Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (short story)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons was a short story printed in TV Century 21 that contained elements from the Doctor Who universe. Framed as the front page of an in-universe periodical, the titular article made reference to the Captain Scarlet comic story We Will Destroy Unity City [+]Loading...["We Will Destroy Unity City (comic story)"], which was a crossover with the DWU.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the front page of TV 21, Pete Tracker introduces Captain Scarlet, who the new Spectrum Security Organisation claim to be indestructible.
Tracker explains that, at least according to Spectrum file CS/M/1/67, Scarlet was killed in a motor accident and brought back to life by the Mysterons. Under their control, he proceeded to stage an assassination attempt on the World President but fell eight hundred feet in the process. However, instead of being killed, Scarlet quickly recovered from his injuries and ceased to be under the Mysteron influence.
Tracker reiterates this is Spectrum's story. He clarifies he doesn't believe it to be true but states that events will eventually prove who is correct.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Tracker calls Spectrum's story a theory, though acknowledges they call it fact.
- Captain Scarlet's initial death marked his "first brush" with the Mysterons.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As well as accompanying the crossover story We Will Destroy Unity City, this story also served to introduce Captain Scarlet, marking his first appearance in TV Century 21.
- The events of Spectrum file CS/M/1/67 were depicted in the first episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, titled The Mysterons.
- Although the World President mentioned here was unnamed both in this story and onscreen in The Mysterons, the President in late 2067 was previously established and was subsequently reaffirmed to be T.J. Younger.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pete Tracker has already interviewed Colonel White about Spectrum, with his article briefly mentioning Captain Scarlet in a list of personnel. (COMIC: SPECTRUM, PROSE: SPECTRUM is Green)
- Captain Blue would later recall the shot he fired at the mysteronised Scarlet which caused him to fall eight hundred feet. (COMIC: We Will Destroy Unity City)
