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|image = Tom (Iris Wildthyme).jpg | |image = Tom (Iris Wildthyme).jpg | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|mother = Mary (Verdigris) | |aka = Eartha Wyndenfire | ||
|first =Verdigris (novel) | |mother = Mary (Verdigris) | ||
|appearances = | |first = Verdigris (novel) | ||
|actor = Ortis Deley}} | |appearances = {{appears}} | ||
'''Tom''' was a | |voice actor = Ortis Deley | ||
}} | |||
'''Thomas Daley''', also known as '''Tom''', was a [[companion]] of [[Iris Wildthyme]]. | |||
Although they were friends, sharing similar tastes in [[music]] and [[Alcohol|drink]], he and Iris would often have disagreements. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== First run of adventures with Iris === | === First run of adventures with Iris === | ||
In early [[November]] [[2000]], Tom was kidnapped by Iris when he | In early [[November]] [[2000]], Tom was kidnapped by Iris when he tried to get on a bus to [[Putney Common]] but instead walked onto [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'', ''[[Talented Witches (short story)|Talented Witches]]'') | ||
His first trip in the bus took Iris and him to [[Calgoria]], where they became embroiled with the forest-dwelling [[Jirat]] and the pathologically metropolitan [[Trinarr]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') | |||
After visiting the Court of [[Elizabeth I]], Tom and Iris had an adventure in [[1970s]] [[London]] involving [[Mr O]]'s [[Anti-matter organism|anti-matter creatures]] stealing furniture from [[MIAOW]] headquarters. Tom met two other incarnations of Iris at this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Talented Witches (short story)|Talented Witches]]'') | |||
While Tom was travelling with Iris, they were joined by [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]]. They aided the Doctor in defeating the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]'') | While Tom was travelling with Iris, they were joined by [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]]. They aided the Doctor in defeating the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme (audio story)|The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]'') | ||
A month after meeting Iris, Tom met the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] while battling a beast known as [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') | A month after meeting Iris, Tom met the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Jo Grant]] while battling a beast known as [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') | ||
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=== Leaving Iris for the first time === | === Leaving Iris for the first time === | ||
One day, while he and Iris where in the late [[1990s]], they had a fight, and he left Iris in a fit of [[pique]], and seeing as he was in approximately his native time, he decided to stay on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Preface (short story)|Preface]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'') | |||
Tom would eventually meet [[Panda]], a sentient ten inch tall stuffed bear, and five years after he left Iris, he began writing his [[Tom's "Wildthyme" novels|"''Wildthyme''" novels]], which chronicled some of his adventures with Iris. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'') | |||
One [[Halloween]], Tom dressed up in drag and used "Eartha Wyndenfire" as his drag name. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Golden Hendecahedron (short story)|The Golden Hendecahedron]]'') | |||
=== Second run of adventures with Iris === | === Second run of adventures with Iris === | ||
Iris | In the late [[2000s]], ten years after he last met Iris, she returned, entrusting him with the [[Memory Crystal]], before she left with [[Robin Hood]] and his [[Merry Men]]. Feeling guilty about his "''Wildthyme''" novels, he decided (with Panda) to go to his publisher, [[Satan & Satan Ltd.]], and tell his [[Mida Slike|editor]] that he would no longer be writing any more novels about Iris. | ||
The publisher turned out to be a front designed by [[MIAOW]], as a plan to find out about Iris' secrets, but after a showdown with [[the Head]], Iris forced Mida to terminate Tom's contract of writing books about her. Iris, Tom, and Panda set off to have more adventures through the [[multiverse]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'') | |||
He was sent by [[Marwick]] to the ID club. He had a first in English Literature. Iris thought he was becoming the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. | He was sent by [[Marwick]] to the ID club. He had a first in English Literature. Iris thought he was becoming the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme (audio story)|The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme]]'') | ||
During one of their adventures, Tom, Iris and Panda managed to prevent an old freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth and killing all the [[dinosaur]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Legend]]'') | During one of their adventures, Tom, Iris and Panda managed to prevent an old freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth and killing all the [[dinosaur]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Legend (short story)|Future Legend]]'') | ||
=== Later life === | === Later life === | ||
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Tom came to own a tiny [[bedsit]] in [[Baron's Court]]. Every [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], Tom held a party at his bedsit for waifs and strays. Iris and Panda once tried to attend one of Tom's parties, but got distracted by Herr [[Drosselmeyr]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Clockwork Iris (short story)|Another Clockwork Iris]]'') | Tom came to own a tiny [[bedsit]] in [[Baron's Court]]. Every [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], Tom held a party at his bedsit for waifs and strays. Iris and Panda once tried to attend one of Tom's parties, but got distracted by Herr [[Drosselmeyr]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Another Clockwork Iris (short story)|Another Clockwork Iris]]'') | ||
== | == Personality == | ||
Tom was gay | In his youth, Tom was prideful, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Preface (short story)|Preface]]'') as well as being gay. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') | ||
== Appearance == | |||
Tom was mixed-race, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'') and he liked wearing loose [[jeans]], which Iris thought hung "halfway down his [[arse]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Preface (short story)|Preface]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* Tom originates from the story ''Entertaining Mr O'' in the 1998 [[Charity publication|charity anthology]], ''Perfect Timing''. | |||
* Tom was the moniker most usually used to refer to the character, but his full name was given in ''[[Iris Wildthyme & the Bush Offensive (short story)|Iris Wildthyme & the Bush Offensive]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
{{Elx|[http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/mro.html '''''Entertaining Mr O'''''] at [http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/index.html Iris Wildthyme This Way Down]}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 29 April 2023
Thomas Daley, also known as Tom, was a companion of Iris Wildthyme.
Although they were friends, sharing similar tastes in music and drink, he and Iris would often have disagreements.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
First run of adventures with Iris[[edit] | [edit source]]
In early November 2000, Tom was kidnapped by Iris when he tried to get on a bus to Putney Common but instead walked onto Iris' TARDIS. (PROSE: Verdigris, Talented Witches)
His first trip in the bus took Iris and him to Calgoria, where they became embroiled with the forest-dwelling Jirat and the pathologically metropolitan Trinarr. (PROSE: Verdigris)
After visiting the Court of Elizabeth I, Tom and Iris had an adventure in 1970s London involving Mr O's anti-matter creatures stealing furniture from MIAOW headquarters. Tom met two other incarnations of Iris at this time. (PROSE: Talented Witches)
While Tom was travelling with Iris, they were joined by Jenny. They aided the Doctor in defeating the Dalek Supreme in the Crystal Mines of Marlion. (PROSE: Verdigris, AUDIO: The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme)
A month after meeting Iris, Tom met the Third Doctor and Jo Grant while battling a beast known as Verdigris. (PROSE: Verdigris)
Tom aided five incarnations of Iris to defeat PAND-R in Blackpool Tower. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
Leaving Iris for the first time[[edit] | [edit source]]
One day, while he and Iris where in the late 1990s, they had a fight, and he left Iris in a fit of pique, and seeing as he was in approximately his native time, he decided to stay on Earth. (PROSE: Preface, AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
Tom would eventually meet Panda, a sentient ten inch tall stuffed bear, and five years after he left Iris, he began writing his "Wildthyme" novels, which chronicled some of his adventures with Iris. (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
One Halloween, Tom dressed up in drag and used "Eartha Wyndenfire" as his drag name. (PROSE: The Golden Hendecahedron)
Second run of adventures with Iris[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the late 2000s, ten years after he last met Iris, she returned, entrusting him with the Memory Crystal, before she left with Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Feeling guilty about his "Wildthyme" novels, he decided (with Panda) to go to his publisher, Satan & Satan Ltd., and tell his editor that he would no longer be writing any more novels about Iris.
The publisher turned out to be a front designed by MIAOW, as a plan to find out about Iris' secrets, but after a showdown with the Head, Iris forced Mida to terminate Tom's contract of writing books about her. Iris, Tom, and Panda set off to have more adventures through the multiverse. (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large)
He was sent by Marwick to the ID club. He had a first in English Literature. Iris thought he was becoming the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. (AUDIO: The Devil in Ms. Wildthyme)
During one of their adventures, Tom, Iris and Panda managed to prevent an old freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth and killing all the dinosaurs. (PROSE: Future Legend)
Later life[[edit] | [edit source]]
Eventually Tom decided to leave Iris once again because he had fallen in love with someone, leaving Panda with her. (AUDIO: The Sound of Fear)
When Panda was visiting Darlington in 2008, he considered going to London to visit Tom. (PROSE: The Dreadful Flap)
Tom attended the party in 1972 Hobbe's End celebrating the Iris' fifteenth anniversary in print. (PROSE: From Wildthyme with Love)
Tom came to own a tiny bedsit in Baron's Court. Every Christmas Eve, Tom held a party at his bedsit for waifs and strays. Iris and Panda once tried to attend one of Tom's parties, but got distracted by Herr Drosselmeyr. (PROSE: Another Clockwork Iris)
Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]
In his youth, Tom was prideful, (PROSE: Preface) as well as being gay. (PROSE: Verdigris)
Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tom was mixed-race, (PROSE: Verdigris) and he liked wearing loose jeans, which Iris thought hung "halfway down his arse". (PROSE: Preface)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tom originates from the story Entertaining Mr O in the 1998 charity anthology, Perfect Timing.
- Tom was the moniker most usually used to refer to the character, but his full name was given in Iris Wildthyme & the Bush Offensive.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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