How many regenerations does The Master have?
Prior to the "Timeless Child", Time Lords are known to have 12 regenerations. Then the Master, being of the same species, should have 12 regenerations as well.
Has there been any indication, whether in books or shows, how many regenerations the Master has gone through?
Best Answer
Unclear.
In The Deadly Assassin, it is stated that the Master has already used up all 12 of his regenerations. In many of his subsequent pre-reboot appearances, including the 1996 film, obtaining a new set of regenerations is his primary goal.
In The Sound of Drums, it's revealed that in exchange for his help during the Time War, the Time Lords gave the Master a new body and a new set of regenerations. It's never stated how many regenerations he was given, how many he has used, or how many he has left. However, we know of four post-Time War incarnations (played by Derek Jacobi, John Simm, Michelle Gomez, and Sacha Dhawan), so assuming Jacobi's Master is a different incarnation to the 1996 Master, he must have regenerated at least four times.
Just to confuse things even more, the Master has twice cheated death by transferring his consciousness into another person's body (in The Keeper of Traken and the 1996 movie), and once refused to regenerate (in Last of the Time Lords) only to be resurrected by outside forces (in The End of Time). If you count those, then the Master has regenerated at least 19 times; if not, then the count is at least 16.
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How many regenerations does the Master have left?
Despite being the first Master to appear on screen, this iteration of the character is actually the Master's final natural regeneration, having previously renewed himself 12 times off-screen.How many times can the Master regenerate?
The master exceeded his 12 so the doctor can too. River gave him all but three of her regenerations. He has a few more to go. Then if you watch the Sarah Jane Adventure - the Death of the Doctor - he is asked how many times - he replies 507.What is the order of the Masters regenerations?
Regenerations- Roger Delgado. 1971 \u2013 1973.
- Peter Pratt. 1976.
- Geoffrey Beevers. 1981.
- Anthony Ainley. 1981 \u2013 1989.
- Eric Roberts. 1996.
- Derek Jacobi. 2007.
- John Simm. 2007 \u2013 2010.
- Michelle Gomez. 2014+
Do Time Lords have infinite regenerations?
In The Deadly Assassin (1976), it is established that a Time Lord can only regenerate 12 times, for a total of 13 incarnations. This statement is later repeated in Mawdryn Undead (1983), the 1996 TV film and "The Time of the Doctor" (2013).Doctor Who The Master: How many regenerations have there been? Part 1!
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