Seventh Doctor/Psychological profile
The Seventh Doctor's psychological profile was that of a man prone to sudden shifts in mood, and he could turn on a penny from dark, manipulative, and brooding figure, to a silly, clownish individual fond of joking around. As his long life drew on, he became increasingly brooding and manipulative, though retained his kind interior.
Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Seventh Doctor was originally light-hearted and prone to clownish behaviour (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"]) that masked his true intellect and courage. (PROSE: Infinite Requiem [+]Loading...["Infinite Requiem (novel)"]) However, as he matured, he became a grumpy and melancholy manipulator (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) who saw the battle between good and evil as a game of chess or a stage play, and everyone around him as pawns in the game of fighting evil that he directed, (PROSE: Timewyrm: Revelation [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)"], The Highest Science [+]Loading...["The Highest Science (novel)"], Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"], Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"]) though he hated himself for it, (PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"], Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"]) instead desiring a life of playing the spoons and acting as a children's entertainer with his magic tricks. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"], Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"], Heritage [+]Loading...["Heritage (novel)"]) Despite his darker demeanour, the Seventh Doctor was "not without [his] share of mirth and joviality", and claimed to Ace that he could be "quite the funny fellow", (PROSE: Fable Fusion [+]Loading...["Fable Fusion (short story)"]) though he found it hard to put his trust in others. (COMIC: Younger and Wiser [+]Loading...["Younger and Wiser (comic story)"])
Seeing himself as a "chess master", (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) until he tired of the game in favour of hopscotch. (PROSE: Infinite Requiem [+]Loading...["Infinite Requiem (novel)"]) He habitually lied to keep others at ease, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) and preferred to explain "one thing at a time". (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) While he was known for his preference on using words to resolve a problem instead of violence, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) and preferred to fight fairly, (PROSE: Rice Pudding [+]Loading...["Rice Pudding (short story)"]) the Doctor was not adverse to letting his adversaries be the architects of their own unmaking. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])
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 [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"]) and often mocked his enemies' grandiose plans by incorporating foods into their list of ambitions. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) In his more serious moments, however, the Doctor would sombrely reflect the ramifications of time and the consequences of interfering in history, (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) as well as his life of aimless travel. (COMIC: Culture Shock! [+]Loading...["Culture Shock! (comic story)"])
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 [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) getting involved in local affairs without question, (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"]) and was much less forgiving than his preceding incarnation, (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus [+]Loading...["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 [+]Loading...["The Brink of Death (audio story)"]) 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 [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"])
Despite viewing himself as "a nice little man in a silly jumper", (AUDIO: Harvest of the Sycorax [+]Loading...["Harvest of the Sycorax (audio story)"]) he was viewed as being the most dangerous of the Doctors by UNIT, (AUDIO: Persuasion [+]Loading...["Persuasion (audio story)"]) and would often only see the "bigger picture" rather than the world before him, (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) which resulted in him causing much grief, such as devastating Ace by labelling her an "emotional cripple" to weaken Fenric's power by making her abandon her faith in him. (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) However, he was not totally unfeeling, appearing apprehensive about his decision to destroy Skaro, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) was genuinely agonised that he had to convince Ace that he did not care about her, (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) and told Ellen Woodworth that "the end[s] never [justified] the means, [as] the means used [determined] the kind of end produced." (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet [+]Loading...["Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)"])
Nearing the end of his life, the Doctor decided to retire from his niche of manipulation.[source needed] Feeling guilty and tired from his plotting, (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)"]) he acknowledged he had lived past his prime and would soon regenerate.[source needed] Fearing that his next incarnation would not want to continue plans that he had set in motion, the Doctor put all his affairs in order to leave nothing unsung when his time drew to a close. (AUDIO: Persuasion [+]Loading...["Persuasion (audio story)"]) However, after being saved from one of the Eight Legs by the Eighth Doctor, he became determined to enjoy every minute he had left. After the Eighth Doctor warned him of a trap by the Old Master, the Seventh Doctor decided not to think about it, and let fate decide when and how his life would end, instead of despairing over being alone. (PROSE: The Eight Doctors [+]Loading...["The Eight Doctors (novel)"])
Feeling that he "belong[ed]" in open space, (AUDIO: Unregenerate! [+]Loading...["Unregenerate! (audio story)"]) the Seventh Doctor longed for exploration, and bemoaned how young people had "no spirit of adventure", distaining at taking downtime when he could be experiencing enjoyment in new scientific discoveries. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"]) He also had a soft spot for jazz music, (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"]) conkers, (COMIC: Doctor Conkerer! [+]Loading...["Doctor Conkerer! (comic story)"]) the Beatles, cats, (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]) science fiction, (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"]) baseball, (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"]) composer J. S. Bach, (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice [+]Loading...["The Algebra of Ice (novel)"]) and The Wizard of Oz. (AUDIO: The Settling [+]Loading...["The Settling (audio story)"]) He also admired rats (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"]) and enjoyed collecting pins. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"])
Though the Doctor initially encouraged Ace not to call him "Professor", (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) he later confessed that he liked the nickname. (AUDIO: Thin Ice [+]Loading...["Thin Ice (audio story)"]) He also told Bernice Summerfield that he loved "chaos, big explosions, and rebellions", (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"]) described E flat minor as his favourite musical key, gave blue as his favourite colour, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) and claimed that having his hair cut relaxed him more than anything. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"]) He also enjoyed playing nine dimensional scrabble, (PROSE: St Anthony's Fire [+]Loading...["St Anthony's Fire (novel)"]) and "doing interviews". (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"]) When thinking about rewards he could seek for his actions, the Doctor thought about "the smile of a baby child, the first sunset on a soft and new-born world, [and] the taste of the purest spring water, untouched by any pollution of Man's making." (PROSE: The Dimension Riders [+]Loading...["The Dimension Riders (novel)"])
The Doctor hated wasted journeys, (COMIC: Nemesis of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)"]) unrequited love, tyranny, cruelty, (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) the writings of Stanoff Osterling, (PROSE: Theatre of War [+]Loading...["Theatre of War (novel)"]) the over usage of semicolons, (COMIC: Plastic Millenium [+]Loading...["Plastic Millenium (comic story)"]) swimming, (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) and goodbyes. (PROSE: The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"]) He also saw bus stations as "terrible places full of lost luggage and lost souls", (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) and had little respect for those who chose not to fight injustice when they had the power to. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"])
Maintaining a strict vegetarian diet, (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"], Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"], Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"], The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"], Lungbarrow [+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"], Relative Dementias [+]Loading...["Relative Dementias (novel)"], Citadel of Dreams [+]Loading...["Citadel of Dreams (novel)"]) the Doctor enjoyed almond slices, (PROSE: The Dimension Riders [+]Loading...["The Dimension Riders (novel)"]) liquorice, and apricotts. (PROSE: Rice Pudding [+]Loading...["Rice Pudding (short story)"]) He took five to six sugars in his tea, (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire [+]Loading...["House of Blue Fire (audio story)"]) with his favourite teas being Arcturan, Earl Grey and Lapsang souchong, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) his favourite ice cream being boysenberry ripple, (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"]) and his favourite biscuits being chocolate HobNobs. (PROSE: Cold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"]) While he didn't like peppermint tea, he drank some when it was a gift from a friend. (PROSE: Notre Dame du Temps [+]Loading...["Notre Dame du Temps (short story)"]) He preferred having water to drink when at Maruthea, (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"]) but did have an enjoyment for Fizzade (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"]) and lemonade. (PROSE: Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"]) However, he "[couldn't] stand" burned toast, (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) or the taste of pears. (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor though that "anybody remotely interesting [was] mad in some way or another", (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"]) believed evil to be a genuine force, (PROSE: Strange England [+]Loading...["Strange England (novel)"]) and considered pacifism to be a "noble ideal". (AUDIO: Fiesta of the Damned [+]Loading...["Fiesta of the Damned (audio story)"])
Seeing the future as being built by one's own hands, he believed that there was always hope for a tomorrow in which "life [was] worth living". However, when faced with the truly nihilistic, the Doctor would abandon them to the fates they did not want to escape. (COMIC: Time and Tide [+]Loading...["Time and Tide (comic story)"])
According to Ace, while the Doctor "wasn't scared of monsters or pain or dying, he was scared of being alone," (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"]) though he would decide later in life to travel alone after a devastating incident made him realise that he couldn't trust himself with anyone's life. (AUDIO: The Resurrection of Mars [+]Loading...["The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)"]) He once had a frightful experience in Rita Hawks's bubble car, (PROSE: Loving the Alien [+]Loading...["Loving the Alien (novel)"]) and also admitted to the Mi'en Kalarash that he was afraid of the Old Time, the Times of Night and Chaos. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire [+]Loading...["House of Blue Fire (audio story)"])
Believing that "two wrongs [didn't] make a [right]", (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"]) the Seventh Doctor was opposed to violence of any sort, although he proved capable of rendering an opponent unconscious with a touch to the forehead (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) by using the Venusian nerve pinch. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) While he was completely against the use of firearms, (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"]) seeing them as the "tinker toy resort of frustrated [and] hopeless individuals", (COMIC: Cuckoo [+]Loading...["Cuckoo (comic story)"]) the Doctor was willing to use a Tissue Compression Eliminator to defend himself against Death's Head, (COMIC: The Crossroads of Time [+]Loading...["The Crossroads of Time (comic story)"]) and used a gun to kill Legion (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) and to disable Eva Jericho. (PROSE: Damaged Goods [+]Loading...["Damaged Goods (novel)"])
While he protested that no one had the right to kill, (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"]) he would orchestrate a death if it benefited his plans, (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) believing "killing [to be] wrong except when it's right". (PROSE: Original Sin [+]Loading...["Original Sin (novel)"]) While he refused to shoot the Master when it served no purpose, (PROSE: First Frontier [+]Loading...["First Frontier (novel)"]) the Seventh Doctor was not averse to manipulating events that resulted in the loss of life, (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"], Eternity Weeps [+]Loading...["Eternity Weeps (novel)"]) taking a life by himself, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) or convincing someone to commit suicide. (PROSE: Zamper [+]Loading...["Zamper (novel)"], Just War [+]Loading...["Just War (novel)"], Loving the Alien [+]Loading...["Loving the Alien (novel)"], Utopia [+]Loading...["Utopia (short story)"]) He also played a part in the destruction of many planets, such as Skaro, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) the Seven Planets, (PROSE: The Pit [+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"]) and the Silurian Earth, (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"]) and confessed to Red that a part of him enjoyed destroying worlds, (AUDIO: Red [+]Loading...["Red (audio story)"]) though he regretted their destruction either way. (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice [+]Loading...["The Algebra of Ice (novel)"])
The Doctor did his best to keep history on track, such as by ensuring he left nothing anachronistic behind when in the past. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])
The Doctor would attempt to embrace the customs of the cultures he visited, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"]) and greet anything he thought was sentient with a friendly smile. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"]) However, he could get so caught up in the moment that he overlooked the finer details of the situation. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"])
While combating Adam Mitchell's Autons, the Seventh Doctor associated himself with his first and second incarnations, combining with them to think of a solution to the situation. (COMIC: Endgame [+]Loading...["Endgame (POT comic story)"])
While he was of the opinion that his third and fourth incarnations were not unattractive, (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice [+]Loading...["The Algebra of Ice (novel)"]) he regretfully felt that his fourth incarnation had "condemned untold billions to death by not destroying the Daleks at the moment of their birth", and resented that his fifth incarnation "could have saved billions more by shooting down Davros like a mad dog when [he] had the chance". (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) He also thought he himself looked more "respectable" than his fourth and sixth incarnations, (PROSE: Loving the Alien [+]Loading...["Loving the Alien (novel)"]) and thought his third incarnation was "a real dandy of a fellow". (COMIC: Under Pressure [+]Loading...["Under Pressure (comic story)"]) However, when he encountered an incarnation he did not recognise, the Seventh Doctor acted civil towards him and engaged in a pleasant conversation while a fight erupted around them. (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Loading...["Party Animals (comic story)"])
The Seventh Doctor was generally disliked by his other incarnations. (AUDIO: The Shadow of the Scourge [+]Loading...["The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)"]) The Fifth Doctor was repulsed by his manipulative nature, (PROSE: Cold Fusion [+]Loading...["Cold Fusion (novel)"]) and the Sixth Doctor told Evelyn Smythe that his successor was "always blowing up planets", something he was "not looking forward to". (AUDIO: The 100 Days of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The 100 Days of the Doctor (audio story)"]) The Eleventh Doctor described his seventh incarnation as "probably one of [his] more circumspect periods." (AUDIO: Shockwave [+]Loading...["Shockwave (DotD audio story)"])
The Eighth Doctor described his immediate predecessor as "a paranoid chap at times, but then often with good reason[s]", (PROSE: War of the Daleks [+]Loading...["War of the Daleks (novel)"]) and eventually came to view his manipulative nature with disdain, telling Lucie Miller that he was always "the man with the master plan," arranging the destruction of his enemies and the toppling of dictatorships in order to serve the greater good, to the point where he began to countenance sacrificing the lives of the few to save the many, in which he negatively compared the Seventh Doctor to the Monk. (AUDIO: The Resurrection of Mars [+]Loading...["The Resurrection of Mars (audio story)"])
Despite his manipulative actions, such as using psychic powers to make Mel leave with Sabalom Glitz, (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) the Seventh Doctor did care for his companions, (AUDIO: The Fearmonger [+]Loading...["The Fearmonger (audio story)"]) focusing on their wounds before his own, (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"]) and even sought their approval on occasion. (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) He believed he would act as a surrogate granddad to Bernice Summerfield's children, (PROSE: SLEEPY [+]Loading...["SLEEPY (novel)"]) and later gave her away at her wedding to Jason Kane. (PROSE: Happy Endings [+]Loading...["Happy Endings (novel)"]) He did not like others fiddling with his TARDIS, even slapping Ace's hand when she tried using the console control. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"])
Although he originally invited her to travel with him to combat Fenric, (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) the Doctor developed a paternal relationship with Ace, (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) eventually coming to trust Ace with his life. (AUDIO: The High Price of Parking [+]Loading...["The High Price of Parking (audio story)"]) Ace, considering the Doctor to be her "guru", (AUDIO: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (audio story)"]) believed that he had the "deepest, saddest eyes", (AUDIO: The Prisoner's Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)"]) and even told him that she loved him. (AUDIO: Signs and Wonders [+]Loading...["Signs and Wonders (audio story)"]) However, after she found herself unable to deal with his growing emotional coldness, (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"]) Ace walked out on the Doctor after he had arranged for the death of Jan Rydd, whom she had fallen in love with. (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"]) Even after she re-joined his company, (PROSE: Deceit [+]Loading...["Deceit (novel)"]) it was only so she could use him for her own goals, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) believing it to be poetic justice for his own manipulations. (PROSE: Conundrum [+]Loading...["Conundrum (novel)"]) Their relationship would remain sour, (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"]) until they worked together to defeat Mortimus, (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"]) after which they realised how much they needed each other's friendship. (PROSE: Tragedy Day [+]Loading...["Tragedy Day (novel)"]) Ace eventually decided that, whilst the Doctor "may be a bastard", he was "still [her] bastard", (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) and that she could trust him "to sort out anything". (PROSE: The Death of Art [+]Loading...["The Death of Art (novel)"])
While his favourite planet was Earth, (COMIC: The Crossroads of Time [+]Loading...["The Crossroads of Time (comic story)"]) the Doctor could also be critical of human nature, stating that humans had "the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by [their] ingenuity when trying to destroy [themselves]", (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) that "among all the varied wonders of the universe, [there was] nothing so firmly clamped shut as the military mind", (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) and that their expectation that "everything [had] to be within [their] comprehension" was their "most irksome trait." (PROSE: The Dimension Riders [+]Loading...["The Dimension Riders (novel)"]) While he once voiced his opinion that their evolution was a "miscalculation", (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"]) the Doctor admitted to Mikey that, despite their illogical behaviour, he found human beings irresistible. (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"])
While his human counterpart fell in love with Joan Redfern, (PROSE: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (novel)"]) the Doctor himself was decidedly celibate, (PROSE: Death and Diplomacy [+]Loading...["Death and Diplomacy (novel)"]) failing to understand human attraction and affection, (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"]) except when it came to Ace, (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) of whom he loved in a paternal way. (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)"]) However, Ace noted that the Doctor had chemistry with Maid Mackenzie of the Campbell Ancestral Home, with the Doctor also appearing crestfallen when he had to say goodbye to her. (COMIC: Cat and Mouse [+]Loading...["Cat and Mouse (comic story)"])
Seeing them as the "most evil race in the universe", (COMIC: Terror from the Deep [+]Loading...["Terror from the Deep (comic story)"]) the Seventh Doctor harboured a strong hatred for the Daleks, refusing to believe that a single timeline existed where they were benevolent. (PROSE: The Ripple Effect [+]Loading...["The Ripple Effect (short story)"]) He also distrusted the Ice Warriors, even after they renounced conflict. (PROSE: Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"])
While Ace frequently described the Seventh Doctor as an "aging hippy", (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"]; PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"], Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"]) Guy de Carnac compared the Doctor to an owl, observing that "he [was] comfortable in the darkness", and also though the Doctor "[was] equally as adept at hunting down prey in cold blood". (PROSE: Sanctuary [+]Loading...["Sanctuary (novel)"]) Fakrid believed the Doctor had "the mind of a genius", but also "prattle[d] like any other parasite". (PROSE: The Highest Science [+]Loading...["The Highest Science (novel)"]) Dr. Smith, who initially saw the Doctor as a "great scientist", quickly changed her opinion of him to that of "an entertainer who might be hired for a children's party" after the Doctor started enthusiastically rambling. (PROSE: Zamper [+]Loading...["Zamper (novel)"]) Lieutenant Frethil believed he "reek[ed] of subversion and dissent." (COMIC: The Grief [+]Loading...["The Grief (comic story)"])
The "Beryl Reid" Iris described the Seventh Doctor as "a portentous little feller, swaggering around, thinking he's got all the world's darkest secrets under his hat." (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"]) Brigadier General Adrienne Kramer described him as "a manipulative little weirdo who was always up to something behind [her] back." (PROSE: Vampire Science [+]Loading...["Vampire Science (novel)"]) When she encountered the Seventh Doctor shortly before her death, Evelyn Smythe criticised him for his scheming, manipulative nature, (AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"]) while Melanie Bush described the man he became as "a liar and a user and quite possibly a murderer", and proclaimed that she wanted nothing more to do with him. (PROSE: Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) When the Eighth Doctor had a tarot card reading, the Seventh Doctor was identified as "the Hanged Man". (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"])
The Reborn Master described the Seventh Doctor as a "tiresome little man with [an] umbrella", (AUDIO: Eyes of the Master [+]Loading...["Eyes of the Master (audio story)"]) and as "a wily one", (AUDIO: The Two Masters [+]Loading...["The Two Masters (audio story)"]) while the Tremas Master described him as being "too busy setting plans and traps" to realise the ones "set for him". (GAME: Destiny of the Doctors [+]Loading...["Destiny of the Doctors (video game)"]) Jason considered the Seventh Doctor "no fun" due to his secret keeping and "tantrums". (PROSE: Conundrum [+]Loading...["Conundrum (novel)"])
Alan Fitzgerald, a summer intern at the Gogglebox, believed that the Seventh Doctor knew everything. (AUDIO: The Gathering [+]Loading...["The Gathering (audio story)"]) The Black Dalek considered the Doctor's apparent ruthlessness to be "impressive". (AUDIO: Enemy of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Enemy of the Daleks (audio story)"]) The Doctor's first TARDIS described the Seventh Doctor as "the schemer". (AUDIO: Prisoners of Fate [+]Loading...["Prisoners of Fate (audio story)"]) Helen referred to him as "the Thinker". (AUDIO: The Sirens of Time [+]Loading...["The Sirens of Time (audio story)"])
Though he was afraid of it, (PROSE: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (novel)"]) the Doctor wished to die alone, (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) unconscious and on his own terms, (PROSE: The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"]) and also believed it would be best if all traces of him were erased. (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) While the Doctor originally thought he would "beat chance and choose the moment to die", he later confessed to Benny that he knew he would die "[without] control, surrounded by strangers, [and] helpless." (PROSE: Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]) He later told Chris Cwej that he viewed regenerating as both a good and bad feeling in the same way that driving a car very fast was exhilarating despite the potentially fatal outcome, with the Doctor calling regeneration a "miniature death". (PROSE: The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"])
As he pleaded with Grace Holloway not to operate on him after he got shot in a gang shootout in San Francisco, (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"]) the Doctor privately despaired how it was "not [his] time" and that he had "too much left to do". (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"]) Before he let out a final scream as he died, (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"]) Holloway noted that the Doctor seemed "very clear, very determined and very powerful", while also looking "very serious, but also very frightened of something", and felt that he was "rarely afraid of anything". (PROSE: The Novel of the Film [+]Loading...["The Novel of the Film (novelisation)"]) A mental manifestation of the Seventh Doctor within the Doctor's mind later lamented that his demise was "[un]dignified" and expressed annoyance that he "[hadn't seen] that one coming". (AUDIO: Zagreus [+]Loading...["Zagreus (audio story)"])
Habits and quirks[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Seventh Doctor spoke with a Scottish accent, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"]) which Bernice Summerfield noted was of the Highlands. (PROSE: Big Bang Generation [+]Loading...["Big Bang Generation (novel)"]) However, when necessary, the Doctor adopted other accents too. (PROSE: The Highest Science [+]Loading...["The Highest Science (novel)"], No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"], Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"], The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"]) When talking about Daleks, his voice would develop a harder edge to it. (PROSE: Illegal Alien [+]Loading...["Illegal Alien (novel)"])
He occasionally displayed a tendency to mangle and combine Earth idioms, creating Dundrearyisms. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"]) After Mel described the habit as "really annoying", the Doctor promised that he would try to stop doing it, (AUDIO: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! [+]Loading...["Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)"]) though would later slip up on his promise long after she had left the TARDIS. (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"], No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"], Sanctuary [+]Loading...["Sanctuary (novel)"], The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor would often introduce himself by saying, "I'm the Doctor, and this is my friend..." (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])
He sometimes described a situation as "splendid", (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) and would say that "monsters" feared him in their "nightmares". (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"], Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"], Continuity Errors [+]Loading...["Continuity Errors (short story)"], Return of the Living Dad [+]Loading...["Return of the Living Dad (novel)"]; AUDIO: The Shadow of the Scourge [+]Loading...["The Shadow of the Scourge (audio story)"])
The Doctor was fond of using the term "grubby" when explaining his mission to keep an artefact away from his adversaries, such as when keeping the Hand of Omega out of the Daleks' "grubby little protuberances", (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) when he sent the TARDIS away to keep the Robot Ants from getting their "grubby little mandibles" on it, (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"]) and when preventing the fake skull of Jesus Christ from falling into Louis de Citeaux and Francisco Guzman's "grubby little protuberances". (PROSE: Sanctuary [+]Loading...["Sanctuary (novel)"])
While he sometimes rested both hands on his hips, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"]) the Seventh Doctor would more often place a single hand on his hip while gesturing with his other hand, (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (1988 TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Search Out Space [+]Loading...["Search Out Space (TV story)"]) such as by grasping a single hand on his lapel. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)"])
He also made a habit of propping himself up on an arm when lounging on something, (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) and leaning on his umbrellas with both hands. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (1988 TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)"])
While he would mostly raise his hat as a friendly greeting and a farewell, the Doctor would also raise his hat in mockery as he escaped a defeated adversary or when his enemies retreated. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"])
He often held his hands crossed behind his back as he leaned forwards, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Disney Club [+]Loading...["The Disney Club (TV story)"]) and strutted about with his hands in his trouser pockets. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"])
As a show of affection, the Doctor would gently tap his friends on the nose. (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"],Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"])
When in thought, he would rub his fingers with his thumb, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) tug at his ear, (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) scratch at his mouth, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"], Dimensions in Time [+]Loading...["Dimensions in Time (TV story)"], The Disney Club [+]Loading...["The Disney Club (TV story)"]) or use his umbrella to play with his lips. (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"])
The Seventh Doctor made a habit of randomly reading books with "Doctor" in the title, (TV: Dragonfire [+]Loading...["Dragonfire (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and would sometimes backflip his hat onto his head. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"])
When his companions acted in a way that was detrimental to his plans by reacting prematurely, the Doctor would warn them not to act with a stern, "Not now".[source needed]
Skills[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Seventh Doctor was a grand manipulator, often utilising his choice of words to persuade others into a decision of his choosing, (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) or devising an unscrupulous scheme to defeat his adversaries. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) He had a tendency to play the long game in his schemes, preferring to keep his plans subtle and "behind the scenes", (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)"], The Highest Science [+]Loading...["The Highest Science (novel)"]) but would often focus on overcomplicating his plans to the point that he overlooked a more simpler approach. (PROSE: Of the Mermaid and Jupiter [+]Loading...["Of the Mermaid and Jupiter (short story)"]) When his plans went awry, or an unexpected element developed, the Doctor was efficient at improvising solutions. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) However, as he got older, his power of persuasion weakened, with the Doctor unable to convince Grace Holloway not to operate on him. (TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"])
Despite his stature, the Doctor was capable of both directly and indirectly taking control of situations involving strangers, using his greater intelligence to assess and direct events. (TV: Paradise Towers [+]Loading...["Paradise Towers (TV story)"], Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"]) Even though he loathed using violence, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) he also showed a skill at unarmed combat, being able to briefly overpower a judo trained Mel, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"]) wrestle a Cheetah virus infected Master, (TV: Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) strike down two Hitler Youths with a series of slaps, (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) and disarm Aoi using martial arts. (PROSE: The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"]) He also possessed the strength to bend a gun barrel as a demonstration, (PROSE: Independence Day [+]Loading...["Independence Day (novel)"]) and could still best Grendel of Gracht in a swordfight. (PROSE: The Trials of Tara [+]Loading...["The Trials of Tara (short story)"])
Something of a showman, the Seventh Doctor was an adept physical performer, and deployed a repertoire of magic tricks, illusions and escape artistry as part of his plans. (TV: The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) He could escape from handcuffs, (COMIC: Final Genesis [+]Loading...["Final Genesis (comic story)"]) juggle five balls with his feet while standing on his head and gargling "The Star-Spangled Banner" (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) and whistle with a small bomb in his mouth, (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) but he could not dance. (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"]) He also possessed the necessary accuracy to lasso a small target and improvise a zip wire, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) was capable of picking a lock with a hairpin, (PROSE: The Death of Art [+]Loading...["The Death of Art (novel)"]) and could crack a safe by listening to the turns of its dial. (AUDIO: Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge [+]Loading...["Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge (audio story)"])
With a thought process that worked faster than his mouth, (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) the Doctor could memories entire files after flicking through them, (PROSE: Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"], Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"]) and was capable of mentally keeping up with a ship that thought picoseconds was a long time. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"])
With a touch to the head, the Doctor could read minds, (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"]) calm a person, (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"], Legacy [+]Loading...["Legacy (novel)"], Head Games [+]Loading...["Head Games (novel)"]) erase memories, (PROSE: No Future [+]Loading...["No Future (novel)"]) induce someone to sleep, (PROSE: GodEngine [+]Loading...["GodEngine (novel)"]) and read a person's dreams, (PROSE: SLEEPY [+]Loading...["SLEEPY (novel)"]) though he could also influence people's decisions with just a stare and a quiet voice. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) He was also able to receive telepathic distress call, (COMIC: Culture Shock! [+]Loading...["Culture Shock! (comic story)"]) telepathically link himself with the Silurians, (PROSE: Blood Heat [+]Loading...["Blood Heat (novel)"]) and set up a psychological block in Sally Morgan's limbic system by touching her forehead. (AUDIO: House of Blue Fire [+]Loading...["House of Blue Fire (audio story)"]) However, his powers of hypnotism had different results on different cultures in different ages, and he occasionally needed aide to successfully hypnotise someone. (PROSE: Companion Piece [+]Loading...["Companion Piece (novel)"])
After opening a surgery in the alternate universe TARDIS, the Doctor was able to remove genetic implants from soldiers modified by the Skrak, and sew Sareth's hand back on to him while doing so. (PROSE: Death and Diplomacy [+]Loading...["Death and Diplomacy (novel)"]) He could also perform CPR. (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"])
The Doctor could see in the dark, (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"]) and his sense of smell was sensitive enough for him to differentiate between ketones, ammonia, amino acids, aldehydes, butyric acid and geosmin in cheese, though he could choose to switch off the part of his brain that identified the chemicals to enjoy the taste of the cheese. (PROSE: Culture War [+]Loading...["Culture War (short story)"]) He could also identify blood samples by taste, (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"]) see ultraviolet light, (PROSE: The Room With No Doors [+]Loading...["The Room With No Doors (novel)"]) and perform a biochemical analysis by drinking chemicals. (PROSE: Independence Day [+]Loading...["Independence Day (novel)"])
The Seventh Doctor also showed a knack for playing the spoons as a musical instrument, (TV: Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], The Happiness Patrol [+]Loading...["The Happiness Patrol (TV story)"], The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"], The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)"]) though he was known to play them less as he matured into schemer. (AUDIO: Master [+]Loading...["Master (audio story)"]) Representing Earth in lieu of Nicky Newman, he won the 309th Intergalactic Song Contest by playing the spoons, (AUDIO: Bang-Bang-a-Boom! [+]Loading...["Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story)"]) and also broke the galactic record for continuous spoon-playing, with sixty-seven hours to his name. (PROSE: The Also People [+]Loading...["The Also People (novel)"]) He could also play the harmonica, (PROSE: The Pit [+]Loading...["The Pit (novel)"]) and the piano. (PROSE: Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"])
He could ride a motorcycle, (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"]) drive a van, (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)"]) and was still capable of driving Bessie. (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) He could also ride a horse, (TV: Survival [+]Loading...["Survival (TV story)"]) and pilot a helicopter. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps [+]Loading...["Eternity Weeps (novel)"])
He was also an admired chief, able to work as a cook on the Schirron Dream, (PROSE: Sky Pirates! [+]Loading...["Sky Pirates! (novel)"]) with Ace saying he made "great omelettes". (AUDIO: The Fearmonger [+]Loading...["The Fearmonger (audio story)"]) He also knew how to make sofrit pages and could mix a good sangria, (AUDIO: The Rapture [+]Loading...["The Rapture (audio story)"]) and make scrambled eggs (PROSE: Strange England [+]Loading...["Strange England (novel)"]) and a cappuccino. (PROSE: Bad Therapy [+]Loading...["Bad Therapy (novel)"])
Claiming to be "fluent in everything", (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) the Doctor could speak the ancient dialect of the Japanese royal family, (PROSE: Transit [+]Loading...["Transit (novel)"]) read the writing of the Silurians, (PROSE: White Darkness [+]Loading...["White Darkness (novel)"]) swear in Old Low Gallifreyan, (PROSE: Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)"]) knew sign language, (PROSE: SLEEPY [+]Loading...["SLEEPY (novel)"]) and could use his eyebrows to communicate with Benny. (PROSE: The Trials of Tara [+]Loading...["The Trials of Tara (short story)"]) He could also perfectly mimic the local fauna of his surroundings, (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"]) such as a lion's roar. (PROSE: Iceberg [+]Loading...["Iceberg (novel)"])
Without the aid of the TARDIS's translation circuit, he could speak Welsh (TV: Delta and the Bannermen [+]Loading...["Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)"]) Russian, (TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"]) German, (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) Tewa, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) French, (PROSE: Set Piece [+]Loading...["Set Piece (novel)"]) Berberese, (PROSE: Original Sin [+]Loading...["Original Sin (novel)"]) ancient Betelgeusian, (PROSE: The Death of Art [+]Loading...["The Death of Art (novel)"]) plain Anglo-Saxon, (PROSE: Damaged Goods [+]Loading...["Damaged Goods (novel)"]) and Draconian. (PROSE: Monitor [+]Loading...["Monitor (short story)"])
The Doctor could levitate off the ground whilst in meditation, (PROSE: Lucifer Rising [+]Loading...["Lucifer Rising (novel)"]) deliberately lower his intelligence, (PROSE: Parasite [+]Loading...["Parasite (novel)"]) and sculpture a sandcastle in the shape of the Great City of the Exxilons. (PROSE: Storm Harvest [+]Loading...["Storm Harvest (novel)"]) While he could forget names, the Doctor never forgot what someone looked like. (AUDIO: Project: Lazarus [+]Loading...["Project Lazarus (audio story)","Project: Lazarus"])
