| abstract | - Hoothi creatures were masses of grey with bulbous heads and tendrils. They fed on blood and breathed gases poisonous to humans. Depending on how strong they were, a single Hoothi could only control a single slave. The Hoothi were a group mind, usually travelling in fours that formed their own group minds within the greater Hoothi Consciousness. They could also access the memories and experiences of the beings they brought into the group mind, and it was possible for an absorbed being to regain their individuality and affect the rest of the group mind. A single Hoothi could still retain the millions of individuals that had been absorbed. Their infestation spread through spores resembling white fibres that could enter various lifeforms, usually working better with more complex nervous systems. Infected beings could be identified by their retinal patterns, and the spores could be activated at any time, causing an infected creature to explode with grey fibres until fully absorbed. Creatures absorbed by the Hoothi included a Time Lord, humans, Heavenites, and a Terileptil. (PROSE: Love and War)
- The Hoothi are composed of masses of individual white filaments which can move by themselves or hold together, forming a unified mind. They typically infect and kill sapient species to feed on their dead bodies and use them as hosts; but they can also infect a host passively for many years, broadcasting information from the host's senses into the Hoothi hive mind, or taking over and controlling the host's actions. They also absorb and assimilate the memories of those they consume (similar to the Wirrn, Blood Beasts or the Alzabo). The Hoothi are extremely resistant to physical damage, including projectile weapons and fire. It is notoriously hard to kill them, as their regenerative abilities come from a cellular structure similar to the symbiotic nuclei of the Time Lords which allow them to regenerate. Some billions of years ago the Hoothi were the masters of a powerful empire, harvesting sapient species as hosts on several planets. Their origins were unknown, but they were known as the master strategists of the galaxy and were involved in a war against the Time Lords.
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