Moonmen

The Moonmen in the cave they were discovered in.

The **Moonmen** were artificial beings created by Roki XII as part of an elaborate trap to lure the Doctor to the Moon.

## Biology

The Moonmen had a vague human form, in that they had arms, a head and two eyes, but were several times taller and completely white. They glowed brightly and shifted in and out of focus as they were observed. They had no hands and their eyes were represented simply by two large holes. The lower half of their body simply faded into the ground. (TV: *Doctor Who and the Moonmen*)

They were generated using a machine that literally altered the output of the perception areas of the brain. (TV: *Doctor Who and the Moonmen)*

## History

The Moonmen were part of a telepathic projection system created with reused Time Lord technology, set up in a cave deep inside Earth's moon. They played a part in a set up designed as a trap for the Doctor to stumble into - the machine producing psychic powers that could implant stuff in people’s heads, in an attempt to make the trap look more appealing for the Doctor.

They were discovered - and subsequently named - in 2094 by explorer Alyx Morgan while he was on an expedition into newly-found caves under the lunar surface. Within a year of research into what he thought were extraterrestrial beings appearing to humans purely for benign reasons, he opened the cave they were discovered in to the public, at a cost. This was a direct result of the fact that the target audience for the Moonmen was the most successful and rich on the planet, in a vain attempt for Morgan's attempts to enter a more business-oriented lifestyle to be noticed or encouraged, or alternatively for people to invest in a potential Moonman-based business opportunity.

The Doctor and Jayanna IX came across them after they slipped into the premiere tour of the lunar caves, ending with a visit to the Moonmen. Jayanna was noticeably unnerved by the beings' ghostly appearance and eerie behaviour. The Doctor was only partially affected by the mind-altering technology making them possible due to the events of *How to Live Forever* and was made physically sick simply by observing them. (TV: *Doctor Who and the Moonmen*)

Before long, the machine's simulation of the Moonmen began to go beyond what Roki had originally planned. The complexity of the machine's design meant that it created its illusions with as much realism as possible so as to not cause issues. However this meant that sentient creatures were in fact alive inside the machine's simulation. Roki, though he later pointed out that it was a mistake and he should have kept it a lot more simple, gave the Moonmen a collective consciousness. This, combined with the fact they acted as an interface between the real people and the results of their wishes, meant that the Moonmen had free reign to flick in and out of people's brains under the right circumstances. With this free will, the Moonmen decided to abuse it, and made it their aim to kill everyone on the moonbase.

The Moonmen's artifical nature was uncovered by Jayanna when she realised Roki was not, in fact, a newly regenerated Eighteenth Doctor. After being shot by Aidan Weber, Roki attempted to flee the base, but in his weakened state the Moonmen could take advantage of his panicked mind and killed him. The Moonmen were then destroyed when Jayanna blew up the machine that created them. (TV: *I Am The Doctor*)