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|name= Unnatural Born Killers | |name=Unnatural Born Killers | ||
|image=Unnatural Born Killers.jpg | |image=Unnatural Born Killers.jpg | ||
|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]| | |series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]| | ||
|main character= [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] | |main character=[[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] | ||
|featuring= | |featuring= | ||
|enemy= [[Sontaran]]s | |enemy=[[Sontaran]]s | ||
|year= | |year=Unnamed planet | ||
|editor= Gary G, Alan B. and Scott G. | |editor=Gary G, Alan B. and Scott G. | ||
|writer= [[Adrian Salmon]] | |writer=[[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
|artist= [[Adrian Salmon]] | |artist=[[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
|letterer= [[Elitta Fell]] | |letterer=[[Elitta Fell]] | ||
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 277|Issue 277]] | |publication=''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 277|Issue 277]] | ||
|release date= [[5 | |release date=[[5 May]] [[1999]] | ||
|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]] | |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] | ||
|format= B&W 1 part / 7 pages | |format=B&W 1 part / 7 pages | ||
|prev= The Fallen (comic story) | |prev=The Fallen (comic story) | ||
|next= The Road to Hell (comic story) | |next=The Road to Hell (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Unnatural Born Killers''''' was the comic story featured in [[DWM 277|''Doctor Who Magazine'' #277]]. Like the later ''[[Me and My Shadow]]'', it was the unusual case of a story that didn't feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] | '''''Unnatural Born Killers''''' was the comic story featured in [[DWM 277|''Doctor Who Magazine'' #277]]. Like the later ''[[Me and My Shadow]]'', it was the unusual case of a story that didn't feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] but was nevertheless still vital to the narrative of the Eighth Doctor's ''DWM'' run. Thus, it is best thought of as a ''part of'' the Eighth Doctor narrative, rather than a one-off Doctor-less adventure. | ||
Crucially, it re-introduced the character of [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]], who had debuted in [[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman|one of]] the early [[1980s]] [[DWM backup comic stories|''DWM'' backup comic stories]]. | Crucially, it re-introduced the character of [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]], who had debuted in [[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman|one of]] the early [[1980s]] [[DWM backup comic stories|''DWM'' backup comic stories]]. Kroton would play a vital role in the series of strips that culminated in ''[[The Glorious Dead]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The day starts badly when a [[Cyberman]] is awoken halfway through its solar regeneration cycle by the needless [[Sontaran]] slaughter of an innocent people offering the hand of peace. Unable to start a war with the natives, the Sontarans begin genocide. The Cyberman, now fully recharged, defends the people and takes on the Sontaran force single handed. Fighting his way aboard their colonisation ship, the Cyberman manages to destroy it, along with the bio-energy feed link with the surviving Sontaran ground troops. Returning to the people, he walks away, unable to share their joy. They remind him of so much that he has lost. | The day starts badly when a [[Cyberman]] is awoken halfway through its solar regeneration cycle by the needless [[Sontaran]] slaughter of an innocent people offering the hand of peace. Unable to start a war with the natives, the Sontarans begin genocide. The Cyberman, now fully recharged, defends the people and takes on the Sontaran force single-handed. Fighting his way aboard their colonisation ship, the Cyberman manages to destroy it, along with the bio-energy feed link with the surviving Sontaran ground troops. Returning to the people, he walks away, unable to share their joy. They remind him of so much that he has lost. He's called [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]]. He can't remember his real name. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to | * This story has no dialogue, only Kroton's internal monologue. | ||
* The second and third editions of ''[[aHistory]]'' arbitrarily date this story to 3500, the same year as ''[[Ship of Fools (comic story)|Ship of Fools]]'' (but acknowledges that it could be much later). | |||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
* [[DWM 277]] | * [[DWM 277]] (7) | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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[[Category:Eighth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | [[Category:Eighth Doctor DWM comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:1999 comic stories]] | |||
[[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | [[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | ||
[[Category:Cyberman (Mondas) comic stories]] | [[Category:Cyberman (Mondas) comic stories]] |