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== Appearance in Torchwood Magazine == | == Appearance in Torchwood Magazine == | ||
should we make note of the Beast's brief appearnce in the Torchwood comic strip [[Jetsam]]?[[User:OOM-10|OOM-10]] 20:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC) | should we make note of the Beast's brief appearnce in the Torchwood comic strip [[Jetsam (comic story)|Jetsam]]?[[User:OOM-10|OOM-10]] 20:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC) | ||
:Yep. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 21:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC) | :Yep. -<[[User:Azes13|Azes13]] 21:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC) | ||
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You can obviously tell the Beast was meant to be a Great Old One - he had lots of powers, he was big, his mind could leave his body etc. If he returns, the BBC have got to explain where he came from and who he really is. I'm sure they will. | You can obviously tell the Beast was meant to be a Great Old One - he had lots of powers, he was big, his mind could leave his body etc. If he returns, the BBC have got to explain where he came from and who he really is. I'm sure they will. | ||
=="The Beast"== | |||
Is 'the Beast' really the proper name for this thing? The Doctor's monologue when he figures out that Toby's possessed strongly implies that "the Beast" is the name of the mindless husk left behind after the being's mind has possessed Toby — ''not'' a name for the creature itself, except in error. --[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 15:14, October 24, 2018 (UTC) | |||
The very second name given by the voice of the Beast is "Krop Tor", suggesting that this was not the name of the planet but rather the name of the entity that the planet was designed to hold. [[User:Aaronbill3|Aaronbill3]] [[User talk:Aaronbill3|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:09, 22 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
:Not sure what else you'd call it, other than maybe "The Being" or "The Creature" but that's vague too. I feel as though "The Beast" does the job well because it's depicted as such, named as such, and to audiences that's the most common name they know the being as (so it works well for searchability). <font face="Maven Pro" color="#000000"><b>— [[User:Fractal|Fractal]] [[User talk:Fractal|<span title="Talk">•</span>]]</b></font> 21:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Latest revision as of 21:41, 1 August 2024
Make up your minds! Are they a "he" or "it"? It says both. --81.1.103.42 04:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
Appearance in Torchwood Magazine[[edit source]]
should we make note of the Beast's brief appearnce in the Torchwood comic strip Jetsam?OOM-10 20:17, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
- Yep. -<Azes13 21:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
One of the Old Ones?[[edit source]]
The great power, giant body, and origins in the Pre-Universe ... should the Beast and Abaddon be added to the list of potential Old Ones?--TheOmnius 18:14, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
- I suppose there's a bit of a connection. I guess you could add it to the list possible Old Ones. -<Azes13 21:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
Aliases[[edit source]]
For the record, in the real world, the term Abbadon is incorrectly attributed as referring to Satan. ProtoKun7 19:25, January 8, 2010 (UTC)
The Colbert Report[[edit source]]
Should it be mentioned Stephen Colbert used an image of the Beast to represent Satan on the 21st of September 2010 on his show?173.79.241.149
Probably not, he didn't mention Doctor Who at all. He just needed a picture to represent Satan, and the Beast was probably the best one he could find.Icecreamdif 21:43, September 27, 2010 (UTC)
A Great Old One[[edit source]]
You can obviously tell the Beast was meant to be a Great Old One - he had lots of powers, he was big, his mind could leave his body etc. If he returns, the BBC have got to explain where he came from and who he really is. I'm sure they will.
"The Beast"[[edit source]]
Is 'the Beast' really the proper name for this thing? The Doctor's monologue when he figures out that Toby's possessed strongly implies that "the Beast" is the name of the mindless husk left behind after the being's mind has possessed Toby — not a name for the creature itself, except in error. --Scrooge MacDuck ☎ 15:14, October 24, 2018 (UTC)
The very second name given by the voice of the Beast is "Krop Tor", suggesting that this was not the name of the planet but rather the name of the entity that the planet was designed to hold. Aaronbill3 ☎ 21:09, 22 June 2024 (UTC)
- Not sure what else you'd call it, other than maybe "The Being" or "The Creature" but that's vague too. I feel as though "The Beast" does the job well because it's depicted as such, named as such, and to audiences that's the most common name they know the being as (so it works well for searchability). — Fractal • 21:41, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
