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appearances= [[The Brain of Morbius]]<br>[[Warmonger]]<br>[[Sisters of the Flame]]<br>[[Vengeance of Morbius]] | | appearances= [[The Brain of Morbius]]<br>[[Warmonger]]<br>[[Sisters of the Flame]]<br>[[Vengeance of Morbius]] | | ||
actor= [[Michael Spice]]<br>[[Stuart Fell]]|}} | actor= [[Michael Spice]]<br>[[Stuart Fell]]|}} | ||
{{quote|The Time Lords will not oppose me again nor the Sisterhood. And it will come that I, Morbius, will return from the grave. My [[Cult of Morbius|followers]] will rise in their millions!|Morbius in his new body.|The Brain of Morbius}} | |||
Morbius of [[House Dvora]] was a high-ranking [[Time Lord]] whose career was the first in milennia to dramatically alter [[Gallifrey]]'s relationship to the wider universe, briefly moving the world's policy away from observation and manipulation of external affairs and instead towards brutal restructuring of the universe to suit Gallifrey's best interests ([[DW]]:''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', [[FP]]:''[[The Book of the War]]''). The [[Fifth Doctor]] became embroilled in the chaos that resulted ([[PDA]]:''[[Warmonger]]). | Morbius of [[House Dvora]] was a high-ranking [[Time Lord]] whose career was the first in milennia to dramatically alter [[Gallifrey]]'s relationship to the wider universe, briefly moving the world's policy away from observation and manipulation of external affairs and instead towards brutal restructuring of the universe to suit Gallifrey's best interests ([[DW]]:''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'', [[FP]]:''[[The Book of the War]]''). The [[Fifth Doctor]] became embroilled in the chaos that resulted ([[PDA]]:''[[Warmonger]]). | ||
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== The Imperator Crisis == | == The Imperator Crisis == | ||
{{quote|One of the most despicable, criminally minded wretches to have ever lived.|The Doctor|The Brain of Morbius}} | |||
Morbius' ambition led him to become the head of the High Council, where his warlike nature led him to urge the Time Lords toward a policy of conquest ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''), demanding the Laws of Time and structure of the universe be redrawn to better suit Gallifrey's needs ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]''). | Morbius' ambition led him to become the head of the High Council, where his warlike nature led him to urge the Time Lords toward a policy of conquest ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''), demanding the Laws of Time and structure of the universe be redrawn to better suit Gallifrey's needs ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]''). | ||
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== War with The Alliance == | == War with The Alliance == | ||
{{quote|Can you understand a thousandth of my agony? I, Morbius, who once led the High Council of the Time Lords, reduced to this - to the condition where I envy a vegetable.|Morbius.|The Brain of Morbius}} | |||
Unsure how to respond to the physical campaign of conquest Morbius was waging against the universe ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'') the Time Lords eventually chose to fight the war by proxy ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]''). | Unsure how to respond to the physical campaign of conquest Morbius was waging against the universe ([[FP]]: ''[[The Book of the War]]'') the Time Lords eventually chose to fight the war by proxy ([[PDA]]: ''[[Warmonger]]''). | ||
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{{quote|Solon designed this body for efficiency, not for appearance. To be free again is all that matters.|Morbius in his new body.|The Brain of Morbius}} | |||
Landing on Karn, [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] stumbled upon Solon's castle just as Morbius' new body neared completion. The Doctor recognized Morbius' telepathic brain pattern despite, at this point in his timeline, not having | Landing on Karn, [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] stumbled upon Solon's castle just as Morbius' new body neared completion. The Doctor recognized Morbius' telepathic brain pattern despite, at this point in his timeline, not having | ||
previously met Morbius in person. | previously met Morbius in person. | ||