Life Form: Robotic
Episodes: The Christmas Invasion, The Runaway Bride
The Pilot Fish are a group of robot scavengers, who normally served different aliens rather than making their own plans. Strangely, the only times we have seen them on Earth have been very close to Christmas, and because of this, dressed as Santa Claus a lot of the time, when out in public. In Christmas 2006, the robots served the Sycorax, who were determined to enslave the human race. They came down to Earth, and played Christmas carols, with brass instruments, which were, in reality, lethal weapons. Rose, who was out shopping at the time with her boyfriend, Mickey, was suspicious of them, and when they pointed their instruments horizontally and started firing them as guns and flame throwers, she was right to be wary. They both ran away, knowing that they were wanting the Doctor, after undergoing his regeneration cycle. Having this regeneration meant he breathed out yellow matter out of his mouth once in a while, drawing the alien Sycorax to Earth. They both rushed in to her own flat (with her Mum, Jackie), and saw a Christmas tree which was different to the one they had seen before. Jackie thought it was from Rose, but then it started to spin and cut down anything that lay in its way. Eventually, Rose woke the Doctor up who was lying in bed, and the Doctor destroyed the tree. They all went outside and saw the Pilot Fish with a remote control, presumably to command the tree. He pointed his Sonic Screwdriver at them and they teleported off. Another event occurred a year later, at Donna Noble's wedding reception (which had gone completely wrong). The Doctor sensed danger and headed to the windows, to see the building surrounded by Pilot Fish, still looking like Santas, but slightly different to the previous ones. They used another remote to control killer baubles on the two Christmas trees in the building, while everyone was having a party. Most people thought it was great, until they started dropping like bombs. They formed a line at the back of the room, but the Doctor used his screwdriver to create such a loud noise, using the Hi-Fi system, until the vibrations caused them to break down. Just like last year, they used brass instruments again, but this time in the day. They were serving the Empress of the Racnoss, and one of them drove Donna away in a taxi. Donna, suspicious after it had turned in the wrong direction, pulled off the Santa mask and hood it was wearing, and underneath was a robotic-style golden mask. While in the Empress' lair, they had taken off their costumes, and wore black cloaks, armed with guns. The Doctor was able to turn off the Pilot Fish, with a remote he had taken off them. Who knows when they might pop up again...
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