Mara’s Corruption
The malevolent entity Mara uses possession, suggestion, and deception to spread chaos among the crew of the Enlightenment, particularly targeting Nyssa, Lon, and Tegan. Mara leads followers such as Tanha into destructive rituals and assaults, with Ambril and Chela often resisting. The confrontation spreads across multiple episodes with shifting battlegrounds from engine rooms to temples.
Involved Characters
Arc Timeline
Season 20
10 eventsThe TARDIS materializes on Manussa, a world Nyssa recognizes as the former seat of the Sumaran Empire. While she scrutinizes a star chart she realizes the coordinates were set by …
Under the Doctor’s hypnosis, Tegan’s confrontation with her subconscious plummeting into primal terror exposes the Mara’s hold. Her escalating panic forces her to resist the probe’s progress, vividly describing a …
The Doctor reveals the Legend of the Return is not mere superstition, shattering Tanha's fragile belief that the Mara threat lies buried in Manussa's past. His blunt dismissal of local …
Lon’s fury at the Doctor’s deceptions cools into weary indifference as Tegan’s collapse exposes the magnitude of their jeopardy. Having witnessed the Doctor’s methods fail to contain the Mara’s influence, …
The Doctor and Nyssa regroup in the TARDIS after the seer’s psychic scream reveals Mara Tegan’s sudden withdrawal. Frustrated by their lack of progress, the Doctor insists further answers must …
The Doctor and Nyssa stand in the dim chamber where the Great Crystal’s malignant energy still lingers. The Doctor, having pored over the ancient pictograms, now turns his full attention …
The Doctor and Nyssa examine the small crystal’s faint blue light, which Nyssa incorrectly assumes is its sole power. Interpreting this as proof that thought can be converted into energy—and …
Tanha intervenes as Lon rejects their warnings, her staunch defense of him exposing her blindness to the Mara’s influence. The Doctor counters by invoking Tegan’s peril to redirect Lon’s defiance, …
As Lon reveals the Great Crystal to his mother Tanha, the Doctor recognizes the mark of the Mara on Lon's hand and realizes the ritual's true purpose. Seizing his chance, …
Lon completes the ritual by inserting the protective Great Crystal into the Mara’s containment socket, accelerating the entity’s manifestation through Tegan. The Doctor warns the crowd against feeding the Mara’s …