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|series= [[ | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
| | |image = Sontaran Cloning.jpg | ||
|series=[[DWM backup comic stories]] | |||
|main character= [[Demimon]] | |||
|enemy= [[ | |featuring= | ||
| | |enemy= [[Skrant]] | ||
|editor= [[ | |setting= [[Braktalis]] | ||
|writer= | |editor= [[Dez Skinn]] | ||
|writer= Steve Moore | |||
|artist= [[David Lloyd]] | |artist= [[David Lloyd]] | ||
|colourist= | |colourist= | ||
| | |letterer= no credit given | ||
| | |publication= ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 25|25]]-[[DWM 26|26]] | ||
| | |release date= 27 March - 3 April 1980 | ||
|publisher= | |publisher= Marvel Comics | ||
|format= | |format= B&W 2 parts / 8 pages | ||
| | |prev= Ship of Fools (comic story) | ||
|next | |next= Star Tigers (comic story) | ||
}} | }}'''''The Outsider''''' was a backup comic originally published in [[DWM 25]] and [[DWM 26|26]]. | ||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
Skrant, a [[Sontaran]] | [[Skrant]], a [[Sontaran]], is on a seven year mission to undermine and conquer the [[planet]] [[Braktalis]], whose society seems to be similar to [[Earth]]'s [[Middle Ages]]. Demimon, an [[astrologer]] and stargazer, witnesses the arrival of Skrant's ship, and seeing it as a sign, allies with him. Demimon's daughter [[Alareen]] finds out and alerts her soldier lover, [[Kinvor]]. | ||
Although Skrant is dismissive of astrology Demimon's predictions | Although Skrant is dismissive of astrology, Demimon's predictions come true. An army of [[archer]]s, [[cavalry]] and foot [[soldier]]s from [[Garnethe]] attack Skrant and his twenty new Sontaran clones. As Demimon has predicted, the archers are able to kill the newly born Sontarans one-by-one. | ||
Demimon warns Skrant of an attack from behind but Skrant | Demimon warns Skrant of an attack from behind, but Skrant tells him that the ship has only one entrance. When Skrant goes to the controls to close the door, Demimon sees his daughter on the viewscreen. Fearing for her life, Demimon strikes the Sontaran's [[probic vent]] and kills him. | ||
Leaving the Sontaran ship, Demimon is surprised to note that although he has defeated the Sontarans, the astrological charts indicate that he is "coming under the influence of a fire-star." Demimon puts aside his doubt and takes the Sontaran's "magic box". As he leaves the ship, a stray arrow explodes the Sontaran box, fatally wounding him. As he lies dying in his daughter's arms, Demimon finally he understands that the fate he had predicted was not the Sontaran's but his own. | |||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Characters == | ||
* [[Skrant]] | |||
* [[Demimon]] | |||
* [[Alareen]] | |||
* [[Kinvor]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Demimon wears a [[fez]]. He is an [[Astrology|astrologer]], and dismisses [[astronomy]]. | |||
* Skrant is killed instantly when Demimon strikes his [[probic vent]]. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
=== Original print details === | |||
:Publication with page count and closing captions | |||
# [[DWM 25]] (4) To Be Continued | |||
# [[DWM 26]] (4) End | |||
== | === Reprints === | ||
* Coloured and reprinted by Marvel in [[DW84 19]] and [[DW84 20]]. | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
' | * The Fourth Doctor's introduction mentions the [[Rutan-Sontaran War]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]) | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 5 February 2024
The Outsider was a backup comic originally published in DWM 25 and 26.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Skrant, a Sontaran, is on a seven year mission to undermine and conquer the planet Braktalis, whose society seems to be similar to Earth's Middle Ages. Demimon, an astrologer and stargazer, witnesses the arrival of Skrant's ship, and seeing it as a sign, allies with him. Demimon's daughter Alareen finds out and alerts her soldier lover, Kinvor.
Although Skrant is dismissive of astrology, Demimon's predictions come true. An army of archers, cavalry and foot soldiers from Garnethe attack Skrant and his twenty new Sontaran clones. As Demimon has predicted, the archers are able to kill the newly born Sontarans one-by-one.
Demimon warns Skrant of an attack from behind, but Skrant tells him that the ship has only one entrance. When Skrant goes to the controls to close the door, Demimon sees his daughter on the viewscreen. Fearing for her life, Demimon strikes the Sontaran's probic vent and kills him.
Leaving the Sontaran ship, Demimon is surprised to note that although he has defeated the Sontarans, the astrological charts indicate that he is "coming under the influence of a fire-star." Demimon puts aside his doubt and takes the Sontaran's "magic box". As he leaves the ship, a stray arrow explodes the Sontaran box, fatally wounding him. As he lies dying in his daughter's arms, Demimon finally he understands that the fate he had predicted was not the Sontaran's but his own.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Demimon wears a fez. He is an astrologer, and dismisses astronomy.
- Skrant is killed instantly when Demimon strikes his probic vent.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Publication with page count and closing captions
Reprints[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor's introduction mentions the Rutan-Sontaran War. (TV: The Time Warrior)
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