Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform
The Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform was a type of werewolf.
Biology
The Lupine Wavelength Haemovariform had a humanoid body which resembled a bipedal wolf, but could also run on all fours. Haemovariforms had very sensitive ears. It had fur which covered its body and a wolf-like head, as well as a tail. Their vision was monochromatic.
Life cycle
Not much was known about the species natural life cycle, but they were capable of reproducing or migrating via a bite. Once infected, the bitten host was taken over by the invading cells.
The host would develop black eyes as if the pupils became enlarged. During a full moon, the host would undergo extreme physical changes as the bone structure changed to become more lupine in appearance.
According to the Tenth Doctor, a single cell could take at least a century to mature. If infected by a very small number of cells, he hypothesised that Queen Victoria could remain more or less human, but presumably end up passing on the infection via bites down the generational line till the Haemovariform reached maturity. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
Attributes
The fully-grown Haemovariform possessed immense physical strength, able to break out of a cage barred by iron, crush humans under its sheer weight and plough through wood with its claws. It was capable of standing on its hind legs, but at speed it had to move on all fours. Its body was completely impervious to bullets, explosions, blades and conventional weaponry - though it did obviously feel such blows, they failed to penetrate its hide. They are obviously an intelligent species, as they can be convinced that they are allergic to mistletoe, but this is probably irreversible once they have matured completely. Haemovariforms transform and develop under moonlight, but - in a similar fashion to humans needing water but still being able to drown - an excess of moonlight would eventually destroy them.
Technology
Haemovariforms had basic spacecraft. (WC: Tardisode 2)
History
A Haemovariform crash-landed on Earth in 1540. Father Angelo's Brethren turned from God and began to worship it. It took up a young boy's body. The Brethren managed to tame it whilst in wolf-form by tricking it into believing it was allergic to mistletoe. It wanted to begin the "Empire of the Wolf", planning on biting and possessing Queen Victoria and taking control of the world. The Brethren managed to plot a scheme to get Victoria to stay at Torchwood House, however Prince Albert and George MacLeish had already devised a plan to kill it, using the Koh-i-Noor and a "telescope", actually a light chamber, to drown it in moonlight. When she arrived in 1879, a battle broke out between the Brethren and Victoria's soldiers. The Tenth Doctor managed to work out how to kill it and used the Koh-i-Noor against it. It is unknown whether Victoria was exposed to Haemovariform cells and had partially become a host. If so, the Doctor hypothesised that the entire subsequent Royal family might be partial Haemovariforms, which was believed by the public to be the blood disorder haemophilia. (TV: Tooth and Claw)
The claw of a Haemovariform was kept in the Leamington Spa Lifeboat Museum. (GAME: Security Bot)
Behind the scenes
Doctor Who: Creatures and Demons
- In an alternate version of the Haemovariform's attack on Victoria, it killed her. It is theorised that this was the splitting point which created Pete's World.
- This type of werewolf was a principle feature of the Decide Your Destiny book, Empire of the Wolf.
