#Dorothy Gale McShane

[captainfreelance1]

Ace can take out Daleks and Cyberman! proof that she is one the best Companions ever.

[lexablackbird]

Rose and Ace are literally my two favorite companions, so my answer to "are you a Rose person OR an Ace person" is TRUE.

If the question is "are you a Rose person XOR an Ace person" then my answer is of course FALSE.

[do-you-know-this-dw-character]

Do you know this doctor who character?

Dorothy Gale “Ace” McShane

80s counterculture personified, gets manipulated by the doctor, makes IEDs for fun, beats a dalek to death with a baseball bat, has her bi awakening on screen with a cheetah, generally based

(Submitted by @idle-speculation)

[landscaping-your-mind]

A moment of silence for the victims of yaoi and yuri.

[Video description: A video overlaid with sad violin music of greyscale images of Doctor Who companions who have interacted with the Doctor and the Master. In order is Victim of Yaoi: Adric; Victim of Yuri: Nardole; Victim of Yaoi: Nyssa of Traken; Victim of Yaoi: Perpugilliam "Peri" Brown; Victim of Yaoi: Melanie "Mel" Bush; Child of Divorce: Josephin "Jo" Grant; Victim of Yaoi: Captain Jack Harkness; Victims of Yaoi: Francine, Letita "Tish", and Clive Jones; Victim of Yaoi: Martha Jones (M.D.); Victim of Yuri: P.C. Yasmin "Yaz" Khan; Victim of Yaoi: Tegan Jovanka; Victim of Yaoi: Dorothy "Ace" Gale McShane; Victim of Yaoi: Wilfred "Wilf" Mott; Victim of Yuri: Graham O'Brien; Victim of Yuri: Petronella Osgood; Victim of Yuri: Clara Oswin Oswald; Victim of Yuri: Bill Potts; Victim of Yuri: Ryan Sinclair; Victim of Yaoi: Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart; Victim of Yuri: Kate Lethbridge-Stewart; Victim of Yaoi: Junior Ensign Commander Vislor Turlough. /End]

[fanonical]

dumb things in the doctor who canon #39204: ace's original 'real' name was dorothy gale, just to make it absolutely clear that we're doing a wizard of oz parody with her backstory, but that got retconned into 'dorothy gale mcshane' because even the expanded universe folks thought it was corny

[cantheywinthehungergames]

Submitted anonymously

Tribute Name: Dorothy Gale "Ace" McShane

Age: 16 (as of 1987)

Restrictions: Can only use tools and weapons supplied in the Hunger Games arena

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[princess-of-the-corner]

Okay, so, my Five Man Band crew (I only have a name for one of them and it's because of a joke):

The Leader: Absolute himbo energy 100%, save for one fact: actually a herbo (I think that's the word for when the himbo is a woman). Pansexual who flirts with everyone, tends to have a new partner every week or so, but she doesn't mind that they wanted to move on. Doesn't know if she's mono or poly, but also doesn't really think about it. She's always first into danger and has a blast fighting.

The Lancer: The brother of the leader, he's a mage-type and tactician. Always seems to be on the edge of an anxiety attack, except when he's in battle or with his partners, but especially when his sister is doing something Kim-v-Alix-worthy.

The Big Guy: Actually the smallest and scrawniest person in the group, but this enby is a dodge tank martial artist who can wreck almost any enemy that can be punched, even the invulnerable ones (surprisingly, despite being unable to affect the intangible, they aren't afraid of ghosts). They are one of the Lancer's partners (also they have big boobs and a full beard and refuse to say which way they approached nonbinary from).

The Smart Guy: He's a trap master and architectural engineer, tries to act cold and aloof, but it barely works. Seems to be the only person with fully functional common sense or a completely accurate sense of direction. He is the other partner in the trio of the previous two.

The Heart: The only named character, Abigail McShane. So named because of when she met the Leader "well hello there, I'm [Leader's Name], how you doin'?" "Ace." "Nice to meet you, Ace." Ace has since become her in-grouo nickname, as it is the nickname of 7th Doctor companion Dorothy Gale "Ace" McShane. She fights with ranged weapons, and is AroAce.

Oh hell yeah

[super-predictable98]

The Galaxies of Gallifrey

Chapter 2: This is Ace

Word Count: 1,8 k

Warning: SPOILERS FOR THE GIGGLE

2023: Guarujá, Brazil 

"Not bad, huh?" The Doctor stepped out of the TARDIS and then held his wife's hand as she followed. "Seems like a nice place. Perfect for our very very very belated honeymoon. Do you like it?"

"I love it, Doc," Gallifrey wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him lovingly. "I can't believe we are finally getting some peace and quiet... it's like a dream." 

"We just gotta keep the TARDIS nearby to translate for us, Portuguese is not one of the languages I speak."

"But I do," she nudged his arm. "My father was Brazilian. I've been here before, that's why I suggested it." 

"You have? What other secrets have you been keeping from me?" The Doctor stared at her in disbelief. 

"Guess you'll have to find out... if I remember correctly, there was a pizza place with the best pizza in the world, we can order that later. And I need to find the Cafe I used to go to, they have the most divine cake, just a ferry ride away. Oh, look! The bakery and the newsstand are still here, it's been ages!" 

"Alright then, for once you're the one leading the expedition," he chuckled as he looked around, taking in the scenery and the delicious smell of the sea.

"How about we have a walk on the beach then? I miss it so much." 

"Sounds good, but we need to be careful. I don't want sand in the TARDIS."

"We don't need to go back to the TARDIS so fast... My grandma has a flat right there, we can stay for as long as we want."

"Gal! What else don't I know about my wife? A whole flat? We'll need to bring Mel, Donna, and the family sometime."

The couple held hands and made their way to the seashore. For the first time in their lives, they felt normal, a normal couple enjoying their time together without worries. 

"Are you going mad already? Regretting your decision?" Gallifrey asked before picking up a shell off the sand hoping to find a hermit crab inside.

"Not one bit, this is our new adventure. Living one day after the other, having our family, finding jobs, buying a house, having your mother over for dinner, visiting Donna... I never thought that's what I wanted, but I've been fighting all those battles and now I know what for. I've never been so happy in my life," the Doctor smiled, genuinely satisfied with the feeling that he was exactly where he was meant to be.

"Speaking of my mother, we should probably call her soon, she's been worried. I can't imagine her as some fearless, rebel adventurer."

"Your mother was insane, she wasn't scared of anything! Well, almost anything. I often had to tell her to back down, or she would've exploded the universe already."

"That doesn't sound like her at all! I need to see this side of her... I admit I'll miss adventuring, we had some awful times but some really good times as well. We can never forget it, never let these memories die." 

"Don't worry about that, I have an exceptional memory, I remember every second with you," he wrapped his arm around her. 

"Every second?" 

"Every second." 

*

Late 2006: London 

Gallifrey Gale McShane woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, her Charitable Earth shirt was soaked and she cried. She sobbed uncontrollably, enough for her head to hurt.

"Mama!" 

"Gallifrey!" Dorothy barged into the room and took her daughter in her arms. "Gallifrey, what's wrong? Are you hurt?" 

"It hurts, Mum! It hurts my heart! My chest feels like it's on fire." 

"Did you have a nightmare, sweetie?" 

"Not really..." she took a deep breath and coughed before being able to talk. "There was a beach in Norway, the Bad Wolf Bay, there was a blonde girl, she was crying. There was the man in a suit, he disappeared. I don't know what I was looking at, but I know it hurt. It was forever." 

"Forever? What was forever?" 

"Their goodbye." 

"Aw, Galli... it was just a dream. You're always dreaming of the man in the suit, he can't hurt you."

"I don't think the man will hurt me, Mama, he wouldn't. But I can't reach him, he's in my dreams and I can't reach him. I feel like I'm meant to be there, I'm not meant to be here!" 

"You're meant to be in your dream with the man?" Dorothy chuckled. 

"Yeah! He's... he's the answer." 

Gallifrey was a very sensitive girl, she had just turned 20 and had plans to start university pretty soon. She wanted to study history and maybe teach or... or end up working in her mother's charity as Dorothy always had planned, no pressure of course. 

"Sweetheart, you're half asleep, you're not thinking straight. Just let me get you a new shirt, and you can get some sleep. The man in the suit won't come back." 

"That's what I'm scared of. He needs to come back. He can't leave me here." 

"Mummy's here, love," Dorothy kissed her forehead. "Now let's get some rest, big day at the charity tomorrow." 

Gallifrey switched her shirt and fell back against her pillow. It had been over a year since she started having those dreams. Dreams of other worlds, time travel, aliens... and love.

The next morning Gallifrey was feeling very tired, she wasn't able to rest at all. Not after that dream. She just cried and cried for hours until she practically passed out. 

"How are you feeling, Galli?" Dorothy asked. 

"Like hell." 

"I'm sorry, do you wanna skip the event today? Get some sleep." 

"I can't sleep right now. I wanna go, it'll keep me distracted. Just give me ten minutes and I'll be ready." 

Gallifrey fixed her hair in a ponytail, she put some makeup on and a dress. It was December so her mother warned her to get a coat. 

"Can I borrow that blue one you have?" She asked. "It's the only one that matches this dress."

"Of course, it's in the wardrobe," Dorothy mindlessly said.

The wardrobe looked the same, it had the same clothes as always, but this time... this time Gallifrey's hand didn't find the blue coat, instead it was instantly attracted to the very back where she found a black jacket covered in patches and pins.

"This is so cool," she breathed before putting it on. "Wow, who knew Mum could be cool?" 

Having that jacket on felt different, it felt electric. So much energy surging through her and she had no idea why... couldn't possibly be the jacket. Right?

*

Early 2006: London

"Jesus Christ you scared me!" The Doctor jumped when he entered the TARDIS and saw her standing there. "Wait... where's Rose?" 

"Rose? I... I don't know. Where the hell am I? What happened?" 

The Doctor analyzed her carefully and suddenly his face lit up.

"I know that jacket... you know Ace!"

"Who?"

"Ace McShane of course."

"I don't know who that is. This is my mother's jacket, you must be mistaken."

"Your mother?"

"My mother, Dorothy McShane from Charitable Earth, you might've heard of her."

"Ooooh yeah, I get it," the Doctor nodded, remembering what happened and how Ace's memory was wiped before she was returned to Earth. "What's your name?" 

"I'm Gallifrey," she mumbled. "Wait a second... You're the man in the suit!" 

"I suppose I am. Gallifrey?" He chuckled, a big goofy grin on his face. "Guess she didn't completely forget me after all." 

"What am I doing here? What is this place?" She started freaking out a bit. "I was just in my mum's bedroom, I blinked and I was here. How did that happen?" 

"You're in the TARDIS, time and relative dimension in space. It's my ship, it travels anywhere and to any time you want. Usually I have a companion, but she seems to be lost right now..." 

"Is your companion the blonde girl?" 

The Doctor nodded, hating the way her voice trembled. The idea that something might've happened to Rose broke his hearts.

"Have you seen her?" 

"Yes... in my dream. I- I'm sorry, she's gone. To another world." 

"What? When?"

"Last night, December 20th." 

"Gallifrey, today is February 5th." 

"2006?" 

"Yeah, you saw my future and somehow changed my present, but how?"

The Doctor thought for a moment. If there was a way to get Rose back, he would take it, but if their future was a bitter goodbye in which she was forced into another world... did he even want that? Wouldn't it be better to save them the heartache? 

"Rose went to another universe? So it's possible her existence was completely erased from this one. Her time with me... it's all a memory."

"Maybe we can find her!" Gallifrey suggested. 

"We can try, but the timeline is already fixing itself. It required someone to fill her place and you were just soaked with time travel radiation because of the jacket. So it sent me you, the TARDIS knows you." 

"Radiation? Is that dangerous?" Gallifrey looked down at herself terrified. 

"No, it's completely harmless. It's just the sort of radiation that accumulates as a result of one traveling in time. Your mother had lots of it and she must've passed it onto you too."

"My mother? She traveled in time?" She laughed, it was such a ridiculous notion. Her mother, the biggest homebody she knew, the most cautious person ever!

"Oh yeah," the Doctor grinned. "With me, when she was younger and went by Ace. We were best friends!"

"Yeah right..." 

"Why else would you have the name you have? Do you know what your name means?" 

"No, always thought she got it from a fantasy book or something."

"Gallifrey is the name of my home planet, I'm a Time Lord. Unfortunately, I can't show you since I'm all that's left of that planet, but she knew about it. Her memory was wiped but in the back of her brain she remembered." 

For some reason, she wanted to believe him. She did believe him. It was like somehow she knew him of old, like they were connected by this invisible string. The man in the suit wouldn't lie to her, she was sure of that just as she was sure he wouldn't hurt her.

"So what now?" Gallifrey asked.

"Now we look for Rose like you said, it's worth a try... I'm the Doctor by the way." 

"Doctor, Doctor who?" 

"Just Doctor." 

"Alright then, Doctor. Let's find Rose!"

"You seem excited already," he teased. 

"Well, I finally found the man in the suit I've been looking for in my dreams for a year. This is ace! Let's go, Professor."

"What did you just call me?" His eyes widened.

"Um, I don't know..." her brows furrowed, but she shrugged with a smile. "Wicked."

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[thegirlfromperivale]

“ the girl who could run forever ”

low activity, highly selective and independent roleplay blog for dorothy gale “ace” mcshane from doctor who. mun is 21+

portrayal includes classic and modern series verses, and is based on canon from the tv show, the eu, audios, and headcanon

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[academy13]

Since I slowly lose my mind at work as I work in a corner over a sink, and thus don't interact with a lot of people most of the day, I had a realization... even before they told us Ace's real name was Dorothy, they were sure dropping some bits that were like real fucking familiar. Cause like... winding up somewhere else cause of a tornado is pretty fucking Oz.

Like call me fucking crazy, but they literally pulled a friend of Dorothy thing on all of us. And I do mean literally, because you know the historical connotation of the phrase 'friend of Dorothy' (I hope you do anyways), so like... Ace being introduced to Mel and the Doctor and the audience with a backstory that's the sci-fi version of what happened in The Wizard of Oz, her mom's favorite character being Dorothy Gale... they were telling us the 80s were pretty fucking queer for Doctor Who. Hell, who does Tegan show up with for the first time in 4 goddamn decades? ACE EFFING MCSHANE, REAL NAME DOROTHY. TEGAN IS LITERALLY A FRIEND OF DOROTHY.

Hell, like a decade ago Sarah Jane refers to Ace as Dorothy, being the kind of person she is she would certainly fucking know Ace prefers going by that (even though she's probably chilled out about her real name over the years, god knows when I was younger I kind of hated my middle name more than I do now), but she calls her Dorothy. FRIEND OF DOROTHY.

And then I remember the Regan Administration and the US Military and that phrase and lose my goddamn shit. I'm willing to bet it was no accident in the 80s and it sure ain't no accident now, not if you know the historical connotations of that phrase.

[captainfreelance1]

Ace beating Daleks never gets old!

My favorite Doctor Who Companion in her Shining Moment and a callback to that Moment; I'm a big fan of Ace and her actress Sophie Aldred, she really brings the character a grounded sense of humanity and warmth.

[familyparadox]

The fact that Dorothy Gale ‘Ace’ McShane is not here is very funny. She is not having this. She may be named after Dorothy Gale but she is going to Alice in Wonderland her way out of this!

Jamie And The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

Jamie McCrimmon: Dorothy Gale

K9: Toto

Third Doctor: The Scarecrow (cause he was Worzel Gummidge)

Second Doctor: The Tin Woodsman

Fourth Doctor: The Cowardly Lion

The Master: Wicked Witch of the West

First Doctor: The Wizard of Oz

Im so bloody bored....

[mwhoodboards]

~ Ace McShane ~

(All images from Pinterest)

[vintage1981]

Sophie Aldred Interview | Doctor Who | The Power of the Doctor | The Time Scales

Sophie Aldred portrayed the Doctor's companion Ace during the late 1980s alongside Sylvester McCoy. She talks her return to the program in Jodie Whittaker’s swansong.

[girlsofcomics]

Ace

-Real name: Dorothy Gale McShane

-A.k.a.: Dorothy Gale, McShane, Dorothée

-Publisher: IDW Publishing

-Type: Human

-Afilliations: Doctor´s Companions

-Powers: Intellect

[theangelshavethephonebox]

Dorothy Ace Gale McShane, no?