Zed-4

Zed-4 is an elderly human male from the Moon who is the leader of the Enlightened Ones. He is absolutely crazy. He wakes up and chugs a full glass of wacko juice and proceeds to go sicko mode on life. Originally a small cult based on the moon after the Earth was devastated by solar flares; the Enlightened Ones were founded over an ancient prophecy, said to predict either the salvation of both species or a terrible devastating war. This prophecy was actually a misinterpretation of the Doctor’s advise from 1000 years before. Zed-4 rose to become the leader of the cult sometime prior to the Emergence.

When the Emergence happened, however, it was a startling piece of evidence that the beliefs of the Enlightened Ones were true, and their numbers grew exponentially. Accordingly, when the Antarctica Accords were declared to help enforce a peace and effectively settle the emerging Silurians and Sea Devils, Zed-4 was invited as one of the human delegates. During this time, Zed-4 came to the conclusion that given the prophecy must be true; he would work towards the peaceful outcome predicted; however, he would need to ensure that humanity was as well prepared as possible for the upcoming war. Underneath the utter (and genuine) madness, there was an evil veneer of genius.

Upon learning that the Doctor had appeared and was responsible for flooding the Lake District, Zed-4 took this as a sign. The Doctor and her blue box were mentioned in the prophecies, and rather than believe that the Doctor was innocent, Zed-4 chose to believe that the Doctor was beginning the first strike against the underground menace. Accordingly, he ordered two snipers within the Enlightened Ones to assassinate the other delegates, and began to prepare a bomb in case this attempt failed. Meanwhile; he interrogated the prisoner Hyrak. He also became aware of the other delegates plots to acquire their own agendas, but felt that the simplest solution towards causing a race war was just mass murder. However, his snipers failed to kill their targets, and the bomb went off prematurely, injuring him in the blast.

He would still turn up to the Embassy Chamber the next day for the diplomatic negotiations, however, wherein the Doctor exposed the crimes of all the delegates, including himself, and learn the truth behind the myth of the Enlightened Ones. With that, the Doctor left, leaving him and the other delegates to continue negotiating: hopefully in better faith. (AUDIO: The Antarctica Accords)