Die Gestalt is a German word for form or shape. It is used in English to refer to a concept of 'wholeness'. A gestalt entity is a being that is made up of more than one consciousness, blended together to become much greater than the sum of its parts.
Appearances[]
There have been a few mentioned in Red Dwarf media:
Behind the scenes[]
- Grant Naylor: a joke about the original co-writing team
Comics[]
- Fecal Beast: an enemy in the Scoop of the Century webcomic, composed of construction sand and irradiated Felis sapiens kitty litter
Novels[]
- GELF Criminal Gestalt: Last Human
- The Rage: Last Human
Television series[]
- Legion: made up of all the Dwarfers ("Legion", Series VI)
- Rimmer Monster: made up of multiple faulty clones of Arnold Rimmer ("Officer Rimmer", Series XI)
- The Universe: the (alleged) totality of all existence ("Krysis", Series XI)