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|writer= John Tomlinson, Nick Abadzis
publication_title= [[Doctor Who Monthly]] 365-367|
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|cover date= 1 February - 29 March 2006
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'''''The Betrothal of Sontar''''' is a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
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The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] land on the icebound world of [[Serac]] where they encounter the [[Sontaran]] crew of the ''[[Betrothal of Sontar]]'', a mining vessel commanded by Colonel [[Snathe]], whose quest for the "[[Thanatos (weapon)|Worldbane]]", a source of incredible power, has driven him insane. As the Doctor attempts to help Snathe find the Worldbane — mainly in order to recover [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] — Rose befriends [[Lerox]], an unusual Sontaran who possesses a conscience, and who holds the key to saving not only the Doctor and Rose, but the homeworld of [[Sontar]] itself.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
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==References==
== Characters ==
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* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Snathe]]
* [[Lerox]]
* [[Skagg]]
* [[Krege]]
* [[Stakk]]
* [[Syke]]
* [[Slygg]]
* [[Thanatos (weapon)|Thanatos]]
* [[Xtal]]


==Notes==
== Worldbuilding ==
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* The Doctor says he once had to swim naked in the [[English Channel]] after losing a bet with [[Oliver Reed]].
* Rose compares the Sontarans to the [[Mitchell brothers]], which the Doctor remarks is "not far off".
* The Doctor tries to invoke [[Stockholm syndrome]].
* Within her possessions, Rose has photos of [[Jackie Tyler]], [[Mickey Smith]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]].
* Upon seeing his quarters, Rose thinks Snathe might be a [[Goth (subculture)|goth]].


==Continuity==
== Notes ==
*The Sontarans appear with the Tenth Doctor for a second time in [[The Sontaran Strategem]] and [[The Poison Sky]]
* The first words spoken by the [[Tenth Doctor]] in his comic book tenure are; ''"Naaah, souped-up metabolism, warm as toast! Listen, I once had to swim the English Channel totally starkers!"''
*The Sontarans also have the classic series armour.
* As ''The Betrothal of Sontar'' predates the [[Sontaran]]s' first appearance in post-2005 ''Doctor Who'' in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'', which featured a radical redesign of the Sontaran uniform, the battledress of the Sontarans shown are reminiscent of those from the classic series.
 
* When the Doctor sees his TARDIS being taken by the Sontarans, he appears to break the [[fourth wall]] to address the readers of ''DWM'' by saying: ''"I don't believe this, we've been here ― What? ― five seconds? What's the universe coming to?!"''
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== Continuity ==
* The Doctor asks Rose to call him "Fred" to hide his identity from the Sontarans. The [[Fourth Doctor]] had previously tried to bestow the name Fred upon [[Romanadvoratrelundar]] as an alternative to calling her "Romana". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'')
* The Doctor describes the Sontarans to Rose as "nasty, brutish and short", the same description the [[Third Doctor]] gave to [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'')


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The Betrothal of Sontar is a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler land on the icebound world of Serac where they encounter the Sontaran crew of the Betrothal of Sontar, a mining vessel commanded by Colonel Snathe, whose quest for the "Worldbane", a source of incredible power, has driven him insane. As the Doctor attempts to help Snathe find the Worldbane — mainly in order to recover the TARDIS — Rose befriends Lerox, an unusual Sontaran who possesses a conscience, and who holds the key to saving not only the Doctor and Rose, but the homeworld of Sontar itself.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The first words spoken by the Tenth Doctor in his comic book tenure are; "Naaah, souped-up metabolism, warm as toast! Listen, I once had to swim the English Channel totally starkers!"
  • As The Betrothal of Sontar predates the Sontarans' first appearance in post-2005 Doctor Who in The Sontaran Stratagem, which featured a radical redesign of the Sontaran uniform, the battledress of the Sontarans shown are reminiscent of those from the classic series.
  • When the Doctor sees his TARDIS being taken by the Sontarans, he appears to break the fourth wall to address the readers of DWM by saying: "I don't believe this, we've been here ― What? ― five seconds? What's the universe coming to?!"

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