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Kevin was created as an animatronic amusement for the prehistoric planet setting of a vast resort complex.  Possessed of an individual personality, he considered himself more of an actor than a simple automaton, and was often concerned with attaining the proper "motivation" to portray his role effectively. When an invading [[Sontaran]] fleet caused a temporal rift to form in the complex, Kevin's T-Rex programming overcame him, and he began attacking everything and everyone in sight, including the Doctor.  His personality was eventually restored and he aided the Doctor in restoring order to the complex, allowing Rory to ride him as a mount to defeat the Sontarans.

Disturbed by the experience of momentarily thinking like a real T-Rex, Kevin asked the Doctor if he could travel with him in hopes of finding a better role in life.  The Doctor agreed and somehow managed to get Kevin inside the TARDIS.

Kevin's size and appearance occasionally caused difficulty during his travels with the Doctor. Unlike the Doctor's humanoid companions, Kevin could not blend in easily with many of the societies visited by the TARDIS crew. During his first week aboard the TARDIS, his size hindered a quick escape from Sitting Bull's warriors.  He later tried and failed to impersonate a detective in 20th Century Los Angeles. Kevin's tiny arms also caused problems, making it impossible for him to assist the Doctor in piloting the TARDIS. On the positive side, he proved himself adept at scaring away hostile aliens, although Amy admitted that she missed the usual "running away lots" tactic normally employed by the TARDIS crew. Kevin almost caused a panic in [[Japan]] when the locals mistook him for a kaiju (a colossal monster in the vein of the famous "Godzilla") and thought he was going to destroy [[Tokyo]]. The forlorn robot eventually confessed his troubles to Rory, stating that he felt he would never become something better as long as other people judged him by his appearance.  Rory consoled him by admitting his own troubles in adjusting to TARDIS life, and he reassured Kevin that one day he would find his purpose.

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