Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral became the most famous shoot-out in the history of the Wild West. It took place in Tombstone, Arizona on 26 October 1881. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"]) The First Doctor once became entangled with the affair, (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"]) in a version of events which differed from the historical record. (GAME: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (game)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The gunfight was the culmination of a long-running feud between the Clanton family and their allies, and the town's marshal, Virgil Earp, his brothers, Morgan and Wyatt and their friends. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"]) Wyatt and Virgil wanted revenge on the Clantons for their killing of their younger brother Warren Earp. The Clantons, Ike, Billy and Phineas, agreed to meet for the fight, with the Earps choosing the O.K. Corral as the location. The Clantons were also aided by Johnny Ringo, who was to circle behind the Earps and shoot them in the back. Doc Holliday sided with the Earps. (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"])
The gunfight lasted just thirty seconds. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
One account placed the location of the gunfight, as interacted with by the First Doctor, just outside the O.K. Corral. (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"]) However, the Twelfth Doctor later noted that the gunfight didn't take place anywhere near the O.K. Corral. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
One account highlighted the discrepancies between the First Doctor's adventure and the historical record, and suggested there may have been a reason for it: (GAME: "Who Changed History?" [+]Part of The Gunfighters, Loading...{"namedpart":"Who Changed History?","1":"The Gunfighters (game)"}) in eating a sweet he'd gotten from the Toymaker's realm, causing the toothache which brought him to Tombstone, (TV: The Gunfighters [+]Loading...["The Gunfighters (TV story)"]) the Doctor may have failed to follow the rules of Faeryland and allowed the Toymaker to take control of his destiny again. Thus, the Toymaker's influence may have changed history — or indeed, "the whole town of Tombstone [may have been] another illusionary game created by the Toymaker as a last trap for the Doctor…". (GAME: "Who Changed History?" [+]Part of The Gunfighters, Loading...{"namedpart":"Who Changed History?","1":"The Gunfighters (game)"})
There was a film based on the gunfight, to which the Twelfth Doctor noted: humans "couldn't even get the name of the film right!". (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, the gunfight took place on Fremont Street, six doors west of the O.K. Corral's rear entrance.
