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|number= | |image = Bringer of darkness.jpg | ||
|doctor= | |number = | ||
|companions= [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Victoria Waterfield]] | |doctor = Second Doctor | ||
|enemy= [[Dalek]]s | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Victoria Waterfield|Victoria]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Dalek]]s | ||
|editor= | |setting = [[Planet (Bringer of Darkness)|Unnamed forest-world]]<br>[[England]] | ||
|writer= | |editor = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|artist= [[Martin Geraghty]] | |writer = Warwick Gray | ||
|colourist= | |artist = [[Martin Geraghty]] | ||
| | |colourist = | ||
| | |letterer = [[Simon Weston]] | ||
| | |publication = [[DWMS Summer 1993]] | ||
|publisher= | |release date = 1993 | ||
|format= | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
| | |format = Comic | ||
|next story | |epcount = 1 | ||
|reprint = Land of the Blind (graphic novel) | |||
|reprint2 = Daleks: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection - Volume 2 | |||
|series = [[DWM comic stories#Doctor Who Magazine Specials|''DWMS'' comic stories]] | |||
|prev = Flashback (comic story) | |||
|next = Are You Listening? (comic story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Bringer of Darkness''''' was a [[Second Doctor comic stories|Second Doctor comic story]] first published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria encounter a | The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria encounter a the crew of a damaged Dalek spaceship, who are building a beacon with which to summon rescue. | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
[[ | Narrated through Victoria's diary entry, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria land on a peaceful planet, with Victoria noting that it is a nice change of pace. Unfortunately, the trio soon encounter a patrol of [[Dalek]]s. It appears that a Dalek spaceship has crashed on the planet, and its crew of three are trying to build a beacon to summon help. | ||
[[ | The Doctor resolves to stop them. As Victoria watches from hiding, Jamie distract the Daleks by setting off [[Fireworks]] and causing them to investigate. He and the Doctor then board the beacon and begin opening all the access panels. Soon the Daleks see the pair, but are unable to fire upon them for fear of damaging the now-exposed communications equipment. | ||
[[ | The Doctor taunts the Daleks, mentioning that he had hoped they had finally been vanquished. He asks about the fate of the [[humanised Dalek]]s on [[Skaro]]; the patrol responds that all were destroyed and the [[Dalek Emperor|Emperor]] reigns supreme. The Daleks realise who they are talking to, that only the Doctor, the "[[Ka Faraq Gatri]]", would know of the humanised Daleks' existence. But before they can open fire, the Doctor activates the beacon. He has redirected the electromagnetic pulse outwards rather than upwards, frying the circuitry in the Daleks' casings and brutally killing the [[Dalek mutant|mutants]] inside. | ||
The creatures perish in agony, and Victoria, appalled, sees the Doctor's dark hatred of the Daleks for the first time. Seeing him in a new light, Victoria realises that she will soon leave his company. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* | * [[Second Doctor]] | ||
* | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] | ||
* [[Victoria Waterfield]] | |||
* Three [[Dalek]]s | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*The Doctor | * The Doctor is playing [[the Doctor's recorder|his recorder]] soon after the TARDIS lands. | ||
*Victoria | * Victoria remembers that [[Edward Waterfield|her father]] referred to the Daleks as "[[abomination]]s" and "[[monster]]s spawned in [[Hell]]." | ||
* Victoria compares the labouring Daleks to [[ant]]s. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* | * Beacon is spelled "becon" on pages 2 and 3. The American spelling "Humanized" is also used. | ||
* The year after this comics's release, the VHS release of ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'' featured a [[Emperor of the Daleks (home video)|short live-action minisode]] featuring [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Victoria Waterfield]], again confirming the survival of the Dalek Emperor and his faction after the events of ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * While things are peaceful, Victoria remembers the welcomed change from "the horrors of the [[London Underground]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
* Victoria has a great fear of the Daleks, and remembers how they had killed her father. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor asks the Daleks about the [[Humanised Dalek]]s created from the [[Human factor]], and is told they were destroyed in the [[Great Civil War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* The Doctor is named "[[Ka Faraq Gatri]]" (meaning "Bringer of Darkness") by the Daleks, a name that would persist to his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* Victoria writes in [[Victoria Waterfield's diary|her journal]] after leaving the TARDIS in [[1975]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:59, 14 April 2024
Bringer of Darkness was a Second Doctor comic story first published in Doctor Who Magazine.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria encounter a the crew of a damaged Dalek spaceship, who are building a beacon with which to summon rescue.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Narrated through Victoria's diary entry, the Second Doctor, Jamie and Victoria land on a peaceful planet, with Victoria noting that it is a nice change of pace. Unfortunately, the trio soon encounter a patrol of Daleks. It appears that a Dalek spaceship has crashed on the planet, and its crew of three are trying to build a beacon to summon help.
The Doctor resolves to stop them. As Victoria watches from hiding, Jamie distract the Daleks by setting off Fireworks and causing them to investigate. He and the Doctor then board the beacon and begin opening all the access panels. Soon the Daleks see the pair, but are unable to fire upon them for fear of damaging the now-exposed communications equipment.
The Doctor taunts the Daleks, mentioning that he had hoped they had finally been vanquished. He asks about the fate of the humanised Daleks on Skaro; the patrol responds that all were destroyed and the Emperor reigns supreme. The Daleks realise who they are talking to, that only the Doctor, the "Ka Faraq Gatri", would know of the humanised Daleks' existence. But before they can open fire, the Doctor activates the beacon. He has redirected the electromagnetic pulse outwards rather than upwards, frying the circuitry in the Daleks' casings and brutally killing the mutants inside.
The creatures perish in agony, and Victoria, appalled, sees the Doctor's dark hatred of the Daleks for the first time. Seeing him in a new light, Victoria realises that she will soon leave his company.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is playing his recorder soon after the TARDIS lands.
- Victoria remembers that her father referred to the Daleks as "abominations" and "monsters spawned in Hell."
- Victoria compares the labouring Daleks to ants.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Beacon is spelled "becon" on pages 2 and 3. The American spelling "Humanized" is also used.
- The year after this comics's release, the VHS release of More than 30 Years in the TARDIS featured a short live-action minisode featuring Jamie McCrimmon and Victoria Waterfield, again confirming the survival of the Dalek Emperor and his faction after the events of The Evil of the Daleks.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- While things are peaceful, Victoria remembers the welcomed change from "the horrors of the London Underground." (TV: The Web of Fear)
- Victoria has a great fear of the Daleks, and remembers how they had killed her father. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks)
- The Doctor asks the Daleks about the Humanised Daleks created from the Human factor, and is told they were destroyed in the Great Civil War. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks)
- The Doctor is named "Ka Faraq Gatri" (meaning "Bringer of Darkness") by the Daleks, a name that would persist to his seventh incarnation. (PROSE: Remembrance of the Daleks)
- Victoria writes in her journal after leaving the TARDIS in 1975. (TV: Fury from the Deep)
