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|date              = [[6012]]
|date              = [[6012]]
|location          = [[Messaline]]
|location          = [[Messaline]]
|result            = {{il|Peace|Death of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]]|[[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]] imprisoned|Messaline now habitable}}
|result            = {{il|Peace|Death and resurrection of [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]]|[[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]] imprisoned|Messaline now habitable}}
|side1            = [[Human]]s
|side1            = [[Human]]s
|side2            = [[Hath]]
|side2            = [[Hath]]
|leader1          = [[General]] [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]]
|leader1          = [[General]] [[Cobb (The Doctor's Daughter)|Cobb]]
|leader2          = The Hath Generals
|leader2          = [[Hath Gable]]
|first = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|clip = The Doctor finds Messaline's Source - Doctor Who - BBC}}
|only cs          = The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|clip = The Doctor finds Messaline's Source - Doctor Who - BBC
The '''Human-Hath War''' was a [[war]] on the [[planet]] [[Messaline]] that lasted seven days, from [[17 July]] [[6012]] when the two species — [[human]]s and [[Hath]] — arrived on the planet, to [[24 July]], when the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived and intervened.
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The '''Human-Hath War''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) was a [[war]] on the [[planet]] [[Messaline]] that lasted seven days, from [[17 July]] [[6012]] when the two species — [[human]]s and [[Hath]] — arrived on the planet, to [[24 July]], when the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived and intervened.


It began when the [[terraform]]ing [[colony]] lost its mission commander. In the power vacuum, the humans and Hath, having now divided into factions, became greedy and waged war on each other. They recalibrated progenation chambers designed to quickly create settlers to breed generation after generation of soldiers. Due to high casualties, they went through about twenty generations a day. This high casualty rate meant that the story of the origins of the war was severely distorted as it was passed on to the new generation as a myth.
It began when the [[terraform]]ing [[colony]] lost its mission commander to [[Byzantine fever]]. In the resulting power vacuum, the humans and Hath divided into factions, became greedy, and began to wage war on each other. They used recalibrated progenation chambers, originally intended to create new settlers, to breed generation after generation of [[soldier]]s who had no names but were trained in combat and the basic history of their colony.  


By day seven, the original mission profile had passed completely into legend. All the survivors knew was that they had to search for a now-mythical weapon called [[The Source (The Doctor's Daughter)|the Source]], in reality the device needed to jump-start the terraforming process.
Due to the high casualties of the war, both sides went through about twenty generations a day. This high casualty rate meant that the story of the war's origin became increasingly distorted as it was passed on from one generation to the next. By day seven, the original mission profile had passed completely into legend. All the survivors knew was that they had to search for a now-mythical object called [[The Source (The Doctor's Daughter)|the Source]]. The humans believed the Source to be a [[weapon]], but in reality it was the device needed to jump-start the terraforming process.


At that point the Doctor arrived, found the Source and used it to demonstrate to the combatants their true mission and end the war. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
At that point the Doctor arrived, found the Source, and used it to demonstrate to the combatants their true mission and end the war. The very next day, human and Hath were working side-by-side to build their new society. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
{{Section cleanup|These are valid sources.}}
* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009]]'' states that the war "grew from an argument over a game of cards".
* ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009]]'' states that the war "grew from an argument over a game of cards".
* ''[[Doctor Who: The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'' states that fighting broke out after the mission commander died of "Byzantine Fever". While the Doctor is looking at the ship's logs, they also state that the Captain died of Byzantine Fever.
* ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'' states that fighting broke out after the mission commander died of "Byzantine Fever". While the Doctor is looking at the ship's logs, they also state that the captain died of Byzantine Fever.
 
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 8 November 2024

The Human-Hath War (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"]) was a war on the planet Messaline that lasted seven days, from 17 July 6012 when the two species — humans and Hath — arrived on the planet, to 24 July, when the Tenth Doctor arrived and intervened.

It began when the terraforming colony lost its mission commander to Byzantine fever. In the resulting power vacuum, the humans and Hath divided into factions, became greedy, and began to wage war on each other. They used recalibrated progenation chambers, originally intended to create new settlers, to breed generation after generation of soldiers who had no names but were trained in combat and the basic history of their colony.

Due to the high casualties of the war, both sides went through about twenty generations a day. This high casualty rate meant that the story of the war's origin became increasingly distorted as it was passed on from one generation to the next. By day seven, the original mission profile had passed completely into legend. All the survivors knew was that they had to search for a now-mythical object called the Source. The humans believed the Source to be a weapon, but in reality it was the device needed to jump-start the terraforming process.

At that point the Doctor arrived, found the Source, and used it to demonstrate to the combatants their true mission and end the war. The very next day, human and Hath were working side-by-side to build their new society. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)

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

This section needs a cleanup.

These are valid sources.

  • Doctor Who The Official Annual 2009 states that the war "grew from an argument over a game of cards".
  • The Time Traveller's Almanac states that fighting broke out after the mission commander died of "Byzantine Fever". While the Doctor is looking at the ship's logs, they also state that the captain died of Byzantine Fever.