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</infobox> | </infobox>Having lived a life "more rackety than the Doctor's", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') that had constant pressure and danger, in addition to using some incarnations as disguises, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin]]''), the '''Thirteenth Master''' had reached the end of his first regenerative cycle far earlier than his contemporaries. Arguably the longest-lived incarnation, the Master used various methods to persist beyond biological limitations and prolong his "final incarnation": the Traken Source, the Warp Core, the sciences of the Tzun Confederacy, and more. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
====Before Terserus==== | ====Before Terserus==== | ||
Accounts differ surrounding the circumstances by which the Master arrived in the cadaverous state he occupied on Terserus (TV: ''The Deadly Assassin''), these events always ended in the Master, having reached the limitation of twelve-regenerations, failing to properly regenerate.([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'', ''Meet Missy!'', ''The Doctor vs the Master'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') In fact, accounts are inconsistent regarding the identity of the final incarnation; whether this incarnation was [[The Master#Nemesis of the Third Doctor|the same one]] that oft faced the Third Doctor during his exile on Earth or a subsequent incarnation. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]],'' [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'', COMIC: ''Doorway to Hell'') Regardless, the result was the same: the Thirteenth Master was trapped in a "horribly emaciated" form from which "no regeneration was possible". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
====Conflicting accounts of decay==== | |||
According to one account, the "Decayed" Master emerged as a result of [[Susan Foreman]] forcing the Master out onto [[Tersurus]] and attacking him with the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] while he was holding the Dalek's [[matter transmuter]]. Having reached the end of his regenerative cycle, the result was left a fraction above death and horribly disfigured. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | |||
According to one account, the "Decayed" Master emerged as a result of [[Susan Foreman]] forcing the Master out onto [[Tersurus]] and attacking him with the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] while he was holding the Dalek's [[matter transmuter]]. Having reached the end of his regenerative cycle, the result was left a fraction above death and horribly disfigured. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'') | |||
According to another account, when the Master arrived on a Time Lord base on Tersurus with the intention of infiltrating their database, he encountered [[The Master#A%20new%20lease%20of%20life|a future version of himself]], who burned his body, leaving him a fraction above death. The future Master then signaled Gallifrey for Goth to arrive, but before he could arrive, the [[Cult of the Heretic]] switched the Master's mind with that of his future self. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | According to another account, when the Master arrived on a Time Lord base on Tersurus with the intention of infiltrating their database, he encountered [[The Master#A%20new%20lease%20of%20life|a future version of himself]], who burned his body, leaving him a fraction above death. The future Master then signaled Gallifrey for Goth to arrive, but before he could arrive, the [[Cult of the Heretic]] switched the Master's mind with that of his future self. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | ||
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At the end of the allotted time, the Doctor arrived to kill Smith, but strove to avoid fulfilling his side of the bargain. Death herself was present at these events, disguised as Smith's maid, and manipulated events so that the Master would become dominant once more. Her endgame was for Smith to make a decision that would ensure he remained in control; to kill [[Victor Schaeffer]] or allow Jacqueline to die by her husband's hand, but Smith was unable to kill Victor, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') and became the Master again as a result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tramp's Story (short story)|The Tramp's Story]]'') | At the end of the allotted time, the Doctor arrived to kill Smith, but strove to avoid fulfilling his side of the bargain. Death herself was present at these events, disguised as Smith's maid, and manipulated events so that the Master would become dominant once more. Her endgame was for Smith to make a decision that would ensure he remained in control; to kill [[Victor Schaeffer]] or allow Jacqueline to die by her husband's hand, but Smith was unable to kill Victor, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'') and became the Master again as a result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tramp's Story (short story)|The Tramp's Story]]'') | ||
After escaping both the Eye of Harmony and the time vortex, the Master stole numerous bodies in an attempt to prolong his life. However, all of these bodies would eventually decay into the very same emaciated form he had once occupied. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'') It was in this form that the Master was granted a new regenerative cycle by the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[ | After escaping both the Eye of Harmony and the time vortex, the Master stole numerous bodies in an attempt to prolong his life. However, all of these bodies would eventually decay into the very same emaciated form he had once occupied. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'') It was in this form that the Master was granted a new regenerative cycle by the Time Lords. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dominion (audio story)|UNIT: Dominion]]'', ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') | ||
===Undated events=== | ===Undated events=== | ||
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==Psychological profile== | ==Psychological profile== | ||
While he first approached a situation with youthful naivety, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') the Master later preoccupied his time with finding a way to [[Regeneration|regenerate]] following his disfigurement and the loss of his own ability to regenerate forcing him to face his imminent death. With his mobility and capabilities of camouflage decreased, he was often forced to hide his involvement in his plans until the very moment victory was within his grasp. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
The Master felt a stronger hatred towards the Doctor than before, specifically guiding the [[Fourth Doctor]] back to [[Gallifrey]] so he could be framed for the President's assassination and executed in disgrace, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') wished to personally kill a [[companion]] of the Doctor, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') and once hatched a plan that would have destroyed all the Doctors and unravelled the [[Web of Time]] simply for his revenge against the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') He also disliked being compared to the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal Instinct (audio story)|Animal Instinct]]'') Despite the animosity, the Master was able to have a civil conversation with the Doctor when it suited him, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'') and showed shades of bitterness when he learned [[River Song]] was the Doctor's wife. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal Instinct (audio story)|Animal Instinct]]'') | |||
While he claimed that nothing he ever did "[was] ever pointless", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') and that he only killed for "power", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') the Master seemed more comfortable with killing people just for the sake of it, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') showing a sadistic pleasure when he resorted to killing, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') and even destroyed the planet [[Raskalar]] for amusement. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death Match (audio story)|Death Match]]'') Despite this, the [[Seventh Doctor]] recalled how the "Decayed" Master was "generally a serious sort", remembering how he was "cold and cruel." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | |||
[[Leela]] claimed that the "Decayed" Master was "raw" and "honest", as he "did not seem to hide [himself] away" and "disguise [his] hate". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Devil You Know (audio story)|The Devil You Know]]'')<!--Examples following this point focus on the habits and quirks that this particular incarnation of the Master showed or exhibited--> <!--Examples following this point focus on the skillset and talents that this particular incarnation of the Master showed or exhibited-->In his degenerated state, the Master's telepathic capabilities and willpower grew stronger, with the Master proclaiming that "only [his] hate [kept him] alive". He was able to launch a telepathic message to the Doctor from Gallifrey to [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') and, once he became the [[Keeper of Traken]], the Master forced [[Tremas]] to kill [[Neman]] through sheer willpower, and also paralysed the Doctor to make him watch. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') However, he was unable to hypnotise the [[Proto-Time Lord]] [[River Song]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal Instinct (audio story)|Animal Instinct]]'') | |||
Meticulous in his schemes, the "Decayed" Master planned for every imaginable obstacle and putting in place a counter for it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm]]'', ''[[The Oseidon Adventure]]'') He was willing to be patient with his plans, waiting inside his TARDIS for years to slowly seduce [[Kassia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
To | [[File:Deformed.jpg|thumb|left|The decaying Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')]]Either because [[Susan Foreman]] used the [[Tissue Compression Eliminator|TCE]] against him while he was holding a [[matter transmuter]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks (novel)|Legacy of the Daleks]]'') or because he was burnt in an energy net by {{Macqueen|n=a future incarnation}}, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') the Master came to resemble a deformed corpse, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') with brown eyes. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') However, after absorbing some energy from the [[Eye of Harmony]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') he became less "putrescent". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trail of the White Worm (audio story)|Trail of the White Worm]]'') With his decayed body, the Master would experience almost unendurable pain. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'') | ||
To hide his disfigurement, the Master took to wearing a rotting hooded cloak. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') Whilst in Victorian London, he wore a mask in public to conceal his decaying appearance, and also used a cane to aid his frail body. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Maurice (audio story)|Maurice]]'') | |||
He was described by [[Spandrell]] as being "emaciated", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') with [[Bob Dovie]] describing him as looking "burned." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End]]'') The [[Fourth Doctor]] described him as "a cowled cadaver", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)|Requiem for the Rocket Men]]'') while [[River Song]] described him as the "crispy-looking Master". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Animal Instinct (audio story)|Animal Instinct]]'') Missy remembered her wraith-like thirteenth incarnation as being "the Yucky One". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet Missy! (short story)|Meet Missy!]]'') | |||
==Other realities== | ==Other realities== | ||
===Alternate timelines=== | ===Alternate timelines=== | ||
