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{{Infobox Individual
|image= Gibbis sly.jpg
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|species= Tivolian
|job= Town planner
|origin = [[Tivoli]]
|only= The God Complex (TV story)
|actor= David Walliams
|clip = "The Most Monstrous Character" EXCLUSIVE DW Insider, Ep 11
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'''Gibbis''' was a native of [[Tivoli]], a green [[planet]] whose residents took a strange delight in being subjugated.


Gibbis is a native of Tivoli, a grey planet whose residents take a strange delight in subjugation. Although they fear death they welcome invasion and Gibbis' old school motto - Resistance is exhausting - succinctly reflects this mindset.
== Biography ==
Gibbis' old [[school]] motto was "Resistance is Exhausting."


He is a coward and it would be easy to feel pity for this mole-like creature, but beware! The Doctor sussed out Gibbis early on. 'Your civilisation is one of the oldest in the galaxy. Now I see why,' the Time Lord told him, adding that his, 'Cowardice isn't quaint. It's sly... aggressive.' Certainly, Gibbis was prepared to sacrifice Howie in the name of self-protection and showed a dreadful delight in unnerving Amy when he suggested she might have not yet have faced 'her room'.
Before he was plucked from Tivoli and deposited in a hellish [[God Complex|"hotel"]], Gibbis worked in town planning. He was engaged in a project to line all his planet's highways with trees so invading armies could march in the shade.


Before he was plucked from Tivoli and locked into the Minotaur's prison, Gibbis worked in town planning. He was engaged in a project to line all his planet's highways with trees so that invading armies could march in the shade
He effectively screwed up the Doctor's only chance to get information out of the Minotaur by letting [[Howie Spragg]] go free and be killed. The others grew annoyed with his cowardly behaviour and interacted with him very rarely. After his escape from the hotel, Gibbis requested the Doctor drop him off in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] at the nearest galaxy. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'')
 
After meeting [[Albar Prentis]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] referred to his meeting with Gibbis and how as a result, he didn't like the [[Tivolian|Tivolians]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')
 
== Personality ==
Like all of his species, Gibbis was a coward. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] described it as an aggressive sort of timidity. Gibbis was happy to sacrifice [[Howie Spragg]] in the name of self-preservation and showed a sadistic pleasure in unnerving Amy when he suggested she might have not yet have entered her "room". His biggest fear was the [[Weeping Angel]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', a book that contains [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based information, the reason Gibbis feared the Weeping Angels was they had no interest in conquest, only killing.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 23 September 2023

Gibbis was a native of Tivoli, a green planet whose residents took a strange delight in being subjugated.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gibbis' old school motto was "Resistance is Exhausting."

Before he was plucked from Tivoli and deposited in a hellish "hotel", Gibbis worked in town planning. He was engaged in a project to line all his planet's highways with trees so invading armies could march in the shade.

He effectively screwed up the Doctor's only chance to get information out of the Minotaur by letting Howie Spragg go free and be killed. The others grew annoyed with his cowardly behaviour and interacted with him very rarely. After his escape from the hotel, Gibbis requested the Doctor drop him off in his TARDIS at the nearest galaxy. (TV: The God Complex)

After meeting Albar Prentis, the Twelfth Doctor referred to his meeting with Gibbis and how as a result, he didn't like the Tivolians. (TV: Before the Flood)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Like all of his species, Gibbis was a coward. The Eleventh Doctor described it as an aggressive sort of timidity. Gibbis was happy to sacrifice Howie Spragg in the name of self-preservation and showed a sadistic pleasure in unnerving Amy when he suggested she might have not yet have entered her "room". His biggest fear was the Weeping Angels. (TV: The God Complex)

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

According to The Brilliant Book 2012, a book that contains non-narrative based information, the reason Gibbis feared the Weeping Angels was they had no interest in conquest, only killing.