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{{first pic|The Beast and the Disciples of Light.jpg|An ancient painting depicting [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]]'s battle against his humanoid enemies. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Creatures and Demons (reference book)|namedpart=The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit|page=50-52}}, {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|chaptnum=4|chaptname=The Great and Bountiful Human Empires|page=160-161}}, {{cs|The Whoniverse (novel)|chaptnum=1|chaptname=The Early Universe}}, etc.)}}
|Species name = Disciples of the Light
"The '''Disciples of the Light'''", ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Satan Pit (TV story)}}) identified as the '''Disciples of Light''' in one source, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)}}) was how [[the Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]] referred to the [[humanoid]] [[being]]s who "rose up against [him]" and imprisoned him on the planet [[Krop Tor]]. Both the planet and [[K37 Gem 5]], the [[black hole]] it orbited, served as a prison for the Beast. The Beast's [[gaoler]]s left behind a pictorial representation of his imprisonment, in a form that resembled [[prehistoric]] [[cave painting]]s on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Satan Pit (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)}})
|aka = Angels?
|type = [[Humanoid]]?
|affiliation = Themselves
|origin = unknown (Possibly [[Krop Tor]])
|appearances = None
|Mentions = [[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]''
}}
The '''Disciples of (the) Light''' were a highly advanced civilization which, [[the Beast]] said, lived [[pre-Universe|before the universe]].


==Appearance==
Finding these wall paintings within the Beast's chamber, the [[Tenth Doctor]] gleaned a history of "some big battle… Man against Beast" which ended with the creature's imprisonment. It came to the Doctor's horror and initial disbelief when the Beast claimed that this had taken place "before Light and Time and Space and Matter. Before the Cataclysm. Before this universe was created". Indeed, the Doctor had understood that black holes were [[invent]]ed by his own people, the [[Time Lord]]s, a claim which he maintained after seeing to the Beast's destruction. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Satan Pit (TV story)}})
Pictograms made by the Disciples of Light show them as black, [[humanoid]]s with white heads. How much of that is simply artistic design is unknown, although many [[Earth]] cultures drew similar stick figures with black 'Stick figure' bodies and white heads. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')


==History==
The [[Time traveller's diary|diary]] of [[Time traveller (Time Traveller's Diary)|a time traveller]] claimed that the imprisonment of the Beast of Krop Tor happened on [[27 October]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})
[[Image:Disciple Chamber.JPG|300px|thumb|The ruins of the Disciples' cavern in [[Krop Tor]].]]
The Beast said that "before the universe", it was buried on a planet later called Krop Tor. Both the planet and [[K37 Gem 5]], the [[black hole]] it orbited, in defiance of known science, served as a prison for [[the Beast]]. Their means of maintaining the orbit without obvious technology surpassed even [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s understanding.


:''The Disciples may also have imprisoned the Beast's son, [[Abaddon]], using the [[Cardiff rift]].''
== Behind the scenes ==
The script for {{cs|The Satan Pit (TV story)}} refers to the "Disciples of Light", which became "Disciples of ''the'' Light" when the episode was filmed. ''The Satan Pit'' establishes both that the [[Time Lord]]s invented [[black hole]]s, and that the Disciples imprisoned the Beast in a cosmic trap leveraging one. If the so-called [[pre-universe]] "before Time" which served as the stage for the battle is interpreted as the [[time before time]] which predated the [[anchoring of the thread]], the possibility thus arises that the Disciples should be interpreted as the [[Ancient Gallifreyan]]s. However, this is not explicit within the episode.


After the Beast was sealed away, the Disciples of Light seemed to have disappeared, leaving only shards of pottery and the [[Galis Expedition notebook]]. Translations were nearly impossible, since the language (and [[Krop Tor script|the alphabet]]) seem to have no modern descendants. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')
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[[Category:Pre-universe individuals]]
[[Category:Pre-universe species]]
[[Category:Light]]


:''It is unknown to whom specifically they were Disciples, although it is possible they worshipped the [[Ancient Lights]] which originate from the same period ([[SJA]]: [[Secrets of the Stars]]) or if indeed they imprisoned Abaddon, they may have worshipped [[The Light]] ([[TWN]]: [[The Twilight Streets]])''
[[he:תלמידי האור]]
 
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[[Category:Pre-Universe species]]

Latest revision as of 14:36, 8 November 2024

An ancient painting depicting the Beast's battle against his humanoid enemies. (PROSE: "The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit" [+]Part of Creatures and Demons, Loading...{"page":"50-52","namedpart":"The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit","1":"Creatures and Demons (reference book)"}, The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"The Great and Bountiful Human Empires","page":"160-161","chaptnum":"4","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"}, The Whoniverse [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"The Early Universe","chaptnum":"1","1":"The Whoniverse (novel)"}, etc.)

"The Disciples of the Light", (TV: The Satan Pit [+]Loading...["The Satan Pit (TV story)"]) identified as the Disciples of Light in one source, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"]) was how the Beast referred to the humanoid beings who "rose up against [him]" and imprisoned him on the planet Krop Tor. Both the planet and K37 Gem 5, the black hole it orbited, served as a prison for the Beast. The Beast's gaolers left behind a pictorial representation of his imprisonment, in a form that resembled prehistoric cave paintings on Earth. (TV: The Satan Pit [+]Loading...["The Satan Pit (TV story)"], PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"])

Finding these wall paintings within the Beast's chamber, the Tenth Doctor gleaned a history of "some big battle… Man against Beast" which ended with the creature's imprisonment. It came to the Doctor's horror and initial disbelief when the Beast claimed that this had taken place "before Light and Time and Space and Matter. Before the Cataclysm. Before this universe was created". Indeed, the Doctor had understood that black holes were invented by his own people, the Time Lords, a claim which he maintained after seeing to the Beast's destruction. (TV: The Satan Pit [+]Loading...["The Satan Pit (TV story)"])

The diary of a time traveller claimed that the imprisonment of the Beast of Krop Tor happened on 27 October. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

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

The script for The Satan Pit [+]Loading...["The Satan Pit (TV story)"] refers to the "Disciples of Light", which became "Disciples of the Light" when the episode was filmed. The Satan Pit establishes both that the Time Lords invented black holes, and that the Disciples imprisoned the Beast in a cosmic trap leveraging one. If the so-called pre-universe "before Time" which served as the stage for the battle is interpreted as the time before time which predated the anchoring of the thread, the possibility thus arises that the Disciples should be interpreted as the Ancient Gallifreyans. However, this is not explicit within the episode.

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