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'''Geronimo''' was a [[Native American]] friend of the Doctor's | |image = Geronimo in the Legendary Legion.png | ||
|aka = Goyaale | |||
|species = Human | |||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |||
|affiliation = Apache{{!}}Apache tribe | |||
|affiliation2 = Legendary Legion | |||
|only cs = Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game) | |||
}} | |||
'''Geronimo''' was a [[Native American]] friend of the Doctor's. He was also known as '''Goyaale''' (the One Who Yawns). ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)}}) | |||
He was the leader of the [[Apache]] tribe | He was the leader of the [[Apache]] tribe, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Avatars of the Intelligence (novel)}}) a "[[dread]]ed", "silent and deadly killer" who was "a sworn enemy of his people's foes". The [[Fourth Doctor]] recruited him into the [[Legendary Legion]] alongside many other capable combatants from across [[Earth]]'s history in order to [[Fleet of Alien Monsters' attempted destruction of Earth|defend it]] from a [[fleet of Alien Monsters]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)}}) | ||
It occurred to the Eighth Doctor that Geronimo would have been puzzled to know he would be remembered mainly by people who were about to fall from a great height. ([[PROSE]]: | It later occurred to the [[Eighth Doctor]] that Geronimo would have been puzzled to know he would be remembered mainly by people who were about to fall from a great height. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) The Eighth Doctor also joked to [[Charlotte Pollard]] that Geronimo had taught him the greeting "{{w|How (greeting)|How}}". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}}) | ||
== Name used as an exclamation == | == Name used as an exclamation == | ||
Geronimo's name later came to be popularised as a battle cry, often uttered before someone attempted to do something daring or dangerous. The [[Fourth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'') [[Sixth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: [[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]) [[Eighth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'') [[Ninth Doctor]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Love Invasion (comic story)|The Love Invasion]]'') and [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'') all used the word. | Geronimo's name later came to be popularised as a battle cry, often uttered before someone attempted to do something daring or dangerous. The [[Fourth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[White Ghosts (audio story)|White Ghosts]]'') [[Sixth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'') [[Eighth Doctor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead London (audio story)|Dead London]]'') [[Ninth Doctor]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Love Invasion (comic story)|The Love Invasion]]'') and [[Tenth Doctor]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)|The Hopes and Fears of All the Years]]'') all used the word. | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] adopted the word as a catchphrase, often shouting it out before engaging in a dangerous activity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'', et al.) The [[Twelfth Doctor]] used the phrase once, alongside [[Clara Oswald]], as a signal to call in the [[Paternoster Gang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] briefly pondered what it was she used to yell before leaping into the unknown as she made her way down a secret passageway, not remembering what it was until she had already landed at the bottom. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A New Beginning (comic story)|A New Beginning]]'') She later used it when facing off against [[Sea Devil]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]'') | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] adopted the word as a catchphrase, often shouting it out before engaging in a dangerous activity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'', et al.) The [[Twelfth Doctor]] used the phrase once, alongside [[Clara Oswald]], as a signal to call in the [[Paternoster Gang]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] briefly pondered what it was she used to yell before leaping into the unknown as she made her way down a secret passageway, not remembering what it was until she had already landed at the bottom. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A New Beginning (comic story)|A New Beginning]]'') She later used it when facing off against [[Sea Devil]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Legend of the Sea Devils (TV story)|Legend of the Sea Devils]]'') | ||
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[[Henry Gordon Jago]] once used the expression. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Necropolis Express (audio story)|The Necropolis Express]]'') | [[Henry Gordon Jago]] once used the expression. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Necropolis Express (audio story)|The Necropolis Express]]'') | ||
[[Category:People from the real world]] | [[Category:People from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:10, 4 November 2024
Geronimo was a Native American friend of the Doctor's. He was also known as Goyaale (the One Who Yawns). (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years [+]Loading...["The Hopes and Fears of All the Years (short story)"])
He was the leader of the Apache tribe, (PROSE: Avatars of the Intelligence [+]Loading...["Avatars of the Intelligence (novel)"]) a "dreaded", "silent and deadly killer" who was "a sworn enemy of his people's foes". The Fourth Doctor recruited him into the Legendary Legion alongside many other capable combatants from across Earth's history in order to defend it from a fleet of Alien Monsters. (GAME: Doctor Who Trump Card Game [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)"])
It later occurred to the Eighth Doctor that Geronimo would have been puzzled to know he would be remembered mainly by people who were about to fall from a great height. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"]) The Eighth Doctor also joked to Charlotte Pollard that Geronimo had taught him the greeting "How". (AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"])
Name used as an exclamation[[edit] | [edit source]]
Geronimo's name later came to be popularised as a battle cry, often uttered before someone attempted to do something daring or dangerous. The Fourth Doctor, (AUDIO: White Ghosts) Sixth Doctor, (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster) Eighth Doctor, (AUDIO: Dead London) Ninth Doctor (COMIC: The Love Invasion) and Tenth Doctor (PROSE: The Hopes and Fears of All the Years) all used the word.
The Eleventh Doctor adopted the word as a catchphrase, often shouting it out before engaging in a dangerous activity. (TV: The End of Time, The Eleventh Hour, The Beast Below, et al.) The Twelfth Doctor used the phrase once, alongside Clara Oswald, as a signal to call in the Paternoster Gang. (TV: Deep Breath) The Thirteenth Doctor briefly pondered what it was she used to yell before leaping into the unknown as she made her way down a secret passageway, not remembering what it was until she had already landed at the bottom. (COMIC: A New Beginning) She later used it when facing off against Sea Devils. (TV: Legend of the Sea Devils)
Companions and others[[edit] | [edit source]]
Peri Brown shouted the name when she and the Sixth Doctor were running to the TARDIS inside Megaptera. (AUDIO: The Song of Megaptera [+]Loading...["The Song of Megaptera (audio story)"])
Ace cried it out while throwing herself into an interstitial vortex to the dimension of Morgaine. (TV: Battlefield)
Bernice Summerfield used the expression on at least one occasion. (AUDIO: Oh No It Isn't!)
Maxwell Edison yelled out "Geronimo!" as he entered the time bubble of Stockbridge, likely towards his death. (AUDIO: The Eternal Summer)
When the Eleventh Doctor, thinking that Amy Pond was scared, tried to comfort her, she yelled "Geronimo" to show him that she wasn't scared. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks)
Clara Oswald yelled "Geronimo" when she was forced to jump out of a spaceship passing through a wormhole, in hopes of the Eleventh Doctor catching her with his TARDIS. (COMIC: Sky Jacks)
Henry Gordon Jago once used the expression. (AUDIO: The Necropolis Express)
