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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Karra
|image  = Karra.jpg
|image=[[File:Karra_dw.jpg|250px]]
|species = Cheetah Person
|alias=
|origin  = [[Cheetah World]]
|race=[[Cheetah People]] (former [[near-Human]])
|only    = Survival (TV story)
|home planet=[[Cheetah World]]
|actor   = Lisa Bowerman
|home era= [[20th century]]
|appearances=[[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]''
|actor=[[Lisa Bowerman]]
}}
}}
'''Karra''' was a [[Cheetah People|Cheetah Person]] who originally had a [[human]] or [[humanoid]] form.


'''Karra''' originally had a [[Human]] or [[near-Human]] form.
== Biography ==
==Biography==
Karra first appeared to [[Ace]] mounted on a [[horse]] in a playground in Ace's home town of [[Perivale]] in [[1989]]. She transported Ace to the [[Cheetah World]], where Ace watched her kill [[Stuart (Survival)|Stuart]] who had also been abducted from Perivale. Ace threw a rock at Karra's head, hurting her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
Karra first appeared to [[Ace]] mounted on a [[horse]] in a playground in Ace's old home town of [[Perivale]]. Karra transported Ace to the [[Cheetah World]] and there she killed [[Stuart]], also abducted from Perivale. Ace threw a rock at Karra's head, hurting her, though she soon healed thanks to the power of the planet. Respecting Ace now, Karra introduced her name to Ace and offered her a new life with the [[Cheetah People]], a prospect which tempted her.
 
[[File:Karra Survival.jpg|thumb|left|Karra's humanoid form. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')]]
Karra's wounds soon healed, thanks to the power of the planet. Respecting Ace now, and intrigued by [[Red Army]] insignia on her [[jacket]], Karra introduced herself and offered Ace a new life with the [[Cheetah People]], a prospect which tempted her.
 
Karra returned to Perivale, scared off {{Ainley}}'s minions there and readied to attack him. He stabbed her with a large animal tooth. She reverted to her old form for a few moments before dying. A Cheetah Person appeared to bear her body away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') According to another account, Ace burned her body on a [[funeral]] [[pyre]] made up of two wrecked [[motorbike]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Survival (novelisation)|Survival]]'')
 
=== Legacy ===
Karra's death would haunt Ace throughout her remaining travels with the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* Karra is the last character to die in the "classic era" of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Her demise followed that of [[Midge (Survival)|Midge]], the last human death of the era.
 
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At last, Karra returned to Perivale, scared off [[The Master (Tremas)|the Master]]'s [[File:Karras.jpg|thumb|left|Karra's human form]]minions there and readied to attack him at which point he stabbed her with a knife. She reverted to her old form for a few moments before dying at which point a Cheetah Person appeared to bear her body away. ([[DW]]: ''[[Survival]]'')
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 8 November 2023

Karra was a Cheetah Person who originally had a human or humanoid form.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Karra first appeared to Ace mounted on a horse in a playground in Ace's home town of Perivale in 1989. She transported Ace to the Cheetah World, where Ace watched her kill Stuart who had also been abducted from Perivale. Ace threw a rock at Karra's head, hurting her. (TV: Survival)

Karra's humanoid form. (TV: Survival)

Karra's wounds soon healed, thanks to the power of the planet. Respecting Ace now, and intrigued by Red Army insignia on her jacket, Karra introduced herself and offered Ace a new life with the Cheetah People, a prospect which tempted her.

Karra returned to Perivale, scared off the Tremas Master's minions there and readied to attack him. He stabbed her with a large animal tooth. She reverted to her old form for a few moments before dying. A Cheetah Person appeared to bear her body away. (TV: Survival) According to another account, Ace burned her body on a funeral pyre made up of two wrecked motorbikes. (PROSE: Survival)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Karra's death would haunt Ace throughout her remaining travels with the Doctor. (TV: The Curse of Fenric)

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

  • Karra is the last character to die in the "classic era" of Doctor Who. Her demise followed that of Midge, the last human death of the era.