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{{cleanup|Both the Metulla and Mettula spellings are used on this page. Which is more "correct"?}}
{{Infobox Location
{{Infobox Location
|name = Mettula Orionsis
|image      =Mettula Orionsis.jpg
|image =
|aka         =  
|aka =  
|type       = [[Star system]]
|type =  
|location   = Outside [[Mutter's Spiral]]
|location = Outside [[Mutter's Spiral]]
|natives     = [[Trakenite]]s
|natives = [[Trakenite]]s
|first      = The Keeper of Traken (TV story)
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''  
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Primeval (audio story)|Primeval]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Astronomer's Apprentice (short story)|The Astronomer's Apprentice]]''}}
}}'''Mettula Orionsis''' was a star system that contained the [[planet]] [[Traken]], the capitol of the [[Traken Union]]. At least three planets were seen to make up the system (one being Traken). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'') [[Nyssa]] once described Mettula Orionsis as a [[constellation]] rather than a "[[star system]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'')
}}'''Mettula Orionsis''' was a [[star system]] that contained the [[planet]] [[Traken]], the [[capitol]] of the [[Traken Union]]. At least three [[planet]]s were seen to make up the system (one being Traken). ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') [[Nyssa]] once described Mettula Orionsis as a [[constellation]] rather than a "star system". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'')


In [[1981]], a temporary wave of [[entropy]] swept across part of the universe, destroying Metulla Orionsis in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
In [[1981]], a temporary wave of [[entropy]] swept across part of the universe, destroying Mettula Orionsis in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')


Metulla Orionsis was visible in the night sky of [[Surobos]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shipwreck!]]'')
Mettula Orionsis was visible in the night sky of [[Surobos]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Shipwreck! (comic story)|Shipwreck!]]'')


The [[Eleventh Doctor]] said that the [[Ood]] could check the weather in the Metulla Orionsis system from their upgraded communicators. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[An Ood Thing to Say (comic story)|An Ood Thing to Say]]'')
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] said that the [[Ood]] could check the weather in the Mettula Orionsis system from their upgraded communicators. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[An Ood Thing to Say (comic story)|An Ood Thing to Say]]'')


The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a saying in the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]] about how the beat of a [[butterfly]]'s [[wing]]s in Mettula Orionsis caused a [[time storm]] in the [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')
The [[Eighth Doctor]] recalled a saying in the [[Time Lord Academy|Academy]] about how the beat of a [[butterfly]]'s [[wing]]s in Mettula Orionsis caused a [[time storm]] in the [[Mutter's Spiral]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
This location was misspelled "Mettula Orionis" in the novel ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'' and "Metulla Orionis" in the novel ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]''.
This location was misspelled "Mettula Orionis" in the novel ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'', "Metulla Orionis" in the novel ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'' and "Metulla Orionsis" in ''[[An Ood Thing to Say (comic story)|An Ood Thing to Say]]''.
 
[[Category:Star systems]]
[[Category:Star systems]]
[[Category:Traken]]
[[Category:Traken Union]]
[[Category:Constellations]]
[[Category:Constellations]]
[[Category:Locations visited by the Second Doctor]]
[[Category:Locations visited by the Fourth Doctor]]
[[Category:Locations visited by the Fifth Doctor]]

Latest revision as of 02:44, 21 April 2024

Mettula Orionsis was a star system that contained the planet Traken, the capitol of the Traken Union. At least three planets were seen to make up the system (one being Traken). (TV: The Keeper of Traken) Nyssa once described Mettula Orionsis as a constellation rather than a "star system". (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)

In 1981, a temporary wave of entropy swept across part of the universe, destroying Mettula Orionsis in the process. (TV: Logopolis)

Mettula Orionsis was visible in the night sky of Surobos. (COMIC: Shipwreck!)

The Eleventh Doctor said that the Ood could check the weather in the Mettula Orionsis system from their upgraded communicators. (COMIC: An Ood Thing to Say)

The Eighth Doctor recalled a saying in the Academy about how the beat of a butterfly's wings in Mettula Orionsis caused a time storm in the Mutter's Spiral. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)

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

This location was misspelled "Mettula Orionis" in the novel Divided Loyalties, "Metulla Orionis" in the novel The Quantum Archangel and "Metulla Orionsis" in An Ood Thing to Say.