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|image        = The Emperor Miranda.jpg
|alias        = [[The Doctor]]
|species = The Doctor's species
|origin =
|child        = Miranda Dawkins
|grandchild    = Zezanne
|first mention = Father Time (novel)
|appearances  = {{Il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Miranda (comic story)|Miranda]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]''}}
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'''The Emperor''' was an [[incarnation]] of '''[[the Doctor]]''' that was the supreme ruler of the [[universe]] in the [[far future]], as well as the biological [[father]] of [[Miranda Dawkins]].


The tyrannical Emperor was the last survivor of a great catastrophe that ravaged [[Gallifrey]]. For a thousand years, the Emperor reigned over the entire universe from his throne on [[the Needle]]. According to [[Ferran]] of the [[Klade]], the Emperor controlled [[time travel|time]] and space travel with a ruthless secret police force, crushed any [[rebellion]] before it even began, and controlled the Senate of his [[empire]] through fear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')


|image = [[File:the Emperor.png|200px]]
The Emperor had censors who removed information from the ''[[Primer for the Spiral Politic]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Prelude to a Prelude (short story)|A Prelude to a Prelude]]'')
|individual name = The Emperor
|alias =
|race = [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
|home era = [[Far future]]
|home planet = [[Gallifrey]]
|appearances = ''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'' (flashback)<br />[[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' (cameo)
|mentions = [[EDA]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]''<br />[[EDA]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]''
}}
The '''Emperor''' was the supreme ruler of the [[universe]] in the [[far future]] and the biological father of [[Miranda Dawkins]].


== Biography ==
On the night of [[Miranda Dawkins|his daughter]]'s [[birth]], the Emperor was assassinated by rebels. The entire empire fell into chaos overnight because the child (and only heir) was concealed on [[Earth]] in the [[1980s]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Miranda (comic story)|Miranda]]'')
The Emperor was a [[Time Lord]], one of the few to survive a great catastrophe that ravaged [[Gallifrey]].


For a thousand years, the Emperor reigned over the entire universe, controlling [[Time travel|time]] and space travel via a ruthless secret police force. He crushed any rebellion before it even began. The Emperor controlled the Senate of his empire through fear. He ruled from his throne on the [[Needle]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')
In a vision, the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Marnal]] saw that one of the [[four surviving elementals]] was [[the Doctor]] with short hair, sitting on a throne and holding his newborn daughter in his arms. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')


[[Endpoint]] was one of the many planets controlled by the Emperor. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'')
During the [[War in Heaven]], [[Mother (The Story So Far...)|Mother]] and [[Father (The Story So Far...)|Father]] were shown by a [[loa]] that, in the [[Post-War universe|post-War]] future, the Elemental Emperor of a [[forgecity]] [[Throneworld (Hope)|Throneworld]] would wander aimlessly in an "exile's century" while his Ministers and [[Man with the Rosette|Magistrate]] waited for him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story So Far... (short story)|The Story So Far...]]'') The Eighth Doctor wandered [[Earth]] for about a century following his involvement in the War, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Burning (novel)|The Burning]]'', ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'', et al.) and it was during this time that he met the Emperor's daughter Miranda. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'')


On the night of his [[Miranda Dawkins|daughter]]'s birth, the Emperor was assassinated by a gang of rebels. The entire empire fell into chaos overnight because the child was hidden away on [[Earth]] in the [[1980s]]. (''[[Miranda (comic)|Miranda]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Lance Parkin]]'s ''The School of Doom'', an interlude for ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'' published in the ''Myth Makers'' fanzine, foreshadows the Doctor's future as the Emperor. [[The Master]] asserts that he and the Doctor were two of the [[four surviving elementals]], and they need to find the others and rule the [[Post-War universe|new universe]] damaged by Gallifrey's destruction.
* The [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[Alternate timelines (Four Doctors)|alternate timeline]] in ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]'' bears a striking resemblance to the Emperor: both feature the Doctor as the last of his kind, taking [[Time Lord Victorious|a different name]], ruling over the universe as a tyrant, and even end in an assassination. [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]]'s resemblance to [[River Song]] has also been noted.
* The Emperor was first mentioned in ''[[Father Time (novel)|Father Time]]'', the [[1969 (releases)|1969]] comic of the [[Father Time (comic story)|same name]] featured a character called [[Father Time]] - who was extremely similar to another [[Father of Time|future incarnation of the Doctor]].


The Emperor was seen in a vision by the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Marnal]] as one of the last surviving [[Time Lords]] after the destruction of [[Gallifrey]]. In the vision, the Emperor held his newborn daughter, Miranda, in his arms. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
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Latest revision as of 09:43, 3 April 2024

The Emperor was an incarnation of the Doctor that was the supreme ruler of the universe in the far future, as well as the biological father of Miranda Dawkins.

The tyrannical Emperor was the last survivor of a great catastrophe that ravaged Gallifrey. For a thousand years, the Emperor reigned over the entire universe from his throne on the Needle. According to Ferran of the Klade, the Emperor controlled time and space travel with a ruthless secret police force, crushed any rebellion before it even began, and controlled the Senate of his empire through fear. (PROSE: Father Time)

The Emperor had censors who removed information from the Primer for the Spiral Politic. (PROSE: A Prelude to a Prelude)

On the night of his daughter's birth, the Emperor was assassinated by rebels. The entire empire fell into chaos overnight because the child (and only heir) was concealed on Earth in the 1980s. (COMIC: Miranda)

In a vision, the Eighth Doctor and Marnal saw that one of the four surviving elementals was the Doctor with short hair, sitting on a throne and holding his newborn daughter in his arms. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)

During the War in Heaven, Mother and Father were shown by a loa that, in the post-War future, the Elemental Emperor of a forgecity Throneworld would wander aimlessly in an "exile's century" while his Ministers and Magistrate waited for him. (PROSE: The Story So Far...) The Eighth Doctor wandered Earth for about a century following his involvement in the War, (PROSE: The Burning, Escape Velocity, et al.) and it was during this time that he met the Emperor's daughter Miranda. (PROSE: Father Time)

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