Editing Silurian and Sea Devil (section)

==Appearances==

===Television===
The Silurians and Sea Devils are a race of reptilian humanoids from the dawn of time. The species was highly technologically advanced, and their computers detected that a planet-like object would collide with Earth. To survive, they put themselves into hibernation, but as the planet-like object, the [[Moon]], never crashed into the Earth, the Silurians remained in hibernation.<ref name=":7" />

In their first appearance in ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' (1970), a group of Silurians are awakened from [[suspended animation|hibernation]] by the energy from a nearby nuclear power research center in Derbyshire. The [[Third Doctor]] ([[Jon Pertwee]]) initially manages to negotiate an honourable compromise with the colony's leader. Unfortunately, the colony's leader is murdered by a younger Silurian who becomes the new leader, intent on a far more aggressive policy. To that end, the Silurians then attempt to reclaim the planet from humanity by releasing a deadly bacteria and attempting to disperse the [[Van Allen radiation belt]]. Both plans were thwarted by the Doctor. Despite the Doctor's best efforts to broker a peaceful solution, the Silurians are still determined to exterminate humanity, resulting in [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] ([[Nicholas Courtney]]) blowing up their base to stop their plans.<ref>{{cite serial |title=Doctor Who and the Silurians |title-link=Doctor Who and the Silurians |series=Doctor Who |series-link=Doctor Who |first=Malcolm (writer) |last=Hulke |author-link=Malcolm Hulke |first2=Timothy (director) |last2=Combe |author-link2=Timothy Combe |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |date=31 January – 14 March 1970}}</ref>

In ''[[The Sea Devils]]'' (1972), the Sea Devils, an amphibious variety of Silurians, are awakened from their hibernation by a renegade [[Time Lord]] known as [[The Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]] ([[Roger Delgado]]), who persuades them to reclaim the planet from the human race. Despite the Third Doctor's efforts to convince them otherwise, the Sea Devils eventually decide to go to war, forcing the Doctor to destroy their base. It is revealed, however, that there were many colonies still in hibernation around the world.<ref>{{cite serial |title=The Sea Devils |title-link=The Sea Devils |series=Doctor Who |series-link=Doctor Who |first=Malcolm (writer) |last=Hulke |author-link=Malcolm Hulke |first2=Michael (director) |last2=Briant |author-link2=Michael E. Briant |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC1]] |date=26 February – 1 April 1972}}</ref> Both species, together, in "[[Warriors of the Deep]]" (1984), attempt again to reclaim Earth from the humans. Set in the year 2084 during a prolonged "[[Cold war (general term)|cold war]]" between factions of humanity, the pair attempt to fire an undersea base's nuclear weapons, which would cause the humans to destroy each other in retaliation for the initial strike. The [[Fifth Doctor]] ([[Peter Davison]]) attempts to make peace with them, but is unable to, forcing him to flood the base with hexachromite gas to stop them. While he attempts to save the Silurians, he is unable to succeed, leaving all of them dead by the serial's end.

Silurians are reintroduced to the series, following its cancellation and revival, in the 2010 two-part story, "[[The Hungry Earth]]" and "[[Cold Blood (Doctor Who)|Cold Blood]]", in which Silurians are awoken in 2020 by an underground drilling operation. Having misinterpreted the drilling as a deliberate attack, the Silurians take hostages. After a protracted conflict, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ([[Matt Smith]]) leaves behind Tony Mack ([[Robert Pugh]]) and Nasreen Chaudhry ([[Meera Syal]]) in the Silurian city to act as ambassadors to the human race when they re-awaken in a thousand years.<ref name="the hungry earth">{{Cite episode |title=The Hungry Earth |episode-link=The Hungry Earth |series=Doctor Who |series-link=Doctor Who |first=Chris (writer) |last=Chibnall |author-link=Chris Chibnall |first2=Ashley (director) |last2=Way |author-link2=Ashley Way |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |date=22 May 2010 |series-no=5 |number=8}}</ref><ref name="Chibnall">{{Cite episode |title=Cold Blood |episode-link=Cold Blood (Doctor Who) |series=Doctor Who |series-link=Doctor Who |first=Chris (writer) |last=Chibnall |author-link=Chris Chibnall |first2=Ashley (director) |last2=Way |author-link2=Ashley Way |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |date=29 May 2010 |series-no=5 |number=9}}</ref>

Following this appearance, the Silurians make various cameo appearances. Some appear in "[[The Pandorica Opens]]" (2010), as one of the species who arrived to imprison the Doctor in the Pandorica.<ref>{{Cite episode |title=The Pandorica Opens |episode-link=The Pandorica Opens |series=Doctor Who |series-link=Doctor Who |first=Steven (writer) |last=Moffat |author-link=Steven Moffat |first2=Toby (director) |last2=Haynes |author-link2=Toby Haynes |network=[[BBC]] |station=[[BBC One]] |date=19 June 2010 |series-no=5 |number=12}}</ref> A Silurian appears in "[[The Wedding of River Song]]" (2011) in a timeline where all of history is happening at once. A Silurian appears in "[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]" (2012), where it is revealed they sent Arks into space to search for a new planet to inhabit, but that the Silurians on board were killed prior to the episode's events by a hunter named Solomon ([[David Bradley (English actor)|David Bradley]]) who sought to procure the ship's dinosaur cargo for himself. A Silurian appears in "[[Joy to the World (Doctor Who)|Joy to the World]]" (2024) where one acts as a manager to a hotel that lets visitors stay at places throughout history. The Silurian is killed by the villainous [[Villengard|Villengard Corporation]].

Recurring character [[Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax|Madame Vastra]] ([[Neve McIntosh]]) is introduced in "[[A Good Man Goes to War]]" (2011) as a Silurian detective in the Victorian era, who befriended the Doctor after a brief rampage on the London Underground. She lives with her human wife [[Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax|Jenny Flint]] ([[Catrin Stewart]]),<ref name="vastra bio">{{cite web |title=Madame Vastra |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/QnrHlN51YSCHfp9YqsRDyq/madame-vastra |work=BBC One – Doctor Who, Series 8 |access-date=17 May 2016}}</ref> and after "A Good Man Goes To War", also employs the [[Sontaran]] [[Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax|Strax]] ([[Dan Starkey (actor)|Dan Starkey]]) as her butler, forming the trio known as the [[Paternoster Gang]]. She re-appears in several subsequent episodes alongside the pair.

The Sea Devils re-appeared in the 2022 special "[[Legend of the Sea Devils]]", a [[Thirteenth Doctor]] ([[Jodie Whittaker]]) story. In the serial, a Sea Devil named Marsissus attempts to reclaim an artefact known as the Keystone, but he and his crew of Sea Devils are killed in an explosion orchestrated by the Thirteenth Doctor. The Sea Devils are expected to return in the upcoming spin-off series ''The War Between the Land and Sea''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-spinoff-disney-bbc-1235959164/|title='Doctor Who' Spinoff Officially Happening at Disney, BBC|last1=Vlessing|first1=Etan|last2=Gajewski|first2=Ryan|date=26 July 2024|accessdate=26 July 2024|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

The Silurians have additionally appeared in various novels,<ref>{{cite book |last=Mortimore |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Mortimore |title=Eternity Weeps |title-link=Eternity Weeps |date=January 1997 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=978-0-426-20497-8 |series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Baxter |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Baxter (author) |title=The Wheel of Ice |title-link=The Wheel of Ice |date=August 2012 |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |isbn=978-1849901833}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Mortimore |first=Jim |author-link=Jim Mortimore |title=Blood Heat |title-link=Blood Heat |date=October 1993 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=978-0-426-20399-5 |series=[[Virgin New Adventures]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Russell |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Russell |title=The Scales of Injustice: The Monster Collection Edition |title-link=The Scales of Injustice |date=2014 |publisher=[[BBC Books]] |isbn=978-1-849-90780-4 |series=[[Virgin Missing Adventures]] |pages=256–286 |orig-year=1996}}</ref> comics,<ref>{{Cite comic |date=5–12 March 1980 |title=[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]] |story=Twilight of the Silurians |issue=#21–22 |volume= |publisher=[[Marvel UK]] |location=London |writer=[[Steve Moore (comics)|Moore, Steve]] |artist=[[David Lloyd (comics)|Lloyd, David]] |page= |panel= |id=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic |date=August–September 2014 |title=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |story=The Crystal Throne |issue=#475–476 |volume= |publisher=[[Panini Comics|Panini UK Ltd]] |location=Tunbridge Wells |writer=[[Scott Gray (writer)|Gray, Scott]] |artist=[[Mike Collins (comics)|Collins, Mike]] |coartists=[[David Roach (comics)|David A Roach]] |page= |panel= |id=}}</ref> and audio dramas since their debut. Silurian merchandise depicting the original design include busts, different kinds of figurines, and cards.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Ainsworth |first=John |title=Doctor Who: The Complete History: Spearhead from Space - The Silurians - The Ambassadors of Death |date=27 July 2016 |publisher=Hachette Partworks, Panini Publishing }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Ainsworth |first=John |title=Doctor Who: The Complete History: Warriors of the Deep - The Awakening - Frontios |date=30 December 2015 |publisher=Hachette Partworks, Panini Publishing.}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Ainsworth |first=John |title=Doctor Who: The Complete History: The Hungry Earth - Cold Blood - Vincent and the Doctor - The Lodger |date=7 March 2018 |publisher=Hachette Partworks, Panini Publishing.}}</ref> Sea Devil figurines, statues, cards, and other merchandise have been produced throughout the years.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Ainsworth |first=John |title=Doctor Who: The Complete History: The Curse of Peladon - The Sea Devils - The Mutants - The Time Monster |date=11 July 2018 |publisher=Hachette Partworks, Panini Publishing.}}</ref>