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Magnus' nature is a peculiar one; he was intended to be a younger version of [[the Master]] by the authors of ''[[Flashback (comic story)|Flashback]]'', and the story read in this spirit by many.<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ</ref> However, when [[Gary Russell]] was asked about the names of [[the Deca]], he explained that this conflicted with an alternate young version of the Master going by "Koschei", created by [[David A. McIntee|Dave McIntee]].<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ</ref> In an attempt to resolve the contradiction, Russell thus decided to retcon Magnus as being instead a young [[The War Chief|War Chief]], and thus used the name of Magnus for the War Chief in ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]''. Strictly speaking, neither identity of the original Magnus has been confirmed; either way, it is worth remembering that [[The War Chief#Connection with the Master|the Master and War Chief are sometimes thought to be one and the same]], to begin with.