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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image = Meglos the plant.jpg | |||
image= Meglos the plant.jpg | |species = Zolfa-Thuran | ||
|origin = [[Zolfa-Thura]] | |||
species= Zolfa-Thuran | | |first = Meglos (TV story) | ||
origin=[[Zolfa-Thura]]| | |appearances = {{Il|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (novelisation)|Meglos]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (short story)|Meglos]]''}} | ||
appearances= [[ | |actor = Tom Baker | ||
actor= Tom Baker |}} | |other actor = Christopher Owen | ||
{{ | |voice actor = Crawford Logan | ||
|clip = Meglos' Transformation - Meglos - Doctor Who - BBC | |||
|clip2 = Caris encounters Meglos - Doctor Who Meglos - BBC | |||
}}{{dab page|Meglos (disambiguation)}} | |||
'''Meglos''' was a [[xerophyte]], the last survivor of the [[Zolfa-Thuran]]s. He was the last inhabitant of [[Zolfa-Thura]] and was [[cactus]]-like in appearance. | |||
' | == Biography == | ||
Meglos hired a group of [[Gaztak]] mercenaries, led by General [[Grugger]] and his aid, [[Brotadac]], to bring him an [[George Morris|Earthling]]. He was able to take on this human's form. Meglos then trapped the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana II|Romana]] in a [[time loop]] before taking on the former's appearance. Disguised as the Doctor, Meglos had Grugger and his party take him to [[Tigella]]. He hoped to recover the [[Dodecahedron]], a source of great power. Meglos shrank the Dodecahedron and then returned to Zolfa-Thura, where he began to activate it. | |||
On Grugger's request, he planned to destroy Tigella with it. However, the Gaztaks turned against him and locked him up. He was forced out of his body and re-entered his cactus-like form. The Doctor had meanwhile reverted the calculations for the Dodecahedron, causing it to destroy Zolfa-Thura and, seemingly, Meglos. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') | |||
In reality, Meglos survived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (short story)|Meglos]]'') | |||
== Personality == | |||
Meglos considered himself the best of the Doctor's enemies, citing the [[Dalek]]s and [[the Master]] as foes he was better than: Meglos claimed that, because he had only been bested once, he was superior to those who had been defeated by the Doctor multiple times. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meglos (short story)|Meglos]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Gareth Roberts, the writer of | * Gareth Roberts, the writer of the television story ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', revealed in an interview in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 423|Issue 423]] that he had planned to use Meglos in the story, but decided against it after similar-looking aliens, the [[Vinvocci]], made an appearance in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. The magazine also showed an early draft of the script, which showed the meeting of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and Meglos in which Meglos remembered the Doctor but the Doctor didn't remember Meglos. | ||
* In an interview with [[Toby Hadoke]] in ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'', [[Crawford Logan]] revealed he voiced Meglos.<ref>[[THWR 72]]</ref> | |||
{{ | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Individual shapeshifters]] | [[Category:Individual shapeshifters]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | [[Category:20th century individuals]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sapient plant species]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Individual plants]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals who altered their appearance to look like the Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Thieves]] | |||
[[Category:Endlings]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:32, 9 February 2024
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Meglos (disambiguation)for other, similarly-named pages.
Meglos was a xerophyte, the last survivor of the Zolfa-Thurans. He was the last inhabitant of Zolfa-Thura and was cactus-like in appearance.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Meglos hired a group of Gaztak mercenaries, led by General Grugger and his aid, Brotadac, to bring him an Earthling. He was able to take on this human's form. Meglos then trapped the Fourth Doctor and Romana in a time loop before taking on the former's appearance. Disguised as the Doctor, Meglos had Grugger and his party take him to Tigella. He hoped to recover the Dodecahedron, a source of great power. Meglos shrank the Dodecahedron and then returned to Zolfa-Thura, where he began to activate it.
On Grugger's request, he planned to destroy Tigella with it. However, the Gaztaks turned against him and locked him up. He was forced out of his body and re-entered his cactus-like form. The Doctor had meanwhile reverted the calculations for the Dodecahedron, causing it to destroy Zolfa-Thura and, seemingly, Meglos. (TV: Meglos)
In reality, Meglos survived. (PROSE: Meglos)
Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]
Meglos considered himself the best of the Doctor's enemies, citing the Daleks and the Master as foes he was better than: Meglos claimed that, because he had only been bested once, he was superior to those who had been defeated by the Doctor multiple times. (PROSE: Meglos)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gareth Roberts, the writer of the television story The Lodger, revealed in an interview in Doctor Who Magazine Issue 423 that he had planned to use Meglos in the story, but decided against it after similar-looking aliens, the Vinvocci, made an appearance in The End of Time. The magazine also showed an early draft of the script, which showed the meeting of the Eleventh Doctor and Meglos in which Meglos remembered the Doctor but the Doctor didn't remember Meglos.
- In an interview with Toby Hadoke in Toby Hadoke's Who's Round, Crawford Logan revealed he voiced Meglos.[1]
