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|alias | |species = Gallifreyan | ||
| | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] or [[Karn]] | ||
| | |only = The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time | ||
|actor = Brid Brennan | |||
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|actor | '''The Visionary''' was a [[Time Lord|Time Lady]] or one of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. She predicted the annihilation of [[Gallifrey]] on the final day of the [[Last Great Time War]]. | ||
}}The Visionary was a Time Lord | |||
{{ | == Biography== | ||
[[ | According to one account, the Visionary was a [[Time Lord]] who, upon looking into the [[Untempered Schism]], was driven mad by what she saw. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') According to another account, she belonged to the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] and was added to the [[War Council]] by {{Armitage}} when he decided to be more personally involved in the conduct of the Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Homecoming (audio story)|Homecoming]]'') | ||
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She was present at a [[High Council]] meeting presided over by [[President of the High Council|Lord President]] {{Dalton}} during the war. She foretold that Gallifrey would burn, as she wrote [[Gallifreyan (language)|Gallifreyan]] symbols onto a piece of paper with an ink pen. The [[prophecy]] also foretold that Gallifrey would be survived by two Time Lords, concluded to be [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]]. | |||
She screamed "Gallifrey falling... Gallifrey falls!" as Rassilion's [[Ultimate Sanction|plan]] to bring Gallifrey back failed at the hands of the [[Tenth Doctor]], sending the planet back into the last day of the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
When Gallifrey managed to survive the Time War, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') {{Sumpter}} began to fear that the Visionary had instead foreseen the coming of [[the Hybrid]] of [[legend]], with his pursuit of it leading to his [[Coup against Rassilon|banishment]] from Gallifrey by the [[Twelfth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') Eventually, Gallifrey was [[razing of Gallifrey|razed]] and the Time Lords [[murder]]ed by the [[Spy Master]], leaving only himself and the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Spyfall: Part Two (TV story)}}) This state of affairs continued through the lives of the [[Fourteenth Doctor|Fourteenth]] and [[Fifteenth Doctor]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) | |||
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By the end of the war, she was showing signs of [[insanity]] and constantly in a frantic state, spouting puzzling words and phrases which alluded to events due to happen in the future. When she was silent, the Visionary would scrawl pieces of paper with her prophecies in Gallifreyan text that was difficult to read. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:36, 21 September 2024
The Visionary was a Time Lady or one of the Sisterhood of Karn. She predicted the annihilation of Gallifrey on the final day of the Last Great Time War.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to one account, the Visionary was a Time Lord who, upon looking into the Untempered Schism, was driven mad by what she saw. (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords) According to another account, she belonged to the Sisterhood of Karn and was added to the War Council by Rassilon when he decided to be more personally involved in the conduct of the Time War. (AUDIO: Homecoming)
She was present at a High Council meeting presided over by Lord President Rassilon during the war. She foretold that Gallifrey would burn, as she wrote Gallifreyan symbols onto a piece of paper with an ink pen. The prophecy also foretold that Gallifrey would be survived by two Time Lords, concluded to be the Doctor and the Master.
She screamed "Gallifrey falling... Gallifrey falls!" as Rassilion's plan to bring Gallifrey back failed at the hands of the Tenth Doctor, sending the planet back into the last day of the Time War. (TV: The End of Time)
When Gallifrey managed to survive the Time War, (TV: The Day of the Doctor) Rassilon began to fear that the Visionary had instead foreseen the coming of the Hybrid of legend, with his pursuit of it leading to his banishment from Gallifrey by the Twelfth Doctor. (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords) Eventually, Gallifrey was razed and the Time Lords murdered by the Spy Master, leaving only himself and the Thirteenth Doctor. (TV: Spyfall: Part Two [+]Loading...["Spyfall: Part Two (TV story)"]) This state of affairs continued through the lives of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Doctors. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"], The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])
Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]
By the end of the war, she was showing signs of insanity and constantly in a frantic state, spouting puzzling words and phrases which alluded to events due to happen in the future. When she was silent, the Visionary would scrawl pieces of paper with her prophecies in Gallifreyan text that was difficult to read. (TV: The End of Time)
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