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'''Christopher Rodonanté Cwej''' was a [[30th century]] [[Guild of Adjudicators|Adjudicator]] who travelled for a time with the [[Seventh Doctor]]. After they parted ways, Chris was recruited by the [[Time Lord]]s | '''Christopher Rodonanté Cwej''' was a [[30th century]] [[Guild of Adjudicators|Adjudicator]] who travelled for a time with the [[Seventh Doctor]]. After they parted ways, Chris was recruited by the [[Time Lord]]s and given many enhancements, including the ability to [[regeneration|regenerate]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dead Romance (novel)|Dead Romance]]'') During the [[War in Heaven]], they used his [[biodata]] to create the [[Cwej (species)|Cwejen]], a servant race of duplicates, while the original Chris was designated '''Cwej-One'''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') After the War, he underwent an experimental procedure to become a disembodied [[artificial intelligence]], now called '''Cwej-V''' and capable of commandeering the bodies of other Cwejen. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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[[File:Chris and Nyssa.JPG|thumb|right|Chris with [[Nyssa]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'')]] | [[File:Chris and Nyssa.JPG|thumb|right|Chris with [[Nyssa]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'')]] | ||
Chris spent a month living under the alias '''Bruce Jovanka''' on [[Planet (Cold Fusion)|a cold human colony]] ruled by the [[Scientifica]] while the Doctor and Roz infiltrated the planet's criminal underground. At the [[Imperial Hotel]], Chris encountered [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]. Working with Nyssa, Chris discovered a load of [[fusion bomb]]s on the [[Skybase]] | Chris spent a month living under the alias '''Bruce Jovanka''' on [[Planet (Cold Fusion)|a cold human colony]] ruled by the [[Scientifica]] while the Doctor and Roz infiltrated the planet's criminal underground. At the [[Imperial Hotel]], Chris encountered [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]]. Working with Nyssa, Chris discovered a load of [[fusion bomb]]s on the [[Skybase]] orbiting the planet; the two of them met up with the [[Fifth Doctor]] and travelled to the crash site of [[the Machine]]. After the Fifth and Seventh Doctors worked together to defeat the [[Ferutu]], Chris left the planet with the Seventh Doctor and Roz. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') | ||
orbiting the planet; the two of them met up with the [[Fifth Doctor]] and travelled to the crash site of [[the Machine]]. After the Fifth and Seventh Doctors worked together to defeat the [[Ferutu]], Chris left the planet with the Seventh Doctor and Roz. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'') | |||
When the TARDIS was arrested on [[Thrantas]], Roz and Chris partnered with two local police officers to collect evidence in the case against the TARDIS. He was then arrested for interfering with evidence. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Machine (audio story)|The Trial of a Time Machine]]'') | When the TARDIS was arrested on [[Thrantas]], Roz and Chris partnered with two local police officers to collect evidence in the case against the TARDIS. He was then arrested for interfering with evidence. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Machine (audio story)|The Trial of a Time Machine]]'') | ||
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=== As Cwej-V === | === As Cwej-V === | ||
[[File:Chris Cwej (Collective Unconscious).jpg|thumb|right|Chris Cwej in the [[Psychosphere (Collective Unconscious)|Psychosphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Collective Unconscious (short story)|Collective Unconscious]]'')]] | [[File:Chris Cwej (Collective Unconscious).jpg|thumb|right|Chris Cwej in the [[Psychosphere (Collective Unconscious)|Psychosphere]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Collective Unconscious (short story)|Collective Unconscious]]'')]] | ||
After the War, Chris was summoned to undergo the [[V-Time]] experiment, a procedure in which his body was unravelled and his consciousness transferred to a slab of the silicate [[lagh]]. This slab was divided and placed in microchips on the necks of several million Cwejen, any of whom Chris could now enter and control. Now designated Cwej-V, he continued to work for his [[Superior]]s, spending his downtime in a virtual reality called the [[Vicinity]]. | |||
During an excursion to the parallel universe [[Dawn 1027]], Chris encountered [[Larles]] and [[Kwol]], a pair of alien criminals from the planet [[Grigori]] who had destroyed their version of Earth. Taking pity on them, Chris compelled them to rescue the survivors, then smuggled the two aliens and their spaceship, ''[[La Kraw el Sol]]'', back to his own universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Bright White Crack (short story)|A Bright White Crack]]'') | |||
When damage from a war between the [[Hytherian]]s and [[Geldex]] over the [[Psychosphere (Collective Unconscious)|Psychosphere]] began affecting the [[dream]]s of [[21st century]] [[Earth]], Chris' mind was uploaded to the Psychosphere to find a way to shut it down. While there, he met [[Jen Ashfield]] and [[Sara Willox]], who both remembered their encounters with Cwej as [[nightmare]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Collective Unconscious (short story)|Collective Unconscious]]'') | When damage from a war between the [[Hytherian]]s and [[Geldex]] over the [[Psychosphere (Collective Unconscious)|Psychosphere]] began affecting the [[dream]]s of [[21st century]] [[Earth]], Chris' mind was uploaded to the Psychosphere to find a way to shut it down. While there, he met [[Jen Ashfield]] and [[Sara Willox]], who both remembered their encounters with Cwej as [[nightmare]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Collective Unconscious (short story)|Collective Unconscious]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The book which depicts Chris's sexual encounter with a [[gay]] man, ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', was written by future executive producer of the series, [[Russell T Davies]], whose works often include [[gay]] themes. Much like [[Jack Harkness]], an LGBT companion introduced to the TV series in [[Steven Moffat]]'s ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', Cwej opines that [[sexuality]] is not an issue where he comes from. This same-sex encounter was released just before the debut of [[Izzy Sinclair]], the oft-cited first LGBT companion, in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. In the same year, [[Jason Kane]] would casually introduce himself as someone who has slept with 9 women, 5 men, and various [[humanoid]] aliens. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'') | * The book which depicts Chris's sexual encounter with a [[gay]] man, ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', was written by future executive producer of the series, [[Russell T Davies]], whose works often include [[gay]] themes. Much like [[Jack Harkness]], an LGBT companion introduced to the TV series in [[Steven Moffat]]'s ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'', Cwej opines that [[sexuality]] is not an issue where he comes from. This same-sex encounter was released just before the debut of [[Izzy Sinclair]], the oft-cited first LGBT companion, in [[October (releases)|October]] [[1996 (releases)|1996]]. In the same year, [[Jason Kane]] would casually introduce himself as someone who has slept with 9 women, 5 men, and various [[humanoid]] aliens. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'') | ||
* The covers for the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio adaptations ''[[Damaged Goods (audio story)|Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Original Sin (audio story)|Original Sin]]'', and ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'' all use voice actor [[Travis Oliver]] to represent Cwej on their covers. While it could be said that Oliver resembles Cwej | * The covers for the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio adaptations ''[[Damaged Goods (audio story)|Damaged Goods]]'', ''[[Original Sin (audio story)|Original Sin]]'', and ''[[Cold Fusion (audio story)|Cold Fusion]]'' all use voice actor [[Travis Oliver]] to represent Cwej on their covers. While it could be said that Oliver generally resembles Cwej, his dark hair conflicts with descriptions of Cwej's blond hair in the books. | ||
* Cwej's | * Cwej's appearance in ''Original Sin'', where he has been modified by a [[body bepple]] to look something like a [[teddy bear]], was inspired by [[Chewbacca]].<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/jev3rz/_/g9gkeyf/?context=2 Andy Lane AMA on r/DoctorWho]</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Non-heterosexual individuals]] | [[Category:Non-heterosexual individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Travellers between universes]] | [[Category:Travellers between universes]] | ||
[[Category:Artificial intelligence]] | |||
