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|mother = Eileen Lewis | |mother = Eileen Lewis | ||
|father = Neville Lewis | |father = Neville Lewis | ||
|partner = Dan Lewis' fiance | |partner = [[Dan Lewis' fiance]] | ||
|job = Volunteer | |job = Volunteer | ||
|affiliation = Jenning Street Food Bank | |affiliation = Jenning Street Food Bank | ||
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Dan lived a simple life in [[Liverpool]] before being thrust into the Doctor's world. He remained open and inquisitive, and challenged [[Karvanista]] when he was taken away from home, to [[outer space]]. He was interested, most of all, in other people. | Dan lived a simple life in [[Liverpool]] before being thrust into the Doctor's world. He remained open and inquisitive, and challenged [[Karvanista]] when he was taken away from home, to [[outer space]]. He was interested, most of all, in other people. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography== | ||
=== Life in Liverpool === | ===Life in Liverpool=== | ||
[[File:Dan at LFC (THA).jpg|thumb|left|Dan Lewis at [[Anfield (stadium)|Anfield]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')]] | [[File:Dan at LFC (THA).jpg|thumb|left|Dan Lewis at [[Anfield (stadium)|Anfield]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'')]] | ||
Dan was born an [[Aries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]'') He lived in the [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]] district of [[Liverpool]] at [[37 Granger Street]] and supported [[Liverpool F.C.]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | Dan was born an [[Aries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Welcome to the TARDIS... (TV story)|Welcome to the TARDIS...]]'') He lived in the [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]] district of [[Liverpool]] at [[37 Granger Street]] and supported [[Liverpool F.C.]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
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Dan regularly took groups round the [[Museum of Liverpool]] in an unofficial capacity, against the wishes of Museum management. Though Diane had a close personal relationship with Dan, [[Alan (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Alan]] threatened to ban him from the site permanently. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | Dan regularly took groups round the [[Museum of Liverpool]] in an unofficial capacity, against the wishes of Museum management. Though Diane had a close personal relationship with Dan, [[Alan (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Alan]] threatened to ban him from the site permanently. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
=== Meeting the Doctor === | ===Meeting the Doctor=== | ||
On [[Halloween]] night, 2021, Dan was in [[37 Granger Street|his home]] on [[Granger Street]] in [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], when [[Children (The Halloween Apocalypse)|three children]] came to his house, [[trick-or-treating]]. He gave them the last of his sweets, and they left. A few seconds later, [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a man]] came to Dan's home, asking for sweets; Dan turned him away, both because he was an adult, and because he was not even dressed up. | On [[Halloween]] night, 2021, Dan was in [[37 Granger Street|his home]] on [[Granger Street]] in [[Anfield (suburb)|Anfield]], when [[Children (The Halloween Apocalypse)|three children]] came to his house, [[trick-or-treating]]. He gave them the last of his sweets, and they left. A few seconds later, [[Kev (The Halloween Apocalypse)|a man]] came to Dan's home, asking for sweets; Dan turned him away, both because he was an adult, and because he was not even dressed up. | ||
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The Doctor and Yaz came to rescue him, confronted Karvanista, and took Dan aboard [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | The Doctor and Yaz came to rescue him, confronted Karvanista, and took Dan aboard [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
=== Travels in the TARDIS === | ===Travels in the TARDIS=== | ||
[[File:Thirteenth Doctor distress.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] sends a [[distress call]] while [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] and Dan are at the console. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'')]] | [[File:Thirteenth Doctor distress.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] sends a [[distress call]] while [[Yasmin Khan|Yaz]] and Dan are at the console. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'')]] | ||
Both Dan and Yaz were studiously operating [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] when the Thirteenth Doctor sent a [[distress call]] about the arrival of [[the Flux]]. Dan then called out to the Doctor, saying that he and Yaz needed her help. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'') | Both Dan and Yaz were studiously operating [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] when the Thirteenth Doctor sent a [[distress call]] about the arrival of [[the Flux]]. Dan then called out to the Doctor, saying that he and Yaz needed her help. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'') | ||
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Dan and Karvanista later teamed up together to destroy the Sontaran fleet of timeships that were posed to invade all of Earth's history. The two managed to escape using a waste chute. When the Doctor returned, Dan accepted her offer to join her as she departed for the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'') | Dan and Karvanista later teamed up together to destroy the Sontaran fleet of timeships that were posed to invade all of Earth's history. The two managed to escape using a waste chute. When the Doctor returned, Dan accepted her offer to join her as she departed for the planet [[Time (planet)|Time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'') | ||
== Psychological profile == | ==Psychological profile== | ||
=== Personality === | ===Personality === | ||
Dan considered others' needs often before his own, volunteering at his [[Jenning Street Food Bank|local food bank]] and giving out treats for [[Halloween]] while he did not have [[food]] for himself at home. According to [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]], whom he volunteered with, his continued refusal to take food home was a matter of [[pride]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | Dan considered others' needs often before his own, volunteering at his [[Jenning Street Food Bank|local food bank]] and giving out treats for [[Halloween]] while he did not have [[food]] for himself at home. According to [[Wilma (The Halloween Apocalypse)|Wilma]], whom he volunteered with, his continued refusal to take food home was a matter of [[pride]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
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Nonetheless, he remained open to new possibilities, and adapted quickly, even joking that he had a friend with a [[TARDIS]] which was even "bigger", moments into first encountering [[dimensional transcendentalism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | Nonetheless, he remained open to new possibilities, and adapted quickly, even joking that he had a friend with a [[TARDIS]] which was even "bigger", moments into first encountering [[dimensional transcendentalism]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'') | ||
=== Skills === | ===Skills=== | ||
As part of the crew, Dan played his part in operating the controls of the [[TARDIS control console]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'') | As part of the crew, Dan played his part in operating the controls of the [[TARDIS control console]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Flux is Coming... (webcast)|The Flux is Coming...]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* As Dan Lewis is said to be an [[Aries]], this would place the character's date of birth from [[20 March]] to [[21 April]], if the [[Zodiac]] of the real world holds true in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | * As Dan Lewis is said to be an [[Aries]], this would place the character's date of birth from [[20 March]] to [[21 April]], if the [[Zodiac]] of the real world holds true in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | ||
* Dan appeared in the [[T:VALID|invalid]] webcast ''[[A Message (webcast)|A Message]]''. | *Dan appeared in the [[T:VALID|invalid]] webcast ''[[A Message (webcast)|A Message]]''. | ||
[[File:Dan art card DWM 570.jpg|thumb|The art card of Dan Lewis in [[DWM 570]].]] | [[File:Dan art card DWM 570.jpg|thumb|The art card of Dan Lewis in [[DWM 570]].]] | ||
== Footnotes == | *An art card of Dan Lewis was included in [[DWM 570]]. | ||
*Dan Lewis' apparent dislike for Leeds, and nearby Sheffield, in ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' is most likely banter, stemming from the historic rivalry between [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. Dan is a born Liverpudlian, and the city of [[Liverpool]] was historically part of [[Lancashire]] before the reform of county boundaries in [[1974]]; both Leeds and [[Sheffield]] are typical Yorkshire cities. | |||
*After ''The Halloween Apocalypse'' first broadcast, "Evil Dan" became a popular internet [[meme]], depicting Dan as a humorous villain in fan-edited videos on YouTube and Twitter.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/evil-dan "Evil Dan" on Know Your Meme]</ref> In the week following the broadcast of ''War of the Sontarans'', Bishop retweeted one of the videos and said that he loved it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JohnBishop100/status/1459563621407727616 John Bishop on Twitter]</ref> | |||
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