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The War Doctor travels back in time to the early period of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children from being killed by Daleks who have managed to hide away under the surface of Gallifrey itself.

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Rojan sorts out plasma cannon shells and staser bolt chargers in the munitions factory.
The War Council placed munitions factories all over Gallifrey. One is in the Mountain of Serenity.
Some of the children in the munitions factory haven't looked into the Untempered Schism yet.
The Daleks travel in hoverbouts.
The earliest period of the Last Great Time War is referred to as the First Segment.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Daleks travelling back in time to kill an enemy before the enemy establishes themselves is similar to the plot of the Terminator franchise. Matt Smith had appeared in the fifth film, Terminator Genisys, before the release of The Stranger.
The title may be a reference to the series of videos and audio dramas of the same name made by BBV Productions in the 1990s, initially featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as barely-disguised versions of their Doctor Who roles.

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Rojan knows about the Time Lords trying to prevent the Daleks' creation, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) the Etra Prime incident, (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element) and the Hand of Omega destroying Skaro's second sun. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
Rojan was told by his House Uncle about previous time wars and the Great Vampires. (TV: State of Decay)
The Doctor says that he abandoned his name in the Fifth Segment of the War. He briefly renamed himself “the Warrior” reflecting his new persona and drive during the war. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)

Heroes and Monsters Collection

The Stranger • The Hero Factor • Mission to Galacton • Stamp of Approval • The Final Darkness • No Fun at the Fair • Taking Mickey • Needlepoint • A Dog's Life • The Secret of the Stones • The Planet That Wept • Disappearing Act • Once Upon a Time • Best Friends • Most Beautiful Music • Secret of Arkatron • Blind Terror • Amy's Escapade • Rory's Adventure • The Fifty-year Delay • Birth of a Legend • Lorna's Escape • Going Off the Rails • Normality • When the Wolves Came • Buyer's Remorse

Dalek prose stories

For the purposes of this list, a "Dalek prose story" is one in which one living, authentic Dalek plays a part within the confines of the story, outside of flashbacks to previous stories and cliffhangers that lead into the following story.

Dalek annuals

The Dalek Book	Red for Danger • The Secret of the Mountain • The Small Defender • Break-through!

The Dalek World	The Secret Struggle • The Five-Leaf Clover • The Dalekreed • The Log of the "Gypsy Joe" • What To Do If A Dalek Attacks You! • Manhunt

The Dalek Outer Space Book	Dalek Saturn Probe • The Outlaw Planet • The Living Death • Diamond Dust • The Great Mercury Plot

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976	Terror Task Force • Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate! • Nightmare • Timechase

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1977	The Doomsday Machine • Report from an Unknown Planet • The Fugitive

Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1978	The Castaway • The Seeds of Destruction • Assassination Squad

Doctor Who Magazine

Heliotrope Bouquet

Doctor Who
Poster Magazine

Davros • Special Daleks • Background • The Shoreditch Incident

Virgin New Adventures

GodEngine

BBC Eighth
Doctor Adventures

War of the Daleks • Legacy of the Daleks

Telos Doctor Who
novellas

The Dalek Factor

Quick Reads

I Am a Dalek

Doctor Who Files

Mission to Galacton • Birth of a Legend

Short Trips

Natalie's Diary • Alby • The Best Joke I Ever Told • Hide and Seek • The Eighth Wonder of the World • Mutually Assured Survival • Museum Peace

BBC New
Series Adventures

Prisoner of the Daleks • The Dalek Generation • Engines of War

Puffin eshort

The Ripple Effect

NSA anthologies

A Prologue • Master Faustus • The Stranger • The Emperor Dalek's New Clothes • The Jeopardy of Solar Proximity • The Monster in the Woods • The Third Wise Man • Father of the Daleks

The Brilliant Book 2011

The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill • The New Dalek Paradigm • The History of the Stone Totems

Dr. Men

Dr. Fourth

Now We Are Six Hundred

Dalek • Harriet Jones, PM

Dalek: The Astounding
Untold History of the
Greatest Enemies
of the Universe

The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe • The Dalek Invasion of Toyshops • Infection of the Daleks • Lost Patrol • War and Peace

Time Lord Victorious

The Guide to the Dark Times • The Restoration Empire • The Last Message • Mission to the Known • All Flesh is Grass

Others

Doctor Who and the Daleks • Daleks Invade Zaos • Doctor Who and the Time War

Because of the ubiquity of this race, no attempt will be made here to list every appearance in every medium. Instead, we focus on prose appearances here, and invite you to explore a complete list of appearances elsewhere.

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+|next        = The Hero Factor (short story)
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+'''''The Stranger''''' was an original story featured in ''[[Heroes and Monsters Collection]]''.
 == Summary ==
-The War Doctor travels back in time to the early period of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children from being killed by Daleks who have managed to hide away under the surface of Gallifrey itself.
+The [[War Doctor]] travels back in time to the early period of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children from being killed by [[Dalek]]s who have managed to hide away under the surface of [[Gallifrey]] itself.
 == Characters ==
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 * [[Gahnna]]
-== References ==
+== Worldbuilding ==
 * Rojan sorts out plasma cannon shells and [[staser]] bolt chargers in the munitions factory.
-* The War Doctor has travelled through Gallifrey's history to near the start of the War.
 * The [[War Council]] placed munitions factories all over Gallifrey. One is in the [[Mountain of Serenity]].
-* The War Doctor says he went by the name "the Warrior" for a time.
 * Some of the children in the munitions factory haven't looked into the [[Untempered Schism]] yet.
 * The [[Dalek]]s travel in [[hoverbout]]s.
 * The earliest period of the [[Last Great Time War]] is referred to as the [[First Segment]].
-* The Doctor got [[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|personally involved]] in the war and gave up his name during the [[Fifth Segment]].
 == Notes ==
-*The Daleks traveling back in time to kill an enemy before the enemy establishes themselves is similar to the plot of the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_(franchise) Terminator]'' franchise. [[Matt Smith]] had appeared in the fifth film before the release of ''The Stranger''.
+* The Daleks travelling back in time to kill an enemy before the enemy establishes themselves is similar to the plot of the {{wi|Terminator (franchise)|Terminator}} franchise. [[Matt Smith]] had appeared in the fifth film, {{wi|Terminator Genisys}}, before the release of ''The Stranger''.
+* The title may be a reference to the [[The Stranger (series)|series of videos and audio dramas of the same name]] made by [[BBV Productions]] in the 1990s, initially featuring [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as barely-disguised versions of their Doctor Who roles.
 == Continuity ==
 * Rojan knows about the Time Lords trying to prevent the [[Dalek]]s' creation, ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') the [[Etra Prime incident]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'') and the [[Hand of Omega]] destroying [[Skaro]]'s second sun. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
 * Rojan was told by his House Uncle about previous time wars and the [[Great Vampire]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'')
-* The Doctor says that he abandoned his name in the [[Fifth Segment]] of the War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'')
+* The Doctor says that he abandoned his name in the [[Fifth Segment]] of the War. He briefly renamed himself “the Warrior” reflecting his new persona and drive during the war. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'')
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+{{Dalek prose stories}}
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+[[Category:Short stories set on Gallifrey]]
 [[Category:Dalek short stories]]
+[[Category:Heroes and Monsters Collection short stories]]

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