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[[File:The Valeyard.jpg|thumb|[[The Valeyard]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'')]] | [[File:The Valeyard.jpg|thumb|[[The Valeyard]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'')]] | ||
'''Valeyard''' was a title, potentially Gallifreyan in origin, 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, taken from a point in the Doctor's personal future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | '''Valeyard''' was a title, potentially Gallifreyan in origin, which the [[Sixth Doctor]] knew to mean "learned [[court prosecutor]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') According to [[the Inquisitor]], it meant "doctor of law". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Inquisitor (short story)|The Inquisitor]]'') 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, taken from a point in the Doctor's personal future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == 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", possibly alluding to the planned nature of the Valeyard as the Doctor's last incarnation. | 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", possibly alluding to the planned nature of the Valeyard as the Doctor's last incarnation. | ||
[[Category:Time Lord titles and offices]] | [[Category:Time Lord titles and offices]] | ||
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Valeyard was a title, potentially Gallifreyan in origin, which the Sixth Doctor knew to mean "learned court prosecutor". (TV: The Mysterious Planet) According to the Inquisitor, it meant "doctor of law". (PROSE: The Inquisitor) 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, taken from a point in the Doctor's personal future. (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", possibly alluding to the planned nature of the Valeyard as the Doctor's last incarnation.
