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| Ian Chesterton | |
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| Race: | Human |
| Home Planet: | Earth |
| Home Era: | 1963 |
| Appearances: | Full List of Appearances |
| Actor: | William Russell |
Ian Chesterton, knighted as Sir Ian, Knight of Jaffa, was one of the earliest companions to travel with the Doctor. Before meeting the Doctor, Ian was a Science Teacher at Coal Hill School, in 1960s London.
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Ian Chesterton was one of Susan Foreman's teachers at Coal Hill School, London. He was intrigued by her advanced scientific knowledge, and in talking with another of her teachers, Barbara Wright, found that he was not the only person who had noticed a strange knowledge in this pupil. One evening, as school was finishing, Ian and Barbara decided to follow Susan home. They were concerned about her, and curious. When they saw Susan enter I.M. Foreman's junkyard in Totter's Lane, the two school teachers become more concerned for her safety. Following her inside the yard, the two discovered a police box sitting incongruously with the junk. Barging their way in, when they discovered that Susan was inside, Ian discovered something he could not believe. (DW: An Unearthly Child)
Ian's scientific mind made him sceptical of anything he had no proof of. When Susan and the Doctor told him that the police box was, in fact, a machine which travels through Time and Space, he was initially sceptical. He felt that the TARDIS was a scientific dream he did not expect to see answered in a junkyard. However, when the Doctor displayed his disgust at Ian's arrogance, and ignorance, Ian stated that he wanted to understand. Once he had proof that the TARDIS was indeed a space-time vessel he accepted this fact, and became the most practical of the travellers.
It didn't take long for Ian's practical side to show. When the travellers landed on Stone Age Earth and ran afoul of the tribe they encountered, it was Ian who struggled to free them from their rope bonds, and Ian who 'discovered' [fire] by rubbing sticks against stone to create friction, in an attempt to win their freedom.
Ian's curiosity about the TARDIS never left him, and he quizzed the Doctor about the TARDIS systems, and how they work, while the travellers were on Skaro. Despite being so obviously interested in science, and its practical applications, Ian was not lacking in common sense. While on Skaro he was acutely aware of Barbara's discomfort. He saw how much she wished to return to the safety of the TARDIS, rather than explore the Dalek City, and stood up to the Doctor in an attempt to ensure their safe return. Once Barbara had been captured by the Daleks, it was Ian who insisted that the travellers could not leave without her. (DW: The Daleks)
Headstrong and stubborn, Ian insisted that he should be the one to return to the TARDIS for the anti-radiation drugs the travellers needed, despite the fact that his legs had been paralysed in their encounter with the Daleks, and also despite the fact that the Doctor and Susan were the only ones who could unlock the TARDIS doors. Eventually it was this stubbornness which prompted Ian to risk his life to warn the Thals about the Dalek ambush, and later persuade them to give up their pacifist ways and fight for their survival. (DW: The Daleks)
Full of bravery and courage, Ian eventually gained the Doctor's respect. He was treated almost as an equal, almost as a friend, and it was no doubt due not only to his bravery, but also to his headstrong, stubborn loyalty. This loyalty extended to Susan and the Doctor as the travellers grew closer throughout their travels.
Ian revelled in his new life, and new experiences. When the travellers landed in 12th century Palestine, during the Crusades, Barbara was abducted in a Saracen ambush. Ian was knighted Sir Ian of Jaffa by Richard the Lionheart, and sent on an emissary mission to search for her. Ian developed his skill as a swordsman during his travels, but he was also capable of unarmed combat. (DW: The Aztecs, The Crusade)
On a number of occasions, Ian endured the severe test of facing his fears. Not being a great swimmer, he found he had to overcome this when, during a visit to Rome in AD 64 he was sold as a galley slave. His galley sunk in a storm, and Ian, with his Greek slave friend Delos, escaped and made their way to Rome. (DW: The Romans) While searching for Barbara in Palestine, Ian was captured and staked in the desert, daubed with honey to attract ants. Ian's instinctive fear of ants may have been increased with his experiences on Vortis. (DW: The Web Planet)
Despite his obvious enjoyment of his travels, Ian never lost sight of his desire to return to his home, and his own time. When the opportunity arose, Ian and Barbara risked travel in a Dalek time ship to return to 1960s London. When they emerged from the time machine, they were both delighted to be back home, despite discovering that two years have passed since their departure. (DW: The Chase)
Following his departure from the Doctor, he and Barbara got married. However, despite having left the Doctor behind, they did yet again get 'caught up in his world' when they were contacted by UNIT in the 1970s to assist in a temporally related problem. (PDA: The Face of the Enemy)
Ian and Barbara had a son, John Alydon Ganatus Chesterton. (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation, PDA: Byzantium!)
The roles of Ian and Barbara as, respectively, science and history teachers was part of the series' original plan to alternate between science-fiction and historical stories. In one of the original format documents, Ian's age is listed as twenty-seven.
At some point later in life, Ian may have recorded videotaped recollections of his adventures with the Doctor, in particular the adventure with Richard the Lionheart. (DW: The Crusade - 1999 video release in which William Russell narrates missing portions of the serial in character as Ian Chesterton.)
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| Television Susan Foreman • Ian Chesterton • Barbara Wright • Vicki • Steven Taylor • Katarina • Sara Kingdom • Dodo Chaplet • Ben Jackson • Polly Wright Other media John and Gillian • George, Helen, Alan and Ida Mortimer |
Ian was a male Human who worked as a quality inspector for a major ten-world corporation in the 24th century. He met Carol Abramowitz aboard the transport vessel Lionarti in 2376 while en route to business meeting on Pacifica. The two hit it off, and several days later, after a mission to Vrinda, Abramowitz joined Ian at Pacifica. (SCE episode: "Age of Unreason")
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For the Fallout 3 character, see Ian West. |
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Ian is a short, stocky merchant guard. A no-nonsense man, he used to be a guard for the Crimson Caravan merchants in the Hub, but was shot during a bandit raid and recovered in Shady Sands. He helps defend Shady Sands from raiders and occasionally visits Hub and Junktown to do some trading. Overall, he is very self-reliant, tough, annoyed at getting wounded, and maybe a little overconfident. Many veteran Fallout players consider Ian to be annoying, often shooting at the player if in the way of an enemy. He is useful nonetheless.
When asked he says his home is now Shady Sands, but mentions his hometown and having "someone waiting for me back home".
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According to the Vault Dweller's memoirs, part of Fallout 2, Ian died while fighting supermutants in Necropolis with the Vault Dweller, having been burned to death by a flamethrower. However, in the special encounter Cafe of Broken Dreams, Tandi mentions that Ian may be a part of the Abbey.
At one point in the planning for Fallout 2, Ian had survived and was living in Vault City under the name of Old Joe. According to his dialogue, Ian would mistake the Chosen One as the Vault Dweller and would reminisce about events from Fallout before realizing the mistaken identity. Commenting on the prejudiced nature of Vault City's citizens, he would give the Chosen One a gun, apparently his old Colt 6520 10mm Pistol before sending him away, encouraging the Chosen One to "make proud" the memory of the Vault Dweller. This character is returned in the Restoration Mod.
You can ask Ian about the following words: War, Shady, Junktown, Hub, Raiders, Caravans, Sands, Necropolis, Medic, Healing, Killian, Gizmo, Casino, Children, Apocalypse, Mutants, Khans, Tandi, Booze, chems, Seth, Aradesh, Razlo, Psychics, Merchants
Ian was a test case character designed to see if the engine could handle non-player-controlled followers who would move from map to map with the player's character. Though the initial implementation required some troubleshooting, it functioned well enough for the team to decide to implement followers.
The character of Ian was based upon Ian Dunteman, roommate of designer Jess Heinig, although the developer found it hard to portray the real-life Ian's characteristics in just a few short lines of dialogue.
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| Release date | 22 February 2005 (Update) |
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| Race | Human |
| Members NPC? | No |
| Quest NPC? | No |
| Location | The Forgotten Cemetery |
| Sells items? | Yes |
| Skill requirement? | No |
| Quest requirement? | No |
| Gender | Unknown edit |
| Examine | A very brave merchant. |
| Notable features | Sells team capes |
This article is about the merchant. For the co-founder of RuneScape, see Ian Gower.
Ian is a Cape Merchant who sells team capes. He sells team-capes that end in 2.He has a variety of team capes (the "X" symbol). He can be found walking around the northern border of the Forgotten Cemetery in the Wilderness. Like all team capes, his are for sale for 50 coins.
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Ian was a common male name:
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Ian, son of Markwin was murdered by a group of outcasts. His history is written in the book Chronicle of Mintwallin - the City of the Minotaurs, Vol. V (Book).
Name: Ian Casteneda
Position: Art Dept, costumes
Not much is know about this developer. What is known is mostly second hand from Positron and JLove. Ian's current position with the company is unknown, though Jay has indicated that due to starvation while working on Issue 10, the art department ate him.
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