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The '''Gastropods''', led by [[Mestor]], devoured the vegetation of the [[planet]] [[Jaconda]].
The '''Gastropods''', led by [[Mestor]], devoured the vegetation of the [[planet]] [[Jaconda]].


[[File:Gastropod powers.jpg|left|thumb|A Gastropod using it's mental powers against [[Azmael]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')]]
[[File:Gastropod powers.jpg|left|thumb|A Gastropod using its mental powers against [[Azmael]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')]]
== Biology ==
== Biology ==
The Gastropods resembled [[humanoid]] slugs. They left a sticky trail. Unspeaking, they followed the commands of Mestor, leaving one to assume they possessed only vestigial intelligence. Mestor planned to make the Jaconda's sun go [[supernova]] so as to scatter Gastropod eggs into space. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
The Gastropods resembled [[humanoid]] slugs. They left a {{w|Snail slime|sticky trail}} behind them when they moved. They laid [[egg]]s which could remain fertile in [[space]]. Since apparently only their leader, Mestor, could communicate verbally, and they obeyed his commands without question, it is possible that they possessed only vestigial intelligence. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')


=== Abilities ===
=== Abilities ===
Gastropods had a form of mental powers which they could use to either kill individuals or take over their mind and communicate through them. They could also communicate telepathically. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
Gastropods had a form of mental powers which they could use to either kill individuals or take over their mind and communicate through them. They could also communicate [[telepathic]]ally. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
Jaconda, once a verdant paradise, became a despoiled wasteland once the Gastropod appeared and made the [[Jacondan]]s slaves in their own world. The [[Sixth Doctor]] killed Mestor and ended the reign of the Gastropods. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
Jaconda, once a verdant paradise, became a despoiled wasteland once the Gastropod appeared and made the [[Jacondan]]s slaves in their own world. Their leader, Mestor, planned to make the Jaconda's sun go [[supernova]] so as to scatter Gastropod eggs into space. The [[Sixth Doctor]] killed Mestor and ended the reign of the Gastropods. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]],'' a book that contains [[Tardis:Canon policy|non-narrative]] based information; there was a [[fossil]]ised Gastropod in [[Dr Henry Fizzog's Museum of the Macabre]] on [[Sardicktown]].
* According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]],'' a book that contains [[Tardis:Canon policy|non-narrative]] based information, there was a [[fossil]]ised Gastropod in [[Dr Henry Fizzog's Museum of the Macabre]] on [[Sardicktown]].
* The name for this monster obviously derives from {{w|Gastropod}}s, the biological class of slugs and snails.
* The name for this monster obviously derives from {{w|Gastropod}}s, the biological class of slugs and snails.
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Revision as of 05:29, 22 May 2012

The Gastropods, led by Mestor, devoured the vegetation of the planet Jaconda.

A Gastropod using its mental powers against Azmael. (DW: The Twin Dilemma)

Biology

The Gastropods resembled humanoid slugs. They left a sticky trail behind them when they moved. They laid eggs which could remain fertile in space. Since apparently only their leader, Mestor, could communicate verbally, and they obeyed his commands without question, it is possible that they possessed only vestigial intelligence. (DW: The Twin Dilemma)

Abilities

Gastropods had a form of mental powers which they could use to either kill individuals or take over their mind and communicate through them. They could also communicate telepathically. (DW: The Twin Dilemma)

History

Jaconda, once a verdant paradise, became a despoiled wasteland once the Gastropod appeared and made the Jacondans slaves in their own world. Their leader, Mestor, planned to make the Jaconda's sun go supernova so as to scatter Gastropod eggs into space. The Sixth Doctor killed Mestor and ended the reign of the Gastropods. (DW: The Twin Dilemma)

Behind the scenes