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A person who logically would have been called the '''Tenth Doctor''' was the result of the [[regeneration]] of the [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Ninth Doctor]].
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The '''Tenth Doctor''' was the result of the [[regeneration]] of the [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Ninth Doctor]] when he fell to [[Dalek]] firepower.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The Tenth Doctor came into being when his [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|previous incarnation]] [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after the [[Dalek]]s exterminated him on the [[planet]] [[Tersurus]]. He himself regenerated when trying to fix the Daleks' broken [[zectronic beam]] and turned into his [[Eleventh Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|next incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
The Tenth Doctor came into being when his [[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|previous incarnation]] [[Regeneration|regenerated]] after the [[Dalek]]s exterminated him on the [[planet]] [[Tersurus]]. He himself regenerated when trying to fix the Daleks' broken [[zectronic beam]] and turned into his [[Eleventh Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|next incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')


== Psychological profile ==
== Psychological profile ==
This very short-lived incarnation described himself as "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome". Possessed of an overly confident and flirtatious personality, he referred to his companion [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] as "the only companion [he'd] ever [[sex|had]]", and mocked {{Pryce}}, calling him camp and saying he had "nice tits", which were really [[Dalek]] [[etheric beam locator]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
Though a short-lived incarnation, the Tenth Doctor showed an overly confident and flirtatious personality, describing himself as "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome", and openly referring to [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] as "the only companion [he'd] ever [[sex|had]]". He also mocked {{Pryce}}, calling him camp and saying he had "nice tits", which were really [[Dalek]] [[etheric beam locator]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'')
 
== Appearance ==
The Tenth Doctor ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'') bore a resemblance to a [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Ninth Doctor]] who existed as an [[The Doctor's ninth incarnation|alternative possibility]] to his own predecessor. ([[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The New Doctor", and introduced as follows: ''"Gone is the suave courtly adventurer, replaced by a handsome, muscular rugby-playing type - the sort of swaggering vulgarian the previous Doctor would have loathed on sight."'' His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' credits, was "The Quite Handsome Doctor".<ref>Doctor Who Magazine #328</ref>
* [[Richard E Grant]] voiced an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] in the webcast animation ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''.
* [[Richard E Grant]] voiced an [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|animated version of the Ninth Doctor]] in the webcast animation ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]''.
== Footnotes ==
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The Tenth Doctor was the result of the regeneration of the Ninth Doctor when he fell to Dalek firepower.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Doctor's regenerations (The Curse of Fatal Death)

The Tenth Doctor came into being when his previous incarnation regenerated after the Daleks exterminated him on the planet Tersurus. He himself regenerated when trying to fix the Daleks' broken zectronic beam and turned into his next incarnation. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Psychological profile[[edit] | [edit source]]

Though a short-lived incarnation, the Tenth Doctor showed an overly confident and flirtatious personality, describing himself as "cute, sexy and lick-the-mirror handsome", and openly referring to Emma as "the only companion [he'd] ever had". He also mocked the Master, calling him camp and saying he had "nice tits", which were really Dalek etheric beam locators. (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death)

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor (TV: The Curse of Fatal Death) bore a resemblance to a Ninth Doctor who existed as an alternative possibility to his own predecessor. (WC: Scream of the Shalka, PROSE: The Tomorrow Windows)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • In an early draft of the script, written prior to casting, this incarnation was referred to as "The New Doctor", and introduced as follows: "Gone is the suave courtly adventurer, replaced by a handsome, muscular rugby-playing type - the sort of swaggering vulgarian the previous Doctor would have loathed on sight." His final name, used in the behind-the-scenes documentary and in Doctor Who Magazine credits, was "The Quite Handsome Doctor".[1]
  • Richard E Grant voiced an animated version of the Ninth Doctor in the webcast animation Scream of the Shalka.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Doctor Who Magazine #328