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** During the third series, the subplots taking place in present day London throw around the name Mr. Saxon. All that is known about him is, he is someone or something capable of {{spoiler|making the TARDIS explode}}, accompanied by the [[Arc Words]] "silence will fall". In the three-parter that ends the season, he is revealed to be none other than {{spoiler|the Doctor's arch nemesis, the Master, who stole the Doctor's TARDIS and traveled 18 months before Martha was introduced, and in that time became the the Minister of Defence.}}
** One of the most iconic (and scariest) one-shot villains in the franchise was the Midnight Entity (as it is called) in the episode “Midnight”. Nothing is known about this creature, except that it is native to a planet called Midnight, is malevolent and able to control humans, speaking through their mouths as it does so, but whether the victim is [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed]] or [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] is not clear. It is very intelligent, at least, using this power on the Doctor himself in an attempt to convince the rest of the cast that he is insane. The entity is never seen by the viewers - Claude claims he briefly sees it, describing it as a living, formless shadow, but this is all we have to go on.
** The monster in “Listen”, assuming there even ''was'' one. This is an odd example, as there is no proof the monster even existed, and that is what makes it scary. The episode starts with the Doctor pondering the existence of a “perfect hider” - after all, he’s encountered perfect predators and perfect survivors, could there not be a being who is perfect at hiding? Such a monster might be impossible to combat, as it could be anywhere, [[The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You|it could be right next to you as you are, say, reading an article on a webpage]], and you wouldn’t know it until it was too late. “What would you do?” he asks out loud. And then he sees that something has - without him noticing - scrawled the word “LISTEN” on his blackboard with the chalk he had been holding a moment ago. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQvLgO-yMyA&t=9s This leads to an encounter with… something], but whether this was indeed the monster he was thinking of or just a kid playing a trick is never explained. One thing is certain - this was one of the few times in the entire franchise where the Doctor himself is known to show actual fear.
* The reveal of just ''who'' was really behind the [[Dollhouse]] and the Rossum Corporation had a very high [[HSQ]] when it was revealed in season 2.
* Happened in ''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]'': halfway through the season, the Bowzocks were believed to be the [[Big Bad]]s until Exhaus finally shows his hand.
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