Alan Mace: Difference between revisions

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
(Undo revision 158454 by 86.157.154.216 (talk))
(Link)
 
(96 intermediate revisions by 39 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Colonel Alan Mace
|alias       = Trap One (UNIT call sign)
|alias= Trap One
|image       = Colonel Mace (TPS).jpg
|image=[[Image:Mace.JPG|220px]]
|species    = Human
|race= [[Human]]
|origin      = [[Earth]]
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|first      = The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)
|home era= [[2000s]]
|appearances = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]''}}
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/ ''[[The Poison Sky]]''  
|actor      = Rupert Holliday Evans
[[DW]]: ''[[Turn Left]]''
}}
|actor= [[Rupert Holliday Evans]]
[[Colonel]] '''Alan Mace''' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'', ''[[Judge, Jury and Executioner (short story)|Judge, Jury and Executioner]]'') governed the British division of [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] in [[2009]].
}}


{{quote|Attention all troops! The Sontarans might think of us as primitive, as does every passing species with an axe to grind. They make a mockery of our weapons, our soldiers, our ideals. But no more. From this point on, it stops. From this point on, the people of Earth fight back and we show them. We show the warriors of Sontar what the human race can do.|Colonel Mace.|The Poison Sky}}
== Biography ==
Upon first meeting the [[Tenth Doctor]], he was awe-struck and saluted him, but as the operation went on he became more irritated by the Doctor's cavalier approach and dismissal of the military's tactics. When the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] revealed themselves, he clashed with the Doctor when UNIT tried to launch a nuclear strike on the [[Sontaran flagship|Sontaran Flagship]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') and was later forced by the Doctor to call a full retreat from the [[ATMOS]] factory when the Sontarans began slaughtering the soldiers present.


Colonel '''Alan Mace''' was the man in charge of [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] from [[2005]], replacing [[Colonel Brimmicombe-Wood]]. He wanted to lead an attack against the [[Sontaran]]s but [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] convinced him otherwise after the deaths of a squad of soldiers including [[Ross Jenkins]]. He tried to launch a nuclear attack against the Sontarans, but the Martha clone wiped out the launch codes.
Mace coordinated the UNIT counter offensive to regain the ATMOS factory, having the soldiers rearm themselves with rad-steel coated bullets (preventing the Sontaran's field that negated copper bullets) and calling in the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' to clear the gas around the area. When beginning this operation, he finally snapped at the Doctor over his "lack of faith".


Mace coordinated the UNIT counter offensive at the [[ATMOS]] factory. Instead of using normal weapons which could be stopped by expanding the copper bullet, he used bullets without a coating so he could attack the Sontarans. He also orders the [[Valiant]] to be used to clear the [[ATMOS]] gas. He killed Sontaran Commander [[Skorr]] with a pistol. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/ ''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
He personally [[Murder|killed]] [[Sontaran]] [[Commander]] [[Skorr]] with a pistol; rather than shoot the Sontaran from behind, he demanded that he face him before shooting him, showing that he was an honourable combatant. After the defeat of the Sontaran plan, he shared a kiss with one of his [[Captain|captains]], [[Marion Price]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')


* Position: Head of UNIT
=== After the ATMOS incident ===
* Years: 2005 - present
[[Erisa Magambo]] contacted him after the incident with [[The 200]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Judge, Jury and Executioner (short story)|Judge, Jury and Executioner]]'')
* Preceded by: Brimmicombe-Wood
* Succeeded by: Incumbent


By the time of [[the 456]] incident in [[September]] [[2009]], Colonel Mace was stationed in [[Vancouver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'') He was still in Vancouver in [[June]] [[2010]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Forgotten Army (novel)|The Forgotten Army]]'')


== Behind the Scenes ==
Mace had been posted to [[Japan]] by the time [[Silurian]]s had awoken from their nests around Britain and attempted a takeover. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[United (audio story)|United]]'')
*In the exclusive clip for [[Turn Left]], which is set in an alternate timeline slightly before the events of Series 3. Mace is heard talking to Private [[Harris (The Sontaran Stratagem)|Harris]] since Harris is heard talking to Trap One, Mace's codename.  
*His first name of '''Alan''' given on Page 129 of [[REF]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]''.


[[Category:21st century individuals|Mace, A.]]
{{NameSort}}
[[Category:UNIT officers|Mace, A.]]
 
[[Category:21st century individuals]]
[[Category:UNIT human officers]]
[[Category:Residents of England]]
 
[[fr:Mace (The Sontaran Stratagem)]]

Latest revision as of 00:44, 21 January 2024

Colonel Alan Mace (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac, Judge, Jury and Executioner) governed the British division of UNIT in 2009.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Upon first meeting the Tenth Doctor, he was awe-struck and saluted him, but as the operation went on he became more irritated by the Doctor's cavalier approach and dismissal of the military's tactics. When the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet revealed themselves, he clashed with the Doctor when UNIT tried to launch a nuclear strike on the Sontaran Flagship, (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) and was later forced by the Doctor to call a full retreat from the ATMOS factory when the Sontarans began slaughtering the soldiers present.

Mace coordinated the UNIT counter offensive to regain the ATMOS factory, having the soldiers rearm themselves with rad-steel coated bullets (preventing the Sontaran's field that negated copper bullets) and calling in the Valiant to clear the gas around the area. When beginning this operation, he finally snapped at the Doctor over his "lack of faith".

He personally killed Sontaran Commander Skorr with a pistol; rather than shoot the Sontaran from behind, he demanded that he face him before shooting him, showing that he was an honourable combatant. After the defeat of the Sontaran plan, he shared a kiss with one of his captains, Marion Price. (TV: The Poison Sky)

After the ATMOS incident[[edit] | [edit source]]

Erisa Magambo contacted him after the incident with The 200. (PROSE: Judge, Jury and Executioner)

By the time of the 456 incident in September 2009, Colonel Mace was stationed in Vancouver. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One) He was still in Vancouver in June 2010. (PROSE: The Forgotten Army)

Mace had been posted to Japan by the time Silurians had awoken from their nests around Britain and attempted a takeover. (AUDIO: United)

Retrieved from "https://tardis.wiki/w/index.php?title=Alan_Mace&oldid=3695341"