"The Autons are an artificial life form from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and adversaries of the Doctor. First appearing in Jon Pertwee's first serial as the Doctor, Spearhead from Space in 1970, they were the first monsters on the show to be presented in colour.
Autons are essentially life-sized plastic dummies, automatons animated by the Nestene Consciousness, an extraterrestrial, disembodied gestalt intelligence which first arrived on Earth in hollow plastic meteorites. Their name comes from "Auto Plastics", the company that was infiltrated by the Nestenes and subsequently manufactured their Auton shells in Spearhead.
Autons conceal deadly weapons within their hands, which can kill or vaporize their targets. The typical Auton does not look particularly realistic, resembling a mannequin, being robotic in its movements and mute. However, more sophisticated Autons can be created, which look and act human except for a slight sheen to the skin and a flat sounding voice." -Wikipedia
In reality, The Autons were an Australian band formed in 2007 and disbanded in late 2012, after the bands key singer/songwriter Oscar died simultaneously of a heroin overdose and from asphyxiation (after literally drowning in his own vomit). The band achieved massive commercial success, with each of their albums going at leased 10x platinum. The bands Bassist is now a self-employed accountant, who manages his own piggy-bank
