The Beast (The Impossible Planet)


 * For the parasitic species of the same name, see The Beast.

The Beast was a Demon imprisoned in a pit in the centre of a planet called Krop Tor, who claimed that he existed before the Universe was created. He identified himself as Satan, among many other religious representations.

Origins
The Beast claimed to have existed before the Universe, a claim the Doctor found troubling to accept or consider as he believed nothing could have existed before the universe.

Though the exact circumstances are unknown, it is known that the Beast had been at battle with the Disciples of the Light. The Disciples, who themselves existed before the universe, confined him to a pit in the centre of Krop Tor, a planet in orbit around K37 Gem 5, a black hole. If he ever tried to escape, the field holding Krop Tor in orbit would collapse and the planet would be sucked into the black hole. Despite this, the Beast claimed that he was able to influence the rest of the universe, being the inspiration behind many of the demons and evil beings in mythology. This included the Kaled god of war and the god of evil for Draconia and Dæmos. (DW: The Satan Pit)

Encounter with the Walker Expedition
Circa 43K2.1, the Walker Expedition came to Krop Tor, searching for the source of energy that kept Krop Tor from falling into the black hole. The Beast possessed Toby Zed via the text transcribed into the Krop Tor Notebook.

Through Zed, the Beast's first action was to kill Scooti Manista by breaking one of the windows. The Base's Ood were taken over, causing them to attack the other member of the Expidition. Upon the Ood's defeat, the Beast planned to escape by keeping his spirit in Toby's body, leaving his physical body behind. The Doctor deactivated the force holding Krop Tor in orbit.

The Beast's original body was destroyed when Krop Tor fell into K37 Gem 5 and his spirit is believed to have been destroyed when Toby's body was pulled into K37 Gem 5, although he claimed that he would never be truly destroyed. (DW: The Satan Pit)

Characteristics
When the Doctor encountered him, the Beast resembled a massive humanoid with crimson coloured skin, two large horns projected from its head and a corpse-like face, bound by giant chains.

The Beast could manifest himself through electronic media, including computer voices and, crudely through hologram viewers. Its mind could leave its body and possess a single hive mind of the Ood collectively or a single Human individually, though not more than one at one time. He had the power of telepathy and, through a host, telekinesis. Possession of a human subject affected the host's skin, causing strange markings to appear all over their face and body; and vocal chords, allowing them to speak with different pitches simultaneously. Whether a single human or a hive mind, the eyes of those possessed by the beast glowed a fiery red. The Beast could also project fire from his mouth. His hosts could also physically survive in a vacuum indefinitely. (DW: The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit)

He is known to have a son, Abaddon who was trapped in the Cardiff Rift. (TW: End of Days)


 * Some also called the Beast itself Abbadon. Abaddon had a "nemesis" or "evil twin" known as Pwccm. It is unknown if Pwccm is related the Beast. (TWN: The Twilight Streets)

Other References

 * When Drew Blayney, leader of the Brimstone Skulls motorcycle club, was possessed by one of the ritual motorcycles, he drew upon the image of the Beast as one of his childhood fears. (TWM: Jetsam)