Unified Intelligence Taskforce
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The Unified Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT) is a military and scientific organization in the Doctor Who universe tasked with defending Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unified Intelligence Taskforce canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who organization
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ military organization ⓘ scientific organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNIT ⓘ |
| affiliation | Earth ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doctor Who
ⓘ
The Sarah Jane Adventures ⓘ Torchwood ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United Nations ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Derrick Sherwin ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Kate Stewart
ⓘ
Osgood ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Invasion ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
intelligence division
ⓘ
military division ⓘ scientific division ⓘ |
| hasMotto | protecting the Earth (implied mission statement) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocationInFiction |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| ledBy |
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
ⓘ
Kate Stewart ⓘ |
| medium |
audio dramas
ⓘ
comics ⓘ novels ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
ⓘ
Captain Mike Yates ⓘ Kate Stewart ⓘ Martha Jones ⓘ Osgood ⓘ Sergeant John Benton ⓘ
surface form:
Sergeant Benton
The Doctor ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
extraterrestrial defense
ⓘ
global ⓘ |
| primaryEnemyType |
aliens
ⓘ
extradimensional entities ⓘ monsters ⓘ |
| purpose |
defend Earth from extraterrestrial threats
ⓘ
defend Earth from supernatural threats ⓘ investigate alien activity ⓘ investigate paranormal phenomena ⓘ |
| renamedDueTo | licensing issues with the United Nations ⓘ |
| universe |
Doctor Who expanded universe
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Who universe
|
| usesTechnology |
advanced alien technology
ⓘ
conventional military hardware ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.