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'''Roboforms''' were scavengers who travelled (as the [[Tenth Doctor]] said, like [[pilot fish]]) alongside invaders who took anything on the planet of value to them before the main threat (the metaphorical [[shark]]) arrived. | '''Roboforms''' were scavengers who travelled (as the [[Tenth Doctor]] said, like [[pilot fish]]) alongside invaders who took anything on the [[planet]] of value to them before the main threat (the metaphorical [[shark]]) arrived. | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
The Roboforms were [[humanoid]] robots with featureless, vaguely skull-like heads. They were typically seen wearing dark cloaks which concealed most of their bodies, with only the faces visible. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') When on [[Earth]] during [[Christmas]], they tracked the Doctor there as they could "smell" regeneration energy. They wore [[Santa Claus]] suits and [[mask]]s to blend in (giving them the nickname of Robot Santas). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') They also had a variety of concealed weapons, such as projectile weapons disguised as musical instruments, a remotely controlled [[Roboform Christmas tree|Christmas tree]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') and bombs disguised as Christmas ornaments. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') They also used basic machine guns when controlled by the [[Empress of the Racnoss]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | The Roboforms were [[humanoid]] robots with featureless, vaguely skull-like heads. They were typically seen wearing dark cloaks which concealed most of their bodies, with only the faces visible. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') When on [[Earth]] during [[Christmas]], they tracked the Doctor there as they could "smell" [[regeneration]] energy. They wore [[Santa Claus]] suits and [[mask]]s to blend in (giving them the nickname of Robot Santas). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') They also had a variety of concealed weapons, such as projectile weapons disguised as musical instruments, a remotely controlled [[Roboform Christmas tree|Christmas tree]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') and bombs disguised as Christmas ornaments. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') They also used basic machine guns when controlled by the [[Empress of the Racnoss]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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In [[102]], the Roboforms were among the groups who joined [[the Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]]. They came to [[Stonehenge]] and helped imprison the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the [[Pandorica]] in order to save the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | In [[102]], the Roboforms were among the groups who joined [[the Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]]. They came to [[Stonehenge]] and helped imprison the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in the [[Pandorica]] in order to save the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
In [[2006]], the Roboforms were travelling with the [[Sycorax]] when they were attracted by the energy being released by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. They planned to kidnap him and use | In [[2006]], the Roboforms were travelling with the [[Sycorax]] when they were attracted by the energy being released by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. They planned to kidnap him and use his energy to power their ships. They attacked [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] and sent a [[Roboform Christmas tree|robotic Christmas tree]] to their home. The Roboforms were driven off when the Doctor awoke. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], the [[Empress of the Racnoss]] took control of the Roboforms. She used them to keep track of [[Donna Noble]]. They attempted to kidnap her after she vanished from her wedding, then attacked her wedding reception (though the [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to destroy them using a sonic pulse). They also defended the Empress herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | In [[2007]], the [[Empress of the Racnoss]] took control of the Roboforms. She used them to keep track of [[Donna Noble]]. They attempted to kidnap her after she vanished from her wedding, then attacked her wedding reception (though the [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to destroy them using a sonic pulse). They also defended the Empress herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
