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|alias            = Cleopatra Selene, [[Melanie Bush]], Lania, Professor Baxton, Principal C.B. Wainwright
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|job              = Prison governor
|origin            = [[Gallifrey]]
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|first            = The Rani Elite (audio story)
|first            = The Mark of the Rani (TV story)
|appearances      = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Rani (audio story)|Planet of the Rani]]''
|appearances      = [[The Rani - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|main voice actor = Siobhan Redmond
|main actor        = Kate O'Mara
|voice actor       = Siobhan Redmond
|clip              = The Rani's plan - Doctor Who - Mark of the Rani - BBC
|clip2            = The Doctor wakes up in Rani's lab - Doctor Who Classic - Time & The Rani - BBC
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         <navigation><center>[[First Rani|1]] • [[Second Rani|2]]</center></navigation>
         <navigation><center>[[First Rani|1]] • [[Second Rani|2]]</center></navigation>
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'''Ushas''', better known as '''the Rani''' and known more formally as '''Ushas of Miasimia Goria''', or, in other accounts, as simply '''Rani''', was a [[renegade Time Lord|renegade Time Lady]] and member of [[the Deca]]. A brilliant but cold [[neurochemist]], she knew [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]] when all three were young, and became an enemy of the former and an unwilling ally of the latter.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
=== A new incarnation ===
=== The Rani's incarnations ===
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The Rani was, regardless of incarnation, a brilliant scientific genius whose villainy came not from the usual variety of lust for power and suchlike, but from a mindset that treated everything (including morality) as secondary to her research. She was highly intelligent but extremely arrogant, narcissistic, ruthless, powerful and intensely cruel.  
[[File:The Redmond Rani close-up (POTR).jpg|thumb|left|A new Rani. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Rani (audio story)|Planet of the Rani]]'')]]
* The [[First Rani]]...
The Rani later regenerated. In her new incarnation she once again encountered the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], although she had expected his seventh incarnation. She masqueraded as Professor Baxton at the [[College of Advanced Galactic Education]] a foremost authority of Moral Philosophy. The Doctor questioned her about her theories in one of her [[lecture]]s. She tested the students and used the tests to find suitability for her experiments. Some of the students she experimented on were [[Lizzo]] and [[Reev]], and she tried to experiment on [[Miklev]]. The students were experts in their fields. She was making a biodigital interface controller. She was using a Sidelian Brain Scanner in her techniques, which was moving memories from one brain to another. The Rani then used Peri in her experiments, due to Miklev being concussed. She also killed her accomplice, the [[Vice Chancellor (The Rani Elite)|Vice Chancellor]]. The real Professor Baxton was used as the overseer of the network of the students' brains. She was using the students' minds in order to calculate the minor events she would need, in order to create the massive events she wanted, in effect reverse engineering [[chaos theory]]. She hated the Doctor calling her Ushas and reminiscing about [[the Deca]]. When the Doctor tricked her she fell down through the floor on the way to her TARDIS. She gloated in her part in the Doctor's next regeneration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'')
* The [[Second Rani]]...


She was sent to [[Teccaurora Penitentiary]], a prison for her misdemeanours. 97 years after her imprisonment, she became the governor of the prison. Using the prison as her base of operations, she used the prisoners to power a time corridor to [[Miasimia Goria]]. She took [[Constance Clarke]] with her and was appalled at the state the planet was in, but was delighted that [[Raj Kahnu]] became a success, the only one of her experiments to work correctly. She showed some emotion when she thought that Kahnu was dead, but was put on trial by her subjects on Miasimia Goria, where the Doctor said he would take her back to [[Gallifrey]]. She pleaded with Kahnu to show some compassion in sentencing her but instead tried to kill him. She escaped in a TARDIS survival pod that her previous incarnation had left there. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Rani (audio story)|Planet of the Rani]]'')
=== Undated events ===
 
=== Wartime ===
In the [[War in Heaven]], [[The War King|the Lord President]] reintegrated several barely-reformed [[renegade Time Lord|renegades]] into [[Gallifrey]]an society. One former renegade Time Lady, who was known for her engineered creatures, became a tutor to newly-[[loom]]ed soldiers. [[Holsred]] remembered a lecture in which she connected an [[artron energy]] generator to a white [[rat]]'s [[brain]] and then let the rat use the energy to kill a hungry [[Gallifreyan cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'')
In the [[War in Heaven]], [[The War King|the Lord President]] reintegrated several barely-reformed [[renegade Time Lord|renegades]] into [[Gallifrey]]an society. One former renegade Time Lady, who was known for her engineered creatures, became a tutor to newly-[[loom]]ed soldiers. [[Holsred]] remembered a lecture in which she connected an [[artron energy]] generator to a white [[rat]]'s [[brain]] and then let the rat use the energy to kill a hungry [[Gallifreyan cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'')


[[Father Kreiner]] had the heads of the Rani and [[the Master]] as trophies; however, at least one of them was a [[clone]] created in the [[High Council]]'s [[hatchling project]]s. ([[PROSE]]:'' [[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'')
[[Father Kreiner]] had the heads of the Rani and [[the Master]] as trophies; however, at least one of them was a [[clone]] created in the [[High Council]]'s [[hatchling project]]s. ([[PROSE]]:'' [[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'')
== Appearance ==
In her second incarnation, the Rani wore her hair in shoulder-length ginger curls, and spoke with a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[accent]]. Leaving behind her previous incarnation's penchant for flamboyant clothing, this Rani dressed in period-appropriate clothes based on her location. At the [[College of Advanced Galactic Education|CAGE]], while disguised as Professor Baxton, she wore a black trench coat over an orange shirt patterned with teacups, paired with glittering slingback shoes. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'', ''[[Planet of the Rani (audio story)|Planet of The Rani]]'')


== Personality ==
== Personality ==
The Second Rani, much like her predecessor, was a brilliant scientific mind whose villainy was rooted in amorality, selfishness, and an egocentric worldview. While she did not wish to cause harm or see others suffer, she did not care if people were harmed by her actions. Her major interest was in altering the [[biochemistry]] of other species. She was also capable of linking a [[remote control]] to a [[TARDIS]], something that other [[Time Lord]]s had not been able to manage themselves.
[[File:Tenth Doctor Untitled Y3 12 The Rani 2-min.jpg|thumb|The Rani squabbles with [[Rose Tyler]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Untitled (10DY3 12 comic story)|Untitled]]'')]]
 
In meeting the [[The Doctor|the Doctor]] at [[Sixth Doctor|an earlier point]] in his personal timeline, the Rani refused to break the laws of time, but she took joy in knowing that even if she lost during this encounter, she would beat him later. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'')


The Rani reacted negatively when addressed as "Ushas" by the Doctor, demanding he refrain from calling her by her former name and dismissed his mentions of [[Drax]], [[the Monk|Mortimus]], and [[the Deca]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rani Elite (audio story)|The Rani Elite]]'')
While she did appear evil, she found [[the Master]] to be truly evil and therefore stupid. She also said that his plans were so overcomplicated that if he walked in a straight line he would get dizzy. She didn't have a good impression of either of her old classmates when she encountered the Master and the [[Sixth Doctor]]. What evil she did she felt was necessary to her work. When the Doctor tried to convince her not to experiment on [[human]]s, she called them carnivores and asked if they ever thought of the lesser species when they sunk their teeth into a lamb chop; she had a [[conscience]] of some kind, as she was later willing to destroy her test subjects intending to kill the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani (TV story)|The Mark of the Rani]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Kate O'Mara]] portrayed the Rani in all of her television appearances including the 1993 special ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]''. In this story, the Rani traps all seven of the Doctor's incarnations and fellow companions in the East End of London.
* It was never made clear on-screen as to whether Kate O'Mara was the first Rani or simply the first one covered by the series. However, [[Pip and Jane Baker]]'s novelisation of ''[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]]'' confirms that the Rani is still in her first incarnation.
* In August 2012, [[Steven Moffat]] stated that "he had no reason to bring back the Rani",<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a401680/doctor-who-steven-moffat-rules-out-return-for-villain-the-rani.html</ref> thus putting an end to the rumours of her return to the television series.<ref>http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/19959/dr-who-gillian-anderson-is-the-rani</ref>
* [[Russell T Davies]] has said that if he had brought back the Rani, he would have cast actress {{w|Ruthie Henshall}} in the role.<ref>http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/10/28/russell-t-davies-talks-wizards-vs-aliens/2/</ref>
* Plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording. Upon being assured by O'Mara's agent that she'd wished them to continue the project without her, Big Finish cast [[Siobhan Redmond]] as a new incarnation of the Rani.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani</ref>
* Plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording. Upon being assured by O'Mara's agent that she'd wished them to continue the project without her, Big Finish cast [[Siobhan Redmond]] as a new incarnation of the Rani.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani</ref>
* Redmond had never seen ''Doctor Who'' prior to being cast as the Rani, though she familiarised herself with O'Mara's work in the role. Before her in-character photoshoot as the new Rani, she curled her hair as a small homage to O'Mara. ([[VOR 70]])
* In the commentary for ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]],'' [[Russell T Davies]] jokingly termed the hand seen removing [[the Master's ring]] from the ashes of his funeral pyre "the hand of the Rani". He would later write it being the hand of a disciple of Harold Saxon's in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
* Redmond's portrayal of the Rani with her own native [[Scottish accent]], closely following as it did the premieres of the first Scottish-accented {{Gomez|n=Master}} and the [[Twelfth Doctor]] on televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', led ''[[Vortex (magazine)|Vortex]]'' to comment "Scottish Time Lords are like buses. You wait ages for one to appear, and then suddenly you get three at once!" ([[VOR 70]])


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
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Revision as of 17:44, 11 June 2021

Ushas, better known as the Rani and known more formally as Ushas of Miasimia Goria, or, in other accounts, as simply Rani, was a renegade Time Lady and member of the Deca. A brilliant but cold neurochemist, she knew the Doctor and the Master when all three were young, and became an enemy of the former and an unwilling ally of the latter.

Biography

The Rani's incarnations

The Rani was, regardless of incarnation, a brilliant scientific genius whose villainy came not from the usual variety of lust for power and suchlike, but from a mindset that treated everything (including morality) as secondary to her research. She was highly intelligent but extremely arrogant, narcissistic, ruthless, powerful and intensely cruel.

Undated events

In the War in Heaven, the Lord President reintegrated several barely-reformed renegades into Gallifreyan society. One former renegade Time Lady, who was known for her engineered creatures, became a tutor to newly-loomed soldiers. Holsred remembered a lecture in which she connected an artron energy generator to a white rat's brain and then let the rat use the energy to kill a hungry Gallifreyan cat. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5)

Father Kreiner had the heads of the Rani and the Master as trophies; however, at least one of them was a clone created in the High Council's hatchling projects. (PROSE: Interference)

Personality

The Rani squabbles with Rose Tyler. (COMIC: Untitled)

While she did appear evil, she found the Master to be truly evil and therefore stupid. She also said that his plans were so overcomplicated that if he walked in a straight line he would get dizzy. She didn't have a good impression of either of her old classmates when she encountered the Master and the Sixth Doctor. What evil she did she felt was necessary to her work. When the Doctor tried to convince her not to experiment on humans, she called them carnivores and asked if they ever thought of the lesser species when they sunk their teeth into a lamb chop; she had a conscience of some kind, as she was later willing to destroy her test subjects intending to kill the Doctor. (TV: The Mark of the Rani)

Behind the scenes

  • Kate O'Mara portrayed the Rani in all of her television appearances including the 1993 special Dimensions in Time. In this story, the Rani traps all seven of the Doctor's incarnations and fellow companions in the East End of London.
  • It was never made clear on-screen as to whether Kate O'Mara was the first Rani or simply the first one covered by the series. However, Pip and Jane Baker's novelisation of Time and the Rani confirms that the Rani is still in her first incarnation.
  • In August 2012, Steven Moffat stated that "he had no reason to bring back the Rani",[1] thus putting an end to the rumours of her return to the television series.[2]
  • Russell T Davies has said that if he had brought back the Rani, he would have cast actress Ruthie Henshall in the role.[3]
  • Plans were underway to bring back Kate O'Mara as the Rani for new Big Finish Productions audios, but O'Mara passed away a few weeks before recording. Upon being assured by O'Mara's agent that she'd wished them to continue the project without her, Big Finish cast Siobhan Redmond as a new incarnation of the Rani.[4]
  • In the commentary for Last of the Time Lords, Russell T Davies jokingly termed the hand seen removing the Master's ring from the ashes of his funeral pyre "the hand of the Rani". He would later write it being the hand of a disciple of Harold Saxon's in The End of Time.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a401680/doctor-who-steven-moffat-rules-out-return-for-villain-the-rani.html
  2. ↑ http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/19959/dr-who-gillian-anderson-is-the-rani
  3. ↑ http://www.sfx.co.uk/2012/10/28/russell-t-davies-talks-wizards-vs-aliens/2/
  4. ↑ http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-new-rani
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