The Doctor's struggle against the Ice Warriors
A series of conflicts between the Second Doctor, UNIT, and the Ice Warriors in moonbase and Earth contexts. Focuses on sabotage, war councils, and the Doctor's efforts to prevent aggression and invasion.
Arc Timeline
Season 5
3 eventsWith the ioniser control room under direct assault from Varga’s Ice Warriors, Clent faces an existential threat: surrender or annihilation. The room is in chaos—ceiling plaster collapses, Walters panics and …
In the Ioniser Control Room, Garrett confirms the ioniser’s sabotage is complete, leaving the glacier unchecked. Varga, now convinced of human treachery, orders the reactor shutdown to prevent further damage. …
Outside the Ioniser Control Room, the Ice Warriors—physically shattered by the humans’ sonic assault—stagger out in disarray, their once-formidable presence reduced to a broken, retreating force. Varga, though visibly weakened, …
Season 6
11 eventsIn the Moonbase control room, Phipps makes a desperate break for freedom after Slaar orders a Warrior to intercept him, exposing his willingness to risk everything to warn Earth. The …
In the T-Mat Moonbase Control room, Fewsham delivers a fabricated account of Osgood’s violent rampage and Locke’s murder, masking the Ice Warriors’ true involvement. His evasive behavior—claiming to sedate Phipps …
In the Solar Energy Store Room, Phipps—having just neutralized an Ice Warrior with the infra-red array—resumes his desperate emergency transmission to Earth Control. His voice cracks with urgency as he …
A T-Mat pod detonates violently in Earth Control, releasing a toxic substance that instantly kills technician Brent as he inhales its contents. Eldred and Radnor react with urgency, evacuating personnel …
The T-Mat computer delivers a devastating report confirming the blight is spreading exponentially, suffocating victims through oxygen starvation—a crisis escalating beyond containment. As Radnor frantically summons guards, an Ice Warrior …
In T-Mat Earth Control, the Doctor forces Radnor and Gregson to recognize the interconnectedness of the Moonbase attack, T-Mat sabotage, and the deadly seed pods as part of a coordinated …
The Doctor abruptly shifts focus from the satellite deception plan when he realizes Zoe never reached Radnor with her warning about the Weather Control Bureau—a critical oversight that places her …
The Doctor, separated from Zoe and Jamie by a lethal Martian foam tide, is left pounding frantically on the Weather Control Bureau door. His voice cracks with desperation as he …
The Doctor, cornered outside the Weather Control Bureau by an advancing Ice Warrior, shouts frantically for Jamie to open the door—a high-stakes moment where survival hinges on Jamie’s split-second decision. …
Slaar receives a desperate transmission from the Martian fleet’s Marshall, who reveals the fleet is trapped in a fatal orbit around the Sun—exactly as the Doctor planned. Slaar, enraged, accuses …
The T-Mat network is officially restored as the Computer announces the success of the Doctor’s coordinated plan: the thunderstorm has eradicated the fungal plague, and the T-Mat system is now …