Editoronthewiki/Sandbox/Monster Vault
Editoronthewiki/Sandbox/Monster Vault is a collection of information about the monsters of Doctor Who included within the overall The Monster Vault book. Much like "The Dangerous Book of Monsters", the book has a loose narrative of being an in-universe text complied by the Doctor. In this case, the book is noted by the Thirteenth Doctor to be complied by "some of the galaxy's finest natural historians" after she granted them access to the "top-secret Monster Vaults" of her TARDIS's databanks. She also notes these historians have "filled in some of the gaps" in her research, which the Doctor declares has resulted in some "ideas" that are "clever" and others that are "daft".
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
You're going to need a bigger sofa...
Doctor Who's biggest and most comprehensive monster guide yet, The Monster Vault takes you on the ultimate tour of the Whoniverse, discovering and cataloguing every wonderful and terrifying creature the Doctor has ever encountered.
From the notorious Daleks, to evil Stenza warrior Tzim-Sha and the ancient Thijarians, The Monster Vault features in-depth profiles on each monster, showing the Doctor's most dangerous enemies in their natural habitat and unveiling their secret histories. You will also discover how monsters were created and designed, behind-the-scenes secrets, unseen details from the original scripts, case studies and rare artwork.
This lavish and visually stunning book provides an unrivalled wealth of information, allowing you to explore the rich history of Doctor Who and expand your knowledge and understanding of characters old and new.
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The Thirteenth Doctor welcomes the reader to a book chronicling many of the monsters, aliens, and robots she has encountered over her long life. She reveals that she allowed some of the "finest natural historians" access to the TARDIS Monster Vaults to give them a chance at sharing this information. Due to her busy adventures with Team TARDIS entailing a fight against these monsters, preventing her from actually taking many notes about them, the Doctor also admits many of her files were incomplete, but these historians have "filled in some of the gaps". She declares that "a few of their ideas" are very clever, so clever she could believe they were her own work, while others are "a bit daft". Nevertheless declaring that the reader will love the research, she signs her name.
The historians cover the many monsters, robots, and aliens faced by the Doctor, often trying to address "unanswered questions" along the way and sometimes explaining how to defend oneself against such beings. However, while discussing "the strangest creatures ever to exist", the Boneless, the historians warn that the beings can hide within "any flat surface," including the very page in which the book discusses them. As such, the historians demand any readers turn the page to save their own lives. Afterward, the historians continue to cover various beings, including the Cybermen, Daleks, and Dregs, which the historians warn "are you" because they are in fact mutated humans in a possible future.
The historians note similar cases for the Haemovores and Toclafane, which are both declared possible futures for what "we may become". Another issue arises when the historians cover the Weeping Angels: as they admit, "that which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel". Therefore, the very pages on which they discuss the Angels could create more of them. As such, the historians urge the reader to not look away and turn the page immediately. Finally, the historians cover the werewolves, Wirrn, Zarbi and "other creatures of Vortis", Zellin and Rakaya, Zocci and Vinvocci, and the Zygons.
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- The historians admit they know little about the Kantrofarri. After recounting how the beings feed, the text declares its possible "the person who gave this account" may have simply watched a nature documentary.
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External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Editoronthewiki/Sandbox/Monster Vault page at Penguin Books
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