What does the Master order the Toclafane to do when he takes over the Earth in the sound of drums?
Mia Moss
Published Jan 15, 2026
The Doctor, Martha, and Jack enter the bridge of the Valiant as the first four Toclafane appear on board. The Master orders the Toclafane to kill US President Winters.
How did the Master make the Toclafane?
He named them the Toclafane, after a Time Lord fairy tale monster; the Gallifreyan equivalent to humanity's boogeyman. The Master cannibalised the TARDIS to create a Paradox Machine, which enabled the Toclafane in 21st-century Earth to murder their ancestors without affecting their own existence.What did the master do to the TARDIS?
In The Doctor Falls, The Master acquired a TARDIS before leaving Gallifrey but burnt out its dematerialization circuit while attempting to get away from a black hole too fast.What do the drums mean in Doctor Who?
The Drumming was an artificial condition that had afflicted the Master throughout most of their lives, and was believed by the Doctor and the Master both to have been at least partially responsible for the Master's descent into madness.Is Dr Who The Last Time Lord?
The Doctor is happy to remind the viewers time and time again that he is "the last of the Time Lords." And we know that The Doctor was, in some way, responsible for the "death" (or entrapment?) of the rest of the Time Lords (see here for example).Here Come The Drums! | The Sound of Drums | Doctor Who | BBC
How long can a Time Lord live?
Well, the way I see it, at least from the point of view as it's presented, is each timelord life gets around about 80-100 years, so they age normally, if a timelord regenerates due to injury (as every doctor bar Hartnell) has, the "extra years" stack up into the next regeneration, so they could potentially live twice ...Do Time Lords have two hearts?
The process allows them to disguise themselves as humans physiologically and psychologically, meaning they only have one heart and are stripped of non-human powers, and of any memory of having been a Time Lord.Why does the Master hear drumming?
We know that the Master had been hearing it since childhood when he looked into the Untempered Schizm on Gallifrey. More importantly, we know that the sound itself is nothing more than a tiny signal – a link for Gallifrey to escape from the Time War, or at least, to break the time lock on it.Why is the Master insane?
Shot by his wife but being once more reborn, he was last seen forcing Rassilon and the Time Lords back into the hell of Time War-ravaged Gallifrey. A childhood friend of the Doctor, the Master was driven insane after looking into the Untempered Schism on Gallifrey at the age of eight.How does Martha know the Master's voice?
Martha tells the Doctor that she recognised the Master's voice inside the TARDIS: it was that of Harold Saxon. The Doctor realises with horror that not only is the Master now Prime Minister, but he is married as well!Is Clara the Doctor's daughter?
Clara is the future child of the Doctor and River who's had her memory erased. The two Time Lords must be up to something on their nights away from River's prison cell.Is the Master the Doctor's brother?
While it has never been officially stated, Dr Who scripts were written where it was reveal The Doctor and The Master are half brothers.Is Captain Jack the Face of Boe?
In-universe, however, we only have Captain Jack's testimony. On May 30, 2020, during the New Earth and Gridlock #NewNewYork tweetalong on Twitter, Davies officially confirmed that Jack is indeed the Face Of Boe.Is davros a Time Lord?
Born into warThe Time Lords placed Davros's life up to his apparent death at the hands of the Daleks as concurrent to Earth's ancient history, prior to the 2nd century.