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'''Ansillon''' was the name of a greatly respected [[Time Lord]], who was an old friend to [[the Doctor]].
'''Ansillon''' was the name of a highly respected [[Time Lord]] and old friend of [[the Doctor]].


The [[Fourth Doctor]] remembered first meeting him when Ansillon was a [[hermit]] on a [[mountain]]. For a time, Ansillon was the solitary guardian of the [[Caves of Perdition]].
The [[Fourth Doctor]] remembered first meeting Ansillon as [[the Hermit|a hermit]] on a [[mountain]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)}}) in [[The Doctor's early life|his childhood]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Time Monster (TV story)}}, et al.) For a time, Ansillon was the solitary guardian of the [[Caves of Perdition]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)}}) and the Doctor climbed the mountain to consult with him many times, although by some accounts this mountain was called [[Mount Cadon]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}}, {{cs|The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths}}, et al.) rather than [[Mount Perdition]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time}})


In other lives, he served many different roles: as K'uan Impe, he was the [[Watchman of the Dark]], and as Uba Danth, he was the [[High Priest of the Riven Temple of the Spliced]], "among many other names".
In other lives, Ansillon served many different roles: among his "many other names", as [[Ku'an Impe]] he was the [[Watchman of the Dark]]; as [[Uba Danth]] he was the [[High Priest]] of the [[Riven Temple of the Spliced]]; ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)}}) and as [[K'anpo Rimpoche]] he was the [[abbot]] of a [[Buddhist]] [[meditation]] centre in [[England]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Spiders (TV story)}})


Later in life, he reclaimed the name Ansillon and became the [[Provost of the Recusary]]. Ansillon remained associated with the [[High Council]] and the [[Keeper of the Matrix]] during his time at [[the Recusary]], and gave his [[biography|testaments]] in a series of [[codex|codeces]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'')
In [[Ansillon (Blood of the Time Lords)|a later incarnation]], he reclaimed the name Ansillon and became the [[Provost of the Recusary]]. Ansillon remained associated with the [[High Council]] and the [[Keeper of the Matrix]] during his time at [[the Recusary]] and gave his [[biography|testaments]] in a series of [[codex|codeces]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Since the Doctor says he first knew Ansillon as a [[hermit]] on a mountain, and Ansillon notes that he's familiar with the circumstances of the [[Third Doctor]]'s [[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|regeneration]], ''Blood of the Time Lords'' strongly implies that he is [[K'anpo Rimpoche]] and/or [[the Other|the Stranger]] on [[Mount Perdition]].


By another account, [[the Hermit]] was not Ansillon or K'anpo Rimpoche but [[Azmael]], an ancient [[renegade Time Lord]] who later died on [[Jaconda]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Twin Dilemma (TV story)}})
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Latest revision as of 14:16, 17 August 2024

Ansillon was the name of a highly respected Time Lord and old friend of the Doctor.

The Fourth Doctor remembered first meeting Ansillon as a hermit on a mountain (AUDIO: Blood of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)"]) in his childhood. (TV: The Time Monster [+]Loading...["The Time Monster (TV story)"], et al.) For a time, Ansillon was the solitary guardian of the Caves of Perdition, (AUDIO: Blood of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)"]) and the Doctor climbed the mountain to consult with him many times, although by some accounts this mountain was called Mount Cadon (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"], The Three Paths [+]Loading...["The Three Paths (short story)","The Three Paths"], et al.) rather than Mount Perdition. (TV: The End of Time [+]Loading...["The End of Time (TV story)","The End of Time"])

In other lives, Ansillon served many different roles: among his "many other names", as Ku'an Impe he was the Watchman of the Dark; as Uba Danth he was the High Priest of the Riven Temple of the Spliced; (AUDIO: Blood of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)"]) and as K'anpo Rimpoche he was the abbot of a Buddhist meditation centre in England. (TV: Planet of the Spiders [+]Loading...["Planet of the Spiders (TV story)"])

In a later incarnation, he reclaimed the name Ansillon and became the Provost of the Recusary. Ansillon remained associated with the High Council and the Keeper of the Matrix during his time at the Recusary and gave his testaments in a series of codeces. (AUDIO: Blood of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)"])

By another account, the Hermit was not Ansillon or K'anpo Rimpoche but Azmael, an ancient renegade Time Lord who later died on Jaconda. (TV: The Twin Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (TV story)"])