10 Doctor Who Villains With Terrifying Abilities

2. Absorb Your Consciousness Into Its Flesh (The Abzorbaloff)

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As far as villains go, the Abzorbaloff is a huge laughing stock. A lot has already been said about how Love And Monsters' third act completely misses the mark by going for comedy instead of horror - so we won't go over that again!

However, we will defend the Abzorbaloff in one area. If you look past the poor execution and judge this villain based on its concept and abilities alone, then the way it attacks its prey is actually highly unsettling.

With just a single touch, this slimy green man-blob can absorb people into its body, taking their physical forms, their consciousness, and their memories. Everything.

Rather than outright killing the person - which would be an act of mercy, considering the situation - the victim will essentially "merge" with the Abzorbaloff's body, their horrified faces protruding from underneath its skin.

Imagine being alive in this situation, able to feel yourself trapped within the flesh of an alien beast, knowing that the process is irreversible. Death might start to seem like a tantalising prospect.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for almost nine years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. He has been writing and video editing for 10+ years, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers and uploading them to YouTube (they're admittedly a bit rusty by today's standards). If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order or to tell you about the making of 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks, Danny is the person to ask.