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| |individual name= "The Doctor"
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| |alias= [[Aliases of the Doctor|Full List of Aliases]]
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| |race= [[Gallifreyan]] ([[Time Lord]])
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| |home planet= [[Gallifrey]]
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| |home era= [[Rassilon Era]]
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| |age= [[The Doctor's age|See page]]
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| |appearances= [[The Doctor - List of Appearances|Full List of Appearances]]
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| |actor= <ul><li>[[William Hartnell]]</li><li>[[Patrick Troughton]]</li><li>[[Jon Pertwee]]</li><li>[[Tom Baker]]</li><li>[[Peter Davison]]</li><li>[[Colin Baker]]</li><li>[[Sylvester McCoy]]</li><li>[[Paul McGann]]</li><li>[[Christopher Eccleston]]</li><li>[[David Tennant]]</li><li>[[Matt Smith]]</li></ul>}}
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| '''The Doctor''' is a [[Renegade Time Lord]] from [[Gallifrey]] who travels through time and space in his Type 40 [[TARDIS]] (which he had stolen), with various companions at his side. Among the [[Time Lord]]s, he alone survived the [[Last Great Time War]]. Throughout his life, he had a particular association and affinity with [[Earth]] and its [[human]]s. Thanks to his eternal heroics, he is a well-known and celebrated individual throughout time and space, in contrast to his enemies, many of which regard him as an object of terror.
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| ==Biography==
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| :''For more detailed biographical information see articles for individual incarnations. For information on the Doctor's earliest life, see [[First Doctor]].''
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| The Doctor left Gallifrey and became a hero who fought evil and injustice across the [[universe]], in violation of the Time Lords' [[non-interference policy]]. Technically, he explored only with the intention of experiencing the wonders of the universe and having fun, but was frequently embroiled in machinations and crises that ended with him defeating the foe and saving the planet he was visiting. He travelled with many [[companion]]s, beginning with his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman]], who also came from Gallifrey.
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| Eventually, he was held to account for his crimes against the Time Lords during his second incarnation. His punishment was a forced regeneration and exile to Earth, as well as loss of the knowledge of how to control the TARDIS. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') This knowledge was restored to him after he helped to defeat [[Omega]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
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| The Doctor fought in the Last Great Time War between the Time Lords and the [[Dalek]]s. He was ultimately responsible for ending the war, likely with the action which resulted in the obliteration of Gallifrey, as well as the supposed extinction of both races, apart from the Doctor himself. ([[DW]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') The Doctor defeated the Time-Lords by sealing them in a Time Lock in which they escape through the help of [[The Master]], but The Doctor re-locked them ,including The Master, into the Time Lock ([[The End of Time (TV story)|DW: The End of Time]] )
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| :''For details on the Last Great Time War and its survivors, see the separate [[Last Great Time War|article]] .''
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| ===The Doctor's Incarnations===
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| Through the power of [[regeneration]], the Doctor's personality and outer form has greatly changed over time, although all his incarnations are essentially the same person. He continues to be a heroic figure, fighting the evils of the universe wherever he found them, even if his values and motives are sometimes alien to humankind. To date, the Doctor has had eleven incarnations:
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| *The '''[[First Doctor]]''' was a somewhat unreadable, guarded figure. This Doctor was quite often irascible, but protective of young women who reminded him of his granddaughter Susan. He was a brilliant, but often short-tempered scientist and keen strategist.
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| *The '''[[Second Doctor]]''', in contrast to his previous incarnation, was warm and wise. He was as surprised and frightened of alien menaces as those who faced them with him. He, however, did have a knack for manipulation and deception. He loves tittling on his flutes, and carried around his 500-year diary. He wore a big fur coat that dwarved him and tied it closed with twine.
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| *The '''[[Third Doctor]]''' was more of a dashing figure than his predecessors, described by his earlier incarnation as a "dandy". He had a penchant for inventing gadgets and martial arts, particularly Venusian aikido. His difficult relationship with [[the Brigadier]] softened to an easy mutual trust during his [[exile on Earth]].
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| *The '''[[Fourth Doctor]]''' was more eccentric than his previous incarnations, rarely without his very long [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] he travelled with several individuals and was never without his [[jelly baby|jelly babies]], using them as bluffs, gifts, and distractions.
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| *The '''[[Fifth Doctor]]''', with a fondness for cricket and a stick of celery on his lapel, this energetic, compassionate and Doctor was nervous following a difficult regeneration, but like his previous incarnations, when he found himself in a corner improvisation was the best way out. The stick of celery turned purple whenever it encountered a certain gas, which was poisonous to the Doctor, so he would then eat the celery and it was the antidote until he could get back to his TARDIS.
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| *The '''[[Sixth Doctor]]''' was a grandiose and eloquent incarnation. He sported a multi-colored wardrobe that looked as if it were designed by [[Wikipedia:Christian Lacroix|Christian Lacroix]], often having it commented upon. He possessed a manic personality and acerbic wit that could shade into moral passion.
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| *The '''[[Seventh Doctor]]''' had a voice that was touched by a [[Scottish]] burr. A keen strategist, scientist and especially early in his incarnation light hearted, this incarnation was long-lived and a plotter of the highest order. Embracing the complexities of time travel and his ability to manipulate and plan for the future he at time fully embrace his Time Lord status in the universe.
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| *The '''[[Eighth Doctor]]''' showed a romantic and sensitive side not shown by previous Doctors, making him more human than his previous two lives. More morally flexible than his immediate predecessor, the Eighth Doctor unfortunately suffered from bouts of amnesia, first after his initial regeneration and again after the first destruction of Gallifrey, following [[the War]] with [[the Enemy]]. Unlike other Doctors, the Eighth spent his travels crossing between parallel universes and time paradoxes.
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| *The '''[[Ninth Doctor]]''' was a survivor of the Last Great Time War, he displayed much of the playfulness of his previous incarnations, but was emotionally and psychologically scarred by the Time War and his role in it. Always conscious of his role in the war and his impact on others and the universe and also the legacy of the war.
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| * The '''[[Tenth Doctor]]''' had a manic personality. Additonally, he had a fondness for [[human]] pop culture reference. However, memories of the Time War were still something he lived with. While he had a playful bright side, much like his previous incarnations, he also an ability to be ruthless.
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| * The '''[[Eleventh Doctor]]''' is quite smug about his abilities and exhibited a renewed youthful enthusiasm for adventure. He has keen observational skills, an obsession with small minor things and calm yet frantic personality which can quickly turn angry and ruthless when events demanded it.
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| An interesting aspect of the Doctor's personality is that he, on occasion, expresses a personal liking for particular incarnations, though this opinion changes depending on the incarnation making the assessment. The Doctor's tenth incarnation expressed a deep fondness for his fifth incarnation ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]''). Ironically, the Fifth Doctor was disliked by his successor ([[DW]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]''), though this may have been due to his particularly aggressive regenerative trauma. In another instance, the fourth made reference to the third, saying "Some people liked it, but I prefer this one" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]''). Immediately before his tenth regeneration, the Tenth Doctor stated, "I don't want to go" ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]])''. Immediately after his tenth regeneration, the Eleventh Doctor remarked upon his new nose, stating that "''I've had worse''" - probably a reference to his third incarnation. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]])''
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| ===Regeneration===
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| Due to the unique structure of Time Lord physiology, the Doctor had the ability to regenerate, so as to "cheat death", in a manner of speaking. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
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| A Time Lord was usually limited to twelve regenerations, making the "thirteenth Doctor" the last. (DW: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') Later, however, the eleventh Doctor stated that he could change his appearance 507 times. ([[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]'') It is unknown if this is something which has changed or if the Doctor was simply being sarcastic.
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| The Doctor is known to have regenerated ten times, for a total of eleven incarnations. Although the Tenth Doctor did begin a regeneration, he healed himself and channelled the remaining energy into [[The Doctor's hand|his severed hand]] (cut off by the Sycorax in "Christmas Invasion"); whether this counted as a full regeneration is unknown. The exact circumstances surrounding these changes are known with the exception of his eighth regeneration. An event that occurred in one chronicle ([[DW]]: ''[[The Brain of Morbius]]'') implied the Doctor may have had more incarnations, but during a later incident during the Doctor's fifth incarnation, when asked by the First Doctor what regeneration he was up to, the Fifth Doctor answered "Fourth," leading his first incarnation to exclaim, "Good heavens, so there are five of me now!". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'')
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| The effect of regeneration on the Doctor varies from incarnation to incarnation. In some cases the Doctor was able to regain his faculties quickly, erratic behaviour notwithstanding. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') On one occasion when the regenerative process was postponed for a long time he was rendered amnesiac. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') In most cases, however, the Doctor was incapacitated for a period of time before ultimately recovering. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'', ''[[Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'')
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| Although it was considered a major violation of the [[Laws of Time]], on numerous occasions different incarnations of the Doctor met and interacted, sometimes with Time Lord [[High Council]] sanction, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') and sometimes accidentally. ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'') In the latter case, the only known occasion of incarnations meeting following the fall of Gallifrey in the Last Great Time War, it would appear that, without Time Lord interference, a major disruption in time and space could be caused by such meetings. ([[DW]]: ''[[Father's Day]]'')
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| ====Causes of Regeneration====
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| The Doctor has had to regenerate several times either by cause of injury, illness or a particular situation:
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| *'''First Doctor:''' Weakened by Mondas as it drained Earth's energy, succumbing to old age.
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| *'''Second Doctor:''' Forced upon him by the Time Lords, as part of his punishment for breaking the Laws of Time.
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| *'''Third Doctor:''' Radiation poisoning from the Great One's web of Metebelis III crystals.
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| *'''Fourth Doctor:''' Plummeted from the Pharos Project radio telescope.
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| *'''Fifth Doctor:''' Exposure to unrefined [[Spectrox]].
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| *'''Sixth Doctor:''' Injured from the Rani's crash-landing of the TARDIS after being weakened from his battle with the Lamprey.
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| *'''Seventh Doctor:''' Caught in crossfire from a gang war, with subsequent heart surgery ending his life.
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| *'''Eighth Doctor:''' Unknown, presumably due to his actions at the end of the Last Great Time War.
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| *'''Ninth Doctor:''' Removed the Time Vortex's energy from [[Rose Tyler]], channeling it back into the heart of the TARDIS at the cost of his brief possession ruining his cellular structure.
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| *'''Tenth Doctor:''' Partial regeneration from being shot by a Dalek, aborted by channeling excess regenerative energy into extra hand.
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| **Complete regeneration after absorbing the radiation from a vented nuclear bolt supply in order to spare Wilford Mott from it.
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| *'''Eleventh Doctor:''' Far into his eleventh life, he was shot twice by the mysterious astronaut, but killed before the regeneration could complete.
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| ==Personal Information==
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| ===Name===
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| The Doctor is an extremely enigmatic individual. Befitting this, his true name remains unknown to all but a very few individuals such as [[Samantha Jones]] and [[River Song]]. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Vanderdeken's Children]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'') Apparently his real name was not even used by the Time Lords. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') The use of the title "Doctor" is not undeserved, however, as the Doctor ''does'' possess a doctorate of some sort. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'') Apparently the name was written in the stars in the Medusa Cascade ([[DW]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''), possibly as a reminder of his closing the rift there ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]''). Members of an unidentified race of pan-dimensional beings also came to know the Doctor's real name at one point. ([[BBCR]]: ''[[The Last Voyage]]''). According to the Master, his name was reminiscent of his constant need to make other people feel better. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'')
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| :''For a longer discussion of the mystery of the Doctor's true name and of his other aliases, see [[Aliases of the Doctor]].''
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| ===Age===
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| :''See [[The Doctor's age|separate article]].''
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| ===Family===
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| ====On Gallifrey====
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| On Gallifrey, the Doctor was either one of the forty-five cousins created by a [[Loom]] to the [[House of Lungbarrow]], or born to a human mother. ([[DW]]: [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'']]) When the House disowned him, he replied that he had "other families." ([[NA]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'')
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| [[file:1963_william-hartnell.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[First Doctor|The First Doctor]] with his granddaughter, [[Susan Foreman]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'') ]]
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| These would somehow seem to include parents ([[DW]]: [[Doctor Who (1996)|''Doctor Who'']]) and a spouse ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'', [[MA]]: ''[[Cold Fusion]]''), probably [[Patience]] ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors]]''), at least one brother ([[DW]]: ''[[Smith and Jones]]''), [[Irving Braxiatel]] ([[BNA]]: ''[[Tears of the Oracle]]''), and more than one child ([[DW]]: ''[[Fear Her]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') -- 'sons or daughters, or both.' ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger]]'') He had a granddaughter, Susan Foreman along with two other grandchildren, [[John and Gillian]]. ([[TVC]]: ''[[The Klepton Parasites]]'') He also had a two-headed godmother. ([[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]'') All were believed by the Doctor to be lost, either killed during the Last Great Time War or having died long before it. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') When one person asked him what had happened to his family, he replied, with seemingly honesty, that he didn't know. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'')
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| :''He had not, however, at that point, returned to the House of Lungbarrow. As far as the Doctor's adoption of Susan, contradictory statements describe the circumstances under which he adopted her - or if he did - though both identify her as originally a native of Gallifrey. Her later fate, unless she died in the Last Great Time War, remains unknown.''
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| At one point, the Doctor became the adoptive father of a female Time Lord named [[Miranda Dawkins]], who the Doctor (around the time of his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]) raised until her mid-teens. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Father Time]]'') Miranda later gave birth to a daughter, Zezanne, and died while trying to protect the Doctor ([[EDA]]: ''[[Sometime Never...]]'').
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| ====After the Time War====
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| Genetic material from the Doctor in his tenth incarnation was used to create a daughter, [[Jenny]]. Although initially spurned by the Doctor, he soon began to consider Jenny his daughter and invited her to travel with him in the TARDIS. Before she could join him, however, she was shot and the Doctor believed Jenny to have died, although unknown to him, she underwent a partial regeneration after his departure and survived, at which point she set out on her own life of adventure. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'')
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| During the event in which Earth was relocated to the [[Medusa Cascade]], a [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor|clone of the Doctor]] was created; this clone later was exiled by the Doctor to [[Pete's World]]; technically, however, the clone can be considered a relative of the Doctor's, after a fashion. Also, Sarah Jane Smith referred to the Doctor's companions as his family saying "you act like such a lonely man, but you've got the biggest family on Earth!" ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')
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| [[Amy Pond]] is his possible mother-in-law as [[River Song]] (who is Amy's daughter) is hinted several times to be his wife.
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| ===Marriages===
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| During an encounter with [[Ood Sigma]], the tenth Doctor claimed to have married 'Good Queen Bess', a decision that didn't end well and led to her declaring him an enemy. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[The Beast Below]]'') This does not appear to be the Doctor's only marriage, as he remarked to [[Sally Sparrow]] about being "rubbish at weddings, especially my own." ([[DW]]: ''[[Blink]]'') Additionally, in his eleventh incarnation, the Doctor accidentally became engaged to [[Marilyn Monroe]], and then married her the same night in a small chapel that he later claimed was not a real chapel. ([[DW]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'')
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| It is implied heavily throughout the appearances of [[River Song]] that she and the Doctor have had a relationship somewhere in her past and his future. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'' / ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Time of Angels]]'' / ''[[Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens]]'' / ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
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| ===Languages===
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| The Doctor could speak 5 billion languages ([[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''), though it is likely he can only do so with help from the TARDIS' telepathic [[translation circuit]]s. His native language is probably [[Gallifreyan (language)|Modern Gallifreyan]], but he seems to prefer speaking British English, usually in an accent that on Earth is considered similar to spoken accents used in the British Isles; this accent has changed incarnation to incarnation, with, for example, the Doctor's seventh incarnation speaking with an accent similar to that used in Scotland (the tenth incarnation once affected a Scottish accent intentionally ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]''), [[Grace Holloway]] identifying the eighth Doctor to a policeman as being English ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]''), and Rose Tyler identifying the ninth Doctor's accent as being that of northern England. ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
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| He could read and write [[Gallifreyan (language)|Old High Gallifreyan]], an unusual skill even among Time Lords. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') He was fluent in the language of the [[Judoon]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]''), [[Delphon]] (a language "spoken" using only eyebrow movements) ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''), several [[China|Chinese]] languages ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'', ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]''), ancient Martian ([[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]''), and many other human and alien languages. He did not seem to understand [[France|French]] in his second incarnation ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]''), but later became fluent. He also spoke baby. ([[DW]]: "[[A Good Man Goes to War]]")
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| ====Connections With Earth====
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| Although the Doctor visited many worlds, the planet Earth remained the one for which he had the closest affinity. He displayed immense knowledge of and/or interest in Earth history and was either an observer or an active participant in countless major events in that history. As noted previously, he found himself exiled to Earth during his third incarnation, very much against his wishes. He worked with [[UNIT]] during this time and later was a good friend to colleagues such as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], [[John Benton|Sergeant Benton]], [[Mike Yates]], [[Liz Shaw]], [[Jo Grant]], Sarah Jane Smith and [[Harry Sullivan]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'', ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')
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| However he also had, at times, an affinity for the world, and specifically for [[Great Britain]]. When [[Angus Goodman]] asked him if he was British, he replied that he wasn't, but thanked Gus for the compliment. ([[DWM]]: ''[[4-Dimensional Vistas]]'') He considered himself to be British soon after his regeneration into his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|The TV Movie]]'')
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| His incarnations adopted accents based upon different regions of the United Kingdom, most notably his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]] (who had a [[Scotland|Scottish]] accent) and his ninth, whose accent resembled that of the north of England - though he tried to pass it off by claiming "lots of planets have a North!" ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') His [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]] once adopted a convincing Scottish accent as part of a disguise. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'')
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| The vast majority of the Doctor's known companions have been humans hailing from various points in the planet's history. His [[Ninth Doctor|ninth]] and [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnations]] developed a network of friends and former companions at one point referred to as the Doctor's secret Army or the Children of Time. Thanks to their knowledge of him, they were able to summon him in a time of desperate need when he was unable to find Earth and arrived to save the day with his companion at the time, [[Donna Noble]]. This threat ([[Davros|Davros']] [[New Dalek Empire]]) took the combined power of the Doctor and all of the companions and friends in his Secret Army to defeat. Among them were [[Sarah Jane Smith]], (who refered to his companions as his family as well) her computer [[Mr Smith]], her robotic dog [[K-9 Mark IV|K-9]] and her son [[Luke Smith]]; [[Captain Jack Harkness]] and his [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood team]], [[Harriet Jones]] (who sacrificed herself to help summon him); Donna Noble, [[Sylvia Noble|her mother]] and [[Wilfred Mott|grandfather]] who helped summon the Doctor; [[Martha Jones]] who was given a job at [[UNIT]] after she left the Doctor; [[Mickey Smith]], who briefly traveled with him, [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Jackie Tyler|her mother Jackie]] who showed up to help from [[Pete's World]] (the parallel world they were living on). Also, [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor|a clone of the Doctor]] was created that played a role in the end of the threat as well, but was left behind on Pete's World with Rose to live out a normal human life. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End]]'')
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| The general populace of Earth remained oblivious to the Doctor's ongoing efforts to protect the planet, and unaware of his existence. There have been a few exceptions to this, however. During the [[Sycorax]] invasion, Prime Minister [[Harriet Jones]] made a public appeal over the UK airwaves calling on the Doctor to intervene. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] appeared on international television to light the Olympic flame at the 2012 London Games, though he was never identified ([[DW]]: ''[[Fear Her]]''). By the early 21st century, the Doctor had also become something of a cult figure, with at least one group, [[LINDA]], following his exploits ([[DW]]: ''[[Love & Monsters]]'', ''[[Time Crash]]''), and conspiracy theorists dedicating websites to solving the "Who is the Doctor?" mystery ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[World War Three]]'', et al). At some point after [[2059]], due to the Doctor altering history, a media website ran a story about "The Mythical Doctor" and his involvement in the [[Bowie Base One]] incident on [[Mars]] and the rescue of two of its crewmembers ([[DW]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars]]'').
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| Perhaps the widest knowledge of the Doctor came during the so-called [[The Year That Never Was]], during which [[Martha Jones]] travelled around Earth spreading tales of the Doctor and generating a groundswell of faith in the Time Lord that facilitated the defeat of [[the Master]]; this timeline, however, was ultimately negated and forgotten by all but a few individuals. ([[DW]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords]]'').
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| The Doctor established friendships with many well-known humans throughout history, including (but not limited to) [[William Shakespeare]] (for whom he transcribed the first folio of ''Hamlet'' ([[DW]]: ''[[City of Death]]'') and shared an adventure ([[DW]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code]]''); [[Winston Churchill]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''), [[Frank Sinatra]] ([[DW]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''); [[Vincent Van Gogh]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Vincent and the Doctor]]''; [[Mary Shelley]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Company of Friends]]''); Sir [[Isaac Newton]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]''); And even being married to Marilyn Monroe! He also claimed to have known the real [[Santa Claus]] ([[DW]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'').
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| ===Influence===
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| The Doctor belonged to the [[Prydonian Chapter]], the most important chapter of Time Lord society. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') He had a profound influence on many worlds and was written into their histories ([[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]''); as a result he has been the recipient of many honors including being made a noble of [[Draconia]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Frontier in Space]]'') and a knight of the [[British Empire]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'')
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| Having broken the Time Lords' [[non-interference policy]], in his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] he was put on trial as a [[Renegade Time Lord|renegade]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') Subsequently, for a time, he acted as agent of the Time Lords' [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] before the beginning of his sentence on [[20th century]] [[Earth]]. ([[PDA]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'', ''[[World Game]]'') Following his defeat of [[Omega]], which saved Gallifrey, he was given a pardon and granted freedom. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
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| In his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]], as part of a ploy to outwit invaders of Gallifrey, he applied for the position of [[Lord President]] of the [[High Council]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') In his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he was put on trial again for recklessness. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Stockbridge Horror]]'') He was later given the title of Lord President again by Councillor [[Flavia]], against his wishes. He pretended to accept the office but ran away in his [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]'') Prior to the Doctor's trial during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], he was deposed in absentia and put on trial for breaking the non-interference policy and, later in the same trial, for [[genocide]], although the validity of the trial was called into question when it was discovered that it had been orchestrated by an evil future manifestation of the Doctor, [[the Valeyard]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'')
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| ==Companions==
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| :''Main article: [[Companion]]''
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| Throughout much of his life, the Doctor has chosen (or been forced) to share his travels with an array of individuals, occasionally referred to in official terms as companions. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') Usually humanoid and female, these platonic relationships have provided the Doctor with company and, occasionally, a means to control his actions. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]'') On rare occasions, most noticeably in the case of [[Rose Tyler]] and [[Charlotte Pollard]], the Doctor developed a relationship with a companion that could be said to move away from platonic. ([[DW]: ''[[Journey's End]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Scherzo]]'') At least one "family member", [[Susan Foreman]], also travelled as a companion to the Doctor for a time. In his later incarnations, the Doctor became hesitant to take on companions, offering only the most exceptional the opportunity to travel with him ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride]]''). On at least one occasion he evicted a companion for bad behaviour ([[Adam Mitchell]]. [[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') After the painful loss of one companion, [[Donna Noble]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]''), he refused to take on new companions for fear of having his heart broken again ([[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''). Despite this claim, after he regenerated into his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]], he took on [[Amy Pond]], and later, her fiancee [[Rory Williams]] as companions, claiming that he had grown tired of travelling alone.
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| ==Behind the scenes==
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| ==="Doctor Who"===
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| The use of the name "Doctor Who" when referring to the Doctor is disapproved of by most fans. Despite this, the ending credits for [[Doctor Who|the series]] gave his name as "Doctor Who" or "Dr. Who", from 1963 until 1980, when new [[Producer]] [[John Nathan-Turner]] changed the policy, making his name in the end credits now "the Doctor", which remained in place until the original series ended in 1989. [[Executive Producer]] [[Russell T Davies]] used "Doctor Who" when the series returned in 2005, but [[Tenth Doctor]] actor [[David Tennant]] asked to change it back to "the Doctor" beginning in 2006. This tradition has continued into the [[Matt Smith]] era.
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| Throughout the franchise's history it has been common for the character to be referred to by media and cast members as "Dr. Who".
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| In the series, only one character, [[WOTAN]] in [[1966]]'s ''[[The War Machines]]'', has ever directly referred to him by this name. In the [[2005]] episode ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', a website called "Who is Doctor Who?" is introduced, though the name is presented as a question put forward by a conspiracy theorist and no one actually uses the name in dialogue. A line of dialogue written for [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]'', but cut, would have had the Doctor himself use the name as part of a joke involving ''Star Trek'' (after being dubbed "Mr. Spock" by Rose, the Doctor was to have muttered, "I'd rather be Doctor Who than Star Trek").
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| Other media, [[1960s]] and early [[1970s]] [[Doctor Who Annual]]s, comics and [[Target Books]] (most notably the ''[[Doctor Who and the Zarbi]]'', not technically a Target Books novelisation, but reprinted by them) have called the Doctor "Doctor Who". Even then, dialogue between characters usually referred to him as "the Doctor".
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| In the 1990s, the name "The Doctor" took on an unusual distinction in science fiction history as it came to be used not only in ''Doctor Who'' but also in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, as a character known only as "The Doctor" was introduced in the 1995-2001 spin-off series ''Star Trek: Voyager''. Although both franchises have made one-off references to each other, this remains the only occasion in which ongoing major characters in both have shared the same name. Due to copyrights and trademarks, this likely became possible only because the ''Voyager'' character was originally to have carried the name "Dr. Zimmerman", and the series reiterated on several occasions that the character was "the doctor" for the ''Voyager'' starship, but otherwise had no permanent name other than "Emergency Medical Hologram" (as opposed to the lead character of ''Doctor Who'' who explicitly uses "The Doctor" as his name, even if only as an alias).
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| Further in-universe references have been made as part of [[the "Doctor Who?" running joke]].
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| ===Casting===
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| So far every actor to portray the Doctor has been male, white, and born in the [[United Kingdom]]. Despite the fact that The Doctor is not a native of Britain, or of Earth for that matter, every actor to play him so far has had a British accent, much in the way all aliens in the Star Trek franchise tend to speak in an American accent. The type of British accent has varied from one incarnation to the next, as the earliest incarnations used RP, whereas more recent incarnations have had Estuary accents. The [[Ninth Doctor]] was unique in that he had a Northern accent, causing Rose to ask why an alien would have a Northern accent, to which he replied "Lots of planets have a north." ([[DW]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') In recent years there has been speculation over whether Time Lords should be able to change races or even sexes when regenerating. While the former idea was first postulated by [[Tom Baker]] and never taken seriously, during the recent casting for the [[Eleventh Doctor]], at least one black actor ([[Paterson Joseph]]) was considered a leading contender ([http://www.tv.com/a-chat-with-paterson-joseph-survivors/webnews/38014.html "A Chat with Paterson Joseph"] on TV.com). Actors from the United States or Canada,(in one case Australia) have been rumoured as contenders for the role over the years. Actors considered for the role have varied widely in age, from the 20s to the 60s. To date the oldest actor to be cast as the Doctor has been [[William Hartnell]], who was 55; the youngest has been [[Matt Smith]], who was 26 when cast. [[Jon Pertwee]] was 77 when he made his final official performance as the Doctor in a BBC Radio serial, making him the oldest actor to play the part in an officially licensed capacity. His closest rival is [[Tom Baker]], who turned 75 in 2009, the year he recorded a series of Doctor Who audio dramas. [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Paul McGann]], all in their 50s or 60s, continue to portray the Doctor in licensed audio dramas produced by [[Big Finish Productions]], with McGann also appearing in audio dramas produced by Big Finish for broadcast on BBC7 radio.
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| ====List of Actors====
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| *[[William Hartnell]] - [[First Doctor]]
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| *[[Patrick Troughton]] - [[Second Doctor]]
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| *[[Jon Pertwee]] - [[Third Doctor]]
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| *[[Tom Baker]] - [[Fourth Doctor]]
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| *[[Peter Davison]] - [[Fifth Doctor]]
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| *[[Colin Baker]] - [[Sixth Doctor]]
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| *[[Sylvester McCoy]] - [[Seventh Doctor]]
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| *[[Paul McGann|Paul McGann - ]][[Eighth Doctor]]
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| *[[Christopher Eccleston|Christopher Eccleston - ]][[Ninth Doctor]]
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| *[[David Tennant|David Tennant - ]][[Tenth Doctor]]
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| *[[Matt Smith|Matt Smith - ]][[Eleventh Doctor]]
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| ====Other actors====
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| =====First Doctor=====
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| *[[Brian Proudfoot]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' (uncredited; body double)
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| *[[Richard Hurndall]] - [[DW]]: ''[[The Five Doctors]]''
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| =====Third Doctor=====
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| *[[David Warner]] ([[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Sympathy for the Devil]]'', ''[[Masters of War]]''
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| *[[Arabella Weir]] ([[The Doctor (Exile)|Alternative]]) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Exile]]''
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| =====Fourth Doctor=====
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| *[[Trevor Martin]] ([[Alternative Fourth Doctor|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[SP]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Daleks in The Seven Keys to Doomsday]]''
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| *[[David Banks]] ([[The Doctor (The Ultimate Adventure)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[SP]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]''
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| *[[Jon Culshaw]] - [[DOC]]: ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''
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| =====Ninth Doctor=====
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| *[[Rowan Atkinson]] ([[Ninth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
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| *[[Richard E. Grant]] ([[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[WC]]: ''[[Scream of the Shalka]]''
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| =====Tenth Doctor=====
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| *[[Richard E. Grant]] ([[Tenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
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| =====Eleventh Doctor=====
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| *[[Jim Broadbent]] ([[Eleventh Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
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| *[[Daniel Anthony]] ([[Clyde Langer]]'s body taken over by the Doctor) - [[SJA]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor]]''
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| =====Twelfth Doctor=====
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| *[[Hugh Grant]] ([[Twelfth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
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| =====Thirteenth Doctor=====
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| *[[Joanna Lumley]] ([[Thirteenth Doctor (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Alternate Timeline]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''
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| =====Other Doctors=====
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| *[[Peter Cushing]] ([[Dr. Who (Dalek movies)|Dr. Who]]) - ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'', ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''
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| *[[Adrian Gibbs]] ([[The Watcher]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''
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| *[[Michael Jayston]] ([[The Valeyard]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'', [[DWU]]: ''[[He Jests at Scars...]]''
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| *[[Geoffrey Hughes]] ("[[Popplewick]]" - Valeyard in disguise) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe]]''
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| *[[Mark Gatiss]] ([[The Doctor (The Web of Caves)|Unspecified Doctor]]) - ''[[The Web of Caves]]''
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| *[[Geoffrey Bayldon]] ([[The Doctor (Auld Mortality)|Alternative Doctor]]) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Auld Mortality]]'', ''[[A Storm of Angels]]''
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| *[[David Collings]] ([[The Doctor (Full Fathom Five 1)|Alternative Doctor]]) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]''
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| *[[Ian Brooker]] ([[The Doctor (Full Fathom Five 2)|Alternative Doctor]]) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Full Fathom Five]]''
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| *[[Derek Jacobi]] ([[Martin Bannister]] - who believed he was the Doctor) - [[DWU]]: ''[[Deadline]]''
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| *[[David Morrissey]] ([[Jackson Lake]] - who believed he was the Doctor) - [[DW]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]''
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| *[[Toby Jones]] (The [[Dream Lord]]) - [[DW]]: ''[[Amy's Choice]]''
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| *[[Nick Scovell]]
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| *[[Lenny Henry]]
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| ===Analogous Characters===
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| :''See [[Doctor Who pastiches#Pastiches of the Doctor|Pastiches of the Doctor]]''
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| ==External Links==
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| *{{Imdb name|id=0009587|name=The Doctor}}
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| *[[Wikipedia:The Doctor (Doctor Who)|Original Wikipedia article]]
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| *[http://www.whoniverse.org/biography/gallifrey.php Detailed Biography of the Doctor]
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| *[[w:c:marvel:The Doctor (Earth-5556)|The Doctor]] at the [[w:c:marvel|Marvel Database]]
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