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Patient with Black-Lined Hand

unresponsive convulsive symptomatic helpless
Moonbase crewman infected early by virus manifesting as black lines on skin. Unconscious in sickbay, endures examination revealing convulsive arm response. Ties to base command (Hobson), medical responders (Doctor), companions (Polly, Jamie), and threat (Cyberman). Embodies isolated personnel's fragility amid outbreak and alien incursion.
2 appearances
Moonbase Sickbay

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2 moments
S4E24 · The Moonbase Part 2
Cyberman abduction exposes Moonbase denial

Unconscious and unresponsive, but his convulsions suggest pain or distress. His emotional state is one of suffering, though he is unaware of the larger crisis unfolding around him.

The patient lies unconscious in Sickbay, his black-lined hand convulsing as the Doctor swabs it for samples. His condition is a stark symptom of the spreading disease, and his arm’s …

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S4E24 · The Moonbase Part 2
Hobson’s ultimatum escalates the investigation

None (unconscious, but his physical state conveys suffering and helplessness).

The patient lies unconscious in the sickbay, his hand marked by ominous black lines—a symptom of the mysterious disease. The Doctor swabs his hand during the examination, and the arm …

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Affiliation

Moonbase Human Crew
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Lunar Weather Control Operations and Cybermen Defense

The patient with the black-lined hand is a crewman on the Moonbase and is undergoing treatment in the base's sickbay, indicating his association with the Moonbase Human Crew.

Across the Seasons

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Season 4 · asteroid

Moonbase crewman infected early by virus manifesting as black lines on skin. Unconscious in sickbay, endures examination revealing convulsive arm response. Ties to base command (Hobson), medical responders (Doctor), companions (Polly, Jamie), and threat (Cyberman). Embodies isolated personnel's fragility amid outbreak and alien incursion.