Theory:Timeline - The Master

This page lists appearances of The Master in the order in which they experienced them. It relies on much speculation to fit semi-contradictory sources together, and should absolutely not be seen as representative of this wiki's general policy.

In the body of a child

 * At some point in the Last Great Time War, the Master regenerates into the body of a small child. He also makes a pact with the War Doctor. (COMIC: The Organ Grinder)


 * COMIC: Outrun
 * The Doctor and the Master aren't aware of who coined the term "Exterminhate", setting this before they met the Volatix Cabal.


 * COMIC: The Then and the Now
 * The Doctor and the Master land on the Overcast homeworld.


 * COMIC: The Organ Grinder
 * Alice Obiefune arrives in the Master's TARDIS from the future. Ending leads into Kill God.


 * COMIC: Kill God
 * The Master attempts to flee the War in his future TARDIS, only to realise too late that he is causing a paradox, leading directly into Fast Asleep.


 * COMIC: Fast Asleep
 * Being at the centre of the paradox causes the Master to regenerate into the incarnation seen in Utopia.

The Lumiat

 * As she dies, Missy, tired of being evil, creates an Elysian field in order to kick start a new regeneration cycle and reconstructs her body into a distillation of all her goodness. This new incarnation takes on the name "the Lumiat" and seeks to do good in the universe, inspired by the Doctor. (AUDIO: The Lumiat)


 * AUDIO: The Lumiat
 * The Lumiat foils several of Missy's schemes, leading Missy to believe she is the Doctor. They spend some time travelling together, with the Lumiat trying to act as a good influence on her. However, Missy soon grows bored of the Lumiat and mortally wounds her, before abandoning her in the middle of her regeneration.

The

 * AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil


 * AUDIO: The Library in the Body


 * AUDIO: The Emporium At The End


 * AUDIO: The True Saviour of the Universe


 * AUDIO: Shockwave
 * The Master is the last being left alive in his universe, and is trapped for ten thousand years before being rescued by the Dalek Time Strategist of N-Space, leading directly into He Who Wins.


 * AUDIO: He Who Wins
 * The "Exiled" Master and join forces, and the "Exiled" Master escapes into N-Space.

Currently unplaced

 * These entries are placed here due to being part of ongoing storylines that have yet to offer sufficient enough evidence to be placed in a specific part of this Doctor's timeline, unless further evidence arises in the stories to come.

Awaiting placement

 * These entries are placed here until a suitable position in the timeline can be determined based on the available evidence.

The Doctor Who Annuals Master

 * PROSE: The Creation of Camelot
 * The Master is in the same body as described in The Radio Waves, and is recognised by the Fifth Doctor.


 * PROSE: The Fellowship of Quan


 * PROSE: The Radio Waves
 * The Master has "pale skin, prominent cheekbones, a neatly-trimmed black goatee, and voluminous hair with a widow peek", and is recognised by the Sixth Doctor.