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== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
This incarnation was a dark-haired woman who wore [[pirate]] clothing and was proficient at [[sword fight]]ing. Her [[Ouroboros | This incarnation was a dark-haired woman who wore [[pirate]] clothing and was proficient at [[sword fight]]ing. Her [[Ouroboros tattoo]] was located on her left [[wrist]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:The Corsair's Ouroboros tattoo Old Friends.jpg|thumb|The Corsair's [[Ouroboros]] | [[File:The Corsair's Ouroboros tattoo Old Friends.jpg|thumb|The Corsair's [[Ouroboros tattoo]] on her left wrist. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'')]]The sixth incarnation of the Corsair, with her trademark tattoo on the left wrist, was one of those who did not previously appear in ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]''. [[Neil Gaiman]] confirmed on Tumblr that this incarnation was intended to be the Sixth Corsair, as confirmed by [[Jody Houser]] herself.<ref>https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/1325637673508364293</ref> Although this is not explicitly stated in ''[[Old Friend (comic story)|Old Friend]]'', it can be deduced from narrative clues: | ||
* The [[Seventh Corsair]] remembers her meetings with the Thirteenth Doctor in ''[[One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story)|One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes]]'', placing ''Old Friends'' somewhere between the first and sixth incarnations of the Corsair; | * The [[Seventh Corsair]] remembers her meetings with the Thirteenth Doctor in ''[[One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes (short story)|One Virtue, and a Thousand Crimes]]'', placing ''Old Friends'' somewhere between the first and sixth incarnations of the Corsair; | ||
* In ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'', the events during which the Doctor and the Corsair waking up in a bank vault and in jail are referenced as part of their past; ''Eleven Things You | * In ''[[Old Friends (comic story)|Old Friends]]'', the events during which the Doctor and the Corsair waking up in a bank vault and in jail are referenced as part of their past; ''Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair'' stated that those were among the Doctor's adventures with the [[Fourth Corsair|Fourth]], [[Fifth Corsair|Fifth]] and [[Eighth Corsair|Eighth]] Corsairs, thus making it impossible for the ''Old Friends'' Corsair to be the First, Second or Third Corsair; | ||
* ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]'' gives tattoo placements other than the left wrist for the Fifth Corsair and Fourth Corsair, leaving only the Sixth Corsair as a possible identity for the ''Old Friends'' incarnation. | * ''[[Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair (short story)|Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair]]'' gives tattoo placements other than the left wrist for the Fifth Corsair and Fourth Corsair, leaving only the Sixth Corsair as a possible identity for the ''Old Friends'' incarnation. | ||
Artist [[Roberta Ingranata]] confirmed details from '' | Artist [[Roberta Ingranata]] confirmed details from ''Eleven Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Corsair'' influenced her work on this new incarnation in''Old Friends''.<ref>https://twitter.com/Robbertopoli/status/1142438683217473537</ref> The Corsair's pirate ship TARDIS, not travelling with companions, the drinking with the Doctor, and waking up in a bank vault were acknowledged in the comic story. The Sixth Corsair was inspired by the actress {{w|Julianna Margulies}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/robbertopoli/status/1152277067121270784</ref> | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
