Deindum The Deindum were a species who , if allowed time travel , would have rivalled the Time Lord s . Biology . The Deindum were made up of the genetic material of over fifty species , including human s . ( AUDIO : " Resurrecting the Past " ) They were originally reptilian but evolved to be made of blue / green light . ( AUDIO : " Escaping the Future " ) Culture . The Deindum honoured no pacts , because they trusted nobody but themselves . ( PROSE : " Present Danger " ) They had no interest in writing , but were interested in pictures . ( PROSE : " Winging It " ) Technology . The Deindum used masers as weapons . ( PROSE : " Big Bang Generation " ) They used weapons that shot flame on Maximediras . ( PROSE : " Present Danger " ) Some Deindum had skull turrets grafted onto their skulls , which resembled a third eye . ( PROSE : " The War of Art " ) The Deindum were skilled at constructing androids , disguising them heavily with organic parts . ( AUDIO : " Resurrecting the Past " , PROSE : " Present Danger " ) History . The Deindum were created when genetic material from over fifty species travelled through a fissure and reacted with primordial soup on the planet Deindus . Every piece of genetic material had some bearing on how the Deindum turned out . Bernice Summerfield was destined to fall through a portal in time and become instrumental in the creation of the Deindum . Unable to prevent their creation , Braxiatel , with the help of Doggles , planned to turn them into less aggressive creatures by altering the genetic material they would be based on . However , due to the actions of Robyn and Hass , Bernice was prevented from falling through the portal at all , leaving the Deindum a far more aggressive and paranoid species than before . ( AUDIO : " Resurrecting the Past " ) During the industrial age of the Deindum ' s development , they were contacted by Deindum from the future and were given time travel technology . The Deindum that travelled back began a full scale invasion of the galaxy in order to protect their own history and ensure their creation . ( AUDIO : " Escaping the Future " ) In the 27th century , the Deindum declared war on the universe , beginning what became known as the Deindum War . ( PROSE : " Adorable Illusion " ) They first showed themselves to the universe on Maximediras . ( PROSE : " Present Danger " ) Irving Braxiatel and Doggles attempted on several occasions to destroy the Deindum before they evolved into sentient creatures , but on each occasion they were stopped by Deindum from the future . ( AUDIO : " Escaping the Future " ) Braxiatel destroyed a Deindum armada in the Battle of Capra . ( PROSE : " Winging It " ) The Deindum tried to make Deimos and Phobos leave Mars ' orbit in the 21st century . Merlin sent Excalibur to Winifred Bambera and Ancelyn in order for them to use the sword to prevent the Deindum ' s plan from succeeding . ( PROSE : " Excalibur of Mars " ) With time travel , the Deindum conquered the universe and wiped out the human race . Shortly after they gained the ability to travel in time , the Deindum ' s biology was altered by Braxiatel to make them a weaker species . Because their appearance was different when the Deindum contacted their past , Bernice Summerfield and Braxiatel manipulated the situation to portray the future Deindum as con artists and a war broke out between the future and past Deindum . The war caused the Deindum to be destroyed at a point before they developed time travel and thus failed to conquer the universe . ( AUDIO : " Escaping the Future " ) Rather than wiping the Deindum out entirely , Bernice Summerfield ' s actions reduced the Deindum from a set of ultra - savage warmongers to a small set of skirmishers . The war was considered to pretty much won after the the Battle of the Pakhar Shipyards and later the Defence of the Tsarissian Drydocks . ( PROSE : " Adorable Illusion " )