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Doctor Who Auton
First appearing
in Jon Pertwee's
first serial as the
Doctor, Spearhead from Space in 1970, they were the first monsters on the show to be presented in colour.
Autons are
essentially life-sized plastic dummies, automatons animated by the Nestene Consciousness, an extraterrestrial disembodied gestalt intelligence
which first arrived on Earth in hollow
plastic meteorites.
Their name comes from "Auto Plastics", the company that was infiltrated
by the Nestenes and subsequently manufactured their Auton shells in
Spearhead.
Autons
conceal deadly weapons within their hands, which can kill or vaporize their targets. The
typical Auton does not look particularly realistic, resembling a
mannequin, being robotic in its movements and mute. However, more
sophisticated Autons can be created, which look and act human except
for a slight sheen to the skin and a flat sounding voice. |
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