The Monk (Doctor Who)
The Monk, or "Nun" in their female incarnation, is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, They are a renegade alien Time Lord and was a time traveller of the Doctor's own kind, who by most accounts was a renegade Time Lord. Adopting the name, or at least the ethos, of "the Time Meddler"
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| First appearance | The Time Meddler (1965) |
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| Aliases | The Time Meddler, Abbot Thelonious, Robert Bertram, Quintus, the Doctor, Simon Saunders, Constable Pavo, Reverend Mortimer, Henry VIII, the Master, the Nun |
| Species | Time Lord |
| Home planet | Gallifrey |
Origins
The creative team conceived of the Monk as a recurring villain, first appearing in The Time Meddler (1965). The Monk was amoral and enjoyed meddling actively with history to his own selfish ends. They were also incredibly careless when it came to time travel. Unlike other Time Lords, the Monk didn't seem to care about the potential damage to fixed points
Characteristics
According to a nightmare had by the Fifth Doctor, Mortimus and the First Doctor were both part of the Deca in the Time Lord Academy. When the Doctor uncovered Time Lord files regarding the Guardians, Mortimus was one of the first to delve into their secrets. They dropped out of the Academy after the Doctor, Rallon and Millennia took an illegal trip away from Gallifrey to the Celestial Toyroom.