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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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 [[David A. McIntee|Dave McIntee]]'s notion in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'' that the Master's original name was "[[Koschei]]" instead. For this reason, in ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'', Russell decided to retcon the name of [[Magnus]] as being that of the distinct Time Lord who would also become [[the War Chief]], as distinct from the Master.<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ</ref> | 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 [[David A. McIntee|Dave McIntee]]'s notion in ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'' that the Master's original name was "[[Koschei]]" instead. For this reason, in ''[[Divided Loyalties (novel)|Divided Loyalties]]'', Russell decided to retcon the name of [[Magnus]] as being that of the distinct Time Lord who would also become [[the War Chief]], as distinct from the Master.<ref>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.arts.drwho/zR5mKB0Lqpg/S-l-rL2exLIJ</ref> An earlier draft of ''The Dark Path'' had also had Koschei informing the Doctor that their mutual friend Magnus had fled with a supply of spare TARDISes, identifying Magnus as the War Chief; McIntee later published the scene in the charity anthology ''Perfect Timing''. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
