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comic name=[[Android of Death]] |  
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series= [[Doctor Who comic strip stories|Doctor Who]] -<BR> [[Tenth Doctor comic strip stories]]|
|image = Tdos.jpg
doctor= [[Tenth Doctor]]|
|series=[[DWBIT comic stories|''DWBIT'' comic stories]]
companions= |
|doctor = Tenth Doctor
enemy= [[Quarsian]]s<br>[[Destructor Unit J7]] |
|companions =  
year=Sartor |  
|enemy = [[Quarsian]]s, [[Destructor Unit J7]]  
writer= [[Jason Loborik]]|
|setting = Sartor
artist= [[Lee Sullivan]]|  
|writer = Jason Loborik
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|artist = [[Lee Sullivan]]
lettering= |
|colourist = [[Alan Craddock]]
editor= [[Claire Lister]]|
|letterer =
publication title= [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|Battles in Time]] [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 36|36]]  |
|editor = [[Claire Lister]]
publication dates=[[24th January|24]] [[January]] [[2008]]|
|publication = [[DWBIT 36]]   
publisher= [[GE Fabbri Ltd]]|
|release date= 23 January 2008
format= Comic - Part 3 of 3 (4 pages)|
|publisher = GE Fabbri Ltd
previous story= [[Quarsian Mission]] |
|format = Comic<br/>Part 3 of 3
next story= [[Blooms of Doom!]]|
|epcount = 1
|prev = Quarsian Mission (comic story)
|next = Blooms of Doom! (comic story)
}}
}}
==Opening narration box==
'''''Android of Death''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time]]'' comic story featuring the [[Tenth Doctor]].
The [[Quarsian]]s have created an evil [[android]] [[double]] of the Doctor …


==Summary==
== Opening narration box ==
While the Doctor is refusing to explain to the Quarsians (and the android Doctor) what he’s done to the ship's engine, there is a sudden explosion. The Doctor and Nadia make their escape back to the TARDIS where the Doctor explains that he used the [[Sartor]] [[diamond]] crystals like a dam in the [[Zortron energy]] stream to overload the crystals' energy storing properties, creating an overload to the engines which will take the Quarsians months to fix. But back at control they find the android Doctor has [[transmat]]ted down before the Quarsian ship left and has settled in, warning the others that the Quarsians may send a duplicate Doctor! The two Doctors identities become confused, even Nadia becomes confused which is the real Doctor. One Doctor produces Nadia's [[sonic disruptor]], which the other Doctor claims must have been swapped. The real Doctor however is able to prove who he is by producing all manner of things from his pockets (including [[jelly baby|jelly babies]] and a [[Five Hundred Year Diary|500 year old diary]]) – one thing that the Quarsians couldn’t duplicate, the contents of a man’s pockets. The android Doctor, now unmasked, identifies as [[Destructor Unit J7]], and is determined to carry out his function of destroying the base, everyone and everything. The Doctor allows the android to start his destructive work offering him one of Sartor's crystals (taken from onboard the ship). As the android blasts away at the crystal the Doctor hurries everyone out of the control centre, just in time before the crystal explodes, destroying the control centre and the android. The Doctor waves goodbye as he leaves the colonists to build a new improved [[force field]] harnessing the qualities of their precious stones. The Doctor is one [[Wikipedia:Diamond Geezer|Diamond Geezer]]!
The [[Quarsian]]s have created an evil [[android]] [[double]] of the Doctor...


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== Summary ==
[[Image:BITCS36.jpg|250px|Artist[[Lee Sullivan]]]]
While the [[Tenth Doctor]] is refusing to explain to the [[Quarsian]]s (and [[Destructor Unit J7|the android Doctor]]) what he's done to the ship's engine, there is a sudden explosion. The Doctor and [[Nadia (The Diamonds of Sartor)|Nadia]] make their escape to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. There, the Doctor explains that he used the [[Sartor]] [[diamond]] crystals like a dam in the [[Zortron energy]] stream to overload the crystals' energy-storing properties, creating an overload to the engines which will take the Quarsians months to fix.
==Characters==
 
Back at control they find the android Doctor has [[transmat]]ted down before the Quarsian ship left and has settled in. It warns the others that the Quarsians may send a duplicate Doctor! The two Doctors' identities become confused; even Nadia is unsure which is the real Doctor.
 
One Doctor produces Nadia's [[sonic disruptor]], which the other Doctor claims must have been swapped. The real Doctor, however, is able to prove who he is by producing all manner of things from his pockets (including [[jelly baby|jelly babies]] and a [[Five Hundred Year Diary|500 year old diary]]) — one thing that the Quarsians couldn't duplicate: the contents of a man's pockets! The android Doctor, now unmasked, identifies as [[Destructor Unit J7]], and is determined to carry out his function of destroying the base, everyone and everything.
 
The Doctor allows the android to start his destructive work, offering him one of Sartor's crystals (taken from the ship). As the android blasts away at the crystal, the Doctor hurries everyone out of the control centre, just before the crystal explodes, destroying the control centre and the android. The Doctor waves goodbye as he leaves the colonists to build a new, improved [[force field]], harnessing the qualities of their precious stones. The Doctor is one {{w|Diamond Geezer}}!
 
== Characters ==
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Tenth Doctor]]
* [[Quarsian]]s – experts at [[android]] construction, from crude storm trooper soldiers to  facsimile copies of people. Clumsy green upright walking blobs with eyes on protruding stalks.
* [[Nadia (The Diamonds of Sartor)|Nadia]]
* [[Nadia]] – Lead scientist of the colonists on the planet of Sartor. Her sister [[Kamini]] (a Lieutenant in the army), was killed during the first attack by the Quarsians, then duplicated by their android technology. She later shot the duplicate using a handheld [[sonic disruptor]] which she had made.
* [[Destructor Unit J7]]
* [[Destructor Unit J7]] - A robot [[double|duplicate]] of the Doctor created by the Quarsians to infiltrate the base. 


==Original print details ==
== Worldbuilding ==
Installment, publication title with page count and closing caption.
* [[Kamini]] was killed during the first attack by the Quarsians, then duplicated by their android technology.
* 3/3 [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time Issue 36]] (4 pages) THE END
* No reprints to date.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* Supporting the series of collectable Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine title, carried a regular 4 page, individually titled comic strip series of the Tenth Doctor’s adventures.  
* Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page, individually titled comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
* Style wise, the artwork and colours were bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as with [[Doctor Who Adventures]], it reflected the appeal to younger readers than that catered for by [[Doctor Who Magazine]].
* The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'', reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''.
* The ''Battles in Time'' comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].


==References==
=== Original print details ===
* The Battles in Time comic strip often sought to reinforce the Doctor character with that as seen on screen by utilising various ‘props’ used in the TV series. Namely; blue/brown suit, [[sonic screwdriver]], [[psychic paper]] and his intelligent [[glasses]].
* 3/3 [[DWBIT 36]] (4 pages) THE END


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==[[Tenth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
*This story takes place after [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Quarsian Mission]]''
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*This story takes place before [[DWBIT]]: ''[[Blooms of Doom!]]''
 
==External links==
* [http://www.battlesintime.com Doctor Who: Battles in Time official website, with magazine and trading cards details]
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 23 January 2024

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Android of Death was a Doctor Who: Battles in Time comic story featuring the Tenth Doctor.

Opening narration box[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Quarsians have created an evil android double of the Doctor...

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

While the Tenth Doctor is refusing to explain to the Quarsians (and the android Doctor) what he's done to the ship's engine, there is a sudden explosion. The Doctor and Nadia make their escape to the TARDIS. There, the Doctor explains that he used the Sartor diamond crystals like a dam in the Zortron energy stream to overload the crystals' energy-storing properties, creating an overload to the engines which will take the Quarsians months to fix.

Back at control they find the android Doctor has transmatted down before the Quarsian ship left and has settled in. It warns the others that the Quarsians may send a duplicate Doctor! The two Doctors' identities become confused; even Nadia is unsure which is the real Doctor.

One Doctor produces Nadia's sonic disruptor, which the other Doctor claims must have been swapped. The real Doctor, however, is able to prove who he is by producing all manner of things from his pockets (including jelly babies and a 500 year old diary) — one thing that the Quarsians couldn't duplicate: the contents of a man's pockets! The android Doctor, now unmasked, identifies as Destructor Unit J7, and is determined to carry out his function of destroying the base, everyone and everything.

The Doctor allows the android to start his destructive work, offering him one of Sartor's crystals (taken from the ship). As the android blasts away at the crystal, the Doctor hurries everyone out of the control centre, just before the crystal explodes, destroying the control centre and the android. The Doctor waves goodbye as he leaves the colonists to build a new, improved force field, harnessing the qualities of their precious stones. The Doctor is one Diamond Geezer!

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Kamini was killed during the first attack by the Quarsians, then duplicated by their android technology.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Supporting the series of collectible Doctor Who trading cards, the magazine carried a regular four-page, individually titled comic strip of the Tenth Doctor's adventures.
  • The artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine and, as did Doctor Who Adventures, reflected the appeal to readers younger than those catered to by Doctor Who Magazine.
  • The Battles in Time comic strip sought to reinforce the association of its Doctor with the one seen on screen with "props" from the TV series: blue/brown suit, sonic screwdriver, psychic paper and his intelligent glasses.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]