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[[File:themaster__5275themaster 5275.jpg|frame|[[Doctor Who|The Master]], [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|The Master]], [[Alpha Flight|The Master]], [[Fallout 1|The Master]], [[Mad Max|The Master]], and...[[Overly Long Gag|oh yeah,]] [[Manos: The Hands of Fate|The Master]] ]]

Beware of any character whose name is simply "The Master." They're often in charge of things (duh) but most often these things include a reclusive mansion in the middle of nowhere, or a castle, or a laboratory, or all three! If they don't rule in the periphery of civilization like an old-school noble, they may rule right under our noses in civilized society. Whatever they're up to, expect them to have a big mustache, a great dining hall, and any number of [[Evil Plan|Evil Plans]]s.

Note that characters who have a name to go with "Master" are exempted from this--forthis—for example, Master So-and-So who teaches martial arts. Often a student will simply refer to their teacher as "Master," but that's also an exemption.

* ''[[The Master and Margarita]]'': One of the eponymous characters from M. Bulgakov's novel -- thoughnovel—though this Master is not a villain, but one of the most good and kind-hearted characters in the book. He was a writer, but after his book was banned, he went out of his mind, and started to call himself "the Master" (an important note: in Russian "master" means not "lord", but something like "maestro"). He was actually given the name by his lover (that would be Margarita) who was devoted to him and his novel. His real name is never revealed, but it's implied that his skill is so great that Master is the more fitting name anyway.

* ''[[The Navy Lark]]'' had its own recurring villain, The Master, played with gusto and a surprisingly-for-the-[[World of Ham|usually-over-the-top-show]]-restrained Chinese accent by Jon Pertwee -- whoPertwee—who at the same time was also portraying on television [[Doctor Who|the mortal foe of a completely different Master]].