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One account suggested that he was the version of [[the Doctor]] native to this reality; specifically, instead of rejecting all the faces suggested to him at [[the Doctor's trial (The War Games)|the Doctor's trial]] following ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) the [[War Chief incident]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|CIA File Extracts (novel)}}) this reality's [[Second Doctor]] had accepted the "thin" face, thus becoming the Leader instead of [[the Doctor's universe|another reality]]'s more heroic [[Third Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) | One account suggested that he was the version of [[the Doctor]] native to this reality; specifically, instead of rejecting all the faces suggested to him at [[the Doctor's trial (The War Games)|the Doctor's trial]] following ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) the [[War Chief incident]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|CIA File Extracts (novel)}}) this reality's [[Second Doctor]] had accepted the "thin" face, thus becoming the Leader instead of [[the Doctor's universe|another reality]]'s more heroic [[Third Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) | ||
However, another account implied that, despite "rumours" about him once being able to extend his life through a "miraculous procedure", the Leader was in actuality just a [[human]] tyrant with a strong propaganda machine; indeed, by the time of the [[Inferno Project]], age was beginning to catch up with him beyond what he could disguise in his public appearances. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I, Alastair (novel)}}) | However, another account implied that, despite "rumours" about him once being able to extend his life through a "miraculous procedure", the Leader was in actuality just a [[human]] tyrant with a strong propaganda machine; indeed, by the time of the [[Inferno Project]], age was beginning to catch up with him beyond what he could disguise in his public appearances. Nonetheless, his actual origins remained ambiguous, leaving some uncertainty whether he actually was a human. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I, Alastair (novel)}}) | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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[[File:Thin Doctor on screen.jpg|thumb|left|One of the faces suggested to the [[Second Doctor]] by [[Court (The War Games)|the Time Lords]] who [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|passed judgement on him]], which, in the usually-depicted course of events, the Doctor rejected for being "too thin", ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') resembled a younger version of the Leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')]]According to one account, the Leader came into being because [[Inferno universe]]'s version of the [[Second Doctor (Inferno Earth)|Second Doctor]] selected one of the bodies offered to him by the [[Time Lord]]s after [[the Doctor's trial (The War Games)|his trial]], before being [[exile on Earth|exiled]] to [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Indeed, one of the faces rejected by the Second Doctor in the conventional version of event was a thin man ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') with a certain resemblance to the Leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | [[File:Thin Doctor on screen.jpg|thumb|left|One of the faces suggested to the [[Second Doctor]] by [[Court (The War Games)|the Time Lords]] who [[The Doctor's trial (The War Games)|passed judgement on him]], which, in the usually-depicted course of events, the Doctor rejected for being "too thin", ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') resembled a younger version of the Leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')]]According to one account, the Leader came into being because [[Inferno universe]]'s version of the [[Second Doctor (Inferno Earth)|Second Doctor]] selected one of the bodies offered to him by the [[Time Lord]]s after [[the Doctor's trial (The War Games)|his trial]], before being [[exile on Earth|exiled]] to [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') Indeed, one of the faces rejected by the Second Doctor in the conventional version of event was a thin man ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') with a certain resemblance to the Leader. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
However, another account, while it did not reveal his civilian name, implied the Leader was merely a human politician, despite propaganda-based rumours of him having a supernaturally-long lifespan. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') | However, another account, while it did not reveal his civilian name, implied the Leader was merely a human politician, despite seemingly propaganda-based rumours of him having a supernaturally-long lifespan. [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] had recounted encountering a Party zealot who believed that the Leader used to have the ability to extend his life through a "miraculous procedure" that had since been taken away from him. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') | ||
=== Rise to power === | === Rise to power === | ||
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=== Years in power === | === Years in power === | ||
By 1968, the Leader had become irritable and paranoid, sacking members of his Cabinet for perceived slights and failings, demoting Arthur Fless, Director of Information, to a remote colonial posting in West Africa for failing to locate an illegal radio transmitter interrupting [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] broadcasts with anti-Party propaganda in the London area. His health had severely declined and he was visibly elderly as his age caught up with him; he spent two months at his seaside retreat in Bognor Regis to convalesce from a condition afflicting his hearts but suffered a stroke soon after, confining him to a wheelchair. The Cabinet had started jockeying for power on assumption the Leader would not survive much longer, but he still retained his intelligence and cunning. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') | By 1968, the Leader had become irritable and paranoid, sacking members of his Cabinet for perceived slights and failings, demoting Arthur Fless, Director of Information, to a remote colonial posting in West Africa for failing to locate an illegal radio transmitter interrupting [[BBC (in-universe)|BBC]] broadcasts with anti-Party propaganda in the London area. His health had severely declined and he was visibly elderly as his age caught up with him; he spent two months at his seaside retreat in Bognor Regis to convalesce from a condition afflicting his hearts but suffered a stroke soon after, confining him to a wheelchair. The Cabinet had started jockeying for power on assumption the Leader would not survive much longer, but he still retained his intelligence and cunning. Despite his fraility, the Leader's official portrait still depicted him as a healthy middle-aged man. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') | ||
=== Death === | === Death === | ||
