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!!Irving Braxiatel

[[folder: K9]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He's the one responsible for sending [[spoiler: The Fourth Doctor]] to Skaro, inadvertently contributing to the start of [[spoiler: the Time War]].

Leela of the Sevateem married Andred, and spent twenty-five years happily living with him in the Citadel -- though never accepted as part of Time Lord society. When all that changes, she becomes the Presidential bodyguard and close friend to President Romana. She pops into the Jago & Litefoot audio series as well, acting on behalf of the Time Lords.

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--> Voiced by: Lynda Bellingham

* ProfessionalKiller: In "Disassembled", it's revealed that [[spoiler: during Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was [[KlingonPromotion promptly made Lord Burner himself]] by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as a test, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a [[BigBrotherInstinct very nasty accident that very same day]]. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an impartial inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]

* ProfessionalKiller: In "Disassembled", it's revealed that [[spoiler: during Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was [[KlingonPromotion promptly made Lord Burner himself]] by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as a test, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a very nasty accident that very same day. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an impartial inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]

--> Voiced by: John Leeson

-->Voiced by: Mary Tamm, Creator/LallaWard, Creator/JulietLandau

-->Voiced by: Mary Tamm, Lalla Ward, Creator/JulietLandau

-->Voiced by: Louise Jameson

* FireForgedFriends: He very slowly comes to a mutual understanding with Leela. Starts turning into ShipTease from series 3 onwards. (The fact that Seán Carlsen really ships it, and had a snog with Louise Jameson at a convention, certainly helps.)

* RankUp: He makes Castellan eventually, working alongs8ide Maxil.

* SmugSnake: Oh yes.

* RankUp: He makes Castellan eventually, working alongside Maxil.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Despite her methods and personal ambition, her point - that Romana's reforms are unwelcome and will lead to disaster - is pretty much vindicated by the end of the series.

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Cardinal Irving Braxiatel is an art collector and smarmy politician, with significantly less regard for the Laws of Time than most others around him. He appeared in pretty much every corner of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse before moving effortlessly into the ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' canon. Strongly hinted to be the Doctor's older brother in various stories. For his tropes in the Franchise/BerniceSummerfield audios, see [[Characters/BerniceSummerfield here]].

--> [[spoiler:The Brax of the Virgin books and BF books and audios up to Season 11 is the Brax actually in charge of the Collection. He received the Pandora in his head and we saw glimpses of it asserting itself in The Mirror Effect. This Brax was last seen in "Escaping the Future". The younger Cardinal Braxiatel from ''{{Gallifrey}}'' absorbed the original Pandora into his subconscious. Learning of his counterpart's less than savoury exploits, this Brax hid away for some years until after "Escaping the Future". He went in search of Peter and rescued him, taking him to Legion after contacting Benny and asking her to meet him there. Just previously he had a brief encounter with Avril Fenman, and she removed Pandora from his mind and sent it back in time, placing it in Collection-owning Brax's head in time for "The Mirror Effect". So the current state of play is that the Brax in the current Benny boxsets, from Epoch onwards, is the ''Gallifrey'' series Brax, the original Collection-owning one is either dead or hiding or doing something, with Pandora in his head.]]

* {{Atheism}}: Just like her actress, Romana refuses to believe in any kind of deity, and spends a lot of time lecturing others on the topic -- especially Leela.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Fits future Romana (aka. Lady Trey) to a T. [[spoiler: She many want to hug everyone, but best make sure there isn't a knife present, metaphorically speaking).]]

* TheDeterminator: She may not be as devoius or nasty as many of her rivals, yet still manages to get most of her reforms put through.

* IHatePastMe: Comes in a rather odd fashion, [[spoiler: given her past incarnation is possessed by the will of Pandora]], but it's there.

* WhatTheHellHero: A couple of well-deserved instances, ''[[spoiler: Madame Imperiatrix]]''.

* PutOnABus:[[spoiler:"Whatever you or anyone else may think, I am leaving Gallifrey of my own choosing."]]

** Got back on a ''different'' bus at the end of "Disassembled", where it was also revealed that, [[spoiler: despite it being directly stated that he had already been running the Braxiatel Collection (perhaps for millenia) and had sold it, Braxiatel had ''never seen Characters/BerniceSummerfield before''.

* ProfessionalKiller: In "Disassembled", it's revealed that [[spoiler: during Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was [[KlingonPromotion promptly made Lord Burner himself]] by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as a test, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents ... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a very nasty accident that very same day. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an impartial inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]

--> [[spoiler:The Brax of the Virgin books and BF books and audios up to Season 11 is the Brax actually in charge of the Collection. He received the Pandora in his head and we saw glimpses of it asserting itself in The Mirror Effect, which takes place after his departure from the ''{{Gallifrey}}'' series. This Brax was last seen in "Escaping the Future". The younger Cardinal Braxiatel from ''{{Gallifrey}}'' absorbed the original Pandora into his subconscious. Learning of his counterpart's less than savoury exploits, this Brax hid away for some years until after "Escaping the Future". He went in search of Peter and rescued him, taking him to Legion after contacting Benny and asking her to meet him there. Just previously he had a brief encounter with Avril Fenman, and she removed Pandora from his mind and sent it back in time, placing it in Collection-owning Brax's head in time for "The Mirror Effect". So the current state of play is that the Brax in the current Benny boxsets, from Epoch onwards, is the ''Gallifrey'' series Brax, the original Collection-owning one is either dead or hiding or doing something, with Pandora in his head.]]

** Got back on a ''different'' bus at the end of "Disassembled", where it was also revealed that, [[spoiler: despite it being directly stated that he had already been running the Braxiatel Collection (perhaps for millenia) and had sold it, Braxiatel had ''never seen Characters/BerniceSummerfield before''. Suggesting that [[CanonImmigrant this Braxiatel]] [[MindScrew is not the same as the one]] [[TimeyWimeyBall from the Bernice Summerfield series]]]], or that his timeline is more screwed up than previously imagined, or possibly that he simply sold the collection to his future and/or alternate self.

** Got back on a ''different'' bus at the end of "Disassembled", where it was also revealed that, [[spoiler: despite it being directly stated that he had already been running the Braxiatel Collection (perhaps for millenia) and had sold it, Braxiatel had ''never seen Characters/BerniceSummerfield before''. Suggesting that [[CanonImmigrant this Braxiatel]] [[MindScrew is not the same as the one]] [[TimeyWimeyBall from the Bernice Summerfield series.]]]]

Cardinal Irving Braxiatel is an art collector and smarmy politician, with significantly less regard for the Laws of Time than most others around him. He appeared in pretty much every corner of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse before moving effortlessly into the ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' canon. Strongly hinted to be the Doctor's older brother in various stories.

** Got back on a ''different'' bus at the end of [[spoiler: "Disassembled"]], where it was also revealed that, [[spoiler: despite it being directly stated that he had already been running the Braxiatel Collection (perhaps for millenia) and had sold it, Braxiatel had ''never seen Characters/BerniceSummerfield before''. Suggesting that [[CanonImmigrant this Braxiatel]] [[MindScrew is not the same as the one]] [[TimeyWimeyBall from the Bernice Summerfield series.]]]]

* FireForgedFriends: He very slowly comes to a mutual understanding with Leela.

* ProfessionalKiller: In "Disassembled", it's revealed that [[spoiler: during Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was promptly made Lord Burner himself by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as additional punishment, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents ... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a very nasty accident the next day. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]

* ProfessionalKiller: [[spoiler: During Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was promptly made Lord Burner himself by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as additional punishment, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents ... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a very nasty accident the next day. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]

* ProfessionalAssassin: [[spoiler: During Pandad VII's reign, he got a Burn Edict (presumably just for being that much of a git), and the Lord Burner was sent to assassinate him. Brax got the man to do some EvilGloating, made use of the moment to kill the Lord Burner, and was promptly made Lord Burner himself by Pandad VII as punishment for being the first Time Lord in history crafty enough to escape a Burn Edict. ''Then'', as additional punishment, Brax was ordered to assassinate two innocents ... an old man (well, old in that incarnation) and his granddaughter, harmless people, just family. ''Someone'' warned them in advance so they could steal a TARDIS and escape the planet, and then ''someone'' made sure that Pandad VII had a very nasty accident the next day. (It was definitely an accident -- confirmed by an inquiry. Brax should know, as he made sure he was personally in charge of the inquiry.)]]