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|race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
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|home era= [[Rassilon Era]]
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The '''Second Drax''' was a [[renegade Time Lord]] with a knack for tinkering and [[engineering]].


A [[renegade Time Lord]] with a knack for tinkering, '''Drax''' had known [[the Doctor]] before either left their home [[planet]] of [[Gallifrey]].
== Biography ==
Drax had already escaped from Gallifrey when the Doctor was expelled from the [[Time Lord Academy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'') By one account, unlike other renegades like his contemporaries, [[the Master]] and [[the Rani]], Drax purchased [[Drax's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] instead of stealing one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor]]'') However, another account disagreed and asserted that he did indeed steal his [[Type 63]] TARDIS, although the Time Lords decided to leave him be, recording him as "harmless and apolitical". ([[GAME]]: {{cite source|The Legions of Death (game)|namedpart=Renegade Time Lords}})


==Biography==
Upon becoming a renegade, Drax travelled [[the universe]], doing repair and maintenance work in the fields of [[cybernetics]], guidance systems and armaments. He also committed cons. When his TARDIS suffered a breakdown in its [[hyperbolics]], Drax was stranded on [[Earth]]. He engaged in criminal activity to procure replacement parts and did time in [[Brixton]] prison for over ten years where he acquired a [[Cockney English|Cockney accent]] to help him survive inside, which would later become a trademark through several of his regenerations, though the Twelfth Drax would tell [[Romana II]] he had lost it a few regenerations ago, from that incarnation's perspective, during a con.
===Youth===
Drax attended school on their home [[planet]] [[Gallifrey]] with [[First Doctor|the Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: [[The Armageddon Factor]]) Both belonged to the social group known as [[the Deca]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'')


:''At some stage, Drax decided to strike off from Gallifrey and travel the [[universe]].''
Later, the [[Black Guardian]]'s agent, [[the Shadow]], imprisoned Drax and forced him to build and maintain a giant [[computer]] called [[Mentalis]] on the deserted [[planet]] [[Zeos]]. Mentalis carried out a war against the neighbouring planet of [[Atrios]].


===As a renegade===
450 years later in their personal timelines,  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') Drax, then in his second incarnation, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]'') and the Doctor met again. While searching for the last segment of the [[Key to Time]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]] arrived on Zeos. Drax, under the Shadow's orders, reluctantly led the Doctor into a trap. Drax claimed he hadn't expected the one looking for the Key to be the Doctor. Briefly, the two reminisced though at first, the Doctor needed a moment to remember him. Easily seeing through Drax's pretence, the Doctor talked him into joining forces against the Shadow. With Drax's assistance, the Doctor recovered [[Astra of Atrios|the final segment of the Key to Time]]. Afterwards, Drax stayed on Atrios to help rebuild that world. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'') During that time, Drax had hacked the directional unit of the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]'')
Drax did jail time in [[Brixton]] on [[Earth]] and some of the local accent rubbed off. When [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]'s search for the sixth and final segment of the [[Key to Time]], the Doctor and [[Romana I|Romana]] arrived on the planet [[Atrios]], which was at war with their neighbouring planet [[Zeos]]. In reality, the planet Zeos was deserted save for a giant computer called [[Mentalis]], which was controlling the war. The true enemy was a third planet called the [[Planet of Evil (planet)|Planet of Evil]], ruled by [[The Shadow]].


The Shadow had imprisoned  Drax and made him work for him. He agreed to help the Doctor. With his assistance, The Doctor recovered the final segment of the Key to Time. Afterwards, Drax stayed on Atrios to offer his services to help rebuild. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'')  
== Alternate timeline ==
In an [[alternate timeline]] Drax cooperated alongside [[the Master]], [[the Monk]], and [[the Rani]] to try to destroy the world using a DNA recombinator, turning the human race into a [[gestalt]] [[consciousness]] which could be used as a weapon to conquer the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'')


As with other Time Lords, his ultimate fate in light of the [[Last Great Time War]] remains a mystery.
== Behind the scenes ==
{{section cleanup|[[Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who|Make Your Own Adventure]] novels are valid sources.}}
* Although [[Drax's TARDIS]] is somewhere around in ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', only components from it are seen on-screen. The interactive ''[[Make Your Own Adventure with Doctor Who]]'' book [[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Search for the Doctor (novel)|Search for the Doctor]]'' included Drax as a character, and described his TARDIS as taking the shape of a convertible [[car]], the registration plate of which read: "TARDIS".


==Behind the scenes==
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* The exchange between the Doctor and Drax regarding his accent in ''The Armageddon Factor'' would be echoed decades later in a similar exchange between [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]] in ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]''.
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* The Ballentine Books "Find Your Fate" book '''''Search for the Doctor''''' includes Drax as a character that the reader/main character can interact with. He and [[K-9]] help you defeat [[Omega]] and rescue The [[Sixth Doctor]].
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 5 June 2024

The Second Drax was a renegade Time Lord with a knack for tinkering and engineering.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Drax had already escaped from Gallifrey when the Doctor was expelled from the Time Lord Academy. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties) By one account, unlike other renegades like his contemporaries, the Master and the Rani, Drax purchased his TARDIS instead of stealing one. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor) However, another account disagreed and asserted that he did indeed steal his Type 63 TARDIS, although the Time Lords decided to leave him be, recording him as "harmless and apolitical". (GAME: "Renegade Time Lords" [+]Part of The Legions of Death, Loading...{"namedpart":"Renegade Time Lords","1":"The Legions of Death (game)"})

Upon becoming a renegade, Drax travelled the universe, doing repair and maintenance work in the fields of cybernetics, guidance systems and armaments. He also committed cons. When his TARDIS suffered a breakdown in its hyperbolics, Drax was stranded on Earth. He engaged in criminal activity to procure replacement parts and did time in Brixton prison for over ten years where he acquired a Cockney accent to help him survive inside, which would later become a trademark through several of his regenerations, though the Twelfth Drax would tell Romana II he had lost it a few regenerations ago, from that incarnation's perspective, during a con.

Later, the Black Guardian's agent, the Shadow, imprisoned Drax and forced him to build and maintain a giant computer called Mentalis on the deserted planet Zeos. Mentalis carried out a war against the neighbouring planet of Atrios.

450 years later in their personal timelines, (TV: The Armageddon Factor) Drax, then in his second incarnation, (AUDIO: The Trouble with Drax) and the Doctor met again. While searching for the last segment of the Key to Time, the Fourth Doctor and Romana I arrived on Zeos. Drax, under the Shadow's orders, reluctantly led the Doctor into a trap. Drax claimed he hadn't expected the one looking for the Key to be the Doctor. Briefly, the two reminisced though at first, the Doctor needed a moment to remember him. Easily seeing through Drax's pretence, the Doctor talked him into joining forces against the Shadow. With Drax's assistance, the Doctor recovered the final segment of the Key to Time. Afterwards, Drax stayed on Atrios to help rebuild that world. (TV: The Armageddon Factor) During that time, Drax had hacked the directional unit of the Doctor's TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Trouble with Drax)

Alternate timeline[[edit] | [edit source]]

In an alternate timeline Drax cooperated alongside the Master, the Monk, and the Rani to try to destroy the world using a DNA recombinator, turning the human race into a gestalt consciousness which could be used as a weapon to conquer the universe. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)

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

This section needs a cleanup.

Make Your Own Adventure novels are valid sources.

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