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|origin= Unknown (found near [[Saturn]]) | |origin= Unknown (found near [[Saturn]]) | ||
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' | |appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' | ||
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'''The Swarm''' was a parasitic, [[virus]]-like entity which could assume many forms. | '''The Swarm''' was a parasitic, [[virus]]-like entity which could assume many forms. | ||
== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The Swarm worked like a disease, spreading through [[electricity|electrical]] pulses which needed to make contact with a victim's eyes. This would turn victims into agents of the Swarm, answering to a | The Swarm worked like a disease, spreading through [[electricity|electrical]] pulses which needed to make contact with a victim's eyes. This would turn victims into agents of the Swarm, answering to a [[The Nucleus|Nucleus]], a microscopic and virus-like sentient organism that controlled the swarm. Visually, an infected lifeform could be recognised by the growing of grey filaments around their eyes and hands. | ||
There was no physical matter for the virus, which existed in the [[mind-brain interface]] | There was no physical matter for the virus, which existed in the [[mind-brain interface]]. The Swarm could affect non-living sentients such as [[robot]]s. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Swarm hung dormant in a cloud-like area of [[space]] near [[Saturn]] for millennia, until in the year [[5000]] it was picked up by the crew of a [[Titan shuttle]]. It infected the relief crew for the [[Titan Base]], and through them eventually most of the [[Bi-Al Foundation]], located on [[Asteroid]] [[K4067]]. | The Swarm hung dormant in a cloud-like area of [[space]] near [[Saturn]] for millennia, until in the year [[5000]] it was picked up by the crew of a [[Titan shuttle]]. It infected the relief crew for the [[Titan Base]], and through them eventually most of the [[Bi-Al Foundation]], located on [[Asteroid]] [[K4067]]. | ||
