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In The God Complex, the Doctor translates...
An ancient creature, drenched in the blood of... I'm not talking about me
Who was the creature referring to? The easy answer is the Doctor himself, but I am not completely sold on that. Perhaps it's related to the Doctor's fear or faith? He never answered what was in that room. Maybe...
The corpses or Amy and Rory?
It is referring to the Doctor.
The Doctor, at first, assumes the Minotaur is describing itself, but only after the last line does the Doctor realize what we've known all along—that the Minotaur is talking about both itself and the Doctor.
That is, the reason that moment is important is not because of what the viewer sees, but rather the impact it has on the Doctor himself.
It doesn't refer to:
Furthermore, the series has had a lot of introspection by the Doctor into who he really is: the heroic physician or the "mighty warrior"—this description tallies with the Doctor perfectly, and further serves to demonstrate to him who he really is. It no doubt influences his decision to leave Amy and Rory.
According to the Time of The Doctor, the Doctor's fear is shown to be the crack in time and space.
