The Exxilon planet's ancient City machine's resistance to intrusion, manifesting as a consuming force that assimilates organic and mineral matter while testing the resolve of all intruders.
The Exxilon planet's ancient City machine's resistance to intrusion, manifesting as a consuming force that assimilates organic and mineral matter while testing the resolve of all intruders.
Events in This Arc
The Daleks’ sabotage mission in the Parrinium Mine collapses when the city’s automated defenses awaken. A metal snake-root erupts from a flooded pool, killing an Exxilon and incinerating a Dalek. …
Bellal describes how the city sustains itself by drawing electrical energy from the atmosphere through hidden roots and a beacon, confirming the Doctor’s hypothesis about the link between the TARDIS’s …
The Doctor and Sarah learn from Bellal that Exxilon ancestors once shared advanced knowledge with primitive Earth cultures through direct contact across space. As they discuss the city's insidious power …