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The Voord are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. Both "Voord" and "Voords" have been used as the plural form.〔 The Voord were conceived by science-fiction writer Terry Nation and first appeared in the 1964 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Keys of Marinus''. They later appeared in Doctor Who stories in other formats. In one of those stories, written by Grant Morrison, the Voord are revealed to have evolved into the iconic Doctor Who villains the Cybermen. ==The Keys of Marinus== The Voord were conceived as the villains for the season 1 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Keys of Marinus'' by writer Terry Nation, who previously conceived of the Daleks for an earlier season 1 Doctor Who story. As with the Daleks, Nation's script left the description of the Voord vague, and the design was developed by costume designer Daphne Dare. Freelance contractors Dave and John Lovell created the three heads and three pairs of black gloves that were used as part of the Voord costumes for less than 70 pounds.〔 The Voord were portrayed by actors Martin Cort, Peter Stenson and Gordon Wales and their leader Yartek by Stephen Dartnell.〔〔 Author Dave Thompson described the Voord as "black amphibious humanoids."〔 Authors Tat Woods and Lawrence Miles descrive them as "web-footed human beings in black frogman outfits."〔 Authors David J. Howe, Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker describe them as "rubber suited assailants."〔 Howe and Walker describe the Voords' wetsuit costumes as "cliched but surprisingly effective."〔 They describe the helmets as being "cleverly designed," containing different shaped antennae for all the Voord except Yartek.〔 Woods and Miles describe the "wedge-shaped helmets" with antennae as suggesting an "evil Teletubbie."〔 Woods and Miles also take certain clues from the story to suggest that the Voord may actually be look like humans under their outfits.〔 Their wet suits are acid-proof but can tear.〔 The Voord weapons include a dagger and a ray gun.〔 Woods and Miles compare their submarine to a squeegee bottle.〔 Woods and Miles note that the Voord are very clumsy.〔 They state that the commando raid the Voord enact in "suggests they were trained by Norman Wisdom," further stating that "if there's a hidden death trap to stumble into, then they'll find it, usually in the most slapstick way imaginable."〔 One trips on his own flippers and another (portrayed by the same actor, Peter Stenson) stabs himself in the back.〔 The Voord were regarded as the main villains of ''The Keys of Marinus'' despite the fact that they only appeared in the first and last episodes of this six part story. In the plot, the Voord, including their leader Yartek, have developed resistance to the Conscience of Marius, which eliminates fear and aggression from the inhabitants of Marinus, and want to use the device for their own evil purposes.〔 They are defeated when the Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton tricks them into destroying the machine.〔 The Voord are killed in the resulting explosion, although it is left ambiguous as to whether Yartek escapes the explosion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Voord」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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