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|image = Sniper | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series = '' | |image = Sniper!.png | ||
|series = [[Action 21 cover stories|''Action 21'' cover stories]] | |||
|main character = [[Sam Shore]] | |main character = [[Sam Shore]] | ||
|featuring = [[610th Kaplan|The Kaplan]] | |featuring = [[610th Kaplan|The Kaplan]] | ||
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|editor = [[David Nightingale]] | |editor = [[David Nightingale]] | ||
|publication = [[A21 4]] | |publication = [[A21 4]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = January 1989 | ||
|prev = Ghost Ship! (short story) | |prev = Ghost Ship! (short story) | ||
|next = Zero X Beats Space Curse! (short story) | |next = Zero X Beats Space Curse! (short story) | ||
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'''''Sniper!''''' was | '''''Sniper!''''' was a cover story printed in ''[[Action 21]]'' that contained elements from the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. Framed as the [[front page]] of an [[Action 21 (in-universe)|in-universe periodical]], the titular [[Article (publishing)|article]] made reference to the ''[[Fireball XL5 (series)|Fireball XL5]]'' [[crossover]] comic {{cs|President Offers Peace... (comic story)}}. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* [[610th Kaplan|The Kaplan]] | * [[610th Kaplan|The Kaplan]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[Kaplan]] is the [[leader]] of the [[Astran]] race. | * The [[Kaplan]] is the [[leader]] of the [[Astran]] race. | ||
* The [[parade]] marking [[peace]] between [[Earth]] and [[Astra]] was just entering [[Bandranaik Plaza]] when a shot was heard. | * The [[parade]] marking [[peace]] between [[Earth]] and [[Astra]] was just entering [[Bandranaik Plaza]] when a shot was heard. | ||
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* ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' is linking up with [[Universal Television]] for the latest report on the tragedy. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]'') | * ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' is linking up with [[Universal Television]] for the latest report on the tragedy. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assassination! (comic story)|Assassination!]]'') | ||
* [[Steve Zodiac]], the [[commander]] of ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'', is believed to be investigating the [[evening]]'s incident. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer... (comic story)|On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer...]]'', ''[[Zodiac Makes An Arrest (comic story)|Zodiac Makes An Arrest]]'' et al.) | * [[Steve Zodiac]], the [[commander]] of ''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]'', is believed to be investigating the [[evening]]'s incident. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer... (comic story)|On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer...]]'', ''[[Zodiac Makes An Arrest (comic story)|Zodiac Makes An Arrest]]'' et al.) | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Sniper!.png|''[[Fireball XL5 (spacecraft)|Fireball XL5]]''. | |||
Marineville under attack!.png|[[Marineville]]. | |||
Sam Shore (Marineville under attack!).png|[[Commander]] [[Sam Shore]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2089]] | [[Category:Stories set in 2089]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:A21 cover stories]] | ||
[[Category:1989 short stories]] | [[Category:1989 short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | [[Category:Stories that crossover with non-DWU series]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:50, 15 March 2024
Sniper! was a cover story printed in Action 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the Fireball XL5 crossover comic President Offers Peace... [+]Loading...["President Offers Peace... (comic story)"].
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Kaplan is the leader of the Astran race.
- The parade marking peace between Earth and Astra was just entering Bandranaik Plaza when a shot was heard.
- Marineville is being devastated in a sneak attack because Commander Shore was unable to order battle stations until after the raiders had begun.
- In a message to the outside world, the WASP man declared "We're gonna hit them with everything we've got. It's either them or us!".
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bandranaik Plaza is a reference to Nikita Bandranaik who was the World President in the original TV Century 21 version of Assassination!.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A shot has been fired at the World President's motorcade; news from Unity City is confused but the first reports indicate that the Kaplan has been seriously injured. (COMIC: Assassination!)
- Action 21 is linking up with Universal Television for the latest report on the tragedy. (COMIC: Assassination!)
- Steve Zodiac, the commander of Fireball XL5, is believed to be investigating the evening's incident. (COMIC: On the Trail of the Kaplan's Killer..., Zodiac Makes An Arrest et al.)
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