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{{Infobox Story
|name= Samurai's Secret
|image= DWA CS 177 Samurais Secret.jpg
|image= DWA CS 177 Samurais Secret.jpg
|series=[[DWA comic stories]]
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
|number=177
|number=177
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
|enemy= [[The Dragon of the Sea]]
|featuring= Shoju
|setting= [[Japan]] [[13th century]]  
|setting= [[Japan]], [[13th century]]  
|writer= [[Oli Smith]]
|writer= Oli Smith
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
|letterer=
|letterer=  
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
|publication= [[DWA 177]]
|publication= [[DWA 177]]
|release date= [[29 July (releases)|29 July]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|release date= 29 July 2010
|publisher= BBC Magazines
|publisher= BBC Magazines
|format= Comic -  1 parts (4 pages)
|format= Comic
|epcount = 1
|prev= Blue Skies Thinking (comic story)
|prev= Blue Skies Thinking (comic story)
|next= A Mess of Trouble (comic story)  
|next= A Mess of Trouble (comic story)  
}}'''''Samurai's Secret''''' was an [[Eleventh Doctor]] comic published in ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]''. It was written by [[Oli Smith]].
}}'''''Samurai's Secret''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]] ''comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive in a small boat just in time to save some villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th century Japanese village is flooded yet again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villagers already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, [[Shoju]]. In return for protecting the village, Shoju is allowed to stay — but his efforts aren’t good enough.  
[[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive in a small boat just in time to save some villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th-century Japanese village is flooded yet again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villagers already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, [[Shoju]]. In return for protecting the village, Shoju is allowed to stay — but his efforts aren't good enough.


Taking his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join Amy and him on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life. He has travelled the stars and finally found a place of honour and honesty. All he wants now is acceptance by the villagers.  
Taking his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join Amy and him on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life. He has travelled the stars and finally found a place of honour and honesty. All he wants now is acceptance by the villagers.


The Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding the village of. In this true form he scared the villagers and used his technology to disguise himself, chameleon-like, as a samurai. However the effect is short-lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air, causing the floods that threaten the village.  
The Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding the village of. In this true form, he scared the villagers and used his technology to disguise himself, chameleon-like, as a samurai. However the effect is short-lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air, causing the floods that threaten the village.


Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor does what he knows best — and breaks Shoju's chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore, the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.
Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor does what he knows best — and breaks Shoju's chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore, the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.
== Plot ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Shoju]]
* [[Shoju]]


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== Worldbuilding ==
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=== Original print details ===
=== Original print details ===
: Publication with page count and closing captions
: Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA 177]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy  
# [[DWA 177]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy
* No reprints to date.
 
== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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== External links ==
 
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[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
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[[Category:Pseudo-historical stories]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

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Samurai's Secret was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Amy Pond arrive in a small boat just in time to save some villagers from drowning when their tiny 13th-century Japanese village is flooded yet again by a dragon of the sea that disappears as quickly as it arrives. The Doctor offers his help but the villagers already have help from the worst Samurai in all of Japan, Shoju. In return for protecting the village, Shoju is allowed to stay — but his efforts aren't good enough.

Taking his recovered sandal from Doctor, he accepts the Doctor's invitation to join Amy and him on a trip to the lake. Shoju explains how all he wants is a simple life. He has travelled the stars and finally found a place of honour and honesty. All he wants now is acceptance by the villagers.

The Doctor and Amy watch as Shoju is transformed into the very Dragon he is supposed to be ridding the village of. In this true form, he scared the villagers and used his technology to disguise himself, chameleon-like, as a samurai. However the effect is short-lived and the transformation back condenses the water around him from the surrounding air, causing the floods that threaten the village.

Using his sonic screwdriver, the Doctor does what he knows best — and breaks Shoju's chameleon circuit. From the safety of the shore, the villages see the Dragon vanquished and Shoju return to the village, now fully accepted.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The DWA comic strip adventures were aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 177 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – Another new adventure for the Doctor and Amy

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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