Silent Knight was a one-issue comic story from theDoctor Who (2011) range. It was aChristmas-themed comic and featuredSanta Claus and theRoboforms. Interestingly, there was no dialogue in the comic apart from the ending, giving the title a double meaning.

Summary[[edit] |[edit source]]

Landing in a snowy landscape,the Doctor meetsSanta himself, battles robot Santas, rides asleigh through the skies of planetEarth and accompanies Santa as he travels across the world delivering gift. But not by sleigh - byTARDIS.

Plot[[edit] |[edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Eleventh Doctor
• Santa Claus
• Roboforms
• Homeless parent
• Homeless child
• Boy
• Girl

Worldbuilding[[edit] |[edit source]]

• The Doctor pilotsSanta's sleigh.
• The Roboforms stealSanta's sack ofChristmas presents.
• Names of Santa'snaughty list includeJeff Thompson,Shaun Lyon,Rick Marshall, andBarnaby Edwards.
• The Doctor and Santa visit the home ofAaron Aaronson, who's name was on, presumably, Santa's nice list.
• Aaron left out a glass ofmilk and plate ofbiscuits for Santa.
• Santa leaves a present for ahomeless parent andchild, while the Doctor leaves them a slip of paper withlottery numbers for31 December written on it.
• Santa gives the RoboformsPirate dress-up costumes as Christmas gifts.
• The Doctor gets a newsonic screwdriver from Santa.

Story notes[[edit] |[edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Santa Claus appears. (COMIC:A Christmas Story,PROSE:The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas,PROSE:A Visit from Saint Nicholas,AUDIO:Iris Wildthyme and the Claws of Santa)
• TheRoboforms appear. (TV:The Christmas Invasion,The Runaway Bride)
• The only line spoken in this comic is said to the reader by the Doctor: "Incidentally, a happy Christmas to all of you at home!" The First Doctor once said the very same thing, also breaking thefourth wall. (TV: "The Feast of Steven")
• The Doctor delivers aChristmas present for Amy and Rory, who are no longer travelling with him. (TV:The God Complex)
• Santa replaces theEleventh Doctor's sonic screwdriver, as hepreviously did for theTenth Doctor. (PROSE:Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise!)