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'''The Swarm''' was a parasitic, [[virus]]-like entity which could assume many forms. | '''The Swarm''' was a parasitic, [[virus]]-like entity which could assume many forms. | ||
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There was no physical matter for the virus, which existed in the [[mind-brain interface]]. The Swarm could affect non-living sentients such as [[robot]]s. | There was no physical matter for the virus, which existed in the [[mind-brain interface]]. The Swarm could affect non-living sentients such as [[robot]]s. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Swarm | The Swarm hangs dormant in a cloud-like anomalies in [[space]], including the area near [[Saturn]] for untold millennia, until spaceships pass through them. In the year [[5000]] it was picked up by the crew of a [[Titan shuttle]]. It infected the relief crew for the [[Titan Base]], and through them eventually most of the [[Bi-Al Foundation]], located on [[Asteroid]] [[K4067]]. | ||
Certain individuals (such as [[Leela]]) had antibodies that could defeat the virus. Additionally, the progress of the virus could be slowed simply by not thinking. Known victims of the Swarm included the Fourth Doctor, [[K9 Mark I|K9]], Professor [[Marius]], the crew of the [[Titan Base]] and most of the [[Bi-Al Foundation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | Certain individuals (such as [[Leela]]) had antibodies that could defeat the virus. Additionally, the progress of the virus could be slowed simply by not thinking. Known victims of the Swarm included the Fourth Doctor, [[K9 Mark I|K9]], Professor [[Marius]], the crew of the [[Titan Base]] and most of the [[Bi-Al Foundation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
As the swarm appears to use planets on which to "breed", presumably there maybe worlds out there in which the swarm have overrun, using the former inhabitants to transport them back and spread them throughout space as part of their life cycle. However the Doctor has either never happened on one of these planets (or another space cloud) or deliberately avoids them. | |||
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