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|type = [[Forced regeneration]]
|only              = The Power of the Doctor (TV story)
|participants = [[Thirteenth Doctor]], {{Dhawan}}
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|only = The Power of the Doctor (TV story)
|date              = [[2022]]<br>[[1916]]
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|location          = [[Earth]]
|result            = [[Thirteenth Doctor's forced regeneration]] ultimately reversed<br>Apparent death of {{Dhawan}}<br>Regeneration of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]
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|side2            = [[The Doctor]]<br>[[UNIT]]
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|strength1        = [[Cyber-Warrior]]s<br>[[CyberMaster]]s<br>[[Bronze Dalek]]s
|strength2        = [[Yasmin Khan]]<br>[[Dalek traitor]]<br>[[Tegan Jovanka]]<br>[[Ace]]<br>[[Inston-Vee Vinder]]<br>[[Graham O'Brien]]
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The '''[[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s [[forced regeneration]]''' was imposed on her by {{Dhawan}} as part of his so-called [[The Master's Dalek Plan|"Master's Dalek Plan"]] to ruin the Doctor's reputation. However, it was reversed by [[Yaz]] with the assistance of the [[Holo-Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
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'''The Master's Dalek Plan''' was one of several titles that {{Dhawan}} used for his plot to steal [[The Doctor (title)|the Doctor's identity]] by forcing the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] to [[Thirteenth Doctor's forced regeneration|regenerate into him]]. This involved an alliance with the Daleks and the Cybermen, where they in return would have their greatest enemy erased and be able to conquer [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')


== History ==
== History ==
=== Origins ===
=== A day to come ===
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After saving [[the universe]] from [[the Flux]], the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] was confronted by [[Time (Set Piece)|Time]], who warned her that her time was "heading to its end" and to beware of the forces which massed against her and {{Dhawan|n=their Master}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]'')
Following his creation of the [[CyberMaster]]s and confrontation of the Thirteenth Doctor on [[Gallifrey]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') the Master sought to sully [[the Doctor (title)|the Doctor's title]] throughout the universe by hijacking her body and wreaking havoc in her name. To achieve this, he enlisted the help of the [[Dalek]]s and [[CyberMaster]]s, winning their support by promising to remove their common enemy. The Master also took [[Rasputin]]'s place in history and [[hypnosis|hypnotised]] [[Tsar]] [[Nicholas II]] into allowing him to use the [[Winter Palace]] for his operations, such as the setup of connected [[regeneration]] chambers from [[Gallifrey]].


Using the power of a [[Qurunx]], the Master ultimately succeeded in forcing the Thirteenth Doctor into the chambers and triggering her [[forced regeneration]] while his own body fell motionless in the other chamber. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
=== Aftermath ===
 
After returning Yaz home, the Doctor travelled alone to a [[cliff]] overlooking the [[sea]], where she could watch the [[sunrise]] one last time. After saying her farewells, she regenerated into the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] who, much to his shock, realised his resemblance to the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') Incidentally, his first trip led to him being embroiled in the [[1966 Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)|Liberation of the Daleks]]'')
=== The new regeneration ===
Following the forced regeneration, the Doctor's new body had the Spy Master's appearance and personality, and he forced Yaz to be his [[companion]] by threatening her with the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. Using [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], he began to cause conflicts and destruction in [[the Doctor (title)|the Doctor's name]].
 
{{quote|I'm going to make [[the Doctor (title)|the Doctor]] a byword for fear, pain and destruction, so when people hear that name in future, they quake in fear.|[[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''}}
 
From a [[moon]], he watched two [[planet]]s destroy each other as a result of his plots, and he called out to a visiting hover [[camera]] that "I am the Doctor. And I caused this." However, Yaz pushed him out of the TARDIS and fled. He remained on the planet, playing [[The Skye Boat Song|a slow tune]] on [[the Doctor's recorder]].
 
Yaz eventually returned, feigning regret for abandoning him. Together they travelled back to the Winter Palace, where he gave the orders for the Daleks and Cybermen to begin their invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
=== Reversal ===
While the Master's plan was being carried out in the Doctor's new body, the Thirteenth Doctor remained in [[the Doctor's mind|their mind]], refusing to complete the regeneration. Her refusal to change manifested itself as the [[Guardians of the Edge]] at the [[Edge of Existence]], who explained to her that they had stopped her from passing the Edge, which would "let the Master permanently hijack [their] existence". With their encouragement, the Doctor realised that the newly regenerated body was still unstable, especially as it was forced, and could potentially be undone.
 
The Doctor's [[Holo-Doctor|AI hologram]] picked up on this and devised a plan. The Holo-Doctor assisted the Doctor's former companions, including [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Ace]], to thwart the CyberMasters' and Daleks' invasion plans. Finally, [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Inston-Vee Vinder]] cornered the new "Doctor" and forced him back into the chamber, using the CyberMasters' [[regeneration energy]] to cause a "forced [[degeneration]]" that reversed the process, bringing back the Thirteenth Doctor and forcing the Master "back into" his body. As a result, the Master's body began to fail as he escaped back to [[Spy Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
=== Nothing lasts forever ===
[[File:Fourteenth Doctor.jpg|thumb|The reversal of the Thirteenth Doctor's forced regeneration secured the existence of the Fourteenth Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')]]
Despite the reversal of the regeneration, however, the Master declared that if "[he] couldn't be the Doctor, then neither could [she]" and redirected [[Qurunx (The Power of the Doctor)|the Qurunx]]'s destructive beam in her direction, fatally wounding her and triggering a [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
The Doctor would eventually face her end, as foretold by [[Time (mythology)|Time]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]'') and regenerate on a [[Cliff (The Power of the Doctor)|cliff]], taking in the [[sunrise]] one last time before regenerating into her [[Fourteenth Doctor|next incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
== Appearance ==
During the forced regeneration (and later degeneration), the Doctor and the Master's bodies glowed with both golden [[regenerative energy]] as well as red energy from the Qurunx's beam.
 
Following the forced regeneration, the Doctor's regenerated body was identical in appearance to {{Dhawan}}. After emerging in the Thirteenth Doctor's clothes, he quickly chose a new outfit for himself in the [[TARDIS wardrobe]] which incorporated elements of several previous incarnations' costumes in a caricature of the Doctor, including the Thirteenth Doctor's coat, the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s shirt, the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s necktie, the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s pullover, the [[Fifth Doctor]]'s celery, the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s scarf, and the [[First Doctor]]'s checked trousers. He also carried the [[Second Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's recorder|recorder]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Through this forced regeneration, [[Sacha Dhawan]] is the first actor to have portrayed both the Master and the Doctor within the same story.
* ''The Master's Dalek Plan'' is a pun based upon the [[First Doctor]] story titled ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]''. This pun had previously been used for the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] [[The Master#Finding purpose in the Time War|War Master]] [[The Master's Dalek Plan (audio story)|audio story of the same name]], which sees the War Master manipulating Dalek history.
* As this forced incarnation came directly after the Thirteenth Doctor, Sacha Dhawan technically portrayed a possible version of the [[Fourteenth Doctor]], although the Thirteenth Doctor's conversation with the [[Guardians of the Edge]] also makes clear that the Doctor's actual next regeneration (as played by [[David Tennant]]) was supposed to be a separate individual.
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The Master's Dalek Plan was one of several titles that the Spy Master used for his plot to steal the Doctor's identity by forcing the Thirteenth Doctor to regenerate into him. This involved an alliance with the Daleks and the Cybermen, where they in return would have their greatest enemy erased and be able to conquer Earth. (TV: The Power of the Doctor)

History

A day to come

After saving the universe from the Flux, the Thirteenth Doctor was confronted by Time, who warned her that her time was "heading to its end" and to beware of the forces which massed against her and their Master. (TV: The Vanquishers)

Aftermath

After returning Yaz home, the Doctor travelled alone to a cliff overlooking the sea, where she could watch the sunrise one last time. After saying her farewells, she regenerated into the Fourteenth Doctor who, much to his shock, realised his resemblance to the Tenth Doctor. (TV: The Power of the Doctor) Incidentally, his first trip led to him being embroiled in the 1966 Dalek invasion of Earth. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks)

Behind the scenes

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