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|image            = Prologue The War Doctor.jpg
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|doctor            = War Doctor
|doctor            = War Doctor
|companions        =  
|companions        =  
|featuring        = [[The Moment]]
|featuring        = [[The Moment]]
|enemy            = [[Cybermen]]
|enemy            = [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]
|setting          = [[Barn (The Day of the Doctor)|Barn]], [[Drylands]], [[Gallifrey]], Last Day of the [[Last Great Time War]]
|setting          = [[Barn (The Day of the Doctor)|Barn]], [[Drylands]], [[Gallifrey]], last day of the [[Last Great Time War]]
|writer            = [[George Mann]] and [[Cavan Scott]]
|writer            = George Mann, Cavan Scott
|editor            =  
|editor            =  
|artist            = [[Rachael Stott]]
|artist            = [[Ivan Rodriguez]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/RachaelAtWork/status/1475231459841650699 Rachael Stott on Twitter]</ref>
|colourist        = [[Marcio Menys]]
|colourist        = [[Marcio Menys]]
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|reprint          = 12DY2 8
|reprint          = 12DY2 8
|traded            =  
|traded            = ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (graphic novel)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]''
|release date      = [[21 July (releases)|21 July]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]
|release date      = 21 July 2016
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|publisher        = Titan Comics
|publisher        = Titan Comics
|format            = Comic
|format            = Comic
|epcount          = 1
|series            = ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'' prologues
|series            = ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'' prologues
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The War Doctor has decided to stop the [[Time War]], and is heading to [[Barn (The Day of the Doctor)|the barn]] with [[the Moment]] to use the weapon. Hearing the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] calling his name, he realises they have found him and decides to detonate the Moment, engulfing them in the explosion.
After centuries of fighting, the [[War Doctor]] has decided to end the [[Last Great Time War]], making his way to [[Barn (The Day of the Doctor)|the barn]] with [[the Moment]], ready to use the weapon. Hearing the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] calling his name, he realises that they have found him and detonates the Moment, engulfing them in the explosion.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* This story was published in [[12DY2 8]].
* This story was published in [[12DY2 8]].
* This is an alternate version of the events of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.
* This is an alternate version of the events of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''.
* The Cybermen in this story appear radically different to the vast majority of types seen before, distinguished by the [[side handle]]s pointing down, connecting to their [[faceplate]], rather than up.
* The Cybermen in this story are an early design of the [[Cybus Industries|Cybus Cybermen]], produced by [[Millennium FX]] in [[2005 (production)|2005]].<ref>https://cybermantra.wordpress.com/about-the-cybermen/cyberman-designs/the-millenium-fx-cyberman/</ref>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The events seen here are a result of the mass invasion of [[time]] and [[space]] by the [[Cybermen]], who have allied with [[Rassilon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
*The events seen here are a result of the mass invasion of [[time]] and [[space]] by the [[Cybermen]], who have allied with [[Rassilon (Hell Bent)|Rassilon]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
* The Doctor uses [[the Moment]] to end the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
*The Doctor uses [[the Moment]] to end the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* This perversion of history is ultimately negated when the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and Rassilon restore the [[timeline]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
*This perversion of history is ultimately negated when the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and Rassilon restore the [[timeline]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 15 February 2024

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Prologue: The War Doctor was one of several prologues to the miniseries Supremacy of the Cybermen, published by Titan Comics.

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After centuries of fighting, the War Doctor has decided to end the Last Great Time War, making his way to the barn with the Moment, ready to use the weapon. Hearing the Cybermen calling his name, he realises that they have found him and detonates the Moment, engulfing them in the explosion.

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