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| By all accounts, '''[[Romanadvoratrelundar]]’s third incarnation''' was the one who followed [[Romana II]]’s [[regeneration]].
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| | |alias = Miranda Pelham |
| | |species = Time Lord |
| | |origin = [[Gallifrey]] |
| | |first = Tomb of Valdemar (novel) |
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| | Long since she had last seen [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], this incarnation of '''Romana''' traveled alone, occasionally picking up companions of her own. Eventually settling down on a planet orbiting the last sun in the universe, she was joined by [[Ponch]] before eventually regenerating into a younger body. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
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| Where accounts differ, however, are the particulars surrounding this regeneration. By most accounts, the third Romana served as [[President of the High Council]] during an all-encompassing [[time war]] between [[Gallifrey]] and another major temporal power. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}}) Other accounts, however, suggest that Romana had eschewed the Presidency during this incarnation and served the [[universe]] in other ways. ([[STAGE]]: {{cs|Time Fracture (stage play)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
| | == Biography == |
| | === Post-regeneration === |
| | According to one account, Romana had survived [[the War in Heaven]] and into what she described as a [[Post-War universe|“godless age”]]. Due to her exceptional performance at the [[Time Lord Academy]], Romana had great control over her regeneration ([[PROSE]]: {{Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)}}) and was able to settle on a form identical to that of [[Miranda Pelham]], having that that she was a “lovely-looking woman”. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
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| == War Queen of the Nine Gallifreys == | | === Life in orbit of the last sun === |
| {{main|Romana III (The Shadows of Avalon)}}
| | Long since she had last seen [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]], Romana traveled alone, occasionally picking up companions of her own. She visited [[Ponch]] on a [[planet]] orbiting the last [[sun]] before the universe’s [[heat death]], where he lived among the last [[human|humans]]. Arriving on the planet, Romana disguised her [[TARDIS]] as the [[Janua Foris|Janua Foris Inn]] so she could tell Ponch about his past life as [[Huvan]] during her earlier incarnation's encounter with [[Valdemar]]. She used a [[psychic]] attack to convince [[Ofrin]] to let her keep telling the story, but she found herself too weak to finish it. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
| According to one account, during the first decades of her [[Lord President|Presidency]], Romana II regenerated into a snub-nosed woman with green eyes and dark hair, styled into a fringe, who apparently resembled [[the Doctor's mother]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}})
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| By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] as it approached an all-encompassing [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[the Enemy]] known as [[War in Heaven|the War in Heaven]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, et al.) However, after [[Faction Paradox]] invaded Gallifrey, the War was averted and Gallifrey was destroyed. This resulted in [[Post-War universe|a new form of reality]] where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the [[Time Lords]] were wiped from the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})
| | === Death and regeneration === |
| | While her story was still incomplete, Romana’s body was wearing thin from age, and she fell into the snow. At her request, Ponch carried her to [[Romana’s TARDIS|the inn]], wherein she [[regenerate|regenerated]] into a [[Romana V|new incarnation]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
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| She would go by title such as '''the War Queen''' and '''Mistress of the Nine Gallifreys'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}}, {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}})
| | == Personality == |
| | This incarnation of Romana was kind and vibrant, in spite of her apparent age. She had a penchant to laugh, even when she was enraged. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
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| == Leading Gallifrey though its "darkest hour" == | | == Appearance == |
| {{main|Trey}}
| | At the start of her life, this incarnation of Romana had a young and pale face, with dark hair and fierce, but entrancing, eyes. Romana told [[Ponch]] that she had copied her appearance from [[Miranda Pelham]], noting that she'd done it before and would probably do it again and that Miranda was "such a lovely-looking woman". Ponch regarded her as “beautiful”. |
| [[File:Trey_and_II.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Matrix]] projection of [[Romana II]]'s potential successor, dubbed "[[Trey]]", alongside Romana II herself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Luna Romana (audio story)|Luna Romana]]'')]]
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| In an [[aborted timeline]], however, Romana II regenerated into a young woman with blue eyes and long dark hair styled into a fringe. This regeneration came about as a means of preventing the host ship [[Moros]] from becoming a [[black hole]] and destroying [[Gallifrey]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
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| By this account, Romana would lead [[Gallifrey]] through its “darkest hour” ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Luna Romana (audio story)}} as it engaged in a large-scale [[time war|temporal conflict]] with [[Omega]] and [[Adherents of Ohm|his adherents]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}}) This [[Time War (Enemy Lines)|Time War]] would escalate to the point wherein Romana, [[Narvin]], and [[Ace]] were found guilty of high treason. However, after Romana sent her friend [[Irving Braxiatel]] back in time to avert her regeneration, the War was [[aborted timeline|averted]]. This resulted in a new timeline wherein she resigns from the Presidency and is succeeded by [[Livia]] and is unsure if she would eventually regenerate into the same third incarnation or not. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Enemy Lines (audio story)}})
| | Ultimately, after spending “a very long time” in the intense heat of the sun, her hair lightened to a chestnut color and her skin tanned with dark brown creases, making her resemble a much older woman. Ponch once described her as looking “ancient. Perhaps even as much as thirty cycles.” Her voice had grown “husky” with age. |
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| This resulted in [[Post-War universe|a new form of reality]] where history was “fundamentally altered” and both Gallifrey and the [[Time Lords]] were wiped from the timeline. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Ancestor Cell (novel)}}, {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}})
| | While her movements were hindered by [[arthritis|arthritic pain]], she could still move with great speed and precision. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Tomb of Valdemar}}) |
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| When a projection of this incarnation appeared through [[the Matrix]] to aid her predecessor, she went by the title of '''Trey'''. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Renaissance (audio story)}}, {{cs|Ascension (audio story)}})
| | == Behind the scenes == |
| | *While neither have been officially connected, [[Paul Cornell]]'s ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'' and [[Simon Messingham]]'s ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]'' were both released on the same day and depict a future incarnation of Romana who is described as pale, has grown estranged from the Doctor and reminds characters of their mothers. |
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| == The Fortune Teller ==
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| {{main|Romana (The Little Book of Fate)}}
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| By one account, at some point during a “forever war spreading through all of time and space”, [[Romana II]] regenerated into a woman with a young face but “the quiet self-possession of one much older”, who styled herself wearing a black [[beret]] and a waistcoat, with a scarf knotted at her throat.
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| This incarnation worked with [[Laszlo]] and other [[Tharil|Tharils]] to rescue [[refugee|refugees]] from the all-encompassing temporal conflict. This temporal refugee camp was disguised as a traveling [[carnival]], in which she posed as a '''fortune teller'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}})
| | [[Category:Romana incarnations]] |
| | | [[Category:Biologically modified individuals]] |
| == The Lord Cardinal ==
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| {{main|Romana (Time Fracture)}}
| | [[Category:Time Lord travellers between universes]] |
| [[File:Liv Spencer Romana.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lord Cardinal]] Romana during the events of [[Operation Time Fracture]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar]]'')]]
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| Within the confines of a [[temporal anomaly]] known as the [[Time Fracture]], time began to repeat itself. At some point during this [[time loop]], Romana, who was now a [[Lord Cardinal]], regenerated into an incarnation with blue eyes and short, blonde hair.
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| While [[UNIT]] had speculated that this incarnation of Romana would make for a powerful ally should she survive Gallifrey’s destruction, a flood of [[artron energy]] closed the Time Fracture and prevented it from ever having been opened. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lord Romanadvoratrelundar (feature)}}; [[STAGE]]: {{cs|Time Fracture (stage play)}})
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| [[File:Juliet-landau-waistcoat-3.jpg|thumb|left|A promotional photograph of [[Juliet Landau]] taken for the use on cover artwork for [[Big Finish Productions]]]][[File:Louise-Brooks-Canary-Murder.jpeg|thumb|right|A publicity still of Gustav von Seyffertitz and Louise Brooks in The Canary Murder Case]]
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| * As is apparent from the above, various writers from across different mediums have attempted to introduce the third incarnation of Romana. While some writers have attempted to distinguish these often contradictory depictions, others have further conflated them.
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| ** The first depiction of Romana III, as seen in [[Paul Cornell]]’s {{cs|The Shadows of Avalon (novel)}} was based on that of [[American]] silent film actress [[Louise Brooks]].
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| ** [[James Goss]], who penned [[Juliet Landau]]’s first story portraying “Trey” for [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] initially contrasted her with “other future Romanadvoratrelundars” such as the “brilliantly glacial flapper”, Romana III, despite the physical resemblance Landau had to the original depiction of the character. ([[VOR 56]])
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| ** Later on, however, [[Steve Gallagher]] would introduce his own depiction of Romana III, who serves on the outskirts of some sort of [[Time War]] in {{cs|The Little Book of Fate (short story)}}. While a short story with no illustrations, the description of this incarnation specifically portrays her as wearing a combination of two outfits worn by Landau during the photoshoot for her portrayal of the character: a scarf knotted at her throat, a waistcoat, and a black beret. When asked about the similarity on Twitter, Gallagher responded that it “[w]ould work rather well, wouldn’t it?”"<ref>[https://twitter.com/brooligan/status/1687940932094603265?s=20 Steve Gallagher on Twitter]</ref>
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