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*Triffid's name comes from the carnivorous and highly venomous fictional plant of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid the same name]—the titular antagonist in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyndham John Wyndham]'s 1951 novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids The Day of the Triffids]'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Clark Simon Clark]'s 2001 sequel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Triffids The Night of the Triffids]''. Since then, the word "triffid" has become a popular British English colloquial term used to describe large or menacing-looking plants. Given that Professor Triffid is a Rhizomian and greatly involved with plants, and his first appearance was in the episode "[[Little Secrets]]" (where Team Lightyear had to fight against one of his electro-plants that turned into a large, mutant plant) the similarities are not surprising.<ref name="Triffid (Wikipedia)">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid Triffid (Wikipedia)</ref> | *Triffid's name comes from the carnivorous and highly venomous fictional plant of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid the same name]—the titular antagonist in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wyndham John Wyndham]'s 1951 novel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids The Day of the Triffids]'' and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Clark Simon Clark]'s 2001 sequel ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_the_Triffids The Night of the Triffids]''. Since then, the word "triffid" has become a popular British English colloquial term used to describe large or menacing-looking plants. Given that Professor Triffid is a Rhizomian and greatly involved with plants, and his first appearance was in the episode "[[Little Secrets]]" (where Team Lightyear had to fight against one of his electro-plants that turned into a large, mutant plant) the similarities are not surprising.<ref name="Triffid (Wikipedia)">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid Triffid (Wikipedia)]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:59, 16 November 2011
Template:Infobox character minor
Professor Triffid is a Rhizomian vega-genetic scientist. He is very prominent in his field of expertise and seems to hold a high place in Rhizomian society.
He appears in a total of two episodes and is voiced by Joel Murray.
Physical Appearance
Under construction.
History
Under construction.
Personality
Under construction.
Abilities
Under construction.
Quotes
Under construction.
Trivia
- Triffid's name comes from the carnivorous and highly venomous fictional plant of the same name—the titular antagonist in John Wyndham's 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids and Simon Clark's 2001 sequel The Night of the Triffids. Since then, the word "triffid" has become a popular British English colloquial term used to describe large or menacing-looking plants. Given that Professor Triffid is a Rhizomian and greatly involved with plants, and his first appearance was in the episode "Little Secrets" (where Team Lightyear had to fight against one of his electro-plants that turned into a large, mutant plant) the similarities are not surprising.[1]
Appearances
Under construction.