The Cheshire Cat
The "fabled" Cheshire Cat was a being native to Wonderland, documented accordingly within Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. (AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Land of Wonder)
Biography
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The Cheshire Cat was known for vanishing "a piece at a time". After talking with Ace, Legion vanished in a similar fashion. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)
Legacy
After the Eighth Doctor was infused with anti-time and had taken the persona of Zagreus, his TARDIS worked to keep the Zagreus persona subsumed by holding him near a concentration of Zero Energy. The TARDIS reconfigured one of its rooms into a forest with a replica of the Cheshire Cat, known as simply "the Cat", perched on a tree branch. (AUDIO: Zagreus)
The Tenth Doctor was described as having a grin like the Cheshire Cat. (AUDIO: The Shattered Hourglass)
When coming across the much glummer Salford Cat, Iris Wildthyme and friends briefly confused him for the Cheshire Cat. (AUDIO: Iris Wildthyme and the Land of Wonder
Behind the scenes
- The Cheshire Cat was voiced by Stephen Fry in the 2010 film version of Alice in Wonderland.
