Raxacoricofallapatorian: Difference between revisions

Raxacoricofallapatorians were large, bulky [[humanoid]]s. They had large [[eye]]s and powerful [[arm]]s with long [[claw]]s. They had thick, lumpy [[skin]], ranging in [[colour]] from a [[yellow]]ish [[green]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') a paler, [[grey]]-green, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') a much darker shade of green, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'') a [[brown]]ish [[orange (colour)|orange]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'') [[blue]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'') or [[maroon]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Taste of Death (audio story)|The Taste of Death]]'')

Despite their large bulk, they were also capable of surprising speeds and could easily overpower a [[human]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') [[Margaret Ag-Kris Therur-Ford Jingatheen|One female]] was seen to [[behead]] a [[stone]] [[Weeping Angel]] with a single swipe of her claw. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'')

Raxacoricofallapatorians could hunt by scent and could identify an individual's species, [[age]], [[sex]], emotional state and location by it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') This sense of smell was officially the best in the [[Mutter's Spiral|galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') They could also sense the pain of closely related individuals from far away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')

The Slitheen and other criminals from the same race were scavengers, known for stealing advanced technology from other species. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') They were more advanced than [[human]]s and had developed [[faster-than-light travel]] in the form of [[slipstream engine]]s sometime prior to [[2006]]. They could also modify a [[pig]] into a [[humanoid]] form using their own technology. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') They also had small, hand-held [[teleportation]] devices, though they tended to have limited range and capabilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'') Some of the Raxacoricofallapatorian technology appeared organic in nature. While in [[Justicia]], [[Ecktosca Fel Fotch Heppen-Bar Slitheen|Ecktosa]] and [[Dram Fel Fotch Heppen-Bar Slitheen|Dram]] used sticky nets as hammocks. These nettings were covered in a slime that quickly hardened away from body heat. Other Raxacoricofallapatorian buildings had their floors covered in a sticky substance. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') In the [[347th century]], the Raxacoricofallapatorians also had [[molecular repurposing]] devices. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Slitheen Excursion (novel)|The Slitheen Excursion]]'')

The Raxacoricofallapatorians' most distinguishable technology was their [[compression field]]s. The [[Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') and [[Blathereen]] families ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') were able to disguise themselves as other, smaller [[humanoid]]s by fitting into their skins. This was done with the compression-field collars that they wore on their necks. When unzipped, pent-up energy was released through the zip in the form of a flickering blue light. Their size was controlled by the movement of gas, which caused a condition similar to [[farting]], but with a smell slightly similar to that of bad breath due to calcium decay. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'' / ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') These individuals originally needed to be large, but the advancement of technology meant smaller skins could be used. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monsters Inside (novel)|The Monsters Inside]]'') These skin suits were apparently inferior to those of other species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare of Black Island (novel)|The Nightmare of Black Island]]'')

* Before the [[Ood]] were created, the production team had considered Slitheen being the servants on [[Sanctuary Base 6]] in ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'' / ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]''. ([[TCH 53]])