The Gangers

Gangers were developed to work in environments too dangerous for people. Controlled remotely by a human operator they soon saved lives and money and most believed a Ganger was simply a tool, little more than a fork-lift truck. But the Doctor immediately recognised they were much more, insisting they had a mind and a soul.

Fact titleFact data
Also known as: Doppelgangers
Home Planet: Earth
Appearance: Variable. Anything from white gloop to the exact double of a human.
First Appearance: The Rebel Flesh
Last Appearance: A Good Man Goes to War

Gangers are formed from a type of flesh; once a reading has been taken it can be manipulated into anything, even replicating a living organism.

You gave them your lives!The Rebel Flesh

When the Doctor visited a mine run by Morpeth Jetsan a storm struck and 'hardwired' the Gangers. They evolved. Something new was being created - independent and with all the feelings and memories of a human. Amy also had a 'doppelganger' which travelled with the Doctor for several adventures prior to the battle of Demon's Run.

The Gangers

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