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    {{Companion|title1 = Ace|image1 = Ace.jpg|caption1 = Ace as seen in '[[Survival (serial)|Survival]]'|aliases = Ace; Captain|species = Human; [[Time Lords|Time Lord]]|place_of_origin = [[Earth]]|first_appearance = [[Dragonfire (serial)|Dragonfire]]|last_regular_appearance = [[Ice Time (serial)|Ice Time]]|last_appearance = [[Doctor Who: Revelation]] (cameo)|main_actor = [[Sophie Aldred]]|family = [[Kathleen Dudman]] (Grandmother)
    {{Companion|title1 = Ace|image1 = Ace.jpg|caption1 = Ace as seen in '[[Survival (serial)|Survival]]'|aliases = Ace; Captain|species = Human; [[Time Lords|Time Lord]]|place_of_origin = [[Earth]]|first_appearance = ''[[Dragonfire (serial)|Dragonfire]]''|last_regular_appearance = ''[[Ice Time (serial)|Ice Time]]''|last_appearance = ''[[Doctor Who: Revelation]]''|main_actor = [[Sophie Aldred]]|family = [[Kathleen Dudman]] (grandmother)


    [[Audrey Dudman]] (Mother)|date_of_birth = |created_by = [[Ian Briggs]]}}{{Dwucanon}}'''Dorothy "Ace" McShane''' was a companion of the [[Seventh Doctor]], and later a member of [[The Resistance (terrorist group)|The Resistance]].
    [[Audrey Dudman]] (mother)|date_of_birth = |created_by = [[Ian Briggs]]}}{{Dwucanon}}'''Dorothy "Ace" McShane''' was a companion of the [[Seventh Doctor]], and later a member of [[The Resistance (terrorist group)|The Resistance]].


    Initially a brash and reckless teenager ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Dragonfire (serial)|''Dragonfire'']]), Ace matured significantly into a strong, independent adult over her many years of [[TARDIS]] travel and other experiences, who was capable of surviving on her own. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']])
    Initially a brash and reckless teenager ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Dragonfire (serial)|''Dragonfire'']]), Ace matured significantly into a strong, independent adult over her many years of [[TARDIS]] travel and other experiences, who was capable of surviving on her own. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']])
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    Ace eventually became a member of [[The Resistance (terrorist group)|the Resistance]] before rebelling, and eventually returning to Earth. ([[Rebel Zero (Mini-Series)|RZ]]: [[For the Good|''For the Good'']]; [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Demons of the Past|''Demons of the Past'']])
    Ace eventually became a member of [[The Resistance (terrorist group)|the Resistance]] before rebelling, and eventually returning to Earth. ([[Rebel Zero (Mini-Series)|RZ]]: [[For the Good|''For the Good'']]; [[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Demons of the Past|''Demons of the Past'']])

    ==Biography ==
    ==Biography ==

    === Before traveling with the Doctor ===
    === Before traveling with the Doctor ===
    Dorothy Gale McShane was born to [[Audrey Dudman]][[Doctor Who (TV Series)| DW]]: [[The Curse of Fenric (serial)|''The Curse of Fenric'']])
    Dorothy Gale McShane was born to [[Audrey Dudman]][[Doctor Who (TV Series)| DW]]: [[The Curse of Fenric (serial)|''The Curse of Fenric'']])
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    Ace was expelled from school for blowing up the art room as a "creative statement." ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Battlefield (serial)|''Battlefield'']])
    Ace was expelled from school for blowing up the art room as a "creative statement." ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Battlefield (serial)|''Battlefield'']])


    In [[1987]], while she was in her room experimenting with the extraction of nitroglycerin from gelignite, a [[Time Storm|time storm]] swept her up and transported her to the deck of [[Sabalom Glitz|Sabalom Glitz']] spacecraft, [[the Nosferatu]], which was docked at [[Iceworld]] in the far future. Trapped on Iceworld, she got a job as a waitress and formed a relationship with Glitz, ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Dragonfire (serial)|''Dragonfire'']])
    In 1987, while she was in her room experimenting with the extraction of nitroglycerin from gelignite, a [[Time Storm|time storm]] swept her up and transported her to the deck of [[Sabalom Glitz|Sabalom Glitz']] spacecraft, [[the Nosferatu]], which was docked at [[Iceworld]] in the far future. Trapped on Iceworld, she got a job as a waitress and formed a relationship with Glitz, ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Dragonfire (serial)|''Dragonfire'']])


    Sometime later, whilst working for [[Anderson]] in Iceworld's ice cream parlour, she met the Seventh Doctor, whom she referred to as "Professor", and his companion [[Melanie Bush]], whom Ace nicknamed "Doughnut".
    Sometime later, whilst working for [[Anderson]] in Iceworld's ice cream parlour, she met the Seventh Doctor, whom she referred to as "Professor", and his companion [[Melanie Bush]], whom Ace nicknamed "Doughnut".
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    The Doctor forced Ace to face demons from her past, taking her to Gabriel Chase, arriving a century before she had burnt it down. There, she discovered that the presence in the house of the entity known as Light was what she had felt when compelled to burn the house down. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ghost Light (serial)|''Ghost Light'']])
    The Doctor forced Ace to face demons from her past, taking her to Gabriel Chase, arriving a century before she had burnt it down. There, she discovered that the presence in the house of the entity known as Light was what she had felt when compelled to burn the house down. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ghost Light (serial)|''Ghost Light'']])


    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[LIVE 34 (episode)|''LIVE 34'']])
    The Doctor and Ace landed on [[Colony 34]] where she helped the Doctor run for president. During the election campaign, she was known as the rebel queen and showed [[Ryan Wareing]] that there was poverty on Colony 34. She told Wareing that a prisoner told her the corruption on the planet. She spotted that people were being culled. She was a fugitive and was arrested. After Jaeger was re-elected she was drugged and made to confess but she managed to shout the truth. She then revealed that [[Premier Jaeger|Jaeger]] was using dead bodies as a fuel source, then killed immigrants and the incarcerated when the dead ran out. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[LIVE 34 (episode)|''LIVE 34'']])


    ==== Final adventures with the Doctor ====
    ==== Final adventures with the Doctor ====
    To be added. ([[Movies|MOV]]: [[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']])
    The Doctor was contacted by [[Tenth Doctor|his Tenth incarnation]] and summoned to [[Gallifrey]] where he met his [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], Sixth, Eighth And [[Ninth Doctor|Ninth]] incarnations. After [[the Keeper]] explained that there were time distortions throughout time and space, the Doctor and Ace were given the task of tracking one of these time distortions. Arriving on [[Karn]], the Doctor and Ace went up to the [[Temple of the Sisterhood of Karn|Sisterhood's temple]] and found the Sisterhood of Karn meditating in an attempt to discover the time distortion.


    The Doctor and Ace went undercover on board the [[Vancouver (starship)|Space Vessel Vancouver]] with Ace posing as the captain. However, she aroused suspicion from [[Yanikov]]. The Vancouver was traveling to another ship, the [[Lilliput]] in order to collect a shipment of grain and take it to the planet [[Safensthome]]. After boarding the Lilliput with a Boarding Party, and finding it deserted except for [[Victor Espinosa|Victor]]. While the Doctor went down to the grain silo, Ace returned to the Vancouver and saw a [[Metatraxi Battle Ship]] attaching lines to the Lilliput and towing it away. She ordered [[Shepstay]] to follow it.
    The Doctor and Ace soon came across a crashed ship where the Doctor discovered the dead body of the Brigadier. He and Ace were suddenly ambushed by a creature, leading to a fight between the Doctor, Ace and the Creature. The Doctor eventually got the upper hand and killed the creature. He and Ace were then taken back to the hanger area along with their other incarnations. After the Tenth Doctor regenerated, he and Ace were teleported back into their TARDIS and to their own time with their memory wiped. ([[Movies|MOV]]: [[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']])

    The Doctor and Ace went undercover on board the [[Vancouver (starship)|Space Vessel Vancouver]] with Ace posing as the captain. However, she aroused suspicion from [[Yanikov]], and had the Doctor whisper advice in her ear. The Vancouver was traveling to another ship, the [[Lilliput]] in order to collect a shipment of grain and take it to the planet [[Safensthome]]. After boarding the Lilliput with a Boarding Party, and finding it deserted except for [[Victor Espinosa|Victor]]. While the Doctor went down to the grain silo, Ace returned to the Vancouver and saw a [[Metatraxi Battle Ship]] attaching lines to the Lilliput and towing it away. She ordered [[Shepstay]] to follow it.


    Ace later saved the Vancouver when it came under attack by a [[Metatraxi War Fleet|Metatraxi war fleet]] by contacting the leader and revealing that she was the captain of the Vancouver, causing them to flee in disgust . She then piloted the Vancouver and released the grain and [[Grub|Grubs]] on to Safensthome before rescuing the Doctor. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']])
    Ace later saved the Vancouver when it came under attack by a [[Metatraxi War Fleet|Metatraxi war fleet]] by contacting the leader and revealing that she was the captain of the Vancouver, causing them to flee in disgust . She then piloted the Vancouver and released the grain and [[Grub|Grubs]] on to Safensthome before rescuing the Doctor. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']])


    ==== Joining the Time Lord Academy ====
    ==== Joining the Time Lord Academy ====
    As it turned out, the Doctor had been trying to shape her mind to the point that she would be able to attend the [[Time Lord Academy]]. His manipulation of her was ultimately for the benefit of Time Lord observers who were assessing her potential. Ace was unknowingly put on this test in [[Moscow]] in [[1967]]. This test involved the Ice Lord [[Hhesh]] and his quest to resurrect the legendary Martian Warlord [[Sezhyr]]. During this, she befriended [[Markus Tollinger]] and [[Raina Kerenskaya|Raina]] Who were aiding Hhessh in his quest. Raina was also pregnant with [[Katie Tollinger|Markus's child]]. After telling Markus this and being taken on board the Ice Warrior's ship and helping to deliver Raina's baby as she was being possessed by Sezhyr, Ace was left behind by the Doctor and Markus.
    As it turned out, the Doctor had been trying to shape her mind to the point that she would be able to attend the [[Time Lord Academy]]. His manipulation of her was ultimately for the benefit of Time Lord observers who were assessing her potential. Ace was unknowingly involved in this test in 1967 London. This test involved the Ice Lord [[Hhesh]] and his quest to resurrect the legendary Martian warlord [[Sezhyr]]. During this, she befriended [[Sam Tollinger]] and [[Anna Carlton]], who were aiding Hhessh in his quest. Anna was also pregnant with Sam's child. After telling Sam this and being taken on board the Ice Warrior's ship, Ace helped deliver Anna's baby as she was being possessed by Sezhyr via his helmet. Ace was left feeling confused when the Doctor and Sam suddenly left in the TARDIS, which had unintentionally been brought on board.


    Ace later escaped and found herself in London where she found out about the test from a Time Lord named [[Vitali]], this broke her trust in the Doctor and after watching Hhesh die, she engaged in a swordfight with Seyzhr and won, while also freeing Raina in the process.
    Ace later escaped and soon found out about the test from a Time Lord named [[Walters (Ice Time)|Walters]], this broke her trust in the Doctor, and after watching Hhesh die, she challenged Sezhyr to a swordfight, but Sezhyr refused. Ace destroyed the orb containing Sezhyr's life force, killing him and freeing Anna.


    Ace passed the test, and the Doctor was taken to Gallifrey where the Doctor later arrived to make his goodbyes, he also apologised for not telling Ace about the test, and the two parted on good terms. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']])
    Ace passed the test, and the Doctor was taken to Gallifrey where the Doctor later arrived to make his goodbyes, he also apologised for not telling Ace about the test, and the two parted on good terms. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']])
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    ==== Rebelling against the Master ====
    ==== Rebelling against the Master ====
    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[The Winner's Protector|''The Winner's Protector'']])
    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: ''[[The Winner's Protector (episode)|The Winner's Protector]]'')


    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[May Fortune Favour the Bold|''May Fortune Favour the Bold'']])
    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[May Fortune Favour the Bold|''May Fortune Favour the Bold'']])
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    === Legacy ===
    === Legacy ===
    The Tenth Doctor wrote about Ace in the manuscript about his life. He then showed [[Sandra Armstrong]] the memory of his and Ace's encounter with the Chetah People and the Master. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare (episode)|''The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare'']])
    As he was dying, the Seventh Doctor heard Ace's voice thanking him. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Blood and Iron (serial)|''Blood and Iron'']])


    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare (episode)|''The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare'']])
    When the Rogue was trapped in a simulation reliving the crash of the HT1408 he went down to the bunker and saw Ace. ([[Movies|MOV]]: [[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']])


    To be added. ([[Movies|MOV]]: [[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']])
    While in the Virtual Simulation reliving his past, the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] relived his and Ace's trip to the Psychic Circus and their battle against the Gods of Ragnarock. During this, [[Zenla]] dressed up in Ace's clothes and took on her role in the adventure. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']])

    To be added. ([[Doctor Who (TV Series)|DW]]: [[Now Those Days Are Gone|''Now Those Days Are Gone'']])


    ==Personality==
    ==Personality==
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    * According to [[Rona Munro]], the writer of [[Survival (serial)|Survival]], there was to be a lesbian subtext to the relationship between Ace and [[Karra]]. This raises the possibility of Ace being the first LGBT companion on screen. ([[Documentaries|DOC]]: [[Cat-Flap (documentary)|Cat-Flap]])
    * According to [[Rona Munro]], the writer of [[Survival (serial)|Survival]], there was to be a lesbian subtext to the relationship between Ace and [[Karra]]. This raises the possibility of Ace being the first LGBT companion on screen. ([[Documentaries|DOC]]: [[Cat-Flap (documentary)|Cat-Flap]])


    === Miscellaneous ===
    ==List of Appearances ==
    * Sophie Aldred was supposed to make a physical appearance as Ace during the Seventh Doctor's regeneration scene in [[Blood and Iron (serial)|''Blood and Iron'']], but budgetary and scheduling constraints forced Andrew Cartmel to alter this to just her ghostly voice.
    {| width="100%"
    ==List of Appearances==
    | valign="top" width="33%" |
    ===Doctor Who ===
    === '''Doctor Who''' ===
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    =====Season 24 (1987)=====
    *[[Dragonfire|''Dragonfire'']]*[[Remembrance of the Daleks (serial)|''Remembrance of the Daleks'']]
    *''[[Dragonfire (serial)|Dragonfire]]''
    *[[The Happiness Patrol (serial)|''The Happiness Patrol'']]
    =====Season 25 (1988)=====
    *''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (serial)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''
    *[[Silver Nemesis (serial)|''Silver Nemesis'']]
    *''[[The Happiness Patrol (serial)|The Happiness Patrol]]''
    *[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (serial)|''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'']]
    *''[[Silver Nemesis (serial)|Silver Nemesis]]''
    *[[The Curse of Fenric (serial)|''The Curse of Fenric'']]
    *''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (serial)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]''
    =====Season 26 (1989)=====
    *''[[The Curse of Fenric (serial)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
    *[[Battlefield (serial)|''Battlefield'']]
    *[[Battlefield (serial)|''Battlefield'']]
    *[[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']]
    *[[Survival (serial)|''Survival'']]
    *[[Ghost Light (serial)|''Ghost Light'']]
    *[[Ghost Light (serial)|''Ghost Light'']]
    =====Season 27 (1990)=====
    *[[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']]
    *[[Earth Aid (serial)|''Earth Aid'']]
    *[[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']]
    *[[Ice Time (serial)|''Ice Time'']]
    =====30th Anniversary Special (1993)=====
    *[[The Lords of Time (episode)|''The Lords of Time'']]
    *[[The Lords of Time (episode)|''The Lords of Time'']]
    =====Season 40 (2003)=====
    *[[LIVE 34 (episode)|''LIVE 34'']]
    *[[LIVE 34 (episode)|''LIVE 34'']]
    *[[Everlasting War (episode)|''Everlasting War'']]
    =====Season 42 (2005)=====
    *[[Everlasting War|''Everlasting War'']]
    *[[Auribus Teneo Lupum (episode)|''Auribus'' Teneo Lupum]]
    *[[Auribus Teneo Lupum (episode)|''Auribus'' Teneo Lupum]]
    =====Season 43 (2006)=====
    *[[The Winner's Protector (episode)|''The Winner's Protector'']]
    *[[The Winner's Protector (episode)|''The Winner's Protector'']]
    *[[May Fortune Favour the Bold|''May Fortune Favour the Bold'']]
    *[[May Fortune Favour the Bold (episode)|''May Fortune Favour the Bold'']]
    *[[Behind the Looking Glass|''Behind the Looking Glass'']]
    *[[Behind the Looking Glass (episode)|''Behind the Looking Glass'']]
    *[[The Sharper the Knife|''The Sharper the Knife'']]
    *[[The Sharper the Knife (episode)|''The Sharper the Knife'']]
    *[[Demons of the Past|''Demons of the Past'']]
    *[[Demons of the Past (episode)|''Demons of the Past'']]
    {{div col end}}
    | valign="top" width="33%" |
    === '''Rebel Zero''' ===

    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    ===Rebel Zero ===
    *[[For the Good (episode)|''For the Good'']]

    *[[The Darkest Reservation (episode)|''The Darkest Reservation'']]
    ===== Series 1 (2006) =====
    *[[Desperate Times, Desperate Measures (episode)|''Desperate Times, Desperate Measures'']]
    *[[For the Good|''For the Good'']]
    *[[On the Eve of War, Here I Am (episode)|''On the Eve of War, Here I Am'']]
    *[[The Darkest Reservation|''The Darkest Reservation'']]
    {{div col end}}
    *[[Desperate Times, Desperate Measures|''Desperate Times, Desperate Measures'']]
    === '''Movies''' ===
    *[[On the Eve of War, Here I Am|''On the Eve of War, Here I Am'']]
    {{div col|colwidth=20em}}
    ===Movies ===
    *''[[Doctor Who (2003)|Doctor Who]]''
    ===== 2003 =====
    *[[Doctor Who (2003)|''Doctor Who'']]
    *[[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']]
    {{div col end}}
    ===== 2007 =====
    *[[Doctor Who: Revelation|''Doctor Who: Revelation'']] (cameo)
    |}
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    [[Category:Characters]]
    [[Category:Companions]]
    [[Category:Companions]]
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    [[Category:Time Lords]]
    [[Category:Members of The Resistance]]
    [[Category:Members of The Resistance]]
    [[Category:Chapter Two Part II Characters]]
    [[Category:Chapter Two Characters]]

    Latest revision as of 00:41, 26 September 2023

    The following article is written from an In Universe perspective.

    Dorothy "Ace" McShane was a companion of the Seventh Doctor, and later a member of The Resistance.

    Initially a brash and reckless teenager (DWDragonfire), Ace matured significantly into a strong, independent adult over her many years of TARDIS travel and other experiences, who was capable of surviving on her own. (DWSurvival)

    Born on Earth, Ace eventually attended the Academy on Gallifrey, becoming a Time Lord. (DW: Ice Time)

    Ace eventually became a member of the Resistance before rebelling, and eventually returning to Earth. (RZ: For the Good; DW: Demons of the Past)

    Biography 

    Before traveling with the Doctor

    Dorothy Gale McShane was born to Audrey Dudman DWThe Curse of Fenric)

    Naturally aggressive but also clever, Ace was skilled at using her knowledge of chemistry despite failing it for her O-levels, making bombs filled with an explosive of her own devising called Nitro-9. (DWDragonfire)

    She suffered several traumatic events in her childhood in PerivaleLondon. These included a bad relationship with her mother and in 1983 the firebombing of her friend Manisha Purkayastha's flat by Neo-Nazis. Manisha died, prompting an angry Ace to set fire to Gabriel Chase, an abandoned mansion said to be haunted by an ancient evil. (DWGhost Light)

    Ace was expelled from school for blowing up the art room as a "creative statement." (DWBattlefield)

    In 1987, while she was in her room experimenting with the extraction of nitroglycerin from gelignite, a time storm swept her up and transported her to the deck of Sabalom Glitz' spacecraft, the Nosferatu, which was docked at Iceworld in the far future. Trapped on Iceworld, she got a job as a waitress and formed a relationship with Glitz, (DWDragonfire)

    Sometime later, whilst working for Anderson in Iceworld's ice cream parlour, she met the Seventh Doctor, whom she referred to as "Professor", and his companion Melanie Bush, whom Ace nicknamed "Doughnut".

    Ace's career as a waitress ended when Stellar's mother complained to Ace about lumps in her milkshake, resulting in Ace pouring the drink over her head and Ace getting fired by Anderson.

    When Mel left the Doctor at the conclusion of their battle with Kane, he offered to take Ace with him in the TARDIS, and she enthusiastically accepted. (DWDragonfire)

    Early travels

    Under the Doctor's tutelage, Ace fought the Daleks and faced Davros in November 1963, destroying one Dalek with an anti-tank rocket and damaging another with a baseball bat upgraded by the Hand of Omega. During this adventure, her portable stereo was destroyed by a Dalek. She also met and came to like Mike Smith. However, she quickly hated him when she found out he was working for the Daleks. (DWRemembrance of the Daleks)

    She opposed Helen A and her sadistic government, which required people to be happy on pain of death, and worked with Susan Q to undermine her rule over the colony. (DWThe Happiness Patrol) Visiting the Psychic Circus on Segonax, she helped defeat the Gods of Ragnarok (DWThe Greatest Show in the Galaxy) and stopped the Cybermen from getting hold of the Nemesis statue in 1988. During this encounter, she killed multiple Cybermen with gold coins and destroyed a Cyber-shuttle using Nitro-9. (DWSilver Nemesis)

    At this stage, the relationship between the Doctor and Ace took a darker turn. At least initially, he had been trying to educate her, not merely have adventures with her. His style of teaching, however, was occasionally unorthodox. At times he lied to her or at least withheld certain truths, so she would face the demons of her past and emerge as a stronger person. (DWThe Curse of Fenric, Ghost Light)

    While visiting Maiden's Point in 1943 , Ace learned that her arrival on Iceworld was not an accident, but part of a larger scheme conceived by one of the Doctor's greatest enemies, a cosmic evil known as Fenric. Ace was a Wolf of Fenric, one of many descendants of a Viking tainted with Fenric's genetic instructions to free it from its ancient prison. Fenric had transported her to Iceworld by time storm and had made her a pawn in the complex game between it and the Doctor. The Doctor appeared to have been aware of this from their first meeting, although Ace was not. After Fenric was defeated, Ace continued to journey with the Doctor. (DWThe Curse of Fenric)

    She later met Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, helping UNIT defeat the Destroyer and Morgaine in Carbury in 1997. (DWBattlefield)

    Ace returned to Perivale where she found that most of her old friends had gone missing. She thought they had moved on, but they had been taken to the Cheetah World as prey for the Cheetah PeopleThe Master, an old enemy of the Doctor, was using them to get off the planet. Ace returned with two of her friends and went off to travel with the Doctor again. (DWSurvival, The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare)

    The Doctor forced Ace to face demons from her past, taking her to Gabriel Chase, arriving a century before she had burnt it down. There, she discovered that the presence in the house of the entity known as Light was what she had felt when compelled to burn the house down. (DWGhost Light)

    To be added. (DWLIVE 34)

    Final adventures with the Doctor

    To be added. (MOV: Doctor Who)

    The Doctor and Ace went undercover on board the Space Vessel Vancouver with Ace posing as the captain. However, she aroused suspicion from Yanikov. The Vancouver was traveling to another ship, the Lilliput in order to collect a shipment of grain and take it to the planet Safensthome. After boarding the Lilliput with a Boarding Party, and finding it deserted except for Victor. While the Doctor went down to the grain silo, Ace returned to the Vancouver and saw a Metatraxi Battle Ship attaching lines to the Lilliput and towing it away. She ordered Shepstay to follow it.

    Ace later saved the Vancouver when it came under attack by a Metatraxi war fleet by contacting the leader and revealing that she was the captain of the Vancouver, causing them to flee in disgust . She then piloted the Vancouver and released the grain and Grubs on to Safensthome before rescuing the Doctor. (DW: Earth Aid)

    Joining the Time Lord Academy

    As it turned out, the Doctor had been trying to shape her mind to the point that she would be able to attend the Time Lord Academy. His manipulation of her was ultimately for the benefit of Time Lord observers who were assessing her potential. Ace was unknowingly involved in this test in 1967 London. This test involved the Ice Lord Hhesh and his quest to resurrect the legendary Martian warlord Sezhyr. During this, she befriended Sam Tollinger and Anna Carlton, who were aiding Hhessh in his quest. Anna was also pregnant with Sam's child. After telling Sam this and being taken on board the Ice Warrior's ship, Ace helped deliver Anna's baby as she was being possessed by Sezhyr via his helmet. Ace was left feeling confused when the Doctor and Sam suddenly left in the TARDIS, which had unintentionally been brought on board.

    Ace later escaped and soon found out about the test from a Time Lord named Walters, this broke her trust in the Doctor, and after watching Hhesh die, she challenged Sezhyr to a swordfight, but Sezhyr refused. Ace destroyed the orb containing Sezhyr's life force, killing him and freeing Anna.

    Ace passed the test, and the Doctor was taken to Gallifrey where the Doctor later arrived to make his goodbyes, he also apologised for not telling Ace about the test, and the two parted on good terms. (DWIce Time)

    To be added. (DW: The Lords of Time)

    Joining The Resistance

    To be added. (RZ: For the Good)

    As a member of the Resistance

    To be added. (RZ: The Darkest Reservation)

    To be added. (RZ: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures)

    To be added. (RZ: On the Eve of War, Here I Am)

    To be added. (DW: Everlasting War)

    To be added. (DW: Auribus Teneo Lupum)

    Rebelling against the Master

    To be added. (DW: The Winner's Protector)

    To be added. (DW: May Fortune Favour the Bold)

    Returning home

    To be added. (DW: Demons of the Past)

    Legacy

    As he was dying, the Seventh Doctor heard Ace's voice thanking him. (DW: Blood and Iron)

    To be added. (DW: The Name's Shakespeare, William Shakespeare)

    To be added. (MOV: Doctor Who: Revelation)

    To be added. (DW: Now Those Days Are Gone)

    Personality

    Ace covered her fears and insecurities with a tough, streetwise exterior. Her weapon of choice, disapproved of by the Doctor (who nonetheless found it useful on occasion), was a powerful explosive she called "Nitro-9", which she mixed up in canisters and carried in her backpack. She also wielded a baseball bat.

    She was convinced the Doctor needed her to watch his back and was fiercely loyal to him. (DW: The Curse of Fenric) In turn, the Doctor took a special interest in Ace's education, taking her across the universe and prompting her to come to her own conclusions rather than giving her all the answers. (DW: Ghost Light)

    Even though Ace matured greatly over her time with the Doctor, she always remained headstrong and on many occasions tended to charge into situations without completely thinking. As a result of this, in times of severe emotional pain, she was always likely to act rashly and occasionally blamed the Doctor for his regularly manipulative ways and means. (DWSurvivalAuribus Teneo Lupum)

    She believed that the Doctor had the "deepest, saddest eyes." (DW: The Winner's Protector)

    The Doctor expressed a belief that she would either become a renegade Time Lord or Lord President of the High Council. (DW: The Lords of Time)

    Ace gave Mel the nickname "Donut". (DWDragonfire)

    The Doctor trusted Ace with his life. (DWEverlasting War)

    Physical Appearance

    Ace appeared as a short, sixteen year old girl. (DWDragonfire)

    Hair and grooming

    Ace had long light-brown hair that she tied back into a ponytail. (DWDragonfire)

    Clothing

    Ace typically wore a white shirt with black stripes underneath a black buttoned-up bomber jacket decorated with various pins and badges with the word ACE printed on the back in bright red letters, she also wore black jeans and black shoes. (DWDragonfire)

    During her time at Maiden's Point, Ace wore a light-grey, short sleeved dress with a white cravat and black heels. She also wore a red hairnet. (DWThe Curse of Fenric)

    While at Gabrial's Chase, Ace initially wore a white buttoned-up shirt with a white cravat underneath a black waistcoat and black jacket, along with matching coloured trousers and shoes. She later wore a white Victorian dress with a blue pattern at the V-neck. (DWGhost Light)

    While serving as the captain of the Space Vessel Vancouver Ace wore a black jumpsuit. (DWEarth Aid)

    After being accepted into the Time Lord Academy Ace wore traditional Time Lord robes and placed a few of her badges on the headwear. (DW: Ice Time)

    Other Information

    To be added.

    Behind the Scenes

    Ace's Name

    Ace's full name was never revealed during her time as a regular companion, in which she was usually referred to by her nickname. Her first name, Dorothy, was referred to on screen in the television story Dragonfire. Starting with the first movie, the closing credits of stories featuring her gave Ace the surname McShane.

    Production notes suggest that it was intended that her last name would be Gale, given the fact that she was transported to Iceworld via a time storm, much like Dorothy Gale, transported to Oz by a tornado in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

    Miscellany

    • According to Rona Munro, the writer of Survival, there was to be a lesbian subtext to the relationship between Ace and Karra. This raises the possibility of Ace being the first LGBT companion on screen. (DOCCat-Flap)

    Miscellaneous

    • Sophie Aldred was supposed to make a physical appearance as Ace during the Seventh Doctor's regeneration scene in Blood and Iron, but budgetary and scheduling constraints forced Andrew Cartmel to alter this to just her ghostly voice.

    List of Appearances

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