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The [[Fisher King]] invaded Tivoli with his armies in the mid-[[20th century]], ruling for ten "glorious" years before being overthrown by the [[Arcateenian]]s. Dismayed at having been liberated, the Tivolians proceeded to irritate the Arcateenians so much they chose to [[enslave]] them as well. Faking his death, the Fisher King's "body" was taken to [[Earth]] in [[1980]] by [[funeral]] [[Undertaker|director]] [[Albar Prentis]] to be buried in accordance with Arcateenian custom which required him to be sent to a "barren, savage outpost." Prentis was among those killed by the Fisher King and converted into a transmitter [[ghost]] as part of his a plan to summon an army to retrieve him, only to be foiled and indirectly killed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] shortly after. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | The [[Fisher King]] invaded Tivoli with his armies in the mid-[[20th century]], ruling for ten "glorious" years before being overthrown by the [[Arcateenian]]s. Dismayed at having been liberated, the Tivolians proceeded to irritate the Arcateenians so much they chose to [[enslave]] them as well. Faking his death, the Fisher King's "body" was taken to [[Earth]] in [[1980]] by [[funeral]] [[Undertaker|director]] [[Albar Prentis]] to be buried in accordance with Arcateenian custom which required him to be sent to a "barren, savage outpost." Prentis was among those killed by the Fisher King and converted into a transmitter [[ghost]] as part of his a plan to summon an army to retrieve him, only to be foiled and indirectly killed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] shortly after. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | ||
[[File:Albar Prentis alive.jpg|left|thumb|[[Albar Prentis]], [[Tivoli]]'s [[undertaker]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood]]'')]] | [[File:Albar Prentis alive.jpg|left|thumb|[[Albar Prentis]], [[Tivoli]]'s [[undertaker]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')]] | ||
One Tivolian, a town planner named [[Gibbis]] who was engaged in a project to line all his planet's highways with [[tree]]s so invading armies could march in the shade, was plucked from his [[homeworld]] and deposited in a hellish [[Prison ship (The God Complex)|"hotel"]] where people were made to face their greatest fear, with Gibbis' fear being the [[Weeping Angel]]s. Gibbis ultimately survived the ordeal and, after his escape from the hotel, requested the [[Eleventh Doctor]] drop him off in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] at the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex]]'') | One Tivolian, a town planner named [[Gibbis]] who was engaged in a project to line all his planet's highways with [[tree]]s so invading armies could march in the shade, was plucked from his [[homeworld]] and deposited in a hellish [[Prison ship (The God Complex)|"hotel"]] where people were made to face their greatest fear, with Gibbis' fear being the [[Weeping Angel]]s. Gibbis ultimately survived the ordeal and, after his escape from the hotel, requested the [[Eleventh Doctor]] drop him off in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] at the nearest [[galaxy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
At first glance, the Tivolians were a society of cowards who had grown so used to being conquered and occupied by other races it had become a way of life just to accept it. They never defended themselves and did everything they could to make their conquerors as comfortable as possible. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] considered this to be an aggressive form of cowardice. The Tivolians didn't fight; they survived by outliving their conquerors. ''Though they did have an underhanded side that went with their survival, they could be easily persuaded to go against the wishes of others; thus [[Gibbis]] released [[Howie Spragg|Howie]] despite express instruction from the Doctor.'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') Remembering his previous experience, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] shared the same negative view of the Tivolians, telling Prentis that he wasn't "a fan". Prentis understood the Doctor, stating his people did "tend to antagonise". The Doctor even added that Tivolians wouldn't even say "boo" to a goose, going on to say that they'd even give their car keys and bank information to the bird. [[Mason Bennett|Bennett]] considered Prentis "an idiot" for favouring enslavement. Prentis showed he was willing to ask to be enslaved if he met someone superior to the current occupants of [[Tivoli]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | At first glance, the Tivolians were a society of cowards who had grown so used to being conquered and occupied by other races it had become a way of life just to accept it. They never defended themselves and did everything they could to make their conquerors as comfortable as possible. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] considered this to be an aggressive form of cowardice. The Tivolians didn't fight; they survived by outliving their conquerors. ''Though they did have an underhanded side that went with their survival, they could be easily persuaded to go against the wishes of others; thus [[Gibbis]] released [[Howie Spragg|Howie]] despite express instruction from the Doctor.'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'') Remembering his previous experience, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] shared the same negative view of the Tivolians, telling Prentis that he wasn't "a fan". Prentis understood the Doctor, stating his people did "tend to antagonise". The Doctor even added that Tivolians wouldn't even say "boo" to a goose, going on to say that they'd even give their car keys and bank information to the bird. [[Mason Bennett|Bennett]] considered Prentis "an idiot" for favouring enslavement. Prentis showed he was willing to ask to be enslaved if he met someone superior to the current occupants of [[Tivoli]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Slave species]] | [[Category:Slave species]] | ||
