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The '''Fisher King''' was an alien warlord who conquered [[Tivoli]] in the [[20th century]] and ruled the [[planet]] for ten years until the planet was liberated by the [[Arcateenian]]s. He was aware of the [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Last Great Time War]]. | The '''Fisher King''' was an [[alien]] [[warlord]] who was desperate to cheat [[death]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
A [[warlord]] who belonged to an [[alien]] [[Fisher King's species|species]], the Fisher King conquered [[Tivoli]] in the [[20th century]] and ruled the [[planet]] for ten years until the planet was liberated by the [[Arcateenian]]s. He was aware of the [[Time Lord]]s and the [[Last Great Time War]]. | |||
He apparently died and his body was transported to [[Earth]] in [[1980]] in a [[Arcateenian hearse|hearse]] by the [[Tivolian]] [[Undertaker|funeral director]] [[Albar Prentis]]. However, he was still alive and planned for his people to recover him by turning people into [[ghost]]s transmitting coordinates to [[Earth]] and then waiting inside a [[stasis chamber]]. | He apparently died and his body was transported to [[Earth]] in [[1980]] in a [[Arcateenian hearse|hearse]] by the [[Tivolian]] [[Undertaker|funeral director]] [[Albar Prentis]]. However, he was still alive and planned for his people to recover him by turning people into [[ghost]]s transmitting coordinates to [[Earth]] and then waiting inside a [[stasis chamber]]. | ||
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[[File:Fisher King flood.jpg|left|thumb|The Fisher King watches the flood envelop [[Краснодар]] before his [[death]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')]] | [[File:Fisher King flood.jpg|left|thumb|The Fisher King watches the flood envelop [[Краснодар]] before his [[death]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')]] | ||
He first shot and killed Prentis, who would become a ghost. His next victim was [[Alice O'Donnell]], after he found her hiding in an abandoned building. He was tricked by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] into thinking the Doctor would try to circumvent a future where he appeared to die and become one of the ghosts. The Doctor instead blew up a [[dam]] nearby and created a [[hologram]] replica of himself as a ghost in the future. The Fisher King got caught in the flood and was killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | He first shot and killed Prentis, who would become a ghost. His next victim was [[Alice O'Donnell]], after he found her hiding in an abandoned building. He was tricked by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] into thinking the Doctor would try to circumvent a future where he appeared to die and become one of the ghosts. The Doctor instead blew up a [[dam]] nearby and created a [[hologram]] replica of himself as a ghost in the future. The Fisher King got caught in the flood and was killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'') | ||
==Legacy== | |||
The Doctor later told [[Vastra]] of his encounter with the Fisher King. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Lost in Time (video game)|Lost in Time]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
