Making her first and (sort of) final appearance here was Professor River Song – who went on to be revealed as the daughter of a companion the Doctor hadn’t even met yet. The 2008 action figure of River from this story is dressed in the spacesuit worn by all members of the expedition she was part of. The outfit includes her sonic blaster accessory, which is similar to the one issued with the Series 1 Captain Jack – another character who hailed from the 51st century. River is also accompanied by the specially adapted sonic screwdriver that will one day be given to her by the Twelfth Doctor. The Vashta Nerada Suit Creature is essentially just the skeletal remains of someone who has been eaten, residing in a spacesuit animated by microscopic shadow-dwellers. While the suit matches that worn by River, this is an entirely different sculpt, noticeably larger than the one worn by the archaeologist. Both River and the Suit Creature would be reissued as part of the Vespiform collectand-build wave.
