Research Security Force (RSF) — Organization

Description

The Research Security Force (RSF) functions as the military and security organization protecting the research complex in this parallel world. Liz Shaw wears a brown RSF uniform, marking her membership, while soldiers Benton 2 and Latimer 2 lead armed pursuits of the Doctor, whom they label a saboteur. They conduct chases through hay bales, timbered buildings, and storage tanks, aiming to detain him amid mutated threats like green-skinned Wyatt and Bromley. This antagonist force prioritizes capture and enforcement, clashing with the Doctor's evasion tactics.

Affiliated Characters

Benton (RSF East Coast Research Centre)

Platoon Under Leader

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

2 events

S7E21 · Inferno Part 3

Doctor evades soldiers, confronts Wyatt

The Research Security Force (RSF) is the dominant antagonistic force in this event, pursuing the Doctor as a saboteur. Liz Shaw, now a brunette in a brown RSF uniform, leads the capture effort, blowing a whistle to summon soldiers (Benton 2 and Latimer 2). The RSF’s militarized protocols are evident in the soldiers’ coordinated pursuit, their ruthless use of force, and their unquestioning obedience to Shaw’s orders. The organization’s presence is pervasive, turning the research complex into a battleground where the Doctor’s every move is met with aggression. The RSF’s role is to uphold the parallel world’s security, even at the cost of betraying the Doctor’s original-world alliances.

Active Representation

Through Liz Shaw (as 'Leader') and her direct orders to soldiers (Benton 2 and Latimer 2). The RSF’s protocols are followed without question, with soldiers firing at mistaken figures and executing searches.

Power Dynamics

Exercising absolute authority over the research complex and its personnel. The Doctor is powerless against the RSF’s coordinated force, and even Liz Shaw’s recognition of him is overridden by her loyalty to the regime.

Institutional Impact

The RSF’s actions reinforce the parallel world’s oppressive order, where trust is nonexistent and survival depends on adherence to the regime. The Doctor’s capture underscores the organization’s ability to override personal recognition and alliances in service of its goals.

Internal Dynamics

Liz Shaw’s role as 'Leader' suggests a chain of command where her authority is absolute. The soldiers’ unquestioning obedience reflects a disciplined, hierarchical structure, with no room for dissent or moral conflict.

Organizational Goals

Capture the Doctor to prevent sabotage of the drilling project. Maintain control over the research complex and its operations, enforcing RSF protocols without exception.

Influence Mechanisms

Militarized force (soldiers armed with rifles, executing orders without hesitation). Hierarchical authority (Liz Shaw as 'Leader,' with Benton 2 and Latimer 2 as subordinate enforcers). Institutional paranoia (branding the Doctor a saboteur, justifying lethal force).

S7E21 · Inferno Part 3

Doctor outmaneuvers Bromley in storage tank

The Research Security Force (RSF) manifests in this event through Liz Shaw’s authority, Benton 2 and Latimer 2’s pursuit, and the unnamed soldiers’ aggressive tactics. The RSF’s power is exercised through institutional protocol—whistles, pistols, and coordinated chases—that strip the Doctor of agency. The organization’s presence is omnipresent, turning even former allies into enforcers. Its goals are clear: detain the Doctor as a saboteur and uphold the regime’s security at all costs, reflecting a world where dissent is met with violence.

Active Representation

Through Liz Shaw’s leadership (whistle, pistol, orders) and soldiers’ collective action (pursuit, firing). The RSF’s protocols are followed without question, reinforcing its control.

Power Dynamics

Exercising absolute authority over individuals, with no room for negotiation. The Doctor is treated as a threat to be eliminated, and Liz Shaw’s role as 'Leader' underscores the RSF’s hierarchical dominance.

Institutional Impact

The RSF’s involvement reinforces the parallel world’s militarized culture, where trust is nonexistent and survival depends on outmaneuvering the regime. The Doctor’s isolation is a direct result of the RSF’s success in turning allies into enemies.

Internal Dynamics

Hierarchical and obedient, with no internal conflict visible. Soldiers follow Liz Shaw’s commands without hesitation, reflecting the RSF’s disciplined brutality.

Organizational Goals

Capture the Doctor to prevent sabotage of the drilling project. Maintain regime security through disciplined pursuit and institutional protocols.

Influence Mechanisms

Institutional authority (Liz Shaw’s orders as 'Leader'). Collective action (soldiers’ coordinated pursuit). Symbolic tools (whistles, pistols) to enforce control.