Lady Peinforte's vendetta against the Doctor
Lady Peinforte’s obsessive vendetta against the Seventh Doctor, using her retainer Richard and supernatural artifacts like the Nemesis statue, escalates across multiple encounters. She seeks the statue’s power, facing the Doctor’s attempts to prevent it, with her retainer’s role shifting from neutral servant to active antagonist.
Arc Timeline
Season 25
10 eventsCybermen and neo-Nazis exchange gunfire at the crash site as the Doctor and Ace take cover in a crater. Lady Peinforte seizes the opportunity to attack the Cybermen with gold-tipped …
Richard and Lady Peinforte reach the Nemesis statue where it sits beneath grazing llamas in a safari park, but Peinforte’s obsession blinds her to the surroundings and the danger rising …
Cornered by De Flores and Karl, Richard abandons his own chance at survival to confront his mistress about her own mortality. When the Doctor unseals the sarcophagus and the Nemesis …
The Cyber Leader arrives as De Flores and Karl celebrate their assumed victory over Lady Peinforte, clutching the Nemesis statue. When De Flores declares possession of the entire artifact and …
De Flores attempts to bribe the Cyber Leader with gold dust while the Cybermen reveal they were fully aware of his plan to destroy them once they had all three …
Karl abandons De Flores in the presence of the Cyber Leader, pledging loyalty to the Cybermen in exchange for conversion. The Cyber Leader accepts, ordering Karl's pending upgrade while the …
As the Doctor works to activate the rocket sled, Ace approaches the Nemesis statue and becomes the first to witness its latent sentience awakening. The statue speaks to her, revealing …
The Doctor orchestrates a desperate gambit, luring two Cybermen toward a precision rocket sled timed for ignition. As Ace distracts the Cyberleader, the Doctor activates the projection sequence, ensuring the …
The Doctor completes his gambit by programming the Nemesis weapon to intercept the Cyberfleet. He surrenders the bow to the Cyberleader under duress but swiftly retrieves it and hands it …
As the Cyberfleet’s destruction looms from the Nemesis’ launch, a pivotal power shift leaves Richard isolated without his mentor Lady Peinforte. The Doctor, having outmaneuvered the Cyber Leader by exploiting …