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'''Angel Bob''' was a name [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] gave to the [[Weeping Angel]] that was within the vault of the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''. It was called such because it communicated by using the severed larynx of the Cleric [[Bob (The Time of Angels)|Bob]] as a mouthpiece. | '''Angel Bob''' was a name [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] gave to the [[Weeping Angel]] that was within the vault of the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''. It was called such because it communicated by using the severed larynx of the Cleric [[Bob (The Time of Angels)|Bob]] as a mouthpiece. | ||
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A large army of Weeping Angels had wiped out the [[Aplan]] race on [[Alfava Metraxis]] in the mid-[[47th century]], but in doing so had remained without an energy source to feed on and were trapped and weakened. Knowing of the fate of its brethren, the Weeping Angel lay patiently waiting in the ruins of [[Razvahan]] and feigned being in a 'dormant' cycle. Just as it planned, it passed from one private hand to another until it would eventually come in possession of a temporal core to help revive its fellow Angels. The opportunity came when it came to be stored in the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''. | A large army of Weeping Angels had wiped out the [[Aplan]] race on [[Alfava Metraxis]] in the mid-[[47th century]], but in doing so had remained without an energy source to feed on and were trapped and weakened. Knowing of the fate of its brethren, the Weeping Angel lay patiently waiting in the ruins of [[Razvahan]] and feigned being in a 'dormant' cycle. Just as it planned, it passed from one private hand to another until it would eventually come in possession of a temporal core to help revive its fellow Angels. The opportunity came when it came to be stored in the ''[[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]]''. | ||
In the meantime, [[River Song]] was sent on behalf of the [[Church]] to find it and neutralise it. She managed to get on board the ''Byzantium'' during her investigation and captured four seconds of footage of the Angel. Prior to departing the ship she warned its captain the ship would not reach its final destination. | In the meantime, [[River Song]] was sent on behalf of the [[Church]] to find it and neutralise it. She managed to get on board the ''Byzantium'' during her investigation and captured four seconds of footage of the Angel. Prior to departing the ship, she warned its captain that the ship would not reach its final destination. | ||
The Angel caused the ''Byzantium'' to crash on Alfava Metraxis above the [[Aplan Mortarium]] where the Angels remained, killing all other passengers on-board. The once dormant and weak Angels within the catacombs beneath the temple began to awaken and regenerate. | The Angel caused the ''Byzantium'' to crash on Alfava Metraxis above the [[Aplan Mortarium]] where the Angels remained, killing all other passengers on-board. The once dormant and weak Angels within the catacombs beneath the temple began to awaken and regenerate. | ||
===On Alfava Metraxis=== | ===On Alfava Metraxis=== | ||
[[Father Octavian]] and a team of Clerics arrived at the crash site to track down the Angel. To explain what they were up against, Song showed the looped recording of the Angel to the Doctor, Octavian and [[Amy Pond]]. While the others left the pod they were in, Amy remained alone with the recording in its constant loop. However, unbeknownst to the expedition, any image of a Weeping Angel ultimately '' | [[Father Octavian]] and a team of Clerics arrived at the crash site to track down the Angel. To explain what they were up against, Song showed the looped recording of the Angel to the Doctor, Octavian and [[Amy Pond]]. While the others left the pod they were in, Amy remained alone with the recording in its constant loop. However, unbeknownst to the expedition, any image of a Weeping Angel ultimately ''became'' a Weeping Angel. The image in the recording soon came to life and deadlocked the doors of the pod, trapping Amy within. The Angel was able to project itself beyond the image and was able to become a projection in the room, until Amy was able to exploit a glitch in the recording to turn off the projection of the image when it was close to making contact with her. She had however stared into the eyes of the projection, opening her 'soul' to it. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') This produced an image of an Angel in the visual centre of Amy's mind, opening her up to manipulation by the Angels, such as hallucinations, and death as the image of the Angel within her would ultimately become a real Angel. ([[DW]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | ||
The Angel escaped the vault of the ''Byzantium'' and went through the Maze of the Dead. When the Clerics [[Christian (The Time of Angels)|Christian]] and [[Angelo (The Time of Angels)|Angelo]] were sent to investigate the further catacombs the Angel killed them by breaking their necks. It then took their central nervous systems and reanimated their consciousness temporarily to lure others to their deaths. It used the same procedure with the Cleric [[Bob (The Time of Angels)|Bob]] on a more long-term basis, to communicate with the Doctor, Amy, River and the remaining Clerics. | The Angel escaped the vault of the ''Byzantium'' and went through the Maze of the Dead. When the Clerics [[Christian (The Time of Angels)|Christian]] and [[Angelo (The Time of Angels)|Angelo]] were sent to investigate the further catacombs the Angel killed them by breaking their necks. It then took their central nervous systems and reanimated their consciousness temporarily to lure others to their deaths. It used the same procedure with the Cleric [[Bob (The Time of Angels)|Bob]] on a more long-term basis, to communicate with the Doctor, Amy, River and the remaining Clerics. | ||
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As the crack expanded the Angels ran away, and Angel Bob reappeared in person after the Doctor, River and Amy were cornered in the ''Byzantium'''s control room. He attempted to coerce the Doctor into throwing himself into the crack in order to seal it, saving the Angels and his friends. As the last of the ship's energy was taken by the Angels, the gravity field failed. Angel Bob and the rest of the Weeping Angels on board fell into the crack, sealing it and were subsequently erased from existence. ([[DW]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | As the crack expanded the Angels ran away, and Angel Bob reappeared in person after the Doctor, River and Amy were cornered in the ''Byzantium'''s control room. He attempted to coerce the Doctor into throwing himself into the crack in order to seal it, saving the Angels and his friends. As the last of the ship's energy was taken by the Angels, the gravity field failed. Angel Bob and the rest of the Weeping Angels on board fell into the crack, sealing it and were subsequently erased from existence. ([[DW]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | ||
''The Doctor later prevented the crack from ever existing. ([[DW]]: [[The Big Bang]]) What this meant for the events on Alfava Metraxis, and the fate of Angel Bob, is unknown.'' | :''The Doctor later prevented the crack from ever existing. ([[DW]]: [[The Big Bang]]) What this meant for the events on Alfava Metraxis, and the fate of Angel Bob, is unknown.'' | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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It also possessed a sadistic sense of humour; it pretended at first to be Cleric Bob making his remains say what had happened to him. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') Later, after the copy of itself within Amy made her perform a countdown to the moment when the copy would consume her, Angel Bob indicated it was making her do the countdown for fun. ([[DW]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | It also possessed a sadistic sense of humour; it pretended at first to be Cleric Bob making his remains say what had happened to him. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time of Angels]]'') Later, after the copy of itself within Amy made her perform a countdown to the moment when the copy would consume her, Angel Bob indicated it was making her do the countdown for fun. ([[DW]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'') | ||
Interestingly, Angel Bob originally seemed to be on the Doctor's side, telling him that the angel was coming for them and encouraging the group to run. By the | Interestingly, Angel Bob originally seemed to be on the Doctor's side, telling him that the angel was coming for them and encouraging the group to run. By the time the Doctor is in the Byzantium, however, Bob is taunting him, and is against him. | ||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
