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An evil scientific genius whose villainy comes not from the usual variety of lust for power and suchlike, but from a mindset that treats everything (including morality) as secondary to her research; she has been known to enslave entire [[planet]]s in order to have a ready supply of experimental subjects and a place to carry out her experiments uninterrupted. Her major interest is in tinkering with other species' biochemistry | An evil scientific genius whose villainy comes not from the usual variety of lust for power and suchlike, but from a mindset that treats everything (including morality) as secondary to her research; she has been known to enslave entire [[planet]]s in order to have a ready supply of experimental subjects and a place to carry out her experiments uninterrupted. Her major interest is in tinkering with other species' biochemistry. | ||
While the Rani certainly does not share the Doctor's fondness for [[Earth]], referring to it as a "miserable planet," it has been the focus of several of her research projects. When the test subjects on Miasimia Goria, one of the planets she had enslaved, became violently restless and uncontrollable - a side affect of her experiments on them - the Rani visited Earth at various points in its history to extract chemicals from the brains of select [[human]]s. Because the chemicals in question enabled the human brain to rest, and because the absence of these chemicals made her victims as violent and uncontrollable as those from her previous experiments, the Rani purposely chose periods of social unrest to visit, using the violence to conceal her presence and its consequences. The siege of [[Troy]], the [[Dark Ages]], the [[American War for Independence]], and the [[Luddite]] Riots of the early [[19th century]] were just a few of the historical periods she visited, before her work was brought to a halt by the arrival of the Doctor and [[the Master]], after which the Rani became caught up in the rival Time Lords' feud ("[[The Mark of the Rani]]"). The Rani also hoped to use the [[Time Brain]] she was growing on [[Lakertya]] to correct what she considered to be errors in the universal [[timeline]]. Her first target was to be Earth, where she would prevent the extinction of the [[dinosaur]]s, creatures whose full potential she felt had never been truly realised ("[[Time and the Rani]]"). Prior to either of these projects, she had visited Earth in the late [[Cretaceous Period|Cretaceous]] and acquired several [[Tyrannosaur]] embryos. | While the Rani certainly does not share the Doctor's fondness for [[Earth]], referring to it as a "miserable planet," it has been the focus of several of her research projects. When the test subjects on Miasimia Goria, one of the planets she had enslaved, became violently restless and uncontrollable - a side affect of her experiments on them - the Rani visited Earth at various points in its history to extract chemicals from the brains of select [[human]]s. Because the chemicals in question enabled the human brain to rest, and because the absence of these chemicals made her victims as violent and uncontrollable as those from her previous experiments, the Rani purposely chose periods of social unrest to visit, using the violence to conceal her presence and its consequences. The siege of [[Troy]], the [[Dark Ages]], the [[American War for Independence]], and the [[Luddite]] Riots of the early [[19th century]] were just a few of the historical periods she visited, before her work was brought to a halt by the arrival of the Doctor and [[the Master]], after which the Rani became caught up in the rival Time Lords' feud ("[[The Mark of the Rani]]"). The Rani also hoped to use the [[Time Brain]] she was growing on [[Lakertya]] to correct what she considered to be errors in the universal [[timeline]]. Her first target was to be Earth, where she would prevent the extinction of the [[dinosaur]]s, creatures whose full potential she felt had never been truly realised ("[[Time and the Rani]]"). Prior to either of these projects, she had visited Earth in the late [[Cretaceous Period|Cretaceous]] and acquired several [[Tyrannosaur]] embryos. | ||
''The Rani's comments concerning the unrealised full potential of the dinosaurs are curious given the existence of the [[Silurian]] civilisation on the planet at around the same time. She may have been obliquely alluding to averting the fall of the Silurians. Then again, as a biochemist she may simply not have been that familiar with social sciences such as history and just wasn't aware of the Silurians' existence. This seems unlikely, however, given her apparent visits to the Cretaceous to gather specimens. | :''The Rani's comments concerning the unrealised full potential of the dinosaurs are curious given the existence of the [[Silurian]] civilisation on the planet at around the same time. She may have been obliquely alluding to averting the fall of the Silurians. Then again, as a biochemist she may simply not have been that familiar with social sciences such as history and just wasn't aware of the Silurians' existence. This seems unlikely, however, given her apparent visits to the Cretaceous to gather specimens.'' | ||
Towards the end of the Time War, the Doctor's homeworld was destroyed and he later told his companion [[Rose Tyler]] that he was the last of the Time Lords. Whether the Rani was present on [[Gallifrey]] and was killed along with the rest is uncertain. | Towards the end of the Time War, the Doctor's homeworld was destroyed and he later told his companion [[Rose Tyler]] that he was the last of the Time Lords. Whether the Rani was present on [[Gallifrey]] and was killed along with the rest is uncertain. | ||
