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|{{sort|Masters|Colonel Masters}} | |{{sort|Masters|Colonel Masters}} | ||
|to infiltrate [[Rex Farrel]]'s plastics company | |||
|{{sort|Terror|''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''}} | |||
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|{{sort|Magister|Reverend Magister}}||to insinuate himself socially into the [[Devil's End]] community||{{sort|Dæmon|''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''}}||[[Latin]] for ''master'' | |{{sort|Magister|Reverend Magister}}||to insinuate himself socially into the [[Devil's End]] community||{{sort|Dæmon|''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''}}||[[Latin]] for ''master'' | ||
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|Mwalimu||while hiding beneath Colonel [[Spindleton]]'s manor house in [[1979]]||''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]''||[[Swahili]] for ''master'' in the sense of ''teacher'' | |Mwalimu||while hiding beneath Colonel [[Spindleton]]'s manor house in [[1979]]||''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]''||[[Swahili]] for ''master'' in the sense of ''teacher'' | ||
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|Estro||while posing as an adviser to [[Lord Haldoran]] in an effort to procure a Dalek [[matter-transmuter]] | |Estro||while posing as an adviser to [[Lord Haldoran]] in an effort to procure a Dalek [[matter-transmuter]]||''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]''||[[Esperanto]] for ''master'' | ||
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|Gospodar||to access the [[TITAN Array]] in order to destroy the [[Chronovore]]s | |Gospodar||to access the [[TITAN Array]] in order to destroy the [[Chronovore]]s||{{sort|Quantum|''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]''}}||[[Serbian]], [[Croatian]] and [[Slovenian]] for ''master'' | ||
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|{{sort|Seta|Mr Seta}}||Used aboard the starship ''[[Gallery]]''||''[[Dust Breeding]]''||anagram of ''master'' | |{{sort|Seta|Mr Seta}}||Used aboard the starship ''[[Gallery]]''||''[[Dust Breeding]]''||anagram of ''master'' | ||
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|{{sort|Portreeve|The Portreeve}}||to trap the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[Castrovalva]] | |{{sort|Portreeve|The Portreeve}}||to trap the [[Fifth Doctor]] in [[Castrovalva]]||''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]''|| | ||
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|Kalid||used to take control of the [[Xeraphin]] [[gestalt]] | |Kalid||used to take control of the [[Xeraphin]] [[gestalt]]||''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]''|| As Kalid, he affected the identity of a vaguely [[Arabian]] sorcerer. ''Kalid'' derives from the Indian ''Kalidasa ''meaning ''servant of Kali'', an Indian goddess of time and change and usually depicted as being dark and violent. | ||
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|{{sort|Estram|Sir Gilles Estram}}||to avert the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] in [[1215]].||''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''||''Estram'' is a simple anagram. | |{{sort|Estram|Sir Gilles Estram}}||to avert the signing of the [[Magna Carta]] in [[1215]].||''[[The King's Demons (TV story)|The King's Demons]]''||''Estram'' is a simple anagram. | ||
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|{{sort|Kreer|Major Kreer}}||used when allied with the [[Tzun]] in [[1950s]] [[America]].||''[[First Frontier]]''|| | |{{sort|Kreer|Major Kreer}}||used when allied with the [[Tzun]] in [[1950s]] [[America]].||''[[First Frontier]]''|| | ||
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|{{sort|Smith, John|Dr John Smith}}||Used while [[amnesia|amnesiac]] on an unnamed colony world | |{{sort|Smith, John|Dr John Smith}}||Used while [[amnesia|amnesiac]] on an unnamed colony world||''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]''|| | ||
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|{{roberts|n=Bruce}}||occasionally reverted to impersonation of a [[San Francisco|San Franciscan]] [[paramedic]] named [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]] after he had taken over Bruce's body||''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''|| | |{{roberts|n=Bruce}}||occasionally reverted to impersonation of a [[San Francisco|San Franciscan]] [[paramedic]] named [[Bruce (Doctor Who)|Bruce]] after he had taken over Bruce's body||''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''|| | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 10 December 2012
Like the Doctor, the renegade Time Lord known as the Master used many aliases. However, while the Doctor used false names on a fairly ad hoc basis to avoid awkward questions, the Master usually adopted them in order to further whatever scheme he was currently embarked upon.
| Alias | When used | Story | Etymology |
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| Colonel Masters | to infiltrate Rex Farrel's plastics company | Terror of the Autons | |
| Reverend Magister | to insinuate himself socially into the Devil's End community | The Dæmons | Latin for master |
| Professor Thascalos | to gain access to facilities of the Newton Institute | The Time Monster | Greek for master |
| Duke Dominus | to impersonate a 1930s Chicago gangster | The Duke of Dominoes | |
| Emil Keller | assumed identity of the creator of the Keller Machine | The Mind of Evil | Emil is derived from the Latin word aemulus, meaning rival, and Keller is derived from Old English cwellere, meaning executioner |
| Martin Jurgens | while posing as an Adjudicator | Colony in Space | |
| Mwalimu | while hiding beneath Colonel Spindleton's manor house in 1979 | Trail of the White Worm | Swahili for master in the sense of teacher |
| Estro | while posing as an adviser to Lord Haldoran in an effort to procure a Dalek matter-transmuter | Legacy of the Daleks | Esperanto for master |
| Gospodar | to access the TITAN Array in order to destroy the Chronovores | The Quantum Archangel | Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian for master |
| Mr Seta | Used aboard the starship Gallery | Dust Breeding | anagram of master |
| The Portreeve | to trap the Fifth Doctor in Castrovalva | Castrovalva | |
| Kalid | used to take control of the Xeraphin gestalt | Time-Flight | As Kalid, he affected the identity of a vaguely Arabian sorcerer. Kalid derives from the Indian Kalidasa meaning servant of Kali, an Indian goddess of time and change and usually depicted as being dark and violent. |
| Sir Gilles Estram | to avert the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. | The King's Demons | Estram is a simple anagram. |
| The Sheriff | to gain access to the regenerative fountain near Eternity. | A Town Called Eternity | |
| Major Kreer | used when allied with the Tzun in 1950s America. | First Frontier | |
| Dr John Smith | Used while amnesiac on an unnamed colony world | Master | |
| Bruce | occasionally reverted to impersonation of a San Franciscan paramedic named Bruce after he had taken over Bruce's body | Doctor Who | |
| Professor Yana | chameleon arch identity | Utopia | Had no known meaning of its own, but the Face of Boe made up an acronym, "You Are Not Alone" |
| Harold Saxon | used to win Prime Ministership of the United Kingdom | Love & Monsters and several other stories | Mister Saxon was an anagram of Master No Six |
Behind the scenes
- During Anthony Ainley's tenure as the Master, pseudonyms made from anagrams of 'Tony Ainley' were often used in the credits — both on-screen and in Radio Times — for the Master's disguises, such as Neil Toynay for the Portreeve in TV: Castrovalva.
- Another, craftier pseudonym was used in Radio Times for TV: The King's Demons, when Sir Gilles was listed as being played by 'James Stoker' — an anagram of 'Master's Joke'.
