Doctor Who Sea Devil Art Brings Pertwee & Whittaker Eras Together
An incredible piece of Doctor Who fan art pays tribute to the history of one of the series most iconic recurring threats, the Sea Devils. Incumbent Doctor Jodie Whittaker is set to bow out of the role in an upcoming special this autumn, which will coincide with the BBC’s centenary celebrations. Before that, however, the Thirteenth Doctor will star in a penultimate adventure, “Legend of the Sea Devils,” that sees the return of one of an iconic monster from the classic series.
Introduced in the 1972 serial “The Sea Devils,” under the Third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, the Sea Devils were a marine race that ruled the Earth centuries before humanity and allied themselves with the Doctor’s rival time lord, the Master, to reconquer the planet. They weren’t seen again until the 1984 serial “Warriors of the Deep,” in which they partnered with their aquatic cousins, the Silurians, to take control of nuclear missiles from an underwater military colony. Now, “Legend of the Sea Devils” sees their return in a story set in 19th-century China, which also features a notable figure from history: Pirate Queen Madame Ching.
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Artist Raine Szramski has created an incredible piece of art for the Celestial Toyroom fanzine that summarizes the history of the Sea Devils throughout Doctor Who. The image sees three Sea Devils emerging from the shoreline, each one from one of the three televised stories that has featured them. The one on the left is taken from “The Sea Devils” and is the monsters’ most iconic look, wrapped in fishnet-like clothing while wielding a heat ray gun. The figure on the right is from “Warriors of the Deep,” sporting the armored look from that story, while the Sea Devil front-and-center is
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