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'''Permians''' (named by the [[Fifth Doctor]] after their [[wikipedia:Permian|native time period]]) were predatory creatures native to [[Earth]] around [[Distant past|260 million BC]]. | '''Permians''' (named by the [[Fifth Doctor]] after their [[wikipedia:Permian|native time period]]) were predatory creatures native to [[Earth]] around [[Distant past|260 million BC]]. | ||
==Biology== | == Biology == | ||
Permians appeared to be animated skeletons of theropod [[dinosaur]]s, their bodies composed of bone and cartilage and held together by a bioelectric field generated by the [[brain]]. They also used this field to hunt their prey, first by inducing a state of fear in their minds, then by consuming them, stripping the flesh from bone more efficiently than simply chewing it. Permians could assume the genetic characteristics of their prey; when one consumed a [[human]], it became larger and more intelligent. | Permians appeared to be animated skeletons of theropod [[dinosaur]]s, their bodies composed of bone and cartilage and held together by a bioelectric field generated by the [[brain]]. They also used this field to hunt their prey, first by inducing a state of fear in their minds, then by consuming them, stripping the flesh from bone more efficiently than simply chewing it. Permians could assume the genetic characteristics of their prey; when one consumed a [[human]], it became larger and more intelligent. | ||
Permians could harness the natural forces of the world, except for [[fire]], which was too volatile for them to handle. This also meant that they were vulnerable to synthetic materials. | Permians could harness the natural forces of the world, except for [[fire]], which was too volatile for them to handle. This also meant that they were vulnerable to synthetic materials. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
The Permians were such efficient predators that they hunted [[wikipedia:Permian–Triassic extinction event|96% of life on the planet]] to [[extinction]], and with their food supply gone, they went dormant. | The Permians were such efficient predators that they hunted [[wikipedia:Permian–Triassic extinction event|96% of life on the planet]] to [[extinction]], and with their food supply gone, they went dormant. | ||
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In [[1994]], Shaun Brett, who was building a monument to his deceased father, unknowingly used Permian fossils as part of its construction. The close proximity of the two creatures' bioelectric fields caused them to revive. The process was initially unfocused, inadvertantly creating monstrous [[hybrid]]s. They eventually freed themselves from the rock and began hunting again, starting with [[Gaborik]]. The Doctor, having discovered them by tracking their energy readings and knowing the threat they posed to the world, killed them by burning down Brett's monument with them inside. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Land of the Dead]]'') | In [[1994]], Shaun Brett, who was building a monument to his deceased father, unknowingly used Permian fossils as part of its construction. The close proximity of the two creatures' bioelectric fields caused them to revive. The process was initially unfocused, inadvertantly creating monstrous [[hybrid]]s. They eventually freed themselves from the rock and began hunting again, starting with [[Gaborik]]. The Doctor, having discovered them by tracking their energy readings and knowing the threat they posed to the world, killed them by burning down Brett's monument with them inside. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Land of the Dead]]'') | ||
[[Category:Earth predators]] | [[Category:Earth predators]] | ||
