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{{Infobox Individual
individual name= The Master |
|individual name= The Master
alias = see [[Aliases of the Master]] |
|image= [[Image:Second_Master.jpg|250px]]
image = [[Image:First_Master.jpg|250px]] |
|race= [[Time Lord]]
race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]]) |
|home planet= [[Gallifrey]]
home planet=[[Gallifrey]] |
|home era= [[Rassilon Era]]
home era= [[Rassilon Era]]|
|appearances=<ul><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]''</li><li>[[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' (flashback cameo)</li></ul>
appearances= see [[The Master - List of Appearances]] |
|actor= <ul><li>[[Peter Pratt]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')</li><li>[[Geoffrey Beevers]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'')</li></ul>
actor= [[Roger Delgado]]}}
}}


The first incarnation of the malevolent [[Time Lord]] known as '''[[the Master]]''' opposed [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[UNIT]], mostly on [[20th century|late 20th century]] [[England]] though occasionally in other times and places.
In a physically degenerated condition and with no more [[regeneration]]s left, the thirteenth incarnation of '''the Master''' attempted to find an energy source to restore himself.


==Profile==
==Profile==
===Personality===
This incarnation of The Master established the basic character traits for his successors. He was suave and debonair with a sardonic sense of humour. A haughty psychopath, he regarded most beings as his inferiors but had a mutual respect for the Doctor as a worthy opponent and (almost) his intellectual equal.
===Biography===
===Biography===
:''Though formerly friends with him, the Master had, by this time already, [[The_Master#Early_life|sworn enmity against the Doctor]].''
====Escape to Tersurus====
During [[The Master (UNIT years)|his prior incarnation]] killed [[Susan Foreman]]'s husband, [[David Campbell]] and kidnapped her. On the [[planet]] [[Tersurus]], where he had taken [[the Master's TARDIS|his TARIDS]], Susan used the [[telepathic circuits]] of his craft against him. Susan then caused an explosion in which the Master got caught. By the time the [[Time Lord]] [[Chancellor]] ([[Goth]] had come to Tersurus, the Master had exhausted his [[regeneration cycle]] recovering from the injuries. Goth had come to Tersurus to investigate the [[materialisation]] of an un-authorized [[TARDIS]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]''). Goth found the Master, in a wasted condition. The Master had by this time reached the end of his cycle of [[regeneration]]s and had begun to denegerate physically. He turned into a decaying animated corpse. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')


Prior to the Doctor becoming aware of his presence, the Master infiltrated UNIT's [[UNIT HQ|headquarters]]. Here he learned of the failed [[Nestene]] invasion and decided to ally himself with them. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Reconnaissance]]'')
====On Gallifrey====
The Master made Goth, in line for the position of [[Lord President]] of the [[High Council]] of Time Lords, into his slave. He also took over the mind of [[Solis]], one of the [[Chancellory Guard]]. With a [[telepathic]] summons and a vision of the future created by [[the Matrix]], Master lured [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] to [[Gallifrey]] to prevent the murder of the then-serving Lord President. The Doctor failed and ended up on trial for the President's murder. In the mean time, the Master casually killed a guard with his [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] and left it for the Doctor to find like a grisly calling card.


:''The Master appears to have originally intended to proceed directly with his plan to use the [[Keller Machine]], as he spent many months establishing his (and the Keller Process') credentials, and must have brought the mind parasite to Earth with him prior to joining forces with the Nestenes.''
Secretly, the Master had access to [[the Matrix]]. He also had guessed the secret of the [[Eye of Harmony]] and various artifacts left behind by [[Rassilon]]. He realised that the Eye of Harmony, a [[black hole]], resided beneath the [[Panopticon]] and, realizing that it had immense power, believed he could use the [[Sash of Rassilon]] to protect himself from the raw power of the Eye and the destruction that unleashing it would cause. He thought that it could channel that energy to renew himself. The Doctor defeated the Master in physical combat. The Master appeared to have fallen into a crevice created by a localized earthquake. In fact, he had gained access to [[the Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], disguised as a [[grandfather clock]] and escaped. [[Cardinal]] [[Borusa]] determined to make it look to the people of Gallifrey as if Goth had died attempting to stop the Master's evil plans. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')
The Master then appeared at a circus, his [[Type 40|TARDIS]] materializing in the form of a circus trailer or horse box. He promptly [[hypnosis|hypnotized]] the circus troupe to obey his orders, as part of his plan to assist the [[Nestene]]s in their latest bid to conquer Earth. A Time Lord emissary alerted the Doctor to his rival's presence on the planet ([[DW]]:''[[Terror of the Autons]]'').


:''As far as the Master's transport, it seemed he owned a Type 40 Mark II TARDIS, compared to [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the Doctor]]'s Type 40 Mark I.''
====On Traken====
The Master repaired to the [[planet]] [[Traken]], the center of [[Traken Union]] in a [[TARDIS]] configured into the sculpture-shaped [[Melkur]]. He set about a plan to steal [[the Source]] to restore himself. To this end, over a period of years, he won over [[Kassia]], wife to [[Tremas]] and mother of [[Nyssa]]. Defeated once more by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Adric]], he took over the body of Tremas. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'')


The Doctor stole the [[dematerialisation circuit]] of his ship, stranding the Master on [[Earth]]. He returned again, using the [[Keller Machine]] to try and foment nuclear war ([[DW]]:''[[The Mind of Evil]]''), recovered his mobility and brought [[Axos]] to Earth, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos]]''), used information stolen from the Time Lords to visit an alien world in the future to try to gain control of a doomsday machine ([[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'')
:''For an account of the Master's activities in Tremas' body, see [[The Master (Tremas)|separate article]].''


In the [[Wiltshire]] village of [[Devil's End]], he summoned the [[Dæmon]] [[Azal]], to no avail. At the conclusion of this event, UNIT captured him ([[DW]]: ''[[The Dæmons]]''). Following a trial by Human authorities, the Master was given a sentence of life imprisonment on a prison on an island designed especially to hold him. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'') The government used him as a scapegoat for all the alien attacks that had occurred. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
===Personality===
 
This incarnation was far less charming and witty than his previous incarnation and  
While in custody, with the Doctor gone to [[Peladon]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''), the Master collaborated with UNIT in preventing an invasion by [[Parallel Earth (Inferno)|a fascist version of Earth]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy]]''). The Master quickly gained control over his jailer, [[George Trenchard]], and nearly caused a war between [[Human]]s and [[Sea Devil]]. He later escaped in the confusion. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'')
mainly preoccupied with finding a way to [[regenerate]]. The vengeful and vindictive side of the Master was at its most apparent in this incarnation.
 
Sometime during his obvious actions against the Doctor and UNIT, the Master infiltrated the government's Department [[C19]] to a shocking degree. He took control of the [[Glasshouse]], a facility for traumatized [[UNIT]] soldiers and in particular of [[Francis Cleary]]. He also tried to undermine UNIT in the short term. In the long term, he planned to use a [[time ring]] and have Cleary go to [[1963]], prevent the [[Kennedy assassination]] and thus alter Earth's history to make it more vulnerable to invasion. The plan failed. ([[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'')
 
The Master travelled back to ancient [[Atlantis]], confronting the Doctor there, brought forth [[Kronos]], king of the [[Chronovore]]s, escaped the destruction that followed in Kronos' wake ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') Returning to 1970s Earth, he used [[time travel|time-displaced]] [[Scotland|Scottish]] warriors to seize a nuclear [[submarine]] and threaten Britain with obliteration if he wasn't given [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]; he ended up temporarily trapped in the [[18th century]]. ([[TVC]]: ''[[The Glen of Sleeping]]'') He also later worked with the [[Gaderene]] race to conquer Earth ([[PDA]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'')
 
He forged a short-lived alliance with the [[Dalek]]s, acting as their agent to provoke warfare between the [[Earth Empire]] and the [[Draconian Empire]] in the [[26th century]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'')
 
For a short while the Master adopted the identity of Duke Dominus, a gangster on early 20th century Earth, but his plan on this occasion was halted by [[Fourth Doctor|a regenerated Doctor]] without his even knowing it. ([[VD]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes]]'')
 
The Master's finally went under cover in [[Earth]] following the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'')
 
:''For later events in the Master's life, see [[The_Master#Degeneration|main article]].''
 
==Behind the Scenes==
Although they played antagonists onscreen, in real life [[Roger Delgado]], who originated the role of the Master, and [[Jon Pertwee]], the Third Doctor, were actually close friends. In interviews and convention Q&A sessions, Pertwee often cited the death of Delgado as one of the factors which led him to give up the role.
 
His death meant that, on-screen, the feud between the Doctor and the Master never came to any resolution. Originally the Master would have died saving the Doctor's life. The Doctor would have then regenerated. Rumours suggest that the story would have revealed the Master as the evil side of the Doctor's personality, which would have explained why the Master never sought to actually kill the Doctor.
 
A persistent rumour, not verified by the production team of that era, has said that story would have revealed the Doctor and the Master as brothers.
 
The later story ''[[Planet of Fire]]'' included a line of dialogue which led to some speculation in this regard. A reference to this occurs much later in ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'' when [[Martha Jones]] tells the [[Tenth Doctor]] she thought he and the Master were brothers, to which he dismissively replies, "You watch too much TV".  


==See also==
*[[The Master]]


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Revision as of 20:47, 16 May 2009

In a physically degenerated condition and with no more regenerations left, the thirteenth incarnation of the Master attempted to find an energy source to restore himself.

Profile

Biography

Escape to Tersurus

During his prior incarnation killed Susan Foreman's husband, David Campbell and kidnapped her. On the planet Tersurus, where he had taken his TARIDS, Susan used the telepathic circuits of his craft against him. Susan then caused an explosion in which the Master got caught. By the time the Time Lord Chancellor (Goth had come to Tersurus, the Master had exhausted his regeneration cycle recovering from the injuries. Goth had come to Tersurus to investigate the materialisation of an un-authorized TARDIS (EDA: Legacy of the Daleks). Goth found the Master, in a wasted condition. The Master had by this time reached the end of his cycle of regenerations and had begun to denegerate physically. He turned into a decaying animated corpse. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)

On Gallifrey

The Master made Goth, in line for the position of Lord President of the High Council of Time Lords, into his slave. He also took over the mind of Solis, one of the Chancellory Guard. With a telepathic summons and a vision of the future created by the Matrix, Master lured the Doctor to Gallifrey to prevent the murder of the then-serving Lord President. The Doctor failed and ended up on trial for the President's murder. In the mean time, the Master casually killed a guard with his Tissue Compression Eliminator and left it for the Doctor to find like a grisly calling card.

Secretly, the Master had access to the Matrix. He also had guessed the secret of the Eye of Harmony and various artifacts left behind by Rassilon. He realised that the Eye of Harmony, a black hole, resided beneath the Panopticon and, realizing that it had immense power, believed he could use the Sash of Rassilon to protect himself from the raw power of the Eye and the destruction that unleashing it would cause. He thought that it could channel that energy to renew himself. The Doctor defeated the Master in physical combat. The Master appeared to have fallen into a crevice created by a localized earthquake. In fact, he had gained access to his TARDIS, disguised as a grandfather clock and escaped. Cardinal Borusa determined to make it look to the people of Gallifrey as if Goth had died attempting to stop the Master's evil plans. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)

On Traken

The Master repaired to the planet Traken, the center of Traken Union in a TARDIS configured into the sculpture-shaped Melkur. He set about a plan to steal the Source to restore himself. To this end, over a period of years, he won over Kassia, wife to Tremas and mother of Nyssa. Defeated once more by the Doctor and Adric, he took over the body of Tremas. (DW: The Keeper of Traken)

For an account of the Master's activities in Tremas' body, see separate article.

Personality

This incarnation was far less charming and witty than his previous incarnation and mainly preoccupied with finding a way to regenerate. The vengeful and vindictive side of the Master was at its most apparent in this incarnation.

See also

v • e
Aliens and Enemies of Season 14
The Masque of Mandragora
The Hand of Fear
The Deadly Assassin
Time Lords (Decayed Master  • Goth  • Gold Usher  • One  • Two)
The Face of Evil
Xoanon  • Sevateem  • Tesh  • Horda
The Robots of Death
Taren Capel  • Sandminer robots  • D84  • SV7
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
v • e
Aliens and Enemies of Season 18
The Leisure Hive
Argolins  • Pangol  • Foamasi  • West Lodge
Meglos
Tigellans  • Zolfa-Thuran  • Meglos  • Gaztaks  • Grugger  • Brotadac  • Bell Plants
Full Circle
State of Decay
Great Vampires  • King Vampire  • Aukon  • Camilla  • Zargo  • Habris  • Roga  • Zoldaz
Warriors' Gate
Tharils  • Rorvik  • Packard  • Lane  • Aldo  • Royce  • Sagan  • Gundan
The Keeper of Traken
Logopolis
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