001

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**001** was a clone of the Eighteenth Doctor, created by the Sontarans for the Daleks under the sole purpose of destroying the Earth, killing the Doctor along with it.

## Biography

Created by the Sontarans for the Daleks (TV: *The Operation of Time: Part Two*) in exchange for the Eye of Sontar (TV: *The Eye of Sontar*), 001 was deposited on Earth and began to infilitate UNIT, meeting Simon Lance and blackmailing him to work for him, threatening his family. With Lance under his control, 001 cultivated a private army who would follow his exact command and worked to bring his plan to destroy the Earth into action. (TV: *Extinction Event*)

He sent his troops to the dock, who after killing the UNIT soldiers guarding a submersible, descended underwater to retrieve vials of the Ressurinos Virus before detonating an explosive in the wreckage. (TV: *Sunken Treasure*) Aware that the Doctor intended to travel to Pryp'yat' in order to receive a material only present at Chernobyl before its explosion, he snuck into the Doctor's office and set his vortex manipulator to arrive at Pryp'yat' only an hour before the explosion in the hopes he would not be able to gain the materials he required in time. (TV: *Pryp'yat'*)

Later, after the Doctor returned from Karison with companions Ruby and Damien, 001 once again snuck into the Doctor's office and watched Ruby enter to receive her bag before leaving. Ruby thought nothing of 001 and merely believed him to be the Doctor. (TV: *Hope for the Hopeless*)

001 was informed of the Doctor's departure off world after the death of John Benton by Simon. (TV: *Changing of the Guard*) After Simon planted a creature in London's industrial centre, Ruby, Damien, Johnathon and Alicia were dispatched to deal with it, leading 001 to travel to the industrial centre himself and observe how the Doctor's team operated. Ruby noticed him but 001 managed to leave before she caught up to him. (TV: *Monster Night*)

When the Doctor and his companions had all been captured, 001 spoke with them over an intercom and forced them to complete the construction of the Desecration Matrix, which when activated, would unleash the Ressurinos Virus across the entire planet, causing a planet wide genocide. After they had completed the work, 001 made his identity known to the three, revealing himself as a clone. (TV: *001*)

001 then began to power up the Matrix and explained to the Doctor everything that he had done over the year, including changing the vortex manipulator settings and meeting Ruby after Karison. 001 then betrayed Simon, sending him away to be locked up after his usefulness expired, before sending the Doctor and co back to their cells. Ruby attemped to appeal to 001's good nature, but 001 merely threw her into the room where the matrix was located, meaning she would be the first to die when the Matrix activated and forced the Doctor to watch. However, Alicia had been freed by an escaped Simon, who shot 001. The Doctor immediately questioned 001 as to who made him, but 001 only managed to reply with "*them*" before dying.

001's plan ultimately failed when Simon sacrificed himself to power off the Matrix, being trapped in the room with the ensuing explosion. (TV: *Extinction Event*)