MEGAN

Koschei, later known as the Master, grew up on Gallifrey, in the House of Oakdown. But he would later comment to Wilfred Mott that growing up on Gallifrey was not something that Wilf would call childhood, instead, “…more a life of… duty…”  He would state later in his life, “the Doctor and I were once great friends you know…”  He and the First Doctor in their youths would play in the fields near Koschei’s home. He claimed his father had estates, with “pastures of red grass”, near “Mount Perdition”. They used to sneak out of the Capitol and drink with the Shobogans. On one of these outings, the Master picked a fight with six drunken Shobogans.

The Master’s true origins are surrounded in mystery. There are many conflicting theories about them. In his seventh incarnation, the Doctor told a story about the Master’s beginnings. Both the Doctor and the Master had been mercilessly and viciously bullied as children by a boy called Torvic. The young Doctor found himself forced to kill the bully to save his friend’s life. He was later confronted by the personification of Death who insisted he become her disciple.

The Doctor refused and suggested Death make the Master her champion, to which she agreed. The Seventh Doctor said that ever since he had always felt partly responsible for the carnage the Master would later cause.


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