Warrior race
Warrior races were species or civilisations dedicated to war and fighting. As the Seventh Doctor explained:
Warrior races are ten a penny. Every civilization goes through a warlike phase - it's an outgrowth of the 'survival of the fittest' ethos. Most races either see the error of their ways, or else they wipe out either themselves or each other.
Temmosus of Skaro observed that his people, the Thals, had changed from a "once famous warrior race" to farmers in the centuries following the Neutronic war. (TV: "The Escape" [+]Part of The Daleks, Loading...{"namedep":"The Escape (3)","1":"The Daleks (TV story)"})
The Fourth Doctor described the Jagaroth of the distant past as "a vicious, callous, war-like race." (TV: City of Death [+]Loading...["City of Death (TV story)"])
The Tzun never outgrew their warrior phase, and just became more intelligent and more dangerous, being among the most skilled warriors in history by 1957. (PROSE: First Frontier [+]Loading...["First Frontier (novel)"])
Until 2250, the Argolin had been the greatest warriors in Mutter's Spiral, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (novelisation)"]) while prior to 4000, the Zephon were once the greatest warriors in the universe. (PROSE: Mission to the Unknown [+]Loading...["Mission to the Unknown (novelisation)"])
The Seedle Warriors, who were employed by Helron to track down the early Renegade Time Lord Azmael, were referred to by the Scrolls of Gallifrey as a "warrior race". (PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey [+]Loading...["The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)"], The Twin Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)"])
The Eleventh Doctor identified the Daleks as the "most advanced warrior race". (TV: Asylum of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)"]) He also described the Sontarans as a clone warrior race. (TV: The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"]) The Twelfth Doctor identified the Mire as "one of the deadliest warrior races in the entire galaxy." (TV: The Girl Who Died [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Died (TV story)"])
The prophecy of the Hybrid spoke of the Hybrid as being of "two warrior races" forced together. Davros believed these two races were the Daleks and the Time Lords. (TV: The Witch's Familiar [+]Loading...["The Witch's Familiar (TV story)"]) When arguing that Me could be the Hybrid, the Doctor noted that Humans and the Mire could also be considered warrior races. Me shot back that by the same logic, if humans counted as a warrior race, the Hybrid could be half-Time Lord half-human — bringing up the possibilities of the Doctor themself and of the "dangerous combination" formed by the Doctor and Clara Oswald, which could metaphorically be compared to a "hybrid". (TV: Hell Bent [+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"])
Tzim-Sha referred to his people, the Stenza, as a warrior race and sought to become their leader, (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth [+]Loading...["The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)"]) the Thirteenth Doctor later recognising the designation as well. (TV: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos [+]Loading...["The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)"])
Davros considered the Movellans to be a warrior race. (AUDIO: The Triumph of Davros [+]Loading...["The Triumph of Davros (audio story)"])
