5. The Master Reborn
Oh, now this one is sort of cheating. We all know that the Master is an established character from way back when. He had been in the show several times in different guises, but the take delivered by Derek Jacobi and then John Simm, was completely new and earns credit for uh, newness hence why he gets on the list and the Daleks didn't. When the Master was finally reintroduced it was heart breaking to see nice old Professor Yana turn into the Doctors nemesis. Heart breaking but awesome! The way he transformed into a male chauvinist old git after spending so much time helping everyone as the lovely, yet erratic old Professor was pure classic evil and a great way to readopt the character. The setup for the introduction was delicious, running throughout the third series of Doctor Who, all the little mentions of Harold Saxon, even in Torchwood there is a poster saying Vote Saxon on a wall and when it turns out that the Prime Minister Harold Saxon - is the Master its just fantastic. He starts his term by gassing all of the Cabinet Ministers long overdue in our book and then proceeds with plans to kill everyone else. He keeps poking his head in as one of his Toclafane friends murders a woman with spinning knife blades while he makes "ouch" faces mocking and trivializing the death. Its an excellent performance from both actors. Probably our favourite bit is where the Master is dancing around with the Doctor in a chair singing I cant decide whether you should live or die He basically spends three episodes showing the Doctor what his polar opposite would look like and loving every minute of it. All this without mentioning the drumming! Cant stop that four beat tapping all the time even now. Cant you hear it? The noise? Dum dum dum dumone two three four Fantastic, deranged fun, pure evil is the Master Reborn.
Best Quote/s: Killed by an insect...a
girl! How inappropriate. Professor Yana/The Master What this country needs, right now, is a Doctor Harold Saxon/The Master.
Appearances: Utopia The Sound of Drums The Last of the Time Lords and later in The End of Time