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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|name= Bors
|image = The doctor's Meditation 2.jpg
|image= The doctor's Meditation 2.jpg
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|species = Human
|species=Human
|species2 = Dalek puppet
|origin=Earth
|origin = Earth
|only= The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)
|first = The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)
|actor= Daniel Hoffmann-Gill}}
|appearances= [[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]''
'''Bors''' was a man in medieval times. When the [[Twelfth Doctor]] saved him from a splinter, Bors pledged himself to the Time Lord as a debt for the Doctor "saving his life."
|actor = Daniel Hoffmann-Gill}}
'''Bors''' was an Englishman who lived in [[12th century]] [[Essex]]. He was saved by the [[Twelfth Doctor]], thus he pledged himself to the Time Lord. A snakebite inflicted by [[Colony Sarff]] turned Bors into a [[Dalek puppet]]; he enabled the Daleks to capture the Doctor's TARDIS.


In a [[castle]], when the Doctor was meditating, he asked Bors how long he'd been there. Bors said about three hours, to which the Doctor became very sullen. Bors asked the Doctor if he had another friend, to which the Doctor exited the castle to build a [[well]].
== Biography ==
Bors met the Doctor when the Doctor decided to [[Meditation|meditate]] in the [[castle]] near where he lived. The Doctor saved Bors' life, and Bors swore himself to the Time Lord -- although the Doctor insisted that the incident had been "just a splinter." Bors and his men began to dig a [[well]] on the Doctor's orders when he claimed the [[water]] they had wasn't good enough. It took them nearly a week to find water, and the Doctor suggested they build a [[visitor's centre]] once the well was complete, annoying Bors. Bors was also able to solve the Doctor's magic trick, but admitted he still thought of himself as an idiot. He also noted that the Doctor was unable to meditate due to the fact he couldn't remain silent, but then listened intently as the Doctor told him about a battlefield he had found which would be his last. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]'')


On the Doctor's orders, Bors and his men began to dig a well on the Doctor's orders. Five days later, they had tried eleven different spots and none of them had contained water. Seven days later, they had finally dug a well and Bors offered the Doctor a bucket of it. After the Doctor suggested a visitor's center for the well, Bors dropped the bucket back in, completely frustrated over the Doctor's actions.
Bors later challenged the Doctor to an [[axe]] fight, to which he arrived playing an [[electric guitar]] and riding a [[tank]]. Distracted by the Doctor's presence with the crowd, Bors was strangled by one of [[Colony Sarff]]'s snakes. The snake bit him and converted him into a [[Dalek puppet]]. After Colony Sarff took the Doctor prisoner on his ship Bors, his free will lost, located [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'')


Five days later, the Doctor was practicing his magic tricks when Bors told him his order for the throne room extension has been filled. The Doctor, in an attempt to test his magic, asked Bors where the coin he had been practicing with was, to which Bors replied it was still in his hand. Frustrated, the Doctor made it disappear, protesting that the coin was not there and Bors was not an idiot as he had originally thought.
== Behind the scenes ==
In [[DWM 492]], a fan asked showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] how Bors became a Dalek puppet. Moffat revealed the snake which wrapped itself around Bors's neck also bit him, and Colony Sarff's venom contained the Dalek conversion nanogenes seen in ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]''.


Four days later, Bors prepared the Doctor's final meditation. The Time Lord and he conversed, with the Doctor saying that he only had one day left and Bors replying that the Doctor was incapable of silence. Bors left the Doctor, but a few moments later, the Doctor called Bors back, with the intent of telling the latter his story. The Time Lord said that he recently found a battlefield, and although he had come across many battlefields, this one would be his last. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Meditation (TV story)|The Doctor's Meditation]]'')
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Latest revision as of 18:26, 3 November 2024

Bors was an Englishman who lived in 12th century Essex. He was saved by the Twelfth Doctor, thus he pledged himself to the Time Lord. A snakebite inflicted by Colony Sarff turned Bors into a Dalek puppet; he enabled the Daleks to capture the Doctor's TARDIS.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bors met the Doctor when the Doctor decided to meditate in the castle near where he lived. The Doctor saved Bors' life, and Bors swore himself to the Time Lord -- although the Doctor insisted that the incident had been "just a splinter." Bors and his men began to dig a well on the Doctor's orders when he claimed the water they had wasn't good enough. It took them nearly a week to find water, and the Doctor suggested they build a visitor's centre once the well was complete, annoying Bors. Bors was also able to solve the Doctor's magic trick, but admitted he still thought of himself as an idiot. He also noted that the Doctor was unable to meditate due to the fact he couldn't remain silent, but then listened intently as the Doctor told him about a battlefield he had found which would be his last. (TV: The Doctor's Meditation)

Bors later challenged the Doctor to an axe fight, to which he arrived playing an electric guitar and riding a tank. Distracted by the Doctor's presence with the crowd, Bors was strangled by one of Colony Sarff's snakes. The snake bit him and converted him into a Dalek puppet. After Colony Sarff took the Doctor prisoner on his ship Bors, his free will lost, located the Doctor's TARDIS for the Daleks. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

In DWM 492, a fan asked showrunner Steven Moffat how Bors became a Dalek puppet. Moffat revealed the snake which wrapped itself around Bors's neck also bit him, and Colony Sarff's venom contained the Dalek conversion nanogenes seen in Asylum of the Daleks.

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