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Professor Hermann Zaroff was a scientist who lived during the 20th century.

Biography

Zaroff was well-known for producing cheap food from the sea. He went missing and was reported as dead, but in reality, he had found the submerged city of Atlantis and was living there.

When the Second Doctor and his companions Ben Jackson, Polly Wright and Jamie McCrimmon were about to be sacrificed to the Atlantean goddess Amdo, the Doctor sent a note to Zaroff. Damon gave Zaroff the note and he became intrigued and put a halt to the sacrifice. He put Ben and Jamie to work in the mines, sent Polly to be fitted with plastic gills so she could farm under water and took the Doctor to his laboratory. When the Doctor sabotaged the power system to rescue Polly from an operation, Zaroff became suspicious of him and wanted to keep him close.

Zaroff explained his plan to raise Atlantis from the sea to the Doctor, which involved draining the ocean. He knew his plan would destroy the world, which was, as he saw it, the scientist's ultimate dream of supreme power.

Second Doctor in Zaroff's lab UnderwaterMenace — Zaroff feeding his pet octopus by Damon. (TV: *The Underwater Menace*)

Atlantis's leader, Thous, betrayed the Doctor and Ramo to Zaroff, who ordered them to be sacrificed. They were rescued by the Doctor's companions and kidnapped Zaroff to stop his plans. Zaroff faked a heart attack, killed Ramo and grabbed Polly to use as a hostage. Polly was rescued by Jamie but Zaroff escaped.

He went to the council chamber and shot Thous and his two guards, claiming the rule of Atlantis for himself. He boldly proclaimed, "Nothing in the world can stop me now!"

Zaroff tried to start his experiment, but the Doctor flooded Atlantis and Zaroff was trapped in his laboratory, drowning in the flood. (TV: The Underwater Menace)

Personality

Zaroff was very arrogant and quite insane. He was willing to die in his experiment just to prove himself successful. When he claimed that his experiment was already underway, the Doctor correctly guessed that it hadn't started yet, as Zaroff would want to be the one to push the button. (TV: The Underwater Menace)

Behind the scenes

In the novelisation, he is given the first name of Hermann. His desire to blow up the world is explained as the result of madness from the death of his wife and daughter.
According to The Doctor: His Lives and Times, his first name was Hans and he had a secretary named Heidi von Herzog.

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-|image           = Zaroff.jpg
+|image   = Zaroff UnderwaterMenace.jpg
+|species = Human
-|name = Hermann Zaroff
-|alias           =
+|job     = Professor
+|origin  = [[Earth]]
-|species=Human
+|only    = The Underwater Menace (TV story)
-|origin     = [[Earth]]
-|only     = The Underwater Menace
+|actor   = Joseph Fürst
-|actor           = Joseph Fürst
 }}
+[[Professor]] '''Hermann Zaroff''' was a [[scientist]] who lived during the [[20th century]].
-Professor '''Zaroff''' was a scientist of the [[20th century]]. He was well-known for producing cheap food from the sea. He went missing, and was reported as dead, but in reality he had found the submerged city of [[Atlantis]] and was living there.
 == Biography ==
+Zaroff was well-known for producing cheap food from the [[sea]]. He went missing and was reported as dead, but in reality, he had found the submerged city of [[Atlantis]] and was living there.
-When the [[Second Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s were about to be sacrificed to the Atlantean goddess [[Amdo]], the Doctor sent a note to Zaroff. Zaroff was intrigued and put a halt to the sacrifice. He put [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] to work and took the Doctor to his laboratory. He told the Doctor about his plan to lift Atlantis from the sea. When the Doctor sabotaged the power system to rescue Polly from an operation, Zaroff became suspicious of him and wanted to keep him close.
+When the [[Second Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s [[Ben Jackson]], [[Polly Wright]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] were about to be [[sacrifice]]d to the Atlantean goddess [[Amdo]], the Doctor sent a note to Zaroff. [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]] gave Zaroff the note and he became intrigued and put a halt to the sacrifice. He put Ben and Jamie to work in the [[mine]]s, sent Polly to be fitted with plastic gills so she could farm under water and took the Doctor to his laboratory. When the Doctor sabotaged the power system to rescue Polly from an operation, Zaroff became suspicious of him and wanted to keep him close.
-Zaroff explained his plan to the Doctor, which involved draining the ocean. He knew his plan would destroy the world, which was, as he saw it, the scientist’s ultimate dream of power.
+Zaroff explained his plan to raise Atlantis from the sea to the Doctor, which involved draining the [[ocean]]. He knew his plan would destroy the world, which was, as he saw it, the scientist's ultimate dream of supreme power.
+[[File:Second Doctor in Zaroff's lab UnderwaterMenace.jpg|thumb|left|Zaroff feeding his pet [[octopus]] by [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')]]
-Atlantis’s leader, [[Thous]], betrayed the Doctor and [[Ramo]] to Zaroff, who ordered them to be sacrificed. They were rescued by the Doctor’s companions, and kidnapped Zaroff to stop his plans. Zaroff faked a heart attack and grabbed Polly to use as a hostage.  Polly was rescued by Jamie but Zaroff escaped, killing Ramo. He then shot Thous and his guards, claiming the rule of Atlantis for himself. He boldly proclaimed, "Nothing in the world can stop me now!"
+Atlantis's leader, [[Thous]], betrayed the Doctor and [[Ramo]] to Zaroff, who ordered them to be sacrificed. They were rescued by the Doctor's companions and kidnapped Zaroff to stop his plans. Zaroff faked a [[heart attack]], killed Ramo and grabbed Polly to use as a hostage. Polly was rescued by Jamie but Zaroff escaped.
+He went to the council chamber and shot Thous and his two guards, claiming the rule of Atlantis for himself. He boldly proclaimed, "Nothing in the world can stop me now!"
-Zaroff tried to start his experiment, but the Doctor flooded Atlantis, and Zaroff was trapped in his laboratory. He drowned. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')
+Zaroff tried to start his experiment, but the Doctor flooded Atlantis and Zaroff was trapped in his laboratory, drowning in the flood. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')
 == Personality ==
-Zaroff was very arrogant. He was willing to die in his experiment just to prove himself successful. When he claimed that his experiment was already under way, the Doctor correctly guessed that it hadn’t started yet, as Zaroff would want to be the one to push the button. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')
+Zaroff was very arrogant and quite insane. He was willing to die in his experiment just to prove himself successful. When he claimed that his experiment was already underway, the Doctor correctly guessed that it hadn't started yet, as Zaroff would want to be the one to push the button. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'')
 == Behind the scenes ==
-* In the [[The Underwater Menace (novelisation)|novelisation]], he is given the first name of Hermann.  His desire to blow up the world is explained as the result of madness from the death of his wife and daughter.
+* In the [[The Underwater Menace (novelisation)|novelisation]], he is given the first name of Hermann. His desire to blow up the world is explained as the result of madness from the death of his wife and daughter.
-* According to the reference book ''[[The Doctor's Lives and Times]]'', his first name was Hans and he had a secretary named Heidi von Herzog.
+* According to ''[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times]]'', his first name was Hans and he had a secretary named Heidi von Herzog.
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 [[Category:20th century individuals]]
+[[Category:Human scientists]]
 [[Category:Human professors]]
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 [[Category:Human murderers]]
-[[Category:Human tyrants]]