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(you mean the gravity field that was destroyed when Krop Tor fell into the black hole?)
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[[Image:Disciple Chamber.JPG|300px|thumb|The ruins of the Disciple of Light's cavern on [[Krop Tor]].]]
{{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.)}}
"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)}})


'''The Disciples of the Light''' were a civilization which lived in the [[pre-Universe|previous universe]]. They were a highly advanced civilization who came in contact with [[the Beast]]. There was a war between the two, which lead to the defeat of [[the Beast]]. In order to protect the universe, they sealed him inside [[Krop Tor]] and put it in orbit around the [[black hole]] later known as [[K37J5]]. They also booby-trapped it to make sure that if the Beast tried to escape, it would be sucked into the black hole. Finally, they made sure that the field that kept Krop Tor around K37J5 could be turned off in emergencies by providing air to the cavern that the Beast was in.
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)}})


:''The Disciples of Light may have also sealed away [[Abaddon]], the Beast's son, and created the [[Cardiff rift]].''
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)}})


After the Beast was sealed away, the Disciples of Light seemed to have disappeared, leaving only shards of pottery and [[the Notebook]]. Translations are nearly impossible, since the language (and the alphabet) seems to have no modern decendants. [[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')
== 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.


:''Pictograms made by the Disciples of Light show them as black, [[humanoid]] creatures with white faces. 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 faces.''
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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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