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{{Infobox Individual|
{{Infobox Individual
individual name= Jack Hobson|
|image      = Hobson.jpg
alias= |
|aka        = Hobby
image= |
|species     = Human
species=[[Human]] |
|job        = Commander
home planet=[[Earth]] |
|origin      = [[Yorkshire]]
home era= [[2070]]|
|first      = The Moonbase (TV story)
appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]''|
|appearances = [[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: The Second Doctor]]''
actor= [[Patrick Barr]]}}
|actor      = Patrick Barr
|affiliation = Moonbase Laika
}}
'''Jack "Hobby" Hobson''' was the [[British]] commander of the [[Moonbase Laika|Moonbase]] in [[2070]].


'''Jack Hobson''' was the [[British]] commander of the [[Moonbase]].
== Biography ==
When the [[Second Doctor]] first arrived on the Moonbase, they were in the middle of a crisis. Hobson was suspicious of the Doctor at first, and his suspicions grew when he realised their problems started around the same time the Doctor and [[companion|his friends]] arrived. He threatened to throw the Doctor and his friends off the Moonbase, even though he had given the Doctor a day to find the cause of the infection on the Moonbase.


He helped the [[Second Doctor]] save the base when it was attacked by [[Cybermen]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'')
He changed his attitude towards the Doctor when the Doctor discovered that the virus was caused by the [[sugar]] on the Moonbase. After this, Hobson trusted the Doctor and listened to his suggestions. He wanted to shut down the [[Gravitron]] when it wasn't working, but [[International Space Command|Space Control]] wouldn't let him. When the [[Telosian]] [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] shot a hole in the Moonbase, he helped plug the hole to keep the [[oxygen]] from rushing out. He helped the Doctor realign the Gravitron to send the Cybermen floating away. In the aftermath, he and his men had a lot of cleaning up to do. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
 
He was a forty-four-year-old physicist from [[Yorkshire]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Cybermen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Cybermen]]'')
 
=== Alternate timeline ===
[[File:Some corners alternate.jpg|thumb|left|Hobson and Polly listen to the Doctor, as yet unaware that he has been converted. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: the Second Doctor]]'')]]
When the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] allied with [[Rassilon]] to take over history, they manipulated the encounter at the [[Moonbase (The Moonbase)|Moonbase]] leading to the Second Doctor being partially [[cyber-converted]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prologue: The Second Doctor (comic story)|Prologue: the Second Doctor]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* In the [[Doctor Who and the Cybermen|novelisation]], he's said to be a forty-five year old Yorkshireman (though he lacks a Yorkshire accent in the episodes).
* According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', a book that contains [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based information, if he was given £10, he would use the weather machine to make it rain on someone his briber did not like.
* According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]],'' a book that contains [[Tardis:Canon policy|non-narrative]] based information; If he was given £10, he would use the weather machine to make it rain on someone his briber did not like.
* In ''The Brilliant Book 2012'', his name is spelt ''Robson''.
* In ''The Brilliant Book 2012'', his name is spelled ''Robson''.
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 4 March 2024

Jack "Hobby" Hobson was the British commander of the Moonbase in 2070.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

When the Second Doctor first arrived on the Moonbase, they were in the middle of a crisis. Hobson was suspicious of the Doctor at first, and his suspicions grew when he realised their problems started around the same time the Doctor and his friends arrived. He threatened to throw the Doctor and his friends off the Moonbase, even though he had given the Doctor a day to find the cause of the infection on the Moonbase.

He changed his attitude towards the Doctor when the Doctor discovered that the virus was caused by the sugar on the Moonbase. After this, Hobson trusted the Doctor and listened to his suggestions. He wanted to shut down the Gravitron when it wasn't working, but Space Control wouldn't let him. When the Telosian Cybermen shot a hole in the Moonbase, he helped plug the hole to keep the oxygen from rushing out. He helped the Doctor realign the Gravitron to send the Cybermen floating away. In the aftermath, he and his men had a lot of cleaning up to do. (TV: The Moonbase)

He was a forty-four-year-old physicist from Yorkshire. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Cybermen)

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

Hobson and Polly listen to the Doctor, as yet unaware that he has been converted. (COMIC: Prologue: the Second Doctor)

When the Cybermen allied with Rassilon to take over history, they manipulated the encounter at the Moonbase leading to the Second Doctor being partially cyber-converted. (COMIC: Prologue: the Second Doctor)

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

  • According to The Brilliant Book 2012, a book that contains non-narrative based information, if he was given £10, he would use the weather machine to make it rain on someone his briber did not like.
  • In The Brilliant Book 2012, his name is spelt Robson.
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