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[[File:The Valeyard.jpg|thumb|[[The Valeyard]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'')]] | |||
'''Valeyard''' was a title which the [[Sixth Doctor]] knew to mean "learned court prosecutor". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') In the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's trial (The Mysterious Planet)|trial]], the title was claimed by a [[Time Lord]] known as [[the Valeyard]], who {{Ainley}} revealed to be an amalgamation of [[the Doctor]]'s darker sides. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Contrary to the in-universe definition, "Valeyard" is not a genuine legal title meaning "learned court prosecutor." The word was entirely made-up by writer [[Robert Holmes]]. The title does bear some similarity to the French word "vieillard", meaning "old man". | |||
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Revision as of 22:23, 14 August 2019
Valeyard was a title which the Sixth Doctor knew to mean "learned court prosecutor". (TV: The Mysterious Planet) In the Sixth Doctor's trial, the title was claimed by a Time Lord known as the Valeyard, who the Tremas Master revealed to be an amalgamation of the Doctor's darker sides. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)
Behind the scenes
Contrary to the in-universe definition, "Valeyard" is not a genuine legal title meaning "learned court prosecutor." The word was entirely made-up by writer Robert Holmes. The title does bear some similarity to the French word "vieillard", meaning "old man".
