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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
As head of GeoComTex, Henry van Statten had | As head of GeoComTex, Henry van Statten had enough influence to sway the course of the next [[President of the United States|presidential]] elections. [[pres | ||
Van Statten had been collecting [[alien artefact|extraterrestrial artefacts]] on the grey market for years, buying bits and pieces of alien technology at auctions and then reverse engineering them to create "new" technologies which he would then exploit commercially. He claimed to "own" the [[Internet]], and said that broadband was derived from technology scavenged from the [[Roswell crash]]. He kept these artefacts in a private collection, inside a bunker called [[the Vault]] more than fifty floors below ground in [[Utah]] near [[Salt Lake City]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | Van Statten had been collecting [[alien artefact|extraterrestrial artefacts]] on the grey market for years, buying bits and pieces of alien technology at auctions and then reverse engineering them to create "new" technologies which he would then exploit commercially. He claimed to "own" the [[Internet]], and said that broadband was derived from technology scavenged from the [[Roswell crash]]. He kept these artefacts in a private collection, inside a bunker called [[the Vault]] more than fifty floors below ground in [[Utah]] near [[Salt Lake City]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
In [[2006]], van Statten's image appears while the Doctor is researching [[H.C. Clements]] along with the Guinevere website, [[UNIT]] website and [[GeoComTex]] website. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') | |||
Sometime between [[2006]] and [[2012]] by auction, van Statten acquired a living but unresponsive [[Dalek]] ([[WEB]]: ''[[UNIT website|unit.org.uk]]'') who had survived the [[Last Great Time War]]. He called it a "[[Dalek|metaltron]]". ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | Sometime between [[2006]] and [[2012]] by auction, van Statten acquired a living but unresponsive [[Dalek]] ([[WEB]]: ''[[UNIT website|unit.org.uk]]'') who had survived the [[Last Great Time War]]. He called it a "[[Dalek|metaltron]]". ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
In 2012, the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] arrived in the Vault in response to a distress signal, unaware that the signal came from a Dalek. At this time, [[Diana Goddard]], van Statten's personal assistant, and [[Adam Mitchell]], a scientist, worked by him. | In 2012, the [[Ninth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] arrived in the Vault in response to a distress signal, unaware that the signal came from a Dalek. At this time, [[Diana Goddard]], van Statten's personal assistant, and [[Adam Mitchell]], a scientist, worked by him. | ||
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Van Statten captured the Doctor instead, to examine his [[Gallifreyan physiology]] and had plans to make use of his [[binary vascular system]]. | Van Statten captured the Doctor instead, to examine his [[Gallifreyan physiology]] and had plans to make use of his [[binary vascular system]]. | ||
When the Dalek freed itself, he gave the Doctor free rein to deal with it. By the time events came to a conclusion, two hundred GeoComTex personnel had died and the Dalek had self-destructed. Goddard took charge at this point and ordered that van Statten be taken away, mind-wiped and dumped on the streets, "somewhere beginning with an 'S'." ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]] | When the Dalek freed itself, he gave the Doctor free rein to deal with it. By the time events came to a conclusion, two hundred GeoComTex personnel had died and the Dalek had self-destructed. Goddard took charge at this point and ordered that van Statten be taken away, mind-wiped and dumped on the streets, "somewhere beginning with an 'S'." ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*In an early draft script for ''Dalek'', van Statten's character was called "Will Fences", as a parody of [[Bill Gates]]. | *In an early draft script for ''Dalek'', van Statten's character was called "Will Fences", as a parody of [[Bill Gates]]. | ||
*According to [[Russell T Davies]]' ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale|The Writer's Tale]]'', the original script for ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' had Henry van Statten name-dropped as a billionaire like [[Bill Gates]] and [[Joshua Naismith]]. | |||
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[[Category:21st century individuals|Van Statten, Henry]] | [[Category:21st century individuals|Van Statten, Henry]] | ||
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[[Category:Collectors of alien artefacts|Van Statten, Henry]] | [[Category:Collectors of alien artefacts|Van Statten, Henry]] | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 13 May 2011
Henry van Statten was the CEO of the American corporation GeoComTex and a collector and exploiter of alien technology. He was the billionaire owner of the Internet in 2012.
Biography
As head of GeoComTex, Henry van Statten had enough influence to sway the course of the next presidential elections. [[pres
Van Statten had been collecting extraterrestrial artefacts on the grey market for years, buying bits and pieces of alien technology at auctions and then reverse engineering them to create "new" technologies which he would then exploit commercially. He claimed to "own" the Internet, and said that broadband was derived from technology scavenged from the Roswell crash. He kept these artefacts in a private collection, inside a bunker called the Vault more than fifty floors below ground in Utah near Salt Lake City. (DW: Dalek)
In 2006, van Statten's image appears while the Doctor is researching H.C. Clements along with the Guinevere website, UNIT website and GeoComTex website. (DW: The Runaway Bride)
Sometime between 2006 and 2012 by auction, van Statten acquired a living but unresponsive Dalek (WEB: unit.org.uk) who had survived the Last Great Time War. He called it a "metaltron". (DW: Dalek)
In 2012, the Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler arrived in the Vault in response to a distress signal, unaware that the signal came from a Dalek. At this time, Diana Goddard, van Statten's personal assistant, and Adam Mitchell, a scientist, worked by him.
Van Statten captured the Doctor instead, to examine his Gallifreyan physiology and had plans to make use of his binary vascular system.
When the Dalek freed itself, he gave the Doctor free rein to deal with it. By the time events came to a conclusion, two hundred GeoComTex personnel had died and the Dalek had self-destructed. Goddard took charge at this point and ordered that van Statten be taken away, mind-wiped and dumped on the streets, "somewhere beginning with an 'S'." (DW: Dalek)
Personality
Brilliant, arrogant and self-assured, van Statten treated his employees like chattel, to the point of mind-wiping them when they left his employ so they could not betray his secrets. Van Statten had a wry, dark sense of humour and treated other humans, and aliens especially, as things he could use to amuse himself or turn to his advantage. The Doctor compared him to Davros, the Dalek creator. (DW: Dalek)
Behind the scenes
- In an early draft script for Dalek, van Statten's character was called "Will Fences", as a parody of Bill Gates.
- According to Russell T Davies' The Writer's Tale, the original script for The End of Time had Henry van Statten name-dropped as a billionaire like Bill Gates and Joshua Naismith.
