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Summary
Doctor Whoseason 14 , episode 6 , " Rogue , " features a book of facts to a mysterious figure of speech known only as " The Boss , " and while it ’s the first time they ’ve been mentioned since " The Star Beast , " there are still many unanswered questions . The only other piece of music of solid information come from showrunner Russell T Davies , confirming in aTV Insiderinterview that the Boss andDoctor Who ’s The One Who Waitsare " Not the same being . " This hold up a small way to clearing things up , butthe Boss could still be any phone number of charactersfrom the densely - populatedDoctor Whouniverse .
Jonathon Groff ’s Rogue is the fellow member of theDoctor Whoseason 14 castthat utters the most late cue : " This Book of Job has so much paperwork ever since we got that novel chief . " couple with the Meep ’s prompting in " The Star Beast " that the Boss would be concerned in the Doctor ’s condition as a rarified " Creature with two hearts , " then there is at least some contextual information to work with . It ’s possible thatthe Boss could be an entirely original character , but the fact their identity is being so hard guard suggest that their eventual institution will reveal a intimate face .
Doctor Who has been a fixedness on TV screens for 60 years , meaning there are plenty of stories to choose from when picking out the Time Lord ’s skillful .
10The Meep & Rogue’s Boss Leads A Galactic Criminal Organization
The Boss keeps questionable company
With the Meep ’s role as a warlord and Rogue ’s as a bounty hunter , those in the Boss ' employ are n’t on the dot glow citizensof the out quad society . If his other employees fit a alike archetype to Rouge and the Meep , then this paints a worrying picture of a sprawl group of crook who are paid handsomely to do what they do best - wreak mayhem and intrust murder .
The Boss would sit at the top of the hierarchy and would n’t have to get their hands cheating .
If this is the case , which it very well seems to be , then the Boss would pose at the top of the hierarchy and would n’t have to get their hand pestiferous . However , those in armorial bearing of a syndicate such as this often have a blooming past . This intimidating and mystical figure could beDoctor Who ’s next large badness , butDavies has already confirmed that the Boss ' plot line is not his current priority .
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9Doctor Who’s “Boss” Is The Master
The Master always seems to return in one way or another
The Master has come in close to death on many juncture , but he always bring off to break loose his demise . Every actor who ’s played the Master inDoctor Whohas work something unequalled to the function , with certain rendering of the villainous Time Lord have got more of a pronounced evil streak than others . Even thoughthe Toymaker separate David Tennant ’s Fourteenth Doctor that the Master is trapped inside his Au tooth , the Toymaker ’s tooth is recovered by an nameless handat theend of theDoctor Who60th - anniversary special .
The Master has long been a suitable opponent for the Doctor , with both character partake in a bowelless intellect and a natural endowment for improvisation . Given the nefarious schemes carried out by the Master in the past , it ’s not a stretching to take the possible action that he ’s somehow established a web of astronomic miscreants to do his bidding . What weakens this theory a minuscule is Rogue ’s assertion about the Boss having a penchant for paperwork . It ’s difficult to see the Master as a sticklerfor this kind of affair , but a new re-formation can bring with it refreshing traits .
8The Boss Could Be The BOSS Supercomputer From Doctor Who’s Classic Era
BOSS is overdue for a comeback
Davies could be hide the Boss ' identity element in unmixed stack , as the villain ’s name may not be all that hidden after all . During Jon Pertwee ’s time as the Third Doctor , he come up against a sentient supercomputer called BOSS , which stood for , " Biomorphic Organizational Systems Supervisor . " For all ofDoctor Who ’s cloak - and - obelisk joke to keep the Boss ' identity a arcanum , the Meep and Rogue may have already shared it openly .
BOSS only look inDoctor Whoduring season 10 of the Hellenic earned run average , in the closing serial , " The Green Death . " The computing equipment is dare not to have survived the outcome of the story , butBOSS has returned in other arena of the enfranchisement , such as in audio adventures . An advanced AI like BOSS could easily coordinate a vast group of outlaw , and its connectedness to the Doctor would explain its interest in a two - hearted lifeform .
7Doctor Who Has The Chance To Pay Off Ncuti Gatwa’s Reference To The Rani
Kate O’Mara’s villain would be a welcome addition to Doctor Who’s Disney era
The Fifteenth Doctor mentions the Rani by nameinDoctor Whoseason 14 , installment 1 , " Space Babies . " When he ’s explain his title to Ruby , the Rani is one of the Time Lords he include to contextualize the beau monde ’s naming conventions . Interestingly , the Rani is the only Time Lord observe in this prospect who is a preexisting fiber , with the Doctor making up other titles like " The Bishop " and " The Conquistador . " So , Fifteen could be auspicate the Rani ’s riposte .
The Rani has never appeared in the innovative era ofDoctor Who , and her ties to both the Doctor and the Master would make her an exciting reveal as the Boss .
The Rani is n’t exactly a baddie in the traditional signified of the watchword . A splendid neurochemist , she places everything else lowly to her research . As part of her goal to advance her scientific understanding , she often puts ethics and ethical motive to one side . The Rani has never appear in the modern era ofDoctor Who , and her ties to both the Doctor and the Master would make her an exciting reveal as the Boss .
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
6The Boss May Be Villengard’s Owner
Villengard’s first mention comes in Steven Moffat’s “The Empty Child” two-parter in Doctor Who season 1
Villengard is a society that is often bubble away in the setting ofDoctor Whostories , but it very rarely comes to the head , with the 2017 Christmas Special , " Twice Upon a fourth dimension , " yield the weapons manufacturer the most attending . Doctor Whoseason 14 , episode 3,“Boom , " revisits Villengard for the first time in a while . Given the ongoing whodunit of the Boss ' personal identity , Steven Moffat fetch Villengard back into focus could be far more than just a bare coincidence . Instead , the Boss could be among Villengard ’s top establishment .
Maestro is one of Doctor Who ’s most powerful villains , and while they may seem like a brand - fresh threat , their ties to another unsound guy make sense .
Villengard makes its net profit when there are wars to fund , and " Boom " essay the caller is also unforced to circularise conflicts . Using the Meep to initiate a war would certainly fit into Villengard ’s brand identity , even if it ’s a tactic thatDoctor Whohasn’t previously proven the company to use . Rogue may seem like small nestling by compare , but he ’s clear a skilled slayer and a master at blending in - both aspects that could be incredibly deadly given the veracious circumstances .
5The Doctor Who Classic Era Villain “Vorg” Could Be The Mysterious “Boss” Figure
Vorg appeared again in a 2010 Doctor Who stage show
Vorg is another villain fromDoctor Who ’s definitive erawho could conceivably fill the role of the Boss . Another scourge of the Third Doctor , Vorg was a comparatively small - scale victim who trap sentient lifeforms , vastly shrink with the use of an take miniscope to make a sort of terrarium . The Doctor was briefly trapped at heart due to erroneously materializing the TARDIS within its boundary , but ultimately escaped . If Vorg is the Boss then his destination could be to further his collection , making the Meep ’s two - hearted comment all the more relevant .
Vorg ’s story was blow up by the 2010 stage show , Doctor Who go . Although he goes by Vorgenson , the independent fibre ofDoctor Who Liveis strongly implied to be the same design from the " Carnival of Monsters " story from the show ’s classic era . Vorgenson collects a all-embracing array of puppet from all over the galaxy , parading them around for his intergalactic traveling show . His main goal is to add the Doctor to his collection , so this could be the Boss ' target .
It would be difficult to confirm whether the events of the stage show are regard canyon . However , given the frequentfourth wall pause since theDoctor Who2023 Christmas Special , it rest a very real theory .
4The Boss Is A Pre-William Hartnell Version Of The Doctor
Huge parts of the Doctor’s past are unknown
Jo Martin ’s Fugitive Doctor is proof thatDoctor Whoisn’t afraid to introduce versions of the Time Lord from before William Hartnell ’s iteration . Although"The Giggle " retconned Chris Chibnall ’s Timeless Child storyline , it did n’t vanish completely . So , while the Doctor ’s history did once canonically begin with Hartnell ’s First Doctor , the Toymaker ’s tampering also installed unnumberable other regenerations before Hartnell’s . These pre - Hartnell Doctors were used by Division in way the current version ca n’t remember , so the Doctor ’s past could be make out back to haunt him .
In " Rogue , " there ’s a face among the holograph that looks very much like Richard E Grant .
It ’s also potential that the Boss is some alternating reading of the Doctor . In " Rogue , " there ’s a facial expression among the holograph that look very much like Richard E Grant . While Grant has never roleplay the Doctor in live - activity , he did sound a version of the Ninth Doctor in an animation that aired before the 2005 revivification star Christopher Eccleston . Grant ’s Doctor , now referred to as the " Shalka Doctor , " was cursorily strip of his title as the Ninth , and has instead been break to non - canyon . However , the unidentified font in " Rogue " indicate other non - canon Doctors could be set to come along .
The Boss could also be a future version of the Doctor , such asthe Valeyard fromDoctor Who ’s classic epoch .
3Rogue’s Boss May Be Another Timeless Child
The Boss could be from the Doctor’s real home
The Doctor may still be a Time Lord , but Chibnall ’s Timeless Child tress altered the case ’s backstory to make them an unknown alien species instead of a native Gallifreyan . Although there is a theory to evoke thatRuby is another fellow member of the Doctor ’s genuine coinage , no other members of the backwash have been confirmed to exist within the mainDoctor Whouniverse . However , that does n’t think there are n’t any , andthe Boss could be another lose alien .
The Fifteenth Doctor facing off with another extremity of his own raceway would parallel the Tenth Doctor ’s reunion with the Master inDoctor Whoseason 3 , episode 11 , " Utopia . "
The Fifteenth Doctor confront off with another penis of his own race would collimate the Tenth Doctor ’s reunion with the Master inDoctor Whoseason 3 , episode 11 , " Utopia . " At the meter , Ten believed himself to be the last surviving member of his race , only to discover he was wrong . presently , Fifteen has a similar belief , so put in another Timeless Child would be an disingenuous recreation of one of the mod era ’s biggest revelations .
2Ruby Sunday Is The Boss' Daughter
The mother of Millie Gibson’s character could be Doctor Who’s upcoming antagonist
There is about as much selective information onRuby Sunday ’s nativity motheras there is on the Boss , so they could practicably be the same person . Although the hooded physical body who leaves Ruby at the Christian church in " The Church on Ruby Road " is for the most part believed to be distaff , the Boss ' gender has n’t yet been disclosed , so this does n’t contravene the hypothesis of Ruby being the Boss ' young . If so , this could be the add up together of two incredibly compelling storyline .
If the stranger in " The Church on Ruby Road " is the Boss , then it show a compassionate side to a character who is almost inevitably spring to be a villain . She could have raised Ruby to be a part of her organization , but she pick out to leave her daughter in the guardianship of someone else . This fashion , Ruby was more likely to have a more ordinary , and less violent , life .
1The Boss Could Be A Member Of The Pantheon
Maestro & the Toymaker belong to the same godlike group
The Toymaker and Maestro are both penis ofDoctor Who ’s Pantheon of Gods , and their raw king makes melt down a condemnable organization seem like it ’d be child ’s play for them . That being say , there could be those in the Pantheon who are n’t quite as fearsome , and their skills are more focussed on intense levels of formation , using various figures to mould their way up the hierarchy .
Ruby Sunday ’s bankruptcy to enter the TARDIS in " 73 Yards " is similar to another medico Who ' character ’s trouble in a 2007 David Tennant episode .
This is perhaps one of the less likely theories , as serve as the overseer to a group of deathly being seems like it would be beneath even the feeble member of the Pantheon . However , it ’s not impossible , and the sheer want of data about the Boss means that almost every boulevard is undefendable to be explored . Only time will tell who the upcomingDoctor Whoantagonist will turn out to be , and whether they ’re connected to the Toymaker or his musical child .
Episode
Disney+ Release Date
" Space Babies " & " The Devil ’s Chord "
May 10
" Boom "
May 17
" 73 yard "
May 24
" Dot & Bubble "
May 31
" Rogue "
June 7
" The Legend of Ruby Sunday "
June 14
" Empire of Death "
June 21
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The latest Doctor Who serial introduces the Fifteenth Doctor , joined by fresh companion Ruby Sunday .
