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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a backup comic printed in the back of ''[[Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor]]'' issue 12. It continued the story printed in the previous three back up stories of the Doctor and Clara being forced to perform in a music competition in order to save their lives. Like ''[[The Abominable Showmen (comic story)|The Abominable Showmen]]'' before it, this story is notable as one of the first multi-[[The Master|Master]] stories, featuring five incarnations of the Time Lord competing to attempt to take over the universe.
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a backup comic printed in the back of ''[[Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor]]'' issue 12. It continued the story printed in the previous three back up stories of the Doctor and Clara being forced to perform in a music competition in order to save their lives. Like ''[[The Abominable Showmen (comic story)|The Abominable Showmen]]'' before it, this story is notable as one of the few multi-[[The Master|Master]] stories, featuring five incarnations of the Time Lord competing to attempt to take over the universe.


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
''to be added''
Remarking that he didn't know when he was well off (something he's always wanted the chance to say), [[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]] is approached by [[Missy]] who asks how he hopes to stop them. Far from being intimidated, the Doctor declares he will be doing nothing to stop them, in fact he can barely bring himself to care about this plan, even as Missy begs him to ask. When she brings out her [[Missy's device|device]], the Doctor, with an explosive sigh, guesses that the plan involves hypnotism before leaving her to it, much to [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]'s confusion.
 
As Missy begins her performance, she and her previous selves begin fighting over the device, each wanting to be the one that brings about galactic conquest. As the Doctor explains to Clara that so many egos in one room could only lead to in-fighting, the Masters are teleported away and it is their turn on stage.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* [[Twelfth Doctor]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* [[Clara Oswald]]
* {{Gomez}}
* [[Missy]]
* {{Pratt|n=Decayed Master}}
* [[Decayed Master]]
* {{Ainley|n="Tremas" Master}}
* {{Ainley|n=The "Tremas" Master}}
* {{Roberts|n="Bruce" Master}}
* {{Roberts|n=The "Bruce" Master}}
* {{Simm|n="Saxon" Master}}
* {{Simm|n=The "Saxon" Master}}
* [[Alien (The Five Masters)|Alien]]
* [[Alien (The Five Masters)|Alien]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The title is a play on ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.
* The title is a play on ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''.
* As with the previous issue, the only lines spoken by the {{Simm|n="Saxon" Master}} are "the drums" over and over again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'', et. al)
* As with the previous issue, the only lines spoken by the {{Simm|n=the "Saxon" Master}} are "the drums" over and over again.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor says, "I didn't know when I was well off", upon seeing the many Masters, noting that it is something that he has always heard others say and has always wanted to say himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* The Doctor says, ''"I didn't know when I was well off"'', upon seeing the many Masters, noting that it is something that he has always heard others say and has always wanted to say himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor]]'')
* When the Doctor shows little care in the plan concocted by Missy and the Masters, Missy comes close to begging the Doctor to ask what their scheme is. The Master has noted his dependance of seeing the Doctor's reactions to his plans before. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
* When the Doctor shows little care in the plan concocted by Missy and the Masters, Missy comes close to begging the Doctor to ask what their scheme is. The Master has noted his dependence on seeing the Doctor's reactions to his plans before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'')
* When the Doctor angers Missy by asking if her plans involve "death by monologue", she threatens him with [[Missy's device|her device]], and yells, "Say something nice!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]'')
* When the Doctor angers Missy by asking if her plans involve "death by monologue", she threatens him with [[Missy's device|her device]], and yells, "Say something nice!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'', ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'')
* This is Clara's third encounter with Missy ([[TV]]: ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]''/''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[The Magician's Apprentice]]''/''[[The Witch's Familiar]]'') and her second with the "Tremas" Master. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Time]]'')
* The Doctor easily guesses that the Masters' and Missy's plan revolves around using the show to hypnotise viewers across the galaxy, and is not impressed by its predictability. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', et. al)
* The Doctor and Clara recall their previous discussions of the creative differences which had befallen a band of the first four Doctors as the five Masters fight. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Day of the Tune (comic story)|Day of the Tune]]'')
* The Doctor and Clara recall their previous discussions of the creative differences which had befallen a band of the first four Doctors as the five Masters fight. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Day of the Tune (comic story)|Day of the Tune]]'')


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The Five Masters was a backup comic printed in the back of Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor issue 12. It continued the story printed in the previous three back up stories of the Doctor and Clara being forced to perform in a music competition in order to save their lives. Like The Abominable Showmen before it, this story is notable as one of the first multi-Master stories, featuring five incarnations of the Time Lord competing to attempt to take over the universe.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Remarking that he didn't know when he was well off (something he's always wanted the chance to say), the Doctor is approached by Missy who asks how he hopes to stop them. Far from being intimidated, the Doctor declares he will be doing nothing to stop them, in fact he can barely bring himself to care about this plan, even as Missy begs him to ask. When she brings out her device, the Doctor, with an explosive sigh, guesses that the plan involves hypnotism before leaving her to it, much to Clara's confusion.

As Missy begins her performance, she and her previous selves begin fighting over the device, each wanting to be the one that brings about galactic conquest. As the Doctor explains to Clara that so many egos in one room could only lead to in-fighting, the Masters are teleported away and it is their turn on stage.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor says, "I didn't know when I was well off", upon seeing the many Masters, noting that it is something that he has always heard others say and has always wanted to say himself. (TV: The Three Doctors, The Day of the Doctor)
  • When the Doctor shows little care in the plan concocted by Missy and the Masters, Missy comes close to begging the Doctor to ask what their scheme is. The Master has noted his dependence on seeing the Doctor's reactions to his plans before. (TV: Castrovalva; PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks)
  • When the Doctor angers Missy by asking if her plans involve "death by monologue", she threatens him with her device, and yells, "Say something nice!" (TV: Dark Water, Death in Heaven, The Magician's Apprentice)
  • The Doctor and Clara recall their previous discussions of the creative differences which had befallen a band of the first four Doctors as the five Masters fight. (COMIC: Day of the Tune)
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