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{{Infobox Individual
{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= Drax
|species          = Time Lord
|alias=
|origin            = [[Gallifrey]]
|race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
|first mention    = The Trouble with Drax (audio story)
|home planet= [[Gallifrey]]
}}{{Draxes}}
|home era= [[Rassilon Era]]
The '''Thirteenth Drax''' was one of [[Eighth Drax|Inspector McCormick]]'s "half a dozen best men".
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]''<br>''[[Search for the Doctor]] |
|actor= [[Barry Jackson]]
}}


A [[renegade Time Lord]] with a knack for tinkering, '''Drax''' had known [[the Doctor]] before either left their home [[planet]] of [[Gallifrey]].  
As such, he was present when McCormick was called to arrest the [[Third Drax|third]], [[Fifth Drax|fifth]], [[Ninth Drax|ninth]] and [[Twelfth Drax|twelfth incarnations]] of Drax. They later all ran away in [[Drax's TARDIS|McCormick's TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]'')


==Biography==
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===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]].''
===As a renegade===
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]]'')
As with other Time Lords, his ultimate fate in light of the [[Last Great Time War]] remains a mystery.
==Behind the scenes==
* 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]]''.
* 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 12:06, 2 April 2024

The Thirteenth Drax was one of Inspector McCormick's "half a dozen best men".

As such, he was present when McCormick was called to arrest the third, fifth, ninth and twelfth incarnations of Drax. They later all ran away in McCormick's TARDIS. (AUDIO: The Trouble with Drax)