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The [[mythology|myth]] of the '''Foretold''' grew up around what the [[Twelfth Doctor]] identified as an "ancient [[soldier]] being driven by malfunctioning tech" | The [[mythology|myth]] of the '''Foretold''' grew up around what the [[Twelfth Doctor]] identified as an "ancient [[soldier]] being driven by malfunctioning tech." | ||
== Characteristics == | == Characteristics == | ||
The Foretold was injured in a war and fitted with "state of the art camouflage" and a "personal [[Teleport|teleporter]]" | The Foretold was injured in a war and fitted with "state of the art camouflage" and a "personal [[Teleport|teleporter]]." The technology within it kept it alive, leading it to kill for thousands of years after the war, draining the energy from its victims to sustain itself. | ||
The Foretold killed its victims sixty six seconds after first appearing to them. It took them out of phase in order to drain them, meaning only they could see it. The Foretold selected its victims based on physical and mental illness, preying on the weakest first. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | The Foretold killed its victims sixty six seconds after first appearing to them. It took them out of phase in order to drain them, meaning only they could see it. The Foretold selected its victims based on physical and mental illness, preying on the weakest first. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
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The [[computer]] [[Gus]] revealed to the Doctor and the passengers the reason why they had been brought together and presented them with a laboratory in which to work. There, the Foretold killed [[Emile Moorhouse|Professor Moorhouse]], who was plagued by [[panic attack]]s, and [[Quell|Captain Quell]], who suffered from [[post-traumatic stress]]. | The [[computer]] [[Gus]] revealed to the Doctor and the passengers the reason why they had been brought together and presented them with a laboratory in which to work. There, the Foretold killed [[Emile Moorhouse|Professor Moorhouse]], who was plagued by [[panic attack]]s, and [[Quell|Captain Quell]], who suffered from [[post-traumatic stress]]. | ||
It came for [[Maisie Pitt]], but the Doctor extracted her grief, torment and resentment - the causes of her mental | It came for [[Maisie Pitt]], but the Doctor extracted her grief, torment and resentment - the causes of her mental disturbance - and implanted into his own mind. This tricked the Foretold into believing he was Maisie. The Doctor identified it as a soldier and surrendered to it. Freed from its duty, it gave a final salute and disintegrated. The Doctor used its teleport to get the survivors off of the Orient Express before Gus destroyed it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
[[Category:Mythological figures]] | [[Category:Mythological figures]] | ||
[[Category:Soldiers]] | [[Category:Soldiers]] | ||
[[Category:Biologically modified individuals]] | [[Category:Biologically modified individuals]] | ||
