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|image = The Toymaker poem.JPG | |image = The Toymaker poem.JPG | ||
|main character = [[The Toymaker]] | |main character = [[The Toymaker]] | ||
|featuring = Tenth Doctor | |featuring = Tenth Doctor | ||
|year = [[Celestial Toyroom]] | |year = [[Celestial Toyroom]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = James Goss | ||
|illustrator = [[Russell T Davies]] | |illustrator = [[Russell T Davies]] | ||
|publication = ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]'' | |publication = ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]'' | ||
|publisher = Harper Design | |publisher = Harper Design | ||
|release date = | |release date = 26 September 2017 | ||
|prev = The Master's Beard (poem) | |series = ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]'' | ||
|next = Goodbyes (poem) | |prev = The Master's Beard (poem) | ||
|next = Goodbyes (poem) | |||
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'''''The Toymaker''''' was a poem in the anthology ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]''. | '''''The Toymaker''''' was a poem in the anthology ''[[Now We Are Six Hundred (anthology)|Now We Are Six Hundred]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[The Toymaker]] | [[The Toymaker]] speaks about his actions in the [[Celestial Toyroom]] and also attempts to persuade another victim to play the [[Trilogic Game]]. | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Toymaker toys with the [[Tenth Doctor]], | * The Toymaker toys with the [[Tenth Doctor]], some [[Dalek]]s, a [[Cybusman|Cyberman]], and an [[Adipose]]. | ||
* The Toymaker mentions his old picture book, at which he never looks or else he [[Crying|cries]]. | * The Toymaker mentions his old picture book, at which he never looks or else he [[Crying|cries]]. | ||
* His playing | * His [[playing card]]s have sad [[face]]s: the [[Jack (playing card)|Jack]], [[Queen of Hearts|Queen]], [[King of Hearts|King]], and all the [[Ace (playing card)|Ace]]s. | ||
* A [[doll]] and a [[teddy bear]] wail in despair. | * A [[doll]] and a [[teddy bear]] wail in despair. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The [[Fourteenth Doctor]], a lookalike of the Tenth Doctor, would later encounter the Toymaker in ''[[Double Danger (game)|Double Danger]]''. | ||
{{Toymaker sources}} | {{Toymaker sources}} | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 19 October 2023
The Toymaker was a poem in the anthology Now We Are Six Hundred.
Summary
The Toymaker speaks about his actions in the Celestial Toyroom and also attempts to persuade another victim to play the Trilogic Game.
Worldbuilding
- The Toymaker toys with the Tenth Doctor, some Daleks, a Cyberman, and an Adipose.
- The Toymaker mentions his old picture book, at which he never looks or else he cries.
- His playing cards have sad faces: the Jack, Queen, King, and all the Aces.
- A doll and a teddy bear wail in despair.
Notes
- The poem is based upon Now We Are Six's Knights and Ladies.
- The poem is told from the first person perspective of the Toymaker.
Continuity
- The Fourteenth Doctor, a lookalike of the Tenth Doctor, would later encounter the Toymaker in Double Danger.
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