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== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The Roboforms were [[robot]]s with featureless, vaguely [[skull]]-like [[head]]s that were [[ | The Roboforms were [[robot]]s with featureless, vaguely [[skull]]-like [[head]]s that were [[gold]]-coloured. They were typically seen wearing full length [[black]] [[cloak]]s which concealed most of their bodies, with only the robotic [[face]]s visible. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') When on [[Earth]] during [[Christmas]], they tracked the [[Tenth Doctor]] there, as they could "smell" [[regeneration energy]]. They wore [[bullet]]-proof [[Santa Claus]] suits and metal [[mask]]s to blend in (giving them the nickname of Robot Santas). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') They also played [[music]] in public with brass [[musical instrument|instruments]] such as [[trumpet]]s, [[trombone]]s and [[tuba]]s, which were ostensibly used as [[machine gun]]s, [[flamethrower]]s, and [[rocket launcher]]s respectively. They also use remotely controlled [[Roboform Christmas tree|Christmas tree]]s([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') and [[bomb]]s disguised as [[Christmas ornament]]s. They used basic [[machine gun]]s when controlled by the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|Empress of the Racnoss]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[File:Roboformsanta.jpg|left|thumb|A Roboform disguised as [[Santa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')]] | [[File:Roboformsanta.jpg|left|thumb|A Roboform disguised as [[Santa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'')]] | ||
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. | 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. One group attacked [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]] when they were Christmas shopping, but their targets escaped and their missile launcher operator inadvertently felled a Christmas tree that killed them. Another group sent a [[Roboform Christmas tree|robotic Christmas tree]] to [[Jackie Tyler]]'s [[apartment]] at the [[Powell Estate]] in another attempt to kill them, but the Doctor blew the tree up with his [[Sonic screwdriver]]. The Roboforms were then driven off Earth by the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
In [[2007]], the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|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]]). | In [[2007]], the [[Empress of the Racnoss (The Runaway Bride)|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 with exploding Christmas tree baubles (though the [[Tenth Doctor]] was able to destroy them using a [[sonic pulse]] by firing his sonic screwdriver through the reception DJ's amplifiers). More Roboforms also defended the Empress herself. The Empress's personal guard, described by the Empress as "such good shots", was disabled by the Doctor, who disguised himself as a Roboform to infiltrate the Empress' lair, when he produced a remote control from his [[dimensionally transcendental]] pocket and made the Roboforms "relax". They all slumped over and remained motionless, even as the [[River Thames]] [[flood]]ed the laser drilling site to the core of the Earth, where the Racnoss children were located. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Robot Santas are used as enemies in the ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'' mobile game. | * Robot Santas are used as enemies in the ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'' mobile game. | ||
* In their first appearance in ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', the Roboforms wore ornate metal masks with mesh eye-holes and separate long false beards. For their return in ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', the masks were redesigned, now being a single large piece of fibreglass, with black-and-white eye-holes (although, in some scenes where Donna is kidnapped by a taxi driver Roboform, large grey eye-holes can be seen). The reason for the mask redesign was because of the new Roboform heads (which were also made of fibreglass), and the masks from ''The Christmas Invasion'' were insufficient for covering the new heads. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
