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Nearing the end of his life, the Doctor decided to [[retire]] from his niche of manipulation. Feeling guilty and tired from his plotting, he acknowledged he had lived past his prime and would soon regenerate.{{Fact}} Fearing that his next incarnation would not want to continue plans that he had set in motion, the Doctor put all his affairs in order to leave nothing unsung when his time drew to a close. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Persuasion (audio story)|Persuasion]]'') However, after being saved from one of the [[Eight Legs]] by the [[Eighth Doctor]], he became determined to enjoy every minute he had left. After the Eighth Doctor warned him of a trap by {{Tipple}}, the Seventh Doctor decided not to think about it, and let fate decide when and how his life would end, instead of despairing over being alone. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | Nearing the end of his life, the Doctor decided to [[retire]] from his niche of manipulation. Feeling guilty and tired from his plotting, he acknowledged he had lived past his prime and would soon regenerate.{{Fact}} Fearing that his next incarnation would not want to continue plans that he had set in motion, the Doctor put all his affairs in order to leave nothing unsung when his time drew to a close. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Persuasion (audio story)|Persuasion]]'') However, after being saved from one of the [[Eight Legs]] by the [[Eighth Doctor]], he became determined to enjoy every minute he had left. After the Eighth Doctor warned him of a trap by {{Tipple}}, the Seventh Doctor decided not to think about it, and let fate decide when and how his life would end, instead of despairing over being alone. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') | ||
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Feeling that he "belong[ed]" in open [[space]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') the Seventh Doctor longed for exploration, and bemoaned how young people had "no spirit of adventure", distaining at taking downtime when he could be experiencing enjoyment in new scientific discoveries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') He also enjoyed collecting [[pin]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') | <!--Examples following this point focus on this particular incarnation of the Doctor's likes and dislikes--> | ||
Feeling that he "belong[ed]" in open [[space]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Unregenerate! (audio story)|Unregenerate!]]'') the Seventh Doctor longed for exploration, and bemoaned how young people had "no spirit of adventure", distaining at taking downtime when he could be experiencing enjoyment in new scientific discoveries. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') He also had a soft spot for [[jazz]] music, ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') [[the Beatles]], [[cat]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') [[science fiction]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'') [[baseball]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') composer [[J. S. Bach]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]'') and ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Settling (audio story)|The Settling]]'') He also admired [[rat]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') and enjoyed collecting [[pin]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') | |||
Though the Doctor initially encouraged Ace not to call him "Professor", ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') he later confessed that he liked the nickname. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') He also told [[Bernice Summerfield]] that he loved "chaos, big explosions, and rebellions", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') described E flat minor as his favourite musical key, gave [[blue]] as his favourite colour, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') and claimed that having his hair cut relaxed him more than anything. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') He also enjoyed playing nine dimensional scrabble, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'') and "doing interviews". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') When thinking about rewards he could seek for his actions, the Doctor thought about "the smile of a baby child, the first sunset on a soft and new-born world, [and] the taste of the purest spring water, untouched by any pollution of Man's making." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') | |||
The Doctor hated unrequited love, tyranny, cruelty, ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') the writings of [[Stanoff Osterling]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') swimming, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'') and goodbyes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') He also saw [[bus station]]s as "terrible places full of lost luggage and lost souls", ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') and had little respect for those who chose not to fight injustice when they had the power to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | |||
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Maintaining a strict [[vegetarian]] diet, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'', ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'', ''[[Relative Dementias (novel)|Relative Dementias]]'', ''[[Citadel of Dreams (novel)|Citadel of Dreams]]'') the Doctor enjoyed [[almond slice]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') [[liquorice]], and [[apricott]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rice Pudding (short story)|Rice Pudding]]'') He took five to six sugars in his [[tea]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') with his favourite teas being [[Arcturan]], [[Earl Grey]] and [[Lapsang souchong]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') his favourite [[ice cream]] being boysenberry ripple, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') and his favourite biscuits being [[chocolate]] [[HobNob]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') While he didn't like [[peppermint tea]], he drank some when it was a gift from a friend. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Notre Dame du Temps (short story)|Notre Dame du Temps]]'') He preferred having water to drink when at ''[[Maruthea]]'', ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'') but did have an enjoyment for [[Fizzade]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') and [[lemonade]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'') However, he "[couldn't] stand" burned toast, ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') or the taste of [[pear]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') | |||
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The Seventh Doctor though that "anybody remotely interesting [was] mad in some way or another", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') believed [[evil]] to be a genuine force, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]'') and considered [[pacifism]] to be a "noble ideal". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)|Fiesta of the Damned]]'') | |||
The Seventh Doctor though that "anybody remotely interesting [was] mad in some way or another", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') believed [[evil]] to be a genuine force, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Strange England (novel)|Strange England]]'') considered [[pacifism]] to be a "noble ideal" | |||
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According to Ace, while the Doctor "wasn't scared of monsters or pain or dying, he was scared of being alone," ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') though he would decide later in life to travel alone after a devastating incident made him realise that he couldn't trust himself with anyone's life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]'') He once had a frightful experience in [[Rita Hawks]]'s [[bubble car]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'') and also admitted to the [[Mi'en Kalarash]] that he was afraid of the [[Old Time]], the [[Times of Night]] and Chaos. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | According to Ace, while the Doctor "wasn't scared of monsters or pain or dying, he was scared of being alone," ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') though he would decide later in life to travel alone after a devastating incident made him realise that he couldn't trust himself with anyone's life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)|The Resurrection of Mars]]'') He once had a frightful experience in [[Rita Hawks]]'s [[bubble car]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'') and also admitted to the [[Mi'en Kalarash]] that he was afraid of the [[Old Time]], the [[Times of Night]] and Chaos. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[House of Blue Fire (audio story)|House of Blue Fire]]'') | ||
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Believing that "two wrongs [didn't] make a [right]", ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') the Seventh Doctor was opposed to violence of any sort, although he proved capable of rendering an opponent unconscious with a touch to the forehead ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') by using the [[Venusian nerve pinch]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') While he was completely against the use of firearms, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') the Doctor was willing to use a [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]] to defend himself against [[Death's Head]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Crossroads of Time (comic story)|The Crossroads of Time]]'') and used a gun to kill [[Legion]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') and to disable [[Eva Jericho]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'') | |||
While he protested that no one had the right to kill, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'') he would orchestrate a death if it benefited his plans, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') believing "killing [to be] wrong except when it's right". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') While he refused to shoot the Master when it served no purpose, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier (novel)|First Frontier]]'') the Seventh Doctor was not averse to manipulating events that resulted in the loss of life, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'') taking a life by himself, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') or convincing someone to commit [[suicide]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zamper (novel)|Zamper]]'', ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'', ''[[Utopia (short story)|Utopia]]'') He also played a part in the destruction of many planets, such as [[Skaro]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') the [[Seven Planets]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') and the [[Silurian Earth]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') and confessed to [[Red]] that a part of him enjoyed destroying worlds, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red (audio story)|Red]]'') though he regretted their destruction either way. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]'') | |||
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The Doctor did his best to keep history on track, such as by ensuring he left nothing anachronistic behind when in the past. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | The Doctor did his best to keep history on track, such as by ensuring he left nothing anachronistic behind when in the past. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
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The Doctor would attempt to embrace the customs of the cultures he visited, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') | The Doctor would attempt to embrace the customs of the cultures he visited, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') and greet anything he thought was sentient with a friendly smile. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') However, he could get so caught up in the moment that he overlooked the finer details of the situation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
and greet anything he thought was sentient with a friendly smile. ([[TV]]: ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'') However, he could get so caught up in the moment that he overlooked the finer details of the situation. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | |||
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While combating [[Adam Mitchell]]'s [[Auton]]s, the Seventh Doctor associated himself with his [[First Doctor|first]] and [[second incarnation]]s, combining with them to think of a solution to the situation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'') | While combating [[Adam Mitchell]]'s [[Auton]]s, the Seventh Doctor associated himself with his [[First Doctor|first]] and [[second incarnation]]s, combining with them to think of a solution to the situation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'') | ||
While he was of the opinion that his [[Third Doctor|third]] and [[fourth incarnation]]s were not unattractive, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]'') he regretfully felt that his fourth incarnation had "condemned untold billions to death by not destroying the Daleks at the moment of [[Creation of the Daleks|their birth]]", and resented that his [[fifth incarnation]] "could have saved billions more by shooting down [[Davros]] like a mad dog when [he] had the chance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') He also thought he himself looked more "respectable" than his fourth and [[sixth incarnation]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'') and thought his third incarnation was "a real dandy of a fellow". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Under Pressure (comic story)|Under Pressure]]'') However, when he encountered [[The Doctor (Party Animals)|an incarnation]] he did not recognise, the Seventh Doctor acted civil towards him and engaged in a pleasant conversation while a fight erupted around them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'') | While he was of the opinion that his [[Third Doctor|third]] and [[fourth incarnation]]s were not unattractive, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Algebra of Ice (novel)|The Algebra of Ice]]'') he regretfully felt that his fourth incarnation had "condemned untold billions to death by not destroying the Daleks at the moment of [[Creation of the Daleks|their birth]]", and resented that his [[fifth incarnation]] "could have saved billions more by shooting down [[Davros]] like a mad dog when [he] had the chance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') He also thought he himself looked more "respectable" than his fourth and [[sixth incarnation]]s, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loving the Alien (novel)|Loving the Alien]]'') and thought his third incarnation was "a real dandy of a fellow". ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Under Pressure (comic story)|Under Pressure]]'') However, when he encountered [[The Doctor (Party Animals)|an incarnation]] he did not recognise, the Seventh Doctor acted civil towards him and engaged in a pleasant conversation while a fight erupted around them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'') | ||
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The Seventh Doctor was generally disliked by his other incarnations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)|The Shadow of the Scourge]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] was repulsed by his manipulative nature, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') and the [[Sixth Doctor]] told [[Evelyn Smythe]] that his successor was "always blowing up planets", something he was "not looking forward to". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor (audio story)|The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] described his seventh incarnation as "probably one of [his] more circumspect periods." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shockwave (DotD audio story)|Shockwave]]'') | The Seventh Doctor was generally disliked by his other incarnations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)|The Shadow of the Scourge]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] was repulsed by his manipulative nature, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cold Fusion (novel)|Cold Fusion]]'') and the [[Sixth Doctor]] told [[Evelyn Smythe]] that his successor was "always blowing up planets", something he was "not looking forward to". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The 100 Days of the Doctor (audio story)|The 100 Days of the Doctor]]'') The [[Eleventh Doctor]] described his seventh incarnation as "probably one of [his] more circumspect periods." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Shockwave (DotD audio story)|Shockwave]]'') | ||
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Although he originally invited her to travel with him to combat [[Fenric]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') the Doctor developed a paternal relationship with Ace, ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') eventually coming to trust Ace with his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The High Price of Parking (audio story)|The High Price of Parking]]'') Ace, considering the Doctor to be her "[[guru]]", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'') believed that he had the "deepest, saddest eyes", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]'') and even told him that she loved him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Signs and Wonders (audio story)|Signs and Wonders]]'') However, after she found herself unable to deal with his growing emotional coldness, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') Ace walked out on the Doctor after he had arranged for the death of [[Jan Rydd]], whom she had fallen in love with. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') Even after she re-joined his company, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'') it was only so she could use him for her own goals, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') believing it to be poetic justice for his own manipulations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') Their relationship would remain sour, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') until they worked together to defeat {{Champion}}, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') after which they realised how much they needed each other's friendship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'') Ace eventually decided that, whilst the Doctor "may be a bastard", he was "still [her] bastard", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') and that she could trust him "to sort out anything". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'') | Although he originally invited her to travel with him to combat [[Fenric]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') the Doctor developed a paternal relationship with Ace, ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') eventually coming to trust Ace with his life. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The High Price of Parking (audio story)|The High Price of Parking]]'') Ace, considering the Doctor to be her "[[guru]]", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Nightshade (audio story)|Nightshade]]'') believed that he had the "deepest, saddest eyes", ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]'') and even told him that she loved him. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Signs and Wonders (audio story)|Signs and Wonders]]'') However, after she found herself unable to deal with his growing emotional coldness, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nightshade (novel)|Nightshade]]'') Ace walked out on the Doctor after he had arranged for the death of [[Jan Rydd]], whom she had fallen in love with. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') Even after she re-joined his company, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'') it was only so she could use him for her own goals, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') believing it to be poetic justice for his own manipulations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') Their relationship would remain sour, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') until they worked together to defeat {{Champion}}, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future (novel)|No Future]]'') after which they realised how much they needed each other's friendship. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'') Ace eventually decided that, whilst the Doctor "may be a bastard", he was "still [her] bastard", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') and that she could trust him "to sort out anything". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Death of Art (novel)|The Death of Art]]'') | ||
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He could also be critical of human nature, stating that humans had "the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by [their] ingenuity when trying to destroy [themselves]", ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') that "among all the varied wonders of the universe, [there was] nothing so firmly clamped shut as the military mind", ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and that their expectation that "everything [had] to be within [their] comprehension" was their "most irksome trait." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') While he once voiced his opinion that their evolution was a "miscalculation", ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') the Doctor admitted to [[Mikey (Bad Therapy)|Mikey]] that, despite their illogical behaviour, he found human beings irresistible. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bad Therapy (novel)|Bad Therapy]]'') | |||
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While his [[John Smith (Seventh Doctor)|human counterpart]] fell in love with [[Joan Redfern]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') the Doctor himself was decidedly celibate, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death and Diplomacy (novel)|Death and Diplomacy]]'') failing to understand human attraction and affection, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') except when it came to [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') However, Ace noted that the Doctor had chemistry with [[Mackenzie (Cat and Mouse)|Maid Mackenzie]] of the [[Campbell Ancestral Home]], with the Doctor also appearing crestfallen when he had to say goodbye to her. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Cat and Mouse (comic story)|Cat and Mouse]]'') | |||
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The Seventh Doctor harboured a strong hatred for the Daleks, refusing to believe that a single timeline existed where they were benevolent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]'') He also distrusted the [[Ice Warrior]]s, even after they renounced conflict. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') | The Seventh Doctor harboured a strong hatred for the Daleks, refusing to believe that a single timeline existed where they were benevolent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ripple Effect (short story)|The Ripple Effect]]'') He also distrusted the [[Ice Warrior]]s, even after they renounced conflict. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy (novel)|Legacy]]'') | ||
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Though he was afraid of it, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'') the Doctor wished to die alone, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') unconscious and on his own terms, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') and also believed it would be best if all traces of him were erased. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') While the Doctor originally thought he would "beat chance and choose the moment to die", he later confessed to Benny that he knew he would die "[without] control, surrounded by strangers, [and] helpless." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') He later told [[Chris Cwej]] that he viewed regenerating as both a good and bad feeling in the same way that driving a car very fast was exhilarating despite the potentially fatal outcome, with the Doctor calling [[regeneration]] a "miniature death". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') | Though he was afraid of it, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Parasite (novel)|Parasite]]'') the Doctor wished to die alone, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') unconscious and on his own terms, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') and also believed it would be best if all traces of him were erased. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Transit (novel)|Transit]]'') While the Doctor originally thought he would "beat chance and choose the moment to die", he later confessed to Benny that he knew he would die "[without] control, surrounded by strangers, [and] helpless." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') He later told [[Chris Cwej]] that he viewed regenerating as both a good and bad feeling in the same way that driving a car very fast was exhilarating despite the potentially fatal outcome, with the Doctor calling [[regeneration]] a "miniature death". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') | ||
As he pleaded with [[Grace Holloway]] not to operate on him after he got shot in a gang shootout in [[San Francisco]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') the Doctor privately despaired how it was "not [his] time" and that he had "too much left to do". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') Before he let out a final as he died, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') Holloway noted that the Doctor seemed "very clear, very determined and very powerful" while also looking "very serious, but also very frightened of something", and felt that he was "rarely afraid of anything". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') A mental manifestation of the Seventh Doctor within [[the Doctor's mind]] later lamented that his demise was "[un]dignified" and expressed annoyance that he "[hadn't seen] that one coming". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') | As he pleaded with [[Grace Holloway]] not to operate on him after he got shot in a gang shootout in [[San Francisco]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') the Doctor privately despaired how it was "not [his] time" and that he had "too much left to do". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') Before he let out a final scream as he died, ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') Holloway noted that the Doctor seemed "very clear, very determined and very powerful", while also looking "very serious, but also very frightened of something", and felt that he was "rarely afraid of anything". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Novel of the Film (novelisation)|The Novel of the Film]]'') A mental manifestation of the Seventh Doctor within [[the Doctor's mind]] later lamented that his demise was "[un]dignified" and expressed annoyance that he "[hadn't seen] that one coming". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'') | ||
=== Habits and quirks === | === Habits and quirks === | ||