Howling:Just how many demons are out there?

We have seen at least three demons in the Whoniverse that were awoken (The Destroyer, The Beast, and Abaddon). Of course they're all related - they're demons. The Beast went by the alternative name of Abaddon, too, and Abaddon was quote as being the "son of the Great Beast, cast away before time". There was that thing on the Torchwood website about how they believe there will be more demons out there, scattered across time and space and the universe - trapped on or beneath planets.

It would be really good if Moffat, being a darker writer, expanded upon the muthology of demons when it comes to the Whoniverse - where do they come from? The three demons mentioned above all had the same purpose - consume Earth, devour everything. The Beast was very much wanted to get to Earth, too. The Beast was known to have been trapped by some entities called the Disiplines of the Light, and his son had something to do with an entity called the Light. The Disiplines of the Light are without a doubt, disiplines of the Light mentioned in the Torchwood novel concerning Abaddom. Or they could have something to do with the Anciet (pre-universe) Lights featured in Secrets of the Stars (both came from this pre-universe).

The thing about more demons out there trapped alone on plnaets made me wonder if Midnight is one of them - it could have been trapped there alone, in the dark (as it quoted), forever as a demon by goodness knows whom. It staed itself to have been there alone for a very long time, and called its atmosphere cold and dark.

So the question is, just how many demons are scattered throughout the universe, time and space? What are their origins? And, will the Doctor ever encounter anymore of them? It's one of the greatest parts of the Whoniverse mythology. Oh, and an interesting question here... if the Devil exists in the Whoniverse, then what about God? The Beast even said that his armies would rise and take up war against God... that really does make the Beast the most powerful enemy. His infleucne over time and space is why exil exists in the Whoniverse - without him, there would be no evil or enemies in the Whoniverse. Because he simply... caused it all, spread an evil influence throughout time and space, and so began wars, hatred, and violence as have been seen in many stories. His plan to take up war and rise with armies again who he quoted was God makes him truly dangerous - he would destroy the Whoniverse if he got his own war, he would destroy this supposed "God of everything" in the Whoniverse.

Delton Menace 17:49, February 16, 2010 (UTC)