Doctor Who: Every Prophecy In The Show - Explained

11. The Prophecy Of The Voice

The Kinda is a primitive tribe of humanoids encountered by the Fifth Doctor and his TARDIS gang.

Early on in this serial - which is aptly named Kinda - we learn that the Kinda may possess some form of telepathy, because, as Dr. Todd notes, "they can't speak."

However, Todd's assessment isn't entirely accurate. Some Kinda members can and do talk, such as the young girl Karuna, who, at one point, mentions a prophecy.

"Prophecy teaches that, at the beginnings of things when the Not-we are come, a man will arise from among We who has the gift of voice, and so must be obeyed."

Sounds like a load of mumbo-jumbo, but the meaning here is quite simple.

"Not-we" refers to any outsiders who are not Kinda - like the Doctor and his companions. "We", on the other hand, refers to people who are Kinda.

This prophecy appears to come true when the male Kinda member Aris finds his voice - literally - and starts talking like he's in charge, but since he's actually possessed by the sinister Mara, the prophecy ultimately amounts to nothing.