History[]
Adric was an adolescent described by K9 as an 'Immature humanoid' from the planet of Alzarius in the E-Space continuum. Although humanoid in appearance, he was actually a member of an alien species descended from 'marsh spiders'. After the Doctor encountered him on Alzarius, Adric stowed away onboard his TARDIS . Although he was self-centred, gullible and arrogant, Adric was also smart, and had a strong moral compass (although at times it pointed in the wrong direction). Eventually he sacrificed his life in a doomed attempt to prevent a space freighter hijacked by the Cybermen from crashing into prehistoric Earth. His attempt was in vain, however, due to a Cyberman shooting the console, erasing his work.
At one point the Master imprisoned Adric, but neglected to kill him while he had the chance, as he needed Adric to create Castrovalva, an elaborate trap created for The Doctor. This only temporarily succeeded, due to the librarian Shardovan swinging from a chandelier and destroying The Master's web.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers
Heals very, very quickly.
Abilities
Very good at maths, apparently.
Weaknesses
Any free buffet.
Paraphernalia[]
Transportation
The TARDIS.
Weapons
Gold-rimmed badge for mathematical excellence, which proved lethal to Cybermen.
Notes[]
Most of Adric's strip appearances came in two editions of the Doctor Who Annual and a couple of other World Distributors titles, but he also cropped up on occasion in Doctor Who Magazine in the 1990s.
Trivia[]
Adric was played on TV by Matthew Waterhouse, but voiced by Andrew Sachs in 'The boy that time forgot' The name Adric is an anagram derived from Nobel Prize-winning physicist Paul Dirac.
Links[]
- Appearances of Adric
- Character Gallery: Adric
- Images that feature Adric
- Fan-Art Gallery: Adric
- Adric quotations
- [[Wikipedia:https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Adric
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adric%7CAdric at Wikipedia.org]]