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Flashback was aSeventh Doctor comic story printed inDWMS Winter 1992. As the title implied, much of it was given over to a flashback tothe Doctor's early life onGallifrey, depicting the falling-out between"Thete" and an old friend of his known as "Magnus". Though intended and strongly implied to bean early version ofthe Master,[1] as acknowledged inInvasion of the Cat-People andGoth Opera, this character was later construed as an incarnation ofa distinct Time Lord of whomthe War Chief was a later regeneration byGary Russell.

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TheSeventh Doctor givesBenny a lesson inGallifreyan history using a 3-Dholo-simulation. They watch asMagnus attempts to drain the power from a huge sphere ofArtron energy which has been brought back from theTime Vortex. Magnus is strongly opposed by his former friendThete who, when it is revealed the Artron energy is alive, uses aChancellery Guard's gun to end the draining and set the energy being free.

The holo-simulation ends. The Doctor says Thete was commended by theHigh Council for his actions; Magnus never forgave him and the friendship between the two was ended forever. Then he says that it has been enough ancient history for one day; the past will always be there, but he far prefers the future.

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  • Travel into Gallifrey's own past is strictly banned by theTime Lords.
  • When reflecting of "Thete" and "Magnus", the Seventh Doctors comments on how "old nicknames can stick".

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