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|image = Robot big.jpg | |image = Robot big.jpg | ||
|type = [[Experimental Prototype Robot]] | |type = [[Experimental Prototype Robot]] | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|made by =[[J. P. Kettlewell]] | |made by = [[Jeremiah Kettlewell|J. P. Kettlewell]] | ||
|first = Robot (TV story) | |first cs = Robot (TV story) | ||
|appearances = {{ | |appearances = {{appears}} | ||
The '''[[Experimental Prototype Robot]] K1''' was a [[robot]] designed and built by Professor [[J.P. Kettlewell]] of the [[National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research]]. It was intended to replace [[human]]s in difficult and dangerous tasks, citing examples of [[mining]] and activities involving [[radioactive]] material. | |actor = Michael Kilgarriff | ||
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The '''[[Experimental Prototype Robot]] K1''' was a [[robot]] designed and built by Professor [[Jeremiah Kettlewell|J. P. Kettlewell]] of the [[National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research]]. It was intended to replace [[human]]s in difficult and dangerous tasks, citing examples of [[mining]] and activities involving [[radioactive]] material. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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K1 was created when Kettlewell discovered a [[metal]], which he called "[[living metal]]", that could grow with the robot. Though the robot was very big, it was very good at manipulating devices and could even operate the [[disintegrator gun]] it was given by the institute. | K1 was created when Kettlewell discovered a [[metal]], which he called "[[living metal]]", that could grow with the robot. Though the robot was very big, it was very good at manipulating devices and could even operate the [[disintegrator gun]] it was given by the institute. | ||
It had a very literal mind. It was programmed with a [[ | It had a very literal mind. It was programmed with a [[prime directive]] based on Kettlewell's own mind, intended to keep it from killing humans. Should it kill humans, it would become confused and go mad. | ||
The National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research was led by [[Hilda Winters]], who was a member of the [[Scientific Reform Society]]. Kettlewell, frustrated already by his lack of progress getting the rest of humanity to stop [[pollution|polluting]] the planet, and turn to cleaner forms of energy, gave the SRS the robot | The National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research was led by [[Hilda Winters]], who was a member of the [[Scientific Reform Society]]. Kettlewell, who was frustrated already by his lack of progress of getting the rest of humanity to stop [[pollution|polluting]] the planet, and turn to cleaner forms of energy, gave the SRS the robot and gave them help in how to reprogram it. He genuinely believed they could do some good, but he hadn't anticipated they would murder others to achieve their goals. | ||
The SRS used the robot to steal the components of the disintegrator gun and destructor codes for the missiles of [[America]], [[China]], and [[Russia]]. When [[Sarah Jane Smith]] met it, she cared for it, being confused by the orders it had to destroy. | The SRS used the robot to steal the components of the disintegrator gun and destructor codes for the missiles of [[America]], [[China]], and [[Russia]]. When [[Sarah Jane Smith]] met it, she cared for it, being confused by the orders it had to destroy. | ||
When it killed Kettlewell, it developed an [[Oedipus complex]]. | When it killed Kettlewell, it developed an [[Oedipus complex]] and temporarily shutdown. When the robot recovered, it took Sarah captive, planning to keep her safe as it launched the [[missile]]s. It would destroy mankind and build more machines like itself in the misguided belief of carrying on his creator's work. | ||
The countries activated their fail safe codes and stopped the launch. As the robot attempted to escape, [[the Brigadier]] blasted it with the disintegrator gun, but the effect made it grow to an enormous size. It took Sarah and placed her on top of a building away from harm, as it attacked [[UNIT]]. | The countries activated their fail-safe codes and stopped the launch. As the robot attempted to escape, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] blasted it with the disintegrator gun, but the effect made it grow to an enormous size. It took Sarah and placed her on top of a building away from harm, as it attacked [[UNIT]]. | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]], having found a metal [[virus]] that Kettlewell also discovered, took a [[bucket]] of the liquid and, riding in [[Bessie]], splashed the robot with the virus. It ate away at the robot until it returned to its normal size and disintegrated. ([[TV]]: | The [[Fourth Doctor]], having found a metal [[virus]] that Kettlewell also discovered, took a [[bucket]] of the liquid and, riding in [[Bessie]], splashed the robot with the virus. It ate away at the robot until it returned to its normal size and disintegrated. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}}) | ||
"The Giant Robot" was part of a [[fleet of Alien Monsters]] whose threat to [[Fleet of Alien Monsters' attempted destruction of Earth|destroy]] [[Earth]] was opposed by a [[Legendary Legion]] assembled by the [[Fourth Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)}}) | |||
A record of K1 was kept among UNIT's files. In [[2009]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] asked [[Malcolm Taylor]] if "the giant robot" was his [[favourite]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Dead (TV story)}}) | |||
=== Legacy === | === Legacy === | ||
In [[Doctor Who Adventures Issue 232 (in-universe)|an issue]] of ''[[Doctor Who Adventures (in-universe)|Doctor Who Adventures]]'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ranked his top three robots, placing K1 in second place. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor, Doctor! (DWA 232 short story)|namedpart=The Doctor's Top 3 Robots!|''Doctor, Doctor!'' 232|page=29}}) | |||
==== Reconstructed by UNIT ==== | ==== Reconstructed by UNIT ==== | ||
Professor Kettlewell's work was suppressed during the subsequent cover-up, but the technology was used to develop new projects. ([[AUDIO]]: | Professor Kettlewell's work was suppressed during the subsequent cover-up, but the technology was used to develop new projects. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)}}) UNIT was given the formula for living metal, with express instructions to keep it safe. | ||
[[File:Robo Rampage.jpg|thumb|right|K2 rampages through [[London]]. ([[COMIC]]: | [[File:Robo Rampage.jpg|thumb|right|K2 rampages through [[London]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Robo Rampage (comic story)}})]] | ||
In [[2016]], the British government ordered UNIT to begin experimenting with living metal, thinking that human technology had advanced to the point where they would be able to control it; they were wrong. A new robot - [[K2]] - was created, with both the appearance and memories of K1. It began growing at an alarming rate and escaped into downtown [[London]] where it went on a rampage. [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] quickly phoned the [[Twelfth Doctor]]; who saved her from being stepped on by K2. He materialised his TARDIS near K2 and used his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to dismantle it. Unfortunately, the Doctor had arrived a few moments too late and was unable to prevent K2 from destroying a famous London landmark: the [[London Eye]]. ([[COMIC]]: | In [[2016]], the British government ordered UNIT to begin experimenting with living metal, thinking that human technology had advanced to the point where they would be able to control it; they were wrong. A new robot - [[K2]] - was created, with both the appearance and memories of K1. It began growing at an alarming rate and escaped into downtown [[London]] where it went on a rampage. [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] quickly phoned the [[Twelfth Doctor]]; who saved her from being stepped on by K2. He materialised his TARDIS near K2 and used his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to dismantle it. Unfortunately, the Doctor had arrived a few moments too late and was unable to prevent K2 from destroying a famous London landmark: the [[London Eye]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Robo Rampage (comic story)}}) | ||
==== On Jegg-Sau ==== | ==== On Jegg-Sau ==== | ||
In the [[27th century]], one of the ancient robot prototypes — labelled "[[ | In the [[27th century]], one of the ancient robot prototypes — labelled "[[K103]]" — was found, and stolen by [[Richard Eliot Whitman]]. He intended to use it to help build a colony on the remote planet [[Jegg-Sau]]. The colonists activated it and used it to build a workforce of similar robots. The colonists were forced to abandon the planet and abandon the robots, leaving them confused and lonely. Hoping to restore his ancestor's reputation and claim some of the patent royalties, Kettlewell's descendant [[Ethan Kalwell]] traced Whitman's robot to the abandoned colony. He found four of the robots. A year after Kalwell's shuttle crashed, [[Bernice Summerfield]] also crashed while flying over Jegg-Sau. The robots, driven mad by their isolation, absorbed energy and used it to grow to gigantic size to attack the jets coming to rescue Benny. She tried vainly to contact the jets to get them to call off their attack, but her pleas were unheard. The robots were eventually destroyed. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)}}) | ||
=== On Maruthea === | === On Maruthea === | ||
[[File:Captain Britain & the Avengers.jpg|thumb|right|K1 at [[Bonjaxx's Bar]]. (see bottom left) ([[COMIC]]: | [[File:Captain Britain & the Avengers.jpg|thumb|right|K1 at [[Bonjaxx's Bar]]. (see bottom left) ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}})]] | ||
An experimental prototype robot attended [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party. ([[COMIC]]: | An experimental prototype robot attended [[Bonjaxx]]'s birthday party. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Party Animals (comic story)}}) | ||
=== Alternate dimension === | === Alternate dimension === | ||
In | In a [[parallel universe (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|parallel universe]] in which [[the Doctor]]'s adventures existed as a fictional TV show called ''[[Doctor Who (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Doctor Who]]'', a fan dressed as K1 was present at a ''Doctor Who'' convention which the [[Eleventh Doctor]] visited with [[Ally (The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who)|Ally]] in [[2013]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)}}) | ||
== Other references == | |||
In the [[video game]] ''[[Happy Deathday]]'', played by [[Izzy Sinclair]] on the [[Time-Space Visualiser]], K1 was among a host of "every single [[enemy]]" that [[the Doctor]] had ever [[defeat]]ed, who were assembled by the [[Beige Guardian]] and pitted against the Doctor's first eight [[incarnation]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Happy Deathday (comic story)}}) | |||
The story of the metal giant would be passed down in the Lethbridge-Stewart family, [[Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart]] used to hear about them and were surprised they were true. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Transit (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* K1 is a homonym of the {{w|Finnish language|Finnish}} word "kone", which means machine. | * K1 is a homonym of the {{w|Finnish language|Finnish}} word "kone", which means machine. | ||
* The 224-piece ''[[Enemies of Doctor Who]]'' jigsaw puzzle, released by [[Whitman Publishing]] in 1978, featuring multiple Giant Robots engaged in battle. This would inspire the audio story ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)|Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau]]''. ([[DWM 412]]) | |||
* When the K1 robot was being restored for [[Doctor Who Experience (London/Cardiff)|The Doctor Who Experience]], it was found in such a poor condition it was almost entirely rebuilt. | * When the K1 robot was being restored for [[Doctor Who Experience (London/Cardiff)|The Doctor Who Experience]], it was found in such a poor condition it was almost entirely rebuilt. | ||
* [[Michael Kilgarriff]], who played K1 in the television story ''Robot'', reprised his role for the audio adventure ''The Relics of Jegg-Sau''. | * [[Michael Kilgarriff]], who played K1 in the television story ''Robot'', reprised his role for the audio adventure ''The Relics of Jegg-Sau''. | ||
* K1 makes an appearance in the level "The Dalek Extermination of Earth" in the video game ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]''. | * K1 makes an appearance in the level "The Dalek Extermination of Earth" in the video game ''[[LEGO Dimensions (video game)|LEGO Dimensions]]'', having captured [[Clara Oswald]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 2 November 2024
The Experimental Prototype Robot K1 was a robot designed and built by Professor J. P. Kettlewell of the National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research. It was intended to replace humans in difficult and dangerous tasks, citing examples of mining and activities involving radioactive material.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kettlewell's original model[[edit] | [edit source]]
K1 was created when Kettlewell discovered a metal, which he called "living metal", that could grow with the robot. Though the robot was very big, it was very good at manipulating devices and could even operate the disintegrator gun it was given by the institute.
It had a very literal mind. It was programmed with a prime directive based on Kettlewell's own mind, intended to keep it from killing humans. Should it kill humans, it would become confused and go mad.
The National Institute for Advanced Scientific Research was led by Hilda Winters, who was a member of the Scientific Reform Society. Kettlewell, who was frustrated already by his lack of progress of getting the rest of humanity to stop polluting the planet, and turn to cleaner forms of energy, gave the SRS the robot and gave them help in how to reprogram it. He genuinely believed they could do some good, but he hadn't anticipated they would murder others to achieve their goals.
The SRS used the robot to steal the components of the disintegrator gun and destructor codes for the missiles of America, China, and Russia. When Sarah Jane Smith met it, she cared for it, being confused by the orders it had to destroy.
When it killed Kettlewell, it developed an Oedipus complex and temporarily shutdown. When the robot recovered, it took Sarah captive, planning to keep her safe as it launched the missiles. It would destroy mankind and build more machines like itself in the misguided belief of carrying on his creator's work.
The countries activated their fail-safe codes and stopped the launch. As the robot attempted to escape, the Brigadier blasted it with the disintegrator gun, but the effect made it grow to an enormous size. It took Sarah and placed her on top of a building away from harm, as it attacked UNIT.
The Fourth Doctor, having found a metal virus that Kettlewell also discovered, took a bucket of the liquid and, riding in Bessie, splashed the robot with the virus. It ate away at the robot until it returned to its normal size and disintegrated. (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"])
"The Giant Robot" was part of a fleet of Alien Monsters whose threat to destroy Earth was opposed by a Legendary Legion assembled by the Fourth Doctor. (GAME: Doctor Who Trump Card Game [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)"])
A record of K1 was kept among UNIT's files. In 2009, the Tenth Doctor asked Malcolm Taylor if "the giant robot" was his favourite. (TV: Planet of the Dead [+]Loading...["Planet of the Dead (TV story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an issue of Doctor Who Adventures, the Eleventh Doctor ranked his top three robots, placing K1 in second place. (PROSE: "The Doctor's Top 3 Robots!" [+]Part of Doctor, Doctor! 232, Loading...{"page":"29","namedpart":"The Doctor's Top 3 Robots!","1":"Doctor, Doctor! (DWA 232 short story)","2":"''Doctor, Doctor!'' 232"})
Reconstructed by UNIT[[edit] | [edit source]]
Professor Kettlewell's work was suppressed during the subsequent cover-up, but the technology was used to develop new projects. (AUDIO: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)"]) UNIT was given the formula for living metal, with express instructions to keep it safe.
In 2016, the British government ordered UNIT to begin experimenting with living metal, thinking that human technology had advanced to the point where they would be able to control it; they were wrong. A new robot - K2 - was created, with both the appearance and memories of K1. It began growing at an alarming rate and escaped into downtown London where it went on a rampage. Osgood quickly phoned the Twelfth Doctor; who saved her from being stepped on by K2. He materialised his TARDIS near K2 and used his sonic screwdriver to dismantle it. Unfortunately, the Doctor had arrived a few moments too late and was unable to prevent K2 from destroying a famous London landmark: the London Eye. (COMIC: Robo Rampage [+]Loading...["Robo Rampage (comic story)"])
On Jegg-Sau[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 27th century, one of the ancient robot prototypes — labelled "K103" — was found, and stolen by Richard Eliot Whitman. He intended to use it to help build a colony on the remote planet Jegg-Sau. The colonists activated it and used it to build a workforce of similar robots. The colonists were forced to abandon the planet and abandon the robots, leaving them confused and lonely. Hoping to restore his ancestor's reputation and claim some of the patent royalties, Kettlewell's descendant Ethan Kalwell traced Whitman's robot to the abandoned colony. He found four of the robots. A year after Kalwell's shuttle crashed, Bernice Summerfield also crashed while flying over Jegg-Sau. The robots, driven mad by their isolation, absorbed energy and used it to grow to gigantic size to attack the jets coming to rescue Benny. She tried vainly to contact the jets to get them to call off their attack, but her pleas were unheard. The robots were eventually destroyed. (AUDIO: Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau [+]Loading...["Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau (audio story)"])
On Maruthea[[edit] | [edit source]]
An experimental prototype robot attended Bonjaxx's birthday party. (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"])
Alternate dimension[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a parallel universe in which the Doctor's adventures existed as a fictional TV show called Doctor Who, a fan dressed as K1 was present at a Doctor Who convention which the Eleventh Doctor visited with Ally in 2013. (COMIC: The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Loved Doctor Who (comic story)"])
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the video game Happy Deathday, played by Izzy Sinclair on the Time-Space Visualiser, K1 was among a host of "every single enemy" that the Doctor had ever defeated, who were assembled by the Beige Guardian and pitted against the Doctor's first eight incarnations. (COMIC: Happy Deathday [+]Loading...["Happy Deathday (comic story)"])
The story of the metal giant would be passed down in the Lethbridge-Stewart family, Kadiatu Lethbridge-Stewart used to hear about them and were surprised they were true. (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- K1 is a homonym of the Finnish word "kone", which means machine.
- The 224-piece Enemies of Doctor Who jigsaw puzzle, released by Whitman Publishing in 1978, featuring multiple Giant Robots engaged in battle. This would inspire the audio story Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Relics of Jegg-Sau. (DWM 412)
- When the K1 robot was being restored for The Doctor Who Experience, it was found in such a poor condition it was almost entirely rebuilt.
- Michael Kilgarriff, who played K1 in the television story Robot, reprised his role for the audio adventure The Relics of Jegg-Sau.
- K1 makes an appearance in the level "The Dalek Extermination of Earth" in the video game LEGO Dimensions, having captured Clara Oswald.
