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{{Infobox | |range = Short Trips (series) | ||
|series in range = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | |||
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|series = | |number in series = 15 | ||
| | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
| | |enemy = [[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Cherenkov]] | ||
| | |writer = Huw Wilkins | ||
| | |anthology = Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors | ||
|release date = 16 June 2003 | |||
|series = ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' | |||
|prev = This is My Life (poem) | |||
|next = Introduction to The Muses (short story) | |||
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'''''Gazing Void''''' was the fifteenth and final short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors]]''. It was written by [[Huw Wilkins]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Four years after his involvement in the [[Hundred Days | Four years after his involvement in the [[Hundred Days]] war, the [[Eighth Doctor]] returns to the city of Cherenkov, where he defeated the brutal dictator [[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]]. By showing the medal he was awarded for his actions, he ensures that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial. | ||
The Doctor visits Maru-Stahl. He was to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this. The Doctor talks to Maru-Stahl inside his cell, who then lapses into insanity. Over the next few days, the Doctor attempts to coerce Maru-Stahl into revealing how he changed from a beloved | The Doctor visits Maru-Stahl. He was to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this. The Doctor talks to Maru-Stahl inside his cell, who then lapses into insanity. Over the next few days, the Doctor attempts to coerce Maru-Stahl into revealing how he changed from a beloved revolutionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days, the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Elias Greenwood]] | * [[Elias Greenwood]] | ||
* [[Nguyen]] | * [[Nguyen]] | ||
* [[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]] | * [[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor drinks [[whiskey]] with Elias. | |||
* The Doctor drinks [[ | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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[[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:15, 10 February 2024
Gazing Void was the fifteenth and final short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: A Universe of Terrors. It was written by Huw Wilkins. It featured the Eighth Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Four years after his involvement in the Hundred Days war, the Eighth Doctor returns to the city of Cherenkov, where he defeated the brutal dictator Jeremiah Maru-Stahl. By showing the medal he was awarded for his actions, he ensures that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial.
The Doctor visits Maru-Stahl. He was to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this. The Doctor talks to Maru-Stahl inside his cell, who then lapses into insanity. Over the next few days, the Doctor attempts to coerce Maru-Stahl into revealing how he changed from a beloved revolutionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days, the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in the TARDIS.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor drinks whiskey with Elias.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The planet on which the story is set remains unnamed throughout the story.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
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