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== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
Dæmons were [[satyr]]-like [[humanoid]]s with reddish skin or completely red ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]''). and thick fur. They had sharp fangs, pointed ears, thick beards and long horns. Their legs were goat-like, with cloven hooves. They | Dæmons were [[satyr]]-like [[humanoid]]s with reddish skin or completely red ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]''). and thick fur. They had sharp fangs, pointed ears, thick beards and long horns. Their legs were goat-like, with cloven hooves. They could use their technology to change their size, which could have been anything from "too small to see" to thirty feet tall. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') Some of this species, like the traditional picture of a [[demon]], possessed long, forked tails. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Voyage to the Edge of the Universe (comic story)|Voyage to the Edge of the Universe]]'') | ||
Dæmons of the military were modified, giving them vast wings, spatiodynamic bodies, sweptback horns and long necks, allowing them to glide through [[hyperspace]] with minimal effort. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | Dæmons of the military were modified, giving them vast wings, spatiodynamic bodies, sweptback horns and long necks, allowing them to glide through [[hyperspace]] with minimal effort. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
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The Dæmons studied other races, treating the universe as their laboratory. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') Using a spacecraft, one Dæmon travelled to the edge of the physical [[universe]], a feat achieved by few other beings. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Voyage to the Edge of the Universe (comic story)|Voyage to the Edge of the Universe]]'') | The Dæmons studied other races, treating the universe as their laboratory. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') Using a spacecraft, one Dæmon travelled to the edge of the physical [[universe]], a feat achieved by few other beings. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Voyage to the Edge of the Universe (comic story)|Voyage to the Edge of the Universe]]'') | ||
Much of their history was recounted by the [[Third Doctor]]. According to him, circa [[BC#Prehistory|100,000 years BC]], the Dæmons arrived on [[Earth]], helped the [[human]]s overcome the [[Neanderthal]]s and then tried to lead their evolution and development. According to [[Azal]], the Dæmons destroyed failed experiments, such as [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') According to one account, the Dæmons gave the [[Atlantean]]s the [[Crystal of Kronos]], which later indirectly caused the destruction of Atlantis. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | |||
The Dæmons inspired myths of [[god]]s and [[demon]]s and the image of powerful beings with horns, including the [[Egypt]]ian [[Khnum]] | The Third Doctor said the Dæmons inspired myths of [[god]]s and [[demon]]s and the image of powerful beings with horns, including the [[Egypt]]ian god [[Khnum]]. They had been "coming and going ever since". [[Olive Hawthorne|Miss Hawthorne]] identified Azal as "[[Satan|the Devil]]". According to the Doctor, the Dæmons inspired the [[Greek]] civilisation, the [[Renaissance]] and the [[Industrial Revolution]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'') | ||
[[Wesley Sparks]] claimed to have duelled Dæmons as one of his many achievements. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mortal Beloved (comic story)|Mortal Beloved]]'') | [[Wesley Sparks]] claimed to have duelled Dæmons as one of his many achievements. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Mortal Beloved (comic story)|Mortal Beloved]]'') | ||
In the [[20th century]], Azal called himself the last of the Dæmons. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | |||
The Dæmons were completely wiped out by some sort of massive cataclysmic event. It was believed to be a battle, as the Dæmon corpses were found in their battle form. [[Faction Paradox]] used the skeletal remains of the Dæmons as warships. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | The Dæmons were completely wiped out by some sort of massive cataclysmic event. It was believed to be a battle, as the Dæmon corpses were found in their battle form. [[Faction Paradox]] used the skeletal remains of the Dæmons as warships. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'') | ||
