W List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)
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1.1 wallarian
1.2 weeping angels
1.3 weevil
1.4 werewolf
1.5 whisper men
1.6 wirrn
1.7 wolfweed
1.8 wyrrester
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wallarian
a race mentioned in carnival of monsters, known gambling.
weeping angels
weevil
werewolf
two different kinds of werewolves have appeared in doctor during series 50-year run. in greatest show in galaxy, woman named mag had been found blowhard explorer on 1 of trips; mag became feral , changed more animalistic appearance in moonlight, simulated or real. seventh doctor able encourage mag regain control of herself, wondered able again.
in tooth , claw, bacterial life form worshiped religious order, , wanted establish empire of wolf infecting queen victoria. tenth doctor able destroy , host overloading moonlight. however, suspected tiny bit of lifeform able sneak queen through cut on finger; doctor guessed lifeform wouldn t pose threat until 21st century.
whisper men
the whisper men appear @ doctor experience
the whisper men faceless beings serve great intelligence. dress in victorian attire , speak in rhyming whispers. faces blank , white except mouth full of sharp teeth, , hands can phase through person s chest , stop hearts @ will. when great intelligence inhabits 1 of whisper men, takes form of walter simeon. whisper men vanish existence when great intelligence willingly destroys scattering throughout doctor s timeline @ trenzalore, doctor s final resting place.
wirrn
the wirrn insectoid race made debut in 1975 fourth doctor story ark in space. name spelled wirrrn, spelling originating novelisation of story.
the wirrn claim have originated andromeda (whether meant galaxy, constellation, or planet named andromeda unclear), driven space human settlers. larger humans, dark green , wasp-like in appearance, , live in space, although breeding colonies terrestrial. bodies self-contained system, lungs being able recycle waste carbon dioxide , needing touch down on planetary bodies food , oxygen. wirrn s life cycle involves laying eggs in living hosts; larvae emerge consume host, absorbing memories , knowledge. wirrn larva green slug-like creature, varying in size few inches 1 or 2 metres across. can infect organism through contact substance excretes, mutating them adult wirrn , connecting consciousness hive mind.
in ark in space, wirrn found space station nerva in orbit around earth devastated centuries before solar flares. survivors had lain in suspended animation waiting planet recover, had overslept several millennia. wirrn intended use sleepers food source , claim empty earth own, both means of survival , act of revenge against human race taking former territories. in course of plan, noah, leader of nerva, infected , converted kind. however, noah still retained more vestige of human spirit , encouragements of doctor, , led wirrn nerva s transport ship though knew rigged explode. did so, ending wirrn threat.
the wirrn have appeared in eighth doctor adventures novel placebo effect gary russell, , in audio play wirrn: race memory, produced bbv. big finish used them in audio stories wirrn dawn eighth doctor , wirrn isle sixth. dead wirrn appears briefly in television story stones of blood.
wolfweed
wyrrester
an alien species, resemble giant scorpions; appear in novel crawling terror. according twelfth doctor, wyrresters warmongers have ravaged entire star system; venom has hypnotic suggestion effect. attempting depart star system once out of habitable planets, wyrresters sent out message in 1940s, picked germans , allied forces; message contained instructions on how build teleportation device. hitler believed super weapon gifted him heavens, british scientists knew better. though doctor attempted stop experiment, wyrrester got through , stung scientist before being slain bombing; resulted in 70 years of experimentation trying bring minds of wyrresters earth via inhabiting mutated insect bodies. doctor s past self arrived discover situation, , time traveled discover had happened. aid of local military, doctor able prevent wyrresters teleporting destroying device.
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