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'''Deter Latoni''', also spelled '''Dittar Latoni''', was a [[South America]]n and the leader of a friendly [[Amazon]]ian tribe.
'''Dittar Latoni''' was the leader of the [[Utobi Indian]]s and a friend of [[George Cranleigh]], whom his people rescued from [[torture]]. He took George back to his family in [[England]] and cared for him in secret.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Deter{{Fact}} or Dittar Latoni ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) and his tribe rescued [[George Cranleigh]] from the [[Kojabe]] tribe, who considered the [[black orchid (flower)|black orchid]] sacred and themselves its guardians; they had tortured and mutilated George for attempting to steal the flower.
Dittar Latoni was the leader of the [[Utobi Indian]] tribe in either [[Venezuela]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) or [[Brazil]]. In [[1923]], his tribe saved [[George Cranleigh]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) after a week of [[torture]] at the hands of the [[Butiu Indian|Butiu]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) or [[Kojabe Indian]]s. Latoni befriended him and returned him to [[England]] where he chose to stay, caring for George in [[Cranleigh Hall]] with the knowledge of only [[Madge Cranleigh|Madge]] and [[Charles Cranleigh|Charles]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})


He returned George home, and kept him hidden in a secret area of [[Cranleigh Hall]] at [[Madge Cranleigh|Lady Cranleigh]]'s request to prevent the world from learning of George's condition. As a family friend, Latoni stayed on as George's guardian and Lady Cranleigh's informant on what George needed or wanted.
By [[1925]], Latoni had begun to fall ill because of the stresses of caring for George and Lady Cranleigh hired [[Raymond Digby]] to assist him. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) On [[11 June]] 1925, Latoni was attacked by George and informed Lady Cranleigh during the Cranleighs' ball of his escape and Digby's disappearance, which they learnt was the result of him being [[murder]]ed by George when the [[Fifth Doctor]] found the body. Latoni and Lady Cranleigh rescued [[Ann Talbot]] after George kidnapped her and Latoni again stood guard.  


On [[11 June]] [[1925]], Latoni was violently attacked when George's insanity drove him to wanting to escape and elope with [[Ann Talbot|Ann]]. He was left for dead but, in his last conscious moments, managed to slip the key to George's room through a crack in the floorboards. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})
[[File:Latoni unconscious.jpg|thumb|left|Latoni after George's second attack. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})]]
When George attacked him again, Latoni pushed his [[key]] between the floorboards to prevent his escape. George proceeded to strangle him and set [[fire]] to the locked door to make his escape. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) According to one account, George carried the unconscious Latoni out of the room, saving him from [[suffocation]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}}) Another depicted him leaving Latoni inside the room. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})


== Appearance ==
== Appearance ==
Latoni had shoulder-length black [[hair]] and a protuberant lower lip. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}})
Latoni had shoulder-length black [[hair]] and a protuberant lower lip. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}) [[Ann Talbot]] thought that he was hideous. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (novelisation)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* It is unclear on-screen as to whether George does actually kill Latoni, or if Latoni is merely rendered unconscious by the attack — as stated in [[Terence Dudley]]'s [[Black Orchid (novelisation)|novelisation]] of the story. Whatever the case, Latoni is not seen on-screen again after George's escape.
Whilst Latoni survives in [[Black Orchid (novelisation)|the novelisation]] of {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}, his fate in the TV story is less clear and he is not seen after [[George Cranleigh|George]]'s attack, making it uncertain as to whether he dies in George's attack or is left unconscious.


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Latest revision as of 19:11, 17 December 2024

Dittar Latoni was the leader of the Utobi Indians and a friend of George Cranleigh, whom his people rescued from torture. He took George back to his family in England and cared for him in secret.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dittar Latoni was the leader of the Utobi Indian tribe in either Venezuela (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"]) or Brazil. In 1923, his tribe saved George Cranleigh (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) after a week of torture at the hands of the Butiu (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"]) or Kojabe Indians. Latoni befriended him and returned him to England where he chose to stay, caring for George in Cranleigh Hall with the knowledge of only Madge and Charles. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"])

By 1925, Latoni had begun to fall ill because of the stresses of caring for George and Lady Cranleigh hired Raymond Digby to assist him. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"]) On 11 June 1925, Latoni was attacked by George and informed Lady Cranleigh during the Cranleighs' ball of his escape and Digby's disappearance, which they learnt was the result of him being murdered by George when the Fifth Doctor found the body. Latoni and Lady Cranleigh rescued Ann Talbot after George kidnapped her and Latoni again stood guard.

Latoni after George's second attack. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"])

When George attacked him again, Latoni pushed his key between the floorboards to prevent his escape. George proceeded to strangle him and set fire to the locked door to make his escape. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) According to one account, George carried the unconscious Latoni out of the room, saving him from suffocation. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"]) Another depicted him leaving Latoni inside the room. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"])

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Latoni had shoulder-length black hair and a protuberant lower lip. (TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"]) Ann Talbot thought that he was hideous. (PROSE: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (novelisation)"])

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

Whilst Latoni survives in the novelisation of Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"], his fate in the TV story is less clear and he is not seen after George's attack, making it uncertain as to whether he dies in George's attack or is left unconscious.


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