The Dream Lord
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The Dream Lord was the dark side of the Doctor, who seems to have control over dreams. He was created by speck of psychic pollen from the candle meadows of Karass Don Slava that had gotten stuck in the TARDIS, and awoken as it was warmed up. The Dream Lord drew his personality from the Doctor's inner darkness. He trapped the Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams between two dream worlds, telling them they would have to choose between them. However, the Doctor eventually realised that neither were real, and managed to return them all to the waking world. After removing the pollen, the Doctor saw the Dream Lord's face in his reflection in the TARDIS console, smiling slyly at him. (DW: Amy's Choice)
Notes
- The Dream Lord shares some similarities with the Valeyard; both are representations of the Doctor's dark side, and they both have great hatred for him. Indeed they may indeed be incarnations of the same force; however, the Valeyard is less inclined to give the Doctor hints, and does not employ wit. In addition, the names "Valeyard" and "Dream Lord" are phonetically similar, employing the same number of syllables and ending on the same sound.
- The Dream Lord also has similarities with the Celestial Toymaker.
- A third comparison can be made with the Black Guardian, who claimed to be "Evil to the Doctor's good".
- Finally, there is also something of the Master in him, in as much as he is the Doctor's nemesis and yet defeats himself by surreptitiously helping the Doctor and his companions.
