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|appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'' | |appearances = [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'' | ||
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'''Mestizer''' was | '''Mestizer''' was an individual who had a long history with [[the Doctor]]. She was an exceptional [[hypnosis|hypnotist]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'') and a [[time sensitive]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') | ||
Mestizer | == Biography == | ||
[[File:Honoré, Abraxas and Mestizer.jpg|thumb|left|Mestizer and her henchman [[Abraxas]] see [[Honoré Lechasseur]] on the streets of London. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'')]] | |||
Mestizer encountered [[Previous Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|the Doctor]] at the bay in [[London]] in [[1949]]. Shortly afterwards, someone shot him in the back and he [[regeneration|regenerated]] into a [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|new incarnation]]. Mestizer employed gangsters, some of which she had reshaped into monstrous forms such as [[Abraxas]], in order to secure the Doctor's [[Cabinet of Light]]. She frequently bathed in a liquid which she claimed had restorative qualities. Aside from speaking English, she also spoke a sing-song language which only the Doctor could understand. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'') One of Mestizer's hypnotised lackeys, Amber, used the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" spoken backwards as a summoning incantation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') | |||
Mestizer | [[File:Mestizer and a Subterranean.jpg|thumb|Mestizer and a [[Subterranean]] on the [[London Underground]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'')]] | ||
In [[1950]], Mestizer commanded the [[Subterranean]]s to kill several individuals across London, setting [[Subterranean King (The Tunnel at the End of the Light)|their King]] free. Mestizer was killed by the King as it broke free from the [[London Underground]], but after [[Honoré Lechasseur]] and Emily Blandish changed history to stop the Demon King, the events leading to Mestizer's death did not occur. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') | |||
== Appearance == | |||
Mestizer's skin was white, "so white that it was almost blue", and bright red lips. She had blue eyes with the whites flecked with gold | |||
spots, and wore a close-fitting black [[gown]] edged with a deep red [[fringe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') Mestizer's hair was black, long and straight. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'') | |||
Emily described her voice as commanding, and with an English-rose accent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') | |||
== Skills == | |||
Mestizer was implied to be a [[shapeshifter]], telling [[Honoré Lechasseur]] "you don't want to see me when I take my skin off." [[Eric Walken]] described her as "the dark lady, [...] the spider woman, the evil seductress who tempts [[man]] and brings about his destruction." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cabinet of Light (novel)|The Cabinet of Light]]'') Amongst her talents, she was a mystic, could [[telepathy|read minds]], and was described as a "powerful creature with many followers." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tunnel at the End of the Light (novel)|The Tunnel at the End of the Light]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Author [[Daniel O'Mahony]] intended Mestizer to be [[the Master]]; she preceded the first female Master seen on | * Author [[Daniel O'Mahony]] intended Mestizer to be an incarnation of [[the Master]]; she preceded the first female Master seen on television, [[Missy]], by eleven years. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:24, 19 August 2024
Mestizer was an individual who had a long history with the Doctor. She was an exceptional hypnotist (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light) and a time sensitive. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mestizer encountered the Doctor at the bay in London in 1949. Shortly afterwards, someone shot him in the back and he regenerated into a new incarnation. Mestizer employed gangsters, some of which she had reshaped into monstrous forms such as Abraxas, in order to secure the Doctor's Cabinet of Light. She frequently bathed in a liquid which she claimed had restorative qualities. Aside from speaking English, she also spoke a sing-song language which only the Doctor could understand. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light) One of Mestizer's hypnotised lackeys, Amber, used the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" spoken backwards as a summoning incantation. (TV: The Dæmons)
In 1950, Mestizer commanded the Subterraneans to kill several individuals across London, setting their King free. Mestizer was killed by the King as it broke free from the London Underground, but after Honoré Lechasseur and Emily Blandish changed history to stop the Demon King, the events leading to Mestizer's death did not occur. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mestizer's skin was white, "so white that it was almost blue", and bright red lips. She had blue eyes with the whites flecked with gold spots, and wore a close-fitting black gown edged with a deep red fringe. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light) Mestizer's hair was black, long and straight. (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light)
Emily described her voice as commanding, and with an English-rose accent. (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
Skills[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mestizer was implied to be a shapeshifter, telling Honoré Lechasseur "you don't want to see me when I take my skin off." Eric Walken described her as "the dark lady, [...] the spider woman, the evil seductress who tempts man and brings about his destruction." (PROSE: The Cabinet of Light) Amongst her talents, she was a mystic, could read minds, and was described as a "powerful creature with many followers." (PROSE: The Tunnel at the End of the Light)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Author Daniel O'Mahony intended Mestizer to be an incarnation of the Master; she preceded the first female Master seen on television, Missy, by eleven years.
