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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
The Shalka were made almost entirely out of [[lava]], possibly making them some kind of [[magma form]], so they had no set form. They did appear once as large worm-like creatures with cobra-like frills, but there were also Shalka of different sizes and shapes. | The Shalka were made almost entirely out of [[lava]], possibly making them some kind of [[magma form]], so they had no set form. They did appear once as large, worm-like creatures with cobra-like frills, but there were also Shalka of different sizes and shapes. | ||
They lived underground, near where lava | They lived underground, near where lava met metamorphic rock, breathing in the volcanic air, though [[Shalka Prime]], their leader, was able to speak English and breathe [[oxygen]]. They communicated by screaming and used sound as a weapon and a means of controlling "lower alien creatures", like [[human]]s, and to accomplish other tasks. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The [[Shalka Confederacy]] spread across a billion worlds, invading [[planet]]s using [[meteorite]]s and then linking them to the rest of the empire by [[wormhole]]s which they converted from [[black hole]]s. The Shalka used their screams to take over the | The [[Shalka Confederacy]] spread across a billion worlds, invading [[planet]]s using [[meteorite]]s and then linking them to the rest of the empire by [[wormhole]]s which they converted from [[black hole]]s. The Shalka used their screams to take over the planets' beings and make them scream to disrupt the atmosphere and scorch the planet's surface. With the surface completely charred, it made other species think that the planet's population had done it themselves, while the Shalka lived comfortably under the earth. In essence, the Shalka were the death factor of the [[universe]]. | ||
Sometimes, the Shalka merged themselves together to form a larger, lumbering and (seemingly) less intellegent body called the [[Shalka Confederacy|Shalka Conglomerate]]. | Sometimes, the Shalka merged themselves together to form a larger, lumbering and (seemingly) less intellegent body called the [[Shalka Confederacy|Shalka Conglomerate]]. | ||
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[[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] encountered the Shalka on [[Earth]] in [[2003]] when they attempted to destroy the surface, but the Doctor was able to blow them up by singing on their frequency, and only an experienced Shalka was capable of surviving that attack, like [[Shalka Prime]]. | [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|The Doctor]] encountered the Shalka on [[Earth]] in [[2003]] when they attempted to destroy the surface, but the Doctor was able to blow them up by singing on their frequency, and only an experienced Shalka was capable of surviving that attack, like [[Shalka Prime]]. | ||
Their technicians had extra arms | Their technicians had extra arms and brains studded down their backs. ([[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]'') | ||
[[Category:Silicon-based species]] | [[Category:Silicon-based species]] | ||
[[Category:Metamorphic species]] | [[Category:Metamorphic species]] | ||
[[Category:Hive minds]] | [[Category:Hive minds]] | ||
[[Category:Personifications of concepts]] | [[Category:Personifications of concepts]] | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 8 June 2011
The Shalka were a race who attempted to invade Earth in 2003.
Biology
The Shalka were made almost entirely out of lava, possibly making them some kind of magma form, so they had no set form. They did appear once as large, worm-like creatures with cobra-like frills, but there were also Shalka of different sizes and shapes.
They lived underground, near where lava met metamorphic rock, breathing in the volcanic air, though Shalka Prime, their leader, was able to speak English and breathe oxygen. They communicated by screaming and used sound as a weapon and a means of controlling "lower alien creatures", like humans, and to accomplish other tasks.
History
The Shalka Confederacy spread across a billion worlds, invading planets using meteorites and then linking them to the rest of the empire by wormholes which they converted from black holes. The Shalka used their screams to take over the planets' beings and make them scream to disrupt the atmosphere and scorch the planet's surface. With the surface completely charred, it made other species think that the planet's population had done it themselves, while the Shalka lived comfortably under the earth. In essence, the Shalka were the death factor of the universe.
Sometimes, the Shalka merged themselves together to form a larger, lumbering and (seemingly) less intellegent body called the Shalka Conglomerate.
The Doctor encountered the Shalka on Earth in 2003 when they attempted to destroy the surface, but the Doctor was able to blow them up by singing on their frequency, and only an experienced Shalka was capable of surviving that attack, like Shalka Prime.
Their technicians had extra arms and brains studded down their backs. (WC: Scream of the Shalka)
