Mask
A mask was an object that completely covered someone's face, frequently to conceal identity.
Uses
The Units wore masks that connected them as a group mind. Akimus Makassar's mask worked as a processing centre, which meant that he could control the will of anyone in the group mind. (PROSE: The Masks of Makassar [+]Loading...["The Masks of Makassar (short story)"])
The Aztec High Priest Yetaxa was buried with a mask, while Aztec warriors such as Ixta wore masks as part of their uniforms. (TV: The Aztecs [+]Loading...["The Aztecs (TV story)"])
Omega wore a mask as he resided in the anti-matter universe. He noted that the Second and Third Doctors would need such masks in time if they were to remain in the anti-matter universe. When Omega removed his mask to prepare for his departure, he discovered that the anti-matter universe had completely dissolved his physical body. He could not leave his universe; he existed only because his will insisted that he exist, but his will was all that was left of him. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"])
Magnus Greel, (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"]) the Decayed Master, (AUDIO: Dust Breeding [+]Loading...["Dust Breeding (audio story)"]) and Elizabeth X (TV: The Beast Below [+]Loading...["The Beast Below (TV story)"]) wore masks to hide their appearances.
Scaroth disguised his various fragments in human form behind masks. (TV: City of Death [+]Loading...["City of Death (TV story)"])
Roboforms wore masks as part of their Santa Claus guises. (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"], The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
Some Silurian Warriors wore masks. (TV: The Hungry Earth [+]Loading...["The Hungry Earth (TV story)"], Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (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)"])
The Soulless wore masks as a representation of their belief that Miracle Day had robbed humanity of their souls. (TV: Dead of Night [+]Loading...["Dead of Night (TV story)"])
Voord masks altered the wearers genetic code and turned them into a Voord, provided they were willing to go through with the ritual. The mask became part of the wearer in the process and removing it could lead to disfigurement. (AUDIO: Domain of the Voord [+]Loading...["Domain of the Voord (audio story)"])
Señor 105 made masks representing every element on the periodic table. According to some rumours, he gained powers when he wore the masks. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta [+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme y Señor Cientocinco contra Los Monstruos del Fiesta (short story)"])
Ben Jackson used Tut-Ankh-Amen's mask to frighten off bandits who had come to rob his tomb. (PROSE: The King of Golden Death [+]Loading...["The King of Golden Death (short story)"])
Goat masks were sometimes worn in occult rituals. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend [+]Loading...["A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)"], PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"], White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"])
Other references
Joy believed that a Silent looked the way it did because it wore a Star Trek mask. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut [+]Loading...["The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)"]) Similarly, a hospital porter in Cardiff believed a Weevil's face was a convincing mask. (TV: Everything Changes [+]Loading...["Everything Changes (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes
The BBC Doctor Who website featured several cut-out masks of aliens from the franchise that could be printed.[1] Masks of varying materials were also available as free gifts in Doctor Who Adventures.
