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| | |alias = The Minister | ||
| | |species = Time Lord | ||
| appearances | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
| | |first cs = Death Comes to Time (webcast) | ||
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''' | |voice actor = Stephen Fry | ||
|other voice actor = [[Julian Wadham]] | |||
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The '''Minister of Chance''', often simply '''the Minister''', was a [[renegade Time Lord]] and an "old friend" of [[the Doctor]]'s. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) | |||
== The Minister of Chance's incarnations == | |||
{{ | * As a "[[First Minister of Chance|man with a bent nose]]", the Minister of Chance had a place in two distinct versions of reality where he was one of the [[last of the Time Lords]]. In [[The Doctor's reality (Death Comes to Time)|a version of reality]] where the [[Seventh Doctor]] sacrificed himself to stop [[Tannis]], he was a member of the surviving group of Time Lords who had sworn off usage of their [[Power of Creation|powers]], only to have [[Minister of Chance's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] [[TARDIS revocation|revoked]]] by the Doctor for misusing his abilities. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) In the [[post-War universe]] as experienced by the [[Eighth Doctor]], he was foreseen, seen in this incarnation, to be one of the [[four surviving elementals]], alongside [[the Emperor]] (a future form of the Doctor), the [[man with the rosette]] and a blonde woman. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) | ||
[[Category: | * In an account of events following directly from the loss of his ship in the Seventh Doctor-starring account of events, ([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) the Minister continued to travel in his [[Second Minister of Chance|next incarnation]], now using the [[formula for doors]] ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Pointed Hand (audio story)}}, etc. [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Minister of Chance (novelisation)}}) due to the loss of his ship. ([[WC]]: {{cs|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}) Though mistrusted by other surviving gods such as [[the Summer King]], he sought to atone for his mistakes, to the point of being excessively emotionally closed-off. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|In a Barque on the River Hex (audio story)}}) After some time travelling alone, he took on a new [[companion]] in the form of [[Kitty]], a foundling from [[Earth]] for whom he'd previously found a home on the planet [[Thea]]. Together, they foiled [[Rathen]], the wildly dangerous half-human offspring of another survivor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Minister of Chance (novelisation)}}) | ||
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The Minister of Chance, often simply the Minister, was a renegade Time Lord and an "old friend" of the Doctor's. (WC: Death Comes to Time [+]Loading...["Death Comes to Time (webcast)"])
The Minister of Chance's incarnations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As a "man with a bent nose", the Minister of Chance had a place in two distinct versions of reality where he was one of the last of the Time Lords. In a version of reality where the Seventh Doctor sacrificed himself to stop Tannis, he was a member of the surviving group of Time Lords who had sworn off usage of their powers, only to have his TARDIS revoked] by the Doctor for misusing his abilities. (WC: Death Comes to Time [+]Loading...["Death Comes to Time (webcast)"]) In the post-War universe as experienced by the Eighth Doctor, he was foreseen, seen in this incarnation, to be one of the four surviving elementals, alongside the Emperor (a future form of the Doctor), the man with the rosette and a blonde woman. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Loading...["The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)"])
- In an account of events following directly from the loss of his ship in the Seventh Doctor-starring account of events, (WC: Death Comes to Time [+]Loading...["Death Comes to Time (webcast)"]) the Minister continued to travel in his next incarnation, now using the formula for doors (AUDIO: The Pointed Hand [+]Loading...["The Pointed Hand (audio story)"], etc. PROSE: The Minister of Chance [+]Loading...["The Minister of Chance (novelisation)"]) due to the loss of his ship. (WC: Death Comes to Time [+]Loading...["Death Comes to Time (webcast)"]) Though mistrusted by other surviving gods such as the Summer King, he sought to atone for his mistakes, to the point of being excessively emotionally closed-off. (AUDIO: In a Barque on the River Hex [+]Loading...["In a Barque on the River Hex (audio story)"]) After some time travelling alone, he took on a new companion in the form of Kitty, a foundling from Earth for whom he'd previously found a home on the planet Thea. Together, they foiled Rathen, the wildly dangerous half-human offspring of another survivor. (PROSE: The Minister of Chance [+]Loading...["The Minister of Chance (novelisation)"])
