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{{first pic|Reign of the Monks (TLOTL).jpg|The Reign of [[the Monks]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')}}
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The '''[[The Monks|Monk]] invasion of [[Earth]]''' lasted for a period of just over six months, in which the people of Earth were brainwashed into believing an alternate history: a history in which the benevolent Monks had both guided human evolution and guarded them from threats as powerful as the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cybermen]] and [[Weeping Angel]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
|image    = Reign of the Monks (TLOTL).jpg
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|date    = [[2017]]
|location = [[Earth]]
|result  = The Monks flee Earth and erase Humanity's memory of them
|side1    = [[Human|Humanity]]<br>[[The Doctor]]
|side2    = The [[Monk (species)|Monks]]<br>[[Memory Police]]
|leader1  = [[Twelfth Doctor]]<br>[[Nardole]]
|leader2  = [[Giant Monk]]
|first    = The Lie of the Land (TV story)
|bts      = Steven Moffat Introduces The Lie Of The Land - Doctor Who Series 10
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The '''[[Monk (species)|Monk]] invasion of [[Earth]]''' lasted for a period of just over six [[month]]s, during which the people of Earth were brainwashed into believing an alternate history in which the benevolent Monks had both guided [[human]] [[evolution]] and guarded them from threats as powerful as the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Weeping Angel]]s.  


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
=== Preparing to invade ===
=== Preparing to invade ===
To prepare for the invasion, [[the Monks]] used a simulation known as the [[Shadow World]] to track humans and to choose the exact right moment to invade. The [[Veritas (text)|Veritas]], an ancient text, contained the truth about the simulation, which would cause the person to commit [[suicide]] to free themselves from it. The Veritas was kept in the Haereticum, a library of blasphemy in [[Vatican City]]. In [[2017]] a translator emailed a translation to various locations, including [[CERN]] before killing himself. The simulacra of the [[Pope (Shadow World)|Pope]] called the simulacra of the [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|Twelfth Doctor]], [[Nardole (Shadow World)|Nardole]], and [[Bill Potts (Shadow World)|Bill Potts]]. In the library Bill and Nardole found a portal to a room full of  projectors, while the Doctor read the Veritas but was found by the Monks before he could finish. Meanwhile Bill, and Nardole stepped through a portal and found themselves in CERN where the personnel were about to destroy the building with themselves inside. Before the building exploded, the personnel had them say random numbers, but strangely each time, they said the same number because of the computer nature of the Shadow World. They returned to the room before they were killed, but Nardole was deleted when he stepped out of the light of the projectors, while Bill made her way to the [[Oval Office]] in the [[White House]] where the president had killed himself by taking a drug overdose. There she found the Doctor, who told her the truth behind the Shadow World.  Horrified she denied this but the Monks then deleted her from the simulation. The Doctor then used his Sonic Sunglasses to send an email of his experiences to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] titled ''Extremis,'' to him before the Monks deleted him too, tempting him to release [[Missy (Deep Breath)|Missy]] from the [[Vault (The Pilot)|Vault]].
To prepare for the invasion, the [[Monk (species)|Monks]] used a simulation known as the [[Shadow World]] to track [[human]]s and to choose the right moment to invade. [[Twelfth Doctor (Shadow World)|The simulated Twelfth Doctor]] used his [[sonic sunglasses]] to send an [[email]] of his experiences to [[Twelfth Doctor|his real self]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Extremis (TV story)}})


=== Awaiting consent ===
=== Awaiting consent ===
The Monks then landed [[the Cathedral]] in [[Turmezistan]] where the American, Chinese, and Russian armies were about to meet. Suspicious, the [[Secretary General (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Secretary General]] contacted [[Bill Potts]], [[Nardole]], and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] to investigate. A monk then exited the pyramid and reveled that they required consent to invade, and then caused every clock in the world to start counting down to its destruction. They attempted to attack the pyramid, but they failed. The Monks showed them inside the simulation chamber where they reveled that there would be a World War III like event in the future. The Secretary General offered his consent, but detecting that his decision was based out of fear the Monks disintegrated him. When the American, Russian, and Chinese made peace to stop the event, it did not stop the clock. The Doctor then went to Agrofuel Research Operations, where a chain of events created a bacteria that threatened all life on [[Earth]]. Working with a lab worker named [[Erica (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Erica]], they created a bomb to wipe out the bacteria, but the Doctor got stuck inside with the bomb, prompting Bill to give her consent for them restoring his sight.
Having identified the release of ''[[Raoultella planticola]]'' at [[Agrofuel Research Operations]] as the beginning of a world-ending catastrophe, the Monks landed [[the Cathedral]] in the centre of a warzone in [[Turmezistan]]. They set every [[clock]] on the world to count down to the planet's destruction and, after a failed attempt to destroy the Cathedral, they asked the [[Twelfth Doctor]], [[Bill Potts]], [[Nardole]], the [[Secretary General (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]], [[Don Brabbit|Colonel Brabbit]], [[Xiaolian|General Xiaolian]] and [[Ilya Svyatoslavovich|General Svyatoslavovich]] for their consent to occupy [[Earth]] and avert the catastrophe.
 
The Monks disintegrated the Secretary General when he offered his consent out of fear and later killed Brabbit, Xiaolian and Svyatoslavovich when they offered their consent out of strategy. The Doctor worked with [[Erica (The Pyramid at the End of the World)|Erica]] to prevent the release of ''Raoultella planticola'' and created a [[bomb]] to wipe it out, but he was stuck inside with it and, being [[blindness|blind]], he could not get out. To restore his sight and save him, Bill gave the Monks her consent. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)}})


=== The reign of the Monks ===
=== The reign of the Monks ===
The Monks then moved the Cathedral to [[London]] and erected statues of them in every major city, and used Bill's brainwaves to broadcast a version of Earth's history to brainwash people that was transmitted by the statues. They also forced the Doctor to broadcast their corrupted version of history on TV for them. However the Doctor was secretly plotting against them. Bill managed to find the Doctor with the help of Nardole where he pretended to side with the monks before reveling himself. They visited Missy to see how to defeat them but was told that the effective method was to fry Bill's mind and leave her permanently brain-dead. However the Doctor devised another way by hacking into the transmitter and broadcasting the real history of Earth. When the Doctor tried, the Monk controlling the transmitter rejected him. Bill then tried, to fry her brain like Missy suggested. At first the Monk just used her to strengthen their hold over Earth. However Bill used her memories of her mother to fight back, as the Monks could not touch the uncorrupted memories of her. The images of her mother were transmitted to every person in the world, breaking their hold over Earth. The Monks then evacuated in the Cathedral and erased themselves from the memories of everyone on Earth.
With Bill's consent, the Monks moved the Cathedral to [[London]] and and erected [[statue]]s of themselves in every major city to transmit their [[Truth (The Lie of the Land)|"True History"]] with Bill's brainwaves. They reinforced this by having the Doctor make broadcasts in support of the Monks and had the [[Memory Police]] arrest those who could remember what really happened. Six months after the invasion, Bill and Nardole found the Doctor and returned with him to [[St Luke's University]] to speak with [[Missy]] and find out how to defeat the Monks.
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The Doctor refused to leave Bill brain-dead as Missy suggested and tried to hack into the transmitter to broadcast the real history of Earth without success. Bill took over and, whilst at first the Monk used her to strengthen their hold over Earth, her imagined [[memory|memories]] of [[Bill Potts's mother|her mother]] were uncorrupted and broke their hold. The Monks then evacuated in the Cathedral and erased themselves from the humans' memories. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Lie of the Land (TV story)}})
 
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The Monk invasion of Earth lasted for a period of just over six months, during which the people of Earth were brainwashed into believing an alternate history in which the benevolent Monks had both guided human evolution and guarded them from threats as powerful as the Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.

Overview[[edit] | [edit source]]

Preparing to invade[[edit] | [edit source]]

To prepare for the invasion, the Monks used a simulation known as the Shadow World to track humans and to choose the right moment to invade. The simulated Twelfth Doctor used his sonic sunglasses to send an email of his experiences to his real self. (TV: Extremis [+]Loading...["Extremis (TV story)"])

Awaiting consent[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having identified the release of Raoultella planticola at Agrofuel Research Operations as the beginning of a world-ending catastrophe, the Monks landed the Cathedral in the centre of a warzone in Turmezistan. They set every clock on the world to count down to the planet's destruction and, after a failed attempt to destroy the Cathedral, they asked the Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts, Nardole, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Colonel Brabbit, General Xiaolian and General Svyatoslavovich for their consent to occupy Earth and avert the catastrophe.

The Monks disintegrated the Secretary General when he offered his consent out of fear and later killed Brabbit, Xiaolian and Svyatoslavovich when they offered their consent out of strategy. The Doctor worked with Erica to prevent the release of Raoultella planticola and created a bomb to wipe it out, but he was stuck inside with it and, being blind, he could not get out. To restore his sight and save him, Bill gave the Monks her consent. (TV: The Pyramid at the End of the World [+]Loading...["The Pyramid at the End of the World (TV story)"])

The reign of the Monks[[edit] | [edit source]]

With Bill's consent, the Monks moved the Cathedral to London and and erected statues of themselves in every major city to transmit their "True History" with Bill's brainwaves. They reinforced this by having the Doctor make broadcasts in support of the Monks and had the Memory Police arrest those who could remember what really happened. Six months after the invasion, Bill and Nardole found the Doctor and returned with him to St Luke's University to speak with Missy and find out how to defeat the Monks.

The Doctor refused to leave Bill brain-dead as Missy suggested and tried to hack into the transmitter to broadcast the real history of Earth without success. Bill took over and, whilst at first the Monk used her to strengthen their hold over Earth, her imagined memories of her mother were uncorrupted and broke their hold. The Monks then evacuated in the Cathedral and erased themselves from the humans' memories. (TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])

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