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'''Bruce Gerhardt''' was an [[ambulance]] EMT in [[San Francisco]] in [[1999]] whom {{ | '''Bruce Gerhardt''' was an [[ambulance]] EMT in [[San Francisco]] in [[1999]] whom {{Tipple}} possessed and, in effect, killed. He was described by his wife as "a career, someone who would inconvenience himself without a thought if it would help someone else." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
In [[1985]], Bruce became a paramedic. In [[1994]], he married [[Miranda (Doctor Who)|Miranda]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') | |||
That night, while Bruce lay in bed snoring, much to the annoyance of | On [[30 December]] [[1999]], Bruce helped transport the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Chang Lee]] to [[Walker General Hospital]] after the Doctor's gunshot injury. He also unknowingly took {{Tipple}} — in the form of a [[Deathworm Morphant]] — home with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
That night, while Bruce lay in bed snoring, much to the annoyance of Miranda, the Master possessed his body, presumably destroying Bruce's [[consciousness]] in the process. One of the Master-possessed Bruce's first actions was to kill Miranda, after which he set off in pursuit of [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] and the [[Eye of Harmony]] within it. After a shaky start, the Master soon mastered Bruce's body, which eventually began to decay. He also adopted Bruce's [[American]] [[accent]]. | |||
=== Body's fate === | === Body's fate === | ||
