Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp, (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"], etc.) or Wyatt Earpe, (GAME: Doctor Who Trump Card Game [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)"]) (1848-1929) (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) was the marshal of Tombstone, Arizona in October 1881. He and his friend Doc Holliday had several conflicts with Ike Clanton and his brothers Billy and Phineas Clanton.
Biography
When the First Doctor was mistaken for Holliday by the Clantons, Earp put him in jail for his safety. He and Bat Masterson later rescued Steven Taylor from the Clantons and arrested Phineas Clanton.
Earp's brothers Virgil and Warren came to Tombstone to help Earp deal with the Clantons, but Warren was killed in the jailbreak of Phineas Clanton.
Earp took part in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, which he and Holliday won. (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"])
Wyatt Earpe was one of the individuals recruited by the Fourth Doctor from across Time and Space into a "Legendary Legion" to oppose a fleet of Alien Monsters menacing the Earth. His "flashing Six Guns" were said to spell "sudden death" for enemies. (GAME: Doctor Who Trump Card Game [+]Loading...["Doctor Who Trump Card Game (game)"])
Earp's town was later visited by Rory Williams and Amy Pond during their honeymoon. They were disappointed in Earp, whom they deemed quite unlike the "nice guy" depicted in films; for unclear reasons, he tried to shoot at Rory. (PROSE: Honeymoon Horrors [+]Loading...["Honeymoon Horrors (short story)"])
Behind the scenes
- Donald Sutherland was the original choice for the role.
