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comic name= Uroboros|
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series= [[Doctor Who Magazine comic strips|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Eighth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
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companions= [[Izzy Sinclair]] |
|number in range = 113
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|series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]]
writer= [[Scott Gray]]|
|doctor= Eighth Doctor
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|companions= [[Feyde]]
artist= [[John Ross]]|
|featuring= [[Destrii]]
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|enemy= [[Presidor]] [[B'rostt]]
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|setting=
publication title= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] 319-322|
|writer= Scott Gray
publication dates= 24 June - 16 October [[2002]]|
|editor= [[Clayton Hickman]]
publisher= |
|artist= [[John Ross]]
format= Comic - 4 parts |
|colourist= [[Adrian Salmon]]
previous story= [[Children of the Revolution]]|
|letterer= [[Roger Langridge]]
next story= [[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]|
|publication= [[DWM 319]]-[[DWM 322|322]]
|release date= 27 June - 19 September 2002
|cover date= 24 July - 16 October 2002
|publisher=  
|format= Comic  
|prev= Me and My Shadow (comic story)
|next= Oblivion (comic story)
|epcount = 4|reprint=Oblivion (graphic novel)
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'''''Uroboros''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]].


==Summary==
== Synopsis ==
As Feyde arrives aboard the TARDIS, the Doctor uses Shayde’s skills to trace the kidnappers’ energy trail back to its point of origin. As they travel back to Mexico, he realises they have been following him. However, his next destination is Ophidius, which leaves the TARDIS immobile. Fey goes to disable the power inhibitor. The Doctor, meanwhile, is captured by the now-ruling Mobox. He realises they are repairing Ophidius to help them in a coming war. Fey makes it to the heart of Ophidius, but is shot down by Mobox.
The Doctor manages to trace Izzy's kidnappers.


The Doctor sees Presidor B’rostt give a speech about the coming war with the Ophidians, then meets a seer called C’sorr who tells him that moments yet to be may become entwined with those departed. Fey, meanwhile, is examined by S’lokk, chief scientist of the Mobox Empire. She is trapped and unable to escape. The Doctor meets Presidor B’rostt and realises this is the same Mobox who killed Destrii. But the Doctor is not interested in B’rostt’s power games - the Ophidians are no longer a threat, and B’rostt is simply building his own power base. However, B’rostt believes the Doctor and his accomplice have come to steal Ophidius. He orders the Doctor’s body to be dumped in the jungle, but the Doctor seizes control of the flyer that he is forced aboard and crashes it into a jungle lake. Escaping, he finds himself face to face with Destrii, still wearing Izzy’s body.
== Plot ==
=== Part one ===
Having being summoned by the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Fey Truscott-Sade]] appears in the TARDIS. The Doctor uses [[Shayde]]'s abilities to trace the creatures that have kidnapped [[Izzy Sinclair]] and finds that they have been followed in their travels since she switched bodies with [[Destrii]] on ''[[Ophidius]]''. Having returned to the ship, the TARDIS' power is being drained. Fey leaves to find the power inhibitor, and the Doctor is stopped by a group of [[Mobox]], led by Major [[H'rakk]]. ''Ophidius'' has now been taken into the atmosphere to be repaired, and the Mobox are preparing for war.


Destrii eventually tells the furious Doctor that B’rostt did not destroy her body but deconstruct it and store it inside his own body. He then went to the jungle of Mobox and reconstructed it over a pool of piranha-like fish, feeling it a fitting death. But Destrii managed to escape the fish, with help from a mysterious benefactor, and survive in the jungle. The Doctor is wracked with guilt - he could have spared Izzy months of anguish if only he’d researched the Mobox. With Destrii as an uneasy ally, they head back to the Mobox village. Fey manages to escape confinement by allowing Shayde to take complete control, but Ophidius has been reactivated and it is beyond control.
Fey wonders why the Doctor has been acting so agitated, and finds the integrated processing cortex. She is attacked from behind by a Mobox, who knocks her out and picks her up, deciding that she deserves closer examination for surviving.


As Ophidius begins to attack the Mobox, calling for the Saviour, the Doctor steals a flyer with Destrii’s help. Pursued by the Presidor, he flies straight inside Ophidius. Feyde shadow-slides aboard and they head for the integrated processing cortex. Here the Doctor says that Destrii is the saviour - she freed Ophidius by destroying the Gorolith. But Destrii doesn’t care... at least until Fey offers to put a bullet through her head. Destrii talks to Ophidius and persuades it not to kill any more Mobox. But as the Presidor arrives, she adds one final instruction and the Presidor and his men are all stakes and killed. The Doctor visits C’sorr. He knows it was the seer who saved Destrii from the fish in the jungle. However, C’sorr tells him that he will fail to recover Izzy, but the Doctor is determined - and he’s taking Destrii with him whether she likes it or not.
=== Part two ===
The Doctor is taken to Presidor [[B'rostt]]'s speech, where he meets [[C'sorr]], a seer, who gives him a grim warning. He then meets with B'rostt in his office, where he realises that he is the same Mobox as the one that killed Destrii.


==Characters==
Meanwhile, Fey is being kept in a force-field by [[S'lokk]], the chief scientist of the Mobox. She realises that she cannot escape without becoming a vegetable. Shayde has an idea, but decides that Fey will not like it. S'lokk contacts B'rostt and tells him that he believes Fey to be in league with the Doctor and that the two are plotting to steal ''Ophidius''. B'rostt then orders H'rakk to kill the Doctor, who crashes their ship in a lake. H'rakk drowns, but the Doctor escapes and encounters Destrii, who is somehow still alive and armed with a bow. She takes aim at the Doctor.
*[[Eighth Doctor]]
*[[Izzy Sinclair]]


==References==
=== Part three ===
''to be added''
A creature bursts from the bushes and is killed by Destrii before it can attack the Doctor. He demands to know how she is still alive, but she dodges the question.


==Notes==
On ''Ophidius'', S'lokk demonstrates the Mobox's ability to deconstruct matter then reconstruct it later by reconstructing a terrified [[Ophidian]]. Fey accuses him of torturing the Ophidians, but he believes they only have the right to a choice: Obey or die. A scientist confirms that ''Ophidius'' is fully operational, and S'lokk orders a test-flight. Shayde reveals his escape plan; If Fey allowed him to possess her, they could survive escaping the force-field. Fey refuses.
''to be added''


==Continuity==
Destrii reveals that B'rostt did not kill her on ''Ophidius'', but deconstructed her in order to later execute her. She was then rescued by an unknown being. She then agrees to help the Doctor escape the planet. They visit C'sorr, realising that he tried to warn the Doctor of B'rostt's corruption. He decrees that the world-eater has awoken. As Fey allows Shayde to take over, ''Ophidius'' reveals itself to be alive, killing the scientists and breaking free.
''to be added''


==[[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
=== Part four ===
*This story takes place after [[DWM]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution]]''
''Ophidius'' attacks the Mobox for trying to control it. Destrii assists the Doctor in stealing a ship and gets the impression that he cares about her. He coldly replies that he only cares about keeping Izzy's body intact, and that the girl wearing it "can rot".
*This story takes place before [[DWM]]: ''[[Oblivion (comic strip)|Oblivion]]''


==External links==
Shayde escapes the force-field, but refuses to give control back to Fey, as he feels that he needs to kill ''Ophidius''. However, he begins to be influenced by Fey's morals and returns control to her.
''to be added''


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Now pursued by B'rostt, the Doctor and Destrii fly into ''Ophidius'' when it demands to see "the saviour". Fey re-joins them, and the three enter the integrated processing cortex. When they realise that ''Ophidius'' means that Destrii is the saviour due to her killing the [[Gorolith]] the last time she was on board, they force her to try and persuade it to stop attacking. Destrii relates to its situation and asks it to not kill any more people, until B'rostt and his men appear, and she orders it to kill them.
[[Category:Eighth Doctor comic stories]]
 
The Doctor realises that it was C'sorr that saved Destrii from B'rostt. The seer tells him that he will fail in retrieving Izzy. More determined than ever to rescue her, the Doctor returns to the TARDIS to take Destrii and Fey to Destrii's homeworld.
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Fey Truscott-Sade]]
* [[Shayde]]
* [[Destrii]]
* [[B'rostt]]
* [[S'lokk]]
* [[H'rakk]]
* [[C'sorr]]
* [[Quannult]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* In her youth, Fey dreamt she was [[Peter Pan]].
* Fey wonders if there is a galactic equivalent of the [[Geneva Convention]].
* Destrii mentions [[Studio Toho]] when seeing ''Ophidius'' attacking the Mobox.
 
== Notes ==
* ''Uroboros'' was deliberately satirical, with [[B'rostt]] loosely based on [[George W. Bush]] and [[Tony Blair]].
 
== Continuity ==
* Fey answers the Doctor's call for help. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Me and My Shadow (comic story)|Me and My Shadow]]'')
* The Doctor tells Fey about Izzy's kidnaping. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'')
* When following the trail of Izzy's kidnappers, the TARDIS lands back in [[Coyoacan]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Way of All Flesh (comic story)|The Way of All Flesh]]'') and then inside the ''[[Ophidius]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')
* The Doctor tells Fey about the [[Ophidian (species)|Ophidians]]' body swapping gambit against the [[Mobox]], and how [[Destrii]] used the technology to steal Izzy's body. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')
* The Doctor recalls Izzy watching her body being destroyed, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'') and having to cope with the trauma, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Beautiful Freak (comic story)|Beautiful Freak]]'') with him taking her to [[Alison Lavelle]] to help. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Children of the Revolution (comic story)|Children of the Revolution]]'')
* The death of the [[Gorolith]] at Destrii's hands is mentioned frequently. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')
* Destrii is still complaining about Izzy's poor eyesight. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ophidius (comic story)|Ophidius]]'')
* The Doctor comments that monsters are scared of him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'', ''[[Continuity Errors (short story)|Continuity Errors]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 9 November 2023

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Uroboros was a Doctor Who Magazine comic story featuring the Eighth Doctor.

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor manages to trace Izzy's kidnappers.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

Having being summoned by the Eighth Doctor, Fey Truscott-Sade appears in the TARDIS. The Doctor uses Shayde's abilities to trace the creatures that have kidnapped Izzy Sinclair and finds that they have been followed in their travels since she switched bodies with Destrii on Ophidius. Having returned to the ship, the TARDIS' power is being drained. Fey leaves to find the power inhibitor, and the Doctor is stopped by a group of Mobox, led by Major H'rakk. Ophidius has now been taken into the atmosphere to be repaired, and the Mobox are preparing for war.

Fey wonders why the Doctor has been acting so agitated, and finds the integrated processing cortex. She is attacked from behind by a Mobox, who knocks her out and picks her up, deciding that she deserves closer examination for surviving.

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor is taken to Presidor B'rostt's speech, where he meets C'sorr, a seer, who gives him a grim warning. He then meets with B'rostt in his office, where he realises that he is the same Mobox as the one that killed Destrii.

Meanwhile, Fey is being kept in a force-field by S'lokk, the chief scientist of the Mobox. She realises that she cannot escape without becoming a vegetable. Shayde has an idea, but decides that Fey will not like it. S'lokk contacts B'rostt and tells him that he believes Fey to be in league with the Doctor and that the two are plotting to steal Ophidius. B'rostt then orders H'rakk to kill the Doctor, who crashes their ship in a lake. H'rakk drowns, but the Doctor escapes and encounters Destrii, who is somehow still alive and armed with a bow. She takes aim at the Doctor.

Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]

A creature bursts from the bushes and is killed by Destrii before it can attack the Doctor. He demands to know how she is still alive, but she dodges the question.

On Ophidius, S'lokk demonstrates the Mobox's ability to deconstruct matter then reconstruct it later by reconstructing a terrified Ophidian. Fey accuses him of torturing the Ophidians, but he believes they only have the right to a choice: Obey or die. A scientist confirms that Ophidius is fully operational, and S'lokk orders a test-flight. Shayde reveals his escape plan; If Fey allowed him to possess her, they could survive escaping the force-field. Fey refuses.

Destrii reveals that B'rostt did not kill her on Ophidius, but deconstructed her in order to later execute her. She was then rescued by an unknown being. She then agrees to help the Doctor escape the planet. They visit C'sorr, realising that he tried to warn the Doctor of B'rostt's corruption. He decrees that the world-eater has awoken. As Fey allows Shayde to take over, Ophidius reveals itself to be alive, killing the scientists and breaking free.

Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ophidius attacks the Mobox for trying to control it. Destrii assists the Doctor in stealing a ship and gets the impression that he cares about her. He coldly replies that he only cares about keeping Izzy's body intact, and that the girl wearing it "can rot".

Shayde escapes the force-field, but refuses to give control back to Fey, as he feels that he needs to kill Ophidius. However, he begins to be influenced by Fey's morals and returns control to her.

Now pursued by B'rostt, the Doctor and Destrii fly into Ophidius when it demands to see "the saviour". Fey re-joins them, and the three enter the integrated processing cortex. When they realise that Ophidius means that Destrii is the saviour due to her killing the Gorolith the last time she was on board, they force her to try and persuade it to stop attacking. Destrii relates to its situation and asks it to not kill any more people, until B'rostt and his men appear, and she orders it to kill them.

The Doctor realises that it was C'sorr that saved Destrii from B'rostt. The seer tells him that he will fail in retrieving Izzy. More determined than ever to rescue her, the Doctor returns to the TARDIS to take Destrii and Fey to Destrii's homeworld.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In her youth, Fey dreamt she was Peter Pan.
  • Fey wonders if there is a galactic equivalent of the Geneva Convention.
  • Destrii mentions Studio Toho when seeing Ophidius attacking the Mobox.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]


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Izzy
Izzy & Fey
Izzy
Izzy & Kroton
Izzy
In Destrii's body
Solo
Destrii
Without the Doctor
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