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'''[[Cardinal]] Ollistra '''was a high ranking Time Lord involved in the [[Time War]].
== Biography ==
Through her lives, Ollistra was a heartless [[politician]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'', ''[[The Side of the Angels (audio story)|The Side of the Angels]]'') She [[regeneration|regenerated]] several times and, in [[War Ollistra|her war incarnation]], told the [[Fourth Tamasan]] that she could remember her first few bodies "like yesterday". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conscript (audio story)|The Conscript]]'')


== During the Time War ==
[[Ollistra (The Side of the Angels)|One incarnation]] was part of the [[High Council]] and had dealings with [[the Doctor]], both in his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dark Universe (audio story)|Dark Universe]]'')  and [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnations]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Side of the Angels (audio story)|The Side of the Angels]]'')
Ollistra was present when a Gallifreyan reported the destruction of the Dalek fleet and the death of the Doctor. Horrified, Olistra laments Time Lord soldiers Bennus and Arverton when they allow the [[War Doctor]] to activate the Dalek [[Time Destructor]] instead of them, a blast no Time Lord can survive. Ollistra attends the Doctor's funeral, sceptical of his demise. With her strong belief that the Doctor was still alive, she sent [[Veklin]] to search for him. After gaining control of the [[Eye of Harmony]] of the Doctor's [[TARDIS]], Ollistra pulled the Doctor from [[Keska]] when he refused to go home. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'')


She later built a team, consisting of the War Doctor, Veklin, [[Bennus]] and [[Arverton]], to rescue [[Seratrix]], a Time Lord strategist, in the "[[Null Zone]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Thousand Worlds (audio story)|The Thousand Worlds]]'') It was later revealed that the scheme underneath the mission was to purge the idea of Seratrix to make peace with the [[Dalek]]. The reason why she sent the "rescue team" was because she believed that the Doctor, Bennus, and Arverton were followers of the belief of Seratrix so they should be killed together with him.
In her [[War Ollistra|next incarnation]], Ollistra was a part of the [[War Council]], and was at the forefront of the Time Lords' efforts against the [[Dalek]]s during the [[Last Great Time War]]. Initially, she tried to get the Eighth Doctor to join the ranks, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of War (audio story)|Echoes of War]]'', ''[[The Conscript (audio story)|The Conscript]]'') and by the time he regenerated into the [[War Doctor]], she actively joined him on several missions, much to his chagrin. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'', et al.) During a period this incarnation was away from Gallifrey on the front line, her previous incarnation was brought back as a [[the Matrix|Matrix]] projection to lead the [[War Room]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Passenger (audio story)|The Passenger]]'')


After the War Doctor stopped the plan of the Daleks to explode the thousand planets, Ollistra came and revealed her plan to the Doctor. After that, she brought the Doctor to the future of Keska to show how the planet recuperated from the invasion of the Daleks. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Heart of the Battle (audio story)|The Heart of the Battle]]'')
=== Legacy ===
[[Post-Time War universe|After the Time War]], Leela acknowledged Ollistra among those who were "gone" whilst speaking with the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Splinters (audio story)|Splinters]]'')


Ollistra caught up with the Doctor after he used [[the Annihilator]] to erase the [[Technomancer]]s, placing him under arrest as a war criminal. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'')
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== Personality ==
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Ollistra was a heartless politician, so much so that Bennus and Arverton joked over the existence of Ollistra's emotions, and was also deeply patriotic, allowing Gallifreyans to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. She displayed a discontent with the Gallifreyan armed forces, telling two soldiers "The Doctor is worth a hundred of you... people!". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'')


=== Relationship with the War Doctor ===
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Although Ollistra respected the Doctor's efforts for Gallifrey, she also appeared to despise him, describing him as "a thorn in [the Time Lords'] side" and "An embarrassment for most of his lives." When he was presumed dead Ollistra confessed that she felt the universe "a far more dangerous place without [him]", displaying that she had some level of recognition for his pursuits and actions. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Innocent (audio story)|The Innocent]]'')
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 26 November 2024

Cardinal Ollistra was a high ranking Time Lord involved in the Last Great Time War.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Through her lives, Ollistra was a heartless politician. (AUDIO: The Innocent, The Side of the Angels) She regenerated several times and, in her war incarnation, told the Fourth Tamasan that she could remember her first few bodies "like yesterday". (AUDIO: The Conscript)

One incarnation was part of the High Council and had dealings with the Doctor, both in his seventh (AUDIO: Dark Universe) and eighth incarnations. (AUDIO: The Side of the Angels)

In her next incarnation, Ollistra was a part of the War Council, and was at the forefront of the Time Lords' efforts against the Daleks during the Last Great Time War. Initially, she tried to get the Eighth Doctor to join the ranks, (AUDIO: Echoes of War, The Conscript) and by the time he regenerated into the War Doctor, she actively joined him on several missions, much to his chagrin. (AUDIO: The Innocent, et al.) During a period this incarnation was away from Gallifrey on the front line, her previous incarnation was brought back as a Matrix projection to lead the War Room. (AUDIO: The Passenger)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

After the Time War, Leela acknowledged Ollistra among those who were "gone" whilst speaking with the Tenth Doctor. (AUDIO: Splinters)

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Companions of the War Doctor
Original to prose
Original to comics
Original to audio
Cora • Rejoice • War Ollistra • Heleyna • Kalan • Leela • Case
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