Unnatural Born Killers (comic story)

Unnatural Born Killers was the comic story featured in Doctor Who Magazine #277. Like the later Me and My Shadow, it was the unusual case of a story that didn't feature the Eighth Doctor which was nevertheless vital to the narrative of the Eighth Doctor's DWM run. Thus, it is best thought of as a part of the Eighth Doctor narrative, rather than a one-off Doctor-less adventure.

Crucially, it re-introduced the character of Kroton, who had debuted in one of the early 1980s DWM backup comic stories. Kroton would go on to have a vital role to play in the series of strips that culminated with The Glorious Dead.

Summary
The day starts badly when a Cyberman is awoken half way through its solar regeneration cycle by the needless Sontaran slaughter of an innocent people offering the hand of peace. Unable to start a war with the natives, the Sontaran begin genocide. The Cyberman, now fully recharged, defends the people and takes on the Sontaran force single handed. Fighting his way aboard their colonisation ship, the Cyberman manages to destroy it, along with the bio-energy feed link with the surviving Sontaran ground troops. Returning to the people, he walks away, unable to share their joy. They remind him of so much that he has lost. He’s called Kroton. He can’t remember his real name!

Characters

 * Kroton
 * Sontarans

Original print details

 * Publication with page count and closing captions


 * DWM 277 (7)

Continuity
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