Kroll's Threat
Kroll's predations and the efforts to stop him form a cohesive threat storyline involving the Fourth Doctor, Romana, and allies like Ranquin. The conflict escalates as Kroll's influence spreads and claims multiple victims.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 16
6 eventsThe Doctor and Romana’s sabotaged canoe is discovered on a reed bed where Swampie leader Ranquin and his warriors lie in wait. Rohm-Dutt’s explosive trap detonates on a gunrunner’s weapon …
Fenner and Dugeen surveil Kroll’s movement toward the refinery, their calm professionalism shattered when a tentacle breaches the entrance. The sudden monster attack escalates the crisis, confirming Kroll’s hostility beyond …
Thawn seizes control of the refinery’s orbital weapon system to eliminate Kroll and the Swampy settlement it has attacked, framing the strike as practical efficiency while dismissing moral and environmental …
Romana joins the Doctor in the control center as the refinery’s automated systems eerily continue their operations despite the death of Kroll. Fenner reveals the computer’s countdown remains active, unaware …
The Shadow tightens his grip on the Doctor’s allies by bending K9 to his will. The robotic dog, stripped of autonomy, pledges obedience in clipped mechanical tones. This moment crystallizes …
The Doctor confronts the Shadow in his lair over Romana’s capture, the villain baring his cosmic ambition: not conquest but annihilation. Romana resists pressure to betray the Doctor while insisting …