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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the Line (audio story)|The End of the Line]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the Line (audio story)|The End of the Line]]''
: [[The Valeyard]] tells the Master to stay away from the Doctor.
: [[The Valeyard]] tells the Master to stay away from the Doctor.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Time (comic story)|Prisoners of Time]]''
:The Master is wearing the same costume as in ''Destiny of the Doctors''.
*[[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''


The Master's timeline takes four conflicting routes after ''Survival'' and before ''Doctor Who''.
The Master's timeline takes two conflicting routes after ''Survival'' and before ''Dust Breeding''.


1.
1.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]''
:The Master becomes a "full" Time Lord after making a deal with the Tzun, who make him a new body.
:The Master apparently becomes a "full" Time Lord after making a deal with the Tzun, who make him a new body.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Housewarming (short story)|Housewarming]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Housewarming (short story)|Housewarming]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''
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*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (cameo)
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (cameo)
:The Master is still infected with the Cheetah virus and heads to Skaro, leading into ''Doctor Who''.


3.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding (audio story)|Dust Breeding]]''
:Tremas' body breaks down, turning the Master into the same form seen in ''The Keeper of Traken''.
:The Master's previous body has broken down, turning the Master into the same form seen in ''The Keeper of Traken''.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]''
4.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[Prisoners of Time (comic story)|Prisoners of Time]]''
:The Master is wearing the same costume as in ''Destiny of the Doctors''.
*[[GAME]]: ''[[Destiny of the Doctors]]''
:The Master is still in Tremas' body, but is not infected with the Cheetah virus.


*[[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' / [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film]]''
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (cameo)
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'' (cameo)
:Set just after ''Doctor Who'' whilst the Master is trapped inside the Eye of Harmony.
:Set just after ''Doctor Who'' whilst the Master is trapped inside the Eye of Harmony.
 
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]''
The Master's timeline takes two conflicting routes after ''Doctor Who'' and before ''Utopia''.
:The Master falls into the Time Vortex immediately after ''Doctor Who''.
 
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]''
1.
:The Master is presumably sent back to the Eye of Harmony.
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'' (cameo)  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]'' (cameo)  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Deadstone Memorial (novel)|The Deadstone Memorial]]'' (cameo)  
*[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Deadstone Memorial (novel)|The Deadstone Memorial]]'' (cameo)  
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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]''
:Set directly after ''Forgotten''.
:Set directly after ''Forgotten''.
2.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]''
:The Master falls into the Time Vortex immediately after ''Doctor Who''.
*[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Glorious Dead (comic story)|The Glorious Dead]]''
''Eyes of the Master'' establishes that the Master is given a new set of regenerations by the Time Lords in exchange for his help.
''Eyes of the Master'' establishes that the Master is given a new set of regenerations by the Time Lords in exchange for his help.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[UNIT: Dominion (audio story)|UNIT: Dominion]]''
: In ''Eyes of the Master'', the Master notes that he was expecting the Seventh, not the Eighth, Doctor.
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]''
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*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]''
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]''
 
*[[AUDIO]]: ''[[UNIT: Dominion (audio story)|UNIT: Dominion]]''
:The Master is working in direct opposition to the Time Lords.
*[[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''
:The Master regenerates into the form dubbed "Harold Saxon".
:The Master regenerates into the form dubbed "Harold Saxon".
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*[[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''
: The [[Disciples of Saxon]] restore the Master to life using the ring from ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''. The Master vanishes after Gallifrey is sent back into the [[Last Great Time War]].
: The [[Disciples of Saxon]] restore the Master to life using the ring from ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''. The Master vanishes after Gallifrey is sent back into the [[Last Great Time War]].
:According to ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' and ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', after the Doctor left Missy behind in ''The End of Time'', the Master somehow escaped the universe Gallifrey was placed in in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and regenerated into a female form dubbed "Missy".
:According to ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'' and ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', after the Doctor left him behind in ''The End of Time'', the Master somehow escaped the universe Gallifrey was placed in in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' and regenerated into a female form, who goes by "Missy".
*[[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek]]''
*[[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek]]''

Revision as of 05:17, 22 November 2015

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This page lists appearances of The Master in the order in which he experienced them.

Limiting factors

What happened to the Master after Survival are hard to reconcile as there are three opposing accounts as to what happened. Events after Doctor Who are difficult to reconcile with each other as they offer contradictory accounts to what happened when the Master escaped the Eye of Harmony.

Series basics

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Timeline

The Master gazes into the Time Vortex.
The Master is at the Academy.
The Master is still living on Gallifrey.
The Master is already in his incarnation first seen in Terror of the Autons.
The Master is wearing the clothes of the incarnation seen in Terror of the Autons, but targets the Second Doctor, rather than the Third.
Leads into Terror of the Autons.
The Master is imprisoned
The Master is imprisoned.
The Master moves to Fortress island, leading into The Sea Devils
The Master retrieves his TARDIS from where he hid it in The Face of the Enemy.
The Master intends to go to Skaro and ally with the Daleks.
The Master is badly injured by a Dalek superweapon and leads directly into The Deadly Assassin.
Leela knows who the Master is, placing it after The Oseidon Adventure, but the Master hasn't met Nyssa yet, placing it before The Keeper of Traken.
The Master gains the body of Tremas
The Master is trying to reconstitute his body after it was broken down when Castrovalva was destroyed.
The Master is scarred after the events of Planet of Fire.
The Valeyard tells the Master to stay away from the Doctor.
The Master is wearing the same costume as in Destiny of the Doctors.

The Master's timeline takes two conflicting routes after Survival and before Dust Breeding.

1.

The Master apparently becomes a "full" Time Lord after making a deal with the Tzun, who make him a new body.
The Master's body is said to be breaking down.

2.

The Master is still infected with the Cheetah virus.
The Master's previous body has broken down, turning the Master into the same form seen in The Keeper of Traken.
Set just after Doctor Who whilst the Master is trapped inside the Eye of Harmony.
The Master falls into the Time Vortex immediately after Doctor Who.
The Master is presumably sent back to the Eye of Harmony.
The Master is still trapped inside the Eye of Harmony.
The Master escapes the Eye of Harmony.
Set during the events of Forgotten.
Set directly after Forgotten.

Eyes of the Master establishes that the Master is given a new set of regenerations by the Time Lords in exchange for his help.

The Master is working in direct opposition to the Time Lords.
The Master regenerates into the form dubbed "Harold Saxon".
The Master conquers the Earth with the Toclafane.
Set a year after The Sound of Drums. The year is subsequently reversed, and the Master is killed and burned. A hand picks up the Master's ring.
Set during the final scene of Last of the Time Lords.
The Disciples of Saxon restore the Master to life using the ring from Last of the Time Lords. The Master vanishes after Gallifrey is sent back into the Last Great Time War.
According to Dark Water and Death in Heaven, after the Doctor left him behind in The End of Time, the Master somehow escaped the universe Gallifrey was placed in in The Day of the Doctor and regenerated into a female form, who goes by "Missy".

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