7,188
edits
The Year That Never Was: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
→Overview
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
=== Background === | === Background === | ||
{{ | During the [[Last Great Time War]], {{Jacobi}} chose to flee the conflict after his use of the [[Heavenly Paradigm]] caused the [[Dalek Emperor in the Last Great Time War]|Dalek Emperor] to seize the [[Cruciform]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Heavenly Paradigm (audio story)|The Heavenly Paradigm]]'') Using a [[Chameleon Arch]], he hid as a human at in the far future near the [[end of the universe]]. The Master's human identity, Professor Yana, worked with a group of surviving humans on [[Malcassairo]] to build a rocket to reach "[[Utopia (Utopia)|Utopia]]", a rumoured safe haven. The [[Tenth Doctor]], [[Martha Jones]] and [[Jack Harkness]] arrived on Malcassairo and helped Yana launch the survivors in their rocket, however in the process Martha brought the Chameleon Arch to Yana's attention. Compelled by voices of his true self, Yana opened it and became the Master again. He made to steal [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], however was shot by Yana's assistant [[Chantho]] and forced to [[regenerate]]. In his new incarnation {{Simm}} stole the TARDIS, abandoning the Doctor and his companions, ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') however the Doctor first fused the co-ordinates, rendering the TARDIS only capable of travel between the end of the universe and its previous destination in [[2000s]] Earth. | ||
Arriving on Earth circa [[2007]], the Master established himself as British politician Harold Saxon, eventually becoming [[Minister of Defence]]. From that position he oversaw the establishment of the [[Archangel Network]] of satellites and the designing of [[UNIT]]'s flying mobile base, the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') The Master met [[Lucy Saxon]], who fell in love with him. He took her on a trip in the TARDIS to the end of the universe, finding Utopia. There he discovered the last of humanity had found no paradise, and had cannibalised themselves into the [[Toclafane]] to survive. The Master promised to help them make a new civilisation, by invading their ancestors trillions of years earlier. The Toclafane fondly called him their "Mister Master". The Master cannibalised the TARDIS into a [[paradox machine]] to enable the paradoxical invasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)]]'') | |||
As Harold Saxon, the Master used the hynoptic influence of the Archangel Network to campaign in the [[general election]], receiving celebrity endorsements and being supported by politcians who avandoned their parties once they saw he was winning. During this time he sponsored Professor [[Lazarus]]' experiments in rejuvenation, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') and had agents monitor Martha's family, claiming to them the Doctor was putting their daughter in danger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lazarus Experiment (TV story)|The Lazarus Experiment]]'', ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | |||
The Master triumphed in the election and becamd [[British Prime Minister|Prime Minister of Great Britain]]. At this time the Doctor, Martha and Jack returned to Earth using [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|Jack's vortex manipulator]]. The Master used his new power to have them branded public enemies and took Martha's family into custody, forcing the trio to go into hiding using [[perception filter]]s fashioned from [[TARDIS key]]s. As Prime Minister, the Master announced first contact with an alien species, the Toclafane, to be broadcast live. The unilateral announcement met with fury from UNIT and US President [[Winters]], so the Master allowed it to occur on the ''Valiant''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') | |||
The | === The beginning === | ||
The Doctor, Martha and Jack infiltrated the ''Valiant'' and discovered the paradox machine onboard, primed to activate during the first contact broadcast. The Toclafane arrived on schedule and killed President Winters on the Master's audience. The Doctor attempted to reach the Master in hopes of his perception filter breaking the Archangel Network's influence but was captured. Using Professor Lazarus' technology he'd incorporated into his [[laser screwdriver]] the Master aged the Doctor decades to weaken him and killed Jack, knowing the immortal would resurrect. | |||
The Master | The Master announced the end of the world to the viewing public as the paradox machine activated, allowing billions of Toclafane to travel to Earth. The Master ordered them to remove one tenth of the Earth's population. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') As [[Toclafane invasion|Earth fell]], the aged Doctor discretely whispered a plan into Martha's ear, ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and she used Jack's vortex manipulator to teleport away from the ''Valiant''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
==== Occupation of Earth ==== | |||
Ruling from the ''Valiant'', the Master enslaved the [[human]] race with the intention of using them to build weapons in preparation for war against the rest of the universe. The Master wished to turn Earth into New Gallifrey and create [[Time Lord Empire|a new empire]] stretching across the universe, lasting "one hundred trillion years". He imposed a dictatorial and despotic regime upon the Earth with himself at the head of it whilst the Toclafane enforced his rule. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)]]'') A select number of humans were chosen to serve as his agents, working to hunt down any resistance. These included Mr [[Strand]] and Miss [[Beecham]]. The agents were kept in competition with each other to earn the Master's favour. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deceived (audio story)|Deceived]]'') The Master kept the Doctor, Jack and Martha's family as prisoners aboard the ''Valiant''. | |||
Television and any notable technology was shut down, and | The [[Archangel Network]] kept most of the human population docile, though resistance did persist. Any military action however caused the Toclafane to descend. The enslaved people suffered severe over-crowding, often with many families crammed into a single house, and economic and technological regress occurred massively in the neglected urban centres, with [[London]] becoming full of wild dogs. Television and any notable technology was shut down. The effects on Earth were so great that the planet was declared closed to the wider universe, and the planet was designated to be unsafe to approach. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
The Master also carved his face into Mount Rushmore, and ordered statues of himself to be built across the world to enforce his regime. | During the Master's time he was known to have frozen the [[River Nile]], poisoned the [[Caspian Sea]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (short story)|The Story of Martha]]'') built fusion mills in [[China]], created radiation pits in [[Europe]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and ruined [[New York City]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (short story)|The Story of Martha]]'') The Master also carved his face into [[Mount Rushmore]], and ordered statues of himself to be built across the world to enforce his regime. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
=== Martha's travels === | |||
Martha became renowned among the human race for travelling across the world and evading capture by the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') Martha travelled around [[London]] and started to tell people of the [[Tenth Doctor]] as part of his master plan. She rescued a little girl known as [[Aleesha]] and then travelled to Europe and met a man known as [[Mathieu Vivier]]. Martha also met a man in [[Turkey (country)|Turkey]] known as Brigadier [[Erik Calvin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (short story)|The Story of Martha]]'') Many legends developed around Martha Jones and the purpose for her travelling the world. The most common belief held by people was that she travelled across the world in search of a weapon. Another belief held by the people was that Martha Jones was the only one who could kill the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | |||
Eventually Martha went to spread the message to [[Japan]] but the Toclafane burned the islands of [[Japan]] to the ground after the Master learnt of the [[Drast]] meddling there, killing everyone there. Only Martha escaped the country. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (short story)|The Story of Martha]]'') | |||
The Master's agents sought to capture Martha. Miss Beecham used cloning technology leftover from [[UNIT]] and [[Torchwood]] to make hundreds of clones of Martha's mother, [[Francine Jones]], whcih she sent to reported sightings of Martha. The clones were unaware they were fakes and had false memories of escaping the ''Valiant''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deceived (audio story)|Deceived]]'') | |||
Martha travelled to the [[United States of America]]. Reaching a diner, reputed to be the last diner, she told stories to the slaves who gathered there in secret at night. There she was reunited with an old friend, [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Diner (audio story)]]'') and a clone of her mother. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Deceived (audio story)|Deceived]]'') Her presence attracted a lot of slaves to the diner, resulting in tragedy when the Toclafane bombed it, leaving Holly the only survivor. Martha continued her travels with her mother and Holly, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Last Diner (audio story)]]'') reaching [[the Hope (Silver Medal)|the Hope]], the largest resistance group in America, in [[Nevada]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Silver Medal (audio story)|Silver Medal]]'') | |||
=== Eve of war === | === Eve of war === | ||
