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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|image = Sam Swift.jpg
|job = Highwayman
|job = Highwayman
|species = Human
|species = Human
|home planet = [[Earth]]
|origin = [[Earth]]
|actor = Rufus Hound
|actor = Rufus Hound
|species2 = Mire
|species2 = Mire
|only = The Woman Who Lived (TV story)
|first = The Woman Who Lived (TV story)
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Paternoster's Guide to London (feature)}}
|bts = Stand and deliver or stand up - Doctor Who Series 9 (2015) - BBC
}}"'''Sam Swift the Quick" '''was the alias used by a [[highwayman]] in the [[17th century]] and [[Ashildr|the Knightmare]]'s main rival.
}}"'''Sam Swift the Quick" '''was the alias used by a [[highwayman]] in the [[17th century]] and [[Ashildr|the Knightmare]]'s main rival.
== History ==
When Sam and his gang ambushed the Knightmare, really Ashildr, and the [[Twelfth Doctor]], determined to scare them off their patch, they were outwitted by the pair and fled in fear.


== Biography ==
When it was time for Sam to face the noose at [[Tyburn]], he greeted it with bravery, wit and humour, using jokes to delay the moment of his death. The Doctor joined in with Sam's gallows humour and eventually used his [[psychic paper]] to claim that Sam had been [[pardon]]ed by [[Oliver Cromwell]] himself, ending the hanging. However, this was short lived, as Ashildr used the amulet to end Sam's life and open the portal.
When Sam and his gang ambushed the Knightmare, really Ashildr, and [[Twelfth Doctor]], determined to scare them off their patch. The were outwitted by the pair and fled in fear.


When it was time for Sam to face the noose at [[Tyburn]], he greeted it with bravery, wit and humour, using jokes to delay the moment of his death. The Doctor joined in with Sam's gallows humour and managed to earn him a pardon. But this was short lived, as Ashildr used the amulet to end Sam’s life and open the portal.
When the full scale of [[Leandro]]'s plan was revealed, and [[Leonian]] ships appeared through the rift, the Doctor realised Sam's death must be reversed to close the portal. Ashildr used the spare [[repair kit|immortality chip]] the Doctor had given her centuries before to [[resurrection|resurrect Sam]] — the portal was closed and Sam was saved.


When the full scale of [[Leandro]]'s plan was revealed, and [[Leonian]] ships appeared through the rift, the Doctor realised Sam's death must be reversed to close the portal. Ashildr used the spare [[Mire medical kit|immortality chip]] the Doctor had given her centuries before to cancel out Sam's death — the portal was closed and Sam was saved.
Afterwards, the Doctor noted that he did not know if Swift would be made immortal like Ashildr or if the energy had been used up stopping the amulet, so he asked Ashildr to promise to watch out for him while Sam talked with [[Hangman (The Woman Who Lived)|his would-be executioner]]. Sam remained free, suggesting that the Doctor's faked pardon was enough for Sam to avoid further legal trouble from his crimes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]]'')


Afterwards, the Doctor noted that he did not know if Swift would be made immortal like Ashildr or if the energy had been used up stopping the amulet, so he asked Ashildr to promise him to watch out for him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Woman Who Lived (TV story)|The Woman Who Lived]])
In the [[1890s]], Swift operated as a thief in [[London]] under the title "The Artful Dodger", frequently sparing against the [[Paternoster Gang]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Paternoster's Guide to London (feature)}})


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Latest revision as of 13:06, 18 September 2024

"Sam Swift the Quick" was the alias used by a highwayman in the 17th century and the Knightmare's main rival.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Sam and his gang ambushed the Knightmare, really Ashildr, and the Twelfth Doctor, determined to scare them off their patch, they were outwitted by the pair and fled in fear.

When it was time for Sam to face the noose at Tyburn, he greeted it with bravery, wit and humour, using jokes to delay the moment of his death. The Doctor joined in with Sam's gallows humour and eventually used his psychic paper to claim that Sam had been pardoned by Oliver Cromwell himself, ending the hanging. However, this was short lived, as Ashildr used the amulet to end Sam's life and open the portal.

When the full scale of Leandro's plan was revealed, and Leonian ships appeared through the rift, the Doctor realised Sam's death must be reversed to close the portal. Ashildr used the spare immortality chip the Doctor had given her centuries before to resurrect Sam — the portal was closed and Sam was saved.

Afterwards, the Doctor noted that he did not know if Swift would be made immortal like Ashildr or if the energy had been used up stopping the amulet, so he asked Ashildr to promise to watch out for him while Sam talked with his would-be executioner. Sam remained free, suggesting that the Doctor's faked pardon was enough for Sam to avoid further legal trouble from his crimes. (TV: The Woman Who Lived)

In the 1890s, Swift operated as a thief in London under the title "The Artful Dodger", frequently sparing against the Paternoster Gang. (PROSE: The Paternoster's Guide to London [+]Loading...["The Paternoster's Guide to London (feature)"])