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|number in range  = 2
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|image        = The_Orphans_of_the_Polyoptra.jpg
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|doctor      = Third Doctor
|doctor      = Third Doctor
|companions  = [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|companions  = [[Jo Grant|Jo]]
|enemy        = [[Zarbi Supremo]]
|featuring    = [[Lily (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Lily]], [[Colin Young (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Colin Young]], [[Theodore Lodge]]
|setting      = {{il|[[England]], [[1940s]]|Mining town, [[1842]]}}
|enemy        = [[Red Zarbi]], The [[Zarbi Supremo (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Zarbi Supremo]]
|setting      = [[Galebrook]], [[1942]] and [[9 August]] [[1842]]
|release date = [[August (releases)|August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|release date = [[August (releases)|August]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
|developer    = [[Tiny Rebel Games]]<br>Seed Studio
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Jo Jones]]/Zarbi Supremo - [[Katy Manning]]
* [[Jo Jones]]/[[Zarbi Supremo (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Zarbi Supremo]] - [[Katy Manning]]


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* Writer - [[Gary Russell]]
* Writer - [[Gary Russell]]


== Story notes ==
== Worldbuilding ==
*This story is intended to take place shortly after the events of the television story ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'': Jo mentions [[Omega]] and the fact that the Doctor has only recently gotten his freedom back.
* Jo recounts her adventure against the Zarbi Supremo to her grandchildren, including [[Santiago Jones]] and [[Lima (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Lima]], while riding a barrel down the [[Iguazu Falls]].
* The village of [[Galebrook]] is serviced by a [[newspaper]] called ''[[The Ledger]]'', sold at [[Pye's News Agent]]. An edition dated [[1942]] featured a cover story concerning [[bombing raid]]s perpetrated by the [[Nazi]]s.
* Jo claims that [[cow]]s are responsible for more deaths than [[shark]]s.
* [[Sir]] [[Robert Peel]] was [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] ''circa'' [[1842]].
* Jo finds the [[Polyoptra]] [[beauty|beautiful]].
* The Polyoptra hail from [[Politicos]], a moon of [[Vortis]].
* Polyoptra royalty lacked the distinctive segmented [[eye]]s and the luminous [[wing]]s of the rest of the species. Instead, they had [[psychic power]]s with which they could create [[shield]]s.
* The [[Great House (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Great House]] was the site of a legendary natural [[time portal]].
* The Polyoptra species belonged to the [[Optra Genus]].
* With the support of both the [[Whig]]s and the [[Conservative Party|Conservatives]], the [[Mines and Colleries Act (1842)]] was written into [[law]] on [[10 August]] [[1842]].
 
== Notes ==
* The gameplay segment of ''The Orphans of the Polyoptra'' consists of 27 levels, each with their own name:
** ''1: The Bombing Begins''
** ''2: Terror From Above''
** ''3: Searching''
** ''4: The Trees Will Hurt You!''
** ''5: Reign of Fire''
** ''6: Every Beat Of The Heart''
** ''7: Finding The Key''
** ''8: Seeing Things Clearly Now''
** ''9: The Pan Of Attack!''
** ''10: Closing Time''
** ''11: Free The Children''
** ''12: Let Us Out Of Here''
** ''13: Journey Into Terror''
** ''14: A Sting In The Tale''
** ''15: Let Sleeping Larvae Lie''
** ''16: Red Is For Danger''
** ''17: Escape To Danger''
** ''18: The Young And The Free''
** ''19: The Enemy Within''
** ''20: Friends And Enemies''
** ''21: Seeing The Point''
** ''22: The Shield''
** ''23: Colourful Clues''
** ''24: A Dodgy Time''
** ''25: In The Lair Of The Zarbi Supremo''
** ''26: Flood!''
** ''27: The Final Battle''


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
 
* The Third Doctor's [[exile on Earth]] was recently rescinded in return for his hand in defeating [[Omega]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Three Doctors (TV story)}})
* When mentioning times he's encountered Zarbi under the control of others, the Doctor recalls the [[Animus]] ([[TV]]: [[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]], [[COMIC]]: [[Unnatural Selection (comic story)|Unnatural Selection]]) and the [[Skirkon|Skirkons]]. ([[COMIC]]: [[On the Web Planet (comic story)|On the Web Planet]])
* Jo wears a [[gold]]en [[Jo Grant's ring|ring]], a sentimental memento given to her by [[King]] [[Peladon of Peladon]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Peladon (TV story)}})
* When mentioning times he's encountered Zarbi under the control of others, the Doctor recalls [[the Animus]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}}) and the [[Skirkon]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|On the Web Planet (comic story)}})
* The [[Zarbi Supremo (The Orphans of the Polyoptra)|Zarbi Supremo]] exerted control over others through the use of [[wishbone collar]]s and gold, the same ''modus operandi'' as the Animus. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Web Planet (TV story)}})
* The [[First Doctor]] previously defeated [[Zarbi Supremo|another Zarbi Supremo]] on [[Vortis]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Lair of Zarbi Supremo (short story)}})


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Latest revision as of 21:19, 5 September 2024

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The Orphans of the Polyoptra is the second episode of the video game Doctor Who Infinity. It was released for iOS, Android, and PC and Mac computers.

Katy Manning returned to voice Jo Grant, and also provided the voice of the Zarbi Supremo.

Official summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The story, as told in flashback by Jo Jones to her nephew in the style of a classic Doctor Who 4-part story arc, begins at the height of World War 2 as the Third Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped in what appears to be a German bombing in a small mining town.

Here they meet a young orphan girl and her strange companion, who are not at all what they appear to be, and who desperately need their help to travel back to 1842, to a time when the local children still faced the treacherous danger of daily work in the mines.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The gameplay segment of The Orphans of the Polyoptra consists of 27 levels, each with their own name:
    • 1: The Bombing Begins
    • 2: Terror From Above
    • 3: Searching
    • 4: The Trees Will Hurt You!
    • 5: Reign of Fire
    • 6: Every Beat Of The Heart
    • 7: Finding The Key
    • 8: Seeing Things Clearly Now
    • 9: The Pan Of Attack!
    • 10: Closing Time
    • 11: Free The Children
    • 12: Let Us Out Of Here
    • 13: Journey Into Terror
    • 14: A Sting In The Tale
    • 15: Let Sleeping Larvae Lie
    • 16: Red Is For Danger
    • 17: Escape To Danger
    • 18: The Young And The Free
    • 19: The Enemy Within
    • 20: Friends And Enemies
    • 21: Seeing The Point
    • 22: The Shield
    • 23: Colourful Clues
    • 24: A Dodgy Time
    • 25: In The Lair Of The Zarbi Supremo
    • 26: Flood!
    • 27: The Final Battle

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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