Friday, 9 January 2009
Companions: K9 (John Leeson/David Brierley - voice)
K9 (John Leeson/David Brierley - voice)
Robotic dog companion of the Fourth Doctor.
Robotic dog companion of the Fourth Doctor.
Gods of Ragnarok and the Psychic Circus
Rag, Nag and Ok, also known as the Gods of Ragnarok, were three evil beings who made sentient beings die for their entertainment.
The Gods were originally Old Ones were from the time before the creation of the Universe. They possessed the ability to exist in multiple times and dimensions simultaneously.
They created the Land of Fiction as a diversion but grew bored and abandoned it.
They existed for a time on the planet Segonax where they took over the Psychic Circus and its entertainers, the Ringmaster and the Chief Clown. Outside their own world, they appeared as a man, a woman and a little girl sitting in the audience, while in another world they appeared as trio of living stone statues. They used the Circus to recruit new performers to perform and to die as punishment for failing to amuse.
Thursday, 8 January 2009
Timelords
The Time Lords are a fictional extraterrestrial race and civilisation in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' main character, the Doctor, is a member. Time Lords are so called because they are able to travel in and manipulate time through technology to a far greater degree than any other civilisation. The Time Lords' home planet is Gallifrey.
Although the Doctor was identified as an alien, his home planet and race were not identified at the start of the series. Only after six years, in The War Games, other aliens from his world appeared and were named as the Time Lords. The nature and history of the Time Lords were gradually revealed as the television series progressed. Each story to feature them and their home planet added additional layers of complexity and intrigue, stemming from the dissatisfaction of various scriptwriters wrestling with the question of why the Doctor is in exile in the first place. Among other things, Time Lords are increasingly revealed as being corrupted by their inaction and Time Lord society as stagnant. Over the course of the show's initial 26-year run, it was never made entirely clear what purpose or mission the Time Lords served, or what exactly they did with their mastery over time.
Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Companions: Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter)
Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter)
Brave companion of the Fourth Doctor.
Brave companion of the Fourth Doctor.
Karfelons
The Karfelon known as The Borad began life as a scientist of the planet Karfel named Megelen, who was encountered in an as-yet unrecorded adventure by the Doctor. (The Karfelons used Borad a title, like President, rather than a name, however, when Megelen took power he referred to himself only by his title.)
During his first visit, the Doctor exposed Megelen to the ruling Council for unethical experiments on Morloxes, large reptiles indigenous to Karfel, and the chemical Mustakozene-80, which has the ability to fuse together different tissue as one creature.
After the Doctor left Karfel, Megelen was apparently able to continue his experiments, but was accidentally fused with one of the Morloxes via Mustakozene-80, becoming half Morlox and half Karfelon. He believed that his intelligence and longevity had increased.
During his first visit, the Doctor exposed Megelen to the ruling Council for unethical experiments on Morloxes, large reptiles indigenous to Karfel, and the chemical Mustakozene-80, which has the ability to fuse together different tissue as one creature.
After the Doctor left Karfel, Megelen was apparently able to continue his experiments, but was accidentally fused with one of the Morloxes via Mustakozene-80, becoming half Morlox and half Karfelon. He believed that his intelligence and longevity had increased.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Companions: Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen)
Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen)
The Third and Fourth Doctor's feisty journalist assistant.
The Third and Fourth Doctor's feisty journalist assistant.
Gundans
The Gundans were a squad of war robots encountered by the Fourth Doctor in the 1980 story Warriors' Gate by Stephen Gallagher. They were designed by the human slaves of the Tharils and used as a spearhead in the revolution which overthrew the Tharil empire. Designed with the primary purpose to resist and kill Tharils, the Gundans could travel the time winds like their prey and butchered many during the revolt. Each Gundan was armed with an axe and decorated with horns to make the robots seem more fearful. The revolt began on the day of the Great Feast, and several inert and decaying Gundans were found by the Doctor when he visited the feasting hall in the Gateway between the universes. The skeletons of their defeated enemies remained in their seats around the feasting table. The Doctor repaired the memory wafers of a Gundan to discover what had caused the decay of the Gateway.
Monday, 5 January 2009
Androgums
Androgums were Human-like in basic appearance, but with dark hair, large orange eyebrows and grey warts around their face. Androgums had a heavy build, being able to easily overpower a Human. They also had enormous appetites, being able to consume massive amounts of food with little discomfort.
Sunday, 4 January 2009
Companions: Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw (Caroline John)
Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw (Caroline John)
UNIT scientific advisor and Third Doctor companion.
UNIT scientific advisor and Third Doctor companion.
Thals
Thals were one of two near-Human races which originally inhabited the planet Skaro (the other being the Kaleds).
According to Thal history as given in the original Dalek story (1963), they were once a warlike race, but following a terrible war with the peaceful and scientific Dals who shared their planet, they renounced violence and became pacifist farmers. After centuries of this lifestyle, they were forced to take up arms again when the Dals — now developed into the aggressive and xenophobic Daleks — returned and attempted to wipe them out.
That history was revised in Genesis of the Daleks (1975), which revealed the detailed origin of the Daleks. The name of the Dals was changed to the Kaleds, who were a fascistic society involved in a generations-long war of attrition with the Thals (whose use of slave labour did not make them much better). The prolonged conflict had turned Skaro into a wasteland, and radiation sickness was a common hazard. The Kaled chief scientist, Davros, accelerated the mutation of the Kaled species and put the results into tank-like travel machines, which became the dreaded Daleks.
According to Thal history as given in the original Dalek story (1963), they were once a warlike race, but following a terrible war with the peaceful and scientific Dals who shared their planet, they renounced violence and became pacifist farmers. After centuries of this lifestyle, they were forced to take up arms again when the Dals — now developed into the aggressive and xenophobic Daleks — returned and attempted to wipe them out.
That history was revised in Genesis of the Daleks (1975), which revealed the detailed origin of the Daleks. The name of the Dals was changed to the Kaleds, who were a fascistic society involved in a generations-long war of attrition with the Thals (whose use of slave labour did not make them much better). The prolonged conflict had turned Skaro into a wasteland, and radiation sickness was a common hazard. The Kaled chief scientist, Davros, accelerated the mutation of the Kaled species and put the results into tank-like travel machines, which became the dreaded Daleks.
Saturday, 3 January 2009
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