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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Holiday Special (comic story) image.jpg | |image = Holiday Special (comic story) image.jpg | ||
|doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | |doctor = Thirteenth Doctor | ||
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|enemy = [[Krampus (mythology)|Krampus]] | |enemy = [[Krampus (mythology)|Krampus]] | ||
|setting = [[Planet (Holiday Special)|Unnamed planet]], [[Christmas Eve]] | |setting = [[Planet (Holiday Special)|Unnamed planet]], [[Christmas Eve]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jody Houser | ||
|editor = [[Jake Devine]] | |editor = [[Jake Devine]] | ||
|penciller = | |penciller = | ||
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|reprint = | |reprint = | ||
|traded = ''[[Time Out of Mind (graphic novel)|Time Out of Mind]]'' | |traded = ''[[Time Out of Mind (graphic novel)|Time Out of Mind]]'' | ||
|release date = | |release date = 13 November-18 December 2019 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = | ||
|publisher = Titan Comics | |publisher = Titan Comics | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
With the holidays around the corner, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] proposes going somewhere special to celebrate. While she is quick to agree to [[Team TARDIS]]' idea of an [[amusement park]], the quartet are flummoxed to find that they all have different memories of the last park they visited and are unable to recall the name of the planet it was on. Flustered, the Doctor simply checks the logs only to find that the TARDIS has no recordings from that day. Suspecting that their memories have not been removed outright, rather that they've been altered, the Doctor follows [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s suggestion to retrace their steps. | With the holidays around the corner, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] proposes going somewhere special to celebrate. While she is quick to agree to [[Team TARDIS]]'s idea of an [[amusement park]], the quartet are flummoxed to find that they all have different memories of the last park they visited and are unable to recall the name of the planet it was on. Flustered, the Doctor simply checks the logs only to find that the TARDIS has no recordings from that day. Suspecting that their memories have not been removed outright, rather that they've been altered, the Doctor follows [[Graham O'Brien|Graham]]'s suggestion to retrace their steps. | ||
[[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on a festive-themed planet populated by knee-high beings. Introducing themselves to one named [[Friffle]], the group learns that they've been here before and that their memories were most likely erased by "Mr. Henderson" before telling them that the first time they came, the populace assumed that Henderson had sent them. Those of [[Friffle's people]] who go to Henderson's world never return, prompting another outraged reaction from Team TARDIS. After confirming that this is only the second time she's made the promise, the Doctor swears to get to the bottom of this. | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises on a festive-themed planet populated by knee-high beings. Introducing themselves to one named [[Friffle]], the group learns that they've been here before and that their memories were most likely erased by "Mr. Henderson" before telling them that the first time they came, the populace assumed that Henderson had sent them. Those of [[Friffle's people]] who go to Henderson's world never return, prompting another outraged reaction from Team TARDIS. After confirming that this is only the second time she's made the promise, the Doctor swears to get to the bottom of this. | ||
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After the guard confirms that the group is who they seem to be, he steps forward and introduces himself as [[Baxter (Holiday Special)|Baxter]], having been sent by "Jeff." Using his [[candy cane]], the [[elf]] frees the group and guides them to Friffle's people, now reduced to forced labour making toys. As the group watches, [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]]'s lights flash, indicating a memory rewrite but the Doctor doesn't think the glow is bright enough. Realising that the workers' memories are being affected, the group suspects that they tried to free the workers last time and had their own memories rewritten as a result. After the group overhears a mention of "cold fusion", Baxter leads the group to the main control room. | After the guard confirms that the group is who they seem to be, he steps forward and introduces himself as [[Baxter (Holiday Special)|Baxter]], having been sent by "Jeff." Using his [[candy cane]], the [[elf]] frees the group and guides them to Friffle's people, now reduced to forced labour making toys. As the group watches, [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]]'s lights flash, indicating a memory rewrite but the Doctor doesn't think the glow is bright enough. Realising that the workers' memories are being affected, the group suspects that they tried to free the workers last time and had their own memories rewritten as a result. After the group overhears a mention of "cold fusion", Baxter leads the group to the main control room. | ||
Arriving in a rather Christmas style office, the group finds Santa suits and the Naughty or Nice list but Baxter assures them that this isn't Santa. As someone enters, the group hides in a closet. When Henderson enters, they sheds their disguise to reveal that she's [[Krampus ( | Arriving in a rather Christmas style office, the group finds Santa suits and the Naughty or Nice list but Baxter assures them that this isn't Santa. As someone enters, the group hides in a closet. When Henderson enters, they sheds their disguise to reveal that she's [[Krampus (mythology)|Krampus]], an "anti-Santa" that feeds on the primal fears of children. | ||
Following, the Doctor recongises Krampus' "cold fusion" device as a hybrid teleporter and psychic energy collector through which her minions will harvest fear. Unable to approach directly, lest their memories be written, the Doctor dons her fez as a psychic safeguard while having her companions adjust the machine. | Following, the Doctor recongises Krampus' "cold fusion" device as a hybrid teleporter and psychic energy collector through which her minions will harvest fear. Unable to approach directly, lest their memories be written, the Doctor dons her fez as a psychic safeguard while having her companions adjust the machine. | ||
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* [[Ryan Sinclair]] | * [[Ryan Sinclair]] | ||
* [[Yasmin Khan]] | * [[Yasmin Khan]] | ||
* [[Krampus ( | * [[Krampus (mythology)|Krampus]] | ||
* [[Friffle]] | * [[Friffle]] | ||
* [[Friffle's people]] | * [[Friffle's people]] | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor recalls the events of [[COMIC]]: | * The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] recalls the events of [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Meet the Fam! (comic story)}}, which are revealed to have not actually happened, actually being a false memory implanted by [[Krampus]]. [[Ryan Sinclair]] suggests going to [[Disneyland]]; in the Doctor's version of the false memory as seen in ''Meet the Fam!'', Ryan had already asked her if her [[psychic paper]] could get them into the park. | ||
* [[Graham O'Brien]] wonders if the culprit may be that "[[The Hoarder|hoarder fellow]] [they] keep running into", as seen in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|A New Beginning (comic story)}} and [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Old Friends (comic story)}}. | |||
* [[Yasmin Khan]]'s [[Islam|Muslim faith]], established in [[TV]]: {{cs|Rosa (TV story)}} and [[TV]]: {{cs|Demons of the Punjab (TV story)}}, is mentioned. | |||
* Yasmin's [[Islam|Muslim faith]] | * The Doctor wears her [[rainbow]]-coloured [[scarf]] as seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Resolution (TV story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor wears her [[rainbow]]-coloured [[scarf]] | * The Doctor and [[Baxter (Holiday Special)|Baxter]] refer to [[Santa Claus]] as "Jeff", with the Doctor calling him an "old friend". The Doctor first encountered Santa Claus in the comic story [[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Christmas Story (comic story)}}, starring the [[First Doctor]]; in [[TV]]: {{cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] alluded to a long-standing acquaintance with Santa Claus and stated that he had "always known him" as "Jeff". The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] | ||
* The Doctor and Baxter refer to Santa as "Jeff". ([[TV]]: | * Ryan mentions [[the Corsair]], encountered by [[Team TARDIS]] in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Old Friends (comic story)}}. | ||
* Ryan mentions [[the Corsair]] | * Krampus previously appeared as a real being within [[the Doctor's universe]] in [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Imaginary Enemies (comic story)}}, where they were similarly depicted as a villainous, powerful being with the ability to shift between a monstrous goat-like form and a human disguise based on Santa Claus's appearance. | ||
* The Doctor uses her [[fez]] to protect herself from the mind traps. | * The Doctor uses her [[fez]] to protect herself from the mind traps. She was shown receiving it by mail order in [[TV]]: {{cs|Kerblam! (TV story)}}. | ||
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