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{{Infobox Individual
individual name= The Master |
|individual name= The Master
alias = see [[Aliases of the Master]] |
|image=
image = [[Image:First_Master.jpg|200px]] |
|race= [[Time Lord]]
race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]]) |
|home planet=
home planet=[[Gallifrey]] |
|home era=
home era= [[Rassilon Era]]|
|appearances=<ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assasin]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]''</li></ul>
appearances= see [[The Master - List of Appearances]] |
|actor= <ul><li>[[Peter Pratt]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assasin]]'')</li><li>[[Geoffrey Beevers]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'')</li></ul>
actor= [[Roger Delgado]]}}
}}


Sauve and debonair, a familiar incarnation of the evil renegade [[Time Lord]] known as '''the Master''' opposed [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[UNIT]], mostly on [[20th century|late 20th century]] [[England]] though occasionally in other times and places.
In a physically degenerated condition and with no more [[regeneration]]s left, The Master attempted to find an energy source to restore himself.


==Profile==
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===Biography===
===Biography===
:''Though formerly friends with him, the Master had, by this time already, [[The_Master#Early_life|sworn enmity against the Doctor]].''
In this [[The Master (UNIT years)|last incarnation]], had triggered [[Susan Foreman]] triggered an explosion when the Master attempted to kidnap her. He exhausted his [[regneration cycle]] recovering from the injuries sustained in the explosion on the [[planet]] [[Tersurus]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'').


Prior to the Doctor becoming aware of his presence, the Master infiltrated UNIT's [[UNIT HQ|headquarters]]. Here he learned of the failed [[Nestene]] invasion and decided to ally himself with them. ([[DWA]]: ''[[Reconnaissance]]'')
Here, the [[Time Lord]] [[Chancellor]] [[Goth]] found the Master, in a wasted condition. The Master had by this time reached the end of his [[regeneration]] cycle and had turned into an animate though rotting corpse. The Master, with the collaboration of Goth, lured [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to [[Gallifrey]] by sending him a vision of the death of the [[Lord President]] of the [[High Council]] of Time Lords. The Doctor ended up on trial for the President's murder. Secretly, the Master had access to [[the Matrix]]. The Master had guessed the secret of the [[Eye of Harmony]] and various artifacts left behind by [[Rassilon]]. He realised that the Eye of Harmony, a [[black hole]], resided beneath the [[Panopticon]] and, realizing that it had immense power, believed he could use the [[Sash of Rassilon]] to protect himself from the raw power of the Eye and the destruction that unleashing it would cause. He thought that it could channel that energy to renew himself. The Doctor defeated the Master in physical combat. The Master appeared to have fallen into a crevice created by a localized earthquake. In fact, he had gained access to [[the Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] and escaped. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')


:''The Master appears to have originally intended to proceed directly with his plan to use the [[Keller Machine]], as he spent many months establishing his (and the Keller Process') credentials, and must have brought the mind parasite to Earth with him prior to joining forces with the Nestenes.''
The Master repaired to the [[planet]] [[Traken]] in the [[Traken Union]] in the [[Melkur]], actually a [[TARDIS]]. He set about a plan to steal [[the Source]] to restore himself. To this end, over a period of years, he won over [[Kassia]], wife to [[Tremas]] and mother of [[Nyssa]]. Defeated once more by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Adric]], he took over the body of Tremas. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'')
The Master then appeared at a circus, his [[Type 40|TARDIS]] materializing in the form of a circus trailer or horse box. He promptly [[hypnosis|hypnotized]] the circus troupe to obey his orders, as part of his plan to assist the [[Nestene]]s in their latest bid to conquer Earth. A Time Lord emissary alerted the Doctor to his rival's presence on the planet ([[DW]]:''[[Terror of the Autons]]'').


:''As far as the Master's transport, it seemed he owned a Type 40 Mark II TARDIS, compared to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor]]'s Type 40 Mark I.''
:''For an account of the Master's activities in Tremas' body, see [[The Master (Tremas)|separate article]].''


The Doctor stole the [[dematerialisation circuit]] of his ship, stranding the Master on [[Earth]]. He returned again, using the [[Keller Machine]] to try and foment nuclear war ([[DW]]:''[[The Mind of Evil]]''), recovered his mobility and brought [[Axos]] to Earth, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]''), used information stolen from the Time Lords to visit an alien world in the future to try to gain control of a doomsday machine ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]''), and finally summoned the [[Dæmon]] [[Azal]], to no avail. At the conclusion of this event, UNIT captured him ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]'').
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Following a trial, the Master was given a sentence of life imprisonment on a prison on an island designed especially to hold him. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'') While in custody, with the Doctor gone off-world ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''), the Master collaborated with UNIT in preventing an invasion by a fascist parallel [[England]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''). The Master escaped on his own later ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'').
 
Sometime during his obvious actions against the Doctor and UNIT, the Master attempted to alter the events surrounding the assassination of [[America]]n president [[John F. Kennedy]], initiating events which would eliminate the existence of UNIT and possibly also the third incarnation of the Doctor, which would have left vulnerable to conquest by the many alien races which threatened it during the later 20th century ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'').
 
The Master travelled back to ancient [[Atlantis]], confronting the Doctor there, brought forth [[Kronos]], king of the [[Chronovore]]s, escaped the destruction that followed in Kronos' wake ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') and forged a short-lived alliance with the [[Dalek]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'').
 
Unseen by the Master, shortly afterwards, the Doctor regained the full freedom of space and time travel ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]''). The Doctor's ties with UNIT began to loosen. He would also [[regenerate]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'').
 
For a short while the Master adopted the identity of Duke Dominus, a gangster on early 20th century Earth, but his plan on this occasion was halted by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] without his even knowing it ([[VD]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes]]'').
 
:''For later events in the Master's life, see [[The_Master#Degeneration|main article]].''
 
==Behind the Scenes==
Although they played antagonists onscreen, in real life [[Roger Delgado]], who originated the role of the Master, and [[Jon Pertwee]], the Third Doctor, were actually close friends. In interviews and convention Q&A sessions, Pertwee often cited the death of Delgado as one of the factors which led him to give up the role. His death meant that, on-screen, the feud between the Doctor and the Master never came to any resolution. Originally the Master would have died saving the Doctors's life. The Doctor would have then regenerated. Rumours suggest that the story would have revealed the Master as the evil side of the Doctor's personality, which would have explained why the Master never sought to actually kill the Doctor. A persistent rumor, not verified by the production team of that era, has said that story would have revealed the Doctor and the Master as brothers. The later story ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' included a line of dialogue which led to some speculation in this regard. A reference to this occurs much later in ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'' when [[Martha Jones]] tells the [[Tenth Doctor]] she thought he and the Master were brothers, to which he enigmatically replies, "You watch too much TV".
 
 
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Revision as of 20:12, 19 October 2008

In a physically degenerated condition and with no more regenerations left, The Master attempted to find an energy source to restore himself.

Profile

Biography

In this last incarnation, had triggered Susan Foreman triggered an explosion when the Master attempted to kidnap her. He exhausted his regneration cycle recovering from the injuries sustained in the explosion on the planet Tersurus (EDA: Legacy of the Daleks).

Here, the Time Lord Chancellor Goth found the Master, in a wasted condition. The Master had by this time reached the end of his regeneration cycle and had turned into an animate though rotting corpse. The Master, with the collaboration of Goth, lured the Doctor to Gallifrey by sending him a vision of the death of the Lord President of the High Council of Time Lords. The Doctor ended up on trial for the President's murder. Secretly, the Master had access to the Matrix. The Master had guessed the secret of the Eye of Harmony and various artifacts left behind by Rassilon. He realised that the Eye of Harmony, a black hole, resided beneath the Panopticon and, realizing that it had immense power, believed he could use the Sash of Rassilon to protect himself from the raw power of the Eye and the destruction that unleashing it would cause. He thought that it could channel that energy to renew himself. The Doctor defeated the Master in physical combat. The Master appeared to have fallen into a crevice created by a localized earthquake. In fact, he had gained access to his TARDIS and escaped. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)

The Master repaired to the planet Traken in the Traken Union in the Melkur, actually a TARDIS. He set about a plan to steal the Source to restore himself. To this end, over a period of years, he won over Kassia, wife to Tremas and mother of Nyssa. Defeated once more by the Doctor and Adric, he took over the body of Tremas. (DW: The Keeper of Traken)

For an account of the Master's activities in Tremas' body, see separate article.
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