalek]]s' armour acted as a [[shield]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
As the [[Ninth Doctor]] explained, [[Dalek mutant]]s resided within their [[casing]]s, which served as battle armour. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dalek (TV story)}}) According to the [[Seventh Doctor]], this armour was composed of bonded-[[polycarbide]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)}}) As the [[Third Doctor]] noted, the [[Dalek]]s' armour acted as a [[shield]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Daleks (TV story)}})


[[Missy]] used a [[dark star alloy]] [[brooch]] to penetrate a Dalek casing, noting that it went through armour plating like "a [[knife]] through [[people]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'')
[[Missy]] used a [[dark star alloy]] [[brooch]] to penetrate a Dalek casing, noting that it went through armour plating like "a [[knife]] through [[people]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}})


== By Cybermen ==
== By Cybermen ==
As [[Yvonne Hartman]] observed, the [[Cybermen]] of [[Pete's World]] [[cyber-conversion|converted]] [[human]]s by removing their [[brain]]s and placing them in a [[suit]] of armour, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') which was known as a [[Cyber-body|cyber-suit]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'') [[Mercy Hartigan]] referred to these Cybermen as her "[[knight]]s in shining armour, quite literally." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'')
As [[Yvonne Hartman]] observed, the [[Cybermen]] of [[Pete's World]] [[cyber-conversion|converted]] [[human]]s by removing their [[brain]]s and placing them in a [[suit]] of armour, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}) which was known as a [[Cyber-body|cyber-suit]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Real Time (audio story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Age of Steel (TV story)}}) [[Mercy Hartigan]] referred to these Cybermen as her "[[knight]]s in shining armour, quite literally." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Next Doctor (TV story)}})


Aboard a [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|Mondasian colony ship]], the [[Mondasian]] [[colonist]]s initially lacked [[gun]]s that could shoot through the armour of the advanced Cybermen. However, [[Nardole]] was able to modify the Mondasian's [[rifle]]s to provide a defence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'')
Aboard a [[Colony ship (World Enough and Time)|Mondasian colony ship]], the [[Mondasian]] [[colonist]]s initially lacked [[gun]]s that could shoot through the armour of the advanced Cybermen. However, [[Nardole]] was able to modify the Mondasian's [[rifle]]s to provide a defence. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Falls (TV story)}})


== By Ice Warriors ==
== By Ice Warriors ==
As explained by the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] and [[Twelfth Doctor]]s, the [[Ice Warrior]]s constructed and wore bio-mechanical [[survival armour]] for protection so they could exist in the freezing [[cold]] of their [[homeworld]], [[Mars]]. The former characterised them as becoming bio-mechanoid [[cyborg]]s, while the latter observed "the [[creature]] within is at one with its [[carapace]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'', ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'')
As explained by the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] and [[Twelfth Doctor]]s, the [[Ice Warrior]]s constructed and wore bio-mechanical [[survival armour]] for protection so they could exist in the freezing [[cold]] of their [[homeworld]], [[Mars]]. The former characterised them as becoming bio-mechanoid [[cyborg]]s, while the latter observed "the [[creature]] within is at one with its [[carapace]]." ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}}, {{cs|Empress of Mars (TV story)}})


As noted by the Eleventh Doctor, a sudden increase in [[temperature]], such as being struck by a [[cattle prod]], sent the armour haywire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cold War (TV story)|Cold War]]'')
As noted by the Eleventh Doctor, a sudden increase in [[temperature]], such as being struck by a [[cattle prod]], sent the armour haywire. The Doctor's encounter with [[Skaldak]] was the first time he'd seen an Ice Warrior leave its armour, discovering that the Ice Warriors could also summon their armour to them. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Cold War (TV story)}})


== By Sontarans ==
== By Sontarans ==
[[Sontaran]]s wore a distinctive armour which [[Jingo Linx]] identified as [[Sontaran space armour]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')
[[Sontaran]]s wore a distinctive armour which [[Jingo Linx]] identified as [[Sontaran space armour]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Warrior (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})


== By Homo reptillia ==
== By Homo reptillia ==
The [[Sea Devil|Sea Devils]] of [[Elite Group One]] including [[Sauvix]] wore samurai-themed armour. ([[TV]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]'') More Sea Devils wore armour. ([[TV]]: ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Seas of Titan (audio story)|The Seas of Titan]]'')
The [[Sea Devil]]s of [[Elite Group One]] including [[Sauvix]] wore samurai-themed armour. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Warriors of the Deep (TV story)}}) More Sea Devils wore armour. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Seas of Titan (audio story)}})


[[Silurian Hunter|Silurian Hunters]] wore armour. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Hungry Earth (TV story)|The Hungry Earth]]|[[Cold Blood (TV story)|Cold Blood]], [[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]], [[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''; [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]];'' [[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
[[Silurian Hunter]]s wore armour. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Hungry Earth (TV story)}}|{{cs|Cold Blood (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Pandorica Opens (TV story)}}, {{cs|A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)}}; [[GAME]]: {{cs|The Eternity Clock (video game)}}; [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)}})


== By Time Lords ==
== By Time Lords ==
[[Last Great Time War|Time Lord soldiers]] wore [[crimson]] armour over [[maroon]] uniforms. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Day (TV story)|The Last Day]], [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]], [[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]];'' [[COMIC]]: ''[[Ambush (comic story)|Ambush]], [[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]], [[The Clockwise War (comic story)|The Clockwise War]]'')  
[[Last Great Time War|Time Lord soldiers]] wore [[crimson]] armour over [[maroon]] uniforms. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Last Day (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (TV story)}}, {{cs|Hell Bent (TV story)}}; [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Ambush (comic story)}}, {{cs|Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)}}, {{cs|The Clockwise War (comic story)}})  


== By Harrigain ==
== By Harrigain ==
The [[Harrigain]] wore crimson armour. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Devil in the Mist (audio story)|Devil in the Mist]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Bidding War (comic story)|The Bidding War]]'')  
The [[Harrigain]] wore crimson armour. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Devil in the Mist (audio story)}}; [[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Bidding War (comic story)}})  
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]]
[[Category:Fashion and clothing from the real world]]

Revision as of 12:08, 17 June 2024

Armour
The Pandorica Alliance was composed of several races who were distinguished by the armour they wore. (TV: The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])

Armour was worn by many species for protection.

By humans

Ashildr recalled penetrating armour during the Battle of Agincourt. (TV: The Woman Who Lived [+]Loading...["The Woman Who Lived (TV story)"])

By Daleks

As the Ninth Doctor explained, Dalek mutants resided within their casings, which served as battle armour. (TV: Dalek [+]Loading...["Dalek (TV story)"]) According to the Seventh Doctor, this armour was composed of bonded-polycarbide. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) As the Third Doctor noted, the Daleks' armour acted as a shield. (TV: Planet of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"])

Missy used a dark star alloy brooch to penetrate a Dalek casing, noting that it went through armour plating like "a knife through people". (TV: The Witch's Familiar [+]Loading...["The Witch's Familiar (TV story)"])

By Cybermen

As Yvonne Hartman observed, the Cybermen of Pete's World converted humans by removing their brains and placing them in a suit of armour, (TV: Doomsday [+]Loading...["Doomsday (TV story)"]) which was known as a cyber-suit. (AUDIO: Real Time [+]Loading...["Real Time (audio story)"], TV: The Age of Steel [+]Loading...["The Age of Steel (TV story)"]) Mercy Hartigan referred to these Cybermen as her "knights in shining armour, quite literally." (TV: The Next Doctor [+]Loading...["The Next Doctor (TV story)"])

Aboard a Mondasian colony ship, the Mondasian colonists initially lacked guns that could shoot through the armour of the advanced Cybermen. However, Nardole was able to modify the Mondasian's rifles to provide a defence. (TV: The Doctor Falls [+]Loading...["The Doctor Falls (TV story)"])

By Ice Warriors

As explained by the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, the Ice Warriors constructed and wore bio-mechanical survival armour for protection so they could exist in the freezing cold of their homeworld, Mars. The former characterised them as becoming bio-mechanoid cyborgs, while the latter observed "the creature within is at one with its carapace." (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"], Empress of Mars [+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"])

As noted by the Eleventh Doctor, a sudden increase in temperature, such as being struck by a cattle prod, sent the armour haywire. The Doctor's encounter with Skaldak was the first time he'd seen an Ice Warrior leave its armour, discovering that the Ice Warriors could also summon their armour to them. (TV: Cold War [+]Loading...["Cold War (TV story)"])

By Sontarans

Sontarans wore a distinctive armour which Jingo Linx identified as Sontaran space armour. (TV: The Time Warrior [+]Loading...["The Time Warrior (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

By Homo reptillia

The Sea Devils of Elite Group One including Sauvix wore samurai-themed armour. (TV: Warriors of the Deep [+]Loading...["Warriors of the Deep (TV story)"]) More Sea Devils wore armour. (TV: Legend of the Sea Devils [+]Loading...["Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)"]; AUDIO: The Seas of Titan [+]Loading...["The Seas of Titan (audio story)"])

Silurian Hunters wore armour. (TV: The Hungry Earth [+]Loading...["The Hungry Earth (TV story)"]|Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (TV story)"], The Pandorica Opens [+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"], A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"]; GAME: The Eternity Clock [+]Loading...["The Eternity Clock (video game)"]; COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"])

By Time Lords

Time Lord soldiers wore crimson armour over maroon uniforms. (TV: The Last Day [+]Loading...["The Last Day (TV story)"], The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (TV story)"], Hell Bent [+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"]; COMIC: Ambush [+]Loading...["Ambush (comic story)"], Supremacy of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)"], The Clockwise War [+]Loading...["The Clockwise War (comic story)"])

By Harrigain

The Harrigain wore crimson armour. (AUDIO: Devil in the Mist [+]Loading...["Devil in the Mist (audio story)"]; COMIC: The Bidding War [+]Loading...["The Bidding War (comic story)"])