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|aka = Morpho Brain | |aka = Morpho Brain | ||
|origin = [[Marinus]] | |origin = [[Marinus]] | ||
|only = The | |only = The Keys of Marinus (TV story) | ||
|actor = | |actor = | ||
|other actor = | |other actor = | ||
|voice actor = Heron Carvic | |voice actor = Heron Carvic | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Morpho''' were a race of disembodied [[brain]]s with eyes on stalks. They created the city of [[Morphoton]] on [[Marinus]] and [[slave|enslaved]] the populace to take care of them and do their will. They controlled them by using their mental powers to cast the illusion that the city was luxurious, when it was really filthy and squalid. They were so powerful that they could even enslave [[Time Lord]]s. They enslaved [[Altos]] and [[Sabetha]] when they came to the city in search of the keys to the [[Conscience of Marinus]]. When the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman | The '''Morpho''' were a race of disembodied [[brain]]s with eyes on stalks. They created the city of [[Morphoton]] on [[Marinus]] and [[slave|enslaved]] the populace to take care of them and do their will. They controlled them by using their mental powers to cast the illusion that the city was luxurious, when it was really filthy and squalid. They were so powerful that they could even enslave [[Time Lord]]s. They enslaved [[Altos]] and [[Sabetha]] when they came to the city in search of the keys to the [[Conscience of Marinus]]. When the [[First Doctor]], [[Susan Foreman]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] came to Morphoton, they enslaved them as well with the exception of Barbara, who awoke the next morning seeing the truth of her surroundings. She eventually discovered the brain creatures and destroyed them, freeing the inhabitants of the city. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') | ||
:''The Morpho were never named on-screen, their name being given only in the script and credits. Their origins are unknown, but they claimed that their brains outgrew their bodies.'' | :''The Morpho were never named on-screen, their name being given only in the script and credits. Their origins are unknown, but they claimed that their brains outgrew their bodies.'' | ||
