Fourth Rani

## Incarnations of the Rani / the Raja

Surviving the Time War by regenerating into her **fourth incarnation**, **the Rani** resumed her regular experiments after spending most of the war hiding from the fighting and escaping Gallifrey.

## Biography

Whilst it was unknown as to whether it had been the Rani's second or third incarnation who was involved in the Time War, what was clear was that she left the war with a newfound appreciation and fascination at what warfare could achieve for her experiments.

### First experiments

Her first attempt at researching this topic revolved around New Yugoslavia, a country which she manipulated into existence via an alternate timeline and provoking into a nuclear war, using "Aurora" as an alias and Professor Martić as her puppet. This timeline was nullified by the Fifteenth Doctor, Jake Scott and Emi, (TV: *Half-Life*) but the Rani was not too concerned. Indeed, as she later told the Doctor, the point was to simply examine how far people would go in warfare when pushed in the right direction and thanked the Doctor for clearing it up for her. (TV: *Carbon Dating*)

She soon learnt about the violent entity Ares and how he could be resurrected via means of a suitable host. She travelled to Naples during the 18th century, trying to find people to be the host, but failed to find anyone who was compatible as they all died before any real progress could made, forcing her to dump the bodies in the streets. The Doctor, Jake and Emi later arrived in Naples, where the Rani noticed Jake's particular suitability for her needs.

She kidnapped Jake and wiped his mind, but he managed to escape midway and found himself wandering around the city with no memory. The Doctor found Jake before the Rani did, and was able to restore his memory - allowing him to take her and Emi back to the Rani's laboratory with the intent of ending the killing, but found she had already left. Jake had no idea who she was, other than the name she left - Aurora, mysteriously connecting her to New Yugoslavia. (TV: *You and I*)

### Ares

The Rani wasn't about to let Jake go, however, and went back in time to manipulate his life and ensure he ended up with the Doctor, (TV: *Carbon Dating*) causing his crash on Skaro. (TV: *Crumbling Society*) Although she planned to somehow find the trio and begin again with Jake, she quickly discovered that she didn't need to as they had tracked her down after discovering who "Aurora" really was. She tricked the Doctor and Emi into a cell inside her TARDIS and sending it flying off through space, but not before getting Jake on his own and finishing the summoning of Ares. (TV: *Carbon Dating*)

Ares led a trail of destruction across the universe, with the Rani noting how powerful he was growing and how easy or difficult it was to bring down a certain body. Nevetheless, she secretly grew more and more concerned as to whether or not she would always be able to contain him as his power continued to expand and expand. (TV: *The Cataclysm*) Wanting her own planet after having lost Miasimia Goria an age ago, she used Ares to claim Delta-91Q6 for herself. However, she was soon confronted by the Doctor and Emi who had escaped her TARDIS and received the Doctor's back from Naples.

The Doctor ultimately managed to use the Rani's equipment to expel Ares' spirit from Jake, with the release causing a massive energy which restored the universe partly back to normal. It wasn't enough to save Jake, who couldn't handle the strain of carrying Ares within him for that long and died. Angered by this, the Doctor retaliated by detonating the Rani's laboratory, despite the Rani's best efforts to prevent it. (TV: *Queen for a Day*)

### Death

The Rani was lost in the explosion, which eventually killed her. (TV: *Queen for a Day*) This forced a regeneration, causing the Rani to regenerate into her first male incarnation. (TV: *Cosmic Rebirth*)

### Legacy

The Doctor and Emi quickly found themselves baited by the Rani's final trap, becoming stuck within a time loop on Earth's moon after being lured there by a distress signal she had left; a signal that the Fourteenth Doctor had also fell for. (TV: *Temporal Tumult*)

## Personality

The Fourth Rani was ambitious and bombastic, setting up elaborate plans in her new-found desire for power. However, this just hid her true reasonings for power - to have the resources and isolation necessary for her experiments. She held a great deal of spite towards the Doctor, and wanted nothing less than to finally have her out of her way, so that she could do what she wanted to do without interruption.

## Appearance

The fourth incarnation of the Rani resembled a woman of around average height in her late thirties with lightly coloured skin, blue eyes and long brown-blonde hair.