Doctor Who: 10 Villains Who Should Return For Russell T Davies' New Series

6. The Sycorax

Doctor Who Sycorax
BBC Studios

Villains who appear in a Doctor's first story tend to be quite bland, and the Sycorax in The Christmas Invasion are no exception.

They're rather forgettable overall, with the majority of their screen time spent standing around listening to the Doctor talk, rather than doing anything interesting themselves. Their creature design was fantastic though, and with hints that they were supposed to be a fearsome warrior race, there's some untapped potential here that RTD could exploit in Series 14, and beyond.

Why not reinvent them as ruthless soldiers in the vein of the Lone Cyberman? Have a Sycorax unit come to Earth and absolutely wreck shop, not even stopping to listen when the Doctor rambles on about jelly babies or banana daiquiris, or whatever else they're spewing out to buy themselves some time. With their skeletal features and red eyes, it'd be pretty darn scary to see the Sycorax in full-on murder mode.

Plot-wise, this could involve the Sycorax seeking revenge for the destruction of their ship in The Christmas Invasion (another storyline explored in the comics), so there would actually be some substance here to support all the carnage.

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