Kal
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| Kal | |
|---|---|
| Character | |
| Created by | Anthony Coburn (Writer) |
| Played by | Jeremy Young |
| Gender | Male |
| Species | Human |
| First Appearance | An Unearthly Child |
| Native Place | Presumably Earth |
| Native Time | Possibly 100,000 BC[1] |
| Occupation | Member of the Tribe of Gum |
| Member of | The Tribe of Gum |
| Known Enemies | Za |
| Known Relatives | His tribe all died |
| Base of Operations | The Tribe of Gum's caves |
Kal is a member and would-be leader of the Tribe of Gum
Description
Kal is something of a liar.[2]
History
Kal's tribe died in the last cold, and he was taken in by the tribe of Gum.[3] He became a rival to Za, the established leader of the tribe. When the cold[4] was approaching, Za's inability to make fire was causing him to lose ground to Kal. Kal encountered the First Doctor, who he saw lighting his pipe. Thinking that this firemaker might give him the victory over Za, Kal knocked the Doctor unconscious, and took him back to the tribe's caves, claiming that he had seen this old man make fire. This led to a confrontation between the him and Za, which was interrupted by the arrival of Susan Foreman, Ian Chesterton, and Barbara Wright. Za imprisoned the time travellers in the Cave of Skulls.[5]
During the night, Old Mother stole Za's knife and freed the prisoners. Za and Hur, Za's mate discovered this, Za knocked Old Mother out, and he and Hur pursued them through the forest. Kal discovered that the prisoners had gone, and interrogated Old Mother. Angry when he found out that she had helped them to escape, he killed her and blamed it on Za. He then led the tribe to the place he had first seen the Doctor and the TARDIS, and lay in wait for the escapees. When they arrived, they were carrying a wounded Za on a stretcher.[6]
Kal claimed that Za had killed Old Mother, but the Doctor proved to the tribe that it had actually been Kal who did this. They led the tribe to drive out Kal, and Za resumed his place as leader. Kal, however, sneaked back to the tribe's caves, killing a man who was guarding the secret entrance to the Cave of Skulls. He then confronted Za, and the two fought. Za won the fight, and killed Kal.[7]
References
- ↑ The story is never given a date, but it is widely assumed that it is set in 100,000 BC - that being the final working title
- ↑ Za claims this in The Cave of Skulls, and his deceit over the death of Old Mother and the escape of the prisoners in The Forest of Fear and The Firemaker bears this out.
- ↑ Za says this in The Cave of Skulls
- ↑ This is almost certainly a reference to winter, rather than - as is often claimed - to an ice age
- ↑ This was what happens in the episode The Cave of Skulls
- ↑ This is what happens in the episode The Forest of Fear
- ↑ This is what happens in the episode The Firemaker
