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("Things" as an alternative name, as given in DWM 606)
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| aka          = ''Thing''
| type        = Slug
| type        = Slug
| affiliation  = [[Dot]]
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'''Man-traps''' were large [[slug]]-like creatures created by the [[Dot]]s that killed and ate the residents of [[Finetime]], and were seen standing in the ruins of [[Homeworld (Dot and Bubble)|Homeworld]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dot and Bubble (TV story)}}) [[File:HugSlug2 DaB.png|thumb|right|A resident of [[Finetime]] strolls past a man-trap, oblivious. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dot and Bubble (TV story)}})]]
'''Man-traps''', or '''''Things'''''<ref name="Things">''Doctor Who Magazine'' 606, pg. 33</ref>, were large [[slug]]-like creatures created by the [[Dot]]s that killed and ate the residents of [[Finetime]], and were seen standing in the ruins of [[Homeworld (Dot and Bubble)|Homeworld]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dot and Bubble (TV story)}}) [[File:HugSlug2 DaB.png|thumb|right|A resident of [[Finetime]] strolls past a man-trap, oblivious. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dot and Bubble (TV story)}})]]


== Behind the Scenes ==
== Behind the Scenes ==
* While not named in the episode itself, the [[Dot and Bubble (Unleashed episode)|accompanying episode]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' identifies them as "man-traps".
* While not named in the episode itself, the [[Dot and Bubble (Unleashed episode)|accompanying episode]] of ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' identifies them as "man-traps". [[DWM 606]], however, states that they are called ''Things'', and that "Mantraps" was simply the nickname given to them on-set.<ref name="Things"/>
 
== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 22:10, 10 September 2024

"Mantrap" is a title based upon conjecture.

Check the behind the scenes section, the revision history and discussion page for additional comments on this article's title.

Man-traps, or Things[1], were large slug-like creatures created by the Dots that killed and ate the residents of Finetime, and were seen standing in the ruins of Homeworld. (TV: Dot and Bubble [+]Loading...["Dot and Bubble (TV story)"])

A resident of Finetime strolls past a man-trap, oblivious. (TV: Dot and Bubble [+]Loading...["Dot and Bubble (TV story)"])

Behind the Scenes

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Doctor Who Magazine 606, pg. 33