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|name = Myfanwy
 
 
|species = Pterodactyl
|alias= Pteryodactyl
 
 
|origin = [[Earth]]
|species= Pteranodon
 
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|affiliation = Torchwood Three
|origin= [[Earth]]
 
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|first = Everything Changes (TV story)
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life]]''
 
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|appearances= [[Myfanwy - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
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'''Myfanwy''' was a [[pteranodon]] kept by [[Torchwood Three]] as a pet.
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'''Myfanwy''' was a [[Pterodactyl]] kept by [[Torchwood Three]] as a pet. She was named by [[Ianto Jones]] after a [[Welsh]] [[god]]dess who sang beautifully.
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Myfanwy came through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift]] to [[Cardiff]] in the [[21st century]], where she was found hunting in the countryside and killing [[sheep]] at night. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') [[Ianto Jones]] trapped Myfanwy in a warehouse, and managed to tranquilise her with [[Jack Harkness]]' help. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
Myfanwy was a [[pteranodon]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]''), which came through [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|the Rift]] in [[2007]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'')
 
   
 
Myfanwy was subsequently kept by [[Torchwood Three]] in [[the Hub]] as a mascot and pet, and became an essential part of their everyday lives; one time she even took part in a [[basketball]] game with the team. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'')
It was found hunting in the countryside, killing [[sheep]] at night. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes]]'') [[Ianto Jones]] trapped it in a warehouse and persuaded [[Jack Harkness]] to help him catch it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') Ianto named it "Myfanwy" after a Welsh goddess who sang beautifully (the pteranodon's screeches sounded horrible). ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'')
 
   
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She was originally caged, until Jack released her to feed on [[bird]]s which sometimes flew in through the opening of the [[invisible lift]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'')
It became [[Torchwood Three]]'s mascot and pet and an essential part of their everyday life, even taking part in a [[basketball]] game ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'')
 
   
[[Jack Harkness]] used the pteranodon to attack [[Lisa Hallett]], mortally injuring her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'') The pteranodon survived the encounter. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'')
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When [[Lisa Hallett]] attacked the Torchwood team in the Hub, Jack sprayed Lisa with a [[barbecue sauce]] that caused Myfanwy to consider Lisa as food and to attack and injure her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'') Myfanwy survived her encounter with Lisa. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'')
   
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When [[Toshiko Sato]] unintentionally stopped the Hub's movement through [[time]] to avoid it being sent to [[the Sanctified]] by a [[Rift storm]], Myfanwy was trapped out of sync with time with the Hub and Tosh. Myfanwy saved Tosh from falling to her death when the [[Harrowkind]] attacked, and carried her to the top of the tower. Myfanwy was subsequently returned with Tosh and the Hub. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rift War! (comic story)|Rift War!]]'')
When an [[Apatosaurus]]-like [[alien]] was accidentally brought into the Torchwood hub, Myfanwy tried to fight it, allowing [[Toshiko Sato]] to get to the armoury. After it was destroyed by a [[Jamolean lance]], Myfanwy seemed to take pleasure in feeding on the burnt corpse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals]]'')
 
   
 
When an [[Apatosaurus]]-like [[alien]] was accidentally brought into the Torchwood hub, Myfanwy tried to fight it, allowing Toshiko Sato to get to the armoury. After the alien was destroyed by a [[Jamolean lance]], Myfanwy seemed to take pleasure in feeding on the burnt corpse. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]'')
It is unknown wheather Myfanwy survived the destruction of [[The Hub (Torchwood)|the Hub]] during [[the 456]] incident.
 
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In [[2008]], Ianto Jones bought pet insurance for Myfanwy from [[Zeynep]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fall to Earth (audio story)|Fall to Earth]]'')
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After investigating an alien spaceship that had crashed in a Welsh mine, [[Owen Harper]] and Ianto considered using Myfanwy for a lift back to Cardiff before deciding to use a bus instead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Beacon (audio story)|The Last Beacon]]'')
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== Alternate timeline ==
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In an [[Alternate timeline (The Death of Captain Jack)|alternate timeline]] in which [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] took control of the [[Torchwood Institute]] and became [[King]] of the [[British Empire]], Torchwood Cardiff was likewise home to a Pterodactyl. John, however, was repeatedly offended by her bodily functions and had her shot just after introducing her to [[Gwen Cooper]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')
   
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
Myfanwy came and went from the main base as it pleased, entering through a large opening in the ceiling. [[Jack Harkness]] trained it well enough that it it returned to the base on hearing a signal from his wristwatch, it never attacked a member of staff, never made a mess and only ate food treated with a certain "barbecue sauce" which [[Suzie Costello]] had developed. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals]]'') The pteranodon also had a fondness for [[chocolate|dark chocolate]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') [[cod]], ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'') and would feed on birds which perched around Torchwood Three ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life]]'').
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She was "house-trained", never attacking a member of staff, never making a mess or bringing in the local sheep she killed, and only ate food treated with a certain "barbecue sauce" which [[Suzie Costello]] had developed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Pack Animals (novel)|Pack Animals]]'') Myfanwy also had a fondness for [[chocolate|dark chocolate]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') and would feed on [[bird]]s that perched around [[the Hub]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Life (novel)|Another Life]]'')
   
 
== Behind the scenes ==
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]'' mentions that the pteranodon was nicknamed "Myfanwy" by the cast. This is later shown to be the case in-universe, when the Torchwood site featured an IM conversation between Ianto and Owen about Myfanwy's feeding habits. ([[WEB]]: ''[[Torchwood website|torchwood.org.uk]]'')
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The name "Myfanwy" was initially a nickname created by the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' cast, as shown in an episode {{which}} of ''[[Torchwood Declassified]]''. The name was later used in the pseudo-narrative [[Torchwood website|''Torchwood'' website]], which featured an instant messaging conversation between [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and [[Owen Harper|Owen]] about the pterodactyl's feeding habits. Until 2015 it was not used in-narrative. This changed with the release of ''[[Fall to Earth (audio story)|Fall to Earth]]'' in which the name was finally used within the story.
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* Jack refers to the beast as a dinosaur but it is not. Pteranodons were pterosaurs, flying reptiles, while dinosaurs only lived on the land.
 
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The website also gave additional details about the creature. Myfanwy came and went from the Hub as she pleased, entering through a large opening in the ceiling; [[Jack Harkness]] trained her well enough so that she returned to the Hub upon hearing a signal from his wristwatch.
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Revision as of 16:13, 26 February 2019

Myfanwy was a Pterodactyl kept by Torchwood Three as a pet. She was named by Ianto Jones after a Welsh goddess who sang beautifully.

History

Myfanwy came through the Cardiff Space-Time Rift to Cardiff in the 21st century, where she was found hunting in the countryside and killing sheep at night. (TV: Everything Changes) Ianto Jones trapped Myfanwy in a warehouse, and managed to tranquilise her with Jack Harkness' help. (TV: Fragments)

Myfanwy was subsequently kept by Torchwood Three in the Hub as a mascot and pet, and became an essential part of their everyday lives; one time she even took part in a basketball game with the team. (TV: Cyberwoman)

She was originally caged, until Jack released her to feed on birds which sometimes flew in through the opening of the invisible lift. (PROSE: Another Life)

When Lisa Hallett attacked the Torchwood team in the Hub, Jack sprayed Lisa with a barbecue sauce that caused Myfanwy to consider Lisa as food and to attack and injure her. (TV: Cyberwoman) Myfanwy survived her encounter with Lisa. (TV: Meat)

When Toshiko Sato unintentionally stopped the Hub's movement through time to avoid it being sent to the Sanctified by a Rift storm, Myfanwy was trapped out of sync with time with the Hub and Tosh. Myfanwy saved Tosh from falling to her death when the Harrowkind attacked, and carried her to the top of the tower. Myfanwy was subsequently returned with Tosh and the Hub. (COMIC: Rift War!)

When an Apatosaurus-like alien was accidentally brought into the Torchwood hub, Myfanwy tried to fight it, allowing Toshiko Sato to get to the armoury. After the alien was destroyed by a Jamolean lance, Myfanwy seemed to take pleasure in feeding on the burnt corpse. (PROSE: Pack Animals)

In 2008, Ianto Jones bought pet insurance for Myfanwy from Zeynep. (AUDIO: Fall to Earth)

After investigating an alien spaceship that had crashed in a Welsh mine, Owen Harper and Ianto considered using Myfanwy for a lift back to Cardiff before deciding to use a bus instead. (AUDIO: The Last Beacon)

Alternate timeline

In an alternate timeline in which John Hart took control of the Torchwood Institute and became King of the British Empire, Torchwood Cardiff was likewise home to a Pterodactyl. John, however, was repeatedly offended by her bodily functions and had her shot just after introducing her to Gwen Cooper. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack)

Personality

She was "house-trained", never attacking a member of staff, never making a mess or bringing in the local sheep she killed, and only ate food treated with a certain "barbecue sauce" which Suzie Costello had developed. (TV: Cyberwoman, PROSE: Pack Animals) Myfanwy also had a fondness for dark chocolate, (TV: Fragments) and would feed on birds that perched around the Hub. (PROSE: Another Life)

Behind the scenes

The name "Myfanwy" was initially a nickname created by the Torchwood cast, as shown in an episode [which?] of Torchwood Declassified. The name was later used in the pseudo-narrative Torchwood website, which featured an instant messaging conversation between Ianto and Owen about the pterodactyl's feeding habits. Until 2015 it was not used in-narrative. This changed with the release of Fall to Earth in which the name was finally used within the story.

The website also gave additional details about the creature. Myfanwy came and went from the Hub as she pleased, entering through a large opening in the ceiling; Jack Harkness trained her well enough so that she returned to the Hub upon hearing a signal from his wristwatch.