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|image = Morbius.jpg | |image = Morbius in Junior Novelisation.jpg | ||
| | |aliases = The General | ||
|species = Time Lord | |species = Time Lord | ||
|job = | |job = Lord President | ||
|affiliation = High Council | |||
|origin = [[Gallifrey]] | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
| | |first = The Brain of Morbius (TV story) | ||
|voice actor = Samuel West | |appearances = [[Morbius - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
| | |actor = Stuart Fell | ||
|voice actor = Michael Spice | |||
|other voice actor = [[Samuel West]] | |||
|bts = Restoring Classic Monsters - Doctor Who The Fan Show | |||
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'''Morbius''', also known near the end of his [[First Morbius|first life]] as '''the General''', was a notorious and malevolent [[renegade Time Lord]]. His career was the first in millennia to dramatically alter [[Gallifrey]]'s relations with the wider [[universe]]. He attempted to overturn Gallifrey's [[non-interference policy]] in favour of [[military]] conquest, a controversial move which sparked the Time Lords' first and greatest [[Civil War]]. He failed, was [[exile]]d and eventually executed, only to survive, saved by [[Cult of Morbius|his followers]]. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== | === Incarnations of Morbius === | ||
[[ | * Morbius's [[First Morbius|original incarnation]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') was a charismatic man slightly below medium height, with "classically handsome" features and a domed forehead. He served as [[President of the High Council]] before being deposed, taking on the name of "the General". He was ultimately executed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]'') | ||
* After his brain was salvaged, Morbius was transplanted into a [[Second Morbius|new body]] by [[Mehendri Solon]]. An unstable patchwork of parts from various species, topped by a purely artificial brain-case, the "monster" was hounded off the edge of a cliff by the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] and destroyed shortly after Morbius had been transplanted in this body. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | |||
* Using a fragment of Morbius's original brain and biodata from [[Straxus]], the [[Cult of Morbius]] managed to effect a full [[regeneration]] from the brain fragment, with Morbius resurrected in a [[Third Morbius|new Time Lord body]]. However, he needed frequent transfusions of biodata from Straxus to keep himself stable. This resurrection was later temporally undone, with only Straxus and [[Lucie Miller]] remembering the [[aborted timeline]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Vengeance of Morbius (audio story)|The Vengeance of Morbius]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* [[The Imperator]] as featured or mentioned the [[Faction Paradox (series)|''Faction Paradox'' series]] fills the same place in Time Lord history as Morbius, and the authorial intent is clearly that "the Imperator" be read as a title or alias of Morbius. However, as none of the stories featuring the Imperator held the licence to the character or name of Morbius, this Wiki does not acknowledge them to be the same individual. Interestingly, the Imperator's contemporary in ''Faction Paradox'', [[the War King]], is for his part implied to be a future version of [[the Master]]; this would, logically, mean that "Morbius" was a contemporary of [[the Doctor]] themselves. | |||
== | * Morbius was named after Dr Edward Morbius from the 1956 film {{wi|Forbidden Planet}}. ([[INFO]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'') | ||
* Morbius was referenced in [[Craig Hinton]] and Chris McKeon's ''Time's Champion'', a sequel to Hinton's ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'' and ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]''. It was revealed Morbius fathered twin children, the Children of Contempt, with an unknown renegade Time Lady. | |||
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Revision as of 14:55, 8 September 2021
Morbius, also known near the end of his first life as the General, was a notorious and malevolent renegade Time Lord. His career was the first in millennia to dramatically alter Gallifrey's relations with the wider universe. He attempted to overturn Gallifrey's non-interference policy in favour of military conquest, a controversial move which sparked the Time Lords' first and greatest Civil War. He failed, was exiled and eventually executed, only to survive, saved by his followers.
Biography
Incarnations of Morbius
- Morbius's original incarnation (TV: The Brain of Morbius) was a charismatic man slightly below medium height, with "classically handsome" features and a domed forehead. He served as President of the High Council before being deposed, taking on the name of "the General". He was ultimately executed. (PROSE: Warmonger)
- After his brain was salvaged, Morbius was transplanted into a new body by Mehendri Solon. An unstable patchwork of parts from various species, topped by a purely artificial brain-case, the "monster" was hounded off the edge of a cliff by the Sisterhood of Karn and destroyed shortly after Morbius had been transplanted in this body. (TV: The Brain of Morbius)
- Using a fragment of Morbius's original brain and biodata from Straxus, the Cult of Morbius managed to effect a full regeneration from the brain fragment, with Morbius resurrected in a new Time Lord body. However, he needed frequent transfusions of biodata from Straxus to keep himself stable. This resurrection was later temporally undone, with only Straxus and Lucie Miller remembering the aborted timeline. (AUDIO: The Vengeance of Morbius)
Behind the scenes
- The Imperator as featured or mentioned the Faction Paradox series fills the same place in Time Lord history as Morbius, and the authorial intent is clearly that "the Imperator" be read as a title or alias of Morbius. However, as none of the stories featuring the Imperator held the licence to the character or name of Morbius, this Wiki does not acknowledge them to be the same individual. Interestingly, the Imperator's contemporary in Faction Paradox, the War King, is for his part implied to be a future version of the Master; this would, logically, mean that "Morbius" was a contemporary of the Doctor themselves.
- Morbius was named after Dr Edward Morbius from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. (INFO: The Brain of Morbius)
- Morbius was referenced in Craig Hinton and Chris McKeon's Time's Champion, a sequel to Hinton's Millennial Rites and The Quantum Archangel. It was revealed Morbius fathered twin children, the Children of Contempt, with an unknown renegade Time Lady.
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