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|comic name= The Warkeeper's Crown
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|series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]
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|doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]
|doctor= Tenth Doctor
|companions= [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]  
|companions= [[The Brigadier]]  
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|enemy= [[Tilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Tilly]]
|year= [[The Slough]]  
|setting= [[Slough of the Disunited Planets]]; [[Wardleswick|Upper Wardleswick]], [[Kent]]
|writer= [[Nev Fountain]]
|writer= Alan Barnes
|editor=
|editor=
|artist= [[Roger Langridge]]
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|colourist = [[James Offredi]]
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|publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] 378-380
|publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 378|378]]-[[DWM 380|380]]
|publication dates= 31 January - 28 March [[2007]]
|release date= 4 January - 1 March 2007
|publisher=  
|cover date= 31 January - 28 March 2007
|format= Comic - 3 parts
|publisher= Panini Comics
|previous story= [[The Green-Eyed Monster]]
|format= Comic  
|next story= [[The Woman Who Sold the World]]
|prev= The Green-Eyed Monster (comic story)
|}}
|next= The Woman Who Sold the World (comic story)
|penciller = [[Martin Geraghty]]|inker = [[David A Roach]]
|epcount = 3|reprint = The Betrothal of Sontar (graphic novel)
}}'''''The Warkeeper's Crown''''' was a comic story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' issues [[DWM 378|378]] through [[DWM 380|380]]. It was written by [[Alan Barnes]]. It featured the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]].


==Summary==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
=== Part 1 ===
At [[Sandhurst Military School]], a new batch of soldiers are participating in a "Passing Out" ceremony. [[The Brigadier]] is in attendance, standing in front of two soldiers who are talking crassly. The Brigadier yanks them by the ear and tells them off. A vortex appears, catching the Brigadier. He has a vision of his past at his grandfather [[Alistair Conall Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s house.


==Plot==
The Brigadier appears in front of the [[Hawk leader]] and expresses his dissatisfaction, saying he wants to go home. A few minutes later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrives and is announced as the new Warkeeper's fool. While they're catching up, [[dragon]]s attack, killing some of the [[Hawk (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Hawk troops]]. The Hawk leader flies the Doctor and the Brigadier over a battlefield, where they see [[troll]]s, ogres, orcs, [[centaur]]s and [[goblin]]s fighting. After the Hawks defeat the dragons, the Doctor and Brigadier are taken to [[Warkeeper (The Warkeeper's Crown)|the Warkeeper]]'s castle. The Warkeeper is ancient and feeble. This reminds the Brigadier of his grandfather's death. The Warkeeper tells them he summoned the Brigadier to the [[Slough of the Disunited Planets]] to succeed him. The Brigadier says that he is not interested. They meet [[Michael Yates]], but not Captain [[Mike Yates]] from [[UNIT]]. An army of beasts attack the castle.


=== Part 1 ===
=== Part 2 ===
At Sandhurst Military academy, a new batch of solders are participating in a Passing Out ceremony. The Brigadier is in attendance, standing infront of two Solders who are talking crassly when they shouldn't. The Brigadier yanks them by the ear and tells them off. A Vortex appears catching the Brigadier. Whereupon he has a vision of his past at his grandfather's house.
An all clear siren scares the trolls away as a weakened Warkeeper begins to wake up. The Brigadier, the Doctor and Yates make a "tactical retreat" before the Hawks come around. They stumble into the remains of a battle ground where they find a dying [[Goblin (The Warkeeper's Crown)|goblin creature]], who the Doctor comforts. Because of this, the Brigadier becomes aware the Doctor has recently been involved in a war. They are rescued by a young nursemaid named [[Tilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Tilly]], who comments that the Brigadier is very handsome. This reminds him of a time with his wife by the pier of a beach. The arrive at the nurses field station, where two more nursemaids, [[Gilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Gilly]] and [[Milly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Milly]], offer them a feast. Tilly begins to speak to a maid of the Warkeeper named [[Lilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Lilly]]. Lilly suggests that Yates has the weakest and most suggestible mind, but then gets interrupted by the Hawk leader. Tilly takes Yates away, whilst the other nursemaids transform into [[Harpy (The Warkeeper's Crown)|harpies]], who are alien carrion feeders. The Doctor comes to a conclusion that all matter on the planet is recycled, and as he makes this [[deduction]], the hawks open fire on the harpies, who escape. However, because of there intervention, they left the Warkeeper unguarded so the other harpies can kill him. Using the warkeeper's [[crown]], Yates becomes the new Warkeeper and takes the harpies, along with the Hawks, to his "war," in [[Wardleswick|Upper Wardleswick]].
The Brigadier appears in front of the Hawk commander. He is telling the Hawk commander that he isn't happy and wants to go home. Shortly the Doctor arrives and is announced as the new Warkeeper's fool, and while they're catching up; Dragons attack killing some of the Hawk troops. The Hawk Commander flies the Doctor and the Brigadier over a battle field where they see Trolls, Ogres and Orcs, Centaurs and Goblins fighting. After the Hawks defeat the Dragons. The Doctor and Brigadier are taken to the Warkeeper's Castle. The Warkeeper is ancient, weak and feeble. This reminds The Brigadier of his grandfathers death. The Warkeeper tells them that he summoned to Brigadier so he could succeed him. The Bridagier says that he is not interested. Then they meet Micheal Yates but not Captain Mike Yates from UNIT. Army of beasts attack the castle.


=== Part 2 ===
''to be added''
=== Part 3 ===
=== Part 3 ===
''to be added''
A [[Newsreader (The Warkeeper's Crown)|newsreader]] reports on the chaos in Upper Wardleswick. Meanwhile, Yates is addressing a crowd, saying he will declare war on [[France]]. The crowd seems rather uninterested as they cannot hear him. The harpies become impatient, picking out members of the crowd, wanting to eat. They tell Yates to order the Hawks to begin a slaughter, but Yates refuses. The harpies force him to, and he starts to say the words, but the crown gets shot off his head by a bullet. The Hawk leader orders the Hawks to locate the sniper. The Doctor picks up the crown and wears it, trying to take control of the Hawks. His attempt fails because the crown can only be controlled by a simple brain. The harpies go to attack him, but the Hawk leader returns with the sniper caught. The sniper turns out to be the Brigadier, and the harpies declare him as their new Warkeeper. The Brigadier declines, and is shot by a harpy. The Doctor says they will regret what they've done, but the harpies are unfazed. The Doctor reveals that it was a distraction, as an army of Brigadiers charge forward and begin to fight the Hawks. The Doctor tells the harpies how he used the Warkeeper's [[clone]] factories to create a clone army of Brigadiers, and transported them to Upper Wardleswick via his TARDIS. Yates has the crown placed back on his head, as a harpy says that the crown can dissipate clone flesh. Yates commands the clones to dissipate, and the Brigadier clones dissolve while saluting each other. The Hawks also disappear, and the Doctor deduces that they were also clones. As tanks roll up, the harpies escape.
 
==Characters==
*[[Tenth Doctor]]
**Is appointed as the new Warkeeper's (ie the Brigadier's) fool (or jester) and so wears a court jester's hat when first meeting the Brigadier.
**Demonstrates sound tactical advice during the attack on the Warkeeper's Castle, much to the Brigadier's surprise.
**Can't use the Warkeeper's Crown due to his alien biology.
*[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
**Realises with a shock that the Doctor has been in a war after he tenderly talks to a wounded soldier.
**Is horrified by the poor conduct of a pair of young officers, and knocks their heads together during a Passing Out Parade.
**Demonstrates, despite his age, excellent accuracy with a rifle, knocking the Warkeeper's crown off (the other) Mike Yates' head.
**Isn't allowed to keep his revolver loaded anymore.
**Feels that he's trotted out only when the armed forces (and possibly UNIT) need someone dignified and old to attend ceremonies.


==References==
The Doctor walks off with the crown, with Yates asking where he's going. The Doctor tells Yates that he's going to the pub to collect the real Brigadier. The harpies enter the pub while the Brigadier is watching the [[cricket]]. He pulls out a gun, threatening them with it. They turn back into their human forms, telling him he's retired and doesn't have to do this anymore. He has a flashback to other soldiers saying he's not good enough. He puts the gun away, saying it's only for show, but that he still has some fight left in him. The Doctor enters and throws him the crown. He catches it and puts it on. The Brigadier tells the harpies to "go to blazes" and they disappear in a whirlwind. The Doctor is amazed that he guessed their species, saying they were "Harpies, from the [[Detritus Belt]] around the [[Infernal Moon of Bravo 11 Zebra]]" - or informally known as 'blazes'. The Brigadier realises that he's just making it up. Outside, a crowd cheers them on, as Yates is taken away by the police. The Doctor says his farewells to the Brigadier and leaves in the TARDIS.
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Characters ==
* First appearance of the Brigadier in the DWM comic strip since the series revival, predating the on-screen reference to him in [[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'' and his return to TV in [[SJA]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]''.
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* This was the first DWM since the revival to feature the Doctor with a companion other than Rose Tyler.
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]]
* [[Michael Yates]]
* [[Tilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Tilly]]
* [[Gilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Gilly]]
* [[Milly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Milly]]
* [[Hawk leader]]
* [[Warkeeper (The Warkeeper's Crown)|The Warkeeper]]
* [[Lilly (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Lilly]]
* [[Goblin (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Goblin]]
* [[Mike Yates]]
* [[Ram (The Warkeeper's Crown)|Ram]]
* [[Alistair Conall Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris Bryden]]


==Continuity==
== Worldbuilding ==
*Brigadier [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] was last seen in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'', though the events of this story take place before then.
* When carried away by one of the Stone Hawks, the Doctor mentions [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] (although the name is misspelled "Tolkein").
*The Brigadier's appearance is closer to the way he looked in [[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'' than [[SJA]]: ''[[Enemy of the Bane]]''.
* Lyrics from the song "[[War (song)|War]]" are paraphrased to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]'s puzzlement.
* Michael compares the Brigadier to [[Winston Churchill]] and [[Bobby Moore]].
* Michael plays [[golf]] with his friend Ram.
* The Doctor sings "[[Heads Shoulders Knees And Toes]]".


==Timeline==
== Notes ==
*This story occurs after [[DWA]]: ''[[Corner of the Eye]]''
* This is the first appearance of the Brigadier in the ''DWM'' comic strip since the series revival, predating the on-screen reference to him in ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' and his return to television in the ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' episode ''[[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|Enemy of the Bane]]''.
*This story occurs before [[DWAM]]: ''[[The Hunters]]''


==External links==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* While watching the Brigadier clones fight hawks, the Doctor remarks that they are "splendid chaps, all of him", paraphrasing the Brigadier's comment that the Doctor is a "wonderful chap... all of them". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')


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The Warkeeper's Crown was a comic story published in Doctor Who Magazine issues 378 through 380. It was written by Alan Barnes. It featured the Tenth Doctor and the Brigadier.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part 1[[edit] | [edit source]]

At Sandhurst Military School, a new batch of soldiers are participating in a "Passing Out" ceremony. The Brigadier is in attendance, standing in front of two soldiers who are talking crassly. The Brigadier yanks them by the ear and tells them off. A vortex appears, catching the Brigadier. He has a vision of his past at his grandfather Alistair Conall Hamish Lethbridge-Stewart's house.

The Brigadier appears in front of the Hawk leader and expresses his dissatisfaction, saying he wants to go home. A few minutes later, the Tenth Doctor arrives and is announced as the new Warkeeper's fool. While they're catching up, dragons attack, killing some of the Hawk troops. The Hawk leader flies the Doctor and the Brigadier over a battlefield, where they see trolls, ogres, orcs, centaurs and goblins fighting. After the Hawks defeat the dragons, the Doctor and Brigadier are taken to the Warkeeper's castle. The Warkeeper is ancient and feeble. This reminds the Brigadier of his grandfather's death. The Warkeeper tells them he summoned the Brigadier to the Slough of the Disunited Planets to succeed him. The Brigadier says that he is not interested. They meet Michael Yates, but not Captain Mike Yates from UNIT. An army of beasts attack the castle.

Part 2[[edit] | [edit source]]

An all clear siren scares the trolls away as a weakened Warkeeper begins to wake up. The Brigadier, the Doctor and Yates make a "tactical retreat" before the Hawks come around. They stumble into the remains of a battle ground where they find a dying goblin creature, who the Doctor comforts. Because of this, the Brigadier becomes aware the Doctor has recently been involved in a war. They are rescued by a young nursemaid named Tilly, who comments that the Brigadier is very handsome. This reminds him of a time with his wife by the pier of a beach. The arrive at the nurses field station, where two more nursemaids, Gilly and Milly, offer them a feast. Tilly begins to speak to a maid of the Warkeeper named Lilly. Lilly suggests that Yates has the weakest and most suggestible mind, but then gets interrupted by the Hawk leader. Tilly takes Yates away, whilst the other nursemaids transform into harpies, who are alien carrion feeders. The Doctor comes to a conclusion that all matter on the planet is recycled, and as he makes this deduction, the hawks open fire on the harpies, who escape. However, because of there intervention, they left the Warkeeper unguarded so the other harpies can kill him. Using the warkeeper's crown, Yates becomes the new Warkeeper and takes the harpies, along with the Hawks, to his "war," in Upper Wardleswick.

Part 3[[edit] | [edit source]]

A newsreader reports on the chaos in Upper Wardleswick. Meanwhile, Yates is addressing a crowd, saying he will declare war on France. The crowd seems rather uninterested as they cannot hear him. The harpies become impatient, picking out members of the crowd, wanting to eat. They tell Yates to order the Hawks to begin a slaughter, but Yates refuses. The harpies force him to, and he starts to say the words, but the crown gets shot off his head by a bullet. The Hawk leader orders the Hawks to locate the sniper. The Doctor picks up the crown and wears it, trying to take control of the Hawks. His attempt fails because the crown can only be controlled by a simple brain. The harpies go to attack him, but the Hawk leader returns with the sniper caught. The sniper turns out to be the Brigadier, and the harpies declare him as their new Warkeeper. The Brigadier declines, and is shot by a harpy. The Doctor says they will regret what they've done, but the harpies are unfazed. The Doctor reveals that it was a distraction, as an army of Brigadiers charge forward and begin to fight the Hawks. The Doctor tells the harpies how he used the Warkeeper's clone factories to create a clone army of Brigadiers, and transported them to Upper Wardleswick via his TARDIS. Yates has the crown placed back on his head, as a harpy says that the crown can dissipate clone flesh. Yates commands the clones to dissipate, and the Brigadier clones dissolve while saluting each other. The Hawks also disappear, and the Doctor deduces that they were also clones. As tanks roll up, the harpies escape.

The Doctor walks off with the crown, with Yates asking where he's going. The Doctor tells Yates that he's going to the pub to collect the real Brigadier. The harpies enter the pub while the Brigadier is watching the cricket. He pulls out a gun, threatening them with it. They turn back into their human forms, telling him he's retired and doesn't have to do this anymore. He has a flashback to other soldiers saying he's not good enough. He puts the gun away, saying it's only for show, but that he still has some fight left in him. The Doctor enters and throws him the crown. He catches it and puts it on. The Brigadier tells the harpies to "go to blazes" and they disappear in a whirlwind. The Doctor is amazed that he guessed their species, saying they were "Harpies, from the Detritus Belt around the Infernal Moon of Bravo 11 Zebra" - or informally known as 'blazes'. The Brigadier realises that he's just making it up. Outside, a crowd cheers them on, as Yates is taken away by the police. The Doctor says his farewells to the Brigadier and leaves in the TARDIS.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • While watching the Brigadier clones fight hawks, the Doctor remarks that they are "splendid chaps, all of him", paraphrasing the Brigadier's comment that the Doctor is a "wonderful chap... all of them". (TV: The Five Doctors)
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