Control (The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
Control the mysterious head of a division of the Central Intelligence Agency which dealt with the strange and supernatural. Thought of by Giles as corrupt, Control's organisation was a rival of sorts to UNIT and P.R.O.B.E.. It also had more noble-minded competitors in the United States themselves in the form of the Jovian Diplomacy Service. He had a "lavish" office in New York City.
Biography
Control ordered Thomas Bruce to acquire secure files from UNIT and cause as much damage as possible while doing so. When Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart was captured by his men, he ordered them bring him to his location in America. He later killed Rose, the one responsible for bringing the Waro to Earth. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
He was forced to help the Fifth Doctor and UNIT in 1999. (PROSE: The King of Terror)
In 2001, Control had Fitz Kreiner and Dave Young surveilled, and ordered Dave captured when he began showing signs of an alien infection. He operated from inside the CIA's Belgian headquarters. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
Also in 2001, Control authorised Alexander Hartford's mission to Siberia to investigate the evidence of time travel experiments being conducted at the Naryshkin Institute. He asked Dr. Ostrander to build a device that could detect people who had travelled in time. (PROSE: Time Zero)
In 2010, Control was the boss of Agent Jennings, and had a reputation for putting agents into the field without consulting him. (PROSE: Apollo 23)
Also in 2010, Control contacted Malady Chang by eyephone and ordered her to investigate Jonah Cosgrove. (PROSE: Trading Futures)
On 1 June 2019 PROBE were sent Varunastra by Michael at the JDS to get it away from Control and his goons at the CIA. (WC: Varunastra) The next year, in the midst of lockdown, Control got his hands on an alien device. (HOMEVID: Goo!)
Appearance
Control had watery eyes, (PROSE: Time Zero) and dandruff. (PROSE: The King of Terror) He had a pale tongue and pale, bloodless lips. (PROSE: Time Zero) Control operated his branch of the CIA for decades, and showed no signs of ageing. (PROSE: The King of Terror, Trading Futures)
Personality
Control expressed his frustration that UNIT were always the ones who ended up dealing with alien incursions, and wished for his team to have some kind of involvement. (PROSE: Escape Velocity)
Behind the scenes
In the acknowledgements page of PROSE: Time Zero, Justin Richards notes that the copyright for Control belongs to Martin Day and Keith Topping. The BBV Productions website noted that Control's use in Goo! was done "with the kind permission of Keith Topping".
