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This was more or less a costume exercise based on the notion that formal ceremonial wear tends to be a simplification of older more commonly worn garments. That led me to take the Gallifreyan robes worn in "Doctor Who" and elaborate them in three variations. From left to right there is Omega (whose costume I adapted from the Peter Davison episode featuring him), Rassilon (the most literal elaboration of the formal robes, along with the various accouterments seen in "The Deadly Assassin"), and Morbius (pretty much ran with the idea he was a military leader and went from there). The faces are all based on busts of Roman emperors. Points if you can figure out who. This was done with ink and marker and then retouched in Photoshop.Related content
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I love the robe designs! Morbius's robe design definitely give off a kight/ military aspect to them. I think Omega's robes are my favorite in this pic though
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Because the Other is mostly a Virgin New Adventures thing (I know he was originally part of the Cartmel Masterplan, but never actually made the cut), I wanted to go with strictly onscreen figures. So Morbius was in, and poor old Other was out.
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He was, but I have to image that, to amass the amount of damage potential he did he had to have been in a position of considerable power before he turned renegade.
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The only flaw I can see in this is that Morbius was not part of the founding Triumvirate of Gallifrey... other than that...wow
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This wasn't so much a "founding fathers" as Gallifreyans we've met who had major impacts on the planet's history, and Gallifreyans old enough to wear elaborate archaic robes.
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Very nice costume study, and great to see someone interpret those characters "way back when", so to speak.
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Othermother! This is WICKED!
Funny you used Roman emperors, 'cos there's a Japanese/Chinese vibe here.
Going for the obvious, Rassilon is Augustus Caesar, and Morbius is Constantine. No idea about Omega. He's looking a bit bemused, as if the politics had gotten over his head, like Tiberius. Or maybe he's Claudius. Like I said, no clue.
Y'know, I was thinking of doing these three, now you blew my plans outa Gallifrey's orbit.
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Daaaw. Thanks.
As for your guesses, kudos on Rassilon. The other two were harder. A lot harder. Morbius wasn't Constantine, but was in fact based on a bust of Caligula, and Omega was easily the hardest. Domitian isn't one of those emperors you hear about every day, probably because his father (Vespasian) was more successful and his older brother (Titus) was better liked before Domitian killed him and ran the empire into the ground.
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I had heard (vaguely) of Vespasian, know nothing of him, though. Caligua? Ha!
Have to look up Domitian some time. I gather he ruled after the divison of the the two empires?
Since you've done such an amazing job of these three and their clothes, I'm gonna just do just the three founders' portraits, although I'll prolly replace Morbuis with the Other. Sorry, Morbius.
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No, Domitian was during the height of the empire, and Vespasian is considered in some circles to be one of the greatest of the Roman emperors. Something of a dick, but he balanced the budget, was a great strategist, and surprisingly abstemious for one of the Roman Emperors. His son? Not so much. I'm pretty sure he got into the job purely because he thought it would get him laid. %)
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And he was so busy getting laid, he ran the empire to the ground. Dumbwit. Vespasian must have turned in his grave.
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Probably. Vespatian comes in second only to the general Belisarius in my award for "Best Roman Dude Ever". And yes, the "dude" is definitely required.
Wow. Has this become a history geek chat, or what?
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Hahaha, yeah, but that's Doctor Who for you!
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Wow. Mind boggling? I hope that's as good as it sounds!
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