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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
|image= Minyan.jpg | |image = Minyan.jpg | ||
|type = Humanoid | |||
|type= | |affiliation = [[Time Lord]]s | ||
|affiliation= [[Time Lord]]s | |origin = [[Minyos]] | ||
|origin= [[Minyos]] | |individuals = {{csl|[[Malika]]|[[Oxirgi]]|[[Jackson (Underworld)|Jackson]]|[[Herrick]]|[[Tala]]|[[Chara (Omega)|Chara]]|[[Vitas Varnas (Omega)|Vitas Varnas]]}} | ||
| | |first cs = Underworld (TV story) | ||
| | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}|[[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Omega (Cutaway audio story)}}|[[GAME]]: {{cs|Lost in Time (video game)}}}} | ||
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The '''Minyans''' were a species of [[ | The '''Minyans''' were a species of [[humanoid]]s who encountered the early [[Time Lord]]s shortly after they had developed [[time travel]]. The Minyans' association with the Time Lords ended with their planet being destroyed. | ||
== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The Minyans physically resembled [[human]]s and would normally live less than a hundred years. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Minyan skeleton exposed.jpg|thumb|left|As revealed at [[Malika]]'s [[execution]], Minyans had human-like skeletons. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}})]] | ||
The Minyans physically resembled [[human]]s and would normally live less than a hundred years. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) Their [[skeleton]]s resembled those of [[human]]s. Their [[brain]]s were too weak to safely channel huge amounts of [[psychic power]]; while a Minyan could engage in psychic attacks, sustaining them for extended periods of time began to burn off their [[neuron]]s, one by one. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}) | |||
== Technology == | == Technology == | ||
Like the Time Lords, the Minyans could enable themselves an effectively unlimited number of physical [[regeneration]]s by mechanical means, though it did nothing to alleviate the suffering of body or mind. The crew of the ''R1C'' utilised regeneration to survive the length of the journey. By the time they reached the end of their quest, the crew had regenerated a thousand times. | Like the Time Lords, the Minyans could enable themselves an effectively unlimited number of physical [[regeneration]]s by mechanical means, though it did nothing to alleviate the suffering of body or mind. The crew of the ''R1C'' utilised regeneration to survive the length of the journey. By the time they reached the end of their quest, the crew had regenerated a thousand times. Many of the crew had committed suicide by simply letting their bodies wither away and die. Those who went on were always dismayed once the process was finished. | ||
The Minyans also developed the [[pacification gun]], though too late to prevent the war from occurring. ([[TV]]: | The Minyans also developed the [[pacification gun]], though too late to prevent the war from occurring. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
At one point on their home planet, the Minyans had [[Heliomancer]]s, which were later cast out. ([[PROSE]]: | At one point on their home planet, the Minyans had [[Heliomancer]]s, which were later cast out. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Time Lords encountered the Minyans [[Gallifreyan history|early in their history]]. The Minyans believed that the Time Lords were [[god]]s, and in return, the Time Lord gave them advanced technology. | === Accelerated development === | ||
[[File:Gods of Minyos.jpg|thumb|left|Early Minyans meeting their "Gods". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}})]] | |||
The Time Lords encountered the Minyans [[Gallifreyan history|early in their history]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) When they arrived, the Minyans were "no more than unremarkable apes", beastly cave-men who made a harsh living through [[hunting]] [[ox]]-like creatures with [[spear]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}) The Minyans believed that the Time Lords were [[god]]s, and in return, the Time Lord gave them advanced technology, accelerating their development before the Minyans had advanced enough on their own. They also passed onto them the secrets of [[regeneration]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) and various [[Psychic power|psychic abilities]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}) | |||
=== Revolution on Minyos === | |||
[[File:Gods vaporise protestors.jpg|thumb|right|The grim failure of the first Minyan rebellions. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}})]] | |||
After three thousand years of [[civilisation]], the Minyans yearned to control their own destinies, viewing the rules of their Gods as oppressive. The figure of [[Oxirgi]] emerged as a lynchpin of the rebellious impulses of the Minyan population. He first advocated the case against the Gods in political assemblies, then attempted active protests and activism. These were crushed brutally by the Gods. However, Oxirgi, who was secretly in contact with [[Omega]], resorted to more violent means until the Gods fled the planet, in [[shame]] at what they had wrought. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}) | |||
=== Oxirgi ascendant === | |||
[[File:Malika's airborne escape.jpg|thumb|left|The Princess Malika makes a daring escape from Oxirgi's firing squad. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}})]] | |||
The [[Minyan royal family]] attempted to flee the planet in a spaceship and died in orbit. The sole survivor was [[Princess]] [[Malika]], who had been spirited away from the rioting capital city by [[Captain]] [[Himoyachi]]. Fearing that the increasing violence would lead to the Minyans destroying their own world, Malika, against Himoyachi's advice, sent a [[messenger drone]] to [[Oxirgi]], requesting peaceful parlay. He set her an appointment at the [[Garden of Serenity]], promising that he would guarantee her safety, but upon arriving, Oxirgi revealed he actually intended to have her publicly executed as a show of force that would cement the stability of his new regime. The following day, however, Malika dramatically revealed that the Gods had bestowed [[Regeneration|cellular renewal]] upon the royal family as she was reborn in a new body moments after being shot by the firing squad. Using the messenger drone as a makeshift means of personal flight, she made her escape from the uproar. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Omega (comic story)}}) | |||
100,000 years after Minyos was destroyed, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encountered ''R1C'', having had little luck with the quest for ''P7E''. With the Doctor's help, the Minyans in the ''R1C'' located the descendants of the crew of the ''P7E'', as well as the race banks, and headed for [[Minyos II]], three hundred and seventy years away. ([[TV]]: ' | === Destruction of the planet === | ||
The Minyans made further technological advancements, such as nuclear power and the [[toothbrush]]. It was generally believed that, using this nuclear power, they started a [[nuclear war]] that destroyed [[Minyos]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) In truth, the planet was accidentally destroyed by a Time Lord [[Timonic Fusion Device]]. The Time Lords used the civil war as a cover story. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Inquiry (audio story)}}) | |||
=== The legacy of Minyos === | |||
[[File:R1C.jpg|right|thumb|''[[R1C]]'', the last Minyan ship. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}})]] | |||
Despite the destruction, at least two ships were able to escape the destruction of the planet. The ''[[P7E]]'' contained a [[race bank]] which possessed the [[gene]]s of the Minyans, which could be used to revitalise the species. The ''P7E'' was accidentally trapped in a nebula, making a [[planet]] form around it. The ''[[R1C]]'' had been sent into space to try to find the ''P7E''. | |||
100,000 years after Minyos was destroyed, the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encountered ''R1C'', having had little luck with the quest for ''P7E''. With the Doctor's help, the Minyans in the ''R1C'' located the descendants of the crew of the ''P7E'', as well as the race banks, and headed for [[Minyos II]], three hundred and seventy years away. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Underworld (TV story)}}) | |||
=== Role in the Last Great Time War === | |||
Before it reached its destination, [[Dalek]]s from the early [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] set their sights on the ship, fearing that the reborn Minyan race would side with the Time Lords in the War. They boarded the ship and claimed they only wanted to momentarily borrow the race bank for study, whereas they actually intended to alter the genetic information so that the new Minyans would become a slave-race instinctively loyal to the Daleks. Forewarned about the danger thanks to a remporal crisis that put him in contact with his future incarnations, the Fourth Doctor returned to the ship and, with Leela's help, defeated the Daleks before they could take the race bank. | |||
[[File:Tala on New Minyos.jpg|thumb|meft|[[Tala]] steps out onto the soil of New Minyos. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Lost in Time (video game)}})]] | |||
The Doctor and [[Leela]] were present when [[Tala]] and the other surviving Minyans landed on "[[New Minyos]]" and began to prepare for its [[geomorphing]]. They noted appreciatively that it was hospitable to life but currently barren, side-stepping the quandaries that might have been posed by the presence of indigenous life there. A further small party of Daleks, still intent on perverting the reborn Minyans into a Dalek slave-race using the [[Mutation Device]], also landed on New Minyos at this time, but Leela managed to get them to destroy one another. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Lost in Time (video game)}}) | |||
== Other references == | == Other references == | ||
During the construction of the [[Hand of Omega]], when [[Rassilon]] and [[Omega]] contemplated imposing an order onto the universe, [[the Other|the other]] warned them to remember the Minyans. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)}}) | |||
As part of a ritual to summon the [[Chronovore]] known as [[Artemis (No Future)|Artemis]], the [[First Monk]] used [[blood]] from five species affected by the actions of the Time Lords, including that of a Minyan. He had used an exotic, expensive poison to kill the Minyan and obtain the blood. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|No Future (novel)}}) | |||
While a [[student]] at the [[Prydonian Academy|Prydon Academy]], [[First Doctor|Theta Sigma]] wrote a paper that discussed the "Minyan Incident" for [[Borusa]]'s Temporal Engineering course. He later resubmitted the paper with revision to avoid mention of the Minyans on Borusa's suggestion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Lord Letters (novel)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Many of the names and incidents in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' were derived from the myth of | Many of the names and incidents in ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'' were derived from the myth of [[Jason (mythology)|Jason and the Argonauts]]. In Greek mythology, the {{w|Minyans}} were the original inhabitants of the Mediterranean. In some versions of the Jason myth, the Argonauts are referred to as "Minyans" because Jason's mother was descended from the Minyans. | ||
[[Category:Minyans or Minyan descendants]] | [[Category:Minyans or Minyan descendants]] | ||
[[Category:Binary-sex species]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:41, 12 November 2024
The Minyans were a species of humanoids who encountered the early Time Lords shortly after they had developed time travel. The Minyans' association with the Time Lords ended with their planet being destroyed.
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Minyans physically resembled humans and would normally live less than a hundred years. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"]) Their skeletons resembled those of humans. Their brains were too weak to safely channel huge amounts of psychic power; while a Minyan could engage in psychic attacks, sustaining them for extended periods of time began to burn off their neurons, one by one. (COMIC: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (comic story)"])
Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]
Like the Time Lords, the Minyans could enable themselves an effectively unlimited number of physical regenerations by mechanical means, though it did nothing to alleviate the suffering of body or mind. The crew of the R1C utilised regeneration to survive the length of the journey. By the time they reached the end of their quest, the crew had regenerated a thousand times. Many of the crew had committed suicide by simply letting their bodies wither away and die. Those who went on were always dismayed once the process was finished.
The Minyans also developed the pacification gun, though too late to prevent the war from occurring. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"])
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
At one point on their home planet, the Minyans had Heliomancers, which were later cast out. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet [+]Loading...["Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Accelerated development[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Time Lords encountered the Minyans early in their history. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"]) When they arrived, the Minyans were "no more than unremarkable apes", beastly cave-men who made a harsh living through hunting ox-like creatures with spears. (COMIC: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (comic story)"]) The Minyans believed that the Time Lords were gods, and in return, the Time Lord gave them advanced technology, accelerating their development before the Minyans had advanced enough on their own. They also passed onto them the secrets of regeneration (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"]) and various psychic abilities. (COMIC: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (comic story)"])
Revolution on Minyos[[edit] | [edit source]]
After three thousand years of civilisation, the Minyans yearned to control their own destinies, viewing the rules of their Gods as oppressive. The figure of Oxirgi emerged as a lynchpin of the rebellious impulses of the Minyan population. He first advocated the case against the Gods in political assemblies, then attempted active protests and activism. These were crushed brutally by the Gods. However, Oxirgi, who was secretly in contact with Omega, resorted to more violent means until the Gods fled the planet, in shame at what they had wrought. (COMIC: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (comic story)"])
Oxirgi ascendant[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Minyan royal family attempted to flee the planet in a spaceship and died in orbit. The sole survivor was Princess Malika, who had been spirited away from the rioting capital city by Captain Himoyachi. Fearing that the increasing violence would lead to the Minyans destroying their own world, Malika, against Himoyachi's advice, sent a messenger drone to Oxirgi, requesting peaceful parlay. He set her an appointment at the Garden of Serenity, promising that he would guarantee her safety, but upon arriving, Oxirgi revealed he actually intended to have her publicly executed as a show of force that would cement the stability of his new regime. The following day, however, Malika dramatically revealed that the Gods had bestowed cellular renewal upon the royal family as she was reborn in a new body moments after being shot by the firing squad. Using the messenger drone as a makeshift means of personal flight, she made her escape from the uproar. (COMIC: Omega [+]Loading...["Omega (comic story)"])
Destruction of the planet[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Minyans made further technological advancements, such as nuclear power and the toothbrush. It was generally believed that, using this nuclear power, they started a nuclear war that destroyed Minyos. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"]) In truth, the planet was accidentally destroyed by a Time Lord Timonic Fusion Device. The Time Lords used the civil war as a cover story. (AUDIO: The Inquiry [+]Loading...["The Inquiry (audio story)"])
The legacy of Minyos[[edit] | [edit source]]
Despite the destruction, at least two ships were able to escape the destruction of the planet. The P7E contained a race bank which possessed the genes of the Minyans, which could be used to revitalise the species. The P7E was accidentally trapped in a nebula, making a planet form around it. The R1C had been sent into space to try to find the P7E.
100,000 years after Minyos was destroyed, the Fourth Doctor and Leela encountered R1C, having had little luck with the quest for P7E. With the Doctor's help, the Minyans in the R1C located the descendants of the crew of the P7E, as well as the race banks, and headed for Minyos II, three hundred and seventy years away. (TV: Underworld [+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"])
Role in the Last Great Time War[[edit] | [edit source]]
Before it reached its destination, Daleks from the early Time War set their sights on the ship, fearing that the reborn Minyan race would side with the Time Lords in the War. They boarded the ship and claimed they only wanted to momentarily borrow the race bank for study, whereas they actually intended to alter the genetic information so that the new Minyans would become a slave-race instinctively loyal to the Daleks. Forewarned about the danger thanks to a remporal crisis that put him in contact with his future incarnations, the Fourth Doctor returned to the ship and, with Leela's help, defeated the Daleks before they could take the race bank.
The Doctor and Leela were present when Tala and the other surviving Minyans landed on "New Minyos" and began to prepare for its geomorphing. They noted appreciatively that it was hospitable to life but currently barren, side-stepping the quandaries that might have been posed by the presence of indigenous life there. A further small party of Daleks, still intent on perverting the reborn Minyans into a Dalek slave-race using the Mutation Device, also landed on New Minyos at this time, but Leela managed to get them to destroy one another. (GAME: Lost in Time [+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)"])
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the construction of the Hand of Omega, when Rassilon and Omega contemplated imposing an order onto the universe, the other warned them to remember the Minyans. (PROSE: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)"])
As part of a ritual to summon the Chronovore known as Artemis, the First Monk used blood from five species affected by the actions of the Time Lords, including that of a Minyan. He had used an exotic, expensive poison to kill the Minyan and obtain the blood. (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"])
While a student at the Prydon Academy, Theta Sigma wrote a paper that discussed the "Minyan Incident" for Borusa's Temporal Engineering course. He later resubmitted the paper with revision to avoid mention of the Minyans on Borusa's suggestion. (PROSE: The Time Lord Letters [+]Loading...["The Time Lord Letters (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Many of the names and incidents in Underworld were derived from the myth of Jason and the Argonauts. In Greek mythology, the Minyans were the original inhabitants of the Mediterranean. In some versions of the Jason myth, the Argonauts are referred to as "Minyans" because Jason's mother was descended from the Minyans.
