(Nardole goes into the Tardis and shuts the door.) In Extremis (S10E06) we learn that following the last meeting of River Song and The Doctor on Darillium, The Doctor reassembled Nardole by glueing his head onto a body with an apparently cheap pair of lungs (as discovered in The Pyramid at the End of the … The fun they're having at Nardole's expense reminds me of how they handled Janet on "The Good Place. So it could be a historic season for the long-running show. During Husbands of River Song, he got his head lopped off and stuck on a robot body, making him a cyborg. The idea he is non-human has not been in the show itself, and in The Return of Dr. Mysterio, he shows a deep understanding of the cities of Earth, correctly pointing out New York is not a capital city on the map in the episode. That's the sort of thing a non-human would say. may be more complex than it appears. I'm not a slave for any human, I can assure you. He is a companion of the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the alien time traveller known as The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi. Nevertheless, he sometimes gets involved in the Doctor's adventures, mostly against his will. Nardole is not robotic We don’t know precisely what sort of creature Nardole is, but I haven’t seen any evidence that he’s entirely (or even mostly) robotic. We know he’s not human, because he objected to serving tea to humans: A community dedicated to discussions and news for Doctor Who. He remained at St Luke’s University for a number of decades during which he didn’t appear to age. His head (and apparently lungs) are still human(?*). Ever since River’s death, he is always there, trying to keep the Doctor sane and honest, but mostly he succeeds in making the Doctor cross because he never knows when to stop talking. DOCTOR: Park her close. “You’ll be human, Missy,” the Doctor’s voice is firm Maybe alien to this era or planet, but biologically human? When the Doctor realises that to defeat the Cybermen he must destroy a whole level of the ship, he instructs Nardole to take the villagers to safety on another floor. Nardole is the only regular companion introduced under Steven Moffat to have never died on screen. In "Pyramid at the End of the World", the Doctor tells Nardole that the air is toxic and he needs to get back in the TARDIS. At this time, he also called himself by the nickname of "Nardy". When he walks out of the TARDIS bathroom and bumps into Bill, he mumbles in surprise, "Oh, human." I would guess from that that he's a long-lived alien species, which is fitting to be the companion of both River and the Doctor, as they too are of a race that lives for an extremely long time.His ability to hack computers with ease may or may not be related to his cyborg parts; the Doctor picked him up in 5343, so that could be common knowledge for the time. He may have meant not born on Erth. The subsequent episodes of "Extremis", "The Pyramid at the End of the World" and "The Lie of the Land", following a story arc over the three episodes, establish that Nardole came to assist the Doctor on instructions left by River Song before she died, and he has taken it as his mission to keep the Doctor in line as the last request of River Song, to the point that he refers to himself as "the only person legally qualified to kick the Doctor's arse". River and the Doctor had a child on Darillium but, due to circumstances, she was made human and placed on Earth. His compassionate side is so very human that it’s easy to see why his alien origins are forgotten. Would the glasses count from birth or from his last regeneration? Lucas reprises the role briefly in "Twice Upon a Time", playing an avatar of Nardole made from Nardole's memories at the time of his death. Despite looking human, Nardole is an alien from the 54th century with cybernetic implants, belonging to a humanoid colony on the planet Mendorax Dellora. The Doctor had rebuilt Nardole's original body, but various media is unclear whether Nardole is now a cyborg or purely organic. He formally joined the Doctor after the Doctor took an oath to guard his Time Lord friend and arch-enemy Missy (Michelle Gomez) for a thousand years. You can change this text by editing the “Welcome” page via the “Pages” menu in your dashboard. (TV: Smile) However, he'd grown fond of Bill over time and excitedly greeted her after not seeing Bill for six months. Mistaking him for a surgeon, the bald, duffel-coat fan took the Time Lord to operate on King Hydroflax - who was married to River Song. Nardole is a Red Red Balanced companion with a Convert power. Press J to jump to the feed. Except about the execution - because it's actually been pulled off surprisingly well - which means that I have actually enjoyed Lucas' presence this season. She can make her own. Nardole was capable of flying the TARDIS, a talent displayed by very few of the Doctor’s previous travelling companions. ...I half-expected the "stupid eyebrows" hyperlink to just be a picture of Capaldi's Doctor. To Missy’s chagrin, Nardole accompanies them. Her parents are both human. Do the four and a half billion years count? I'm pretty confused why people treat this as a mystery. This is your homepage which is what most visitors will see when they first visit your shop. DOCTOR: Oh, you're human enough. External links [edit | edit source] Nardole at the Doctor Who Legacy wiki Nardole has not normally got a lot of time for humans, but he has developed a closeness with this particular human so he’s sad. Human. Also, according to the sonic sunglasses, he's 237 years old. NARDOLE: Well, I'm not making any for her. Furthermore, Nardole became a window for an alien perspective on human affairs outside of the Doctor’s. Jorj claims the ship only had 50 people two days ago, but Nardole … When the series begins, with "The Pilot" (2017), the pair were based in a university in Bristol, where Nardole attempted to keep the Doctor to his oath to guard an alien vault beneath the university. Actually, he said "I got your lungs cheap", which gives a rather different implication. The Doctor build him a new robotic body after his body got destroyed by Hydroflax. ", A human born on another world is an alien to Earthlings, even if he's 100% biologically identical, Same as an American giving birth in Germany would have German children, Especially in our distant future, which is where he's clearly from, The impression that I've gotten is that he was human, but after the events of "The Husbands of River Song", the Doctor rebuilt him as a cyborg. In battle with the Cybermen, Nardole repeatedly proves his computer and combat talents, rigging powerful explosions throughout the countryside. [3] On 14 June 2016, it was confirmed that Nardole would return in the 2016 Christmas special, "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", as the Doctor's companion and stay in this role in the tenth series until the finale. Oh, tidy up your room. Like him, she is Gallifreyan. Talking to Digital Spy, showrunner Steven Moffat revealed that although audiences might think Nardole is nothing more than a bumbling, lovable fool, there's a lot more to him than meets the eye. Remember, in last year's Christmas special 'The Husbands of River Song', poor Nardole had his head lopped off and stuck on the cyborg Hydroflax's body. He is concerned about the Doctor taking on Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) as a new travelling companion, maintaining that it amounts to him abandoning his post. The ship is so large that several simulated countrysides exist within as solar farms, with dozens of villagers. Sometimes they wear funny hats or stupid eyebrows, other times they don't even both explaining why this clearly human character is totally not a human u guise. Nardole has not normally got a lot of time for humans, but he has developed a closeness with this particular human so he’s sad. The dynamic between the three is mind-boggling; the Doctor and Nardole are both aliens, whereas Bill is human with no experience of time travel. CUT TO: 5 INT. DOCTOR: You have a problem, I believe. NARDOLE (Working at console) It’s a big one. We'll probably never know. He was originally an associate of River Song. I know that she regenerated (at least a couple of times), so I've never really understood River anyway. "those readings from the timey wimey detector just picked up something else" said nardole Moffat has said that he (the Doctor) probably can't remember any more. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. So the question of 'human or not?' Welcome. But, isn't River a human too? Nardole is ultimately dragged on an outer space adventure with the Doctor and Bill in "Oxygen". Monitor me. [2] Unlike most companions, Nardole rarely wishes to travel with the Doctor, instead staying safe on Earth in most episodes. Romanadevratnalundar: Usually called Romana. In Paul Cornell’s novelisation of the story, it is revealed that the Cybermen stopped being a threat not long after the Doctor left and Nardole lived to an old age with several wives and children. He’s had five non-human companions as far as I know. (My guesses would be from birth and no). Nardole is introduced in the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song" as the employee of the Doctor's wife River Song (Alex Kingston). 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