Rutan (Doctor Who)

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The Rutans are a species that feature in Doctor Who.

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History

The Rutans

It was said that once they used to control the whole of the Mutter's Spiral. (Episode: Horror of Fang Rock)

They began to lose the war against the Sontarans that came to be driven to the far fringes of the galaxy. However, officially, the Rutan Host refused to accept that they were losing and that they were instead engaging in a series of strategic withdrawals to selected strong points. (Episode: Horror of Fang Rock)

The Rutan Host came to see the obscure world of Earth as a strategic position that could serve as a launch point for their final assault against the Sontarans. (Episode: Horror of Fang Rock)

Overview

Rutan scouts were specially trained in the metamorphosis technique allowing them to take the form of other races. They were dedicated to the Rutan empire and were willing to die for its glory. (Episode: Horror of Fang Rock)

Their vessels were noted to be composed of crystalline infrastructure and were shielded from harm. Their fleets were known to consist of motherships. (Episode: Horror of Fang Rock)

Notes

  • The Rutans were created by Terrance Dicks where they featured in the Doctor Who universe beginning with the episode "Horror of Fang Rock" (1977).

In other media

Video games

Rutan concept art in Doctor Who: The Adventures Games.
  • In Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, the Rutans appeared in the setting of "The Gunpowder Plot".

Novels

  • In Shakedown, the Rutans appeared in the setting of the novel. They were said to possess a hive-mind that was coordinated by a Queen who lived on their well-defended homeworld and without her influence then the Rutan Host would fall apart. Their biotechnology made them capable of uplifting other species to sentience which they did to the planet Sentarion whose inhabitants worshipped the Rutans as 'the Shining Ones'. The organic nature of their technology was also noted as being one of the big differences between them and the Sontarans.

Appearances

  • Doctor Who: (1977)

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