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{{Infobox Individual
|image      = Lomaxx K9 Screenshot.jpg
|species    = Korven
|origin      =
|first      = The Bounty Hunter (TV story)
|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger (TV story)|Black Hunger]]'', ''[[Robot Gladiators (TV story)|Robot Gladiators]]'', ''[[Angel of the North (TV story)|Angel of the North]]'', ''[[Hound of the Korven (TV story)|Hound of the Korven]]'', ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]''
|actor      = Peter Kent
|voice actor = Matthew Reimer
}}{{you may|Lomax (Spearhead from Space)|n1=the doctor of the same name}}
'''Lomax''' was a [[Korven]] Imperial Commander who had travelled from the far future to warp the [[British government]]. The result was a dictatorship that dominated the British Isles, the Americas and Oceania during the mid-[[21st century]]. He disguised his true form by hiding behind a human silhouette and using a speech translator to make his voice sound human. He intended to weaken [[Earth]]'s defences against invasion by his kind after the invasion in the late [[25th century]] failed. All subsequent attempts to correct this, especially those in the early [[27th century]], also failed.


|image = [[File:Lomax.PNG|250px]]
== Biography ==
|individual name = Lomax
Lomax made the preparations for invasion in the [[501st century]]. He found that the [[Space-Time Manipulator]] that had crashed on [[Earth]] aeons ago ([[TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North (TV story)|Angel of the North]]'') had been used as a bridgehead for one of the aforementioned "corrections". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Korven (TV story)|The Korven]]'') He believed he could use it as the bridgehead for an invasion and set out to weaken humanity's government, breathing life into [[The Department|the totalitarian Department]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'') [[K9 Mark 2]]'s predecessor had a minor role in this plan, having been duped into killing the last four [[Jixen]] to revive the [[Korven]]'s transracial ties with the [[Meron]]s. These ties had been established in the [[51st century]] when the Korven provided the Merons with energy weapons against the Jixen, obliterating the race. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hound of the Korven (TV story)|Hound of the Korven]]'') This plan went awry when the [[Jixen]]'s bodyguard, [[Ahab (The Bounty Hunter)|Ahab]] killed [[Zanthus Pia]], the head of The Galactic Peace. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'') The malfunctioning Space-Time Manipulator abducted K9 and the Jixen and brought them to London in the distant past. K9 regenerated and helped the Earth's defence against paranormal and extraterrestrial threats as well as the overall menace of the Department. ([[TV]]: ''[[Regeneration (TV story)|Regeneration]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Hound of the Korven (TV story)|Hound of the Korven]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'')
|race = [[Korven]]
|home planet = Unknown
|home era = Mid [[21st century]]
|appearances = <ul><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'' (voice and silhoutte)</li><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger]]'' (voice and silhoutte)</li><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[Robot Gladiators]]'' (voice and silhoutte)</li><li>[[K9TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North]]'' (voice and silhoutte)</li></ul>
|actor = [[Peter Kent]]
}}


:''For the Doctor who worked at [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]], see [[Lomax]].''
When [[Drake (Liberation)|Drake]] and [[June Turner|June]] argued over whose jurisdiction [[K9 Mark 2|K9]] was under, Lomax ruled that K9 was under June's division of extraterrestrial research and defence. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'')


'''Lomax''' is the mysterious boss of the totalitarian Government, [[The Department]] that dominates London in the mid-21st Century. He is never seen only his silhoutte is ever seen behind a glass wall, his voice is distorted and his true form will probably be revealed at the climax of the first series or his mystery will be continued on through the second series and beyond. Ultimately being revealed at the climax of the series itself. He is possibly a robot or an old enemy of [[K9 (2050)|K9 Mark 2]] similiar to The Doctor's old enemies being the main villains of certain series.
Lomax sent Drake to [[Sector SE14 Delta]] to investigate a possible extraterrestrial incursion crisis concerning the disappearance of the [[Major Oak]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree (TV story)|The Last Oak Tree]]'')


==Profile==
After Drake almost caused the destruction of humanity through [[the Hunger]], Lomax demoted him and gave the job to Inspector [[Thorne]], the former governor of [[Dauntless Prison]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger (TV story)|Black Hunger]]'')
As [[Drake]] and [[June Turner]] argued whose Jurisdiction [[K9 Mark 2]] was under, Drake asked Lomax. He replied by saying he would consider the matter, and ordered them in the meantime to do their work. He then decided K9 is under the control of the Department, specificly June's alien activity section.([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'')


Later, Drake captured a [[Medes]] starship to use its technology so he could eavesdrop anywhere and not be seen by anyone, even Lomax. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Alien Avatar]]'')
When June found out Thorne took an [[Ukkan]] [[Ukkan library card|library card]], she informed Lomax. He demanded the card returned within twelve hours or Thorne's resignation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Lost Library of Ukko (TV story)|Lost Library of Ukko]]'')


Lomax later sent Drake to [[Sector SE14 Delta]] to investigate a possible alien incursion concerning the dissapearance of the [[Great Oak]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Last Oak Tree]]'')
Lomax ordered Thorne to bring him K9's [[regeneration unit]]. Its [[Time Lord]] technology would be of use. After Thorne's failure to destroy K9 with the [[Pain-Maker]]. Lomax assured him that the Department would have no recorded connection with [[Crashclub]] and that [[Freddie Maxwell]] would take the fall. ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot Gladiators (TV story)|Robot Gladiators]]'')


After Drake almost caused the destruction of Humanity by using [[Black Hunger (swarm)|Black Hunger]]. Lomax decided that although Drake served with the Department for many years as this was not Drake's first breach of orders but his most serious to date Drake would be moved on to other duties. He then gave his job as head of security to Inspector [[Thorne]], the former governor of [[Dauntless Prison]]. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Black Hunger]]'')
[[Gryffen]] told June that he needed to get to the site of the crashed [[fallen angel]] in [[Canada]] for the missing key to the [[Space-Time Manipulator]], the temporal stabiliser. Lomax left the decision of whether to take Gryffen to Thorne. ([[TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North (TV story)|Angel of the North]]'')


When June found out Thorne took an [[Ukkan]] [[Ukkan Library Card|Library Card]], she informed Lomax. He gave her a warning to give to Thorne that he wanted a good explanation as to why he has been interferring with alien technology and also demanded the card back in twelve hours or Thorne would be forced to resign. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Lost Library of Ukko]]'')
Lomax later learned that [[Jixey|a Jixen warrior]] was living within London's sewers, and set in motion plans to destroy it using poisonous gas. He ordered Thorne and June to carry out the orders. However, upon the discovery of [[Darius Pike|two]] [[Jorjie Turner|civilians]] in the detonation zone, and the revelation that [[Starkey|a third]] remained there, June suspended the mission. An angered Lomax contacted her, insisting that she do her duty and complete the mission. However, June refused to obey the orders, prompting Lomax to demote her to the rank of constable. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hound of the Korven (TV story)|Hound of the Korven]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'')


Lomax or Thorne somehow found out about K9's [[Regeneration circuit]], he ordered Thorne to take K9's circuit and bring it to him as it would be of great benefit to the Department. After Thorne's failure to destroy K9 with the [[Pain-Maker]]. He assured him that the Department would have no recorded connection with [[Crashclub]] and that [[Freddie Maxwell]] would take the whole fall. He told Thorne that as K9 known of Thorne's intent to take his regeneration technology it will make acquiring it harder, Thorne told him it won't be impossible and promised they would gain it and their plans would succeed. Lomax left it with him and ordered him to use all the powers at his disposal, Thorne assured that he intended to. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Robot Gladiators]]'')
Lomax's true identity and motives were revealed when he attempted to set in motion the Korven invasion. He was killed when he and his comrades were sucked into the Space-Time Manipulator as it exploded in a fiery inferno. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'')


When [[Gryffen]] told June that he needed to get to the site of the crashed [[Fallen Angels|fallen angel]] in [[Canada]] as he could get the [[Space-Time Manipulator]] working properly if he acquired the temporal stabiliser. Thorne informed Lomax of this, Lomax asked Thorne if he thought he was right. He replied that he seemed very excited about it and said it was worth a shot. Lomax told Thorne to assist him in every way possible, to travel with him to the site and keep an eye on him at all times as they didn't want him meddling. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Angel of the North]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
* Lomax is referred to as "LOMAXX" in the official K9 site.<ref>http://www.k9official.com/characters.html</ref> However, he was credited as "Lomax" in ''[[Robot Gladiators (TV story)|Robot Gladiators]]''.
* ''[[The Eclipse of the Korven (TV story)|The Eclipse of the Korven]]'' establishes that Lomax was with the Korven invasion force in the year 50,000, suggesting that he had a way of communicating through history without actually travelling through it.


Lomax was later revealed to be a Korven as The Department is just a cover-up for their planned invasion but was killed when he and his comrades were sucked into The Space-Time Manipulator as it exploded in a fiery inferno.
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 8 September 2024

You may be looking for the doctor of the same name.

Lomax was a Korven Imperial Commander who had travelled from the far future to warp the British government. The result was a dictatorship that dominated the British Isles, the Americas and Oceania during the mid-21st century. He disguised his true form by hiding behind a human silhouette and using a speech translator to make his voice sound human. He intended to weaken Earth's defences against invasion by his kind after the invasion in the late 25th century failed. All subsequent attempts to correct this, especially those in the early 27th century, also failed.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Lomax made the preparations for invasion in the 501st century. He found that the Space-Time Manipulator that had crashed on Earth aeons ago (TV: Angel of the North) had been used as a bridgehead for one of the aforementioned "corrections". (TV: The Korven) He believed he could use it as the bridgehead for an invasion and set out to weaken humanity's government, breathing life into the totalitarian Department (TV: The Eclipse of the Korven) K9 Mark 2's predecessor had a minor role in this plan, having been duped into killing the last four Jixen to revive the Korven's transracial ties with the Merons. These ties had been established in the 51st century when the Korven provided the Merons with energy weapons against the Jixen, obliterating the race. (TV: Hound of the Korven) This plan went awry when the Jixen's bodyguard, Ahab killed Zanthus Pia, the head of The Galactic Peace. (TV: The Bounty Hunter) The malfunctioning Space-Time Manipulator abducted K9 and the Jixen and brought them to London in the distant past. K9 regenerated and helped the Earth's defence against paranormal and extraterrestrial threats as well as the overall menace of the Department. (TV: Regeneration, TV: Hound of the Korven, TV: The Bounty Hunter)

When Drake and June argued over whose jurisdiction K9 was under, Lomax ruled that K9 was under June's division of extraterrestrial research and defence. (TV: The Bounty Hunter)

Lomax sent Drake to Sector SE14 Delta to investigate a possible extraterrestrial incursion crisis concerning the disappearance of the Major Oak. (TV: The Last Oak Tree)

After Drake almost caused the destruction of humanity through the Hunger, Lomax demoted him and gave the job to Inspector Thorne, the former governor of Dauntless Prison. (TV: Black Hunger)

When June found out Thorne took an Ukkan library card, she informed Lomax. He demanded the card returned within twelve hours or Thorne's resignation. (TV: Lost Library of Ukko)

Lomax ordered Thorne to bring him K9's regeneration unit. Its Time Lord technology would be of use. After Thorne's failure to destroy K9 with the Pain-Maker. Lomax assured him that the Department would have no recorded connection with Crashclub and that Freddie Maxwell would take the fall. (TV: Robot Gladiators)

Gryffen told June that he needed to get to the site of the crashed fallen angel in Canada for the missing key to the Space-Time Manipulator, the temporal stabiliser. Lomax left the decision of whether to take Gryffen to Thorne. (TV: Angel of the North)

Lomax later learned that a Jixen warrior was living within London's sewers, and set in motion plans to destroy it using poisonous gas. He ordered Thorne and June to carry out the orders. However, upon the discovery of two civilians in the detonation zone, and the revelation that a third remained there, June suspended the mission. An angered Lomax contacted her, insisting that she do her duty and complete the mission. However, June refused to obey the orders, prompting Lomax to demote her to the rank of constable. (TV: Hound of the Korven, TV: The Eclipse of the Korven)

Lomax's true identity and motives were revealed when he attempted to set in motion the Korven invasion. He was killed when he and his comrades were sucked into the Space-Time Manipulator as it exploded in a fiery inferno. (TV: The Eclipse of the Korven)

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

  • Lomax is referred to as "LOMAXX" in the official K9 site.[1] However, he was credited as "Lomax" in Robot Gladiators.
  • The Eclipse of the Korven establishes that Lomax was with the Korven invasion force in the year 50,000, suggesting that he had a way of communicating through history without actually travelling through it.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ http://www.k9official.com/characters.html
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