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'''Lady Christina de Souza''' was a self-declared (but ultimately rejected) companion of [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] for a brief time.
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[[Lady]] '''Christina de Souza''' was a friend of the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s, and had brief adventures with them both. A minor [[British]] [[aristocrat]], she was also a [[thief]], [[burglar]], and an [[adrenaline]] junkie who stole more for the thrill than for money. Her exploits were well-publicised — at least in Britain — allowing [[Rory Williams]] to recognise her on sight.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Lady '''Christina de Souza''' was a notorious thief who stole for the thrill of it, being bored with her aristocrat upbringing. By the time she is introduced to the series, Christina has already built a considerable reputation and is relentlessly pursued by Detective Inspector [[Macmillan]].
=== Early life ===
Christina was born to [[Alfred de Souza|Lord Alfred de Souza]] and [[Christina de Souza's mother|his wife]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck (audio story)|The Wreck]]'') and was a distant relative of [[George II|King George II]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death on the Mile (audio story)|Death on the Mile]]'') Alfred had affairs with [[au pair]]s, [[secretary|secretaries]], [[yoga]] instructors and [[horse]] trainers whilst her mother was alive and Christina accused him of not being there when she was dying. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck (audio story)|The Wreck]]'')


In Easter [[2010]], she stole the prized [[Cup of Athelstan]] from the [[International Gallery]] in [[London]]. However, her calling card (a mechanical golden cat waving in a mocking manner) alerted the guards to her presence and her associate was quickly found and arrested (without much concern on Christina's part). Unable to find a way to distance herself from the museum, due to the high number of police officers afoot, she was forced to use the 200 bus as an escape vehicle, bribing the [[Bus Driver|driver]] with her [[diamond]] earrings for passage. She soon met [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], initially dismissing him due to his somewhat erratic behaviour; however, once the bus is caught up in a [[wormhole]] and deposited on an [[San Helios|alien planet]] (as well as establishing herself as the leader of the group), she deferred to the Doctor's knowledge, as she recognised that he was the most alert of the situation. The many tools in her backpack proved to be of great use to the group, which included a shovel to dig out the bus wheels, a hatchet to cut away the seats (so they could be used as traction for the wheels), a mechanical winch for her heists, and a hammer.
Christina had an expensive [[education]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Long Shot (audio story)|Long Shot]]'') and went to good [[school]]s. In the [[holiday]]s, her father sent her to [[ski]] camp and to [[language]] schools, which she did without complaint to keep him happy whilst privately believing that he was trying to keep her out of the way. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck (audio story)|The Wreck]]'') She also did [[ballet]] for several years ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death on the Mile (audio story)|Death on the Mile]]'') and holidayed in the [[Kalahari]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')


During the time that she spent with the Doctor, Christina became very comfortable with him, and vice-versa, and felt a sense of adventure and excitement with him that exceeded any heist that she had pulled off before. Against the Doctor's wishes, she winched down a shaft in the Tritovore's ship to collect the anti-gravity clamps and their power crystal (nearly electrocuting herself with the ship's defence grid in her haste). She inadvertently woke an inactive alien in the ship's hull with her body heat. Swiftly collecting the clamps, she travelled back up the shaft with the alien at her heels, though she successfully lost it after she reactivated the defence grid on her way up. She attempted to convince the Tritovores to come with them on the 200 bus, saying that they could be found a new home, but was unable to do anything to prevent their death.
Although she rarely saw her, Christina admired her [[tomb raider|tomb-raiding]] aunt, [[Eugenia de Souza]], and thought that they were alike. Over the years, they went [[glamping]] at [[Uluru]], [[Kakadu National Park|Kakadu]] and [[Ningaloo]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Outback (audio story)|Outback]]'') She became a notorious [[thief]] herself, stealing for the thrill of it and being relentlessly pursued by [[McMillan|Detective Inspector McMillan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') [[Jacqui McGee]], on the other hand, assumed that she was fictional. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death on the Mile (audio story)|Death on the Mile]]'')


Her earlier heist proved to be invaluable as the Cup of Athelstan was made of gold and, with more than a little aversion on her part, served as a perfect conduit for the anti-gravity clamps, as they alone were incompatible with the bus. However, the cup was mangled by the Doctor in the process to make it the right shape, earning some of Christina's ire. With the clamps fixed on the bus, the Doctor piloted the now flying bus through the wormhole and, upon returning to Earth, was kissed by Christina (her previous ire forgotten and forgiven).
She encountered [[Jackie Tyler]] when she came for a job, and offered her £30 per hour to clean. Noticing the necklace that Jackie wore was one which she knew her friend [[Jonty (Two's Company)|Jonty]] was interested in. At his auction house, she encountered the Doctor who told her the truth about the necklace. She then helped the Doctor to enter [[Harry Sullivan]]'s UNIT facility. The Doctor told her that she would forget this meeting due to fall out from the degeneration energy. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Two's Company (audio story)|Two's Company]]'')


After returning to the ground, Christina broke away from [[UNIT]] security, expecting to travel with the Doctor as a companion, only for her request to be coldly turned away, as the Doctor revealed he had been too hurt by losing his previous companions and wasn't willing to lose another. Christina was shortly arrested by the police for her previous actions and taken away. However, the Doctor used his [[sonic screwdriver]] to unlock her handcuffs and, upon her realising this, Christina escaped the police car and ran to the bus, closing the door before the police could capture her again. Flying the bus to the Doctor, Christina happily told the Doctor that they "could have been so good together", revealing no hard feelings over her rejection, the Doctor similarly replied "Christina, we were", both of them smiling each other off. Christina then flew the bus into the night sky, the passengers on the ground cheering her on, ready to have many adventures on her own. The Doctor leaves soon afterwards.
=== With the Tenth Doctor ===
On [[Easter]] [[2009]], Christina stole the [[Cup of Athelstan]] from the [[International Gallery]] and made her escape on [[the 200]] [[bus]], which was transported to [[San Helios]] through a [[wormhole]]. She established herself as the leader of the passengers, remembering her experiences in the Kalahari to try to dig out the bus, but recognised the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s superior knowledge and delegated responsibilities to him.


Christina and the Doctor met the [[Tritovore]]s and, against the Doctor's wishes, she abseiled down a shaft in [[Tritovore ship|their ship]] to collect their [[anti-gravity clamp]]s and power crystal and inadvertently awoke an inactive [[Stingray]]. She was aghast when the Doctor mangled the Cup of Athelstan to serve as a conductor for the clamps and, when they returned to [[Earth]] in the flying 200, he refused her request to travel with him but discreetly helped her escape from [[McMillan|Detective Inspector McMillan]]. She took the bus and flew away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')


==Quotes==
According to one account, Christina set her sights on treasures acquired by [[Anatoly (Last Chance)|Anatoly]] and travelled to the plains of [[Africa]] and was reunited with the Doctor. She assisted him in thwarting [[the Deagle]]'s plan to capture, stuff and sell animals near [[extinction]] and, fearing that the Doctor would reject her again, she did not ask to join him. Before departing, the Doctor, knowing that he was nearing his [[regeneration]], told her that he had to be alone and that it was nothing personal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Last Chance (audio story)|Last Chance]]'') According to another account, the Doctor did not meet her again until he was in [[Eleventh Doctor|his eleventh incarnation]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'')
*''"The aristocracy survives for a reason; we're ready for anything"''
*''"I only steal things for the adventure and, today with you...I want more days like this!''
*''"Come on, Doctor, show me the stars!"''


==Personality==
=== Travels in the 200 ===
Christina was fiercely independent and was not against going against the Doctor's wishes. She was an expert thief but only stole things for the adrenaline rush. She was bored of her aristocratic life and sometimes showed a high opinion of herself. She also used her obvious charms and good looks to win people over, sometimes for selfish reasons. She showed great enthusiasm in joining the Doctor on his travels, but quickly forgave him when he refused. She could also speak French fluently, which amused the Doctor.
After being arrested by [[Flavia Santos]] for the [[murder]] of [[Maud Hunter]] in the [[French Riviera]], Christina contacted [[Sam Bishop]] at [[UNIT]] with [[Barclay (Planet of the Dead)|Barclay]]'s [[mobile phone]] and ended up bringing Santos and her business of selling [[alien]] technology down with [[Ivo Hislop-Cannon]]'s help. Before leaving in her bus, Christina stole a device that could identify alien items and Ivo's [[ring]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[It Takes a Thief (audio story)|It Takes a Thief]])''


== Equipment ==
Christina befriended [[Sylvia Noble]] after detecting an alien artefact at her house, which she would later learn was a [[ring]] owned by [[Donna Noble]]. She went to a [[party]], where she encountered her father, to crack a [[safe]] inside of which she found a [[telepathy amplification device]]. Using the device, she and Sylvia defeated the [[Amber (species)|Amber]] and restored the party guests, after which she stole Sylvia's ring, the contents of the safe and the guests' valuables. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Skin Deep (audio story)|Skin Deep]])''
*Winch
*Hammer
*Axe
*Spade
*Japanese Lucky Cat (calling card)
*Torch/ Flashlight


==Behind the Scenes==
Christina had [[Leon Clancy|Leon]] and [[Lucy Clancy]] steal ''[[Perfection (painting)|Perfection]]'' from the [[International Gallery]] and teamed up with Sam to search for it after it was stolen by [[Leslie Plush]]. She was captured and challenged Plush to actually look at the [[painting]], which was telepathic and absorbed her in a [[suicide|suicidal]] act. Before Sam could arrest Christina, she escaped. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Portrait of a Lady (audio story)|Portrait of a Lady]]'')
Actress [[Michelle Ryan]] was reportedly considered for the role of [[Martha Jones]] after the departure of [[Billie Piper]] from the series in 2006. The announcement of her casting has led to UK media speculation that the character of Christina may continue as the companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]] in 2010; however, as of March 2009 her only announced appearance is in ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' as a "one-off" companion, with a different one-off companion appearing in the special that follows. In interviews in April 2009, Ryan indicated that she was not expecting to reprise the role anytime soon. In May 2009 speculation as to whether Ryan, and Lady Christina, were going to become the new companion for the Eleventh Doctor were settled when another actress was named in the position, although that does not preclude the possibility of a future guest appearance or even companion stint (see [[Catherine Tate]] for an example of a well-known actress doing a one-off appearance and later returning full time).


Ryan went on to record the [[BBC Audio]] exclusive-to-CD ''Doctor Who'' story, ''[[The Rising Night]]'' (her character of Christina does not appear in the story).
[[Slitheen Edward|A Slitheen]] disguised as [[Edward Scott Cameron|Sir Edward Scott Cameron]] charged Christina with stealing [[George II]]'s [[war chest]] from [[Edinburgh Castle]]. When she found it, the [[Slitheen]] revealed themselves and she, Sam and [[Jacqui McGee]] worked to protect Edinburgh from them, which involved Christina using the 200's beam to relocate the castle to [[Arthur's Seat]]. Once Edinburgh was saved and the Slitheen were dead, Christina attempted to fake her death and flew away. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death on the Mile (audio story)|Death on the Mile]])''


Lady Christina is one of a very few known individuals to be rejected by the Doctor as an ongoing companion (although not for lack of ability, not to mention chemistry on several levels). Others have included [[Mickey Smith]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Boom Town]]'' et al), [[Jack Harkness]] (per comments in [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''), [[Adam Mitchell]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]''), and [[Bayldon Copper]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]''); in all cases except for Copper the individuals either had already travelled with the Doctor (Harkness, Mitchell), had previously been asked (Smith in [[DW]]: ''[[World War Three]]'') or would later do so (Smith). Copper, however, was refused for much the same reasons as that given Christina; in the wake of losing a companion, he wasn't yet ready to travel with anyone again. Christina is also somewhat unique in that she unilaterally declared herself a companion (though not using that exact word, and she initially treated the Doctor as ''her'' companion), only to be rebuffed.
=== Alfred's infection ===
Christina visited her father uninvited off the coast of [[Zanzibar]] and learnt that he had proposed to [[dancer]] [[Bunny Warren]] with her mother's ring, which appalled her. She helped him search for the [[ship]]wrecks believed to be located there and disapproved of how Alfred treated the bodies of two [[slave]]s who had become bejewelled [[statue]]s. After Bunny became infected, Christina called Sam and sent the crashed [[spacecraft]] below from which the infection originated back into [[space]]. Alfred, who was also infected, escaped on Sam's [[boat]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck (audio story)|The Wreck]]'')


Christina travelled to [[Scarab Station]] in the [[Outback]] to see [[Eugenia de Souza|Eugenia]] but learnt that she had apparently been abducted by aliens. Avoiding Jacqui, she investigated [[Jajutama crater]] and found that Eugenia had faked her abduction in order to spend her time attempting to access a [[Fountain of Youth]] used by giant [[moth]]s. When Eugenia was mutated by it, Christina found herself unable to kill her and Sam did it instead. She then took Eugenia's treasures and left her estate to [[John Flint|John]] and [[Maisie Flint]], promising to tell Sam if she heard from her father. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Outback (audio story)|Outback]]'')


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Learning of her father's presence in London, Christina used [[Ivo Hislop-Cannon]] to steal an [[alpha wave device]] from UNIT storage and used it to fake Alfred's [[assassination]] at the [[Royal Northcote Races]]. She had him taken to a secret facility to be kept under sedation if necessary whilst she searched for a long-term solution to his infection. Sam uncovered the deception but agreed to keep her secret, although he was unhappy when Christina engineered a scenario which allowed Jacqui to take a compromising [[photograph]] of him and Ivo. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Long Shot (audio story)|Long Shot]]'')


=== With the Eleventh Doctor ===
[[File:ChristinaAtMajorcaAirport.jpg|thumb|left|Flanked by bodyguards, Christina blows by the rabble — including [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] — at the [[Majorca]] airport. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'')]]
Christina raided [[Henry van Statten]]'s sealed [[vault]] in [[Utah]] and gained the ability to travel into space, where she met and began travelling with [[Neko]]. She agreed to help save the [[Ashayan]]s by reclaiming the [[Eye of Ashaya]] and met the [[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] aboard the ''[[Excelsis]]'', who assumed that she was up to no good. At the end of the adventure, the Doctor admitted that he had misjudged her and invited her to join him in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], but she declined, telling him that she was nobody's [[passenger]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Eye of Ashaya (comic story)|The Eye of Ashaya]]'')


=== Undated events ===
At one point in her life, Christina was caught by [[Adam Mitchell]] and trapped alongside many of the Doctor's other companions in [[Adam Mitchell's fortress|Adam's fortress]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Choice (comic story)|The Choice]]'', ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'')


== Christina de Souza 2.0 ==
[[Psychic mould]] from the Tenth Doctor's psychic paper diary grew into an identical human likeness of Christina with the same name, but her personality also had spores of many other individuals from the Doctor's memories. The Doctor referred to her as [[Christina de Souza (Keeping up with the Joneses)|Christina de Souza 2.0]] and told her that she should keep the name because as a thief, Lady Christina could hardly be upset with her for stealing it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Keeping up with the Joneses (short story)|Keeping up with the Joneses]]'')


== Personality ==
Christina was fiercely independent and enjoyed defying the Doctor's wishes. She was an expert thief, but only stole for the adrenaline rush. She was bored by her aristocratic life and had a high opinion of herself. She used her obvious charms and good looks to win people over, often for selfish reasons. She showed great enthusiasm for joining the Doctor on his travels, but quickly forgave him when he refused. She could also speak French fluently, which amused the Doctor. She had an untrustworthy streak in her; she abandoned her partner in crime, who was probably also her lover, when he was caught by guards during her escape from the museum. Despite that, she was kind enough to give the cup over to save lives, though also to save her. She was also mischievous, and took the opportunity to mock the police as she made her escape in the flying 200 bus. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
Christina's character bears some similarities to [[Raine Creevy]], a proposed companion for the aborted season 27 of ''Doctor Who'', which would have aired in 1990 and starred [[Sylvester McCoy]]. Raine would also have been an experienced cat [[burglar]]. Though not an actual member of the nobility like Christina, Raine was pitched as being sophisticated in her manner.


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Latest revision as of 18:47, 3 November 2024

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Lady Christina de Souza was a friend of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors, and had brief adventures with them both. A minor British aristocrat, she was also a thief, burglar, and an adrenaline junkie who stole more for the thrill than for money. Her exploits were well-publicised — at least in Britain — allowing Rory Williams to recognise her on sight.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Early life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christina was born to Lord Alfred de Souza and his wife (AUDIO: The Wreck) and was a distant relative of King George II. (AUDIO: Death on the Mile) Alfred had affairs with au pairs, secretaries, yoga instructors and horse trainers whilst her mother was alive and Christina accused him of not being there when she was dying. (AUDIO: The Wreck)

Christina had an expensive education (AUDIO: Long Shot) and went to good schools. In the holidays, her father sent her to ski camp and to language schools, which she did without complaint to keep him happy whilst privately believing that he was trying to keep her out of the way. (AUDIO: The Wreck) She also did ballet for several years (AUDIO: Death on the Mile) and holidayed in the Kalahari. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

Although she rarely saw her, Christina admired her tomb-raiding aunt, Eugenia de Souza, and thought that they were alike. Over the years, they went glamping at Uluru, Kakadu and Ningaloo. (AUDIO: Outback) She became a notorious thief herself, stealing for the thrill of it and being relentlessly pursued by Detective Inspector McMillan. (TV: Planet of the Dead) Jacqui McGee, on the other hand, assumed that she was fictional. (AUDIO: Death on the Mile)

She encountered Jackie Tyler when she came for a job, and offered her £30 per hour to clean. Noticing the necklace that Jackie wore was one which she knew her friend Jonty was interested in. At his auction house, she encountered the Doctor who told her the truth about the necklace. She then helped the Doctor to enter Harry Sullivan's UNIT facility. The Doctor told her that she would forget this meeting due to fall out from the degeneration energy. (AUDIO: Two's Company)

With the Tenth Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Easter 2009, Christina stole the Cup of Athelstan from the International Gallery and made her escape on the 200 bus, which was transported to San Helios through a wormhole. She established herself as the leader of the passengers, remembering her experiences in the Kalahari to try to dig out the bus, but recognised the Tenth Doctor's superior knowledge and delegated responsibilities to him.

Christina and the Doctor met the Tritovores and, against the Doctor's wishes, she abseiled down a shaft in their ship to collect their anti-gravity clamps and power crystal and inadvertently awoke an inactive Stingray. She was aghast when the Doctor mangled the Cup of Athelstan to serve as a conductor for the clamps and, when they returned to Earth in the flying 200, he refused her request to travel with him but discreetly helped her escape from Detective Inspector McMillan. She took the bus and flew away. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

According to one account, Christina set her sights on treasures acquired by Anatoly and travelled to the plains of Africa and was reunited with the Doctor. She assisted him in thwarting the Deagle's plan to capture, stuff and sell animals near extinction and, fearing that the Doctor would reject her again, she did not ask to join him. Before departing, the Doctor, knowing that he was nearing his regeneration, told her that he had to be alone and that it was nothing personal. (AUDIO: Last Chance) According to another account, the Doctor did not meet her again until he was in his eleventh incarnation. (COMIC: The Eye of Ashaya)

Travels in the 200[[edit] | [edit source]]

After being arrested by Flavia Santos for the murder of Maud Hunter in the French Riviera, Christina contacted Sam Bishop at UNIT with Barclay's mobile phone and ended up bringing Santos and her business of selling alien technology down with Ivo Hislop-Cannon's help. Before leaving in her bus, Christina stole a device that could identify alien items and Ivo's ring. (AUDIO: It Takes a Thief)

Christina befriended Sylvia Noble after detecting an alien artefact at her house, which she would later learn was a ring owned by Donna Noble. She went to a party, where she encountered her father, to crack a safe inside of which she found a telepathy amplification device. Using the device, she and Sylvia defeated the Amber and restored the party guests, after which she stole Sylvia's ring, the contents of the safe and the guests' valuables. (AUDIO: Skin Deep)

Christina had Leon and Lucy Clancy steal Perfection from the International Gallery and teamed up with Sam to search for it after it was stolen by Leslie Plush. She was captured and challenged Plush to actually look at the painting, which was telepathic and absorbed her in a suicidal act. Before Sam could arrest Christina, she escaped. (AUDIO: Portrait of a Lady)

A Slitheen disguised as Sir Edward Scott Cameron charged Christina with stealing George II's war chest from Edinburgh Castle. When she found it, the Slitheen revealed themselves and she, Sam and Jacqui McGee worked to protect Edinburgh from them, which involved Christina using the 200's beam to relocate the castle to Arthur's Seat. Once Edinburgh was saved and the Slitheen were dead, Christina attempted to fake her death and flew away. (AUDIO: Death on the Mile)

Alfred's infection[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christina visited her father uninvited off the coast of Zanzibar and learnt that he had proposed to dancer Bunny Warren with her mother's ring, which appalled her. She helped him search for the shipwrecks believed to be located there and disapproved of how Alfred treated the bodies of two slaves who had become bejewelled statues. After Bunny became infected, Christina called Sam and sent the crashed spacecraft below from which the infection originated back into space. Alfred, who was also infected, escaped on Sam's boat. (AUDIO: The Wreck)

Christina travelled to Scarab Station in the Outback to see Eugenia but learnt that she had apparently been abducted by aliens. Avoiding Jacqui, she investigated Jajutama crater and found that Eugenia had faked her abduction in order to spend her time attempting to access a Fountain of Youth used by giant moths. When Eugenia was mutated by it, Christina found herself unable to kill her and Sam did it instead. She then took Eugenia's treasures and left her estate to John and Maisie Flint, promising to tell Sam if she heard from her father. (AUDIO: Outback)

Learning of her father's presence in London, Christina used Ivo Hislop-Cannon to steal an alpha wave device from UNIT storage and used it to fake Alfred's assassination at the Royal Northcote Races. She had him taken to a secret facility to be kept under sedation if necessary whilst she searched for a long-term solution to his infection. Sam uncovered the deception but agreed to keep her secret, although he was unhappy when Christina engineered a scenario which allowed Jacqui to take a compromising photograph of him and Ivo. (AUDIO: Long Shot)

With the Eleventh Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Flanked by bodyguards, Christina blows by the rabble — including Amy and Rory — at the Majorca airport. (COMIC: The Eye of Ashaya)

Christina raided Henry van Statten's sealed vault in Utah and gained the ability to travel into space, where she met and began travelling with Neko. She agreed to help save the Ashayans by reclaiming the Eye of Ashaya and met the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams aboard the Excelsis, who assumed that she was up to no good. At the end of the adventure, the Doctor admitted that he had misjudged her and invited her to join him in the TARDIS, but she declined, telling him that she was nobody's passenger. (COMIC: The Eye of Ashaya)

Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]

At one point in her life, Christina was caught by Adam Mitchell and trapped alongside many of the Doctor's other companions in Adam's fortress. (COMIC: The Choice, Endgame)

Christina de Souza 2.0[[edit] | [edit source]]

Psychic mould from the Tenth Doctor's psychic paper diary grew into an identical human likeness of Christina with the same name, but her personality also had spores of many other individuals from the Doctor's memories. The Doctor referred to her as Christina de Souza 2.0 and told her that she should keep the name because as a thief, Lady Christina could hardly be upset with her for stealing it. (PROSE: Keeping up with the Joneses)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christina was fiercely independent and enjoyed defying the Doctor's wishes. She was an expert thief, but only stole for the adrenaline rush. She was bored by her aristocratic life and had a high opinion of herself. She used her obvious charms and good looks to win people over, often for selfish reasons. She showed great enthusiasm for joining the Doctor on his travels, but quickly forgave him when he refused. She could also speak French fluently, which amused the Doctor. She had an untrustworthy streak in her; she abandoned her partner in crime, who was probably also her lover, when he was caught by guards during her escape from the museum. Despite that, she was kind enough to give the cup over to save lives, though also to save her. She was also mischievous, and took the opportunity to mock the police as she made her escape in the flying 200 bus. (TV: Planet of the Dead)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Christina's character bears some similarities to Raine Creevy, a proposed companion for the aborted season 27 of Doctor Who, which would have aired in 1990 and starred Sylvester McCoy. Raine would also have been an experienced cat burglar. Though not an actual member of the nobility like Christina, Raine was pitched as being sophisticated in her manner.

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