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{{Infobox Individual
individual name= Duke of Manhattan|
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race= [[Human]] |
|race= [[Human]]  
home planet=[[New Earth]] |
|home planet=[[New Earth]]  
home era= The Year [[5 billion]] |
|home era= [[Far Future]]  
appearances= [[DW]]: [[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]<BR>[[DW]]: [[Gridlock]] (mentioned) |
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]''
actor= [[Michael Fitzgerald]] |}}
|mentions=[[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]''
|actor= [[Michael Fitzgerald]]  
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The '''Duke of Manhattan''' was a title given to one of the leading figures in the city of [[New New York]] on the planet [[New Earth]]. Although his exact powers were unclear he did have the power to create legally binding contracts on behalf of the [[New Earth Senate|Senate]].


The '''Duke of Manhattan''' was a title given to one of the leading figures in the city of [[New New York]] on the planet [[New Earth]]. Although his exact powers are unclear he clearly does have the power to create legally binding contracts on behalf of the [[New Earth Senate|Senate]].
== Biography ==
In the year [[5,000,000,023]], [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] encountered the Duke of Manhattan in a [[New New York Hospital|hospital]] run by the [[Sisters of Plenitude]]. He was suffering from [[Petrifold Regression]], a disease that turned its victims to stone. He claimed that he suffered this disease despite having lived a life of charity and abstinence. Due to advances in medicine made by the Sisters, they were able to cure his disease, a cure that would subsequently be lost for another thousand years following the collapse of the order. The Duke was accompanied throughout his stay in hospital by [[Frau Clovis]]. He would come to see the Doctor as his good luck charm. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')


== Encounter with the Doctor ==
He was mentioned 23 years later when the Doctor and [[Martha Jones]] returned to New New York. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'')
In the year [[5,000,000,023]] the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Rose Tyler]] encountered the Duke of Manhattan in a hospital run by the [[Sisters of Plenitude]]. He was suffering from [[Petrifold Regression]] — a disease that turns its victims to stone. He claimed that he suffered this disease despite having lived a life of charity and abstinence (though his facial expressions seemed to indicate this was sarcasm on his part). Due to advances in medicine made by the Nuns they were able to cure his disease (a cure that would subsequently be lost for another thousand years following the collapse of the order). The Duke was accompanied throughout his stay in hospital by [[Frau Clovis]]. He would come to see the Doctor as his good luck charm. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')


He is mentioned 23 years later when the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] return to New New York. ([[DW]]: ''[[Gridlock]]'') However, it is very likely that he is dead, given the massive devastation caused by the virus.
As a Human, the Duke was resurrected by [[Compassion]] in the [[City of the Saved]]. ([[FP]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]'')


==Decrees==
===Decrees===
The senate passed several decrees regarding the Duke including:
The senate passed several decrees regarding the Duke including:
* Members of the public may not gaze upon the Duke without the written permission of the senate
* Members of the public may not gaze upon the Duke without the written permission of the senate.
* No comments made by the Duke can be made public without prior clearance
* No comments made by the Duke can be made public without prior clearance.
* Friendship expressed by the Duke does not form a legal contract ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')
* Friendship expressed by the Duke does not form a legal contract. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'')
 
==Other References==
*As a Human the Duke was resurrected by [[Compassion]] in the [[City of the Saved]]. No information is currently available about the Duke's afterlife. ([[FP]]: ''[[City of the Saved]]'')
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[[Category:New Earth individuals]]

Revision as of 15:20, 12 September 2010

The Duke of Manhattan was a title given to one of the leading figures in the city of New New York on the planet New Earth. Although his exact powers were unclear he did have the power to create legally binding contracts on behalf of the Senate.

Biography

In the year 5,000,000,023, the Doctor and Rose Tyler encountered the Duke of Manhattan in a hospital run by the Sisters of Plenitude. He was suffering from Petrifold Regression, a disease that turned its victims to stone. He claimed that he suffered this disease despite having lived a life of charity and abstinence. Due to advances in medicine made by the Sisters, they were able to cure his disease, a cure that would subsequently be lost for another thousand years following the collapse of the order. The Duke was accompanied throughout his stay in hospital by Frau Clovis. He would come to see the Doctor as his good luck charm. (DW: New Earth)

He was mentioned 23 years later when the Doctor and Martha Jones returned to New New York. (DW: Gridlock)

As a Human, the Duke was resurrected by Compassion in the City of the Saved. (FP: Of the City of the Saved...)

Decrees

The senate passed several decrees regarding the Duke including:

  • Members of the public may not gaze upon the Duke without the written permission of the senate.
  • No comments made by the Duke can be made public without prior clearance.
  • Friendship expressed by the Duke does not form a legal contract. (DW: New Earth)