Rutans

Hostile Species

Full Name

Rutans

Alias

The Rutan Horde

The Shining Ones
The Beast of Fang Rock

Origin

Doctor Who: Horror of Fang Rock

Homeworld

Ruta III

Abilities

Amorphousness
Shapeshifters
Amphibious
Able to cling to sheer, vertical surfaces
Considerable mobility out of the water
Can see even without visible eyes (albeit their vision is limited)
Speak by forming vocal apparatuses
Reproduce by binary fission
Able to generate lethal bioelectrical shocks
Capable of absorbing electrical energy directly for sustenance
Use energy to produce a force field to absorb energy from weapons (though this requires great effort)
Infinite adaptability (can survive any environment)
Esoteric technology known only to Rutans
Infiltration and undercover

Members

Rutan scout
Rutan Queen
Karne
Elizabeth Winters
Heinz Bruckner
Emma
Alfred Scott
Jacob Travers
Rupert Slant
Ruby Slant
Modine
Rutan Army
Rutan healing salve
Rutan Host
Rutan Spy
Infiltration Scout

Goals

Win the war against the Sontarans by any means necessary.

Kill any who interfere with their war against the Sontarans (both ongoing).
Use Earth as a weapon against the Sontarans (failed).

Crimes

No information

Type of Hostile Species

Alien Shapeshifters

The Rutan Host, more commonly referred to as simply the Rutans, are green amphibious creatures that have the ability to change their appearance at will. They come from the planet Ruta III and are lead by the Rutan Queen. They serve as the main antagonists of the Doctor Who episode Horror of Fang Rock.

Rutan Empire[]

The regime of the Rutan Host is a hive-minded empire which is ruled by the Rutan Queen. At one time, the Rutan Empire controlled all of the galaxy known to the Time Lords as "Muller's Spiral" (aka, the Milky Way Galaxy). The Rutan Empire has existed for at least 150 million years, as far back as the Millennium War, in which the Rutans were allied with other spacefaring civilizations (e.g. Time Lords, Osirans, Daemons, Kastarians, and Sontarans) in an alliance that deployed around 1000 fleets against the Constructors of Destiny in an epic war.

History[]

The Rutans have been at war with a rival alien warrior race known as the Sontarans for thousands of years. Many other worlds such as Earth and Galifrey have been caught up in the battle, though neither side have ever been able to gain the advantage. Although the Sontarans have more advanced technology than the Rutans, the Rutan Host's shapeshifting ability gives them a smaller upper hand.

"Horror of Fang Rock"[]

During the 1900s the Rutans began, losing in their war with the Sontarans, losing many planets and bases in the process. A Rutan scout was sent to the Fang Rock lighthouse on Earth to inspect the planet for it's potential usefulness in the war. The scout landed near a lighthouse, taking on the form of the keeper Rueben, and proceeded to kill the majority of humans present. The scout found that Earth would make for a good base point for the Rutan Host in the war, summoning the Rutan mothership. However the scout was killed by the Fourth Doctor with the help of his companion Leela. Later the Doctor was able to destroy the Rutan mothership over Earth by improvising a makeshift laser with diamonds and the lighthouse beam.

"The Two Doctors"[]

During the late 20th century, Group Marshal Stike commented to the Sixth Doctor that the Rutans were on the verge of defeat at the hands of the Sontarans. The Sixth Doctor disagreed and told him that his money was on the Rutans.

"Shakedown: Return of The Sontarans"[]

(See Rutan Spy)

"The Poison Sky"[]

Later in 2009, the Sontarans attempted to convert the Earth into a world suitable for making Sontaran clones. The Tenth Doctor said that the tide had turned in the Rutan-Sontaran War, and the Rutan Empire was winning.

"The Taking of Chelsea 426"[]

In the 26th century on Chelsea 426, a city-sized colony floating in the clouds of Saturn, the Rutans created a virus that allowed them to infect and possess people, but the Sontarans came and cured the victims of the virus.

"The Gunpowder Plot"[]

In the Adventure Game The Gunpowder Plot, the Eleventh Doctor, Amy and Rory encountered both the Rutans and the Sontarans during the Gunpowder Plot of 5th November 1605. While the Doctor attempted to repair lesions around London due to a crashed spaceship, Amy and Rory discovered the Plotters being aided by Lady Winters, who Rory noted was not part of the historical records. Amy’s subsequent attempt to follow Lady Winters quickly revealed her to be a Rutan, Amy only being saved when The Doctor’s attempt to close a lesion instead shifted it to open close to Amy and ‘Lady Winters’ as she reverted to her true shape, allowing the Doctor to travel through the lesion and disorientate the Rutan with the sonic screwdriver, forcing her to flee.

Matters became complicated when a Sontaran squadron became involved, escalating the situations into a warzone. Lady Winters was involved in the Plot to release her spaceship from its location underneath Parliament, and that the Rutan ship had two genetic bombs that could each wipe the Sontaran race from existence. The Doctor was able to use the lesions to temporarily teleport Parliament into Earth’s atmosphere to escape the explosion, allowing the Rutans to take off, but then discovered that the bomb was still in Parliament, forcing him to return to Parliament and find both weapons. The Rutans and Sontarans were forced into a stalemate when the Doctor reprogrammed one of the bombs to wipe out the Rutans without saying which bomb was targeted to which species.

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