Changes: The Foretold

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The myth of the Foretold grew up around what the Twelfth Doctor identified as an "ancient soldier being driven by malfunctioning tech".

Characteristics

The soldier was fitted with fitted with "state of the art phase camouflage" and a "personal teleporter". 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, synchronizing 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)

History

The Foretold was of interest to parties who wished to capture it and reverse-engineer its capabilities. On their behalf, the computer Gus exposed numerous ships to the Foretold and forced their crews to study it. These ships included the Gloriana and the Valiant Heart.

Over five thousand years after the myth of the Foretold arose, Gus brought its scroll onto the space-faring Orient Express, where the Twelfth Doctor and various experts on alien mythology and the sciences had been unwittingly gathered. The Foretold first killed Mrs Pitt, then a chef, then a guard.

QuellForetold — The Foretold prepares to kill Captain Quell. (TV: *Mummy on the Orient Express*)

Once Gus revealed to the Doctor and the passengers that they had been brought together to study the Foretold, he presented them with a laboratory in which to work. There, the Foretold killed Professor Emile Moorhouse, who was plagued by panic attacks, and Captain Quell, who suffered from post-traumatic stress.

Finally, the Foretold came for Maisie Pitt, but the Doctor extracted her mental trauma and implanted them into his own mind. This tricked the Foretold into believing he was Maisie and targeting him instead. The Doctor identified him as a soldier and "surrendered" to him. Finally freed from his duty, he gave a final salute and disintegrated. The technology within him was left behind, which the Doctor used to teleport himself and the other passengers off the train before Gus destroyed it. (TV: Mummy on the Orient Express)

After the Twelfth 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)

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 == Characteristics ==
-The soldier was injured in a war and fitted with "state of the art phase camouflage" and a "personal [[Teleport|teleporter]]". The technology within kept him alive, but in order to allow him to continue "the war", it forced him to kill people for over five thousand years, draining the energy from his victims to sustain himself. He remained within the vicinity of a "scroll", which was in fact the flag under which he had fought. Eventually, his time-withered form, wrapped in the bandages originally used to heal his wounds, was confused for a [[mummy]], and came to be referred to as "the Foretold".
+The soldier was fitted with fitted with "state of the art phase camouflage" and a "personal [[Teleport|teleporter]]". 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, synchronizing them with his own phase level, a process which took exactly sixty-six seconds, during which time the victim — and ''only'' the victim — could see and interact with him. After precisely sixty-six seconds, the Foretold placed his hands on the victim's temples, draining their energy, and they dropped dead, seemingly of a [[heart attack]] which was in reality a side effect of the energy drain. 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, synchronizing 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 ==
+The Foretold was of interest to parties who wished to capture it and reverse-engineer its capabilities. On their behalf, the [[computer]] [[Gus]] exposed numerous ships to the Foretold and forced their crews to study it. These ships included the ''[[Gloriana]]'' and the ''[[Valiant Heart]]''.
-The Foretold was brought aboard the space-faring ''[[Orient Express (spacecraft)|Orient Express]]'', where experts on alien mythology and the sciences had been unwittingly gathered to study it, and later forced to participate in the experiment by the ship's [[computer]], [[Gus]]. The Foretold first killed [[Pitt (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Mrs Pitt]], then a chef, then a guard.
+Over five thousand years after the myth of the Foretold arose, Gus brought its scroll onto the space-faring ''[[Orient Express (spacecraft)|Orient Express]]'', where the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and various experts on alien mythology and the sciences had been unwittingly gathered. The Foretold first killed [[Pitt (Mummy on the Orient Express)|Mrs Pitt]], then a chef, then a guard.
 [[File:QuellForetold.jpg|left|thumb|The Foretold prepares to kill [[Quell|Captain Quell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'')]]
-Once Gus revealed to the Doctor and the passengers the reason why they had been brought together, he presented them with a laboratory in which to work. There, the Foretold killed Professor [[Emile Moorhouse]] who was plagued by [[panic attack]]s, and Captain [[Quell]], who suffered from [[post-traumatic stress]].
+Once Gus revealed to the Doctor and the passengers that they had been brought together to study the Foretold, he presented them with a laboratory in which to work. There, the Foretold killed Professor [[Emile Moorhouse]], who was plagued by [[panic attack]]s, and Captain [[Quell]], who suffered from [[post-traumatic stress]].
-Finally, the Foretold came for [[Maisie Pitt]], but the Doctor extracted her grief, torment, and resentment — the causes of her mental disturbance — and implanted them into his own mind. This tricked the Foretold into believing he was Maisie. The Doctor identified him as a soldier and "surrendered" to him. Finally freed from his duty, he gave a final salute and disintegrated. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'')
+Finally, the Foretold came for [[Maisie Pitt]], but the Doctor extracted her mental trauma and implanted them into his own mind. This tricked the Foretold into believing he was Maisie and targeting him instead. The Doctor identified him as a soldier and "surrendered" to him. Finally freed from his duty, he gave a final salute and disintegrated. The technology within him was left behind, which the Doctor used to teleport himself and the other passengers off the train before Gus destroyed it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'')
-== References ==
 After the [[Twelfth 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]]'')
-After the [[wedding]] of [[Rory Williams]] and [[Amy Pond]] the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was telephoned because there was an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] [[God|goddess]]  loose on the [[Orient Express (spacecraft)|Orient Express]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') This fits the description of the Foretold and a [[train]] it was known to be on. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mummy on the Orient Express (TV story)|Mummy on the Orient Express]]'')
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 [[Category:Soldiers]]