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  • Complete Monster: Koquillion is also known as Bennett. To cover up a murder he committed, he murdered the crew of a human explorer ship, before wiping out the population of the peaceful planet Dido, unintentionally leaving only two survivors. He then lies to Vicki, the only other survivor of the ship and the daughter of one of the killed crew members, that the natives killed the crew, only keeping Vicki alive to corroborate his story. To maintain the illusion, he disguises himself as Koquillion, and plans to convince the authorities to destroy the planet to remove all traces of his crime once they are both rescued. Upon the TARDIS arriving, he immediately tried to murder its crew as well, pushing Barbara off a cliff and causing a cave-in that buried the Doctor and Ian alive.
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: Ian remarks that the Doctor isn't getting any younger. Many regenerations would later have actors younger than their predecessors cast as the Doctor.
  • Retroactive Recognition: The deep voice that Bennett's actor Ray Barrett uses for Koquillion is the same one that he would later use for the Hood, his recurring villain on the puppet show Thunderbirds.

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