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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|image | |image = | ||
|alias | |alias = | ||
|affiliation | |affiliation = The Deca | ||
|species | |species = Time Lord | ||
|origin | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|only | |only = Flashback (comic story) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Magnus''' was a [[Time Lord]] | '''Magnus''' was a [[Time Lord]] contemporary of the [[First Doctor]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
At some point prior to the Doctor leaving [[Gallifrey]], he and Magnus were good friends. However, one day, Magnus attempted to drain power from a conglomerate of [[Artron energy]] retrieved from the [[Time Vortex]]. The Doctor realized the "ball of energy" was in fact a sentient energy being and stopped Magnus; while the Doctor was commended for his actions, Magnus never forgave the Doctor for ruining his plans that day, becoming a bitter enemy of his. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'') | At some point prior to the [[First Doctor]] leaving [[Gallifrey]], he and Magnus were good friends. However, one day, Magnus attempted to drain power from a conglomerate of [[Artron energy]] retrieved from the [[Time Vortex]]. The Doctor realized the "ball of energy" was in fact a sentient energy being and stopped Magnus; while the Doctor was commended for his actions, Magnus never forgave the Doctor for ruining his plans that day, becoming a bitter enemy of his. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'') | ||
According to | According to one source, Magnus went on to become the [[renegade Time Lord]] known as "[[the War Chief]]" to the [[War Lord]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Magnus' nature is a peculiar one; he was intended to be a younger version of [[the Master]] by the authors of ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'', and the story read in this spirit by many. However, | * Magnus' nature is a peculiar one; he was intended to be a younger version of [[the Master]] by the authors of ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'', and the story read in this spirit by many. However, when [[Gary Russell]] was asked about the names of [[the Deca]], he explained that this conflicted with an alternate young version of the Master going by "Koschei", created by [[David A. McIntee|Dave McIntee]].<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ</ref> In an attempt to resolve the contradiction, Russell thus decided to retcon Magnus as being instead a young [[The War Chief|War Chief]], and thus had the name of Magnus used for the War Chief in ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Revelation]]''. Strictly speaking, neither identity of the original Magnus has been confirmed; either way, it is worth remembering that [[The War Chief#Connection with the Master|the Master and War Chief are sometimes thought to be one and the same]], to begin with. | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Renegade Time Lords]] | [[Category:Renegade Time Lords]] | ||
[[Category:Individual Time Lords]] | [[Category:Individual Time Lords]] | ||
[[Category:Residents of Gallifrey]] | [[Category:Residents of Gallifrey]] | ||
