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* James Dreyfus was initially promoted by [[Big Finish Productions]] as portraying the "first [[incarnation]]" of the Master beginning in ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]''.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/david-bradley-returns-to-the-tardis-in-doctor-who-the-first-doctor-adventures</ref> However, this was never stated in the narrative; though ''The Destination Wars'' does establish that he was the Master who originally left Gallifrey, ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'' had the [[Fourth Doctor]] recall that he was either the third or fourth incarnation. | * James Dreyfus was initially promoted by [[Big Finish Productions]] as portraying the "first [[incarnation]]" of the Master beginning in ''[[The Destination Wars (audio story)|The Destination Wars]]''.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/david-bradley-returns-to-the-tardis-in-doctor-who-the-first-doctor-adventures</ref> However, this was never stated in the narrative; though ''The Destination Wars'' does establish that he was the Master who originally left Gallifrey, ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'' had the [[Fourth Doctor]] recall that he was either the third or fourth incarnation. | ||
* According to James Dreyfus, this incarnation of the Master was intended to appear in the anniversary story ''[[Masterful (audio story)|Masterful]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210316130936/https://twitter.com/dreyfusjames/status/1371810604189679618 For context. I played the Master too. Erased, & never rehired. No explanation.]</ref> but was removed due to a series of transphobic remarks made by Dreyfus being posted on Twitter. Dreyfus would later claim that he had "no idea" why Big Finish cut ties with him.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/equality-and-diversity-at-big-finish Equality and diversity at Big Finish]</ref> | * According to James Dreyfus, this incarnation of the Master was intended to appear in the anniversary story ''[[Masterful (audio story)|Masterful]]'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210316130936/https://twitter.com/dreyfusjames/status/1371810604189679618 For context. I played the Master too. Erased, & never rehired. No explanation.]</ref> but was removed due to a series of transphobic remarks made by Dreyfus being posted on Twitter. Dreyfus would later claim that he had "no idea" why Big Finish cut ties with him.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/equality-and-diversity-at-big-finish Equality and diversity at Big Finish]</ref> | ||
* James Dreyfus's credit was removed from the cover of ''[[The Psychic Circus (audio story)|The Psychic Circus]]'' following controversy over | * James Dreyfus's credit was removed from the cover of ''[[The Psychic Circus (audio story)|The Psychic Circus]]'' following controversy over transphobic remarks he had posted on Twitter. | ||
* As a result of the aforementioned controversy, a composite of [[George Pravda]] as [[Spandrell]] and [[Anthony Ainley]] as the [[Tremas Master]] was used to provide the likeness of this incarnation on the cover artwork of ''[[Solo (audio anthology)|Solo]]'', the anthology which ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'' was part of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/iamryanaplin/status/1617664307382321153 It was a comp between these two!! Just Spandrell with Ainley’s goatee! Wasn’t intentional to make him ACTUALLY look like you-know-who… just wound up that way!]</ref> | * As a result of the aforementioned controversy, a composite of [[George Pravda]] as [[Spandrell]] and [[Anthony Ainley]] as the [[Tremas Master]] was used to provide the likeness of this incarnation on the cover artwork of ''[[Solo (audio anthology)|Solo]]'', the anthology which ''[[Blood of the Time Lords (audio story)|Blood of the Time Lords]]'' was part of.<ref>[https://twitter.com/iamryanaplin/status/1617664307382321153 It was a comp between these two!! Just Spandrell with Ainley’s goatee! Wasn’t intentional to make him ACTUALLY look like you-know-who… just wound up that way!]</ref> | ||
