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==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
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 is able to ensure that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial. | 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 is able to ensure that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial. | ||
The Doctor then visits Maru-Stahl who was going to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this from happening. 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 revoultionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises that there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | The Doctor then visits Maru-Stahl who was going to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this from happening. 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 revoultionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises that there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Elias Greenwood]] | * [[Elias Greenwood]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Nguyen]] | ||
*[[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]] | * [[Jeremiah Maru-Stahl]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The Doctor mentions that he lost a companion during the [[Hundred Days War]]. | * The Doctor mentions that he lost a companion during the [[Hundred Days War]]. | ||
*The Doctor has a faint scar from the war that runs from his jaw to the bottom of his neck. | * The Doctor has a faint scar from the war that runs from his jaw to the bottom of his neck. | ||
*The Doctor drinks [[Alcohol|whiskey]] with Elias. | * The Doctor drinks [[Alcohol|whiskey]] with Elias. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*The planet on which the story is set remains unnamed throughout the story. | * The planet on which the story is set remains unnamed throughout the story. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*This story occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[To the Death]]'' | * This story occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[To the Death]]'' | ||
*This story occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]'' | * This story occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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Revision as of 07:26, 4 November 2011
Summary
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 is able to ensure that one of the offworld casualties is added to a memorial.
The Doctor then visits Maru-Stahl who was going to be brought to trial for his crimes, but his failing mental health prevented this from happening. 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 revoultionary leader into a ruthless dictator. After many days the prisoner finally tells him: to fight monsters, he became a monster. The Doctor realises that there is nothing he can do for Maru-Stahl and leaves in the TARDIS.
Characters
References
- The Doctor mentions that he lost a companion during the Hundred Days War.
- The Doctor has a faint scar from the war that runs from his jaw to the bottom of his neck.
- The Doctor drinks whiskey with Elias.
Notes
- The planet on which the story is set remains unnamed throughout the story.
Continuity
to be added
Timeline
- This story occurs after BFA: To the Death
- This story occurs before ST: Reversal of Fortune
External links
to be added
