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[[ | [[File:Docdodec.JPG|right|thumb|[[Meglos]] and the Dodecahedron. ([[DW]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'')]] | ||
A '''dodecahedron''' was a twelve-sided regular [[wikipedia:polyhedron|polyhedron]], with each side made up of a pentagon. | A '''dodecahedron''' was a twelve-sided regular [[wikipedia:polyhedron|polyhedron]], with each side made up of a pentagon. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
The [[Tigellan]]s used a Dodecahedron as a power source. The [[Deon]]s, a religious group, believed it to be a gift from their [[god]], [[Ti]]. | The [[Tigellan]]s used a Dodecahedron as a power source. The [[Deon]]s, a religious group, believed it to be a gift from their [[god]], [[Ti]]. | ||
[[ | [[File:The Screens of Zolfa-Thura.jpg|left|thumb|The Dodecahedron atop the [[Screens of Zolfa-Thura]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'')]] | ||
The [[Zolfa-Thuran]], [[Meglos]], wished to steal it and use its power to conquer and destory worlds. Under the guise of the [[ | The [[Zolfa-Thuran]], [[Meglos]], wished to steal it and use its power to conquer and destory worlds. Under the guise of the [[Fourth Doctor]], Meglos compressed the Dodecahedron and stole it. He took it back to [[Zolfa-Thura]]. | ||
Using the [[Screens of Zolfa-Thura]], Meglos was able to boost the Dodecahedron's power. He planned to destroy Tigella with it but the Doctor reverted the calculations so it destroyed Zolfa-Thura. ([[DW]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') | Using the [[Screens of Zolfa-Thura]], Meglos was able to boost the Dodecahedron's power. He planned to destroy Tigella with it but the Doctor reverted the calculations so it destroyed Zolfa-Thura. ([[DW]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'') | ||
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