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{{Infobox Individual | {{Infobox Individual | ||
|name | |name = The "War Chief" | ||
|image | |image = War Chief looks left.jpg | ||
|alias | |alias = [[Aliases of the Master#War Chief|'''''see list''''']] | ||
|species | |species = Time Lord | ||
|origin | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] | ||
|affiliation = War Lord{{!}}War Lords | |affiliation = War Lord{{!}}War Lords | ||
|affiliation2 = Black Coven | |affiliation2 = Black Coven | ||
|affiliation3 = Nazi Party | |affiliation3 = Nazi Party | ||
|first | |first = The War Games (TV story) | ||
|appearances = [[The Master - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | |appearances = [[The Master - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']] | ||
|actor | |actor = Edward Brayshaw | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{ImageLink|The War Chief}} | {{ImageLink|The War Chief}} | ||
{{Bcmmasters}} | {{Bcmmasters}} | ||
Forging an alliance with [[the War Lord]] and [[War Lord|his people]], '''the Master''' acted as | Forging an alliance with [[the War Lord]] and [[War Lord|his people]], '''the Master''' acted as the '''[[War Chief]]''' for the [[War Game]]. After the failure of the War Lords due to the actions of the [[Second Doctor]], the War Chief suffered a failed [[regeneration]] and travelled back in time to use the [[Nazi]]s as his agents, until he was stopped by the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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==== Death ==== | ==== Death ==== | ||
In the final moments before his base at [[Drachensberg]] [[castle]] collapsed, Ace looked down and saw the War Chief engulfed in flames, no longer malformed but appearing as his "young, tall, dark and satanically handsome" self, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | In the final moments before his base at [[Drachensberg]] [[castle]] collapsed, Ace looked down and saw the War Chief engulfed in flames, no longer malformed but appearing as his "young, tall, dark and satanically handsome" self, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') because he had managed to regenerate into his ninth incarnation, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[CIA File Extracts (novel)|CIA File Extracts]]'') who tried to start afresh by calling himself "Koschei" again, only to succumb to his darker nature and become "the Master" once more. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'', ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | ||
=== Post-mortem === | === Post-mortem === | ||
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== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
[[File:Time lord war chief 02.jpg|thumb|left|The War Chief. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')]] | [[File:Time lord war chief 02.jpg|thumb|left|The War Chief. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'')]] | ||
The War Chief was an ambitious and arrogant individual, cunning, and with great tactical abilities. He pretended to serve the War Lords loyally, while plotting to take control of them after they succeeded in their plans. He also made feuds easily which made it easy for his allies to turn against him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | The War Chief was an ambitious and arrogant individual, cunning, and with great tactical abilities. He pretended to serve the War Lords loyally, while plotting to take control of them after they succeeded in their plans. He also made feuds easily, which made it easy for his allies to turn against him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') | ||
Behind the War Chief's actions lay real idealism, tainted with power lust. | Behind the War Chief's actions lay real idealism, tainted with power lust. While allied with the Nazis, the War Chief considered much of their racial beliefs, scientific works and belief in the occult to be nonsense. However, he was perfectly willing to play along with all of this to win favour with the Nazi leaders, especially Heinrich Himmler. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') | ||
While allied with the Nazis, the War Chief considered much of their racial beliefs, scientific works and belief in the occult to be nonsense. However, he was perfectly willing to play along with all of this to win favour with the Nazi leaders, especially Heinrich Himmler | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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=== Connection with the Master === | === Connection with the Master === | ||
Ever since ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' called back to the events of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' while also stating that [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]] were the only two renegades ever to have run away from Gallifrey, the notion emerged of the War Chief having been an early [[incarnation]] of the Master. | Ever since ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'' called back to the events of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' while also stating that [[the Doctor]] and [[the Master]] were the only two renegades ever to have run away from Gallifrey, the notion emerged of the War Chief having been an early [[incarnation]] of the Master from before he adopted the title, since, although the character was never called anything but "War Chief" in his only televised story, there was no evidence that this was a regular moniker or modus operandi; during the story, the term "War Chief" was treated more as a title (akin to "[[The War Lord|War Lord]]" and [[Security Chief (The War Games)|Security Chief]]) instead of a name. | ||
The 1980s board game ''[[Doctor Who: The Game of Time & Space]]'' stated they were indeed and the same, as was [[the Monk]], thus allowing the notion of the Doctor and the Master as the only two Renegades to stand. The module ''Legions of Death'' in [[FASA]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Role Playing Game]]'' has the War Chief as a [[renegade Time Lord]] distinct from, but a former ally of, the Master, who himself was also known as [[the Monk]]. However, neither is considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source]] by this wiki due to the branching storylines which naturally result from a roleplaying format. | The 1980s board game ''[[Doctor Who: The Game of Time & Space]]'' stated they were indeed and the same, as was [[the Monk]], thus allowing the notion of the Doctor and the Master as the only two Renegades to stand. The module ''Legions of Death'' in [[FASA]]'s ''[[The Doctor Who Role Playing Game]]'' has the War Chief as a [[renegade Time Lord]] distinct from, but a former ally of, the Master, who himself was also known as [[the Monk]]. However, neither is considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|a valid source]] by this wiki due to the branching storylines which naturally result from a roleplaying format. | ||
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The [[Target novelisation]]s of ''Doctor Who'' TV stories were the main medium in which the idea of the War Chief eventually becoming the Master gained traction, including under the pens of [[Malcolm Hulke]] and [[Terrance Dicks]], the two co-writers of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' and co-creators of the War Chief. | The [[Target novelisation]]s of ''Doctor Who'' TV stories were the main medium in which the idea of the War Chief eventually becoming the Master gained traction, including under the pens of [[Malcolm Hulke]] and [[Terrance Dicks]], the two co-writers of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' and co-creators of the War Chief. | ||
Though Malcolm Hulke's [[1979 (releases)|1979]] novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' stated that the War Chief was declared dead by the Time Lords, a post-''War Games'' War Chief later featured in Dicks' original novel ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''. That story specified that the War Chief was forced to leave Gallifrey due to his political career; similar explanations were given for the Master's running away in ''[[Birth of a Renegade (short story)|Birth of a Renegade]]'' and ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]''. | Though Malcolm Hulke's [[1979 (releases)|1979]] novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]'' stated that the War Chief was declared dead by the Time Lords, [[1985 (releases)|1985]]'s ''[[CIA File Extracts (novel)|CIA File Extracts]]'' highlighted that the Time Lords had never found a body. A post-''War Games'' War Chief later featured in Dicks' original novel ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]''. That story specified that the War Chief was forced to leave Gallifrey due to his political career; similar explanations were given for the Master's running away in ''[[Birth of a Renegade (short story)|Birth of a Renegade]]'' and ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]''. | ||
The novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'', written by [[Malcolm Hulke]] and edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], shows that, when enquired about the Doctor and the Master, | The novelisation ''[[Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon]]'', written by [[Malcolm Hulke]] and edited by [[Terrance Dicks]], shows that, when enquired about the Doctor and the Master, [[Keeper (Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon)|an elderly Time Lord]] recounts the events of ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', for which he was present. The book also established that the Doctor and the Master were the only two [[renegade Time Lord]]s who had ever left Gallifrey, implying by process of elimination that the Master was both the War Chief and [[the Monk]]. | ||
''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]'', written by [[Terrance Dicks]], stated that "Master" was a new title and that the Doctor had interfered with the Master's schemes in the past, but that the Master had escaped the Time Lords before his TARDIS could be deactivated | ''[[Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons]]'', written by [[Terrance Dicks]], stated that "Master" was a new title and that the Doctor had interfered with the Master's schemes in the past, but that the Master had escaped the Time Lords before his TARDIS could be deactivated. Finally, Dicks' later novelisation of ''[[The Three Doctors (novelisation)|The Three Doctors]]'' stated that the Master and [[Omega]] were the only two Time Lords that the Doctor had ever fought. | ||
In [[1985 (releases)|1985]], [[Gary Russell]] penned ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'', a prose overview of [[Gallifrey]]'s history from the perspective of [[Rassilon]]. In that story, the Doctor's friends and fellow dissenters at the Time Lord Academy were a mere group of three future Renegades: the Doctor, the Master and [[the Rani]]. The War Chief was mentioned in the summary of the [[Second Doctor]]'s trial as having been a treacherous member of the [[High Council]], once more attributing the Master's common political backstory to the War Chief, and a [[Time Lord messenger]] later warning the [[Third Doctor]] about the Master, as seen in ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', was reframed as a direct consequence of [[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]]-loyal Time Lords being told to keep an eye on the Doctor after his trial, with the Master now being described as "seeking revenge for past deeds". | In [[1985 (releases)|1985]], [[Gary Russell]] penned ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'', a prose overview of [[Gallifrey]]'s history from the perspective of [[Rassilon]]. In that story, the Doctor's friends and fellow dissenters at the Time Lord Academy were a mere group of three future Renegades: the Doctor, the Master and [[the Rani]]. The War Chief was mentioned in the summary of the [[Second Doctor]]'s trial as having been a treacherous member of the [[High Council]], once more attributing the Master's common political backstory to the War Chief, and a [[Time Lord messenger]] later warning the [[Third Doctor]] about the Master, as seen in ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', was reframed as a direct consequence of [[Celestial Intervention Agency|CIA]]-loyal Time Lords being told to keep an eye on the Doctor after his trial, with the Master now being described as "seeking revenge for past deeds". | ||
