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|name = Alfava Metraxis
|type       = [[Planet]]
|type = [[Planet]]
|location    = [[Dundra system]], [[Garn belt]]
|natives = [[Aplan]]s<br />[[Weeping Angel]]s<br />[[Human]]s (colonised)
|natives    = [[Aplan]]s
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone]]''
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]''
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'''Alfava Metraxis''' was the home [[planet]] of the [[Aplan]]s.
'''Alfava Metraxis''' was the home [[planet]] of the [[Aplan]]s before their extinction.


== Astronomical Data ==
== Astronomical data ==
Alfava Metraxis was the seventh planet in the [[Dundra system]], in the [[Gan belt]]. It was home to the [[Aplan]] civilisation until their extinction by Weeping Angels in the mid [[47th century]]. By the [[49th century]] it had been terraformed and colonised by human settlers. The atmosphere boasted a high level of [[oxygen]] and a low amounts of toxins. The Alfava Metraxis day was about eleven hours.
Alfava Metraxis was the seventh planet in the [[Dundra system]], in the [[Garn belt]]. It was home to the [[Aplan]] civilisation until they were made extinct by [[Weeping Angel]]s in the mid [[47th century]]. By the [[49th century]] it had been [[Terraforming|terraformed]] and colonised by [[human]] settlers. The atmosphere boasted a high level of [[oxygen]] and a low amounts of toxins. The Alfava Metraxis day was about eleven hours.


The Aplans left landmarks on the planet, including temples, and the [[Aplan Mortarium|Aplan Mortaria]], sometimes known as 'Mazes of the Dead'. These were large subterranean labyrinths with tombs in the walls, adorned with statues of the dead. The Mazes had six levels, to represent the ascent of the soul. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'')
The Aplans left landmarks on the planet, including temples, and the [[Aplan Mortarium|Aplan Mortaria]], sometimes known as "Mazes of the Dead". These were large subterranean [[labyrinth]]s with tombs in the walls, adorned with statues of the dead. The Mazes had six levels, to represent the ascent of the [[soul]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')
[[File:Maze-of-the-dead 02.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Aplan Mortarium]] on Alfava Metraxis. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'')]]


== History ==
== History ==
In [[2009]], an alien device from Alfava Metraxis somehow came to [[Earth]] and fell into the hands of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man]]'')
In [[2009]], an alien device from Alfava Metraxis somehow came to [[Earth]] and fell into the hands of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'')


The Aplan civilisation came mysteriously to an abrupt end in the mid-[[47th century]]. Its downfall was caused by the [[Weeping Angel]]s, which infested the dark underground Mazes, well hidden amid the numerous statues. Having hunted the Aplans to extinction, the Angel colony lacked any energy source. Over the next four centuries, the energy-deprived Angels began to degrade and lose their form.
The Aplan civilisation came mysteriously to an abrupt end in the mid-[[47th century]]. Its downfall was caused by the [[Weeping Angel]]s, which infested the dark underground Mazes, well hidden amid the numerous statues. Having hunted the Aplans to extinction, the Angel colony lacked any energy source. Over the next four centuries, the energy-deprived Angels began to degrade and lose their form.


In the [[49th century]], [[human]]s [[terraforming|terraformed]] the planet and by the [[51st century]], six billion humans lived there. By this time, the Angels hidden within the Mortarium were too weak to venture out to attack them.  
In the [[49th century]], [[human]]s [[terraforming|terraformed]] the planet and by the [[51st century]], six billion humans lived there. By this time, the Angels hidden within the Mortarium were too weak to venture out to attack them so they remained dormant.


During the [[51st century]], a lone, healthy [[Angel Bob|Angel]] feigned dormancy and allowed itself to be captured. This ensured its access to the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]'', a large [[space liner]] with a temporal core. When the ship passed near Alfava Metraxis, the Angel presumably hunted down the crew and crashed it into one of the Mortaria. The Angels in hibernation within the maze began reviving, using the power from the ship.
During the [[51st century]], a lone, healthy [[Angel Bob|Angel]] feigned dormancy and allowed itself to be captured. This ensured its access to the ''[[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]]'', a large [[starliner]] with a temporal core. When the ship passed near Alfava Metraxis, the Angel presumably hunted down the crew and crashed it into one of the Mortaria. The Angels in hibernation within the maze began reviving, using the power from the ship to return to full health.


After the crash of the ''Byzantium'', the [[Eleventh Doctor|Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song]], with a group of twenty clerics, landed on Alfava Metraxis with the intention of tracking down and capturing the Weeping Angel in its vault. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'')
After the crash of the ''Byzantium'', the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[River Song]], with a group of twenty [[cleric]]s, landed on Alfava Metraxis with the intention of tracking down and capturing the Weeping Angel in its vault. The clerics were soon hunted by the reviving Weeping Angels, who outright killed them because they did not need to feed by sending them back in time. Amy also found herself under possession by a Weeping Angel after looking at a recording of the escaped Angel, which peered into her eyes. The Doctor stopped the feeding frenzy by using a [[Time field|crack in time]] and the failing [[artificial gravity]] in the ''Byzantium'' to send the Angels tumbling into the crack and out of existence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'')
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 22 October 2024

Alfava Metraxis was the home planet of the Aplans before their extinction.

Astronomical data[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alfava Metraxis was the seventh planet in the Dundra system, in the Garn belt. It was home to the Aplan civilisation until they were made extinct by Weeping Angels in the mid 47th century. By the 49th century it had been terraformed and colonised by human settlers. The atmosphere boasted a high level of oxygen and a low amounts of toxins. The Alfava Metraxis day was about eleven hours.

The Aplans left landmarks on the planet, including temples, and the Aplan Mortaria, sometimes known as "Mazes of the Dead". These were large subterranean labyrinths with tombs in the walls, adorned with statues of the dead. The Mazes had six levels, to represent the ascent of the soul. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2009, an alien device from Alfava Metraxis somehow came to Earth and fell into the hands of Sarah Jane Smith. (TV: The Nightmare Man)

The Aplan civilisation came mysteriously to an abrupt end in the mid-47th century. Its downfall was caused by the Weeping Angels, which infested the dark underground Mazes, well hidden amid the numerous statues. Having hunted the Aplans to extinction, the Angel colony lacked any energy source. Over the next four centuries, the energy-deprived Angels began to degrade and lose their form.

In the 49th century, humans terraformed the planet and by the 51st century, six billion humans lived there. By this time, the Angels hidden within the Mortarium were too weak to venture out to attack them so they remained dormant.

During the 51st century, a lone, healthy Angel feigned dormancy and allowed itself to be captured. This ensured its access to the Byzantium, a large starliner with a temporal core. When the ship passed near Alfava Metraxis, the Angel presumably hunted down the crew and crashed it into one of the Mortaria. The Angels in hibernation within the maze began reviving, using the power from the ship to return to full health.

After the crash of the Byzantium, the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and River Song, with a group of twenty clerics, landed on Alfava Metraxis with the intention of tracking down and capturing the Weeping Angel in its vault. The clerics were soon hunted by the reviving Weeping Angels, who outright killed them because they did not need to feed by sending them back in time. Amy also found herself under possession by a Weeping Angel after looking at a recording of the escaped Angel, which peered into her eyes. The Doctor stopped the feeding frenzy by using a crack in time and the failing artificial gravity in the Byzantium to send the Angels tumbling into the crack and out of existence. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)