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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
The Commander made contact with the [[Sensorite]]s, discovered that the [[Sense Sphere]] was rich in [[molybdenum]] and attempted to exploit its mineral wealth. Shortly afterwards he and his crew appeared to die when their spacecraft exploded. In fact they had faked their deaths and hid in the caves outside the Sensorites' city. They began adding [[atropine]] to their water supply in the hopes of killing them all and claiming the planet for themselves. Their scheme was discovered by the [[First Doctor]] and they were taken into custody by [[Maitland (The Sensorites)|Maitland]]'s crew. ([[TV]]: "[[A Desperate Venture]]")
The Commander made contact with the [[Sensorite]]s, discovered that the [[Sense Sphere]] was rich in [[molybdenum]] and attempted to exploit its mineral wealth. Shortly afterwards, two of his crew deserted them in the spaceship, which the Commander destroyed. The surviving three crewmembers hid in the caves outside the Sensorites' city. They began adding [[atropine]] to their water supply in the hopes of killing them all and claiming the planet for themselves. Their scheme was discovered by the [[First Doctor]] and they were taken into custody by [[Maitland (The Sensorites)|Maitland]]'s crew. ([[TV]]: "[[A Desperate Venture]]")


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The Commander was the leader of an exploration mission from the Earth Empire.

Biography

The Commander made contact with the Sensorites, discovered that the Sense Sphere was rich in molybdenum and attempted to exploit its mineral wealth. Shortly afterwards, two of his crew deserted them in the spaceship, which the Commander destroyed. The surviving three crewmembers hid in the caves outside the Sensorites' city. They began adding atropine to their water supply in the hopes of killing them all and claiming the planet for themselves. Their scheme was discovered by the First Doctor and they were taken into custody by Maitland's crew. (TV: "A Desperate Venture")