 Sara Kingdom was a very dedicated Space Special
Security agent in the 41st century, working under Earth leader Mavic
Chen. Following the orders of Mavic Chen without question - the agency
having become so comfortable in its power that it had become complacent
-, she brutally killed her brother, Space Security Service agent Bret
Vyon (played by actor Nicholas
Courtney), believing him to be a traitor.
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She ends
up joining and travelling with the TARDIS crew when she is
accidentally transmitted into space with The Doctor and Steven.
It is while she is with them that she realises the huge mistake
she has made when The Doctor manages to convince her that
Mavic Chen is the real traitor. She therefore decides to
assist The Doctor to defeat the Daleks and prevent them from
carrying out their master plan.
Sara Kingdom
was cold, ruthless, aggressive, deceptive, and very independent.
Her belief in doing what was right was paramount no matter what the
consequences. Her training meant that she was professional and experienced
in everything she did and she took great pride in following orders
efficiently. Her ruthless and callous nature set her apart from previous
companions. She did not require constant support and comfort, and
was evidently a woman who could look after herself. The Doctor recognised
the fact that Sara's technical knowledge and intelligence were well
developed, which allowed them to develop a mutual respect for each
other.
Possible because of the huge shock she receives, when
The Doctor finally manages to convince her of the huge error that
she has made when she killed her brother and the realisation of what
she has done sinks in, she becomes a quieter, more sober young woman,
with the tough lady that she really is only occasionally reappearing
as she joins The Doctor and Steven in their travels to stop the Daleks.
In trying
to make amends for killing her brother she is very keen to help The Doctor
and also to make sure that she does not cause any more innocent deaths.
For this reason she goes back for The Doctor when they should all be returning
to the safety of the TARDIS and so finds herself outside the TARDIS when
The Doctor uses the Daleks' Time Destructor against them. The Doctor realises
to late that she is not within the safety of the TARDIS but it is to late
for him to prevent the course of events that he has put into motion. The
Daleks' Time Destructor causes her to age rapidly to her ultimate death
("The
Daleks' Master Plan").
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Sara Kingdom's
time with The Doctor was very short lived and she only appeared
in nine episodes. She became the second companion to be
killed and this was within the same
story and only a few months after Katarina's
death.
Despite
the brevity of his time with her, however, The Doctor continues to remember
her all the way into his eighth incarnation, with such diverse enemies
as the Quantum Archangel ("The
Quantum Archangel") and the Timewyrm ("Timewyrm:
Revelation") attempting to use The Doctor’s
guilt over Sara’s death to put him emotionally off-balance and force
him to do their bidding. Her legacy can also be found on
the distant world of Ely, where a house that she, The Doctor and Steven briefly stayed in
during their journeys acquired sentience using an artificial intelligence
based on Sara’s own mind to better understand the wishes of its inhabitants
("Home Truths"), essentially becoming Sara’s ‘ghost’. |
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