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Seeing himself as a "chess master", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') the Seventh Doctor was a consummate fan of [[chess]], to the point of treating his companions and enemies as pieces on a [[chess board]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') until he tired of the game in favour of [[hopscotch]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') He habitually lied to keep others at ease, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') and preferred to explain "one thing at a time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') While he was known for his preference on using words to resolve a problem instead of violence, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and preferred to fight fairly, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rice Pudding (short story)|Rice Pudding]]'') the Doctor was not adverse to letting his adversaries be the architects of their own unmaking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | Seeing himself as a "chess master", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') the Seventh Doctor was a consummate fan of [[chess]], to the point of treating his companions and enemies as pieces on a [[chess board]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') until he tired of the game in favour of [[hopscotch]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') He habitually lied to keep others at ease, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') and preferred to explain "one thing at a time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') While he was known for his preference on using words to resolve a problem instead of violence, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and preferred to fight fairly, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rice Pudding (short story)|Rice Pudding]]'') the Doctor was not adverse to letting his adversaries be the architects of their own unmaking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
Although his more whimsical tendencies disappeared over time, the Doctor maintained a fondness for idiosyncratic speeches that occasionally referred to literature, ordinary places and even food and drink amidst the weightier concerns on his mind. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') When deducing grandiloquent plans to rule the universe, he considered their destruction of small everyday pleasures, like art and music, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') and often mocked his enemies grandiose plans by incorporating foods into their list of ambitions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') In his more serious moments, however, the Doctor would sombrely reflect the ramifications of time and the consequences of interfering in history | Although his more whimsical tendencies disappeared over time, the Doctor maintained a fondness for idiosyncratic speeches that occasionally referred to literature, ordinary places and even food and drink amidst the weightier concerns on his mind. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') When deducing grandiloquent plans to rule the universe, he considered their destruction of small everyday pleasures, like art and music, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') and often mocked his enemies grandiose plans by incorporating foods into their list of ambitions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') In his more serious moments, however, the Doctor would sombrely reflect the ramifications of time and the consequences of interfering in history, ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') as well as his life of aimless travel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Culture Shock! (comic story)|Culture Shock!]]'') | ||
While his previous incarnations would stumble upon trouble by happenstance, the Seventh Doctor actively sought out villains to vanquish and dictatorships to dethrone, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') getting involved in local affairs without question, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') and was much less forgiving than his preceding incarnation, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project Lazarus]]'') due to the Sixth Doctor's decision to let his morality and scruples die with him in his final moments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'') The Doctor would claim{{who}} that he served as Time's Champion because of "principles, truth, love and harmony, peace and goodwill, [and] the best of intentions." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | While his previous incarnations would stumble upon trouble by happenstance, the Seventh Doctor actively sought out villains to vanquish and dictatorships to dethrone, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') getting involved in local affairs without question, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') and was much less forgiving than his preceding incarnation, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project Lazarus]]'') due to the Sixth Doctor's decision to let his morality and scruples die with him in his final moments. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'') The Doctor would claim{{who}} that he served as Time's Champion because of "principles, truth, love and harmony, peace and goodwill, [and] the best of intentions." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'') | ||