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{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Zorac
|image        = Zorac 3.jpg
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|species      = Time Lord
|race= [[Time Lord]]
|job          = Lord Cardinal
|home planet= [[Gallifrey]]
|affiliation  = High Council
|home era= [[Rassilon Era]]
|origin      = [[Gallifrey]]
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]''
|first        = Arc of Infinity (TV story)
|actor= [[Max Harvey]]
|appearances = [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)}}
}}
|actor        = Max Harvey
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[[Lord Cardinal|Cardinal]] '''Zorac''' was a [[Time Lord]] and a member of the [[High Council]].


'''Zorac''' was a Time Lord and [[Lord Cardinal]] of the [[High Council]].
== Biography ==
When Zorac was taken from his family at the age of eight to look into the [[Untempered Schism]], he was inspired by what he saw. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)}}) He went on to become a [[Lord Cardinal|cardinal]] and a member of the [[High Council]] during [[Borusa (Arc of Infinity)|Borusa]]'s [[President of the High Council|presidency]] and came to believe that [[violence]] erupted whenever [[the Doctor]] returned to [[Gallifrey]].


==Profile==
Zorac deferred to [[Thalia]] on account of her expertise following [[Omega]]'s first attempt to bond with the [[Fifth Doctor]], whose rough treatment by [[Maxil]] he excused on account of his attempt to resist [[arrest]]. Although he voted in favour of the Doctor's [[execution]] in the interest of safety, ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}}) he considered it an unpleasant duty. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (novelisation)}}) He believed [[Jerricho|the Castellan]]'s assertion that Borusa was responsible for assisting Omega until [[Hedin]] was exposed, after which he watched the Doctor chase down Omega, who was apparently killed. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}})
Zorac was one of the High Councillors who sentenced [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] to prevent [[Omega]] from taking over the latter's body. ([[DW]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity]]'')


:''His robes probably indicate that he was a [[Prydonian]], who wore scarlet robes.''
[[File:Deathzonetimelord.jpg|thumb|left|Zorac's body ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)}}) is found by the Master. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}})]]
When the [[Death Zone]] was reactivated, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}}) Zorac and Thalia were sent by [[Borusa (The Five Doctors)|Borusa]] to investigate. They were both killed ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)}}) when they were struck by bursts of [[psychic energy]] converted into elemental weaponry and fired by [[Matrix Rassilon|Rassilon]] from [[the Matrix]]'s [[astral plane]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)}})
 
== Legacy ==
Zorac's corpse, still wearing his heliotrope robes, was found by [[Tremas Master|the Master]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}})
 
== Personality ==
Zorac was a pompous man who always seemed to be aggrieved. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (novelisation)}}) He believed that [[violence]] ensued every time [[the Doctor]] returned to [[Gallifrey]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}}) but he was tense and grim when it came to the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s [[execution]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (novelisation)}})
 
== Appearance ==
[[File:Zorac 2.jpg|thumb|right|Zorac in his regalia. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}})]]
Zorac was dark and thin-faced. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (novelisation)}}) He wore heliotrope [[robe]]s ([[TV]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (TV story)}}) and a [[wrist-communicator]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Arc of Infinity (novelisation)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Zorac was originally intended to be called Zoral.<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6e.html Shannon Sullivan - Arc of Infinity]</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
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In the [[DWM]] Issue 100 which gives a brief history of Gallifrey and the Timelords it is reported that Cardinal Zorac and [[Chancellor]] [[Thalia]] were sent into the [[Death Zone]] by [[Borusa]] where they both perished.
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Latest revision as of 02:28, 21 September 2024

Cardinal Zorac was a Time Lord and a member of the High Council.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Zorac was taken from his family at the age of eight to look into the Untempered Schism, he was inspired by what he saw. (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords [+]Loading...["A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)"]) He went on to become a cardinal and a member of the High Council during Borusa's presidency and came to believe that violence erupted whenever the Doctor returned to Gallifrey.

Zorac deferred to Thalia on account of her expertise following Omega's first attempt to bond with the Fifth Doctor, whose rough treatment by Maxil he excused on account of his attempt to resist arrest. Although he voted in favour of the Doctor's execution in the interest of safety, (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"]) he considered it an unpleasant duty. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) He believed the Castellan's assertion that Borusa was responsible for assisting Omega until Hedin was exposed, after which he watched the Doctor chase down Omega, who was apparently killed. (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])

Zorac's body (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords [+]Loading...["A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)"]) is found by the Master. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])

When the Death Zone was reactivated, (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) Zorac and Thalia were sent by Borusa to investigate. They were both killed (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords [+]Loading...["A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)"]) when they were struck by bursts of psychic energy converted into elemental weaponry and fired by Rassilon from the Matrix's astral plane. (PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey [+]Loading...["The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Zorac's corpse, still wearing his heliotrope robes, was found by the Master. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Zorac was a pompous man who always seemed to be aggrieved. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) He believed that violence ensued every time the Doctor returned to Gallifrey, (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"]) but he was tense and grim when it came to the Fifth Doctor's execution. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"])

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Zorac in his regalia. (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"])

Zorac was dark and thin-faced. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"]) He wore heliotrope robes (TV: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (TV story)"]) and a wrist-communicator. (PROSE: Arc of Infinity [+]Loading...["Arc of Infinity (novelisation)"])

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

Zorac was originally intended to be called Zoral.[1]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]