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The '''Black Sun War''' was a [[time war]] fought between the [[Gallifrey]]ans (and later the early [[Time Lord]]s) against the [[Order of the Black Sun]], based thirty thousand years in Gallifrey's future.  
{{first pic|Order of the Black Sun.jpg|The Order of the Black Sun. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|4-D War (comic story)}})}}
The '''4-D War''' was a [[Time war|temporal conflict]] fought between the early [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Order of the Black Sun]] based thirty thousand years in Gallifrey's future.. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Black Sun Rising (comic story)}}, {{cs|4-D War (comic story)}}, {{cs|Star Death (comic story)}}) It was also referred to as the "'''First Great Time War'''". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)}}) It was part of the [[Time Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS}})


The first strike of the war, from the Time Lords' point of view, was when a Black Sun agent traveled back in time to attack [[Omega]] and [[Rassilon]]'s from turning the [[star]] [[Qqaba]] into a power source for their time experiments. The attempt did not succeed but did cause the apparent death of the [[stellar engineer]] [[Omega]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Star Death]]'')
== History ==
The first strike of the war, from the Time Lords' point of view, was when a Black Sun agent called [[Fenris|Fenris the Hellbringer]] travelled back in time to attack and prevent [[Omega]] and [[Rassilon]] from turning the [[star]] [[Qqaba]] into a power source for their time experiments. The attempt did not succeed but did cause the apparent death of the [[stellar engineer]] [[Omega]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Star Death (comic story)}})


The Time Lords did not know why the Black Sun (whom they had never encountered before the attack) should have wanted to strike at them, and surmised that it was for something they (the Time Lords) had yet to do. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Star Death]]'', ''[[The 4-D War]]'') Years later, at a diplomatic conference, a representative of the Order was murdered by the [[Sontaran]]s. The murder was blamed on the Time Lords. This provided the motivation for the war's beginnings, as from the Order's point of view, the Time Lords were the ones who struck first. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Black Sun Rising]]'')
After Fenris' ruined mind was retrieved from the [[Time Vortex]], the Time Lords used the [[Telepathy|telepathic]] [[brainfeeler]] [[Viridian]] to probe Fenris' mind. After learning of the Order's name, the Order attacked the [[Question Hall]], killing Viridian and Fenris, along with nine of the [[Castellan]]'s strike force before any further information could be retrieved. [[Wardog]] also lost his arm. The Order's attack lasted only thirty seconds before they vanished. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|4-D War (comic story)}})


:''We do not know how the rest of the war transpired except that with the Order of the Black Sun an obscure entity and the Time Lords much more prominent, the Time Lords, at some stage, almost certainly won.''
[[File:Black Sun Rising.jpg|thumb|left|Wardog takes revenge on [[Brilox]] for the assassination which instigated the time war. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Black Sun Rising (comic story)}})]]
The Time Lords did not know why the Black Sun, whom they had never encountered before the attack, should want to strike at them. They surmised it was for something they had yet to do. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Star Death (comic story)}}, {{cs|4-D War (comic story)}}) Years later, at a diplomatic conference, the [[Black Sun Elder]] was [[murder]]ed by the [[parahuman]] [[Millenium (Black Sun Rising)|Millenium]], who was one of the [[Special Executive]] hired by Gallifrey. Millenium was controlled by the [[Sontaran]] [[ambassador]] [[Brilox]] by using a [[psy-snare]] to wipe Millenium's mind as part of a plan to secure the [[uranium]] rights on [[Desrault]] for the Sontarans. Wardog then wiped Brilox' mind after he found the psy-snare on Millenium. This provided the motivation for the war's beginnings, as from the Order's point of view, Gallifrey were the ones who had struck first. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Black Sun Rising (comic story)}})


==Notes==
== References ==
The name Black Sun War is purely conjectural.  
The [[Fourth Doctor]] mentioned that [[Rassilon]] discovered the secrets of time by stealing the translation belt of a species who attacked Gallifrey in the [[Time Wars]] "in retaliation for things we did to them before we'd even heard of them in the first place." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Heart of TARDIS (novel)}})


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In [[1977]], [[Jim Sheldrake]] wrote a back-up strip for the ''[[Mister E]]'' tie-in comics about a Time War waged by the "Black Sun Brigade" against the Temperons of Mister E's [[the Homeworld|home planet]] in return for atrocities that the Temperons had not yet committed. Sheldrake would later claim to have no memory of writing the story. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy (short story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
* The comic stories comprising the Black Sun arc were an early collaboration between writer [[Alan Moore]] and illustrator [[David Lloyd]], who would go on to create the graphic novel {{wi|V for Vendetta}}.
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The Order of the Black Sun. (COMIC: 4-D War [+]Loading...["4-D War (comic story)"])

The 4-D War was a temporal conflict fought between the early Time Lords and the Order of the Black Sun based thirty thousand years in Gallifrey's future.. (COMIC: Black Sun Rising [+]Loading...["Black Sun Rising (comic story)"], 4-D War [+]Loading...["4-D War (comic story)"], Star Death [+]Loading...["Star Death (comic story)"]) It was also referred to as the "First Great Time War". (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual [+]Loading...["Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)"]) It was part of the Time Wars. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS [+]Loading...["Heart of TARDIS (novel)","Heart of TARDIS"])

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The first strike of the war, from the Time Lords' point of view, was when a Black Sun agent called Fenris the Hellbringer travelled back in time to attack and prevent Omega and Rassilon from turning the star Qqaba into a power source for their time experiments. The attempt did not succeed but did cause the apparent death of the stellar engineer Omega. (COMIC: Star Death [+]Loading...["Star Death (comic story)"])

After Fenris' ruined mind was retrieved from the Time Vortex, the Time Lords used the telepathic brainfeeler Viridian to probe Fenris' mind. After learning of the Order's name, the Order attacked the Question Hall, killing Viridian and Fenris, along with nine of the Castellan's strike force before any further information could be retrieved. Wardog also lost his arm. The Order's attack lasted only thirty seconds before they vanished. (COMIC: 4-D War [+]Loading...["4-D War (comic story)"])

Wardog takes revenge on Brilox for the assassination which instigated the time war. (COMIC: Black Sun Rising [+]Loading...["Black Sun Rising (comic story)"])

The Time Lords did not know why the Black Sun, whom they had never encountered before the attack, should want to strike at them. They surmised it was for something they had yet to do. (COMIC: Star Death [+]Loading...["Star Death (comic story)"], 4-D War [+]Loading...["4-D War (comic story)"]) Years later, at a diplomatic conference, the Black Sun Elder was murdered by the parahuman Millenium, who was one of the Special Executive hired by Gallifrey. Millenium was controlled by the Sontaran ambassador Brilox by using a psy-snare to wipe Millenium's mind as part of a plan to secure the uranium rights on Desrault for the Sontarans. Wardog then wiped Brilox' mind after he found the psy-snare on Millenium. This provided the motivation for the war's beginnings, as from the Order's point of view, Gallifrey were the ones who had struck first. (COMIC: Black Sun Rising [+]Loading...["Black Sun Rising (comic story)"])

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fourth Doctor mentioned that Rassilon discovered the secrets of time by stealing the translation belt of a species who attacked Gallifrey in the Time Wars "in retaliation for things we did to them before we'd even heard of them in the first place." (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS [+]Loading...["Heart of TARDIS (novel)"])

In 1977, Jim Sheldrake wrote a back-up strip for the Mister E tie-in comics about a Time War waged by the "Black Sun Brigade" against the Temperons of Mister E's home planet in return for atrocities that the Temperons had not yet committed. Sheldrake would later claim to have no memory of writing the story. (PROSE: The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy [+]Loading...["The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Enemy (short story)"])

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

  • The comic stories comprising the Black Sun arc were an early collaboration between writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd, who would go on to create the graphic novel V for Vendetta.