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| − | Tegan joined [[the Doctor]] on [[28th February]] [[1981]]. Whilst on her way to [[Heathrow Airport]] to start a new job with [[Air Australia]], one of her cars tyres got a puncture. She entered the [[TARDIS]], thinking it was an actual [[police box]] and expecting to telephone the authorities. [[The Master]] devised a plan to trap the Doctor and in the process of carrying it out killed Tegan's aunt [[Vanessa]] with his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') |
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| + | Tegan was born in Brisbane on [[22nd September]] [[1960]] ([[BFA]]:''[[The Gathering]]''). At some point prior to [[28th February]] [[1981]], she moved to [[London]] and decided to pursue a career as an air stewardess. |
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| − | Tegan is very confident and is not afraid to argue with many of the monsters she encounters after she chooses to travel with the Doctor. In [[Earthshock]] she even risks her life to retreive a cyber gun. |
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| + | Tegan first appears in the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s last serial, ''[[Logopolis]]''. Whilst on her way to [[Heathrow]] Airport to start her new job with Air Australia, her car suffers a flat tyre. She enters a roadside [[police box]] to seek help, not knowing that it is actually [[the Doctor]]'s disguised [[TARDIS]]. She is present when [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] falls from the [[Pharos Project]] radio telescope and regenerates into his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], and continues to journey with the Doctor and his other companions. |
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| − | In [[Resurrection of the Daleks]] she decides to stop travelling with the Doctor after she is injured and realises it is only a matter of time until she would be killed if she continued. |
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| + | Tegan is stubborn, loud, and direct, with a no-nonsense manner and not afraid to speak her mind (in ''[[Earthshock]]'' she describes herself as "just a mouth on legs"). Her time in the TARDIS coincides with that of [[Adric]], [[Nyssa]], [[Turlough]] and [[Kamelion]]. While she often bickers with them as well as with the Doctor, her strength of character keeps them together and her loyalty to her fellow crewmates is unquestionable. She is close to Nyssa, and is especially saddened at her leaving. The Doctor notes that she is a good coordinator, and often encourages her with the words, "Brave heart, Tegan." She is apparently able to speak one of the many Indigenous Australian languages fluently ([[DW]]:''[[Four to Doomsday]]''), and shows an ability to use firearms. |
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| + | Despite her strong front, however, her adventures with the Doctor, both thrilling and terrifying, eventually take a psychological toll. She is deeply upset by the death of Adric in ''[[Earthshock]]''. After being left behind in [[Heathrow]] due to a misunderstanding ([[DW]]:''[[Time-Flight]]''), she returns to the TARDIS in the subsequent adventure, ''[[Arc of Infinity]]''. Nyssa's departure affects her as well, and she is initially suspicious of Turlough's intentions in joining the Doctor. Eventually, the carnage surrounding the events of Resurrection of the Daleks prove too much, and she bids an emotional good-bye to [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Turlough]] in [[1984]] [[London]]. |
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| − | She became very good friends with [[Nyssa]] and was distraught after Adric's death and Nyssa's leaving [[the TARDIS]] crew. |
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| − | * In later life, Tegan may suffer from a terminal illness, leading her to a final encounter with the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[BF]]: ''[[The Gathering]]'') |
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Revision as of 19:48, 23 June 2008
Biography
Tegan was born in Brisbane on 22nd September 1960 (BFA:The Gathering). At some point prior to 28th February 1981, she moved to London and decided to pursue a career as an air stewardess.
Tegan first appears in the Fourth Doctor's last serial, Logopolis. Whilst on her way to Heathrow Airport to start her new job with Air Australia, her car suffers a flat tyre. She enters a roadside police box to seek help, not knowing that it is actually the Doctor's disguised TARDIS. She is present when the Doctor falls from the Pharos Project radio telescope and regenerates into his fifth incarnation, and continues to journey with the Doctor and his other companions.
Tegan is stubborn, loud, and direct, with a no-nonsense manner and not afraid to speak her mind (in Earthshock she describes herself as "just a mouth on legs"). Her time in the TARDIS coincides with that of Adric, Nyssa, Turlough and Kamelion. While she often bickers with them as well as with the Doctor, her strength of character keeps them together and her loyalty to her fellow crewmates is unquestionable. She is close to Nyssa, and is especially saddened at her leaving. The Doctor notes that she is a good coordinator, and often encourages her with the words, "Brave heart, Tegan." She is apparently able to speak one of the many Indigenous Australian languages fluently (DW:Four to Doomsday), and shows an ability to use firearms.
Despite her strong front, however, her adventures with the Doctor, both thrilling and terrifying, eventually take a psychological toll. She is deeply upset by the death of Adric in Earthshock. After being left behind in Heathrow due to a misunderstanding (DW:Time-Flight), she returns to the TARDIS in the subsequent adventure, Arc of Infinity. Nyssa's departure affects her as well, and she is initially suspicious of Turlough's intentions in joining the Doctor. Eventually, the carnage surrounding the events of Resurrection of the Daleks prove too much, and she bids an emotional good-bye to the Doctor and Turlough in 1984 London.
Tegan may have regained her job as a stewardess at some point, as she had a brief encounter with the Sixth Doctor, a young boy named Gareth Jenkins, and some Sontarans. (DW: A Fix with Sontarans)
Known Relatives
In addition to Tegan's Aunt Vanessa, who is killed by the Master, Tegan also had a cousin named Colin Frazer (DW: Arc of Infinity) and an uncle named Andrew Verney (DW: The Awakening)
