The Foretold
The Foretold was a Gallifreyan myth of an ancient soldier being driven by malfunctioning tech.
Characteristics
The soldier was injured in a war and fitted with phase camouflage and a personal teleporter. The technology kept him alive but it forced him to kill people for over five thousand years, draining their energy to sustain him. He had to remain in the vicinity of the flag under which he fought. Over time, he became confused for a mummy due to the bandages his time-withered form was wrapped in.
The Foretold killed his victims by moving them out of phase, a process which took exactly sixty-six seconds, during which the victim could see and interact with him. After the time ended, the Foretold placed his hands on the victim’s temples, draining their energy, and they dropped dead of a supposed heart attack.
The Foretold selected his victims based on physical and mental illness, preying on the weakest first so that the strong could survive. This may have been due to a scrap of the soldier’s mind still remaining.
Appearances
Mummy on the Orient Express (TV)