the Nightmare Child
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The Nightmare Child is a terrifying, near-mythic weapon or entity from Doctor Who lore, infamous for its role in the Last Great Time War between the Time Lords and the Daleks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "the Nightmare Child" | 1 |
| the Nightmare Child canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who entity
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fictional entity ⓘ weapon ⓘ |
| appearsInExpandedUniverse | yes ⓘ |
| associatedDoctorIncarnation | Ninth Doctor ⓘ |
| associatedEra | Revived series (2005– ) ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Last Great Time War ⓘ |
| canonicity | television canon ⓘ |
| chronology | late stages of the Last Great Time War ⓘ |
| conflict | Last Great Time War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Russell T Davies ⓘ |
| describedAs |
the Nightmare Child
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
"the Nightmare Child"
|
| fictionalUniverse | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| firstMentionedByCharacter |
Ninth Doctor
ⓘ
surface form:
the Ninth Doctor
|
| firstMentionedIn |
Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Who television episode "The Parting of the Ways"
|
| firstMentionedInSeries | Doctor Who series 1 (2005) ⓘ |
| franchise | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasNature | uncertain (weapon or entity) ⓘ |
| impliedCapability |
mass destruction
ⓘ
threat to both Time Lords and Daleks ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| involvedParties |
Daleks
ⓘ
Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
|
| levelOfDetailOnScreen | minimal ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of the horrors of the Time War ⓘ |
| notableSurvivor |
Ninth Doctor
ⓘ
surface form:
the Ninth Doctor
|
| notableVictim |
the Dalek Emperor
ⓘ
surface form:
the Emperor of the Daleks
|
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| primarySourceType | dialogue reference ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
the Cruciform
ⓘ
the Moment ⓘ Time War ⓘ
surface form:
the Time War
|
| relatedSpecies |
Daleks
ⓘ
Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
|
| reputation |
near-mythic
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terrifying ⓘ |
| roleInWar | decisive weapon ⓘ |
| scale | cosmic ⓘ |
| status | shrouded in mystery ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic-scale destruction
ⓘ
war atrocities ⓘ |
| tone | horror-inflected ⓘ |
| visualDepictionOnScreen | no ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"the Nightmare Child"