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{{pullout|{{rename|Romana's third incarnation, to be more similar to pages like [[The Doctor's ninth incarnation]] and make it clear this is an overview page}}}}
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Accounts differed on the identity and activties of '''[[Romanadvoratrelundar]]’s third incarnation''', i.e. the one who followed [[Romana II]]’s [[regeneration]].
|race = [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
|home planet = [[Gallifrey]]
|home era = [[Rassilon Era]]
|appearances = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]''<br>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]''
|mentions = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Banquo Legacy]]''<br>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''
}}{{romanas}}The third incarnation of '''Romanadvoratrelundar''', commonly known as "'''Romana'''", was more ruthless than her [[Romana I|first]] and [[Romana II|second]] incarnations.


==Biography==
By most accounts, the third Romana served as [[President of the High Council]] during an all-encompassing [[time war]] between [[Gallifrey]] and another major temporal power. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}}) Other accounts, however, suggest that Romana had eschewed the Presidency during this incarnation and served the [[universe]] in other ways. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
Romana had, by this time, became War Queen and [[Lady President|President]] of the [[Nine Gallifreys]]. She [[regenerate]]d knowing that she would need a harder personality for the upcoming [[The War|War]] with [[the Enemy]]. As a result she became less friendly towards [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Physically, she resembled a beautiful dark-haired woman, with green eyes and a tatoo of the Prydonian seal on her ankle.


She dispatched [[Cavisadoratrelundar|Cavis]] and [[Gandarotethetledrax|Gandar]] to Avalon and eventually turned up herself to take possession of [[Compassion]] when she had transformed in a [[TARDIS]], believing she could give them an tactical advantage in the war. Instead, [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
== War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys ==
{{main|Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)}}
According to one account, during the first decades of her [[Lord President|Presidency]], Romana II regenerated into a snub-nosed woman with green eyes and dark hair, styled into a fringe, who apparently resembled [[the Doctor's mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}})


After 150 years in power, she was approaching her first reaffirmation ceremony when she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]], an event which turned out to be part of a scheme by [[Faction Paradox]] to take over [[Gallifrey]] and re-write its history. Finally, [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] was forced to destroy the planet to prevent this. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'')
By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] as it approached an all-encompassing [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[the Enemy]] known as [[War in Heaven|the War in Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, et al.) However, after [[Faction Paradox]] invaded Gallifrey, the War was averted and Gallifrey was destroyed. This resulted in [[Post-War universe|a new form of reality]] where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the [[Time Lords]] were wiped from the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})


After the end of the [[Second War in Heaven]] and the destruction of [[Gallifrey]], Romana's fate was unknown. She still had access to a functioning [[TARDIS]], so may have escaped using it. However, the version of events shown to the anmensic Doctor by [[Marnal]] implied that she was shot by Faction Paradox skulltroopers. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
In her official capacity as Lady President of the High Council of Gallifrey, she would go by titles such as '''the War Queen''' and '''Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}, {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}})
 
== Leading Gallifrey though its "darkest hour" ==
{{main|Trey}}
[[File:Trey_and_II.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Matrix]] projection of [[Romana II]]'s potential successor, dubbed "[[Trey]]", alongside Romana II herself. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}})]]In an [[aborted timeline]], however, Romana II regenerated into a young woman with blue eyes and long dark hair styled into a fringe. This regeneration came about as a means of preventing the host ship [[Moros]] from becoming a [[black hole]] and destroying [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
 
By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] through its “darkest hour” ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}} as it engaged in a large-scale [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[Omega]] and [[Adherents of Ohm|his adherents]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}}) This [[Time War (Enemy Lines)|Time War]] would escalate to the point wherein Romana, [[Narvin]], and [[Ace]] were found guilty of high treason. However, after Romana sent her friend [[Irving Braxiatel]] back in time to avert her regeneration, the War was [[aborted timeline|averted]]. This resulted in a new timeline wherein she resigns from the Presidency and is succeeded by [[Livia]] and is unsure if she would eventually regenerate into the same third incarnation or not. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
 
When a projection of this incarnation appeared through [[the Matrix]] to aid her predecessor, she went by the title of '''Trey'''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Renaissance (audio story)}}, {{cs|Ascension (Gallifrey audio story)}})
 
== The fortune teller ==
{{main|Romana (The Little Book of Fate)}}
By one account, at some point during a “forever war spreading through all of time and space”, [[Romana II]] regenerated into a woman with a young face but “the quiet self-possession of one much older”, who styled herself wearing a black [[beret]] and a waistcoat, with a scarf knotted at her throat.
 
This incarnation worked with [[Laszlo]] and other [[Tharil|Tharils]] to rescue [[refugee|refugees]] from the all-encompassing temporal conflict. This temporal refugee camp was disguised as a traveling [[carnival]], in which she posed as a '''fortune teller'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
 
== The Lord Cardinal ==
{{main|Romana (Time Fracture)}}
[[File:Liv Spencer Romana.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lord Cardinal]] Romana during the events of [[Operation Time Fracture]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)}})]]Within the confines of a [[temporal anomaly]] known as the [[Time Fracture]], time began to repeat itself. At some point during this [[time loop]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Hello And Congratulations! (short story)}}) Romana, who was now a [[Lord Cardinal]], regenerated into an incarnation with blue eyes and short, blonde hair.
 
[[UNIT]] had speculated that this incarnation of Romana would make for a powerful ally should she survive Gallifrey’s destruction. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)}})
 
== Behind the scenes ==
[[File:Juliet-landau-waistcoat-3.jpg|thumb|left|A promotional photograph of [[Juliet Landau]] taken for the use on cover artwork for [[Big Finish Productions]]]][[File:Louise-Brooks-Canary-Murder.jpeg|thumb|right|A publicity still of Gustav von Seyffertitz and Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case]]
* As is apparent from the above, various writers from across different mediums have attempted to introduce the third incarnation of Romana. While some writers have attempted to distinguish these often contradictory depictions, others have further conflated them.
** The first depiction of Romana III, as seen in [[Paul Cornell]]’s {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}  was based on that of [[American]] silent film actress [[Louise Brooks]].
** [[James Goss]], who penned [[Juliet Landau]]’s first story portraying “Trey” for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] initially contrasted her with “other future Romanadvoratrelundars” such as the “brilliantly glacial flapper”, Romana III, despite the physical resemblance Landau had to the original depiction of the character. ([[VOR 56]])
** Later on, however, [[Steve Gallagher]] would introduce his own depiction of Romana III, who serves on the outskirts of some sort of [[Time War]] in {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}}. While a short story with no illustrations, the description of this incarnation specifically portrays her as wearing a combination of two outfits worn by Landau during the photoshoot for her portrayal of the character: a scarf knotted at her throat, a waistcoat, and a black beret. When asked about the similarity on Twitter, Gallagher responded that it “[w]ould work rather well, wouldn’t it?”"<ref>[https://twitter.com/brooligan/status/1687940932094603265?s=20 Steve Gallagher on Twitter]</ref>


==Behind the scenes==
*Writers involved in [[the War]] arc book of [[Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novels based Romana III's described appearance on that of the [[American]] silent film actress [[Wikipedia:Louise Brooks|Louise Brooks]], although upon meeting this incarnation for the first time the Eighth Doctor noted that she now looked worryingly like his mother.
*In [[IDW]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] says Romana "did quite well for herself ... until the Time War". The comic gives no clue as to whether the Doctor is referring to Romana III or the second incarnation or even to an incarnation after Romana III.
*[[The Woman|The unidentified woman]] who interacted with [[Wilfred Mott]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' has been the subject of much speculation in fan circles; a post-Lalla Ward incarnation of Romana is one frequently cited guess as to who she might be. Although [[Russell T. Davies]] has stated that the woman is the Doctor's mother, note that as indicated above, the Eighth Doctor once said Romana III indeed resembled his mother.
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Accounts differed on the identity and activties of Romanadvoratrelundar’s third incarnation, i.e. the one who followed Romana II’s regeneration.

By most accounts, the third Romana served as President of the High Council during an all-encompassing time war between Gallifrey and another major temporal power. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"]; AUDIO: Luna Romana [+]Loading...["Luna Romana (audio story)"]) Other accounts, however, suggest that Romana had eschewed the Presidency during this incarnation and served the universe in other ways. (PROSE: Lord Romanadvoratrelundar [+]Loading...["Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)"]; PROSE: The Little Book of Fate [+]Loading...["The Little Book of Fate (short story)"])

War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)

According to one account, during the first decades of her Presidency, Romana II regenerated into a snub-nosed woman with green eyes and dark hair, styled into a fringe, who apparently resembled the Doctor's mother. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"])

By this account, Romana would lead Gallifrey as it approached an all-encompassing temporal conflict with the Enemy known as the War in Heaven. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell [+]Loading...["The Ancestor Cell (novel)"], et al.) However, after Faction Paradox invaded Gallifrey, the War was averted and Gallifrey was destroyed. This resulted in a new form of reality where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the Time Lords were wiped from the timeline. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell [+]Loading...["The Ancestor Cell (novel)"], The Adventuress of Henrietta Street [+]Loading...["The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)"])

In her official capacity as Lady President of the High Council of Gallifrey, she would go by titles such as the War Queen and Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"], The Ancestor Cell [+]Loading...["The Ancestor Cell (novel)"])

Leading Gallifrey though its "darkest hour"[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Trey
The Matrix projection of Romana II's potential successor, dubbed "Trey", alongside Romana II herself. (AUDIO: Luna Romana [+]Loading...["Luna Romana (audio story)"])

In an aborted timeline, however, Romana II regenerated into a young woman with blue eyes and long dark hair styled into a fringe. This regeneration came about as a means of preventing the host ship Moros from becoming a black hole and destroying Gallifrey. (AUDIO: Enemy Lines [+]Loading...["Enemy Lines (audio story)"])

By this account, Romana would lead Gallifrey through its “darkest hour” (AUDIO: Luna Romana [+]Loading...["Luna Romana (audio story)"] as it engaged in a large-scale temporal conflict with Omega and his adherents. (PROSE: Enemy Lines [+]Loading...["Enemy Lines (audio story)"]) This Time War would escalate to the point wherein Romana, Narvin, and Ace were found guilty of high treason. However, after Romana sent her friend Irving Braxiatel back in time to avert her regeneration, the War was averted. This resulted in a new timeline wherein she resigns from the Presidency and is succeeded by Livia and is unsure if she would eventually regenerate into the same third incarnation or not. (AUDIO: Enemy Lines [+]Loading...["Enemy Lines (audio story)"])

When a projection of this incarnation appeared through the Matrix to aid her predecessor, she went by the title of Trey. (AUDIO: Renaissance [+]Loading...["Renaissance (audio story)"], Ascension [+]Loading...["Ascension (Gallifrey audio story)"])

The fortune teller[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Romana (The Little Book of Fate)

By one account, at some point during a “forever war spreading through all of time and space”, Romana II regenerated into a woman with a young face but “the quiet self-possession of one much older”, who styled herself wearing a black beret and a waistcoat, with a scarf knotted at her throat.

This incarnation worked with Laszlo and other Tharils to rescue refugees from the all-encompassing temporal conflict. This temporal refugee camp was disguised as a traveling carnival, in which she posed as a fortune teller. (PROSE: The Little Book of Fate [+]Loading...["The Little Book of Fate (short story)"])

The Lord Cardinal[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Romana (Time Fracture)
Lord Cardinal Romana during the events of Operation Time Fracture (PROSE: Lord Romanadvoratrelundar [+]Loading...["Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)"])

Within the confines of a temporal anomaly known as the Time Fracture, time began to repeat itself. At some point during this time loop, (PROSE: Hello And Congratulations! [+]Loading...["Hello And Congratulations! (short story)"]) Romana, who was now a Lord Cardinal, regenerated into an incarnation with blue eyes and short, blonde hair.

UNIT had speculated that this incarnation of Romana would make for a powerful ally should she survive Gallifrey’s destruction. (PROSE: Lord Romanadvoratrelundar [+]Loading...["Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)"])

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

A promotional photograph of Juliet Landau taken for the use on cover artwork for Big Finish Productions
A publicity still of Gustav von Seyffertitz and Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case
  • As is apparent from the above, various writers from across different mediums have attempted to introduce the third incarnation of Romana. While some writers have attempted to distinguish these often contradictory depictions, others have further conflated them.
    • The first depiction of Romana III, as seen in Paul Cornell’s The Shadows of Avalon [+]Loading...["The Shadows of Avalon (novel)"] was based on that of American silent film actress Louise Brooks.
    • James Goss, who penned Juliet Landau’s first story portraying “Trey” for Big Finish initially contrasted her with “other future Romanadvoratrelundars” such as the “brilliantly glacial flapper”, Romana III, despite the physical resemblance Landau had to the original depiction of the character. (VOR 56)
    • Later on, however, Steve Gallagher would introduce his own depiction of Romana III, who serves on the outskirts of some sort of Time War in The Little Book of Fate [+]Loading...["The Little Book of Fate (short story)"]. While a short story with no illustrations, the description of this incarnation specifically portrays her as wearing a combination of two outfits worn by Landau during the photoshoot for her portrayal of the character: a scarf knotted at her throat, a waistcoat, and a black beret. When asked about the similarity on Twitter, Gallagher responded that it “[w]ould work rather well, wouldn’t it?”"[1]
  1. ↑ Steve Gallagher on Twitter
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