312
edits
Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m
→Biography
m (→Biography) |
|||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Post-regeneration === | === Post-regeneration === | ||
Within the first decades of her inauguration, [[Romana II]] regenerated into her third incarnation. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=second edition|namedpart=Modern Times: The Paradox Era}}) This incarnation would become “more ruthless and desperate” than her predecessor and was considerably less friendly toward the [[Eighth Doctor]] in particular. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; {{cs|Crimes Against History (short story)}}) In anticipation of the oncoming War, Romana sets about to ensure that her people are prepared for the conflict. She instructed “her people” to put most of their resources into identifying [[the Enemy|this future menace]], and begins research on type 103 TARDIS capsules as a means of developing better weapons in the ships’ systems. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=second edition|namedpart=Modern Times: The Paradox Era}}; {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) Additionally, at her instruction, eight colony worlds were crypto-formed into “cloneworlds” of Gallifrey. Her implementation of former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]]’s plans resulted in her being dubbed the “Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys”. ({{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; {{cs|The Ancestor Cell}}) | Within the first decades of her inauguration, [[Romana II]] regenerated into her third incarnation. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=second edition|namedpart=Modern Times: The Paradox Era}}) This incarnation would become “more ruthless and desperate” than her predecessor and was considerably less friendly toward the [[Eighth Doctor]] in particular. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; {{cs|Crimes Against History (short story)}}) | ||
In anticipation of the oncoming War, Romana sets about to ensure that her people are prepared for the conflict. She instructed “her people” to put most of their resources into identifying [[the Enemy|this future menace]], and begins research on type 103 TARDIS capsules as a means of developing better weapons in the ships’ systems. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=second edition|namedpart=Modern Times: The Paradox Era}}; {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) Additionally, at her instruction, eight colony worlds were crypto-formed into “cloneworlds” of Gallifrey. Her implementation of former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]]’s plans resulted in her being dubbed the “Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys”. ({{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; {{cs|The Ancestor Cell}}) | |||
=== The War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys === | === The War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys === | ||
According to some accounts, Romana continues to lead Gallifrey as the [[War in Heaven]] becomes imminent. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell}}; {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles}}) | According to some accounts, Romana continues to lead Gallifrey as the [[War in Heaven]] becomes imminent. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell}}; {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles}}) At this point, however, other accounts suggest that she had instead retired from the Presidency during her 55th year in office and [[Umbaste|another President]] took her place. These accounts suggest that [[Romana III's Gallifrey|her Homeworld]] was merely a sheath echo that believed itself to be the original, and that she had left the original Gallifrey of her own accord to keep up the pretense that it was the real one. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=second edition|namedpart=Modern Times: The Paradox Era}}; {{cs|The Story So Far... (short story)}}) | ||
Inspired by brief glimpses into the future, the Lady President sanctioned research into the feasibility of sentient [[TARDIS|TARDISes]]. Ultimately, this research was unsuccessful and the [[Type-101]] was quickly concealed while Romana instead focused on the production of [[Type-90]] military vessels and gathering information from the outside universe. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=first edition}}) | |||
Two years before the Cataclysm, she was ceremonially given the title of [[War Queen]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=first edition}}) Identifying that [[Compassion]] would be a valuable resource in the War, she dispatched [[Cavis]] and [[Gandar]] to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]] to capture her. Eventually, however, came to Avalon herself so that she could take possession of the first humanoid-sentient [[TARDIS]]. | Two years before the Cataclysm, she was ceremonially given the title of [[War Queen]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cite source|Crimes Against History (short story)|var=first edition}}) Identifying that [[Compassion]] would be a valuable resource in the War, she dispatched [[Cavis]] and [[Gandar]] to [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]] to capture her. Eventually, however, came to Avalon herself so that she could take possession of the first successful humanoid-sentient [[TARDIS]]. These attempts uniformly failed, as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Fitz]] fled inside Compassion. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}) | ||
As [[War in Heaven|the War]] approached, the Edifice appeared in the skies of [[Romana III's Gallifrey]]. The structure created temporal pulses that began washing over the planet, causing civil disorder and mass superstition. In her 150th year as President, she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]] in a [[Faction Paradox]] scheme to take over [[Gallifrey]] and re-write its history. The Eighth Doctor destroyed the planet to prevent this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}) [[Marnal]] later showed the amnesiac Eighth Doctor these events, where Romana and one of her soldiers, [[Mali]], tried to restore Gallifrey from one of the Nine Gallifreys. They discovered that Faction Paradox had wiped their Nine Gallifreys from history. Romana wept, knowing that her planet was doomed, and she sent [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] into [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to kill the Doctor and prevent his future self from destroying Gallifrey. Soon after, Faction Paradox [[skulltrooper]]s closed in on Romana and Mali and fired two shots. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) | As [[War in Heaven|the War]] approached, the Edifice appeared in the skies of [[Romana III's Gallifrey]]. The structure created temporal pulses that began washing over the planet, causing civil disorder and mass superstition. In her 150th year as President, she was challenged by former President [[Greyjan the Sane|Greyjan]] in a [[Faction Paradox]] scheme to take over [[Gallifrey]] and re-write its history. The Eighth Doctor destroyed the planet to prevent this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}) [[Marnal]] later showed the amnesiac Eighth Doctor these events, where Romana and one of her soldiers, [[Mali]], tried to restore Gallifrey from one of the Nine Gallifreys. They discovered that Faction Paradox had wiped their Nine Gallifreys from history. Romana wept, knowing that her planet was doomed, and she sent [[K-9 Mark II|K-9]] into [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] to kill the Doctor and prevent his future self from destroying Gallifrey. Soon after, Faction Paradox [[skulltrooper]]s closed in on Romana and Mali and fired two shots. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)}}) | ||
