Trickster's Brigade

The Trickster's Brigade are or were a group of creatures apparently led by the Trickster (Captain Jack's Monster Files, Doctor Who Confidential).

Like their leader, the Brigade sought to change the normal course of history by altering details in individuals' lives. According to the Tenth Doctor, most of these changes were "tiny" and ones that the universe could "compensate" for. However, if the Brigade's victims had a particularly great influence on the universe, the change would create an entire parallel world around that person.

The Brigade caused the formation of parallel universes around two of the Doctor's companions, Sarah Jane Smith and Donna Noble (SJA: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?; DW: Turn Left). Both of these parallel universes were closed off when the two women were returned to their rightful place in time.

Time Beetles were the only beings definitively identified by the Doctor as "one of the Trickster's Brigade", but this language implied the existence of others.
 * It is logical to infer that Krislok the Graske employed by the Trickster (especially with its brief appearance in Captain Jack's Monster Files when discussing the Trickster's Brigade), as well as a Fortune Teller who seemed to be working with Time Beetles, may also be members of the Brigade. Andrea Yates may also be said to be a de facto member, since she consented to be used by the Trickster. After a second run in with the Trickster by Sarah Jane it now appears that the helpers of the Trickster may in fact be slaves that the Trickster has tricked into saving their own lives as he did with Andrea Yates. Peter Dalton could have also been another Defacto member as the Trickster saved him from death and used him to marry Sarah Jane this would have aloud the Birgade and the Trckster to destroy Earth. (SJA: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?/The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith/The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith)

The trickster's brigade is possibly another name for the Pantheon of Discord, that the Doctor described the Trickster as belonging to, or the name of the group that the trickster formed after he and the Pantheon parted ways.

One of the brigades attempts to radicaly change the universe worked, creating a world where the Doctor died as Donna Noble never met him and many catastrophes happened to Earth. The Doctor's companions managed to stop some of it, but all died in the process until the alternate Donna Noble and Rose Tyler from the correct universe were all that was left. Rose convinced the alternate Donna Noble of the truth and she traveled back in time through an improvised time machine and reversed the Brigade's effects by sacrificing herself to force her past self to change her mind. The new universe was erased from existance and the Time Beetle died after history was reverted and the evil Fortune Teller ran away in fear of what happened. If this hadn't been undone, all realities would have been destroyed by the Dalek's Reality Bomb as the correct Donna Noble and the Doctor were the only ones capable of stopping that.

Known Members

 * The Trickster (Leader)
 * Krislok (Now Free)
 * Fortune Teller
 * Time Beetle (Deceased)
 * Andrea Yates (Deceased)
 * Peter Dalton (Deceased)