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individual name= Travers|
|image   = Travers.jpg
image=Travers.jpg|
|species = Human
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|job    = Commodore
species=Human|
|only    = Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)
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|actor   = Michael Craig
appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]''|
|affiliation = Hyperion III
actor= Michael Craig}}
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Commodore '''Travers''' was the commanding officer of the ''[[Hyperion III]]''. He helped the [[Sixth Doctor]] save his ship from the Black Hole of [[Tartarus]], stop [[Rudge]]'s hijacking attempt and defeat the [[Vervoid]]s. Prior to this, he had an unchronicled encounter with the Doctor. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids]]'')
[[Commodore]] '''"Tonker" Travers''' was the commanding officer of the ''[[Hyperion III]]'' in [[2986]]. He helped the [[Sixth Doctor]] save his ship from the [[Black Hole of Tartarus]], stop [[Rudge]]'s hijacking attempt and defeat the [[Vervoid]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'')


In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in which the [[The Valeyard|Valeyard]] was successful in his attempt to kill the Sixth Doctor and acquire his seven remaining [[regeneration]]s, the Valeyard and his companion [[Ellie Martin]] travelled to ''Hyperion III'' in place of the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]]. The Valeyard left Travers and his entire crew dead and left the "[[Vervoid|augmented aubergines]]" to their own devices. This incident was observed by the [[Time Lord]] [[Vansell]], the coordinator of the [[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]]. ([[BFDWU]]: ''[[He Jests at Scars...]]'')
He had previously encountered the Doctor and his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]], to whom he proposed. She declined. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Instruments of Darkness (novel)|Instruments of Darkness]]'')
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== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Tom Adams (actor)|Tom Adams]], [[George Baker]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bannen Ian Bannen], [[Keith Barron]], [[John Carson]], [[Frank Finlay]], [[Ronald Fraser]], [[Peter Gilmore]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Johnson_(actor) Richard Johnson], [[Patrick Stewart]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Valentine Anthony Valentine] and [[Frank Windsor]] were considered for the role before [[Michael Craig]] was cast.
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 3 October 2023

You may be looking for the Travers from He Jests at Scars.

Commodore "Tonker" Travers was the commanding officer of the Hyperion III in 2986. He helped the Sixth Doctor save his ship from the Black Hole of Tartarus, stop Rudge's hijacking attempt and defeat the Vervoids. (TV: Terror of the Vervoids)

He had previously encountered the Doctor and his companion Evelyn Smythe, to whom he proposed. She declined. (PROSE: Instruments of Darkness)

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