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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*[[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', and ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' follow the Master's continuing quest for a new body, whilst ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' continues on this idea, as does the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]]. | *[[DW]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', and ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' follow the Master's continuing quest for a new body, whilst ''[[The Five Doctors]]'' continues on this idea, as does the [[Doctor Who (1996)|1996 telefilm]]. | ||
*[[PDA]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'' and [[EDA]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'' explain how the Master became how he appears. However, in terms of televised adventures, there is no indication | *[[PDA]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'' and [[EDA]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'' explain how the Master became how he appears. However, in terms of televised adventures, there is no indication whether or not the Master seen here is necessarily the same incarnation of the Master as last seen portrayed by [[Roger Delgado]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]''. | ||
*Goth's brother Rath appears in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]''. | *Goth's brother Rath appears in [[NA]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]''. | ||
*Engin reappears in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''. | *Engin reappears in [[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]''. | ||
* | *Artistic elements introduced in this story, particularly the Time Lord collars and the Seal of Rassilon, appear on multiple later occasions in stories featuring Time Lords. | ||
*This story features the first voice over at the beginning of the episode | *This story features the first voice over at the beginning of the episode. The second occurrence is [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'', and the third is [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | ||
*This story establishes that Time Lords do use proper names on their homeworld (previous uses have either been aliases, or of ambiguous origin such as [[Morbius]]; and rank-and-file Time Lords seen in stories like [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' and ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' had gone unnamed). | *This story establishes that Time Lords do sometimes use proper names on their homeworld (previous uses have either been aliases, or of ambiguous origin such as [[Morbius]]; and rank-and-file Time Lords seen in stories like [[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'' and ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' had gone unnamed). | ||
*Also established in this story is the fact that Time Lords are allotted twelve regenerations | *Also established in this story is the fact that Time Lords are allotted twelve regenerations (for a total of thirteen lives), which becomes a major plot element hereafter, referenced in stories such as [[DW]]: ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]'' and the 1996 TV movie. | ||
*This story introduces the iconic character of [[Rassilon]] who would be | *This story introduces the iconic character of [[Rassilon]], who would hereafter be referenced often. Rassilon would be seen via a form of projection in ''[[The Five Doctors]]'', and seen in person in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. It also greatly expands on the Time Lord society and mythology that was hinted at in ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' and only briefly glanced in [[The War Games|''The War Games'']]. | ||
*Fans have theorised that the reason The Master's features look less distorted and eroded on [[Traken]], is because during the process when The Master attempted to absorb the [[Eye of Harmony]]'s energy in order to regenerate his physical form, he rejuvenated his body, but not fully enough to finish the degeneration. | *Fans have theorised that the reason The Master's features look less distorted and eroded on [[Traken]], is because during the process when The Master attempted to absorb the [[Eye of Harmony]]'s energy in order to regenerate his physical form, he rejuvenated his body, but not fully enough to finish the degeneration. | ||
