Thursday, November 8, 2012

Adric's Star

Hello! Here's a pic I just finished in CorelDraw PhotoPaint. It's Adric's star. Adric was the Fifth Doctor's companion, and also one of the few companions to die (permanently) during the show's run. 

To explain the significance of the star, it was a badge that Adric wore that he had received in recognition of mathematical excellence. In "Earthshock" the Doctor and co. faced the Cybermen, whose weakness was gold. Adric's star was made of gold, so he gave it to the Doctor. The Doctor crushed the star while defeating the Cybermen and the day was saved, leaving the Doctor and co. (minus Adric) in the TARDIS. Adric had remained on board the spaceship (where the episode largely took place) trying to crack the Cybermen's code. The Doctor then planned on rescuing Adric from the spaceship, which was hurtling towards prehistoric Earth, but the TARDIS controls had been damaged and he was not able to dematerialize. The spaceship crashes into Earth and becomes the meteorite that wiped out the dinosaurs. The credits roll silently, with Adric's broken star as the backdrop.

^^if that doesn't make much sense, you can always read the Wikipedia article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthshock#Plot


And here's the reference photo:


Hope you like and RIP Adric!

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