Angel of Death
The Angels of Death were seemingly-ordinary women inserted into history by Sutekh at every point the Doctor's TARDIS landed after Sutekh latched onto it. (TV: Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"]) The malevolent personalities of the Angels existed like chrysalis within these ordinary women. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"]) When the time came for the Empire of Death, the Angels would bring the Dust of Death to their homes. These Angels could look identical or they could vary in appearance.
Sutekh considered himself to have "birthed" the Angels, with Kate Stewart remarking that the God of Death had created life. They were enmeshed with history to the point of having families and complete pasts. (TV: Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"])
Susan Triad, a notable Angel, often had dreams from the perspectives of other Angels. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])
Known Angels
There were Angels at every point the TARDIS landed with Sutekh onboard. Angels whose specific identities were known were:
- Mrs Merridew, Isaac Newton's housekeeper in 1666. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"], PROSE: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (novelisation)"])
- A woman who, on 22 December 2023, attended a performance of Ruby Sunday's band at (TV: The Church on Ruby Road [+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) the King's Arms in London. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
- Gina Scalzi of Pacifico Del Rio, one of the original crew of Baby Station Beta in 21500. (TV: Space Babies [+]Loading...["Space Babies (TV story)"])
- A tea lady at EMI Recording Studios in 1963. (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
- The avatar of the Villengard Automated Ambulance Unit used by 5 October 5087 by the Anglican Marines. (TV: Boom [+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"])
- A hiker who ran into Ruby Sunday near Glyngatwg. (TV: 73 Yards [+]Loading...["73 Yards (TV story)"])
- Penny Pepper-Bean, mother of Lindy Pepper-Bean on Finetime. (TV: Dot and Bubble [+]Loading...["Dot and Bubble (TV story)"])
- The mother of the Duke of Pemberton, whose portrait was seen by Ruby in 1813. (TV: Rogue [+]Loading...["Rogue (TV story)"])
- A Sloogma on Sloog. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])
- A Griffin on Varsitay. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])
- A Bleet from the Fivefold Configuration. (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"])
- Susan Triad, the billionaire owner of Triad Technology in 2024, (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"]) who was part of history by the time of the Giggle. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])
When revealing the creation of the Angels to the Fifteenth Doctor, Sutekh's memories in the Time Window showed that he remembered placing Angels at Ribos, the Tomb of Rassilon on Gallifrey, Thoros-Beta, Paradise Towers, Earth at the time Scaroth created life, San Francisco in 1999, Bad Wolf Bay in Pete's World, Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff, New York City in 1930, and Mercy, Nevada.
During the activation of the Angels, the Doctor noted their presence on Earth in 1066, 1999, and 2005, as well as Venus, Telos, Karn, the Ood Sphere, and Skaro. (TV: Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"]) Harriet Arbinger, Sutekh's Harbinger, after transforming to a skeletal form similar to the Angels' when her master revealed himself, (TV: The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"]) additionally brought the dust of Death to UNIT HQ in a manner identical to the proper, Susan-Triad-like Angels.
When reversing the Dust of Death, the Doctor noted that the Dust had been active on Vortis, Vox, Tigella, Messaline, Calufrax, Spiridon, Telos, Shan Shen, and the Ood Sphere. (TV: Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"])
