The Rani (The Mark of the Rani): Difference between revisions

An evil (or, more likely, amoral) 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 worlds 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 the biochemistry of other species. The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed that the Rani hates children and [[Christmas]]; it is not known if this was meant literally or if it was just a figure of speech. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dimensions in Time]]'')

While she did appear evil, she found the Master to be truly evil and therefore stupid. She simply does evil things because she feels it is necessary to her work. When the [[Sixth Doctor]] tried to convince her not to experiment on [[human]]s, she called them carnivores and asked if they ever thought of the lesser species when they sunk their teeth into pork chops. This shows that the Rani may have a conscience of some kind, also shown when she was willing to destroy her test subjects because they would've killed the Doctor.([[DW]]: ''[[The Mark of the Rani]]'')