Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore
Location:	South Dakota
First mentioned in:	Last of the Time Lords [+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"]
First appearance:	He's even carved himself into Mount Rushmore [+]Loading...["He's even carved himself into Mount Rushmore (illustration)"]
Appearances:	TV: The Lie of the Land [+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"] COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"]

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, simply Mount Rushmore, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) was a presidential memorial in South Dakota. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"116","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"})

History

During the Dalek Dome's 1966 Dalek invasion of Earth attraction, two bronze Daleks on hoverbouts carved a representation of their Supreme Dalek's casing into Mount Rushmore. A group of time tourists visited the monument and posted a picture of it to Tel•e•pixXx. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])

The Monks erected a statue beside Mount Rushmore during their invasion of Earth. (TV: The Lie of the Land ^[+]Loading...["The Lie of the Land (TV story)"])

Other realities

Mount Rushmore with the faces of various incarnations of the Master carved into it. (GRAPHIC: He's even carved himself into Mount Rushmore ^[+]Loading...["He's even carved himself into Mount Rushmore (illustration)"])

The Year That Never Was

During The Year That Never Was, the Saxon Master had his face carved on Mount Rushmore. (TV: Last of the Time Lords ^[+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"]) Martha Jones planned to visit the monument when she went to the United States. (PROSE: The Story of Martha ^[+]Loading...["The Story of Martha (short story)"])

According to his own Masterplan Journal, he had in fact carved four of his incarnations into Mount Rushmore, those being his current self, "Beardy One", "Beardy Two" and "Wizard of Oz", observing that there was no room for "Mister Charcoal Grill". (PROSE: The Secret Diary of the Master ^[+]Loading...["The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)"])

Behind the scenes

Evolution: The Music from Dr Who

• The 1997 album Evolution: The Music from Dr Who featured Mount Rushmore with the faces of the eight Doctors.
• A poster by Lee Binding in Doctor Who Adventures 126 featured the Saxon Master, "UNIT era" Master, the Tremas Master, and the War Master carved into Mount Rushmore as mentioned in Last of the Time Lords ^[+]Loading...["Last of the Time Lords (TV story)"]. These exact same incarnations were mentioned in the DWM short story The Secret Diary of the Master ^[+]Loading...["The Secret Diary of the Master (short story)"].