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'''''The Strange Case of the Skinny Man''''' was the third short story and seventh release exclusively published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] by [[Penguin Group]]<ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456150/doctor-who-annual-2024-by-who-paul-lang-doctor/9781405956895 ''Doctor Who Annual 2024'' on penguin.co.uk]</ref> and written by [[Paul Lang]]. | '''''The Strange Case of the Skinny Man''''' was the third short story and seventh release exclusively published in ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024]]'' on [[7 September (releases)|7 September]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] by [[Penguin Group]]<ref>[https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/456150/doctor-who-annual-2024-by-who-paul-lang-doctor/9781405956895 ''Doctor Who Annual 2024'' on penguin.co.uk]</ref> and written by [[Paul Lang]]. | ||
The feature primarily detailed the | The feature primarily detailed the three incarnations of [[the Doctor]] portrayed by [[David Tennant]], those being the [[Tenth Doctor]], the [[Meta-Crisis Doctor]], and the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], and also touched on [[the DoctorDonna]]. | ||
== Summary == | |||
=== New Faces === | === New Faces === | ||
Although usually, [[Time Lords]] only visit a [[face]] once, and once it's gone it becomes [[nothing]] more than a [[memory]], [[the Doctor]]'s repeatedly [[Regeneration|found]] themselves with the same physical appearance. | Although usually, [[Time Lords]] only visit a [[face]] once, and once it's gone it becomes [[nothing]] more than a [[memory]], [[the Doctor]]'s repeatedly [[Regeneration|found]] themselves with the same physical appearance. | ||
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=== Exterminated === | === Exterminated === | ||
After being hit by a [[blast]] of [[Dalek]] [[gunfire]], he wasn't [[killed]], but [[Tenth Doctor's siphoned regeneration|a regeneration]] was triggered. Not ready to say [[goodbye]], he "used just enough of the [[Explosion|explosive]] '' | After being hit by a [[blast]] of [[Dalek]] [[gunfire]], he wasn't [[killed]], but [[Tenth Doctor's siphoned regeneration|a regeneration]] was triggered. Not ready to say [[goodbye]], he "used just enough of the [[Explosion|explosive]] ''oomph''" to [[Healing|heal]] himself, and fired the rest into the spare hand. | ||
=== Metacrisis! === | === Metacrisis! === | ||
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From the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]], [[Fourteenth Doctor|a new Doctor]] emerged with much the same appearance as the Tenth Doctor. | From the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]], [[Fourteenth Doctor|a new Doctor]] emerged with much the same appearance as the Tenth Doctor. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Tenth Doctor]] | |||
*[[Tenth Doctor]] | * [[Meta-Crisis Doctor]] | ||
*[[Meta-Crisis Doctor]] | * [[Donna Noble]] | ||
*[[Donna Noble]] | * [[Fourteenth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Fourteenth | |||
==Worldbuilding== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*''To be added'' | *''To be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* | * Two images of the Tenth Doctor are used to showcase his status as being two incarnations at the same time, as explained in {{cs|The Time of the Doctor (TV story)}}. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*'' | * The Doctor's teeth are highlighted as a continuous factor in his "skinny man" incarnations. Indeed, the teeth were commented on after the [[regeneration]]s seen in {{cs|The Parting of the Ways (TV story)}} and {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}}. | ||
* The loss of the [[Tenth Doctor's hand]] to the [[Sycorax leader]] in {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}, and the Doctor reclaiming it to keep in his TARDIS during {{cs|Last of the Time Lords (TV story)}}, are mentioned. | |||
* It is recalled how the Doctor used his hand to prevent himself having to completely regenerate after being shot by [[Dalek (The Stolen Earth)|a Dalek]] during {{cs|The Stolen Earth (TV story)}}, with the after-effects being seen in {{cs|Journey's End (TV story)}}, including the birth of the [[Meta-Crisis Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] being transformed into [[the DoctorDonna]] until the Doctor erased her memory of him to stop her brain overloading. It is also mentioned that the Meta-Crisis Doctor was sent to [[Pete's World]] to live with [[Rose Tyler]]. | |||
* The [[Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration]] from {{cs|The Power of the Doctor (TV story)}} is briefly recapped. | |||
==Gallery== | == Gallery == | ||
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[[Category:Fourteenth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fourteenth Doctor short stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:13, 26 March 2024
The Strange Case of the Skinny Man was the third short story and seventh release exclusively published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 on 7 September 2023 by Penguin Group[1] and written by Paul Lang.
The feature primarily detailed the three incarnations of the Doctor portrayed by David Tennant, those being the Tenth Doctor, the Meta-Crisis Doctor, and the Fourteenth Doctor, and also touched on the DoctorDonna.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
New Faces[[edit] | [edit source]]
Although usually, Time Lords only visit a face once, and once it's gone it becomes nothing more than a memory, the Doctor's repeatedly found themselves with the same physical appearance.
Handy Spare Hand[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the very first day of his life, the Tenth Doctor had a swordfight over London on a Sycorax spaceship, during which his hand was chopped off and fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had enough "transforming energy" to grow a new one. Eventually, he found the original and kept it in a jar aboard the TARDIS.
Exterminated[[edit] | [edit source]]
After being hit by a blast of Dalek gunfire, he wasn't killed, but a regeneration was triggered. Not ready to say goodbye, he "used just enough of the explosive oomph" to heal himself, and fired the rest into the spare hand.
Metacrisis![[edit] | [edit source]]
While trapped in the TARDIS under heavy Dalek bombardment, Donna Noble heard a single heartbeat coming from the jar, and reached out instinctively to touch it, causing biological metacrisis, with a whole new Doctor growing out of the spare hand.
Another Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
The new Doctor looked identical to the Tenth Doctor, but was different inside, thanks to a dose of Donna's human DNA, which also gave him some of her impulsive personality. The combination made him too dangerous to be left "wandering around", thus the Doctor took him to a parallel universe to be with Rose Tyler.
The DoctorDonna[[edit] | [edit source]]
Donna didn't escape unharmed, with her head now filled with Time Lord knowledge which it wasn't built to handle. The Doctor had to wipe every memory she had of him, with him warning her family that she would die if she ever recalled him.
Born Again[[edit] | [edit source]]
From the Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration, a new Doctor emerged with much the same appearance as the Tenth Doctor.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- To be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Two images of the Tenth Doctor are used to showcase his status as being two incarnations at the same time, as explained in The Time of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Time of the Doctor (TV story)"].
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor's teeth are highlighted as a continuous factor in his "skinny man" incarnations. Indeed, the teeth were commented on after the regenerations seen in The Parting of the Ways [+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"] and The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"].
- The loss of the Tenth Doctor's hand to the Sycorax leader in The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"], and the Doctor reclaiming it to keep in his TARDIS during Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"], are mentioned.
- It is recalled how the Doctor used his hand to prevent himself having to completely regenerate after being shot by a Dalek during The Stolen Earth [+]Loading...["The Stolen Earth (TV story)"], with the after-effects being seen in Journey's End [+]Loading...["Journey's End (TV story)"], including the birth of the Meta-Crisis Doctor and Donna Noble being transformed into the DoctorDonna until the Doctor erased her memory of him to stop her brain overloading. It is also mentioned that the Meta-Crisis Doctor was sent to Pete's World to live with Rose Tyler.
- The Thirteenth Doctor's regeneration from The Power of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Power of the Doctor (TV story)"] is briefly recapped.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
