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'''The Doctor's rules''' were a series of guidelines created by [[the Doctor]] for their [[companion]]s. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] admitted that her rules changed all the time, and noted that she found it especially important to lay down the rules with new companions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')
'''The Doctor's rules''' were a series of guidelines created by [[the Doctor]] for their [[companion]]s. The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] admitted that her rules changed all the time, and noted that she found it especially important to lay down the rules with new companions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')


As [[Jackson Lake]], when he believed himself the Doctor, told his companion, [[Rosita (The Next Doctor)|Rosita]]:
As [[Jackson Lake]], when he believed himself the Doctor, told his companion, [[Rosita Farisi|Rosita]]:
{{Quote|The Doctor's companion does what the Doctor says.   |
{{Quote|The Doctor's companion does what the Doctor says.   |
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Jackson Lake|The Next Doctor (TV story)}}
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== The Seventh Doctor's rules ==
== The Seventh Doctor's rules ==
* 001: I'm in charge. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
* 001: I'm in charge. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
* 002: I'm not the professor, I'm the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
* 002: I'm not the Professor, I'm the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
* 003: "Well, I'll think up the third by the time we get back to [[Perivale]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')
* 003: "Well, I'll think up the third by the time we get back to [[Perivale]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'')


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* 001: Don't wander off. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
* 001: Don't wander off. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'')
* 010: Don't eat anything until you're sure it's totally safe. Unless it's a badly cooked [[kronkburger]] - in which case don't eat at all. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Price of Paradise (novel)|The Price of Paradise]]'')
* 010: Don't eat anything until you're sure it's totally safe. Unless it's a badly cooked [[kronkburger]] - in which case don't eat at all. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Price of Paradise (novel)|The Price of Paradise]]'')
*Never leave a [[timeline]] more broken than you found it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Triumph of Davros (audio story)|The Triumph of Davros]]'')


== The Eleventh Doctor's rules ==
== The Eleventh Doctor's rules ==
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* 027: Never knowingly be serious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* 027: Never knowingly be serious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* 403: Always waste time when you don't have any. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* 403: Always waste time when you don't have any. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* 408: Time is not the boss of you. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* 408: Time is not the boss of you. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
*We don't walk away, unless we're holding onto [[Merry Gejelh|something precious]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'')


== The Twelfth Doctor's rules ==
== The Twelfth Doctor's rules ==
[[File:Don't be lasagna.jpg|thumb|"Don't be lasagna." ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'')]]
* 001: Use your enemies' power against them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'')
* 001: Use your enemies' power against them. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flatline (TV story)|Flatline]]'')
* 001 [alternate]: Don't be [[lasagna]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'')
* Don't be [[lasagna]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Into the Dalek (TV story)|Into the Dalek]]'')
* No [[vomit|being sick]] and no [[sex|hanky-panky]]. ([[TV]]: '' [[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'')
* No [[vomit|being sick]] and no [[sex|hanky-panky]]. ([[TV]]: '' [[Kill the Moon (TV story)|Kill the Moon]]'')


== The Thirteenth Doctor's rules ==
== The Thirteenth Doctor's rules ==
* Never use [[weapon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') unless the damage can be repaired. "[[Door]]s, [[lock]]s, [[wall]]s, [[building]]s" were "fair game." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')
* Never use [[weapon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'') unless the damage can be repaired. "[[Door]]s, [[lock]]s, [[wall]]s, [[building]]s" were "fair game." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos (TV story)|The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos]]'')
* Don't wander off. ([[TV]]: ''[[Village of the Angels (TV story)|Village of the Angels]]'')
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 29 March 2023

The Doctor's rules were a series of guidelines created by the Doctor for their companions. The Thirteenth Doctor admitted that her rules changed all the time, and noted that she found it especially important to lay down the rules with new companions. (TV: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos)

As Jackson Lake, when he believed himself the Doctor, told his companion, Rosita:

The Doctor's companion does what the Doctor says.   Jackson Lake [The Next Doctor (TV story) [src]]

The Fourth Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Seventh Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Ninth Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Eleventh Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Twelfth Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]

"Don't be lasagna." (TV: Into the Dalek)

The Thirteenth Doctor's rules[[edit] | [edit source]]