Raxacoricofallapatorius (short story)

 was the fifth Russell T Davies story in Monsters and Villains, later retitled The Slitheen when it was reprinted in The Ultimate Monster Guide. Presented as an entry in Jane's Book of Planets, it gave a history of the Slitheen family.

Summary
Raxacoricofallapatorius is predominantly a peaceful planet populated by the strictly ordered and intellectual society of Raxacoricofallapatorians. However, every paradise has its serpent, and here it is the Family Slitheen. The family grew its criminal empire over centuries, slowly infiltrating the plantery government to control distribution of the spice Offich. Exposed in the Great Purge of Yon:556, the entire family, numbering over 550 members, were arrested and many fled offworld to escape the painful executions mandated by Raxacoricofallapatorian law.

The Slitheen are now penniless and scattered across the off-world archipelagos, making desperate attempts at gaining money. Early involvement in drug-running, arms-dealing, and chizzle-waxing was policed by the Wrarth Warriors, the local star-system's police. Someday, the Slitheen are determined to return home.

Characters

 * Slitheen family
 * Wrarth Warriors

Continuity

 * Raxacoricofallapatorius has poppito trees. (PROSE: The Monsters Inside)
 * The Raxacoricofallapatorians are an elegant species who have mastered the technology of slipstream compression. (TV: World War Three)
 * The Slitheen are cousins with the Blathereen family. (PROSE: The Monsters Inside)
 * After the Purge, the Slitheen remain scattered across space. (TV: Boom Town, PROSE: The Monsters Inside)
 * Some Slitheen turned to chizzle-waxing to survive. (PROSE: The Monsters Inside)
 * Any Slitheen who returns home will be taken to the Palace of Enforced Atonement to be lowered into an acid cauldron and slowly turned into soup. (TV: Boom Town)
 * Raxacoricofallapatorius' star system is patrolled by the Wrarth Warriors. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Star Beast)
 * The Slitheen now take desperate measures to gain money. (TV: Aliens of London, World War Three)