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|individual name = Romanadvoratrelundar | |individual name = Romanadvoratrelundar | ||
|alias = Romana<br>War Queen | |alias = Romana<br>War Queen | ||
|race = [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]]) | |race = [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]]) | ||
|home planet = [[Gallifrey]] | |home planet = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|home era = [[Rassilon Era]] | |home era = [[Rassilon Era]] | ||
|appearances = <ul><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]''</li><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]''</li></ul> | |appearances = <ul><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]''</li><li>[[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]''</li></ul> | ||
| | |mentions = [[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'' | ||
}}{{romanas}}{{character stub}}The third incarnation of '''Romanadvoratrelundar''' (commonly known as "'''Romana'''"), was more ruthless than her [[Romana I|first]] and [[Romana II|second]] incarnations. | }}{{romanas}}{{character stub}}The third incarnation of '''Romanadvoratrelundar''' (commonly known as "'''Romana'''"), was more ruthless than her [[Romana I|first]] and [[Romana II|second]] incarnations. | ||
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She dispatched [[Cavisadoratrelundar|Cavis]] and [[Gandarotethetledrax|Gand]] to Avalon and eventually turned up herself to take possession of [[Compassion]] when she had transformed in a [[TARDIS]], believing she could give them an tactical advantage in the war. Instead [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. | She dispatched [[Cavisadoratrelundar|Cavis]] and [[Gandarotethetledrax|Gand]] to Avalon and eventually turned up herself to take possession of [[Compassion]] when she had transformed in a [[TARDIS]], believing she could give them an tactical advantage in the war. Instead [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. | ||
After 150 years in power, she was approaching her first reaffirmation ceremony when she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]], an event which turned out to be part of a scheme by [[Faction Paradox]] to take over [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey and]] re-write its history. Finally, [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] was forced to destroy the planet to prevent this. | After 150 years in power, she was approaching her first reaffirmation ceremony when she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]], an event which turned out to be part of a scheme by [[Faction Paradox]] to take over [[Gallifrey|Gallifrey and]] re-write its history. Finally, [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] was forced to destroy the planet to prevent this. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'') | ||
After the end of the [[Second War in Heaven]] and the destruction of [[Gallifrey]], Romana's fate was unknown. She still had acess to a functioning [[TARDIS]], so may have escaped using it. However, the version of events shown to the anmensic Doctor by [[Marnal]] implies that she was shot by Faction Paradox skulltroopers. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The | After the end of the [[Second War in Heaven]] and the destruction of [[Gallifrey]], Romana's fate was unknown. She still had acess to a functioning [[TARDIS]], so may have escaped using it. However, the version of events shown to the anmensic Doctor by [[Marnal]] implies that she was shot by Faction Paradox skulltroopers. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Revision as of 18:47, 8 September 2010
The third incarnation of Romanadvoratrelundar (commonly known as "Romana"), was more ruthless than her first and second incarnations.
Profile
Biography
Romana had by this time became War Queen and President of the Nine Gallifreys. She regenerated knowing that she would need a harder personality for the upcoming War with The Enemy. As a result she became less friendly towards the Doctor. Physically, she resembled a beautiful dark-haired woman, with green eyes and a tatoo of the Prydonian seal on her ankle. (EDA: The Shadows of Avalon)
She dispatched Cavis and Gand to Avalon and eventually turned up herself to take possession of Compassion when she had transformed in a TARDIS, believing she could give them an tactical advantage in the war. Instead The Doctor and Fitz fled inside Compassion.
After 150 years in power, she was approaching her first reaffirmation ceremony when she was challenged by former President Greyjan, an event which turned out to be part of a scheme by Faction Paradox to take over Gallifrey and re-write its history. Finally, The Doctor was forced to destroy the planet to prevent this. (EDA: The Ancestor Cell)
After the end of the Second War in Heaven and the destruction of Gallifrey, Romana's fate was unknown. She still had acess to a functioning TARDIS, so may have escaped using it. However, the version of events shown to the anmensic Doctor by Marnal implies that she was shot by Faction Paradox skulltroopers. (EDA: The Gallifrey Chronicles)
Behind the scenes
- Writers involved in the War arc book of Eighth Doctor Adventures novels based Romana III's described appearance on that of the American silent film actress Louise Brooks, although upon meeting this incarnation for the first time the Eighth Doctor noted that she now looked worryingly like his mother.
- In IDW: The Forgotten, the Tenth Doctor says Romana "did quite well for herself ... until the Time War". The comic gives no clue as to whether the Doctor is referring to Romana III or the second incarnation or even to an incarnation after Romana III.
- The unidentified woman who interacted with Wilfred Mott in DW: The End of Time has been the subject of much speculation in fan circles; a post-Lalla Ward incarnation of Romana is one frequently cited guess as to who she might be. Although Russell T. Davies has stated that the woman is the Doctor's mother, note that as indicated above, the Eighth Doctor once said Romana III indeed resembled his mother.
