Name:
Malevilus
Main Aliases:
Gods of the Roman Empire
Notable Individuals:
Magog
First Seen In:
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion
Appearances:
The Mark of Mandragora
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion
The Malevilus were a malevolent humanoid race, described as “a form of anti-life that feeds off death.” they had bat-like wings, horned heads, a general demonic appearance and strange powers.
On an alternate Earth, five Malevilus named Babiyon, Abiss, Epok, Nekros and the most powerful, Magog, took on the form of Roman gods and supplied the Roman army with advanced technology. The Romans, in return, offered up prisoners to them for sacrifice. The Malevilus set up puppet Emperors in their stead and oversaw the expansion of the Roman Empire throughout Mutter’s Spiral.
The Fourth Doctor ended their rule by televising the image of Magog and showing the Roman people the true faces of their”gods”, inciting them into open revolt. Magog was trapped in an empty dimension within The Doctor’s TARDIS, and the rest of the Malevilus tried to escape in their spacecraft, which exploded on take- off, killing them. (Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Malevilus was brought to life on the cover of Vworp Vworp!’s first issue.
Doctor Who and the Iron Legion was originally published in black and white print, and no colour for the Malevilus was mentioned within the story. Despite this most coloured reprints present them as being a light shade of purple, although they appeared to be dark red in the Marvel Premiere releases.
The fan magazine Vworp Vworp! created a Malevilus costume for its first issue. The design was intended to look deliberately cheap, as if it might have been made on a Graham Williams budget.[1]
The Krillitane from the episode School Reunion strongly resembled the Malevilu