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'''Cactus''' was the name given to several varieties of [[desert]] [[plant]]s found on [[Earth]] and other worlds, which were usually green in colouration and covered with pointed spines. | '''Cactus''' was the name given to several varieties of [[desert]] [[plant]]s found on [[Earth]] and other worlds, which were usually green in colouration and covered with pointed spines. | ||
[[ | The [[Zolfa-Thuran]]s were similar in appearance to cacti. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Meglos (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Wilfred Mott]] likened the [[Vinvocci]] to cacti due to their spiky green faces. Such a remark was apparently [[racism|racist]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Jack Harkness]] once called [[Gwen Cooper]] "Cactus Woman", because she was being "prickly". ([[PROSE]]: | In [[Aztec]] [[Mexico]], [[Ixta]] slashed [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]]'s wrist with a cactus needle the [[First Doctor]] had given him for a fight. Ian's energy was drained by this. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Aztecs (TV story)|namedep=The Warriors of Death (2)}}) | ||
[[Jack Harkness]] once called [[Gwen Cooper]] "Cactus Woman", because she was being "prickly". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Wrong Hands (short story)}}) | |||
When [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] stopped by the Old West on their [[honeymoon]], Rory had a "cactus accident" which prompted Amy to ask the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to bring them some [[Salvon]] when he came to pick them up. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Honeymoon Horrors (short story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
=== In non-valid sources === | |||
[[File:Cactus DtMiB.jpg|thumb|A cactus, moments before having its spikes flung at [[Sergeant Slipper]]'s [[posterior]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics (comic story)}})]] | |||
[[Dennis the Menace]] once used a cactus for "[[target practice]]", by launching the spikes off of one and into [[Sergeant Slipper]]'s [[posterior]], which his [[dog]], [[Gnasher]], had [[paint]]ed a [[red]] target onto. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics (comic story)}}) | |||
[[File:Cacti (Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!).png|thumb|left|Various cacti in [[desert (Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!)|a desert]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT! (webcast)}})]] | |||
There were various cacti in [[desert (Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT!)|a desert]]. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT! (webcast)}}) | |||
[[Category:Plants from the real world]] | [[Category:Plants from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:32, 3 November 2024
Cactus was the name given to several varieties of desert plants found on Earth and other worlds, which were usually green in colouration and covered with pointed spines.
The Zolfa-Thurans were similar in appearance to cacti. (TV: Meglos [+]Loading...["Meglos (TV story)"])
Wilfred Mott likened the Vinvocci to cacti due to their spiky green faces. Such a remark was apparently racist. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)"])
In Aztec Mexico, Ixta slashed Ian's wrist with a cactus needle the First Doctor had given him for a fight. Ian's energy was drained by this. (TV: "The Warriors of Death" [+]Part of The Aztecs, Loading...{"namedep":"The Warriors of Death (2)","1":"The Aztecs (TV story)"})
Jack Harkness once called Gwen Cooper "Cactus Woman", because she was being "prickly". (PROSE: The Wrong Hands [+]Loading...["The Wrong Hands (short story)"])
When Amy Pond and Rory Williams stopped by the Old West on their honeymoon, Rory had a "cactus accident" which prompted Amy to ask the Eleventh Doctor to bring them some Salvon when he came to pick them up. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors [+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In non-valid sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
Dennis the Menace once used a cactus for "target practice", by launching the spikes off of one and into Sergeant Slipper's posterior, which his dog, Gnasher, had painted a red target onto. (COMIC: Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics [+]Loading...["Dennis the Menace in Balloonatics (comic story)"])
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There were various cacti in a desert. (WC: Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT! [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Comes to MINECRAFT! (webcast)"])
