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'''Omega''' | '''Omega''' — born as '''Peylix''', also known as "'''the Engineer'''" and '''Omegon''', and [[Adherents of Ohm|worshipped]] as '''Ohm''' — was a great intergalactic [[engineer]] and co-[[Founders of Gallifrey|founder]] of [[Time Lord]] society, but centuries of loneliness and isolation bent his mind so that he threatened the entire [[universe]]. He was the only person ever to live within the [[anti-matter universe]], which he subsequently ruled over while he used his will to enable him to construct a landscape, with the permission of the anti-matter creature. However, his existence in this realm robbed him of his body and left only his conscious will intact, a realisation that twisted him into murderous insanity aimed towards the Time Lords, whom he blamed for abandoning him to his fate. | ||
Omega was one of the most significant figures in [[Gallifrey]]an history. He appeared in the [[ROO text]]s, as later scholars on [[Gallifrey]] would call them, alongside [[Rassilon]] and [[the Other]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') | Omega was one of the most significant figures in [[Gallifrey]]an history. He appeared in the [[ROO text]]s, as later scholars on [[Gallifrey]] would call them, alongside [[Rassilon]] and [[the Other]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera (novel)|Goth Opera]]'', ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') | ||
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=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
==== Becoming Omega ==== | ==== Becoming Omega ==== | ||
Omega, whose original name was "Peylix," ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') and [[Rassilon]] were born in an era of [[Gallifrey]]'s history when the [[Gallifreyan]] civilisation was turned outwards, perfecting more advanced forms of interstellar travel to guide the development of less advanced cultures and set themselves up as [[God]]s. Rassilon and Omega were among the only Gallifreyans who gave much thought to the future and destiny of Gallifrey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | Omega, whose original name was "Peylix," ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') and [[Rassilon]] were born in an era of [[Gallifrey]]'s history when the [[Gallifreyan]] civilisation was turned outwards, perfecting more advanced forms of interstellar travel to guide the development of less advanced cultures and set themselves up as [[God]]s. Rassilon and Omega were among the only Gallifreyans who gave much thought to the future and destiny of Gallifrey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') He was also known by the name "the Engineer". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference: Shock Tactics]]'') | ||
Rassilon and Omega became friends, with Rassilion even allowing Omega to call him "Rass", yet Rassilon was also very dismissive towards his friend. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') He once referred to Rassilon as his "[[Cousin (rank)|cousin]]" | Rassilon and Omega became friends, with Rassilion even allowing Omega to call him "Rass", yet Rassilon was also very dismissive towards his friend. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') He once referred to Rassilon as his "[[Cousin (rank)|cousin]]", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') a term used to describe a Gallifreyan of the same [[Great House]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') Peylix was left with the nickname "Omega" after he had received the "Omega Grade", the lowest mark possible, for an essay he had written that explored the possibilities of increasing the Gallifreyan power by exploding a [[star]], and harnessing the resulting energy for time travel. His teacher, [[Luvis]], saw the plan as "madness and pure idiocy" and made Omega the first person to ever recieve the grade. Rassilon argued the new nickname gave Omega a reputation and made him known to the public. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') | ||
Rassilon and Omega became [[solar engineer]]s, a respected class of scientists among the Gallifreyans. While Rassilon dreamed of [[immortality]], Omega, believing immortality to be impossible, turned him over to the prospect of developing [[time travel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') In spite of the Omega grade he | Rassilon and Omega became [[solar engineer]]s, a respected class of scientists among the Gallifreyans. While Rassilon dreamed of [[immortality]], Omega, believing immortality to be impossible, turned him over to the prospect of developing [[time travel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') In spite of the Omega grade he received on his paper about the subject, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') Omega and Rassilon worked on the project for several years until they had developed the final form of the plan to detonate a [[black hole]] and funnel its power back to Gallifrey, which they presented before the [[Gallifreyan Council]]. They were initially dismissive, but [[Tussan's cat]] spoke out in favour of the two engineers and they received the funding their needed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') | ||
According to one of Omega's unreliable | According to one of Omega's unreliable memories, at a time when he still wanted to be known by his birth name "Peylix," Omega and Rassilon were only able to begin their experiments after [[Intuitive Revelation|a revolution]] occurred on Gallifrey. Although Omega pleaded for Rassilon to stop it, his friend argued that it was the only way to remove those who opposed their progress. Afterward, Rassilon became a politican, while Omega carried on as a scientist. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') According to another account, Omega and Rassilon were both already members of the [[High Council]] when they carried out their time travel experiments. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] later recounted that Rassilon had been "Omega's boss." ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Lost Dimension (comic story)|The Lost Dimension]]'') | ||
By the time of | By the time of his [[Disappearance of Omega|final experiment and "death"]], Omega had married a [[Gallifreyan]] known as [[Patience (The Tides of Time)|Patience]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') | ||
==== Achievements ==== | ==== Achievements ==== | ||
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Omegon told [[K9 Mark I]] that he had "harnessed the power of a thousand suns" to create the system that gave the [[Time Lord]]s the ability to travel in time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]'') According to other sources, it was with the power unleashed by a single [[supernova]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') or, in subtly different accounts, the detonation of an existing [[black hole]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') that Omega hoped to generate enough power to travel through time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') As [[Mutter's Spiral|Gallifrey's galaxy]] had only one [[Population III star]] at that time, they decided to destroy that one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The star, in an area known as the [[Sector of Forgotten Souls]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') in the [[constellation]] of [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') bore the name [[Qqaba]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') | Omegon told [[K9 Mark I]] that he had "harnessed the power of a thousand suns" to create the system that gave the [[Time Lord]]s the ability to travel in time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[K9 and the Time Trap (novel)|K9 and the Time Trap]]'') According to other sources, it was with the power unleashed by a single [[supernova]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') or, in subtly different accounts, the detonation of an existing [[black hole]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Legacy of Gallifrey (short story)|The Legacy of Gallifrey]]'') that Omega hoped to generate enough power to travel through time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') As [[Mutter's Spiral|Gallifrey's galaxy]] had only one [[Population III star]] at that time, they decided to destroy that one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The star, in an area known as the [[Sector of Forgotten Souls]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Omega (audio story)|Omega]]'') in the [[constellation]] of [[Ao (constellation)|Ao]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') bore the name [[Qqaba]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') | ||
According to a transmission from [[Anathema]], which may have been influenced by [[Faction Paradox]] propaganda, | According to a transmission from [[Anathema]], which may have been influenced by [[Faction Paradox]] propaganda, Rassilon accidentally punched a hole into [[Spiral Yssgaroth|another plane of existence]], allowing the [[Great Vampire]]s to swarm into Gallifrey's universe and beginning the [[Eternal War]], when he first attempted to create and harness the power of a [[black hole]] before [[Hand of Omega|the Engineer's stellar manipulator]] was completed. According to this source, the Engineer was eventually able to plug up the black hole with [[Earth|an artificial world]], making it resemble an ordinary [[planet]], although he warned Rassilon that surviving followers of the vampires may one day attack the planet to again unleash their masters. When Rassilon decided they should return to Gallifrey to finish the [[stellar manipulator]] for use on a supernova, the Engineer muttered to himself that, if someone drilled to the artificial planet's core, they would unleash [[Stahlman's ooze|something dangerous]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference: Shock Tactics]]'') | ||
=== The "death" of Omega === | === The "death" of Omega === | ||
