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* DropTheHammer: Battle hammers are the traditional weapon of the Harrigane race.

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The TARDIS deposits the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and their android ally [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons Kamelion]] aboard a prison ship. A ship with just one prisoner: Nustanu, last warlord of the Zamglitti – monstrous, mind-bending mimics able to turn themselves into mist.

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The TARDIS deposits the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and their android ally [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons Kamelion]] aboard a prison ship. A ship with just one prisoner: Nustanu, last warlord of the Zamglitti – monstrous, mind-bending mimics able to bto turn themselves into mist.



-->'''Turlough''': Why does everything on this planet seem intent on killing us?
-->'''The Doctor''': You've noticed that, too?

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-->'''Turlough''': Why does everything on this planet seem intent on killing us?
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Orna''': What about the snakes?
-->'''Tegan''': The snakes will just have to hiss off.

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* CallARabbitASmeerp: Orna accuses the Doctor and the TARDIS of cutting through her ship's hull "like a knife through jellax".


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* HoldYourHippogriffs: Orna accuses the Doctor and the TARDIS of cutting through her ship's hull "like a knife through jellax".
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* BadassBoast: The Doctor is able to bully The Guardian into letting him use the sacred healing waters by threatening that if he is killed there, every enemy he has ever made will show up to dance on his grave, bringing exactly the kind of attention the Guardian wants to avoid.

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* BadassBoast: The Doctor is able to bully The the Guardian into letting him use the sacred healing waters by threatening that if he is killed there, every enemy he has ever made will show up to dance on his grave, bringing exactly the kind of attention the Guardian wants to avoid.



* BorrowedCatchphrase: Tegan borrows The Doctor's "brave heart" to psych herself up for braving a nest of snakes.

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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Tegan borrows The the Doctor's "brave heart" to psych herself up for braving a nest of snakes.



* CallForward: Also a MythologyGag, The Doctor mentions offhandedly that he has been considering giving the TARDIS console room a complete overhaul. This story is set between "The Kings Demons" and "The Five Doctors" and, by the latter story, the console had indeed been completely made over.
* DeadpanSnarker: It's established that the reason Kamelion is so heavily influenced by Tegan's emotions and ideas about him is partially because of this; after breaking free of The Master, he instinctively latched onto the closest person with the strongest personality, and if there's anything that Tegan has in spades, it's this.

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* CallForward: Also a MythologyGag, The the Doctor mentions offhandedly that he has been considering giving the TARDIS console room a complete overhaul. This story is set between "The Kings King's Demons" and "The Five Doctors" and, by the latter story, the console had indeed been completely made over.
* DeadpanSnarker: It's established that the reason Kamelion is so heavily influenced by Tegan's emotions and ideas about him is partially because of this; after breaking free of The the Master, he instinctively latched onto the closest person with the strongest personality, and if there's anything that Tegan has in spades, it's this.



* IOweYouMyLife: Rako to Turlough, though not because Turlough saved him, rather, Rako put Turlough in danger and later pledges to defend him at all costs to make up for it.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Tegan spends most of the story referring to Kamelion as "it", much to The Doctor's frustration. She eases off by the end.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Though she is very harsh to Kamelion, Tegan can hardly be blamed for mistrusting him after he had very recently tried to kill them, and she isn't unjustified in being annoyed with The Doctor for expecting her to welcome him with open arms just because he says everything is fine.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Rako to Turlough, though not because Turlough saved him, him; rather, Rako put Turlough in danger and later pledges to defend him at all costs to make up for it.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Tegan spends most of the story referring to Kamelion as "it", much to The the Doctor's frustration. She eases off by the end.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Though she is very harsh to Kamelion, Tegan can hardly be blamed for mistrusting him after he had very recently tried to kill them, and she isn't unjustified in being annoyed with The the Doctor for expecting her to welcome him with open arms just because he says everything is fine.



-->'''Tegan''': You know The Doctor, he always sees the best in people, no matter what they've done in the past. I mean, he even let yo-

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-->'''Tegan''': You know The the Doctor, he always sees the best in people, no matter what they've done in the past. I mean, he even let yo-



* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A broken back, partial paralysis and incredible levels of pain all serve to make The Doctor behave even ''more'' like this as a kind of coping mechanism.

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* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A broken back, partial paralysis and incredible levels of pain all serve to make The the Doctor behave even ''more'' like this as a kind of coping mechanism.



* TrueCompanions: At the end, when it seems that Tegan is finally starting to warm up to Kamelion and everyone is pitching in to clean up the TARDIS, The Doctor is thrilled that they all seem to be settling into this.

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* TrueCompanions: At the end, when it seems that Tegan is finally starting to warm up to Kamelion and everyone is pitching in to clean up the TARDIS, The the Doctor is thrilled that they all seem to be settling into this.
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* CallARabbitASmeerp: Orna accuses The Doctor and the TARDIS of cutting through her ship's hull "like a knife through jellax".

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* CallARabbitASmeerp: Orna accuses The the Doctor and the TARDIS of cutting through her ship's hull "like a knife through jellax".
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* CallForward: Also a MythologyGag, The Doctor mentions offhandedly that he has been considering giving the TARDIS console room a complete overhaul. This story is set between "The Kings Demons" and "The Five Doctors" and, by the latter story, the TARDIS had indeed been completely made over.

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* CallForward: Also a MythologyGag, The Doctor mentions offhandedly that he has been considering giving the TARDIS console room a complete overhaul. This story is set between "The Kings Demons" and "The Five Doctors" and, by the latter story, the TARDIS console had indeed been completely made over.
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* LastOfHisKind: Nustanu is the only surviving member of the powerful Zamglitti race. [[spoiler:he doesn't live past the first episode.]]

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* LastOfHisKind: Nustanu is the only surviving member of the powerful Zamglitti race. [[spoiler:he [[spoiler:He doesn't live past the first episode.]]
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Nustanu, with his murderous nature and ability to transform into mist, is set up to be the titular villain, but dies in the crash onto the jungle planet.]]

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Nustanu, with his murderous nature and ability to transform into mist, is set up to be the titular villain, but dies in the crash onto the jungle planet. The real bad guy turns out to be the Rastani Guardian, who uses nanites in the water (including the mist) to control the wildlife and attack the main characters.]]

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* DeadpanSnarker: It's established that the reason Kamelion is so heavily influenced by Tegan's emotions and ideas about him is partially because of this; after breaking free of The Master, he instinctively latched onto the closest person with the strongest personality, and if there's anything that Tegan has in spades, it's this.



* HealingSpring: The secret treasure of the planet Rastana. It is filled with powerful nanomachines that can heal almost any wound, and was so coveted in bygone eras that the Rastani people and the Zamglitti were almost all killed off in a war for it.



* JungleJapes: Most of the story takes place in an alien jungle after the TARDIS crew and the Harrigane crash land there.
* MacGyvering: Tegan, aided by Kamelion and Orna, lashes together a serviceable raft out of trees and vines to sail down the river.

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* JungleJapes: Most of the story takes place in an alien jungle on the planet Rastana after the TARDIS crew and the Harrigane crash land there.
* LastOfHisKind: Nustanu is the only surviving member of the powerful Zamglitti race. [[spoiler:he doesn't live past the first episode.]]
* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The threat of the Doctor dying and regenerating in this story, or even never recovering from his paralysis, is a little hard to take seriously in context.
* MacGyvering: Tegan, aided by Kamelion and Orna, lashes together a serviceable raft out of trees and vines to sail down the river.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Literally in Tegan's case. As she says to Orna, her fear of snakes is much more than [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda just a phobia]].

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Literally in Tegan's case. As she says to Orna, her fear of snakes is much more than [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda just a phobia]].phobia]].
* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel sorry for Kamelion, unable to prevent himself from being influenced by others and pleading in a sad, robotic monotone for Tegan and The Doctor to help him.
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* BeastMan: The Harrigane, walking, talking hippos.

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* BeastMan: The Harrigane, Harrigane are giant walking, talking hippos.
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* BadassBoast: The Doctor is able to bully The Guardian into letting him use the sacred healing waters by threatening that if he is killed there, every enemy he has ever made will show up to dance on his grave, bringing exactly the kind of attention the Guardian wants to avoid.
* BatmanGambit: Tegan pulls an impressive one at the end, using herself as bait to antagonize the Guardian (controlling Kamelion) into attacking her directly, rather than through its jungle beasts. She then has it chase her into the TARDIS, which cuts Kamelion off from the Guardian's influence.


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* HeroicSacrifice: Ultimately, Rako breaks free of his training and customs to defy Orna, and detonates the concussion pulse, caving in the temple and destroying the Guardian.


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* OopNorth: Apparently, even the planet of giant space hippos has a North.


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* ShoutOut: When Kamelion gives a running commentary on the flora and fauna of the planet they have crash-landed on, Tegan calls him David Attenborough.


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* TheReveal: [[spoiler: It's not Nustanu's influence making Kamelion into a monster; it's Tegan's.]]


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* TrueCompanions: At the end, when it seems that Tegan is finally starting to warm up to Kamelion and everyone is pitching in to clean up the TARDIS, The Doctor is thrilled that they all seem to be settling into this.
-->'''Tegan''': Doctor? Don't push it.
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* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Rako is a little bemused at the TARDIS team categorizing being shipwrecked, attacked by rabid animals and narrowly avoiding plummeting to their doom as "another day in the office".


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* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Nustanu, with his murderous nature and ability to transform into mist, is set up to be the titular villain, but dies in the crash onto the jungle planet.]]


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* {{Nanomachines}}: In the water.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: Tegan borrows The Doctor's "brave heart" to psych herself up for braving a nest of snakes.



** Tegan really [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda doesn't like snakes]].



* EverythingTryingToKillYou:
-->'''Turlough''': Why does everything on this planet seem intent on killing us?
-->'''The Doctor''': You've noticed that, too?



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
-->'''Orna''': What about the snakes?
-->'''Tegan''': The snakes will just have to hiss off.
* HungryJungle: Snakes, eels, bats, everything is being influenced to be much more aggressive than usual.
* IOweYouMyLife: Rako to Turlough, though not because Turlough saved him, rather, Rako put Turlough in danger and later pledges to defend him at all costs to make up for it.



* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: A broken back, partial paralysis and incredible levels of pain all serve to make The Doctor behave even ''more'' like this as a kind of coping mechanism.



* TragicKeepsake: Tegan's purse turns out to be one, as it was a gift from her [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis deceased Aunt Vanessa]].

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* TragicKeepsake: Tegan's purse turns out to be one, as it was a gift from her [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis deceased Aunt Vanessa]].Vanessa]].
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Literally in Tegan's case. As she says to Orna, her fear of snakes is much more than [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E3Kinda just a phobia]].
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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Tegan, as always, gets so caught up in ranting about her (perfectly justifiable) distrust of Kamelion to Turlough that she doesn't think about what she's saying until it's too late.

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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Tegan, as always, gets so caught up in ranting about her (perfectly justifiable) distrust of Kamelion to Turlough that she doesn't think about what she's saying until it's too late.
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** The Doctor reminisces about climbing a mountain with some friends as a youth on Gallifrey. Apparently, [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho001SirensOfTime Vansell]] broke his leg in the process.

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** The Doctor reminisces about climbing a mountain with some friends as a youth on Gallifrey. Apparently, [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho001SirensOfTime [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho001TheSirensOfTime Vansell]] broke his leg in the process.



* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Harrigane's issues with gender politics are a pretty blatant role reversal of those in many cultures and industries in real life.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Harrigane's issues with gender politics are a pretty blatant role reversal of those in many male-dominated cultures and industries in real life.
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The TARDIS deposits the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and their android ally [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons Kamelion]] aboard a prison ship. A ship with just one prisoner: Nustanu, last warlord of the Zamglitti – monstrous, mind-bending mimics able to turn themselves into mist.

A ship that's in trouble, and about to make a crash-landing...

On a planet of mists.

!!''Devil in the Mist'' contains examples of:

* ActionGirl: Orna, a hulking, battle-hardened hippo woman.
* AndroidsArePeopleToo: The Doctor tries very hard to convince Tegan of this in regards to Kamelion, but she is not easily swayed.
* BeastMan: The Harrigane, walking, talking hippos.
* TheBusCameBack: Kamelion, barely seen in the TV series and having only one minor appearance on audio in 2007's "Circular Time", is brought in as a proper regular here.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: Orna accuses The Doctor and the TARDIS of cutting through her ship's hull "like a knife through jellax".
* CallBack:
** Meeting the Harrigane, a race of sentient hippopotamuses, prompts Turlough to mention that one of his best friends [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E3MawdrynUndead was a Hippo]], though he doesn't say it wasn't a literal hippo.
** The Doctor reminisces about climbing a mountain with some friends as a youth on Gallifrey. Apparently, [[Recap/BigFinishDoctorWho001SirensOfTime Vansell]] broke his leg in the process.
** Kamelion's previous [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E6TheKingsDemons association with The Master]] is brought up several times.
* CallForward: Also a MythologyGag, The Doctor mentions offhandedly that he has been considering giving the TARDIS console room a complete overhaul. This story is set between "The Kings Demons" and "The Five Doctors" and, by the latter story, the TARDIS had indeed been completely made over.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The Harrigane's issues with gender politics are a pretty blatant role reversal of those in many cultures and industries in real life.
-->'''Rako''': It's a woman's world, that's for sure.
* DropTheHammer: Battle hammers are the traditional weapon of the Harrigane race.
* FireForgedFriends: Being trapped in the jungle together helps Tegan to appreciate Kamelion a bit more.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Tegan spends most of the story referring to Kamelion as "it", much to The Doctor's frustration. She eases off by the end.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Though she is very harsh to Kamelion, Tegan can hardly be blamed for mistrusting him after he had very recently tried to kill them, and she isn't unjustified in being annoyed with The Doctor for expecting her to welcome him with open arms just because he says everything is fine.
* JungleJapes: Most of the story takes place in an alien jungle after the TARDIS crew and the Harrigane crash land there.
* MacGyvering: Tegan, aided by Kamelion and Orna, lashes together a serviceable raft out of trees and vines to sail down the river.
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Tegan, as always, gets so caught up in ranting about her (perfectly justifiable) distrust of Kamelion to Turlough that she doesn't think about what she's saying until it's too late.
-->'''Tegan''': You know The Doctor, he always sees the best in people, no matter what they've done in the past. I mean, he even let yo-
-->[[{{Beat}} *beat*]]
-->'''Turlough''': I'm sorry?
-->'''Tegan''': Nothing.
-->'''Turlough''': He even [[Recap/DoctorWhoS20E5Enlightenment let me stay]]. That's what you were going to say.
* SingleEpisodeHandicap: The Doctor spends a lot of this story with a broken back and paralyzed legs. Naturally, he gets completely healed by the end.
* TechnoBabble:
-->'''The Doctor''': I was adjusting the density compensators, you see. I must have increased the TARDIS' mass-
-->'''Orna''': You are speaking nonsense!
-->'''[[DeadpanSnarker Tegan]]''': He does that.
* TragicKeepsake: Tegan's purse turns out to be one, as it was a gift from her [[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis deceased Aunt Vanessa]].

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