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== Timeline ==
== Timeline ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]''
=== As a child ===
: At the age of eight, Borusa is taken from his family for the selection process into the [[Time Lord Academy]]. Staring into the [[Untempered Schism]], Borusa is driven mad.
:: ''At the age of eight, Borusa is taken from his family for the selection process into the [[Time Lord Academy]]. Staring into the [[Untempered Schism]], Borusa is driven mad.'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'')


=== Early hand in politics ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]''
:As a junior [[Lord Cardinal|Lord Cardinal]], Borusa chairs the [[Committee of Enquiry]] into the activities of [[Morbius]].
: As a junior [[Lord Cardinal|Lord Cardinal]], Borusa chairs the [[Committee of Enquiry]] into the activities of [[Morbius]].


=== At the Academy ===
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Vortex Butterflies (comic story)|Vortex Butterflies]]'' (flashback)
* [[COMIC]]: ''[[Vortex Butterflies (comic story)|Vortex Butterflies]]'' (flashback)
:Borusa lectures a young [[First Doctor]].
:Borusa lectures a young [[First Doctor]].
:: ''Borusa writes a report on the Doctor's work at the Academy'' ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Report on Term's Work (short story)|Report on Term's Work]]'')
:: ''"[[First Doctor|Theta Sigma]]" writes to Borusa in response to an Interim Report. Borusa is the head of the [[Prydon Academy]] and is yet to be promoted to the role of Cardinal.'' ([[PROSE]]: [[The Time Lord Letters (novel)|"Academic Progress"]])


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]''
:Borusa presides over the Doctor's expulsion from the [[Time Lord Academy]].
:Borusa presides over the Doctor's expulsion from the [[Time Lord Academy]].
=== Later life ===
* [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Box of Terrors (audio story)|The Box of Terrors]]''
: The [[Fourth Doctor]] is still travelling with [[Sarah Jane Smith]].


* [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]''
: Lord Cardinal Borusa meets the [[Fourth Doctor]]. He has regenerated at least once.
: Lord Cardinal [[Borusa (The Deadly Assassin)|Borusa]] meets the Fourth Doctor. He has regenerated at least once. Sarah Jane has just left the Doctor due to the Time Lord only policy on [[Gallifrey]].


* [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time]]''
: Regenerating again in the interim, [[Lord Chancellor]] Borusa once again crosses paths with the Doctor amidst the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]].
: Regenerating again in the interim, [[Lord Chancellor]] [[Borusa (The Invasion of Time)|Borusa]] once again crosses paths with the Doctor amidst the [[Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey]].


* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen]]''
: Cardinal Borusa is Acting President and several thousand years old. In recent years, since the Doctor returned to his life in ''The Deadly Assassin'', Borusa, who had previously only went through his regenerations due to [[old age]], has experienced three regenerations in relatively short order, caused by a falling stack of books, a missing decimal point, and an infected toenail respectively.


* [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (novelisation)|Arc of Infinity]]''
: Now in his fourth known body, [[Lord President]] Borusa meets the [[Fifth Doctor]].
: Now in his fourth known body, [[Lord President]] [[Borusa (Arc of Infinity)|Borusa]] meets the [[Fifth Doctor]].
 
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Four Faces of Immortality (short story)|The Four Faces of Immortality]]''


* [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]''
* [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|The Five Doctors]]''
: Assembling four incarnations of [[the Doctor]] in a bid to gain [[immortality]], Lord President Borusa, in yet another new body, is condemned by [[Rassilon]] to eternity in the [[stone]] of the [[Tomb of Rassilon]].
: Assembling four incarnations of [[the Doctor]] in a bid to gain [[immortality]], Lord President Borusa, in [[Borusa (The Five Doctors)|yet another new body]] with multiple regenerations remaining, is condemned by [[Rassilon]] to eternity in the [[stone]] of the [[Tomb of Rassilon]].


:* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Punting (short story)|Punting]]''
=== Enduring eternity ===
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''
: During the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s trial, Borusa is released from his "immortality" at the request of the [[Eighth Doctor]], regressed to an earlier and more stable incarnation.
: During the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s trial, Borusa is released from his "immortality" at the request of the [[Eighth Doctor]], regressed to an earlier and more stable incarnation.
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: In the final days of the [[Last Great Time War]], Borusa has since retro-evolved to become Rassilon's [[possibility engine]], perpetually regenerating through his different incarnations. Assisting the [[War Doctor]], Borusa finds peace as he finally dies.
: In the final days of the [[Last Great Time War]], Borusa has since retro-evolved to become Rassilon's [[possibility engine]], perpetually regenerating through his different incarnations. Assisting the [[War Doctor]], Borusa finds peace as he finally dies.


== Unplaced ==
== Currently unplaced ==
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Punting (short story)|Punting]]''
:: ''These entries are placed here either due to being part of ongoing storylines that have yet to offer sufficient enough evidence to be placed in a specific part of this Doctor's timeline, unless further evidence arises in the stories to come, or due to being released early in this Doctor's tenure, and not having sufficient enough evidence to be placed in any chapter of this Doctor's run.''
* [[PROSE]]: ''[[Report on Term's Work (short story)|Report on Term's Work]]''
 
== Awaiting placement ==
:: ''These entries are placed here until a suitable position in the timeline can be determined based on the available evidence.''
 
== Quotes ==

Latest revision as of 18:48, 14 November 2024

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This page lists appearances of Borusa in the order in which he experienced them. This timeline is based upon observations of the Doctor Who universe and the events that occur during each of these stories.

Timeline[[edit source]]

As a child[[edit source]]

At the age of eight, Borusa is taken from his family for the selection process into the Time Lord Academy. Staring into the Untempered Schism, Borusa is driven mad. (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords)

Early hand in politics[[edit source]]

As a junior Lord Cardinal, Borusa chairs the Committee of Enquiry into the activities of Morbius.

At the Academy[[edit source]]

Borusa lectures a young First Doctor.
Borusa writes a report on the Doctor's work at the Academy (PROSE: Report on Term's Work)
"Theta Sigma" writes to Borusa in response to an Interim Report. Borusa is the head of the Prydon Academy and is yet to be promoted to the role of Cardinal. (PROSE: "Academic Progress")
Borusa presides over the Doctor's expulsion from the Time Lord Academy.

Later life[[edit source]]

The Fourth Doctor is still travelling with Sarah Jane Smith.
Lord Cardinal Borusa meets the Fourth Doctor. He has regenerated at least once. Sarah Jane has just left the Doctor due to the Time Lord only policy on Gallifrey.
Regenerating again in the interim, Lord Chancellor Borusa once again crosses paths with the Doctor amidst the Sontaran invasion of Gallifrey.
Cardinal Borusa is Acting President and several thousand years old. In recent years, since the Doctor returned to his life in The Deadly Assassin, Borusa, who had previously only went through his regenerations due to old age, has experienced three regenerations in relatively short order, caused by a falling stack of books, a missing decimal point, and an infected toenail respectively.
Now in his fourth known body, Lord President Borusa meets the Fifth Doctor.
Assembling four incarnations of the Doctor in a bid to gain immortality, Lord President Borusa, in yet another new body with multiple regenerations remaining, is condemned by Rassilon to eternity in the stone of the Tomb of Rassilon.

Enduring eternity[[edit source]]

During the Sixth Doctor's trial, Borusa is released from his "immortality" at the request of the Eighth Doctor, regressed to an earlier and more stable incarnation.
Borusa is released from the tomb to aids the Seventh Doctor, seeing the error of his ways. Rassilon decides to find him "a better place" to endure eternity.
In the final days of the Last Great Time War, Borusa has since retro-evolved to become Rassilon's possibility engine, perpetually regenerating through his different incarnations. Assisting the War Doctor, Borusa finds peace as he finally dies.

Currently unplaced[[edit source]]

These entries are placed here either due to being part of ongoing storylines that have yet to offer sufficient enough evidence to be placed in a specific part of this Doctor's timeline, unless further evidence arises in the stories to come, or due to being released early in this Doctor's tenure, and not having sufficient enough evidence to be placed in any chapter of this Doctor's run.

Awaiting placement[[edit source]]

These entries are placed here until a suitable position in the timeline can be determined based on the available evidence.

Quotes[[edit source]]

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