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|individual name= Toby Zed
|image= Toby zed close.jpg
|image= [[Image:Toby Zed.jpg|260px]]
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|race= [[Human]]
|species = Human
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|origin= [[Earth]]
|home era= [[42nd century]]
|job = Archaeologist
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[The Satan Pit]]''
|death date = [[4221|43K2.1]], [[K37 Gem 5]]
|actor= [[Will Thorp]]
|first= The Impossible Planet (TV story)
}}
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]''
'''Tobias Zed''' was the [[Walker Expedition]]'s [[archaeology|archaeologist]]. He laboured at discovering the [[Krop Tor script|nameless script]] found on the [[Krop Tor|planet]] orbiting the [[black hole]] designated [[K37 Gem 5]].
|actor= Will Thorp
|voice actor = Gabriel Woolf
|clip = Exposed to the elements - Doctor Who - The Impossible Planet - Series 2 - BBC
|mate10=Rose Tyler}}'''Tobias "Toby" Zed''' was the [[Walker Expedition]]'s [[archaeology|archaeologist]]. He laboured at translating the [[Krop Tor]] script.


==Biography==
Toby worked at [[Sanctuary Base 6]] when [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived and were subsequently stranded. He copied down fragments of the [[Krop Tor script|script]] that were on pieces of ancient pottery, but was unable to translate it.
Toby was in the control room when the quake came in and soon after was told to check the rocket. He explained to the Doctor and Rose what they were looking for. Zed kept hearing the voice of [[the Beast]], which eventually possessed him. While possessed Toby went outside onto the planet. Eventually [[Scooti Manista]], another member of the crew, heard him leave. She went to investigate and eventually found him outside. He motioned for Scooti to come forward. She continued raising her hand towards him as if hypnotized. Eventually she begged him to stop. He grew angry with her and began breaking the glass. Scooti tried to escape but he had managed to trap her. Soon the glass was ripped apart and the screaming Scooti was pulled out to him by the rushing air. Toby then rushed to join the others to avoid the hull breach. Toby told no one that he killed Scooti. After Ida and the Doctor went down, he was repossessed and he then possessed the Ood and they began killing off the crew. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'')


Through "freed", the Beast remained free to possess Zed. As the Walker Expedition rocket left the planet with [[Rose Tyler]] on board, the Beast manifested itself in his person. Rose unbuckled his seatbelt and used the bolt gun to smash the window. An emergency window prevented the ship from de-pressurising and Toby flew through space, into the black hole. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')
He explained to the Doctor and Rose that the Walker Expedition was looking for an "unnatural" [[gravity funnel|power source]] at the centre of the planet, releasing a [[gravity field]] that kept the planet in orbit. He knew that [[Disciples of the Light|the extinct civilisation]] that existed before on the planet had buried something and "now it [was] reaching out. Calling [them] in." As the Expedition's excavations reached their late stages, Toby kept hearing the voice of [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]], which eventually possessed him. While possessed, Toby ventured outside onto the planet's surface.


==Special abilities and features whilst possessed==
Later, [[Scooti Manista]], another member of the crew, heard him leave when she was dropping off some paperwork. She found him outside the base, surviving in deep vacuum without a spacesuit. Toby grinned and gestured to her. She raised her arm towards him, hypnotised. However, she eventually broke his hold on her and yelled at him to stop. Angered, Zed began to break the window. Scooti tried to escape, but Toby had sealed the doors, trapping her. Soon the window shattered and Scooti was dragged out into space screaming.
While the Beast took him over, Toby's irises turned red and the script appeared on his body. He could survive [[vacuum]] unscathed ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]''), spoke with the voice of the Beast and could issue flame from his mouth. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'').


==Personality==
Toby quickly joined the others to avoid the hull breach, seemingly no longer possessed. After Ida and the Doctor went down to the centre of the planet, he was repossessed along with the [[Ood]], who began killing off the crew. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'')
Toby Zed had a quiet manner, though Rose also upbraided him for his dramatic nature. He revealed signs of mental instability in some of the graffiti he had written on the base walls: fragments of [[Krop Tor]] and possibly (unless someone else wrote those words) the message WELCOME TO HELL. While attempting to use the personal fears and weaknesses of [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], the crew and Rose against them, the Beast revealed to the others that already into his twenties, was still a virgin. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Satan Pit]]'')
[[File:Beast_toby.jpg|thumb|left|Toby is possessed by the Beast. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'')]]
 
Toby was then "freed" by the Beast and joined [[Danny Bartock]], Mr [[John Jefferson|Jefferson]] and Rose through the maintenance tunnels so Danny could release a "flare" that would disrupt the Ood's [[telepathic field]]. During this journey, he was cornered by the Ood, but before they could kill him, his eyes turned red and he made a "shh" gesture, suggesting that he was still possessed by the Beast. The Ood stopped advancing and let him go.
 
As the [[Sanctuary Base 6 rocket]] left the planet, the Beast manifested itself in him. Rose unbuckled his seatbelt and used a [[bolt gun]] to smash the window, causing Toby to be sucked out into space and into the black hole, taking the Beast with him. After his death he was awarded posthumous honours by Captain [[Zachary Cross Flane]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
 
== Personality ==
Toby Zed had a quiet manner, though Rose also upbraided him for his dramatic nature, calling him "Chief Dramatist". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') While attempting to use the personal fears and weaknesses of the Doctor, the crew and Rose against them, the Beast revealed to the others that Toby, already into his twenties, was a [[virgin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
 
== Special abilities and features whilst possessed ==
While the Beast took him over, Toby's irises turned red and ancient script appeared on his body. He displayed a form of [[telekinesis]], survived [[vacuum]] unscathed, spoke with the voice of the Beast ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'') and could issue flame from his mouth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Toby is both an ally and an enemy in the ''[[Legacy (video game)|Doctor Who: Legacy]]'' mobile game.
* It's believed by fans that Toby's mind was destroyed when he was first possessed, but he was in fact still alive before being sucked into the black hole, dying with the beast.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 12 March 2024

Tobias "Toby" Zed was the Walker Expedition's archaeologist. He laboured at translating the Krop Tor script.

Toby worked at Sanctuary Base 6 when Rose Tyler and the Tenth Doctor arrived and were subsequently stranded. He copied down fragments of the script that were on pieces of ancient pottery, but was unable to translate it.

He explained to the Doctor and Rose that the Walker Expedition was looking for an "unnatural" power source at the centre of the planet, releasing a gravity field that kept the planet in orbit. He knew that the extinct civilisation that existed before on the planet had buried something and "now it [was] reaching out. Calling [them] in." As the Expedition's excavations reached their late stages, Toby kept hearing the voice of the Beast, which eventually possessed him. While possessed, Toby ventured outside onto the planet's surface.

Later, Scooti Manista, another member of the crew, heard him leave when she was dropping off some paperwork. She found him outside the base, surviving in deep vacuum without a spacesuit. Toby grinned and gestured to her. She raised her arm towards him, hypnotised. However, she eventually broke his hold on her and yelled at him to stop. Angered, Zed began to break the window. Scooti tried to escape, but Toby had sealed the doors, trapping her. Soon the window shattered and Scooti was dragged out into space screaming.

Toby quickly joined the others to avoid the hull breach, seemingly no longer possessed. After Ida and the Doctor went down to the centre of the planet, he was repossessed along with the Ood, who began killing off the crew. (TV: The Impossible Planet)

Toby is possessed by the Beast. (TV: The Impossible Planet)

Toby was then "freed" by the Beast and joined Danny Bartock, Mr Jefferson and Rose through the maintenance tunnels so Danny could release a "flare" that would disrupt the Ood's telepathic field. During this journey, he was cornered by the Ood, but before they could kill him, his eyes turned red and he made a "shh" gesture, suggesting that he was still possessed by the Beast. The Ood stopped advancing and let him go.

As the Sanctuary Base 6 rocket left the planet, the Beast manifested itself in him. Rose unbuckled his seatbelt and used a bolt gun to smash the window, causing Toby to be sucked out into space and into the black hole, taking the Beast with him. After his death he was awarded posthumous honours by Captain Zachary Cross Flane. (TV: The Satan Pit)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Toby Zed had a quiet manner, though Rose also upbraided him for his dramatic nature, calling him "Chief Dramatist". (TV: The Impossible Planet) While attempting to use the personal fears and weaknesses of the Doctor, the crew and Rose against them, the Beast revealed to the others that Toby, already into his twenties, was a virgin. (TV: The Satan Pit)

Special abilities and features whilst possessed[[edit] | [edit source]]

While the Beast took him over, Toby's irises turned red and ancient script appeared on his body. He displayed a form of telekinesis, survived vacuum unscathed, spoke with the voice of the Beast (TV: The Impossible Planet) and could issue flame from his mouth. (TV: The Satan Pit)

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

  • Toby is both an ally and an enemy in the Doctor Who: Legacy mobile game.
  • It's believed by fans that Toby's mind was destroyed when he was first possessed, but he was in fact still alive before being sucked into the black hole, dying with the beast.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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