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The [[Chameleon Arch|fob watch]] containing the Doctor's [[Time Lord]] essence communicated with him and instructed him. It could do this because Latimer had low level telepathic abilities it could access. It also granted him a vision of the First World War which he used to escape a shell at a critical moment. After the [[Family of Blood]] was defeated, the Doctor let Latimer have his watch to look after and for good luck. He fought in [[World War I]] and survived. Like the Doctor, he did not like violence and refused to use a gun when the Scarecrows attacked, responding to a call of "Coward!" with "Yes sir! Every time!" an echo of the Doctor's answer to the question [[The Parting of the Ways|"Are you coward or killer?"]] | The [[Chameleon Arch|fob watch]] containing the Doctor's [[Time Lord]] essence communicated with him and instructed him. It could do this because Latimer had low level telepathic abilities it could access. It also granted him a vision of the First World War which he used to escape a shell at a critical moment. After the [[Family of Blood]] was defeated, the Doctor let Latimer have his watch to look after and for good luck. He fought in [[World War I]] and survived. Like the Doctor, he did not like violence and refused to use a gun when the Scarecrows attacked, responding to a call of "Coward!" with "Yes sir! Every time!" an echo of the Doctor's answer to the question [[The Parting of the Ways|"Are you coward or killer?"]] | ||
Many years later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] saw him again as an old man, a veteran at a [[Remembrance Day]] ceremony. By this point he was apparently wheelchair-bound. He still recognised them and silently acknowledged them, with tears in his eyes. ([[ | Many years later, the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] saw him again as an old man, a veteran at a [[Remembrance Day]] ceremony. By this point he was apparently wheelchair-bound. He still recognised them and silently acknowledged them, with tears in his eyes. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* According to ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', Tim had [[telepathy|telepathic]] abilities due to "an extra synaptic engram". | * According to ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', Tim had [[telepathy|telepathic]] abilities due to "an extra synaptic engram". | ||
* Tim Latimer is, in part, based on [[Timothy Dean]], a character in the novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''. | * Tim Latimer is, in part, based on [[Timothy Dean]], a character in the novel ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]''. | ||
* [[Jackson Lake]], another man who was accidentally given some of The Doctor's memories, resided at Number 15, Latimer Street. ([[ | * [[Jackson Lake]], another man who was accidentally given some of The Doctor's memories, resided at Number 15, Latimer Street. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor]]'') | ||
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[[Category:20th century individuals|Latimer, Tim]] | [[Category:20th century individuals|Latimer, Tim]] | ||
