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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image = Deputy Edward Gold.jpg | |image = Deputy Edward Gold.jpg | ||
|species = Human | |species = Human | ||
|origin = [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]], [[Australia]] | |origin = [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]], [[Australia]] | ||
|affiliation = Bowie Base One | |affiliation = Bowie Base One | ||
|clip = The Last of The Time Lords - Doctor Who - The Waters of Mars - BBC | |||
|actor = Peter O'Brien | |||
|only = The Waters of Mars (TV story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
Deputy '''Edward "Ed" Gold''', ([[2008]]-[[2059]]) | Deputy '''Edward "Ed" Gold''', ([[2008]]-[[2059]]) was the [[Australia]]n second in command at [[Bowie Base One]]. In 2059, after [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|the Flood]] attacked the base, Ed was infected but blew up the ship before he fully transformed, killing himself and preventing the Flood from reaching Earth. | ||
In 2059, after [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|the Flood]] attacked the base, Ed was infected but blew up the ship before he fully transformed, killing himself and preventing the Flood from reaching Earth. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Gold was born in [[2008]] in the Australian city of [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]]. As a child, Ed was fascinated by space travel and would build model rockets from cardboard and plastics. He was educated at [[St Andrews School]] and [[St Peter's College]], before receiving a bachelor of engineering degree in mechanical engineering, with first class honours, from the [[University of Adelaide]] in [[2030]]. | Gold was born in [[2008]] in the Australian city of [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]]. As a child, Ed was fascinated by space travel and would build model rockets from cardboard and plastics. He was educated at [[St Andrews School]] and [[St Peter's College]], before receiving a bachelor of engineering degree in mechanical engineering, with first class honours, from the [[University of Adelaide]] in [[2030]]. | ||
Gold accepted an offer from [[Lockheed]] and became a [[United States of America|US]] citizen in [[2040]], hoping to become a [[NASA]] astronaut, but returned to Australia in [[2044]] to campaign for a national space programme. He argued the country had the infrastructure, industry, and university base to achieve this | Gold accepted an offer from [[Lockheed]] and became a [[United States of America|US]] citizen in [[2040]], hoping to become a [[NASA]] astronaut, but returned to Australia in [[2044]] to campaign for a national space programme. He argued the country had the infrastructure, industry, and university base to achieve this and his campaign led to the construction of a [[space elevator]] off the coast of Western Australia. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | ||
=== Colony on Mars === | === Colony on Mars === | ||
In [[2059]], when [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|the Flood]] attacked [[Bowie Base One]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived, Gold thought he was the culprit behind the virus | He eventually joined the [[Bowie Base One]] mission and travelled to Mars in [[2058]], but he and Captain [[Adelaide Brooke]] ultimately proved to possess an edgy relationship towards each other. On several occasions, he would try to take heroic or commanding actions, only for her to order him back to his post. | ||
In [[2059]], when [[The Flood (The Waters of Mars)|the Flood]] attacked [[Bowie Base One]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] arrived, Gold thought he was the culprit behind the virus, but was soon proven wrong. When the severity of the infection became clear, he reminded Brooke of the evacuation protocols and was ordered to prep the base's shuttle. | |||
While the shuttle was being readied, the infected [[Margaret Cain|Maggie Cain]] got in and fired a stream of water up the shaft to the cockpit; though he attempted to seal the door, the water managed to infect him. Knowing that the Flood wanted the ship to reach Earth and its considerable volumes of water, he exchanged a final farewell with the survivors and self-destructed the shuttle moments before he fully turned, killing himself and stranding the Flood on Mars. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | While the shuttle was being readied, the infected [[Margaret Cain|Maggie Cain]] got in and fired a stream of water up the shaft to the cockpit; though he attempted to seal the door, the water managed to infect him. Knowing that the Flood wanted the ship to reach Earth and its considerable volumes of water, he exchanged a final farewell with the survivors and self-destructed the shuttle moments before he fully turned, killing himself and stranding the Flood on Mars. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | ||
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* He was born in the city of [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]], which shares the name with the commander of [[Bowie Base One]], [[Adelaide Brooke]]. | * He was born in the city of [[Adelaide, Australia|Adelaide]], which shares the name with the commander of [[Bowie Base One]], [[Adelaide Brooke]]. | ||
* In a deleted scene, it was revealed that Gold was originally planned to have a romantic interest in Adelaide that he was never able to express due to the rules against relationships on the mission. However, when the scene where the anti-relationship policy was revealed - after the Doctor disclosed the relationship between [[Yuri Kerenski]] and [[Mia Bennett]] - was deleted, this sub-plot was also 'sacrificed', being replaced by Gold making unexplained comments about how Adelaide could never forgive him for some unspecified past event. | * In a deleted scene, it was revealed that Gold was originally planned to have a romantic interest in Adelaide that he was never able to express due to the rules against relationships on the mission. However, when the scene where the anti-relationship policy was revealed - after the Doctor disclosed the relationship between [[Yuri Kerenski]] and [[Mia Bennett]] - was deleted, this sub-plot was also 'sacrificed', being replaced by Gold making unexplained comments about how Adelaide could never forgive him for some unspecified past event. | ||
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