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|range = Doctor Who Annual 2006 | |||
| | |number in range = #6 | ||
| | |image = TMoM.jpg | ||
| | |doctor = Ninth Doctor | ||
| | |companions = [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |enemy = [[Akimus Makassar|Makassar]], the [[Unit (species)|Units]] | ||
|publication = [[Doctor Who Annual 2006]] | |setting = [[Planet (The Masks of Makassar)|Unnamed planet]] | ||
| | |writer = Paul Cornell | ||
|next story | |illustrator = [[Martin Geraghty]] | ||
|genre = Science fiction | |||
|format = Short story | |||
|release date = September 2005 | |||
|publisher = Panini UK | |||
|publication = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |||
|series = ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' | |||
|prev = Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story){{!}}Meet the Doctor | |||
|next = Mr Nobody (comic story) | |||
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'''''The Masks of Makassar''''' was the third short story and sixth release exclusively published in the ''[[Doctor Who Annual 2006]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by [[Panini UK]] and the [[BBC]]. The short story was written by [[Paul Cornell]] and illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
The [[Ninth Doctor]] is asked to represent an alien planet. But his eternal grief at the loss of the [[Time Lord]]s begins clouding his judgement, and when Rose is put in danger, the Doctor discovers a trap has been set - and he has walked straight into it. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Ninth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Rose Tyler]] | |||
* [[Akimus Makassar]] | |||
* [[Repthon]] | |||
* [[Eln]] | |||
* [[Unit (species)|Units]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * The visions from Rose's memory include the [[Powell Estate]] and [[Jackie Tyler]]. | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
''According to Paul Cornell on the commentary for Scream of the Shalka this story would have been used had Richard E Grant’s version of The Doctor gone to series. So he recycled it when asked to write for this annual instead.'' | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor mentions [[the Matrix]] as something the [[Time Lord]]s used to "keep their minds in after they died". | |||
* The Doctor is haunted by the destruction of his homeworld, a running theme throughout his ninth incarnation. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 25 March 2024
The Masks of Makassar was the third short story and sixth release exclusively published in the Doctor Who Annual 2006 in September 2005 by Panini UK and the BBC. The short story was written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Ninth Doctor is asked to represent an alien planet. But his eternal grief at the loss of the Time Lords begins clouding his judgement, and when Rose is put in danger, the Doctor discovers a trap has been set - and he has walked straight into it.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The visions from Rose's memory include the Powell Estate and Jackie Tyler.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to Paul Cornell on the commentary for Scream of the Shalka this story would have been used had Richard E Grant’s version of The Doctor gone to series. So he recycled it when asked to write for this annual instead.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions the Matrix as something the Time Lords used to "keep their minds in after they died".
- The Doctor is haunted by the destruction of his homeworld, a running theme throughout his ninth incarnation.
