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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The {{w|Fisher King}} was a figure in [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] legend, supposedly the last keeper of the [[Holy Grail]]. Having been wounded, the legendary king waits for someone who is able to heal him to arrive.<ref>http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/10/doctor-who-10-things-you-may-not-know-about-before-the-flood</ref> This is similar to the ''Doctor Who'' character who is waiting for someone from his people to come and save him. | *The {{w|Fisher King}} was a figure in [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] legend, supposedly the last keeper of the [[Holy Grail]]. Having been wounded, the legendary king waits for someone who is able to heal him to arrive.<ref>http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/10/doctor-who-10-things-you-may-not-know-about-before-the-flood</ref> This is similar to the ''Doctor Who'' character who is waiting for someone from his people to come and save him. | ||
*The Fisher King was voiced by [[Peter Serafinowicz]], whilst his roar was provided by [[Corey Taylor]], who's better known as the lead singer of the metal band Slipknot. | |||
The Fisher King was voiced by [[Peter Serafinowicz]], whilst his roar was provided by [[Corey Taylor]], who's better known as the lead singer of the metal band Slipknot. | *His [[energy blaster|blaster]] is available as a weapon in ''[[The Doctor Who Game Maker]]''. | ||
*In a deleted scene for ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'', [[Albar Prentis]] reveals that the Fisher King comes from a barren world and that [[Arcateenian]]s defeated him by raising the sea level on [[Tivoli]] which is how the [[Twelfth Doctor]] knew that drowning him would work. | |||
His [[energy blaster|blaster]] is available as a weapon in ''[[The Doctor Who Game Maker]]''. | |||
In a deleted scene for ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'', [[Albar Prentis]] reveals that the Fisher King comes from a barren world and that [[Arcateenian]]s defeated him by raising the sea level on [[Tivoli]] which is how the [[Twelfth Doctor]] knew that drowning him would work. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
