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* This incarnation of the Doctor is never named during ''The Night of the Doctor'' itself, but is described as the ''War Doctor'' in the end credits and on the official BBC website<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01l1z04/profiles/war-doctor |title=The Day of the Doctor - The War Doctor |date of source=2013 |website name=BBC One - Doctor Who |accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>. John Hurt is listed as one of the actors playing "The Doctor" in the end credits of ''The Day of the Doctor'', and is billed as "The Other Doctor" in ''Radio Times''. His [[Character Options]] action figure is labelled "The Other Doctor," and his Character Options [[sonic screwdriver]] toy is labelled "the Other Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver." The subtitles on ''The Day of the Doctor'' refer to him as "Old Doctor". | * This incarnation of the Doctor is never named during ''The Night of the Doctor'' itself, but is described as the ''War Doctor'' in the end credits and on the official BBC website<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01l1z04/profiles/war-doctor |title=The Day of the Doctor - The War Doctor |date of source=2013 |website name=BBC One - Doctor Who |accessdate=2 December 2013}}</ref>. John Hurt is listed as one of the actors playing "The Doctor" in the end credits of ''The Day of the Doctor'', and is billed as "The Other Doctor" in ''Radio Times''. His [[Character Options]] action figure is labelled "The Other Doctor," and his Character Options [[sonic screwdriver]] toy is labelled "the Other Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver." The subtitles on ''The Day of the Doctor'' refer to him as "Old Doctor". | ||
** Additionally, in-universe, it is mentioned that the War Doctor rejected the name of the Doctor, despite others referring to him as such, though, for a time, it was never actually established by what name or title he used to refer to ''himself''. During ''[[Engines of War]]'', he informs his new companion [[Cinder]] that he was once referred to as the Doctor and leaves it up to her how she addresses him, asking her fellow survivors to simply call him "John Smith" to avoid revealing his true nature as a Time Lord. In ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]'', he revealed he went by the name "the Warrior" for a time, establishing his true title. | ** Additionally, in-universe, it is mentioned that the War Doctor rejected the name of the Doctor, despite others referring to him as such, though, for a time, it was never actually established by what name or title he used to refer to ''himself''. During ''[[Engines of War]]'', he informs his new companion [[Cinder]] that he was once referred to as the Doctor and leaves it up to her how she addresses him, asking her fellow survivors to simply call him "John Smith" to avoid revealing his true nature as a Time Lord. In ''[[The Stranger (short story)|The Stranger]]'', he revealed he went by the name "the Warrior" for a time, establishing his true title. | ||
* Though John Hurt was seventy-three when he debuted as this incarnation of the Doctor, special effects were used to blend archive material of the actor from earlier in his life to depict the War Doctor, in a reflection, as looking like a younger John Hurt immediately after the Eighth Doctor's regeneration. The archive image for the young War Doctor was from | * Though John Hurt was seventy-three when he debuted as this incarnation of the Doctor, special effects were used to blend archive material of the actor from earlier in his life to depict the War Doctor, in a reflection, as looking like a younger John Hurt immediately after the Eighth Doctor's regeneration. The archive image for the young War Doctor was from the BBC's 1979 TV series ''Crime and Punishment'', episode one, in which John Hurt (circa 39) portrayed Rodion Raskolnikov ([[REF]]: [[DWMSE 38]]). It is close to a publicity shot for this television adaptation.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/RlFRDRi.jpg</ref> | ||
** According to [[Emma Campbell-Jones]],<ref>http://twitter.com/ohmissjones/status/447565901265924096</ref> [[Paul McGann]] played the newly-regenerated War Doctor in the scene where he takes Cass' bandolier after the regeneration. This makes McGann the second actor to ''technically'' play two incarnations of the Doctor, since [[Sylvester McCoy]] briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] for the regeneration sequence in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', after [[Colin Baker]] refused to take part. | ** According to [[Emma Campbell-Jones]],<ref>http://twitter.com/ohmissjones/status/447565901265924096</ref> [[Paul McGann]] played the newly-regenerated War Doctor in the scene where he takes Cass' bandolier after the regeneration. This makes McGann the second actor to ''technically'' play two incarnations of the Doctor, since [[Sylvester McCoy]] briefly played the [[Sixth Doctor]] for the regeneration sequence in ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', after [[Colin Baker]] refused to take part. | ||
* The War Doctor is the only incarnation of the Doctor to be introduced retroactively, initially existing to serve as a supporting character. All of his appearances predate future incarnations of the Doctor that already debuted, and he shared his screen time with later versions of himself, meaning he never had a distinct televised era as the latest incarnation to exist at the time of his own debut. However, he ''was'' given a debut through his own range of audio stories, where the character was now explored as the main protagonist rather than being juxtaposed with later incarnations of the Doctor. | * The War Doctor is the only incarnation of the Doctor to be introduced retroactively, initially existing to serve as a supporting character. All of his appearances predate future incarnations of the Doctor that already debuted, and he shared his screen time with later versions of himself, meaning he never had a distinct televised era as the latest incarnation to exist at the time of his own debut. However, he ''was'' given a debut through his own range of audio stories, where the character was now explored as the main protagonist rather than being juxtaposed with later incarnations of the Doctor. | ||