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Professor '''Richard Lazarus''' was a man who craved [[immortality]]. | Professor '''Richard Lazarus''' was a man who craved [[immortality]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
[[Image:Lazzar.jpg|left|thumb|Lazarus in his mutant form ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'')]] | |||
Lazarus was only a child during the [[World War II|Second World War]] but had vivid memories of it. He spoke to his associate [[Lady Thaw]] of how he feared death, and sat in [[Southwark Cathedral]] during [[the Blitz]]. He also spoke of how he and others would sit in the crypt; the living amongst the dead. His lust for immortality came from the fact that he wanted to spend another lifetime on Earth so he could continue his work. His [[Genetic Manipulation Device|anti-aging device]] managed to make him seem 30 years younger. | Lazarus was only a child during the [[World War II|Second World War]] but had vivid memories of it. He spoke to his associate [[Lady Thaw]] of how he feared death, and sat in [[Southwark Cathedral]] during [[the Blitz]]. He also spoke of how he and others would sit in the crypt; the living amongst the dead. His lust for immortality came from the fact that he wanted to spend another lifetime on Earth so he could continue his work. His [[Genetic Manipulation Device|anti-aging device]] managed to make him seem 30 years younger. | ||
[[File:The Lazarus Experiment 166-1-.jpg|thumb|250px|The renewed Lazarus ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'')]] | [[File:The Lazarus Experiment 166-1-.jpg|thumb|250px|The renewed Lazarus ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'')]] | ||
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[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] encountered him when they discovered Martha's sister [[Tish Jones|Tish]] had got a job with him after they viewed them on the news. During the party that took place at [[Lazarus Laboratories]] celebrating the device, the Doctor used a [[DNA]] sample from Martha's hand when Lazarus had kissed her to find out about his DNA. The DNA had changed and had unlocked a gene from a once forgotten type of evolution that had died out, but the gene had lain dormant inside the human race until Lazarus had activated it. | [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones|Martha]] encountered him when they discovered Martha's sister [[Tish Jones|Tish]] had got a job with him after they viewed them on the news. During the party that took place at [[Lazarus Laboratories]] celebrating the device, the Doctor used a [[DNA]] sample from Martha's hand when Lazarus had kissed her to find out about his DNA. The DNA had changed and had unlocked a gene from a once forgotten type of evolution that had died out, but the gene had lain dormant inside the human race until Lazarus had activated it. | ||
The unlocking of this gene transformed Lazarus into a huge skeletal scorpion-like beast that fed on the life of its victims by absorbing energy with its whip-like tail. The creature was immune to fire and could become human again when it wanted to, but had to transform to feed. Lazarus was seemingly defeated when the Doctor rewired the anti-aging device so instead of harming anything inside the capsule it harmed the outside. Lazarus was not killed however, and woke up in an ambulance, killing two medics and entering a final showdown with the Doctor in Southwark Cathedral. Martha and Tish lured the beast up to the bell tower and the Doctor caused it to drop by playing the pipe organ as high as it goes (with the help of the [[Sonic Screwdriver]]) to interfere with Lazarus' sonic equipment. Lazarus transforms one last time into elderly form, this time permanently dead. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | The unlocking of this gene transformed Lazarus into a huge skeletal scorpion-like beast that fed on the life of its victims by absorbing energy with its whip-like tail. The creature was immune to fire and could become human again when it wanted to, but had to transform to feed. Lazarus was seemingly defeated when the Doctor rewired the anti-aging device so instead of harming anything inside the capsule it harmed the outside. Lazarus was not killed however, and woke up in an ambulance, killing two medics and entering a final showdown with the Doctor in Southwark Cathedral. Martha and Tish lured the beast up to the bell tower and the Doctor caused it to drop by playing the pipe organ as high as it goes (with the help of the [[Sonic Screwdriver]]) to interfere with Lazarus' sonic equipment. Lazarus transforms one last time into elderly form, this time permanently dead. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment]]'') | ||
[[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] reversed Lazarus's de-aging technology and put it in his [[laser screwdriver]] to age the Doctor 100 years and later even more. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'' / ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] reversed Lazarus's de-aging technology and put it in his [[laser screwdriver]] to age the Doctor 100 years and later even more. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'' / ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
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==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
[[Mark Gatiss]], a longtime ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan with several writing credits connected with the series, played Lazarus in both his young and old [[Human]] forms. | *[[Mark Gatiss]], a longtime ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fan with several writing credits connected with the series, played Lazarus in both his young and old [[Human]] forms. | ||
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