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{{Infobox Species
A '''Venusian''' was an inhabitant of the [[planet]] [[Venus]].
|Species name = Venusian
|aka =
|image = Venusian.jpg
|type = Sapient creatures
|affiliation =
|origin = [[Venus]]
|appearances = [[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''
|mentions = [[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Time Monster]]''[[NA]]: ''[[Bad Therapy]]'', ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]''[[PDA]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]''[[EDA]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]''[[WC]]: ''[[The War of Art]]''
|individuals = [[Jellenhut]], [[Inikhut]], [[Radico Harstel]]
}}
"'''Venusian'''" was both a [[wikipedia:demonym|demonym]] and a species name.  It described both the sentient species which first arose on the [[planet]] [[Venus]], as well as those [[human]]s who were natives of the planet.
== As species name ==
=== Biology ===
Venus' original sapient lifeforms had twelve eye-stalks in pairs. ([[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'', [[NA]]: ''[[Bad Therapy]]'', [[WC]]: ''[[The War of Art]]'') They had five arms, ([[NA]]: ''[[Bad Therapy]]'', [[NA]]: ''[[First Frontier]]''), five legs ([[NA]]: ''[[First Frontier]]''), large feet, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') and tentacles. ([[WC]]: ''[[The War of Art]]'') They were capable of eating the [[brain]]s of other Venusians to gain their memories. ([[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'')


=== Culture ===
== Native Venusians ==
Venusians practised a form of Aikido called [[Venusian aikido]] which the [[Third Doctor]] also practised. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'', ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') They also had [[Venusian nerve pinch|a nerve pinch]], which induced short term [[amnesia]]. ([[NA]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') The Venusians would sing [[Venusian lullaby|lullabies]], ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', ''[[The Monster of Peladon]]'') though some claimed it was only a bawdy rhyme. ([[NA]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'')
There were at least two species of intelligent natives from [[Venus]]. One was simply known as the [[Venusian (Venusian Lullaby)|Venusians]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'') The other was known as the [[Thraskin]] or Cytherians. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'') Both lived [[Distant past|early in Venus' history]].


=== History ===
The animal life of Venus was also referred to as Venusian, such as the Venusian [[Shanghorn]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The War of Art (WEB short story)|The War of Art]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'')
[[Distant past|Early in its history]], Venus supported life, including the Venusians. When the planet became uninhabitable, the Venusians planned to escape to [[Earth]], but were unsuccessful. ([[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'')


Billions of years later, the Venusians survived or were reconstructed. One Venusian, [[Radico Harstel]], was an artist. He created the artwork called ''[[The Physical Impossibility of Getting a Shanghorn into a Glass Tank]]'', which was kept in the [[Paloma Centre]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The War of Art]]'')
[[File:Mekon and Venusians.jpg|thumb|right|The Mekon and a platoon of green humanoids, who appeared to be members of his own kind. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Comic Relief Comic (comic story)|Comic Relief Comic]]'')]]Additionally, according to the stories in the [[20th century]] [[Great Britain|British]] children's comic ''[[Eagle (magazine)|Eagle]]'' which concerned the adventures of [[Dan Dare]], his enemy [[the Mekon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'') who crossed paths with [[the Doctor]] on at least two occasions, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'', ''[[Comic Relief Comic (comic story)|Comic Relief Comic]]'') was a Venusian.


=== Undated events ===
== Human Venusians ==
* The [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] and [[Polly Wright|Polly]] encountered Venusians, [[Draconian]]s and [[Alpha Centauran]]s at a spaceport bar. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Murder Game]]'')
Humans who colonised Venus were known as Venusians. These Venusians were known for their resistance to [[Dalek]] occupation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dalek Book]]'')
== As demonym ==
Another group that used the name "Venusian" were those [[human]]s who built the great civilisation centred around [[New Paris]].   It was unclear how long this civilisation lasted, or what its relationship was to the Venusian species.  What was known was that Venusians were unusually resistant to the [[Dalek]] invasion of the [[Solar System]].  They put up a prolonged resistance to Dalek occupation that usefully delayed a Dalek invasion of [[Earth]]. Among the chief leaders of the Venusian insurrection were [[Jeff Stone|Jeff]], [[Andy Stone (The Dalek Book)|Andy]] and [[Mary Stone]]. 


These "human Venusians" named a number of geologic features of Venus after people and places significant to [[Earth]].  A famous mountain range, for instance, was called "the Churchill Mountains" after [[Winston Churchill]]. ([[DAN]]: ''[[The Dalek Book]]'')  
Many millions of years later, another group of humans came to the [[Sol system]]. They had forgotten their own origin of [[Earth]] and instead colonised [[Venus]], calling themselves [[Venusian (Voyage to Venus)|Venusians]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Voyage to Venus (audio story)|Voyage to Venus]]'')


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== Behind the scenes ==
''[[The Dalek Handbook]]'' acknowledges the Daleks' war against the Venusians, referring to the [[Dalek invasion of Venus]].


[[Category:Sol System species]]
[[Category:Demonyms]]
[[Category:Human groups]]
[[Category:Venusian history]]

Latest revision as of 15:57, 1 February 2024

A Venusian was an inhabitant of the planet Venus.

Native Venusians[[edit] | [edit source]]

There were at least two species of intelligent natives from Venus. One was simply known as the Venusians. (PROSE: Venusian Lullaby) The other was known as the Thraskin or Cytherians. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus) Both lived early in Venus' history.

The animal life of Venus was also referred to as Venusian, such as the Venusian Shanghorn. (TV: The Green Death, PROSE: The War of Art, AUDIO: Voyage to Venus)

The Mekon and a platoon of green humanoids, who appeared to be members of his own kind. (COMIC: Comic Relief Comic)

Additionally, according to the stories in the 20th century British children's comic Eagle which concerned the adventures of Dan Dare, his enemy the Mekon, (PROSE: Time and Relative) who crossed paths with the Doctor on at least two occasions, (COMIC: Party Animals, Comic Relief Comic) was a Venusian.

Human Venusians[[edit] | [edit source]]

Humans who colonised Venus were known as Venusians. These Venusians were known for their resistance to Dalek occupation. (PROSE: The Dalek Book)

Many millions of years later, another group of humans came to the Sol system. They had forgotten their own origin of Earth and instead colonised Venus, calling themselves Venusians. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus)

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

The Dalek Handbook acknowledges the Daleks' war against the Venusians, referring to the Dalek invasion of Venus.

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