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|series= [[ | |image = Unnatural Born Killers.jpg | ||
|main character= [[Kroton (Cyberman)|Kroton]] | |series=[[DWM comic stories|''DWM'' comic stories]] | ||
|featuring= | |main character=[[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] | ||
|enemy= [[Sontaran]]s | |featuring= | ||
| | |enemy = [[Sontaran]]s | ||
|editor= Gary G, Alan B. and Scott G. | |setting=Unnamed planet | ||
|writer= | |editor = Gary G, Alan B. and Scott G. | ||
|artist= [[Adrian Salmon]] | |writer=Adrian Salmon | ||
|colourist= | |artist = [[Adrian Salmon]] | ||
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|publication | |letterer = [[Elitta Fell]] | ||
| | |publication=[[DWM 277]] | ||
|publisher= | |cover date= 5 May 1999 | ||
|format= | |release date= 8 April 1999 | ||
| | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|next story= | |reprint = The Glorious Dead (graphic novel) | ||
|reprint2 = Cybermen: The Ultimate Comic Strip Collection | |||
|format=Comic | |||
|prev = The Fallen (comic story) | |||
|next=The Road to Hell (comic story) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''Unnatural Born Killers''''' was the comic story featured in [[DWM 277]]. Like the later ''[[Me and My Shadow (comic story)|Me and My Shadow]]'', it was the unusual case of a story that didn't feature the [[Eighth Doctor]] but was nevertheless still vital to the narrative of the Eighth Doctor's ''DWM'' run. Thus, it is best thought of as a part of the Eighth Doctor narrative, rather than a one-off Doctor-less adventure like the [[DWM backup comic stories|''DWM'' backup comic stories]]. | |||
Crucially, it re-introduced the character of [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]], who had debuted in ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'', one of the early 1980s backup comic stories. Kroton would play a vital role in the series of Eighth Doctor strips that culminated in ''[[The Glorious Dead]]''. | |||
== | == Summary == | ||
The day starts badly when a [[Cyberman]] is awoken halfway through its solar regeneration cycle by the needless [[Sontaran]] slaughter of an innocent people offering the hand of peace. Unable to start a war with the natives, the Sontarans begin genocide. The Cyberman, now fully recharged, defends the people and takes on the Sontaran force single-handed. Fighting his way aboard their colonisation ship, the Cyberman manages to destroy it, along with the bio-energy feed link with the surviving Sontaran ground troops. Returning to the people, he walks away, unable to share their joy. They remind him of so much that he has lost. He's called [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]]. He can't remember his real name. | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] | |||
* [[Sontaran]]s | |||
* [[Kahlor]] | |||
* [[Shallia]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
===Original print details=== | == Notes == | ||
* ''Unnatural Born Killers'' has no dialogue, only Kroton's internal monologue. | |||
* The second and third editions of ''[[aHistory]]'' arbitrarily date ''Unnatural Born Killers'' to [[3500]], the same year as ''[[Ship of Fools (comic story)|Ship of Fools]]'', though acknowledges that it could be much later. | |||
=== Original print details === | |||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | :Publication with page count and closing captions | ||
*[[DWM 277]] | * [[DWM 277]] (7) | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
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{{Eighth Doctor DWM comics}} | |||
{{Sontaran stories}} | |||
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[[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | [[Category:Sontaran comic stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cyberman comic stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 5 February 2024
Unnatural Born Killers was the comic story featured in DWM 277. Like the later Me and My Shadow, it was the unusual case of a story that didn't feature the Eighth Doctor but was nevertheless still vital to the narrative of the Eighth Doctor's DWM run. Thus, it is best thought of as a part of the Eighth Doctor narrative, rather than a one-off Doctor-less adventure like the DWM backup comic stories.
Crucially, it re-introduced the character of Kroton, who had debuted in Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman, one of the early 1980s backup comic stories. Kroton would play a vital role in the series of Eighth Doctor strips that culminated in The Glorious Dead.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The day starts badly when a Cyberman is awoken halfway through its solar regeneration cycle by the needless Sontaran slaughter of an innocent people offering the hand of peace. Unable to start a war with the natives, the Sontarans begin genocide. The Cyberman, now fully recharged, defends the people and takes on the Sontaran force single-handed. Fighting his way aboard their colonisation ship, the Cyberman manages to destroy it, along with the bio-energy feed link with the surviving Sontaran ground troops. Returning to the people, he walks away, unable to share their joy. They remind him of so much that he has lost. He's called Kroton. He can't remember his real name.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Unnatural Born Killers has no dialogue, only Kroton's internal monologue.
- The second and third editions of aHistory arbitrarily date Unnatural Born Killers to 3500, the same year as Ship of Fools, though acknowledges that it could be much later.
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
- DWM 277 (7)
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
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