Second Doctor/Psychological profile
The Second Doctor's psychological profile was more complex than met the eye; beneath a bumbling exterior which he knowingly kept up to induce people to underestimate him, he concealed a deep concern for the universe and his duties within it, and resolve of steel when it came to implementing his plans.
Personality
Striving to be the "nicest possible person", (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) the Second Doctor enjoyed embroiling himself in dangerous adventures that provided the "spice of life", (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"]) to the extent that he envied those in more perilous situations than himself. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) He privately hoped to find "pre-historic monsters" when thinking about where the TARDIS could land. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"]) He could be assertive in where he went, believing he was "allowed everywhere". (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) However, he would not turn down the chance for relaxation when it presented itself, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"]) and would be upset when his rest was interrupted. (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"])
Though he claimed that he "never talk[ed] nonsense", (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) the Second Doctor frequently gave the impression that he was a bumbling fool who never knew what he was doing, or what he was doing was part of a larger scheme, as a calculated act to fool those into underestimating his true intellect, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) as he surmised that "an unintelligent enemy [was] far less dangerous than an intelligent one". (TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"]) Despite the Doctor's almost childlike recklessness, it was always clear to his allies that a keen, deliberate intellect lurked behind his every action, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"]) with the Doctor adopting a grave seriousness when the situation called for it. (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) He enjoyed keeping people in the dark on how much control he had over a situation, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) as he enjoyed being "mysterious", (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) though he would deflect blame to others when his discrepancies backfired on him. (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"])
Despite his tendency to panic when events got out of control, (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]) the Second Doctor always acted heroically and morally in his desire to help the oppressed fight "the most terrible things [in the universe]", (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) often being the first to jump to the rescue when someone needed saving, (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"]) and deeming himself the "enemy of anything that [was] wrong or evil in [the] universe". (PROSE: The Final Sanction [+]Loading...["The Final Sanction (novel)"]) He was even willingly to sacrifice his safety and freedoms to prevent his friends from undergoing preventable suffering. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) However, he refused to act when he did not know the allegiances of the side he was working with, demanding they backed up their intentions with tangible evidence. (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])
The Doctor championed free will and the right for people to remain non-stagnant and "always make up [their] own mind", even if it meant questioning authority, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) though was adamant that such things had to come naturally instead of from augmentation from outside forces. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) He himself would refuse to be treated as a slave, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and would only cooperate if he was addressed "properly". (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"])
He also had a warmer, gentler way about him than his previous incarnation, taking time during his adventures to check if his friends were feeling alright and comfort them when they were frightened, (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) keeping their wellbeing first and foremost in his mind, even when he got caught up in events around him, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"]) prioritising their safety before his own. (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"])
He was easily distracted, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) and would talk to himself to think, treating his inner thoughts as a separate person while in conversation. (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"])
He was very aware of his own genius, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"], The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and would react with indignity if he felt his brilliance was being questioned, (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) but was able to admit when he had been a "silly idiot" (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"]) and when he was at fault for a situation getting out of hand due to his own miscalculations. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) However, he was adamant on solving a problem with the solution that he had come up with. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"])
While he would normally leave discreetly without a goodbye when he had solved the problem at hand, (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) the Second Doctor was quite willing to enjoy fame, and even fortune, when he could find it. (COMIC: Martha the Mechanical Housemaid [+]Loading...["Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)"]) Other times, however, he just accepted a simple "thank you" as reward for his heroic actions. (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"])
He enjoyed saying tongue twisters, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) drawing, marbles, (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"]) books, and receiving gifts. (PROSE: The Nameless City [+]Loading...["The Nameless City (short story)"]) He was also fond of Cluedo, (PROSE: The Menagerie [+]Loading...["The Menagerie (novel)"]) and had a fascination for jungles. (PROSE: Combat Rock [+]Loading...["Combat Rock (novel)"])
He disliked being a leader, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"]) and goodbyes. (TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]) He also "never like[d] to make predictions" about seeing the last of something, (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) and bemoaned that humans were always "trying to destroy each other." (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])
While New York City was his favourite city, (COMIC: The Monsters from the Past [+]Loading...["The Monsters from the Past (comic story)"]) the Doctor always fond it "marvelous" to visit London. (COMIC: Death Race [+]Loading...["Death Race (comic story)"])
The Second Doctor liked to consume fruit, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) plankton, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"]) wine, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) pork, potatoes, carrots, ice cream, (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) patty cakes, (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) roast duck, (COMIC: Action in Exile [+]Loading...["Action in Exile (comic story)"]) champagne cognac, (PROSE: Foreign Devils [+]Loading...["Foreign Devils (novel)"]) and cheesecake. (PROSE: The Juror's Story [+]Loading...["The Juror's Story (short story)"])
Having a liking for the dark, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"]) but a fear of the unknown, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) the Doctor "live[d] in [the] hope" that he would always survive his dangerous escapades, (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"]) trying his best to avoid pessimism (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"]) or see "danger in [his] own shadow", (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) believing that the "universe tend[ed] towards good" (PROSE: Wonderland [+]Loading...["Wonderland (novel)"]) and that there was "no such thing as defeat", (COMIC: The Tests of Trefus [+]Loading...["The Tests of Trefus (comic story)"]) though he knew when to abandon a hopeless course. (COMIC: Atoms Infinite [+]Loading...["Atoms Infinite (comic story)"]) He held the greatest virtues in a person as being "courage, pity, chivalry, friendship, [and] even compassion", (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and thought that intelligent beings should not be used as slaves. (COMIC: The Tests of Trefus [+]Loading...["The Tests of Trefus (comic story)"])
Having a disdain for bureaucracy, (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"]) the Doctor believed it was justified to break the "bad" laws, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"]) especially the laws that actively encouraged letting people suffer. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) He believed that "life depend[ed] on change and renewal," (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and that one should prioritise "a modern scientific brain" instead of favouring "heathen idol[s]", (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"]) but he did respect how other cultures valued their beliefs. (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"]) When Ben and Polly suggested taking some jewels from the tomb of Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amen, the Doctor was aghast and berated them for wanting to steal from the deceased, calling it a "monstrous notion". (PROSE: The King of Golden Death [+]Loading...["The King of Golden Death (short story)"])
The Second Doctor believed in destiny, telling Ben and Polly that the TARDIS' seemingly random journeys were controlled by destiny and that, "if [they] just obey[ed] destiny blindly, all [would] be well". (PROSE: Only a Matter of Time [+]Loading...["Only a Matter of Time (short story)"]) He also believed that logic "merely enable[d] one to be wrong with authority." (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) He did not, however, believe in luck, (COMIC: The Forgotten [+]Loading...["The Forgotten (comic story)"]) or yetis. (PROSE: Dr. Second [+]Loading...["Dr. Second (novel)"])
The "enemy [he] fear[ed] most" were the Cybermen, (COMIC: The Coming of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)"]) and he was also frightened of vampires. (PROSE: The Murder Game [+]Loading...["The Murder Game (novel)"])
While he "never held that the end[s] [justified] the means", (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) the Second Doctor was aware that there were times that risking the lives of a few people was necessary to protect everyone else, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) or to at least allow "a little injustice" to prevent a "wholesale slaughter", (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) though he did not like having such a philosophy. (TV:The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"])
In his more ruthless moments, the Doctor wired the Cyber-Tombs' doors to fatally electrocute anyone trying to open them, (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) pursued the Kraals into extinction, (COMIC: Freedom by Fire [+]Loading...["Freedom by Fire (comic story)"]) ensured that a relatively helpless party of Daleks would all die, (COMIC: Bringer of Darkness [+]Loading...["Bringer of Darkness (comic story)"]) steered an Ice Warrior fleet into the sun, (TV: The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) and used a ray gun he had invented to kill a giant spider while shouting, "Die, hideous creature... Die!" (COMIC: Master of Spiders [+]Loading...["Master of Spiders (comic story)"]) He also appeared unfazed to Ramón Salamander's fate in the Time Vortex. (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"]) However, when he was about to take a risk, he would warn others to leave if they felt unsafe. (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"])
While he "care[d] about life", (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"]) the Doctor knew that there were situations with "no time for mercy" (COMIC: The Coming of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)"]) and was unafraid to resort to violence by brutalising a person if it was beneficial to his plans, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"]) nor did he fear launching himself at an unaware opponent to stop their evil plans, (COMIC: Space War Two [+]Loading...["Space War Two (comic story)"], Operation Wurlitzer [+]Loading...["Operation Wurlitzer (comic story)"], Action in Exile [+]Loading...["Action in Exile (comic story)"]) and was even ready to arm himself with a knife if he believed it was the best way to defend himself. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) However, he saw crests that glorified combat as "romantic piffle", (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"]) and would seek all forms of justice that were not personal executions, as he did not believe anyone had the right to kill. (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) Indeed, he would regret it if he himself killed someone when trying to only incapacitate them. (PROSE: A Comedy of Terrors [+]Loading...["A Comedy of Terrors (short story)"])
He also claimed to hate computers, (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) and would only use them when he had no alternative. (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"]) He similarly dismissed robots as machines "built to obey", (COMIC: Robot King [+]Loading...["Robot King (comic story)"]) as he considered machines to be a preferable form of slavery. (COMIC: The Tests of Trefus [+]Loading...["The Tests of Trefus (comic story)"])
While the Second Doctor preached in keeping the stability of the Space-Time continuum intact, (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) he was willing to indulge in "bending [the Laws of Time] a little" when he could. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])
Not above playing mind games with his enemies, the Doctor would pretend to agree with them to allow their egos to expose their madness, (TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"]) or would purposely annoy them to trick them into showing their lack of self-control. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"])
The Second Doctor had a noticeably antagonistic relationship with the Third Doctor, their personalities so different that they seemed incapable of working together without the authoritative presence of the First Doctor, (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) whom the Second Doctor was slightly afraid of. (WC: Doctors Assemble! [+]Loading...["Doctors Assemble! (webcast)"]) While combating Adam Mitchell's Autons, the Second Doctor associated himself with his first and seventh incarnations, combining with them to think of a solution to the situation. (COMIC: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (POT comic story)"])
While the Sixth Doctor considered his second incarnation to be an "antediluvian fogey" for apparently being captured by the Sontarans, (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) the Eighth Doctor remembered the Second Doctor as a "gentle little fellow who had sacrificed his own freedom so that others might be free". (PROSE: The Eight Doctors [+]Loading...["The Eight Doctors (novel)"])
The Second Doctor was highly defensive of his TARDIS, (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"]) thinking it as the "most valuable thing in the world" (COMIC: Egyptian Escapade [+]Loading...["Egyptian Escapade (comic story)"]) and describing it as "a magnificent machine" and "utterly reliable", trusting it would bring him to where his help was needed. (PROSE: Dr. Second [+]Loading...["Dr. Second (novel)"])
By the time he fought Side, the Doctor considered Jamie to be the most reliable friend that he had ever had. (AUDIO: The Jigsaw War [+]Loading...["The Jigsaw War (audio story)"]) The Sixth Doctor even told his companion, Peri Brown, that he was "always very fond of Jamie." When Chessene of the Franzine Grig informed him that Jamie had most likely been killed in a Sontaran attack, the Doctor began going into a grief-stricken rage until he was restrained. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])
Wanting to have his revenge on them, (COMIC: The Doctor Strikes Back [+]Loading...["The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)"]) the Doctor saw the Daleks as nothing more than "a living plague of hatred and fear", and felt justified in destroying them, with Victoria unsettled by how his voice "[carried] such hatred" as he spoke of them. (COMIC: Bringer of Darkness [+]Loading...["Bringer of Darkness (comic story)"]) He even took glee in tricking the Daleks into destroying each other. (COMIC: The Doctor Strikes Back [+]Loading...["The Doctor Strikes Back (comic story)"])
Samantha Briggs believed the Second Doctor was a "weirdy", though Jamie McCrimmon defended his intelligence, (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"]) with the Brigadier recognising that the Doctor had "an incredible knack of being one jump ahead of everyone." (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) Victoria Waterfield saw the Second Doctor as a beacon of "kindness, compassion, wisdom, [and] great knowledge", (AUDIO: Power Play [+]Loading...["Power Play (audio story)"]) with Zoe Heriot considering the Doctor to be a "lovely little man" who was "fun to be with" (PROSE: One Small Step... [+]Loading...["One Small Step... (short story)"]) as he was "old, clever and kind." (AUDIO: The Five Dimensional Man [+]Loading...["The Five Dimensional Man (audio story)"])
The Tremas Master described the Second Doctor as "the comedian", but noted he was "not quite the clown he look[ed]". (GAME: Destiny of the Doctors [+]Loading...["Destiny of the Doctors (video game)"]) River Song found the Second Doctor "fun, but [she] wouldn't trust him as far as [she] could throw him". (GAME: The Eternity Clock [+]Loading...["The Eternity Clock (video game)"]) When the Eighth Doctor had a tarot card reading, the Second Doctor was identified as "the Hermit". (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"])
When sentenced to a forced regeneration by the Time Lords, the Doctor was initial concern was his next incarnation's appearance, though he rejected the faces offered to him, maintaining that he alone had the right to decide what he looked like. Once the Time Lords decided to start to begin the regeneration, however, the Doctor quickly protested how unfairly he was being treated, and continued protesting in the void, (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) until the Celestial Intervention Agency intervened. (PROSE: World Game [+]Loading...["World Game (novel)"]) When the regeneration was finally triggered after he was shot by the Time Lords' animated scarecrows, the Doctor used his dying breath to reassure Farmer Glenlock-Hogan, who had been ridiculed for seeing his scarecrows come to life, that the phenomenon would not happen again after the night was over. (COMIC: The Night Walkers [+]Loading...["The Night Walkers (comic story)"]) As he entered his final moments, the Second Doctor thought of his companions, and, though afraid, felt excitement by the feeling of renewal, as he continued to feel justified by his violation of the non-interference policy. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"])
Habits and quirks
The Second Doctor developed a habit of running away from danger when inappropriately prepared, often instructing his companions to retreat with a variation of "when I say run, run." (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"]) When directing people or instructing them to follow him, it was rare for the Doctor not to issue the instruction with an utterance of, "come along". (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"], The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"], The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])
He also began many of his phrases with an, "oh", such as "Oh, dear", (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], etc.) "Oh, my giddy aunt!", (TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and retorting with, "oh, no, no, no", when he disagreed with a statement. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], etc.)
He was prone to exclaiming, "Oh, my word!", when startled, (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"]) analysing, (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) alleviated, (TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) amazed, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) intrigued, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) baffled, (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"], The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) or annoyed. (TV: The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) Another favoured exclamation of his was, "Ah ha", which he would say in moments of gleeful realisation or when celebrating a positive outcome. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"])
He was also inclined to say, "I wonder...", when he was thinking aloud, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], etc.) asking for help, (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) or stating his disbelief in a statement, (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) and would shush people when he wanted them to be quiet. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], etc.)
Other favoured phrases of his to yell in surprise were, "Great powers", (COMIC: The Monsters from the Past [+]Loading...["The Monsters from the Past (comic story)"], The Faithful Rocket Pack [+]Loading...["The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)"], The Witches [+]Loading...["The Witches (comic story)"], etc.) and, "By the planets!". (COMIC: The Coming of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Coming of the Cybermen (comic story)"], The Faithful Rocket Pack [+]Loading...["The Faithful Rocket Pack (comic story)"], The Witches [+]Loading...["The Witches (comic story)"], Cyber-Mole [+]Loading...["Cyber-Mole (comic story)"], etc.)
A fidgety incarnation, it was rare for the Second Doctor to go long without continuously wringing and interlocking his hands together. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"]) However, he was known to stand with his hands simply crossed in front of him, (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], etc.) and occasionally held behind his back. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"], The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])
He was also known to stand with his hands on hips, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], etc.) dither his hands in front of his lapels, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], etc.) and twiddle his fingers in his hand. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], etc.)
When in contemplation, the Doctor would scratch his chin or mouth, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], etc.) or cusp his chin and lower mouth in his hand. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"], etc.)
He would also pat himself with his handkerchief after moments of intensity. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], etc.)
He would sometimes carry food on his person to snack on during his adventures, such as sherbet lemon, (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) jelly babies, (TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"], The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"]) and an apple. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])
The Doctor possessed a recorder, which he played when he needed to pass the time, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"]) to raise morale in a dire situation, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"]) to help him to concentrate, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) or simply as a tool to make him seem less suspicious. (TV: The Macra Terror [+]Loading...["The Macra Terror (TV story)"]) He could also use his recorder as an effective tool, having a separate mouthpiece that turned it into a spyglass, (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"], The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) and improvise it into a blowgun. (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"]) Because his companions disliked the instrument, (COMIC: The Forgotten [+]Loading...["The Forgotten (comic story)"]) the Doctor took to carrying spares, (PROSE: Twin Piques [+]Loading...["Twin Piques (short story)"], The Avant Guardian [+]Loading...["The Avant Guardian (short story)"]) as playing them helped him to think. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) He displayed a fondness of music in other ways besides the recorder, such as telling Jamie he could travel in the TARDIS in return for teaching him to play the bagpipes. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"])
It was during his second incarnation that the Doctor began to regularly carry a sonic screwdriver. (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) He also carried a magnifying glass on his person, and would utilise it for investigation purposes, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Tomb of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], etc.) and made use of a utility belt to hold his various gadgets. (COMIC: Egyptian Escapade [+]Loading...["Egyptian Escapade (comic story)"], The Witches [+]Loading...["The Witches (comic story)"], The Cyber Empire [+]Loading...["The Cyber Empire (comic story)"], The Dyrons [+]Loading...["The Dyrons (comic story)"])
Skills
The Second Doctor had a gift for diplomacy and winning others over to his side, enabling him to fool his enemies into thinking they had an advantage over him, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"], The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) trick others into doing what he wished, (TV: The Faceless Ones [+]Loading...["The Faceless Ones (TV story)"], The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"]) and convince people into trusting him against their initial judgment, (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) The Third Doctor even acknowledged that his second incarnation was better with people than he was. (TV: The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"])
Instinctively knowing whom to trust from what he deduced of their character, (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) the Doctor was highly deductive, able to tell if he had fooled someone by observing their reactions to his actions, and could tell someone was hiding information from noticing absences in their behaviour or inconsistencies in their appearance. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) He could also triangulate a person's birthplace by studying their accent, (TV: The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"]) and notice and decipher hidden codes in anagrams and acronyms, though it could take some time. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"])
He was also a convincing actor, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Enemy of the World [+]Loading...["The Enemy of the World (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) easily donning disguises without self-consciousness to age, gender, or even dignity. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"])
Physically younger than his predecessor, the Second Doctor was able to outrun various pursuers, (TV: The Underwater Menace [+]Loading...["The Underwater Menace (TV story)"], The Seeds of Death [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"]) and avoid weapon ammunition fired at him. (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) He proved adept at skiing, (COMIC: Eskimo Joe [+]Loading...["Eskimo Joe (comic story)"]) and also learned the arts of Venusian aikido on Venus. (AUDIO: Year of the Drex Olympics [+]Loading...["Year of the Drex Olympics (audio story)"])
He proved a crack shot with a pistol, having the accuracy to disable an armed opponent by shooting the weapon out of their hand, and was also effective with a whip. (COMIC: The Duellists [+]Loading...["The Duellists (comic story)"])
The Second Doctor possessed strong telepathic abilities, such as being able to use telepathy via mental projection to show Zoe Heriot one of his battles with the Daleks, (TV: The Wheel in Space [+]Loading...["The Wheel in Space (TV story)"]) though he found the process tiring. (TV: The Dominators [+]Loading...["The Dominators (TV story)"]) He could also restore erased memories by placing his hands on someone's head. (AUDIO: Tales from the Vault [+]Loading...["Tales from the Vault (audio story)"]) He had a strong resistance to other telepaths trying to intrude into his mind, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"], The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"]) and was even able to lock his mind in battle with the Great Intelligence long enough for his friends to act against it. (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"])
He was also shown to be adept with hypnosis, (TV: The Abominable Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]) being able to overpower the hypnotism of the Zagbor and then spend days releasing the hypnotised humans, (COMIC: The Zombies [+]Loading...["The Zombies (comic story)"]) and was able to reverse the hypnotism of the Master. (PROSE: The Dark Path [+]Loading...["The Dark Path (novel)"]) He could even use hypnotism to induce amnesia. (PROSE: The Roundheads [+]Loading...["The Roundheads (novel)"])
The Second Doctor was a talented tinkerer, (TV: The Web of Fear [+]Loading...["The Web of Fear (TV story)"]) and a "dab hand at mechanics". (COMIC: Death Race [+]Loading...["Death Race (comic story)"]) He was able to create a glass harmonica out of a water glass to pick the sonic lock in his prison cell on Vulcan, (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"]) construct the pedal-copter, (COMIC: Attack of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Attack of the Daleks (comic story)"]) fix Isobel Watkins' camera, (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"]) design and manufacture effective vehicles, (COMIC: Return of the Witches [+]Loading...["Return of the Witches (comic story)"], Car of the Century [+]Loading...["Car of the Century (comic story)"]) and build a series of robots to do chores for him. (COMIC: Barnabus [+]Loading...["Barnabus (comic story)"], Martha the Mechanical Housemaid [+]Loading...["Martha the Mechanical Housemaid (comic story)"])
While he lacked a medical degree, (TV: The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"]) he did have some medical training, (TV: The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"]) and could provide basic first aid when needed. (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"], The Moonbase [+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"], Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"], The Krotons [+]Loading...["The Krotons (TV story)"], etc.)
He could quickly assess the nature of new environments by analysing oxygen and temperature, and could tell if his surroundings were radioactive. (TV: The Power of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Power of the Daleks (TV story)"])
While the Doctor could pilot a helicopter with only minimal success, (TV: Fury from the Deep [+]Loading...["Fury from the Deep (TV story)"]) he was more successful when driving a car, (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) even being able to maneuver around dinosaurs while driving backwards, (COMIC: The Monsters from the Past [+]Loading...["The Monsters from the Past (comic story)"]) or a motorbike. (COMIC: Action in Exile [+]Loading...["Action in Exile (comic story)"]) He could also ride a horse, (COMIC: The Duellists [+]Loading...["The Duellists (comic story)"]) and was able to commandeer the Dart to engage the Cybermen in an aerial fight that emerged victorious from. (COMIC: Test Flight [+]Loading...["Test Flight (comic story)"])
While he preferred to use English, the Doctor could speak French, (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]) and also read Old High Gallifreyan. (TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"])
The Doctor had an encyclopaedic knowledge of various laws, and could map the night sky, (TV: The Highlanders [+]Loading...["The Highlanders (TV story)"]) create a fire with two sticks, (COMIC: Freedom by Fire [+]Loading...["Freedom by Fire (comic story)"]) pick a lock with his tie-pin, (COMIC: Action in Exile [+]Loading...["Action in Exile (comic story)"]) and donate indefinitely large amounts of blood. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS [+]Loading...["Heart of TARDIS (novel)"]) He was instinctively able to keep track of time, even without a way to measure its passing. (PROSE: The Murder Game [+]Loading...["The Murder Game (novel)"])
