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race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]]) |
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home era= [[Rassilon Era]]|
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After the death of his [[Second Morbius|artificial body]] built by [[Mehendri Solon]], the [[Time Lord]] criminal [[Morbius]] was resurrected in a '''new body''', his third after his [[First Morbius|original body]] and the artificial one. He attempted to wreak his revenge on [[Gallifrey]] and resume his dreams of galactic conquest, but was defeated when the entire timeline in which his resurrection had occurred was [[aborted timeline|aborted]], with only [[Straxus (Human Resources)|Straxus]] and [[Lucie Miller]] remembering it.


{{quote|When it is learned that I, Morbius, have returned from the grave. My followers will rise in their millions!|Morbius|The Brain of Morbius}}
Although this account implied that Morbius's new body was a new appearance distinct from his original body, with the Doctor remaking that his old robes now fit him badly, ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)}}) a later account depicted [[Morbius (Morbius)|an alternative resurrected form of Morbius]] with the same appearance only for [[Argento]] to recognise him on sight, suggesting this appearance matched his [[First Morbius|original incarnation]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Morbius (audio story)|part=2}})


Morbius of [[House Dvora]] was a high-ranking [[Time Lord]] whose career was the first in milennia to dramatically alter [[Gallifrey]]'s relationship to the wider universe, briefly moving the world's policy away from observation and manipulation of external affairs and instead towards brutal restructuring of the universe to suit Gallifrey's best interests ([[DW]]:''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', [[FP]]:''[[The Book of the War]]''). The [[Fifth Doctor]] became embroilled in the chaos that resulted ([[PDA]]:''[[Warmonger]]).
== Biography ==
=== Resurrection ===
His career ended in ignominy and destruction, and he escaped a sentence of death only by means of a secret brain transplant, subsequent to which he encountered the [[Fourth Doctor]] ([[DW]]:''[[The Brain of Morbius]]).
After [[Karn]] was bought by the leader of the [[Cult of Morbius]], [[Cristophe Zarodnix]], the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] were forced off-world before Zarodnix travelled there and found a fragment of Morbius' brain and began to look for a Time Lord, so he could extract [[DNA]] to fuse with what was left of Morbius in order to effect his resurrection. Zarodnix used DNA from the Time Lord agent [[Straxus (Human Resources)|Straxus]] to effect a new [[regeneration]] for Morbius. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'')


== The Imperator Crisis ==
=== A new lease of life ===
{{quote|One of the most despicable, criminally minded wretches to have ever lived.|The Doctor|The Brain of Morbius}}
In his new form, Morbius used a [[stellar manipulator]] to suck the power of the [[Eye of Harmony]], making the Time Lords powerless to stop his conquest. Morbius rebuilt his military forces, including mind-controlled [[Trell]], and spent a decade conquering over ten thousand worlds, but his body was unstable and required frequent gene-splicings (called "feedings") from Straxus. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'')


Morbius' ambition led him to become the head of the High Council, where his warlike nature led him to urge the Time Lords toward a policy of conquest ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''), demanding the Laws of Time and structure of the universe be redrawn to better suit Gallifrey's needs ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'').
=== Defeat and unmaking ===
[[File:Morbius with Doctor and Lucie 2024.jpg|thumb|left|Morbius with the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|precisecite=Artwork for ''[[The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller: Series Three]]''.}})]]The [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller]], who had barely escaped from Gallifrey before Morbius used the stellar manipulator, arrived and worked with Straxus and the cybernetically augmented Trell policeman [[Rosto]] to steal the remote control for Morbius' stellar manipulator. The Doctor succeeded in taking the control and releasing the Time Lords, who promptly broke the [[Laws of Time]] to prevent Zarodnix's purchase of Karn and Morbius' resurrection; however, at the moment before the [[Timeline]] was rewritten, Morbius and the Doctor fell from the balcony of Morbius' palace. The Time Lords believed the Doctor to be dead, but he was actually transported by the Sisterhood to the planet [[Orbis]]. The timeline in which Morbius had been brought back to life was unmade, with only Lucie Miller and Straxus remembering it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'') All the same, during the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[War Doctor]] was able vaguely recall the rise and fall of an empire and a battle with Morbius. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Morbius the Mighty (audio story)}})


While still based on Gallifrey he formed a personal army composed of both dedicated followers and mercenaries from other species.  He promised these followers the secrets of [[time travel]] and immortality ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') although withheld from them true admission into his House ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'').
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When the Time Lords, spurred by the [[Order of the Weal]] ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]''), eventually denounced him, he and his followers abandoned Gallifrey and began an assault on the cultures of the external universe ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'').
[[Category:Incarnations of Morbius]]
 
As Gallifrey's society struggled to understand these inconceivable events, the long-term cultural changes brought about would include the increased influence of the  [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] and the founding of [[Faction Paradox|House Paradox]] ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'').
 
== War with The Alliance ==
{{quote|Can you understand a thousandth of my agony? I, Morbius, who once led the High Council of the Time Lords, reduced to this - to the condition where I envy a vegetable.|Morbius.|The Brain of Morbius}}
 
Unsure how to respond to the physical campaign of conquest Morbius was waging against the universe ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'') the Time Lords eventually chose to fight the war by proxy ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]'').
 
The [[Fifth Doctor]], who had travelled into Gallifrey's past, was appointed 'Supreme Coordinator of the Alliance Battle Fleet' and directed an unlikely army of [[Humans]], [[Draconians]], [[Cybermen]], [[Ogrons]], [[Ice Warriors]] and [[Sontarans]] against Morbius ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]'').
 
Planets involved in the conflict included Fangoria, Romark, Darkeen, Martak and Freedonia which provided troops for Morbius, and Sylvana, Zandir, Tanith and Electra which fell to him ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]'').
 
The Alliance eventually defeated Morbius on [[Karn]] with the assistance of the [[Sisterhood of Karn|Sisterhood]] and brought to trial, although the verdict had been decided in advance ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]''). The sentence of death by public and ceremonial disintegration was partly a panicked attempt by the Time Lords to caution the universe at large against opposing them ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'').
 
His body was indeed destroyed, with Sisterhood leader [[Maren]] among those attending. However, Morbius escaped death when one of his followers, the [[human]] surgeon Doctor [[Mehendri Solon]], secretly removed the Gallifreyan criminal's [[brain]] before his disintegration.
 
Taking the brain, Solon went into hiding on [[Karn]], where he began planning to build a new body for Morbius. The Sisterhood's means of defending the [[Elixir of Life]] was to cause nearby spacecraft to crash, which provided a regular supply of corpses from which Solon could scavenge body parts for this project ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'').
 
== Morbius' Brain==
 
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[[Image:St--4k13.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The corpse-created body built to house the disembodied brain of Morbius.]]
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[[Image:Morbiushead.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The Doctor sits next to a clay sculpture of the head of Morbius.]]
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{{quote|Solon designed this body for efficiency, not for appearance. To be free again is all that matters.|Morbius in his new body.|The Brain of Morbius}}
 
Landing on Karn, [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] stumbled upon Solon's castle just as Morbius' new body neared completion. The Doctor recognized Morbius' telepathic brain pattern despite, at this point in his timeline, not having
previously met Morbius in person.
 
Morbius's new body was horrifyingly grotesque, leading the Doctor to mock him as "Chop Suey, the Galactic Emperor!" but Solon's ability to merge alien tissues offered some advantages, including lungs from a [[Birastrop]] capable of withstanding [[cyanide]]. Other parts of Morbius' body included a human left hand from Solon's unknowing assistant [[Condo]], a giant lobster-like right hand, and a humanoid torso.
 
Yet the new body lacked one important element, a suitable vessel for carrying the unique and delicate properties of a Time Lord brain. The head of another Time Lord was required, but when plans to use the Doctor's head failed and the container that had been so far holding the brain was spilled, Solon resorted to an unproven, experimental braincase which included two stalk-like eyes.
 
This braincase was prone to developing a static charge, a weakness the Doctor exploited by challenging Morbius to a Time Lord [[mindbending]] contest. It is not at all clear who won the contest, but it was costly for both Gallifreyans. The Doctor collapsed from the strain, and Morbius' brain appeared to be damaged by a static shock.
 
''There exists some ambiguity surrounding the faces which appear during the mind bending contest.''
 
After the battle, Morbius appeared to be left in a dazed, animalistic state. He did not speak again, and only uttered seemingly agonized sounds of anger and pain. Leaving Solon's castle, he was chased by the Sisterhood over a cliff, where he was apparently killed ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'').
 
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Latest revision as of 21:53, 11 October 2024

After the death of his artificial body built by Mehendri Solon, the Time Lord criminal Morbius was resurrected in a new body, his third after his original body and the artificial one. He attempted to wreak his revenge on Gallifrey and resume his dreams of galactic conquest, but was defeated when the entire timeline in which his resurrection had occurred was aborted, with only Straxus and Lucie Miller remembering it.

Although this account implied that Morbius's new body was a new appearance distinct from his original body, with the Doctor remaking that his old robes now fit him badly, (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius [+]Loading...["The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)"]) a later account depicted an alternative resurrected form of Morbius with the same appearance only for Argento to recognise him on sight, suggesting this appearance matched his original incarnation. (AUDIO: Morbius (part 2) [+]Loading...{"part":"2","1":"Morbius (audio story)"})

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Resurrection[[edit] | [edit source]]

After Karn was bought by the leader of the Cult of Morbius, Cristophe Zarodnix, the Sisterhood of Karn were forced off-world before Zarodnix travelled there and found a fragment of Morbius' brain and began to look for a Time Lord, so he could extract DNA to fuse with what was left of Morbius in order to effect his resurrection. Zarodnix used DNA from the Time Lord agent Straxus to effect a new regeneration for Morbius. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius)

A new lease of life[[edit] | [edit source]]

In his new form, Morbius used a stellar manipulator to suck the power of the Eye of Harmony, making the Time Lords powerless to stop his conquest. Morbius rebuilt his military forces, including mind-controlled Trell, and spent a decade conquering over ten thousand worlds, but his body was unstable and required frequent gene-splicings (called "feedings") from Straxus. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius)

Defeat and unmaking[[edit] | [edit source]]

Morbius with the Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius [+]Loading...{"precisecite":"Artwork for ''[[The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller (audio series)|The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller: Series Three]]''.","1":"The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)"})

The Eighth Doctor and Lucie Miller, who had barely escaped from Gallifrey before Morbius used the stellar manipulator, arrived and worked with Straxus and the cybernetically augmented Trell policeman Rosto to steal the remote control for Morbius' stellar manipulator. The Doctor succeeded in taking the control and releasing the Time Lords, who promptly broke the Laws of Time to prevent Zarodnix's purchase of Karn and Morbius' resurrection; however, at the moment before the Timeline was rewritten, Morbius and the Doctor fell from the balcony of Morbius' palace. The Time Lords believed the Doctor to be dead, but he was actually transported by the Sisterhood to the planet Orbis. The timeline in which Morbius had been brought back to life was unmade, with only Lucie Miller and Straxus remembering it. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius) All the same, during the Last Great Time War, the War Doctor was able vaguely recall the rise and fall of an empire and a battle with Morbius. (AUDIO: Morbius the Mighty [+]Loading...["Morbius the Mighty (audio story)"])

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