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In '''the Doctor's first trial''' involving the [[Time Lord]]s he was charged with breaching the [[non-interference policy]]. | In '''the Doctor's first trial''' involving the [[Time Lord]]s he was charged with breaching the [[non-interference policy]]. | ||
==History== | |||
===Origins=== | |||
Alongside his [[granddaughter]], [[Susan Foreman]], the [[First Doctor]] stole [[the Doctor's TARDIS|a TARDIS]], which they used to depart their [[home planet]] of [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') As the Doctor claimed to [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]], he and Susan were [[exile]]s wandering through [[time]] as they had been cut off from their planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') Furthermore, as the [[Second Doctor]] explained to [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]], he was not content to merely observe [[N-Space|the universe]] as the other [[Time Lord]]s did and so, motivated by [[boredom]], proceeded to explore time and [[space]] personally. While doing so, he acknowledged that he had a tendency to "get involved" and understood that the Time Lords did not approve of his actions, despite the [[people]] he had helped during his travels. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | |||
===The trial=== | |||
Judging the return of the participants in the [[War Game]]s too tough a task, the [[Second Doctor]] decided to send a [[hypercube]] containing all the relevant information to the Time Lords so that they could help with the matter, although [[the War Chief]] quite forcibly advised against it. The Doctor briefly attempted to evade the Time Lords but they took control of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and landed it on [[Gallifrey]]. The Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] witnessed [[the War Lord]] [[Trial of the War Lord|being sentenced]] before Jamie and Zoe were placed in a [[force field]] and the Doctor was escorted to his own trial. | Judging the return of the participants in the [[War Game]]s too tough a task, the [[Second Doctor]] decided to send a [[hypercube]] containing all the relevant information to the Time Lords so that they could help with the matter, although [[the War Chief]] quite forcibly advised against it. The Doctor briefly attempted to evade the Time Lords but they took control of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] and landed it on [[Gallifrey]]. The Doctor, [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]] witnessed [[the War Lord]] [[Trial of the War Lord|being sentenced]] before Jamie and Zoe were placed in a [[force field]] and the Doctor was escorted to his own trial. | ||
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The Time Lords then delivered their verdict; they accepted that there was evil in the universe that must be fought and the Doctor had a part to play. They noted his affinity to [[Earth]] and told him he would be [[Exile on Earth|exiled there]] as well as forced to [[regenerate]]. The Time Lords gave the Doctor several choices for [[Third Doctor|his new body]] but he declined all of them. He then lost his speech and began to swirl into nothingness. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | The Time Lords then delivered their verdict; they accepted that there was evil in the universe that must be fought and the Doctor had a part to play. They noted his affinity to [[Earth]] and told him he would be [[Exile on Earth|exiled there]] as well as forced to [[regenerate]]. The Time Lords gave the Doctor several choices for [[Third Doctor|his new body]] but he declined all of them. He then lost his speech and began to swirl into nothingness. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
===Aftermath and legacy=== | |||
Before the Doctor's sentence could be carried out, the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] intervened and turned him into their "hired gun". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') He would work in this capacity for some time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' et al.) However, when the CIA needed to cover up his visit to [[Space Station Camera]] it was decided that his exile should be enforced. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') Although the Doctor escaped again before a regeneration could be enforced and lived in luxury for some time before falling into a trap and finally regenerating into his third incarnation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]'') | Before the Doctor's sentence could be carried out, the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] intervened and turned him into their "hired gun". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') He would work in this capacity for some time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'' et al.) However, when the CIA needed to cover up his visit to [[Space Station Camera]] it was decided that his exile should be enforced. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') Although the Doctor escaped again before a regeneration could be enforced and lived in luxury for some time before falling into a trap and finally regenerating into his third incarnation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Night Walkers (comic story)|The Night Walkers]]'') | ||
Both Jamie ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'') and Zoe were able to regain some of their [[memory|memories]] of travelling with the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'') Additionally, after the Doctor had saved the Time Lords from certain doom they lifted his exile and restored his [[knowledge]] of the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') This trial was referenced during the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's trial (The Mysterious Planet)|trial for meddling]], in which the sentence was deemed by [[The Valeyard|the prosecutor]] to be too lenient. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') | Both Jamie ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'') and Zoe were able to regain some of their [[memory|memories]] of travelling with the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Echoes of Grey (audio story)|Echoes of Grey]]'') Additionally, after the Doctor had saved the Time Lords from certain doom they lifted his exile and restored his [[knowledge]] of the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') This trial was referenced during the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's trial (The Mysterious Planet)|trial for meddling]], in which the sentence was deemed by [[The Valeyard|the prosecutor]] to be too lenient. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mysterious Planet (TV story)|The Mysterious Planet]]'') | ||
== Alternate timelines == | === Alternate timelines === | ||
In a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]], the [[Second Doctor (Inferno Earth)|Second Doctor]] chose [[Third Doctor (Inferno Earth)|one of the faces]] offered to him and became a brutal [[dictator]] on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | In a [[Inferno Earth|parallel universe]], the [[Second Doctor (Inferno Earth)|Second Doctor]] chose [[Third Doctor (Inferno Earth)|one of the faces]] offered to him and became a brutal [[dictator]] on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') | ||
