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Poacher

opportunistic coercive fearful desperate violent
The Poacher is a nameless opportunist who enforces the Terileptils' will in the 19th-century village. Driven by greed and fear, he wields a scythe to coerce executions, exploiting the reward system imposed by alien occupiers. When freed from mind control, his struggles expose raw desperation as the Doctor dismantles his coercive device. His presence embodies the villagers' corruption under oppression, acting as both enforcer and victim of the Terileptil regime.
3 appearances
Village enforcement under Terileptil occupation
Also known as: Scythe Man

Poacher's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments
S19E15 · The Visitation Part 3
Villagers imprison the Doctor and Mace

Brazen opportunism laced with quiet desperation

The Poacher enforces the Terileptils’ will with aggressive opportunism, threatening the Doctor and Mace with a scythe and emphasizing the existence of a reward for their deaths. His actions oscillate …

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S19E15 · The Visitation Part 3
Doctor exposes headman's mind control device

Coerced aggression switching abruptly to collapse and disorientation when control ceases

The poacher struggles fiercely with Mace, acting as the Doctor attempts to remove his mind control bracelet. The physical struggle represents the Terileptil enforcer in action, blindly following coercion prompts …

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S19E15 · The Visitation Part 3
Mace and the Doctor regroup after failure

Unknown but implied terrified compliance

Mentioned by Mace as a potential asset or hostage, the unseen Poacher remains beyond the harness room’s grimy window, a shadow of coercion the Doctor and Mace must soon confront.

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Affiliation

Terileptils
employee
Extraterrestrial Psychological Warfare and Temporal Subjugation

The Poacher enforces the Terileptils' will in the village, indicating a clear affiliation with the organization. His role as an enforcer and his actions under the Terileptils' coercive bracelets demonstrate his allegiance.

Across the Seasons

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Season 19 · asteroid

The Poacher is a nameless opportunist who enforces the Terileptils' will in the 19th-century village. Driven by greed and fear, he wields a scythe to coerce executions, exploiting the reward system imposed by alien occupiers. When freed from mind control, his struggles expose raw desperation as the Doctor dismantles his coercive device. His presence embodies the villagers' corruption under oppression, acting as both enforcer and victim of the Terileptil regime.