Stake

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A stake was commonly believed to be one of the only weapons that could kill a Vampire, (WC: Monster File: Vampires ^[+]Loading...["Monster File: Vampires (webcast)"]) and were often made from wood. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost ^[+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)"])

History

When the verger wielded a mallet and a wooden stake, he thought of himself like Van Helsing. (PROSE: Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost ^[+]Loading...["Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)"])

In River Song's diary, it was noted that it was common belief that stakes could kill Vampires, but she also noted that various myths had become confused. (WC: Monster File: Vampires ^[+]Loading...["Monster File: Vampires (webcast)"])

Joanna Harris once gave "Fred the Eternal Snail" the V Factor, and she and her team had intended to keep the snail as a mascot, but Slake trod on him, though the snail didn't die, so Joanna had to stake the snail with a toothpick. (PROSE: Vampire Science ^[+]Loading...["Vampire Science (novel)"])

The Ninth Doctor once carried an ancient Gallifreyan weapon, a sonic stake, while he was on Parvanna. He used it against a creature. (COMIC: Tales of the Dark Times ^[+]Loading...["Tales of the Dark Times (comic story)"])

Other uses

The Head was quite literally a head on a stake. (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large ^[+]Loading...["Wildthyme at Large (audio story)"])