Rose Tyler

**Rose Tyler**, also known as the Bad Wolf, is a time traveler and Defender of the Earth. After the Doctor's death during the Time War, the Black and White Guardians made Rose into a focal point in the Web of Time, thus causing her to encounter aliens at a frequent rate and eventually replace the Doctor as the universe's most ardent defender.

## Biography

### Early Life

Rose was born to Pete and Jackie Tyler in London on April 27, 1985. When she was two years old, her father died when he was hit by a car. Jackie raised Rose as a single mother.

Rose grew up in the Powell Estate in Peckham, London. As a child she attended the Jericho Street Junior School, where she won the bronze medal in an under-7s gymnastics competition. She always wanted a pet, and liked to play with the stray animals that lived around the estate, especially the dogs. However, her mother refused to let her adopt any of them, citing their lack of money as a reason. She used to tell Rose "if you name it, it’s gonna hurt that much more when you can’t bring it home."

Rose never attended church as a child. As her mother often had to work, Rose tended to spend her time out of school hanging around the estate, often by herself or with friends Mickey and Shareen.

### Meeting Sky

Rose first encountered aliens on Sunday, October 10, 1999. She was fourteen years old. At 6:55 AM, at some point after her mother Jackie left for work, Rose was awoken by a knocking at her door. She got up to investigate and, at first, did not see anyone in the hallway. However, before she could close the door, she saw a baby carrier on the ground in front of her door. This carrier contained a young infant, who Rose approximated to be three or four months old, and who had clearly been abandoned there.

Rose brought the baby inside, planning to call either her mother or the police. However, the baby's cries caused the phone to short out and the lights to explode, leading Rose to realize that it may not be entirely human. There was a note pinned to the baby's blanket which read 'Protect her' in simple, block-like handwriting. When the baby's cries continued to coincide with damage to electronics, Rose concluded that the baby had superpowers. She contemplated asking one of the neighbors to call the police, as Rose herself was unable due to the damaged phone, but decided not to as she feared for the baby's safety.

The baby continued to affect electronics, this time turning on the television by giggling. The TV showed a news report about a comet spotted in Brixton, which was only about twenty minutes from the Powell Estate by car. Realizing that a comet of that size should have been noticed by scientists well in advance, Rose guessed that the comet was somehow special. This led her to the conclusion that it was connected to the baby, who she now suspected was an alien.

Rose first considered naming the baby Comet, after the comet from which she suspected it had come, but chose not to as she felt it was not a proper name. She instead named the baby Sky. After feeding Sky some applesauce and then getting dressed for the day, Rose was surprised when a metallic man (one of the Metalkind) entered her flat invisibly. It turned visible once more and approached baby Sky, but Rose grabbed Sky and ran out of the flat. She was pursued downstairs, but once outside, she was found by Miss Myers, Sky's creator and self-proclaimed 'mother'. Miss Myers began driving them to a nuclear power station, where she intended to use the nuclear energy to prime Sky as a weapon against the Metalkind. However, Sky's crying caused the car break down and they were forced to stop while still in London.

Rose attempted to take Sky and leave, believing that a baby should never be used as a bomb. She managed to evade Miss Myers and run, but was quickly stopped by the Metalkind man, who had arrived to kill Sky. During this confrontation, the presence of Metalkind caused Sky to prime herself, aging until she appeared to be approximately twelve years old. Rose used this as a distraction, grabbing Sky's hand and telling her to run before either Miss Myers or the Metalkind man could react.

Rose and Sky attempted to run, but were stopped when Miss Myers aimed a gun at Rose and threatened to shoot. Rose told Sky to run, pointing out that Miss Myers wouldn't risk damaging her weapon, but Sky refused to leave without her. However, before Miss Myers could do anything else, the Metalkind man grabbed her from behind and snapped her neck. He intended to do his utmost to kill Sky as well, although he accepted that he would likely die in the attempt, as it would be preferable for them to take each other out here than for her to destroy his entire race on their homeworld. Rose convinced him to leave her on Earth, insisting that she would have no reason to harm his people if he left them alone. The Metalkind man reluctantly agreed, teleporting away after securing a promise that Sky would never leave planet Earth.

This confrontation was witnessed by several civilians, including a young Gwen Cooper. Although most of the civilians did not see the blatantly extraterrestrial elements of the event (having been distracted by car alarms and exploding lights during Sky's transformation, and having been looking away from the dead body during the teleport) Gwen witnessed the entire thing.

Following this event, police spoke with Jackie Tyler, who had had no knowledge of the situation. They attempted to place Sky in foster care, after learning that she had no memory of her life before that day, and talked about trying to track down her biological family. However, Sky refused to go with them, insisting that she wanted to stay with Rose. Although Jackie was hesitant at first, she eventually agreed to take Sky in as a foster child, and Rose managed to talk the police into agreeing as well.

## Personality

Rose is a brave young woman who does not hesitate to do the right thing. However, she is also kind and trusting almost to the point of naivety. She harbors a lot of anxiety about her social life, such as wondering if people truly like her or if they are just pretending. She is also a very jealous person, possibly as a result of this anxiety.

## Relationships

Rose is close with her mother, Jackie, who raised her as a single mother. She has extended family in Cousin Mo and Cousin Mo's son, who they visit regularly. She is also on good terms with her mother's friends, such as Suzie, Bev, and Sarah.

She has two close friends in Mickey Smith (who has a crush on her) and Shareen Costello, both of whom she has known since she was young.

Rose is very close with her adoptive sister, Sky Tyler, due to the unique circumstances surrounding her adoption.

## Physical Appearance

Rose is a young woman from 21st century London. Her hair is naturally a light, mousy brown, but she began dying it blonde when she was thirteen. At sixteen, she is fully grown at 163 cm (5'4") and is considered very attractive.

On the television series, she is portrayed by Billie Piper.