Player

'' Players were a group of the Immortals, who tampered with history to amuse themselves. They had travelled through time so much and lived so long that they could no longer remember what they were or where they were from, though it was claimed that they were actually advanced humans. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)

One of the Players' more long-term plans was to eliminate Winston Churchill before World War II. However, their efforts to assassinate him in the Boer War were averted by the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown, the Second Doctor saved Churchill from being captured and sent to Germany during World War I, and the Sixth Doctor and Peri again assisted him in preventing Edward VIII from dismissing the government in favour of a new parliament allied with Adolf Hitler (PROSE: Players).

In an attempt to create new potential for more games, the Players attempted to arrange for Napoleon Bonaparte to win the Napoleonic Wars, but their plans were thwarted by the Second Doctor, although his new companion Serena died in the process when she sacrificed herself to save the Duke of Wellington (PROSE: World Game).

The Players attempted to start World War III in 1951 by plunging America and Russia into nuclear war. The Players used agents to influence the mind of Harry S. Truman in the White House, but were prevented when the Eighth Doctor informed the Secret Service of their plan.

In Russia, the Countess seduced Josef Stalin, and whispered in into his ear whilst he slept that China and America were aiming nuclear missiles at his cities. The Doctor convinced her to abort her game as she saw more potential to destroy the Earth in its future. (PROSE: Endgame)