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|individual name= The Face of Boe
|image= [[Image:Face of Boe.jpg|250px]]
|race= [[Boekind]]
|home planet= Unknown, possibly [[The Silver Devastation]] (in the [[Isop galaxy]])
|home era= [[Humanian Era]] <br> [[51st Century]] to [[5,000,000,023]]
|appearances= ''[[The End of the World]]'' <br> ''[[The Long Game]]'' <br> ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''
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The '''Face of Boe''' is a being which appears to consist of just a gigantic, [[humanoid]]-looking head. Although he can only grunt vocally, he is able to [[telepathy|telepathically]] communicate. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')
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| bgcolor="#FCDCDC" | Unknown, possibly [[The Silver Destination]] (in the [[Isop galaxy]])
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| bgcolor="#FCDCDC" | [[Humanian Era]] to [[The Far Future]]
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The '''Face of Boe''' is a being which appears to consist of just a gigantic, [[humanoid]]-looking head. He is a wholly mechanical effect and is not portrayed on-screen by an actor. He did not speak during his appearance in ''[[The End of the World]]'', only having been heard to grunt, but communicated telepathically in ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''.


A being of considerable influence in galactic circles, the Face first appeared in the [[2005]] series episode ''[[The End of the World]]'', set in the year [[5,000,000,000|5.5/Apple/26]], five billion years in the future. There, he was the sponsor of an event to safely witness the destruction of the [[Earth]] by the expansion of the [[Sun]]. The event was sabotaged, but the Face was seen among the survivors at the end of the episode. The episode describes him as coming from the "Silver Devastation".  
The Face of Boe has the distinction of being one of of the oldest creatures in the known universe. This has caused him to be dubbed on some worlds as "the creature that God forgot". He was well known by the [[51st Century]], since [[Jack Harkness]] says that he once saw someone dressed up as the Face of Boe. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stealers of Dreams]]'') In [[200,000]], he was featured on [[Bad Wolf|BAD WOLFTV]], where he was pregnant with six children (Boemina). ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') In [[200,100]], he was the focus of a question on ''The Weakest Link'', where he was described as the oldest living creature in the [[Isop galaxy]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf]]'')


The Face was next seen on the BAD WOLFTV news channel in the episode ''[[The Long Game]]'', set in the 2001st century where he was reported to be pregnant with the "Baby Boemina". The Face did not appear, but was the subject of a question, in a deadly version of ''The Weakest Link'' in the 2002nd century, where he was described as the oldest being in the [[Isop galaxy]] (the location of the planet [[Vortis]] in ''[[The Web Planet]]''). In the [[Ninth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''The Stealers of Dreams'' by [[Steve Lyons]], [[Jack Harkness]] (who is from the 51st century) says that he once saw someone "dressed up as the Face of Boe."
In the year [[5,000,000,000|5.5/Apple/26]], the Face of Boe was the sponsor of an event to safely witness the destruction of the [[Earth]] by the expansion of the [[Sun]]. The event was sabotaged by [[Lady Cassandra]], but the Face was among the survivors. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'') By [[5,000,000,023]], the Face was hospitalised in Ward 26 of the hospital run by the [[Sisters of Plenitude]] on [[New Earth]]. Apparently dying of old age, the Face summoned [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to him. When a novice told the Doctor the legend of the Face's last words, the Doctor realised that he fit the description of the "wandering traveller". The Face of Boe eventually recovered, saying that although he had grown tired of the universe, the Doctor had shown him a new way of looking at things. The Doctor asked about the message, but the Face told him that could wait for their third and final meeting, and teleported away. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')


In ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'', it was stated that the Face was the last of [[Boekind]], and was reportedly millions of years old. When [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] asked the Face if this was true, the Face replied that it would be impossible. Whether he was being coy or not is unclear.
We are told that The Face of Boe was particularly fertile during the time of the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire and had six children (Boemina) who only lived for forty years each. We are also told that forty years is the average lifespan of the species and it is unknown why the Face of Boe has lived so long — it is apparently not a result of his life support tank.  This has caused him to be dubbed on some worlds as "the creature that God forgot".
In ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'' the Face was hospitalised in Ward 26 of the hospital run by the [[Sisters of Plenitude]] on [[New Earth]]. Apparently dying of old age, the Face summoned [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] to him. When a novice told the Doctor the legend of the Face's last words, the Doctor realised that he fit the description of the "wandering traveller". At the conclusion of the episode, the Face recovered, saying that although he had grown tired of the universe, the Doctor had shown him a new way of looking at things. The Doctor asked about the message, but the Face told him that could wait for their third and final meeting, and teleported away.
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The Face of Boe is a being which appears to consist of just a gigantic, humanoid-looking head. Although he can only grunt vocally, he is able to telepathically communicate. (DW: New Earth)

The Face of Boe has the distinction of being one of of the oldest creatures in the known universe. This has caused him to be dubbed on some worlds as "the creature that God forgot". He was well known by the 51st Century, since Jack Harkness says that he once saw someone dressed up as the Face of Boe. (DW: The Stealers of Dreams) In 200,000, he was featured on BAD WOLFTV, where he was pregnant with six children (Boemina). (DW: The Long Game) In 200,100, he was the focus of a question on The Weakest Link, where he was described as the oldest living creature in the Isop galaxy. (DW: Bad Wolf)

In the year 5.5/Apple/26, the Face of Boe was the sponsor of an event to safely witness the destruction of the Earth by the expansion of the Sun. The event was sabotaged by Lady Cassandra, but the Face was among the survivors. (DW: The End of the World) By 5,000,000,023, the Face was hospitalised in Ward 26 of the hospital run by the Sisters of Plenitude on New Earth. Apparently dying of old age, the Face summoned the Doctor to him. When a novice told the Doctor the legend of the Face's last words, the Doctor realised that he fit the description of the "wandering traveller". The Face of Boe eventually recovered, saying that although he had grown tired of the universe, the Doctor had shown him a new way of looking at things. The Doctor asked about the message, but the Face told him that could wait for their third and final meeting, and teleported away. (DW: New Earth)

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