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'''Impersonation''' was a word with two related meanings.
The [[Second Doctor]] once '''impersonated''' an [[Earth Examiner]] on [[Vulcan]] using the official [[badge]] he took from the Examiner's [[dead]] body. When he confronted [[Bragen]] about the latter being the [[leader]] of the [[rebel]]s, [[Bragen]] threatened to reveal that [[The Examiner (The Power of the Daleks)|the real Examiner]] was dead, and that the Doctor was an [[imposter]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}})
 
== Deceptive ==
 
In one sense, to impersonate someone meant to pretend to be them when you're not. This could apply to specific people ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}, {{cs|Meglos (TV story)}}, {{cs|It Takes You Away (TV story)}}, et al.) or to ranks and official statuses: when [[Clara Oswald]] pretended to be from [[Health and Safety]], [[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] claimed that she was "impersonating a government official". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}})
 
Impersonating [[official personnel]] was a [[crime]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Kursaal (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}})
 
=== History ===
 
In [[Rome]] in the year [[64]], the [[First Doctor]] impersonated the [[lyre]] player [[Maximus Pettulian]] at [[Emperor]] [[Nero]]'s [[court]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Romans (TV story)}})
 
The [[Second Doctor]] once impersonated an [[Earth Examiner]] on [[Vulcan]] using the official [[badge]] he took from the Examiner's [[dead]] body. When he confronted [[Bragen]] about the latter being the [[leader]] of the [[rebel]]s, [[Bragen]] threatened to reveal that [[The Examiner (The Power of the Daleks)|the real Examiner]] was dead, and that the Doctor was an [[imposter]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}})


The Second Doctor was convinced by [[Giles Kent]] to impersonate [[Salamander]] in order to infiltrate [[Kanowa research station|the research station at Kanowa]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) Salamander also impersonated the Second Doctor on at least two occasions — once when trying to convince [[Jamie McCrimmon]] to let him into [[the TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)|ep=6}}) and once in the [[UNIT HQ|UNIT headquarters]] when trying to steal [[time travel]] technology from the [[Third Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)}})
The Second Doctor was convinced by [[Giles Kent]] to impersonate [[Salamander]] in order to infiltrate [[Kanowa research station|the research station at Kanowa]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) Salamander also impersonated the Second Doctor on at least two occasions — once when trying to convince [[Jamie McCrimmon]] to let him into [[the TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)|ep=6}}) and once in the [[UNIT HQ|UNIT headquarters]] when trying to steal [[time travel]] technology from the [[Third Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)}})
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[[Brock]] was impersonated by a [[Foamasi]] member of the [[West Lodge]]. The imposter tried to get [[Mena]] to sell the [[Leisure Hive]] to the Foamasi. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Leisure Hive (TV story)}})
[[Brock]] was impersonated by a [[Foamasi]] member of the [[West Lodge]]. The imposter tried to get [[Mena]] to sell the [[Leisure Hive]] to the Foamasi. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Leisure Hive (TV story)}})


[[Meglos]] impersonated the [[Fourth Doctor]] on [[Tigella]] in order to [[steal]] the [[Dodecahedron]] from the [[Tigellan]]s and use its [[power]] to control the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Leisure Hive (TV story)}}) The Doctor impersonated Meglos in return, which allowed him to [[Reversal|reverse]] the Dodecahedron's [[control]]s without the [[Gaztak]]s' knowledge, destroying [[Zolfa-Thura]] instead of Tigella. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Leisure Hive (TV story)|part=four}})
[[Meglos]] impersonated the [[Fourth Doctor]] on [[Tigella]] in order to [[steal]] the [[Dodecahedron]] from the [[Tigellan]]s and use its [[power]] to control the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Meglos (TV story)}}) The Doctor impersonated Meglos in return, which allowed him to [[Reversal|reverse]] the Dodecahedron's [[control]]s without the [[Gaztak]]s' knowledge, destroying [[Zolfa-Thura]] instead of Tigella. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Meglos (TV story)|part=four}})


While under {{Ainley}}'s control, [[Adric]] used a [[Block Transfer Computation]] version of himself to convince [[Nyssa]] that the [[Fifth Doctor]] had to remain in [[Castrovalva]]. The Master then remarked that what Adric had done was "a perfect impersonation of [him]self". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Castrovalva (TV story)|part=three}})
While under {{Ainley}}'s control, [[Adric]] used a [[Block Transfer Computation]] version of himself to convince [[Nyssa]] that the [[Fifth Doctor]] had to remain in [[Castrovalva]]. The Master then remarked that what Adric had done was "a perfect impersonation of [him]self". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Castrovalva (TV story)|part=three}})
[[Lancelot Takis]] and [[August Lilt]] met serving in the [[Peninsular Wars]] on [[planet]] [[JJ33]]. They [[entertainment|entertained]] the [[troop]]s by impersonating [[Laurel and Hardy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)}})


The [[First Rani]] impersonated [[Mel Bush]] in order to convince the recently [[regenerated]] [[Seventh Doctor]] to [[help]] her with the [[Time Manipulator]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}})
The [[First Rani]] impersonated [[Mel Bush]] in order to convince the recently [[regenerated]] [[Seventh Doctor]] to [[help]] her with the [[Time Manipulator]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}})
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According to [[Allopta]], "[[Rep (The Taking of Planet 5)|Reps]]" were known to impersonate "[[peasant]] [[hero]]es and [[bandit]]s" in order to "stir up trouble among the more [[gullible]] [[species]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|chaptnum=9}})
According to [[Allopta]], "[[Rep (The Taking of Planet 5)|Reps]]" were known to impersonate "[[peasant]] [[hero]]es and [[bandit]]s" in order to "stir up trouble among the more [[gullible]] [[species]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|chaptnum=9}})
[[Bob (Father Time)|Bob]] liked [[Miranda Dawkins]] because she could call him "Bob" "without doing a [[Rowan Atkinson (in-universe)|Rowan Atkinson]] impersonation". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)|chaptnum=12|chaptname=Voices from the Past}}) Bob once remarked that Miranda's impressions of friends and other people were "brilliant", and that she "should be on ''[[Spitting Image]]''". He himself could only do an impression of [[Rik Mayall]]. According to Miranda, impersonation was a "trick" that [[Eighth Doctor|her father]] taught her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}})


"[[The Unicorn]]", a master [[thief]] in [[1920s]] [[England]], impersonated [[Robina Redmond]], a [[London]] socialite, at a [[party]] at the [[Eddison Manor]]. This allowed her to [[steal]] the [[Firestone]] from [[Lady]] [[Clemency Eddison]], but she returned the [[necklace]] when publicly confronted by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] about her true [[identity]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)}})
"[[The Unicorn]]", a master [[thief]] in [[1920s]] [[England]], impersonated [[Robina Redmond]], a [[London]] socialite, at a [[party]] at the [[Eddison Manor]]. This allowed her to [[steal]] the [[Firestone]] from [[Lady]] [[Clemency Eddison]], but she returned the [[necklace]] when publicly confronted by the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] about her true [[identity]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)}})
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] described [[Francesca Latimer|Francesca]] and [[Digby Latimer]]'s [[Ice Governess|late governess]], revived by the [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[telepathy|telepathic]] snow, as "a living [[ice]] [[sculpture]] impersonating [[Punch and Judy|Mr Punch]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}})


[[Clara Oswald]] once pretended to be from [[Health and Safety]] in order to secure her position as [[leader]] of a group of workers hiding from the [[Boneless]]. [[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] claimed that she was "impersonating a government official". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}})
[[Clara Oswald]] once pretended to be from [[Health and Safety]] in order to secure her position as [[leader]] of a group of workers hiding from the [[Boneless]]. [[Fenton (Flatline)|Fenton]] claimed that she was "impersonating a government official". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Flatline (TV story)}})


The [[Solitract]] created an image of [[Trine (It Takes You Away)|Trine]] and [[Grace O'Brien]] in order to convince [[Erik (It Takes You Away)|Erik]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] respectively to stay on the [[Solitract plane]]. However, Graham rejected the false Grace because he believed his real [[wife]] would care for the [[safety]] of her [[grandson]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], above all else, and Erik was thrown out of the "mirror [[universe]]" when the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] convinced the Solitract that it would be much more interesting to let ''her'' stay instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|It Takes You Away (TV story)}})
The [[Solitract]] created an image of [[Trine (It Takes You Away)|Trine]] and [[Grace O'Brien]] in order to convince [[Erik (It Takes You Away)|Erik]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] respectively to stay on the [[Solitract plane]]. However, Graham rejected the false Grace because he believed his real [[wife]] would care for the [[safety]] of her [[grandson]], [[Ryan Sinclair|Ryan]], above all else, and Erik was thrown out of the "mirror [[universe]]" when the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] convinced the Solitract that it would be much more interesting to let ''her'' stay instead. ([[TV]]: {{cs|It Takes You Away (TV story)}})
== Recreational ==
In another sense, impersonation, also known as doing '''impressions''', was a [[pastime]] where people tried to mimic the [[mannerism]]s and [[speech pattern]]s of others.
[[Lancelot Takis]] and [[August Lilt]] met serving in the [[Peninsular Wars]] on [[planet]] [[JJ33]]. They [[entertainment|entertained]] the [[troop]]s by impersonating [[Laurel and Hardy]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)}})
[[Bob (Father Time)|Bob]] once remarked that [[Miranda Dawkins]]' impressions of friends and other people were "brilliant", and that she "should be on ''[[Spitting Image]]''". He himself could only do an impression of [[Rik Mayall]]. According to Miranda, impersonation was a "trick" that [[Eighth Doctor|her father]] taught her. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)}})
=== Language ===
In this sense, the word was sometimes used figuratively to describe someone's [[behaviour]] as inadvertently similar to something else.
[[Bob (Father Time)|Bob]] liked [[Miranda Dawkins|Miranda]] because she could call him "Bob" "without doing a [[Rowan Atkinson (in-universe)|Rowan Atkinson]] impersonation". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Father Time (novel)|chaptnum=12|chaptname=Voices from the Past}})
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] described [[Francesca Latimer|Francesca]] and [[Digby Latimer]]'s [[Ice Governess|late governess]], revived by the [[Great Intelligence]]'s [[telepathy|telepathic]] snow, as "a living [[ice]] [[sculpture]] impersonating [[Punch and Judy|Mr Punch]]". ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}})


[[Aoife Fitzgerald]] once called [[Pieter (Magic Bird of Fire)|Pieter]] a [[George Michael]] impersonator. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic Bird of Fire (short story)}})
[[Aoife Fitzgerald]] once called [[Pieter (Magic Bird of Fire)|Pieter]] a [[George Michael]] impersonator. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Magic Bird of Fire (short story)}})


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Latest revision as of 02:30, 5 July 2024

The Second Doctor once impersonated an Earth Examiner on Vulcan using the official badge he took from the Examiner's dead body. When he confronted Bragen about the latter being the leader of the rebels, Bragen threatened to reveal that the real Examiner was dead, and that the Doctor was an imposter. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"])

The Second Doctor was convinced by Giles Kent to impersonate Salamander in order to infiltrate the research station at Kanowa. (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) Salamander also impersonated the Second Doctor on at least two occasions — once when trying to convince Jamie McCrimmon to let him into the TARDIS, (TV: The Enemy of the World (episode 6) [+]Loading...{"ep":"6","1":"The Enemy of the World (TV story)"}) and once in the UNIT headquarters when trying to steal time travel technology from the Third Doctor. (COMIC: The Heralds of Destruction [+]Loading...["The Heralds of Destruction (comic story)"])

The Second Doctor also posed as Napoléon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo so he could pass safely through French territory, deliver messages to the Prussian allies of Admiral Horatio Nelson, and thwart the Players' attempt to change history and let Napoléon win the battle. (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"])

On 2472 Uxarieus, the Third Doctor accused the Master of impersonating an Adjudicator. The latter retorted that his credentials were "immaculate", which meant that it was impossible to prove they were forged. (TV: Colony in Space (episode four) [+]Loading...{"ep":"four","1":"Colony in Space (TV story)"})

The Megara tried Cessair of Diplos and found her guilty of, among other things, "impersonating a religious personage", the Celtic goddess known as Cailleach. (TV: The Stones of Blood (part four) [+]Loading...{"part":"four","1":"The Stones of Blood (TV story)"})

Brock was impersonated by a Foamasi member of the West Lodge. The imposter tried to get Mena to sell the Leisure Hive to the Foamasi. (TV: The Leisure Hive [+]Loading...["The Leisure Hive (TV story)"])

Meglos impersonated the Fourth Doctor on Tigella in order to steal the Dodecahedron from the Tigellans and use its power to control the universe. (TV: Meglos [+]Loading...["Meglos (TV story)"]) The Doctor impersonated Meglos in return, which allowed him to reverse the Dodecahedron's controls without the Gaztaks' knowledge, destroying Zolfa-Thura instead of Tigella. (TV: Meglos (part four) [+]Loading...{"part":"four","1":"Meglos (TV story)"})

While under the Tremas Master's control, Adric used a Block Transfer Computation version of himself to convince Nyssa that the Fifth Doctor had to remain in Castrovalva. The Master then remarked that what Adric had done was "a perfect impersonation of [him]self". (TV: Castrovalva (part three) [+]Loading...{"part":"three","1":"Castrovalva (TV story)"})

Lancelot Takis and August Lilt met serving in the Peninsular Wars on planet JJ33. They entertained the troops by impersonating Laurel and Hardy. (PROSE: Revelation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revelation of the Daleks (novelisation)"])

The First Rani impersonated Mel Bush in order to convince the recently regenerated Seventh Doctor to help her with the Time Manipulator. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"])

The Eighth Doctor and Sam Jones pretended to be pathologists called in regarding the deaths of an archaeologist team on Kursaal. When the real pathologist arrived, Security Chief Paul Kadijk confronted the two and threatened to arrest them for impersonating official personnel. (PROSE: Kursaal [+]Loading...["Kursaal (novel)"])

According to Allopta, "Reps" were known to impersonate "peasant heroes and bandits" in order to "stir up trouble among the more gullible species". (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5 [+]Loading...{"chaptnum":"9","1":"The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)"})

Bob liked Miranda Dawkins because she could call him "Bob" "without doing a Rowan Atkinson impersonation". (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Voices from the Past","chaptnum":"12","1":"Father Time (novel)"}) Bob once remarked that Miranda's impressions of friends and other people were "brilliant", and that she "should be on Spitting Image". He himself could only do an impression of Rik Mayall. According to Miranda, impersonation was a "trick" that her father taught her. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])

"The Unicorn", a master thief in 1920s England, impersonated Robina Redmond, a London socialite, at a party at the Eddison Manor. This allowed her to steal the Firestone from Lady Clemency Eddison, but she returned the necklace when publicly confronted by the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble about her true identity. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp [+]Loading...["The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor described Francesca and Digby Latimer's late governess, revived by the Great Intelligence's telepathic snow, as "a living ice sculpture impersonating Mr Punch". (TV: The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"])

Clara Oswald once pretended to be from Health and Safety in order to secure her position as leader of a group of workers hiding from the Boneless. Fenton claimed that she was "impersonating a government official". (TV: Flatline [+]Loading...["Flatline (TV story)"])

The Solitract created an image of Trine and Grace O'Brien in order to convince Erik and Graham O'Brien respectively to stay on the Solitract plane. However, Graham rejected the false Grace because he believed his real wife would care for the safety of her grandson, Ryan, above all else, and Erik was thrown out of the "mirror universe" when the Thirteenth Doctor convinced the Solitract that it would be much more interesting to let her stay instead. (TV: It Takes You Away [+]Loading...["It Takes You Away (TV story)"])

Aoife Fitzgerald once called Pieter a George Michael impersonator. (PROSE: Magic Bird of Fire [+]Loading...["Magic Bird of Fire (short story)"])

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