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{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
|Species name | |Species name= Gastropod | ||
|image | |image= [[File:Gastropod.jpg|250px]] | ||
|type | |type= [[Humanoid]] slug | ||
|aka | |aka= | ||
|affiliation | |affiliation= [[Azmael]] | ||
|origin | |origin= | ||
|appearances | |appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'' | ||
|individuals= [[Mestor]] | |||
|individuals | |||
}} | }} | ||
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 | == Biology == | ||
The Gastropods resembled [[humanoid]] slugs. They left a sticky trail. Unspeaking, they followed the commands of Mestor, leaving one to assume they made 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 sticky trail. Unspeaking, they followed the commands of Mestor, leaving one to assume they made 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]]'') | ||
=== History | === Abilities === | ||
Jaconda, once a verdant paradise, became a despoiled wasteland once the Gastropod appeared and | 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 [[Jacondan]]s slaves in their own world. The [[Sixth Doctor]] killed Mestor and ended the reign of the Gastropods. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'') | |||
There was a [[fossil]]ised Gastropod in [[Dr Henry Fizzog's Museum of the Macabre]] on [[Sardicktown]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'') | There was a [[fossil]]ised Gastropod in [[Dr Henry Fizzog's Museum of the Macabre]] on [[Sardicktown]]. ([[REF]]: ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The name for this monster obviously derives from [[Wikipedia:Gastropod|Gastropods]], the biological class of slugs and snails. | * The name for this monster obviously derives from [[Wikipedia:Gastropod|Gastropods]], the biological class of slugs and snails. | ||
{{season 21 aliens}} | {{season 21 aliens}} | ||
[[Category:Spaceborne species]] | [[Category:Spaceborne species]] | ||
[[Category:Sentient molluscs]] | [[Category:Sentient molluscs]] | ||
[[Category:Sixth Doctor enemies]] | |||