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Like [[the Doctor]], the renegade [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Master]] | 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. | ||
== Variations on | == Variations on the Master == | ||
=== The Master === | === The Master === | ||
''The Master'' effectively discarded his former name. He and the Doctor referred to each other by their titles as a matter of course. While earlier in his life he was heard saying that he was "known as" the Master, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|he]] considered " | ''The Master'' effectively discarded his former name. He and the Doctor referred to each other by their titles as a matter of course. While earlier in his life he was heard saying that he was "known as" the Master, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|he]] considered "the Master" his name ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''). | ||
=== [[UNIT]] era aliases === | === [[UNIT]] era aliases === | ||
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=== Mr. Seta === | === Mr. Seta === | ||
Used aboard the starship ''[[Gallery]]''. It was another anagram of ''Master''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding]]'') | Used aboard the starship ''[[Gallery]]''. It was another anagram of ''Master''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dust Breeding]]'') | ||
=== The Portreeve === | === The Portreeve === | ||
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=== Kalid === | === Kalid === | ||
Used by | Used by {{Ainley}} while attempting to take control of the [[Xeraphin]] [[gestalt]]. 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight]]'') | ||
=== Sir Gilles Estram === | === Sir Gilles Estram === | ||
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Used after he had transformed himself into a [[human]] by means of a [[Chameleon Arch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') The Doctor's discovery of the Master's survival after the [[Last Great Time War]] had been foreshadowed by an encounter with the [[Face of Boe]], who has uttered "You are not alone" as his dying words. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') The Doctor later learned YANA was an acronym for this. Yana was shot by [[Chantho]] and [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into... | Used after he had transformed himself into a [[human]] by means of a [[Chameleon Arch]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') The Doctor's discovery of the Master's survival after the [[Last Great Time War]] had been foreshadowed by an encounter with the [[Face of Boe]], who has uttered "You are not alone" as his dying words. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') The Doctor later learned YANA was an acronym for this. Yana was shot by [[Chantho]] and [[Regeneration|regenerated]] into... | ||
=== | === Harold Saxon === | ||
A [[human]] alias adopted by [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the new incarnation]] of the Master, in which form he had himself elected as [[British]] [[Prime Minister]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''). However, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], the Master had distanced himself from the Saxon alias and was once again calling himself, simply, the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | A [[human]] alias adopted by [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the new incarnation]] of the Master, in which form he had himself elected as [[British]] [[Prime Minister]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''). However, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], the Master had distanced himself from the Saxon alias and was once again calling himself, simply, the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
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== Behind the | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* During [[Anthony Ainley]]'s tenure as the Master, [[pseudonym]]s 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]]''. | * During [[Anthony Ainley]]'s tenure as the Master, [[pseudonym]]s 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'. | * 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'. | ||
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Revision as of 20:39, 9 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.
Variations on the Master
The Master
The Master effectively discarded his former name. He and the Doctor referred to each other by their titles as a matter of course. While earlier in his life he was heard saying that he was "known as" the Master, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's tenth incarnation, he considered "the Master" his name (TV: The End of Time).
UNIT era aliases
During a period when the Master came into frequent and regular contact with Earth's United Nations Intelligence Taskforce and the Doctor's third incarnation, he used aliases, many of which were plays of the name "Master".
Colonel Masters
Used when infiltrating Rex Farrel's plastics company. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
Reverend Magister
Used when infiltrating Devil's End. Magister is Latin for Master. (TV: The Dæmons)
Professor Thascalos
Used when infiltrating the Newton Institute. Thascalos is Greek for Master. (TV: The Time Monster)
'Duke' Dominus
Used when impersonating a gangster in 1930s Chicago. Dominus is also Latin for Master. (PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes)
Dr Emil Keller
Used in the Master when assuming the identity of the creator of the Keller Machine. Emil is derived from the Latin word aemulus, meaning rival, and Keller is derived from Old English cwellere, meaning executioner. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
The Adjudicator (Martin Jurgens)
Used when posing as an Adjudicator. (TV: Colony in Space)
Mwalimu
Used while hiding beneath Colonel Spindleton's manor house in 1979. It is Swahili for 'Teacher' or 'Master'.(AUDIO:Trail of the White Worm)
Estro
Used while posing as an adviser to Lord Haldoran follwing the 22nd century Dalek invasion on 2299 Earth, in an effort to procure a Dalek matter-transmuter. Estro is Esperanto for Master. (PROSE Legacy of the Daleks).
Gospodar
Used when attempting to access the TITAN Array in order to destroy the Chronovores. Gospodar is Serbian/Croatian/Slovenian for Master. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel)
Mr. Seta
Used aboard the starship Gallery. It was another anagram of Master. (AUDIO: Dust Breeding)
The Portreeve
Used by the Tremas incarnation when attempting to trap the Fifth Doctor in Castrovalva. (TV: Castrovalva)
Kalid
Used by the Tremas Master while attempting to take control of the Xeraphin gestalt. 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. (TV: Time-Flight)
Sir Gilles Estram
Used by the Tremas Master when attempting to avert the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215. "Estram" was an anagram of "Master." (TV: The King's Demons)
The Sheriff
Used by this incarnation trying to gain access to the regenerative fountain near Eternity. (PROSE: A Town Called Eternity)
Major Kreer
Used when allied with the Tzun in 1950s America. (PROSE: First Frontier)
Doctor John Smith
Used while living as an amnesiac on an unnamed colony world. The Doctor also frequently used this alias. (AUDIO: Master)
Bruce
The name of the paramedic whose body the Master possessed in San Francisco in 1999. The Master assumed his identity on a number of occasions during this affair. (TV: Doctor Who)
Professor Yana
- Main article: Yana
Used after he had transformed himself into a human by means of a Chameleon Arch. (TV: Utopia) The Doctor's discovery of the Master's survival after the Last Great Time War had been foreshadowed by an encounter with the Face of Boe, who has uttered "You are not alone" as his dying words. (TV: Gridlock) The Doctor later learned YANA was an acronym for this. Yana was shot by Chantho and regenerated into...
Harold Saxon
A human alias adopted by the new incarnation of the Master, in which form he had himself elected as British Prime Minister (TV: The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords). However, by the time of his final confrontation with the Doctor's tenth incarnation, the Master had distanced himself from the Saxon alias and was once again calling himself, simply, the Master. (TV: The End of Time)
- 'Mister Saxon' is an anagram of 'Master No Six' and John Simm, who played this incarnation of the Master, was the sixth major incarnation of the character.
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'.
