The Other
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| The Other | |
| Character Journal: | [otherstide] |
| Race: | Gallifreyan |
| Home Planet: | Gallifrey |
| Home Era: | Triumvirate |
| Affiliated with: | Rassilon, Omega |
| Writer: | Flick |
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Basic Character Information
Personality
Emo, extremely paranoid and constantly depressed. No better way to be...ohh and a bit suicidal too...well he had been planning to kill himself afterall...
And a bit whiney at some points too for some reason.
History
The Other was first mentioned in the novelisation of Remembrance of the Daleks by Ben Aaronovitch as a shadowy figure in Time Lord history, one of the founding Triumvirate of Time Lord society after the overthrow of the cult of the Pythia that had, until then, dominated Gallifrey. The other two members of the Triumvirate were Rassilon and Omega.
Of the three, the Other's origins are the most obscure, with the circumstances of his birth and appearance being a mystery. Like Rassilon, various contradictory legends surround the Other, some hinting that he had powers surpassing that of Rassilon or Omega, and some even suggesting that he was not born on the Time Lords' home world of Gallifrey. Even his name is lost to time, which is why he is simply referred to as "the Other". A minor Gallifreyan festival known as Otherstide is celebrated yearly in his honour.
When the Pythia was overthrown, she laid a final curse on Gallifrey that made the population sterile. To ensure the continuation of their race, Rassilon created the Looms, machines that would "weave" new Gallifreyans out of extant genetic material.
Omega apparently died creating the black hole which provided the raw power needed for time travel, turning the Gallifreyans into Lords of Time. (Some accounts suggest that Rassilon misled Omega into believing he would survive this mission.) Rassilon and the Other were left to pick up the pieces, with Rassilon harnessing the nucleus of the black hole to create the Eye of Harmony and becoming virtual dictator of Time Lord civilisation. As Rassilon's rule became more oppressive, the Other knew that his own days were numbered.
The Other enters the game shortly before he commits suicide.
Additional Information
- Known as Marvin after the paranoid android.
- Insistent on dying. Somehow. As long as it's not Rassilon who kills him.
- Likes the idea of throwing himself into the looms after Kalli suggested it to him.
- Wants to rid the universe of Rassilon but will settle for ridding the universe of himself instead.
- Is more than annoyed that history has forgotten his name.
- Blames Rassilon for this.
