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{{Infobox Species|aka = Sliders|origin = [[Gallifrey]]|only = Hell Bent (TV story)}}The '''Cloister Wraiths''' were creatures found in the [[Cloisters]], a crypt beneath the [[Capitol]] of [[Gallifrey]], and were often referred to as ‘Sliders’ by the [[Time Lords]].
{{Infobox Species
|image = {{PAGENAME}}.jpg
|aka = Sliders
|origin = [[The Matrix]]
|first cs = Hell Bent (TV story)
|appearances = [[GAME]]: {{cs|Bigger on the Inside (video game)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Ophiuchus (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Four Faces of Immortality (short story)}}
|type = Manifestations of [[Death|deceased]] [[Time Lord]]s
|affiliation = The [[Cloisters]]
|clip = "Where Has The Doctor Gone?" - Hell Bent Preview - Doctor Who Series 9 - BBC
}}
The '''{{PAGENAME}}s''', colloquially known as '''Sliders''', were creatures found in the [[Cloisters]], a crypt beneath the [[Capitol]] of [[Gallifrey]] which provided access to [[the Matrix]].


The Cloister Wraiths were representations of dead Time Lords whose minds had been uploaded to [[the Matrix]] – a living Gallifreyan [[computer]] – designed to guard it, much like a firewall. The Matrix was capable of predicting the future, generating prophecies out of algorithms and ringing the [[cloister bells]] of Gallifrey in the event of impending catastrophe.
The Wraiths were apparitions of dead Time Lords whose minds had been uploaded to the Matrix, designed to guard it much like a [[firewall]]. When the [[Twelfth Doctor]] returned to Gallifrey, the Wraiths became very active, ringing all of the [[Cloister Bell]]s as a warning to the Time Lords. Entering the Cloisters, the Doctor and [[Clara Oswald]] discovered various creatures including [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Weeping Angel]]s who had entered the Cloisters determined to steal the Matrix's database secrets, all of which had been attacked and "filed" by the Wraiths, trapped forever. Only one individual, a student of the [[Time Lord Academy]], was rumoured to have entered the Cloisters and escaped the Wraiths, by finding a secret passage with their help: this student being [[First Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')


With [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]]’s return to Gallifrey, the cloister bells were heard all across the planet, and the Cloister Wraiths became very active, but most Time Lords were too afraid to enter the Cloisters properly. As the Doctor and [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] later discovered, anyone known to have entered the Cloisters, including powerful aliens determined to steal the Matrix’s database secrets, were attacked and ‘filed’ by the Wraiths, trapped forever. Only one individual, a student of the [[Time Lord Academy]], was rumoured to have escaped the Cloisters and the Wraiths, by finding a secret passage. As Clara discovered, this individual was the Doctor. His knowledge proved useful, when both she and the Doctor were forced to flee into the Cloisters to escape the Time Lords.
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Jami Reid-Quarrell]], [[Nick Ash]], [[Ross Mullan]] are credited as Wraiths in the episode.
* The body of a cloister wraith was used on the cover of {{Cs|The War Master (audio story)}} to represent the [[Imbomination]].


The warnings of the Cloister Wraiths were proved correct when the Doctor’s course of action in trying to save Clara threatened to be responsible for the very devastation of Gallifrey that the prophecy of the Hybrid had warned of. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 10 October 2024

The Cloister Wraiths, colloquially known as Sliders, were creatures found in the Cloisters, a crypt beneath the Capitol of Gallifrey which provided access to the Matrix.

The Wraiths were apparitions of dead Time Lords whose minds had been uploaded to the Matrix, designed to guard it much like a firewall. When the Twelfth Doctor returned to Gallifrey, the Wraiths became very active, ringing all of the Cloister Bells as a warning to the Time Lords. Entering the Cloisters, the Doctor and Clara Oswald discovered various creatures including Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels who had entered the Cloisters determined to steal the Matrix's database secrets, all of which had been attacked and "filed" by the Wraiths, trapped forever. Only one individual, a student of the Time Lord Academy, was rumoured to have entered the Cloisters and escaped the Wraiths, by finding a secret passage with their help: this student being the Doctor. (TV: Hell Bent)

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