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Man with a Sword

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The Man with a Sword haunts 1572 Parisian taverns during the tense prelude to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. He stands armed in doorways amid Huguenot-Catholic clashes, drawing the Doctor's sharp warning to Steven about his blade. Silent and watchful, he embodies the street-level peril of sectarian violence, threatening outsiders caught in the divide between figures like Gaston and Duvall. His presence signals immediate danger to TARDIS travelers entangled in historical strife.
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16th-Century Parisian Sectarian Conflict
Also known as: man with a sword

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S3E22 · War of God
Doctor abandons Steven in hostile Paris

Silent and watchful, with an air of menace and readiness for conflict.

The Man with a Sword briefly interacts with the Doctor in the doorway, his blade catching the light as the Doctor jokes about not cutting himself. The man leaves abruptly, …

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Season 3 · asteroid

The Man with a Sword haunts 1572 Parisian taverns during the tense prelude to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. He stands armed in doorways amid Huguenot-Catholic clashes, drawing the Doctor's sharp warning to Steven about his blade. Silent and watchful, he embodies the street-level peril of sectarian violence, threatening outsiders caught in the divide between figures like Gaston and Duvall. His presence signals immediate danger to TARDIS travelers entangled in historical strife.