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{{Delete|No connection is made between Victor Kennedy (the "[[Abzorbaloff]]") and the [[Abzorbalovian Rebels]] in Monster Files. The webcast's family tree mentions the planet [[Clom]] via the "[[Clom Colonists]]", but it's on a completely different branch to the Rebels to make anything conclusive.}}
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|image       = Abzorbaloff ready to absorb (L&M).jpg
|name = {{PAGENAME}}
|aka         = Abzorbaloff<br />Abzorbathon<br />Abzorbaling<br />Abzorbatrix<br />Abzorbaclon
|aka =  
|affiliation = [[Raxas Alliance]]
|affiliation = [[Raxas Alliance]]
|type = [[Humanoid]]
|type       = [[Humanoid]]
|origin = [[Clom]]
|origin     = [[Clom]]
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]''  
|first      = Tardisode 10
|mentions=
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]''|[[WC]]: ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]''}}
|individuals = [[Abzorbaloff]]<br />[[Abzorbalovian Rebels]]
|individuals = [[Abzorbaloff|Abzorbaloff (1)]], [[Abzorbaloff (The Genuine Article)|Abzorbaloff (2)]], [[Abzorbalovian Rebels]]  
}}
}}
"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" was a name ascribed by Captain [[Jack Harkness]] to the race that came from the [[planet]] [[Clom]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'') He likely assigned them the name based upon information gleaned from [[Elton Pope]] and/or the [[Tenth Doctor]] about an incident in which the Doctor gave an individual of the race the name "[[Abzorbaloff]]" ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'')
'''Abzorbalovians''' were a [[humanoid]] race that came from the [[planet]] [[Clom]], ([[WC]]: ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]'') one such [[Victor Kennedy|creature]] notably approved the [[name]] '''Abzorbaloff''' which was coined separately by both [[Elton Pope]] and [[Tenth Doctor]], with Elton initially suggesting '''Abzorbathon''' and '''Abzorbaling''' and the Doctor suggesting '''Abzorbatrix''' and '''Abzorbaclon'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') By one account, their "[[species]] designation" was known only to themselves and the [[Shadow Proclamation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'') Historians who had been allowed access to the "[[Monster Vaults]]" of the [[TARDIS information system|databanks]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] knew them as '''Abzorbaloffs''', "for want of a better name", and noted that it was a name given to the [[creature]]s who were not [[imagination|imaginative]] enough to come up with a name for themselves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'')


== Biology ==
== Biology ==
=== External features ===
Abzorbalovians shared several features with [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s such as yellowish-[[green]] skin (with a tint of beige), surprising speed, hands and feet with three digits, and a tail. There were also several features they possessed that were different from their cousins, such as normal humanoid eye colours, purplish warts about their bodies, and a mane running from the top of their heads to the small of their backs. However, the main feature that truly distinguished them from Raxacoricofallapatorians was their [[human]]-like head with pointed ears and folds of skin on their cheeks. Absorbalovians had the ability to absorb life forms by touching them. Absorbed victims would retain their consciousness and appear as faces on an Abzorbalovian's flesh for several weeks at least. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'') They didn't just absorb their victims for nutrition; they absorbed their minds too. The victims' heads would remain alive and conscious. Only when it had completely drained their brains would the heads be fully assimilated into its fleshy corpulence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'') Positions ranged from the stomach, shoulders, waist, thighs, chest, back and even [[Posterior|buttocks]]. Once fully digested, the faces of said victims, while clearly deceased, were still somewhat visible. Abzorbalovians could [[Farting|fart]] due to their digestion, similar to humans. When a being was absorbed, their knowledge and experiences were also absorbed, which apparently affected how they tasted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')
{{PAGENAME}}s shared several features with [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s such as yellowish-green skin (with a tint of beige), surprising speed, hands and feet with three digits, and a tail. However, they had normal humanoid eye colours, rather than the pure-black eyes of their cousins. They had purplish warts about their bodies. However, the main feature that truly distinguished them from Raxacoricofallapatorians was their human head with pointed ears and folds of skin on their cheeks. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'')


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
{{PAGENAME}}s presumably used some sort of spaceship as the "Abzorbaloff" was able to travel to [[Earth]]. The "Abzorbaloff" used a [[limitation field]] to control his absorption abilities. He also used some sort of technology (possibly a [[shimmer]]) to appear human. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]])''
One Abzorbalovian that was dubbed an "[[Abzorbaloff]]" used a [[limitation field]] to control his absorption abilities. He also used some sort of technology to appear human. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')


== Culture ==
== Culture ==
Some {{PAGENAME}}s were [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] and despised Raxacoricofallapatorians. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'')
Some Abzorbalovians were [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] and despised Raxacoricofallapatorians. They had little shame and would wear no clothing beyond a [[thong]]. They seemed to disregard the lives of creatures they absorbed and took great pleasure in absorbing and digesting them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'') The [[Abzorbaloff (The Genuine Article)|father of the Abzorbaloff]] claimed that it was a natural instinct the species simply gave into. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]'')


Occasionally, {{PAGENAME}}s bred with Raxacoricofallapatorians. A subgroup known as the "Abzorbalovian Rebels" were descendants of the Raxacoricofallapatorian families, [[Chippeen family|Chippeen]] and [[Fittereen family|Fittereen]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'')
Historians who had been allowed access to the "[[Monster Vaults]]" of the [[TARDIS information system|databanks]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] claimed that Abzorbaloffs sought the thoughts and [[experience]]s of other [[lifeform]]s as their own thoughts and experiences were "profoundly dreary". Abzorbaloffs liked to [[pride]] themselves on being [[gourmet]]s. Their [[greed]] was so great that they often could not help blowing their [[cover]] by absorbing too many [[victim]]s, which was identified as a major [[weakness]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'') Indeed, "[[Victor Kennedy]]", after joining [[LINDA]], absorbed [[Bliss (Love & Monsters)|Bliss]] and [[Bridget Sinclair]] before absorbing [[Colin Skinner]], after which he was exposed as an Abzorbaloff by [[Ursula Blake]] and [[Elton Pope]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')
 
The Abzorbaloffs, who were constantly drawing [[sustenance]] through their [[skin]], shared a [[predilection]] towards [[need]]ing to be [[naked]] with the [[Slitheen family]] of [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. However, as the Abzorbaloffs absorbed other [[creature]]s into their [[body]], the Slitheen [[tactic]] of [[compression field|hiding]] inside [[skin suit|other creatures]] was beneath [[contempt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'')
 
Occasionally, Abzorbalovians bred with Raxacoricofallapatorians. A subgroup known as the "Abzorbalovian Rebels" were descendants of the Raxacoricofallapatorian families, [[Chippeen family|Chippeen]] and [[Fittereen family|Fittereen]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Slitheen (webcast)|Monster File: Slitheen]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
The Abzorbalovians were part of the four-world [[Raxas Alliance]] along with the Raxacoricofallapatorians and the people of [[Raxacoricovarlonpatorius]] and [[Clix]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')
The Abzorbalovians were part of the four-world [[Raxas Alliance]] along with the Raxacoricofallapatorians and the people of [[Raxacoricovarlonpatorius]] and [[Clix]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gift (TV story)|The Gift]]'')


The Raxacoricofallapatorian [[Clom Colonists]] set up a colony on Clom. The [[Abzorbalovian Rebels]] were a notorius criminal organisation descended from the Raxacoricofallapatorian [[Huspick Degenerate]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'')
The Raxacoricofallapatorian [[Clom colonists]] set up a colony on Clom. The [[Abzorbalovian Rebels]] were a notorious criminal organisation descended from the Raxacoricofallapatorian [[Huspick Degenerate]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Slitheen (webcast)|Monster File: Slitheen]]'')
 
In early [[2007]] an Abzorbalovian rebel came to [[Earth]] with the intention of finding the [[Tenth Doctor]] to absorb him, gain all his knowledge and experience and take [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. After absorbing several victims to feed himself, he tracked down [[LINDA]], went to their meeting place and offered to help them find the Doctor. He took over the organisation. While LINDA worked to find the Doctor, he absorbed most of them to further feed himself, claiming they simply left the group ([[Bliss (Love & Monsters)|Bliss]] and [[Bridget Sinclair|Bridget]]) or were currently elsewhere ([[Colin Skinner|Mr. Skinner]]). However [[Ursula Blake]] and [[Elton Pope]] discovered his true intentions. He then absorbed Ursula and tried to absorb Elton, but the Doctor and [[Rose Tyler]] found Elton and delayed the absorption. Before he could absorb Elton, the absorbed victims fought back and the Abzorbalovian, nicknamed the Abzorbaloff, died when Elton destroyed his limitation field. Three of his victims died with him, while Ursula survived as a face on a slab of concrete. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')


In early [[2007]] an Abzorbalovian Rebel came to [[Earth]] with the intention of finding the [[Tenth Doctor]], absorbing him, gaining all his knowledge and experience and then taking [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. He tracked down [[LINDA]], went to their meeting place and offered to help them find the Doctor. He took over the organisation. While LINDA worked to find the Doctor, he absorbed some of them, claiming they simply left the group. However [[Ursula Blake]] and [[Elton Pope]] discovered his true intentions. He then absorbed Ursula and tried to absorb Elton, but the Doctor and [[Rose Tyler]] found Elton and delayed the absorption. Before he could absorb Elton, the absorbed victims fought back and the Abzorbaloff died when Elton destroyed his limitation field. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'')  
The [[Abzorbaloff (The Genuine Article)|father]] of the Abzorbaloff arrived on Earth two years later to seek revenge on the Doctor. After trapping the Doctor, the Abzorbalovian unleashed the [[Krakanord]], which betrayed him. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Genuine Article (webcast)|The Genuine Article]]'')


''It is unknown if all Abzorbalovians had absorption abilites or just the Abzorbalovian Rebels.''
The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] observed an [[Abzorbaloff (The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)|Abzorbaloff]] who had absorbed a [[Sea Devil]], a [[Monoid]] and a couple of [[Slitheen]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Wonderful Doctor of Oz (novel)|The Wonderful Doctor of Oz]]'')


At some point, there was a [[Disneyland]] on Clom. Whether this indicates later human contact with the planet or the borrowing of the concept by the natives is unknown. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited]]'')
In [[3764]], Clom pulled out of peace talks among the Raxas Alliance. As such, their denizens did not participate in the [[peace conference]] on [[Clix]] and the ensuing [[Grand Raxian Hunt]] against [[Slist Fayflut Marteveerthon Slitheen]] and [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Doctormania (comic story)|Doctormania]]'')


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Latest revision as of 14:49, 25 September 2024

Abzorbalovians were a humanoid race that came from the planet Clom, (WC: The Genuine Article) one such creature notably approved the name Abzorbaloff which was coined separately by both Elton Pope and Tenth Doctor, with Elton initially suggesting Abzorbathon and Abzorbaling and the Doctor suggesting Abzorbatrix and Abzorbaclon. (TV: Love & Monsters) By one account, their "species designation" was known only to themselves and the Shadow Proclamation. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac) Historians who had been allowed access to the "Monster Vaults" of the databanks in the Doctor's TARDIS knew them as Abzorbaloffs, "for want of a better name", and noted that it was a name given to the creatures who were not imaginative enough to come up with a name for themselves. (PROSE: The Monster Vault)

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Abzorbalovians shared several features with Raxacoricofallapatorians such as yellowish-green skin (with a tint of beige), surprising speed, hands and feet with three digits, and a tail. There were also several features they possessed that were different from their cousins, such as normal humanoid eye colours, purplish warts about their bodies, and a mane running from the top of their heads to the small of their backs. However, the main feature that truly distinguished them from Raxacoricofallapatorians was their human-like head with pointed ears and folds of skin on their cheeks. Absorbalovians had the ability to absorb life forms by touching them. Absorbed victims would retain their consciousness and appear as faces on an Abzorbalovian's flesh for several weeks at least. (TV: Love & Monsters) They didn't just absorb their victims for nutrition; they absorbed their minds too. The victims' heads would remain alive and conscious. Only when it had completely drained their brains would the heads be fully assimilated into its fleshy corpulence. (PROSE: The Monster Vault) Positions ranged from the stomach, shoulders, waist, thighs, chest, back and even buttocks. Once fully digested, the faces of said victims, while clearly deceased, were still somewhat visible. Abzorbalovians could fart due to their digestion, similar to humans. When a being was absorbed, their knowledge and experiences were also absorbed, which apparently affected how they tasted. (TV: Love & Monsters)

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

One Abzorbalovian that was dubbed an "Abzorbaloff" used a limitation field to control his absorption abilities. He also used some sort of technology to appear human. (TV: Love & Monsters)

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Some Abzorbalovians were xenophobic and despised Raxacoricofallapatorians. They had little shame and would wear no clothing beyond a thong. They seemed to disregard the lives of creatures they absorbed and took great pleasure in absorbing and digesting them. (TV: Love & Monsters, PROSE: The Monster Vault) The father of the Abzorbaloff claimed that it was a natural instinct the species simply gave into. (WC: The Genuine Article)

Historians who had been allowed access to the "Monster Vaults" of the databanks in the Doctor's TARDIS claimed that Abzorbaloffs sought the thoughts and experiences of other lifeforms as their own thoughts and experiences were "profoundly dreary". Abzorbaloffs liked to pride themselves on being gourmets. Their greed was so great that they often could not help blowing their cover by absorbing too many victims, which was identified as a major weakness. (PROSE: The Monster Vault) Indeed, "Victor Kennedy", after joining LINDA, absorbed Bliss and Bridget Sinclair before absorbing Colin Skinner, after which he was exposed as an Abzorbaloff by Ursula Blake and Elton Pope. (TV: Love & Monsters)

The Abzorbaloffs, who were constantly drawing sustenance through their skin, shared a predilection towards needing to be naked with the Slitheen family of Raxacoricofallapatorius. However, as the Abzorbaloffs absorbed other creatures into their body, the Slitheen tactic of hiding inside other creatures was beneath contempt. (PROSE: The Monster Vault)

Occasionally, Abzorbalovians bred with Raxacoricofallapatorians. A subgroup known as the "Abzorbalovian Rebels" were descendants of the Raxacoricofallapatorian families, Chippeen and Fittereen. (WC: Monster File: Slitheen)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Abzorbalovians were part of the four-world Raxas Alliance along with the Raxacoricofallapatorians and the people of Raxacoricovarlonpatorius and Clix. (TV: The Gift)

The Raxacoricofallapatorian Clom colonists set up a colony on Clom. The Abzorbalovian Rebels were a notorious criminal organisation descended from the Raxacoricofallapatorian Huspick Degenerate. (WC: Monster File: Slitheen)

In early 2007 an Abzorbalovian rebel came to Earth with the intention of finding the Tenth Doctor to absorb him, gain all his knowledge and experience and take his TARDIS. After absorbing several victims to feed himself, he tracked down LINDA, went to their meeting place and offered to help them find the Doctor. He took over the organisation. While LINDA worked to find the Doctor, he absorbed most of them to further feed himself, claiming they simply left the group (Bliss and Bridget) or were currently elsewhere (Mr. Skinner). However Ursula Blake and Elton Pope discovered his true intentions. He then absorbed Ursula and tried to absorb Elton, but the Doctor and Rose Tyler found Elton and delayed the absorption. Before he could absorb Elton, the absorbed victims fought back and the Abzorbalovian, nicknamed the Abzorbaloff, died when Elton destroyed his limitation field. Three of his victims died with him, while Ursula survived as a face on a slab of concrete. (TV: Love & Monsters)

The father of the Abzorbaloff arrived on Earth two years later to seek revenge on the Doctor. After trapping the Doctor, the Abzorbalovian unleashed the Krakanord, which betrayed him. (WC: The Genuine Article)

The Thirteenth Doctor observed an Abzorbaloff who had absorbed a Sea Devil, a Monoid and a couple of Slitheen. (PROSE: The Wonderful Doctor of Oz)

In 3764, Clom pulled out of peace talks among the Raxas Alliance. As such, their denizens did not participate in the peace conference on Clix and the ensuing Grand Raxian Hunt against Slist Fayflut Marteveerthon Slitheen and Rose Tyler. (COMIC: Doctormania)