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'''Villengard''' was a location in the [[51st century]] where there were factories making weapons such as [[sonic blaster]]. [[Jack Harkness]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]] spoke of them. [[The Doctor]], in an unknown incarnation, caused the reactor to go critical, which vaporised the factories. Eventually, a [[banana]] grove grew there, which the Doctor used as a justification for his actions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'')
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'''Villengard''' was a planet home to the [[Weapon Factories of Villengard]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}}) the home of the [[Villengard Corporation]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Boom (TV story)}})
 
It was located at the [[Centre of the universe|centre]] of the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) It had [[Villengard's moon|a moon]] in its [[orbit]], though by the time the [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Twelfth Doctor]]s alongside [[Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart]] and the [[glass avatar]] of [[Bill Potts]] visited, it had been partially destroyed. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}})
 
In the [[51st century]] the Villengard Corporation produced a variety of weapons and wartime technologies, including for [[Jack Harkness]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}}) [[River Song]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Woman (audio story)}}) and the [[Anglican Marines]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Boom (TV story)}})
 
In the last months of the [[Last Great Time War]], Villengard had a city home to various species, including [[Ogron]]s and [[Crespallion (species)|Crespallion]]s. The [[War Doctor]] enlisted [[Dorium Maldovar]] to help him destroy the thirteen weapons factories of Villengard before the [[Dalek Fleet]] arrived to take control of them. Using a [[molecular fruit bomb]], the Doctor transformed the factories into palm trees, creating a [[banana]] grove. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Whole Thing's Bananas (comic story)}}) The [[Ninth Doctor]] used this event as a justification for why [[Jack Harkness]] should carry a banana instead of a sonic blaster. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor Dances (TV story)}})
 
When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] set a test to verify [[Amy Pond|Amy]]'s identity so that she could unlock his message a thousand years later, one of the possible questions was 'Where are sonic blasters made?'. The correct answer was Villengard. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|TARDIS (video game)}})
 
[[File:Twice Upon a Time Two TARDISes.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor's TARDIS leaves Villengard, twice. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}})]]
Eventually, the "good" [[Dalek]] [[Rusty (Into the Dalek)|Rusty]] came to the ruins of Villengard's weapons factories, where he set himself up inside a tower to fight off other Daleks seeking to destroy him. The ruins became infested with [[Kaled mutant]]s without their casings. The Twelfth Doctor visited Rusty to access the [[Pathweb]] and learn the identity of [[Testimony]]'s [[glass avatar]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}})
 
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] had a conversation with [[the Moment]] in Villengard's banana groves. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The return of Villengard in [[TV]]: {{cs|Boom (TV story)}}, in the form of the [[Villengard Corporation]], is one of many references in that story to past [[Steven Moffat]] scripts, as this was Moffat's first script since his [[showrunner]] era ended [[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|in December 2017]].
* Beginning with [[TV]]: {{cs|Boom (TV story)}}, due to [[Ncuti Gatwa]]'s line reading as the [[Fifteenth Doctor]], Villengard's [[pronunciation]] was significantly changed. Originally, [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s [[Ninth Doctor]] stressed the ''first'' [[syllable]] (so it sounded like ''VILL''-en-gard), whereas Gatwa now began stressing the ''second'' syllable (Vil-''LÉN''-gard). According to Moffat, "We all liked it so much we elected to keep it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SWmoff/status/1860403190648258708|title=And Ncuti rewrites how to pronounce Villengard. I like the new version, I approve. We all liked it so much we elected to keep it. #thoughtsandprayers|author=[[Steven Moffat|StevenWmoff]]|date of source=23 November 2024|website name=Twitter|accessdate=24 November 2024}}</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Villengard Corporation]]
[[Category:Planets visited by the First Doctor]]
[[Category:Planets visited by the War Doctor]]
[[Category:Planets visited by the Twelfth Doctor]]
[[Category:Planets visited by the Thirteenth Doctor]]
[[Category:Planets in the Last Great Time War]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 26 November 2024

Villengard was a planet home to the Weapon Factories of Villengard, (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"]) the home of the Villengard Corporation. (TV: Boom [+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"])

It was located at the centre of the universe. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"]) It had a moon in its orbit, though by the time the First and Twelfth Doctors alongside Archibald Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart and the glass avatar of Bill Potts visited, it had been partially destroyed. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])

In the 51st century the Villengard Corporation produced a variety of weapons and wartime technologies, including for Jack Harkness, (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"]) River Song, (AUDIO: An Unearthly Woman [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Woman (audio story)"]) and the Anglican Marines. (TV: Boom [+]Loading...["Boom (TV story)"])

In the last months of the Last Great Time War, Villengard had a city home to various species, including Ogrons and Crespallions. The War Doctor enlisted Dorium Maldovar to help him destroy the thirteen weapons factories of Villengard before the Dalek Fleet arrived to take control of them. Using a molecular fruit bomb, the Doctor transformed the factories into palm trees, creating a banana grove. (COMIC: The Whole Thing's Bananas [+]Loading...["The Whole Thing's Bananas (comic story)"]) The Ninth Doctor used this event as a justification for why Jack Harkness should carry a banana instead of a sonic blaster. (TV: The Doctor Dances [+]Loading...["The Doctor Dances (TV story)"])

When the Eleventh Doctor set a test to verify Amy's identity so that she could unlock his message a thousand years later, one of the possible questions was 'Where are sonic blasters made?'. The correct answer was Villengard. (GAME: TARDIS [+]Loading...["TARDIS (video game)"])

The Doctor's TARDIS leaves Villengard, twice. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])

Eventually, the "good" Dalek Rusty came to the ruins of Villengard's weapons factories, where he set himself up inside a tower to fight off other Daleks seeking to destroy him. The ruins became infested with Kaled mutants without their casings. The Twelfth Doctor visited Rusty to access the Pathweb and learn the identity of Testimony's glass avatar. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])

The Thirteenth Doctor had a conversation with the Moment in Villengard's banana groves. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)"])

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