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'''Wild Bill Hickok''' was a [[ | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
'''Wild Bill Hickok''' was a historical figure from [[Earth]]. He was shot in the back during a [[poker]] game in [[Deadwood]]; his hand, a pair of aces and a pair of eights, became known as the "Dead Man's Hand". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Too Rich for My Blood]]'') After his death, he was briefly artificially resurrected as part of a scheme by [[Es'Cartrss]] to see revenge on the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and planet Earth. He ultimately sacrificed his resurrected life to help foil those plans. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dead Man's Hand (comic story)|Dead Man's Hand]]'') | |||
The Doctor continued to wear the costume or similar ones. [[Julius Otago]] thought that he was trying for a [[Byron|Lord Byron]] look which he said would be tragic if it didn't impress the ladies. After correcting him, the Doctor informed Julius that he hadn't had any complaints. ([[ | After [[Charles Gaskell]] pulls a [[Revolver|gun]] on him, [[McQuaid]] compares him to "Wild Bill Hickok". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Baby Farmers (short story)|The Baby Farmers]]'') | ||
[[Peri Brown]] referred to [[Kevin (The Nightmare Fair)|Kevin]] as "Wild Bill Hickok" for his wild shooting. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|The Nightmare Fair]]'') | |||
[[Ted (Doctor Who)|Ted]], an orderly in a [[San Francisco]] hospital, was going to go to a [[New Year's Eve]] party in [[1999]] dressed as Hickok, until the newly-[[regeneration|regenerated]] [[Eighth Doctor]] stole the costume from Ted's locker and adopted it as his regular outfit, though he left the costume's gunbelt behind, seeing no use for it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | |||
The Eighth Doctor continued to wear the costume or similar ones. [[Julius Otago]] thought that he was trying for a [[Byron (Mary's Story)|Lord Byron]] look which he said would be tragic if it didn't impress the ladies. After correcting him, the Doctor informed Julius that he hadn't had any complaints. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'') | |||
In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] created by {{delgado}}, the [[Fourth Doctor]] correctly identified the Eighth Doctor's clothes as a Wild Bill Hickok outfit. The Eighth Doctor commented that people often mistook it for a Lord [[George Gordon Byron|Byron]] costume. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') | |||
The Eighth Doctor continued to wear variations of the Hickok outfit until changing to other styles of clothes later in his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]''; [[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') | |||
Although the [[Eleventh Doctor]] later encountered the resurrected Hickok, no reference was made to the costume; ironically, however, when temporary companion [[Oscar Wilde]] found himself in need of clothes, the Doctor gave him his Hickok outfit. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Dead Man's Hand (comic story)|Dead Man's Hand]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The musical ''[[Calamity Jane]]'' dramatises a love-affair between Hickok and Jane that she claimed but which has never been substantiated. | * The musical ''[[Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane]]'' dramatises a love-affair between Hickok and [[Calamity Jane]] that she claimed but which has never been substantiated. The IDW comic story, ''Dead Man's Hand'' incorporates the romance. | ||
* ''Children of the Revolution'' | * His last name is misspelled as "Hickock" in ''The Nightmare Fair'', ''Children of the Revolution'' and ''Too Rich for My Blood''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 7 February 2024
Wild Bill Hickok was a historical figure from Earth. He was shot in the back during a poker game in Deadwood; his hand, a pair of aces and a pair of eights, became known as the "Dead Man's Hand". (PROSE: Too Rich for My Blood) After his death, he was briefly artificially resurrected as part of a scheme by Es'Cartrss to see revenge on the Eleventh Doctor and planet Earth. He ultimately sacrificed his resurrected life to help foil those plans. (COMIC: Dead Man's Hand)
After Charles Gaskell pulls a gun on him, McQuaid compares him to "Wild Bill Hickok". (PROSE: The Baby Farmers)
Peri Brown referred to Kevin as "Wild Bill Hickok" for his wild shooting. (PROSE: The Nightmare Fair)
Ted, an orderly in a San Francisco hospital, was going to go to a New Year's Eve party in 1999 dressed as Hickok, until the newly-regenerated Eighth Doctor stole the costume from Ted's locker and adopted it as his regular outfit, though he left the costume's gunbelt behind, seeing no use for it. (TV: Doctor Who)
The Eighth Doctor continued to wear the costume or similar ones. Julius Otago thought that he was trying for a Lord Byron look which he said would be tragic if it didn't impress the ladies. After correcting him, the Doctor informed Julius that he hadn't had any complaints. (COMIC: Children of the Revolution)
In an alternative timeline created by the Master, the Fourth Doctor correctly identified the Eighth Doctor's clothes as a Wild Bill Hickok outfit. The Eighth Doctor commented that people often mistook it for a Lord Byron costume. (AUDIO: The Light at the End)
The Eighth Doctor continued to wear variations of the Hickok outfit until changing to other styles of clothes later in his life. (AUDIO: The Great War; TV: The Night of the Doctor)
Although the Eleventh Doctor later encountered the resurrected Hickok, no reference was made to the costume; ironically, however, when temporary companion Oscar Wilde found himself in need of clothes, the Doctor gave him his Hickok outfit. (COMIC: Dead Man's Hand)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The musical Calamity Jane dramatises a love-affair between Hickok and Calamity Jane that she claimed but which has never been substantiated. The IDW comic story, Dead Man's Hand incorporates the romance.
- His last name is misspelled as "Hickock" in The Nightmare Fair, Children of the Revolution and Too Rich for My Blood.
