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{{Infobox Story
|series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
|name=Puppeteer
|doctor = Fourth Doctor
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
|companions = [[Oliver Day|Oliver]]
|doctor=Fourth Doctor
|enemy = [[The Puppeteer]]
|companions=[[Oliver Day]]
|setting = [[Gondovan]]
|enemy=The [[Puppeteer]]
|writer = Benjamin Adams
|setting=[[England]], [[2007]]<br />[[Gondovan]]
|anthology = Short Trips: Snapshots
|writer=[[Benjamin Adams]]
|release date = 30 June 2007
|anthology=''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''
|prev = In Case of Emergencies (short story)
|prev=In Case of Emergencies (short story)
|next = Osskah (short story)
|next=Osskah (short story)
}}{{dab page|Puppeteer (disambiguation)}}
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'''''Puppeteer''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Benjamin Adams]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Oliver Day]].
'''''Puppeteer''''' was the twelfth short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]''. It was written by [[Benjamin Adams]]. It featured the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Oliver Day]].
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
On the trail of the villanous Puppeteer, the Doctor and Oliver join forces with Annajin Valentin on the planet Gondovan. The Puppeteer has been following humanity across the stars, feeding on their warfare, and now, Annajin is on a mission to destroy him once and for all. But when Oliver falls victim to his powers, the Doctor may not be able to save his companion...
[[Annajin Valentin]] has followed [[the Puppeteer]], who possessed her brother [[Sukhrit]], to [[Gondovan]]. There, she meets the Doctor and Oliver Day, who are also on the trail of the Puppeteer, an alien that takes over its victims' minds and causes them to act violently.
 
However, unknown to the Doctor and Annajin, the Puppeteer no longer possesses Sukhrit; instead it is currently possessing Oliver.
 
The Doctor and Annajin defeat the Puppeteer, and Sukhrit and Oliver recover from their experience. Oliver decides to stay on Gondovan with Annajin.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Fourth Doctor]]
* [[Oliver Day]]
* [[Oliver Day]]
* [[Chloe Elliot]]
* [[Annajin Valentin]]
* [[Annajin Valentin]]
* [[the Puppeteer]]
* [[The Puppeteer]]
* [[Sukhrit]]
* [[Sukhrit]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* The Doctor mentions having had [[haggis]] in [[Glasgow]].
* Oliver mentions [[Jack Bauer]].
* Oliver decides not to go back to [[Earth]] to be with his girlfriend [[Chloe Elliot|Chloe]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The Puppeteer was active during [[Human-Draconian War|Earth's war]] against [[Draconia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'')
* Oliver began his relationship with Chloe at a concert. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Attachments (short story)|Attachments]]'')


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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''to be added''
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[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Fourth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:2007 short stories]]
[[Category:Short Trips: Snapshots short stories]]
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 8 March 2024

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You may wish to consult Puppeteer (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Puppeteer was the twelfth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Snapshots. It was written by Benjamin Adams. It featured the Fourth Doctor and Oliver Day.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Annajin Valentin has followed the Puppeteer, who possessed her brother Sukhrit, to Gondovan. There, she meets the Doctor and Oliver Day, who are also on the trail of the Puppeteer, an alien that takes over its victims' minds and causes them to act violently.

However, unknown to the Doctor and Annajin, the Puppeteer no longer possesses Sukhrit; instead it is currently possessing Oliver.

The Doctor and Annajin defeat the Puppeteer, and Sukhrit and Oliver recover from their experience. Oliver decides to stay on Gondovan with Annajin.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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