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|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|birth date = [[4 October]] [[1999]] | |||
|death date = [[2009]] | |death date = [[2009]] | ||
|mother = Alice Carter | |mother = Alice Carter | ||
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|grandparent = Jack Harkness | |grandparent = Jack Harkness | ||
|grandparent2 = Lucia Moretti | |grandparent2 = Lucia Moretti | ||
|first = Children of Earth: Day One (TV story) | |first cs = Children of Earth: Day One (TV story) | ||
|appearances= [[TV]]: | |appearances= {{il|[[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Four (TV story)}}|[[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|Weapons of Past Destruction}}}} | ||
|actor = Bear McCausland | |actor = Bear McCausland | ||
|clip = Jack makes the ultimate sacrifice - Torchwood - BBC | |clip = Jack makes the ultimate sacrifice - Torchwood - BBC | ||
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'''Steven Carter''' | '''Steven Carter''' was the son of [[Joe Carter|Joe]] and [[Alice Carter]]. He was also the grandson of [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Lucia Moretti]], and [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]]'s great-nephew. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Premonition === | === Premonition === | ||
The [[Unon]] high seer [[Evja]] looked into Jack's future and saw him cradling Steven's body. ([[COMIC]]: | The [[Unon]] high seer [[Evja]] looked into Jack's future and saw him cradling Steven's body. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)}}) | ||
=== Early childhood === | === Early childhood === | ||
Steven's mother described Jack as his uncle as she wanted not to explain to him Jack's [[immortality]] and agelessness. The two appeared close, although their contact was infrequent. ([[TV]]: | Steven was born on [[4 October]] [[1999]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}) Steven's mother described Jack as his uncle as she wanted not to explain to him Jack's [[immortality]] and agelessness. The two appeared close, although their contact was infrequent. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)}}) | ||
=== The 456 incident === | === The 456 incident === | ||
[[File:Steven Under 456 Influence.jpg|thumb|left|Steven under the control of [[the 456]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')]] | [[File:Steven Under 456 Influence.jpg|thumb|left|Steven under the control of [[the 456]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day Two]]'')]] | ||
Steven, along with all the children on the planet Earth, were repeatedly influenced by [[the 456]] to freeze in place and declare the impending arrival of the alien race until they made touchdown in Britain. ([[TV]]: | Steven, along with all the children on the planet Earth, were repeatedly influenced by [[the 456]] to freeze in place and declare the impending arrival of the alien race until they made touchdown in Britain. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)}}, {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)}}) | ||
Steven and Alice were taken as hostages by [[Johnson (Children of Earth: Day One)|Agent Johnson]] and her team in order to keep Harkness from making public his knowledge of the 456. ([[TV]]: | Steven and Alice were taken as hostages by [[Johnson (Children of Earth: Day One)|Agent Johnson]] and her team in order to keep Harkness from making public his knowledge of the 456. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)}}) | ||
As Jack needed a child to defeat the 456, Steven was used to reverse the signal and kill [[456 ambassador|the lone representative of the 456]] on [[Earth]], without being explained the situation. | Taken to [[Ashton Down]], Steven was placed under the supervision of [[Suzanne (Children of Earth: Day Five)|Suzanne]], Johnson's secretary. As Jack needed a child to defeat the 456, Steven was used to reverse the signal and kill [[456 ambassador|the lone representative of the 456]] on [[Earth]], without being explained the situation. | ||
By reversing the signal, Steven, as Jack knew he would, died. Steven convulsed horrifically and blood began to spout from his nostrils, then collapsed where he stood. His mother cradled his dead body tearfully as Jack watched. She did not seem to forgive Jack for sacrificing her son. His death was also the final factor in Jack leaving Earth; the deaths of [[Suzie Costello|Suzie]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and Steven had become too much. ([[TV]]: | By reversing the signal, Steven, as Jack knew he would, died. Steven convulsed horrifically and blood began to spout from his nostrils, then collapsed where he stood. His mother cradled his dead body tearfully as Jack watched. She did not seem to forgive Jack for sacrificing her son. His death was also the final factor in Jack leaving Earth; the deaths of [[Suzie Costello|Suzie]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] and Steven had become too much. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)}}) | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
When talking with convicted child murderer [[Oswald Danes]], Jack still felt the guilt of Steven's death when he explained that he knew what it was like to kill a child. ([[TV]]: | When talking with convicted child murderer [[Oswald Danes]], Jack still felt the guilt of Steven's death when he explained that he knew what it was like to kill a child. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dead of Night (TV story)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 1 September 2024
Steven Carter was the son of Joe and Alice Carter. He was also the grandson of Jack Harkness and Lucia Moretti, and Gray's great-nephew.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Premonition[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Unon high seer Evja looked into Jack's future and saw him cradling Steven's body. (COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction [+]Loading...["Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)"])
Early childhood[[edit] | [edit source]]
Steven was born on 4 October 1999, (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"]) Steven's mother described Jack as his uncle as she wanted not to explain to him Jack's immortality and agelessness. The two appeared close, although their contact was infrequent. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)"])
The 456 incident[[edit] | [edit source]]
Steven, along with all the children on the planet Earth, were repeatedly influenced by the 456 to freeze in place and declare the impending arrival of the alien race until they made touchdown in Britain. (TV: Children of Earth: Day One [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)"], Children of Earth: Day Two [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Two (TV story)"])
Steven and Alice were taken as hostages by Agent Johnson and her team in order to keep Harkness from making public his knowledge of the 456. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Three [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Three (TV story)"])
Taken to Ashton Down, Steven was placed under the supervision of Suzanne, Johnson's secretary. As Jack needed a child to defeat the 456, Steven was used to reverse the signal and kill the lone representative of the 456 on Earth, without being explained the situation.
By reversing the signal, Steven, as Jack knew he would, died. Steven convulsed horrifically and blood began to spout from his nostrils, then collapsed where he stood. His mother cradled his dead body tearfully as Jack watched. She did not seem to forgive Jack for sacrificing her son. His death was also the final factor in Jack leaving Earth; the deaths of Suzie, Owen, Tosh, Ianto and Steven had become too much. (TV: Children of Earth: Day Five [+]Loading...["Children of Earth: Day Five (TV story)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
When talking with convicted child murderer Oswald Danes, Jack still felt the guilt of Steven's death when he explained that he knew what it was like to kill a child. (TV: Dead of Night [+]Loading...["Dead of Night (TV story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Steven's death was the first death of a child seen onscreen in the Doctor Who universe. However, the Doctor Who stories The Chase, Logopolis, School Reunion, Human Nature, The Fires of Pompeii, The Stolen Earth as well as the Torchwood stories Sleeper and Children of Earth and The Sarah Jane Adventures stories Revenge of the Slitheen, The Lost Boy, Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?, The Day of the Clown and The Eternity Trap have featured implied or offscreen child deaths.
