A servant of Lady Adrasta, ruler of the planet Chloris. He was in charge of a pack of ravenous Wolfweeds. These were mobile balls of vegetation which smothered their victims with a web-like substance. The Huntsman obeyed Adrasta's orders implicitly until he encountered the Doctor and Romana, who had come to Chloris in response to a distress signal. From the Doctor he learned that Adrasta had been deliberately holding back technological development on the planet - keeping the population in a medieval-like state - just so that she could maintain power through her monopoly on the scarce metal supplies. She had trapped an alien diplomat - Erato - in the old mine workings, to prevent a trade deal between their two worlds. The Huntsman turned against his ruler and had the Wolfweeds attack her, disabling her before she was killed by Erato. With her dead, and her henchwoman Karela imprisoned, the Huntsman assumed command in order to establish new trade talks with Erato.
Played by: David Telfer. Appearances: The Creature from the Pit (1979).
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