Vortis (Doctor Who)
| Vortis | |
|---|---|
| Universe | Whoniverse |
| Notable locations | Isop Galaxy |
| Notable races |
Menoptra Optera Venom Grubs Zarbi |
| Created by | Bill Strutton |
| Genre | Science fiction television |
| Menoptra | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who alien | |
| Type | Bipedal insects |
| Optera | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who alien | |
| Type | Multipedal insects |
| Zarbi | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who alien | |
| Type | Insectoid |
Vortis is a fictional planet in the (equally fictional) Isop galaxy, created by Bill Strutton and originally featuring in six 1965 BBC episodes of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, collectively titled The Web Planet, and featuring William Hartnell as the First Doctor. It also appeared in an original Doctor Who novel, Twilight of the Gods, one of the Virgin Missing Adventures range. and an audio drama, Return to the Web Planet, produced by Big Finish Productions.
The popularity of The Web Planet meant that two of the species inhabiting Vortis, the ant-like Zarbi and the butterfly Menoptra, appeared twice in the 1966 Doctor Who Annual. One story, "Lair of the Zarbi Supremo" by David Whitaker, was released as an audio feature on the 2006 DVD release of the original adventure, read by one of its stars, William Russell.
The planet appears to be cold, dark and lifeless, but nevertheless supports a breathable atmosphere, water and presumably food. Before the sinister Animus took control of the planet, Vortis was covered in a flower forest, which the Menoptra hoped would return.
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