The Stranger (short story)

The Stranger
Doctor:	War Doctor
Main enemy:	Bronze Daleks
Main setting:	Gallifrey, First Segment of the Last Great Time War
Key crew
Writer:	Gary Russell
Release details
Printed in:	Heroes and Monsters Collection
Heroes and Monsters Collection
Next →	The Hero Factor

You may wish to consult The Stranger (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Stranger was an original story featured in Heroes and Monsters Collection.

Summary

The War Doctor travels back in time to the early period of the Time War to save Gallifreyan children from being killed by Daleks who have managed to hide away under the surface of Gallifrey itself.

Characters

• War Doctor
• Senior Tahl
• Lessa
• Rojan
• Gahnna

Worldbuilding

• Rojan sorts out plasma cannon shells and staser bolt chargers in the munitions factory.
• The War Council placed munitions factories all over Gallifrey. One is in the Mountain of Serenity.
• Some of the children in the munitions factory haven't looked into the Untempered Schism yet.
• The Daleks travel in hoverbouts.
• The earliest period of the Last Great Time War is referred to as the First Segment.

Notes

• The Daleks travelling back in time to kill an enemy before the enemy establishes themselves is similar to the plot of the Terminator franchise. Matt Smith had appeared in the fifth film, Terminator Genisys, before the release of The Stranger.
• The title may be a reference to the series of videos and audio dramas of the same name made by BBV Productions in the 1990s, initially featuring Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as barely-disguised versions of their Doctor Who roles.

Continuity

• Rojan knows about the Time Lords trying to prevent the Daleks' creation, (TV: Genesis of the Daleks) the Etra Prime incident, (AUDIO: The Apocalypse Element) and the Hand of Omega destroying Skaro's second sun. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
• Rojan was told by his House Uncle about previous time wars and the Great Vampires. (TV: State of Decay)
• The Doctor says that he abandoned his name in the Fifth Segment of the War. He briefly renamed himself “the Warrior” reflecting his new persona and drive during the war. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)