Theory:Timeline - The Master (Terror of the Autons)

This page lists appearances of played by Roger Delgado in the order in which he 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.

By most accounts, this incarnation of the Master was separate from the Thirteenth Master who first met Goth on Tersurus, (COMIC: Doorway to Hell, AUDIO: The Two Masters, AUDIO: Sympathy for the Devil, Master Thief) however, by one account, it was this incarnation who was severely deformed shortly prior to his meeting with Goth. (PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks)

Limiting factors
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Early encounters with the Doctor

 * PROSE: The Dark Path
 * Having begun calling himself "Koschei", and depicted as being the incarnation from Terror of the Autons, the Master meets the Second Doctor and, after learning that the Time Lords have been spying on him, gives into his evil temptation, only to end up trapped in a black hole.


 * PROSE: The Nameless City
 * The Master is wearing the clothes of the incarnation from Terror of the Autons, and is targeting the Second Doctor, setting this after The Dark Path.

Early times on Earth

 * PROSE: Prisoners of the Sun
 * The Master is freed from Shada by the Time Lords to battle the Third Doctor.


 * The Master observes the events of Season 7 from the background, and makes contact with journalist James Stevens. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)


 * PROSE: Reconnaissance
 * The Master infiltrates UNIT HQ and interrogates Liz Shaw.

Becoming a threat

 * TV: Terror of the Autons
 * The Master goes public with his battle with the Doctor and UNIT by teaming up with the Nestenes. The Doctor steals his dematerialisation circuit, preventing the Master from leaving Earth in his TARDIS.


 * COMIC: Prologue: The Third Doctor
 * In an alternate timeline created by Rassilon and the Cybermen, the Master is caught in a Cyber-conversion machine.


 * PROSE: Doorway into Nowhere
 * The Master is trapped on Earth, setting this before The Mind of Evil, where he recovers his dematerialisation circuit.


 * TV: The Mind of Evil
 * The Master reclaims his dematerialisation circuit during his plot with the Keller Machine, allowing him to leave Earth in his TARDIS.


 * PROSE: Deadly Reunion
 * The Master has only just got his TARDIS working, settling this shortly after The Mind of Evil.

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 * PROSE: ''[[UNIT Christmas Parties: Christmas Truce (short story)|UNIT Christmas Parties:
 * The Doctor and the Master recall the events of Deadly Reunion.


 * TV: The Claws of Axos
 * After a failed alliance with Axos, the Master is trapped in a time loop by the Doctor.


 * TV: Colony in Space


 * TV: The Dæmons
 * In village of Devil's End, the Master tries to summon the Dæmon Azal. When his plan fails, the Master is captured by UNIT.


 * PROSE: Bert the Landlord
 * Set during The Dæmons: Episode 4.

In custody

 * PROSE: Freedom
 * Set after the Master's arrest in The Dæmons. The Master is awaiting trial.


 * PROSE: Harvest of Time
 * Set between The Dæmons and The Sea Devils, as the Master is still in prison. He is imprisoned at Dulston Heath, a former nuclear power plant.


 * COMIC: The Man in the Ion Mask
 * Set sometime after The Dæmons, and not long before The Face of the Enemy, as the Master is being held in Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre.


 * PROSE: The Face of the Enemy
 * The Master is still locked up at Aylesbury Grange Detention Centre.


 * PROSE: The Switching
 * After switching bodies with the Doctor, the Master makes arrangements to be moved to another holding facility on the coast after his plan to steal the Doctor's TARDIS fails.


 * TV: The Sea Devils
 * The Master builds an alliance with the Sea Devils to escape from Fortress Island.


 * PROSE: The Unwanted Gift of Prophecy
 * Set after the Doctor visits the Master in his cell during The Sea Devils.


 * PROSE: The Eight Doctors
 * Set immediately after The Sea Devil, with the Master retrieving his TARDIS from Devil's End.

At large again

 * PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy


 * PROSE: The Seismologist's Story


 * PROSE: Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q"


 * PROSE: The Touch of the Nurazh


 * TV: The Time Monster


 * PROSE: The Spear of Destiny


 * COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction


 * PROSE: Listen - The Stars


 * PROSE: Out of the Green Mist


 * COMIC: The Time Thief


 * AUDIO: The Same Face


 * PROSE: Hidden Talent


 * PROSE: The Christmas Inversion


 * PROSE: Last of the Gaderene

Distancing himself from UNIT

 * COMIC: Character Assassin


 * COMIC: Party Animals


 * PROSE: Winning


 * COMIC: The Glen of Sleeping


 * PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes
 * The Master encounters a new incarnation of the Doctor for the first time.


 * PROSE: Night Flight to Nowhere


 * PROSE: Anything You Can Do
 * Though his identity is vague, authorial intent confirms this as the "Roger Delgado Master". The Master uses the phrase "please attend carefully", setting this after The Heralds of Destruction.


 * COMIC: The Judas Goatee

Final exploits

 * PROSE: The One Second Hour


 * COMIC: Fogbound


 * PROSE: Smash Hit


 * PROSE: Verdigris
 * Having had enough of Earth, the Master has arranged a meeting on Skaro, leading into Frontier in Space.


 * TV: Frontier in Space


 * PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks
 * In one account, the Master is severely deformed by his own Tissue Compression Eliminator and left in a moribund state on Tersurus, leading into The Deadly Assassin. (See Timeline - Thirteenth Master)


 * COMIC: Doorway to Hell
 * In another account, the Master regenerates during an encounter with the Twelfth Doctor that occurs immediately after Frontier in 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.


 * AUDIO: Master Thief
 * The Master loses his memories and personality, but before going unconscious, has just enough time to record a message for his future self. He informs his future self of his identity, but assures himself that regeneration isn't necessary, nor would it solve the problem.