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|origin      = [[Earth]]
|first      = The War Machines (TV story)
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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]''
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Professor '''Melvin Krimpton''' was an assistant to Professor [[Brett (The War Machines)|Brett]] on the [[WOTAN]] project. In [[July]] [[1966]], he was angry when Brett interrupted a meeting to bring him to WOTAN. He was [[hypnotised]] by it to aid it in its plot to conquer Earth. His job was to work on the electronic programme for the [[War Machine]]s. He was killed by a War Machine when he tried to prevent it from destroying WOTAN. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
Professor '''Melvin Krimpton''' was an assistant to Professor [[Brett (The War Machines)|Brett]] on the [[WOTAN]] project.


His body was recovered by [[C19]] and kept in frozen storage within [[The Vault (C19)|the Vault]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')
==Biography==
In [[July]] [[1966]], Krimpton was angry when Brett interrupted a press conference at the [[Royal Scientific Club]] to bring him to WOTAN. He was [[hypnotised]] by WOTAN to aid it in its plot to conquer Earth, and his job was to work on the electronic programme for the [[War Machine]]s.
 
Krimpton was killed by a War Machine when he tried to prevent it from destroying WOTAN. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
 
His body was recovered by [[C19]] and kept in frozen storage within [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|the Vault]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice (novel)|The Scales of Injustice]]'', ''[[Beast of Fang Rock (novel)|Beast of Fang Rock]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Krimpton's first name was not given on-screen, only in the [[The War Machines (novelisation)|novelisation]].
* Krimpton's first name was not given on-screen, only in the [[The War Machines (novelisation)|novelisation]].
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 24 April 2021

Professor Melvin Krimpton was an assistant to Professor Brett on the WOTAN project.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

In July 1966, Krimpton was angry when Brett interrupted a press conference at the Royal Scientific Club to bring him to WOTAN. He was hypnotised by WOTAN to aid it in its plot to conquer Earth, and his job was to work on the electronic programme for the War Machines.

Krimpton was killed by a War Machine when he tried to prevent it from destroying WOTAN. (TV: The War Machines)

His body was recovered by C19 and kept in frozen storage within the Vault. (PROSE: The Scales of Injustice, Beast of Fang Rock)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Krimpton's first name was not given on-screen, only in the novelisation.