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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 soldier was fitted with "state of the art phase camouflage" and a "personal [[teleport]]er". After he was injured, the technology within him kept him alive but also forced him to continue the "war" by killing others for sustenance. He remained within the vicinity of a "scroll", which was in fact the flag under which he had fought. His time-withered form, wrapped in the bandages originally used to heal his wounds, was eventually confused for a [[mummy]] and came to be referred to as "the Foretold". | The soldier was fitted with "state of the art phase camouflage" and a "personal [[teleport]]er". After he was injured, the technology within him kept him alive but also forced him to continue the "war" by killing others for sustenance. He remained within the vicinity of a "scroll", which was in fact the flag under which he had fought. His time-withered form, wrapped in the bandages originally used to heal his wounds, was eventually confused for a [[mummy]] and came to be referred to as "the Foretold". | ||
The Foretold killed his victims by moving them out of phase, synchronising them with his own phase level. This process took exactly 66 seconds, during which time the victim — and ''only'' the victim — could see and interact with him. Once synchronised, the Foretold placed his hands on the victim's temples and drained their energy, causing them to drop dead of an apparent [[heart attack]]. Driven by some remaining scrap of the soldier's mind, the Foretold selected his victims based on physical and mental illness, preying on the weakest first so that the strong could survive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | The Foretold killed his victims by moving them out of phase, synchronising them with his own phase level. This process took exactly 66 seconds, during which time the victim — and ''only'' the victim — could see and interact with him. Once synchronised, the Foretold placed his hands on the victim's temples and drained their energy, causing them to drop dead of an apparent [[heart attack]]. Driven by some remaining scrap of the soldier's mind, the Foretold selected his victims based on physical and mental illness, preying on the weakest first so that the strong could survive. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
== History == | ==History == | ||
The Foretold was of interest to parties who wished to capture it and reverse-engineer its capabilities. On their behalf, the [[computer]] [[Gus (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Gus]] exposed numerous ships to the Foretold and forced their crews to study it. These ships included the ''[[Gloriana]]'' and the ''[[Valiant Heart]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | The Foretold was of interest to parties who wished to capture it and reverse-engineer its capabilities. On their behalf, the [[computer]] [[Gus (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Gus]] exposed numerous ships to the Foretold and forced their crews to study it. These ships included the ''[[Gloriana]]'' and the ''[[Valiant Heart]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'') | ||
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Whilst solving the mystery, the Doctor wrote a letter to [[Agatha Christie]] about his investigation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|The Time Lord Letters]]'') After the Doctor's [[mind]] was connected to a [[mind scythe]], the "holiday snaps" the Doctor showed [[Kygon Brox]] included the Foretold. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Instruments of War (comic story)|The Instruments of War]]'') | Whilst solving the mystery, the Doctor wrote a letter to [[Agatha Christie]] about his investigation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|The Time Lord Letters]]'') After the Doctor's [[mind]] was connected to a [[mind scythe]], the "holiday snaps" the Doctor showed [[Kygon Brox]] included the Foretold. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Instruments of War (comic story)|The Instruments of War]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes== | ||
* He returned inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in the [[webcast]] ''[[The Doctor Surprises Fans At The Doctor Who Experience (webcast)|The Doctor Surprises Fans At The Doctor Who Experience]]'', which was shot at ''[[The Doctor Who Experience]]'', in which he proceeded to attack everyone. | * The countdown for [[Foretold|the Foretold]] to kill is [[66 (number)|66]] seconds long. This is a shortened version of [[the Devil]]’s number, [[666 (number)]]. | ||
** No explanation is given for why he is once again active despite his death at the end of his first meeting with [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]''; he can, at any rate, now be seen by all the characters in the scene, with no countdown in sight, implying that the nature of his undeath has changed significantly. | *He returned inside [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in the [[webcast]] ''[[The Doctor Surprises Fans At The Doctor Who Experience (webcast)|The Doctor Surprises Fans At The Doctor Who Experience]]'', which was shot at ''[[The Doctor Who Experience]]'', in which he proceeded to attack everyone. | ||
**No explanation is given for why he is once again active despite his death at the end of his first meeting with [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]''; he can, at any rate, now be seen by all the characters in the scene, with no countdown in sight, implying that the nature of his undeath has changed significantly. | |||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
{{Dwlx|The Foretold|The Foretold}} | {{Dwlx|The Foretold|The Foretold}} | ||
