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|type = | |aka = Warpwright, Phaidon, Phaidonian | ||
|aka = Warpwright | |||
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|origin = [[Phaidon]] | |origin = [[Phaidon]] | ||
|first = | |first = Insurgency (audio story) | ||
|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'' | |appearances = {{il|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Celestial Intervention (audio story)|Celestial Intervention]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Days of Phaidon (audio story)|The First Days of Phaidon]]''}} | ||
|individuals = {{ | |individuals = {{csl|[[Beglis (Celestial Intervention)|Beglis]]|[[Kalbez]]|[[Égopolis]]|[[Gaal]]|}} | ||
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The '''Warpsmiths''' or ''' | The '''Warpsmiths''', also known as '''Warpwrights''', '''Phaidons''' or '''Phaidonians''' were a time-active species from the planet [[Phaidon]] and members of the [[Temporal Powers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Appropriation (audio story)|Appropriation]]'') The Warpsmiths were seen as a credible threat to the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parallel Lives (short story)|Parallel Lives]]'') | ||
== Nature == | |||
The Warpsmiths were incorporeal and made agreements with physical beings to allow them to inhabit their bodies for a set number of years. Whilst the Warpsmiths called such individuals [[bondsperson|bondspeople]], [[Andred (Weapon of Choice)|Andred]], who found the process disgusting, called them [[slave]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
Warpwright Ambassador [[Kalbez]] orchestrated a plot to assassinate the President of Phaidon and blame a terrorist attack on [[Gallifrey]] on the [[Monan Host]], in order to form an alliance between the Warpwrights and the [[Time Lord]]s. However, this was averted after [[Romana II]] altered the timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'') | Warpwright Ambassador [[Kalbez]] orchestrated a plot to assassinate the President of Phaidon and blame a terrorist attack on [[Gallifrey]] on the [[Monan Host]], in order to form an alliance between the Warpwrights and the [[Time Lord]]s. However, this was averted after [[Romana II]] altered the timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'') | ||
Most of the nine-billion population of Phaidon was exterminated by the Daleks at the onset of the [[Last Great Time War]], with only five thousand survivors taking refuge on Gallifrey. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Celestial Intervention (audio story)|Celestial Intervention]]'') This, along with the extermination of the [[Nekkistani]], [[Sunari]] and [[Monan Host|Monans]], led to Gallifrey formally declaring war against the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') Phaidonian ships were among the last [[battleship]]s of the Temporal Powers which formed part of the [[wreckage]] of the Time War on [[Karn]] which stood as late as the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]] into the [[War Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Light the Flame (audio story)|Light the Flame]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
{{first pic|Warpsmith in The Yesterday Gambit.jpg|The first-ever image of a Warpsmith, in ''The Yesterday Gambit'' ([[1982 (releases)|1982]]).}}The Warpsmiths first appeared in ''The Yesterday Gambit'', a standalone ''[[Marvelman (series)|Marvelman]]'' comic story printed in Issue 4 of ''{{w|Warrior (comics)|Warrior}}'' in [[1982 (releases)|1982]], written by [[Alan Moore]] and drawn by [[Steve Dillon]]. | |||
In ''A Chronology of Everything (Almost)'', the internal document created by Alan Moore and [[Steve Moore]] to nail down the timeline of the [[Quality Universe|shared universe]] of all publications within ''Warrior'', it was revealed that the Quality Universe was to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] (for whose ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comics both men had written) as "Earth-2" did for the primary Earth of DC Comics at the time. The primary point of divergence was that the Quality Universe's [[Time Lord|Chronarchy]] (a name coined by Moore for the Time Lords in his contemporary ''Doctor Who'' comics) were all but wiped out by the Warpsmiths around the year [[1700]], when they sent the [[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|Death-Cats]] to destroy them. | |||
These events were never clarified in an in-universe narrative. However, as documented above, the less successful N-Space versions of the Warpsmiths ultimately appeared in official ''[[Doctor Who]]'' media, with ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'' further displaying their hostility towards the Time Lords. | |||
== External links == | |||
* '''[[w:c:britishcomics:Warpsmiths|Warpsmiths]]''' at [[w:c:britishcomics|the Albion Britich Comics Database]] | |||
[[Category:Time-travelling species]] | [[Category:Time-travelling species]] | ||
[[Category:Time-active factions]] | [[Category:Time-active factions]] | ||
[[Category:Species in the Last Great Time War]] | |||
[[Category:Species]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:41, 9 April 2023
The Warpsmiths, also known as Warpwrights, Phaidons or Phaidonians were a time-active species from the planet Phaidon and members of the Temporal Powers. (AUDIO: Appropriation) The Warpsmiths were seen as a credible threat to the Braxiatel Collection. (PROSE: Parallel Lives)
Nature[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Warpsmiths were incorporeal and made agreements with physical beings to allow them to inhabit their bodies for a set number of years. Whilst the Warpsmiths called such individuals bondspeople, Andred, who found the process disgusting, called them slaves. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choice)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Warpwright Ambassador Kalbez orchestrated a plot to assassinate the President of Phaidon and blame a terrorist attack on Gallifrey on the Monan Host, in order to form an alliance between the Warpwrights and the Time Lords. However, this was averted after Romana II altered the timeline. (AUDIO: Enemy Lines)
Most of the nine-billion population of Phaidon was exterminated by the Daleks at the onset of the Last Great Time War, with only five thousand survivors taking refuge on Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Celestial Intervention) This, along with the extermination of the Nekkistani, Sunari and Monans, led to Gallifrey formally declaring war against the Daleks. (AUDIO: Desperate Measures) Phaidonian ships were among the last battleships of the Temporal Powers which formed part of the wreckage of the Time War on Karn which stood as late as the Eighth Doctor's regeneration into the War Doctor. (AUDIO: Light the Flame)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Warpsmiths first appeared in The Yesterday Gambit, a standalone Marvelman comic story printed in Issue 4 of Warrior in 1982, written by Alan Moore and drawn by Steve Dillon.
In A Chronology of Everything (Almost), the internal document created by Alan Moore and Steve Moore to nail down the timeline of the shared universe of all publications within Warrior, it was revealed that the Quality Universe was to the Doctor Who universe (for whose Doctor Who Magazine comics both men had written) as "Earth-2" did for the primary Earth of DC Comics at the time. The primary point of divergence was that the Quality Universe's Chronarchy (a name coined by Moore for the Time Lords in his contemporary Doctor Who comics) were all but wiped out by the Warpsmiths around the year 1700, when they sent the Death-Cats to destroy them.
These events were never clarified in an in-universe narrative. However, as documented above, the less successful N-Space versions of the Warpsmiths ultimately appeared in official Doctor Who media, with Enemy Lines further displaying their hostility towards the Time Lords.
