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Resembling his [[Ninth Doctor|predecessor]], the Tenth Doctor had a talent for taking command, earning people's trust despite initial animosity ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') even able to convince complete strangers to reveal secretive information. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') He had a gift for exerting authority: he replaced the Sycorax leader's authority despite the alien trying to harm him, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') shut down [[Eddie Connolly]] for his constant resistance to assistance, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') calmed the crew on the space station at [[Krop Tor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'') the bus passengers who were lost on a distant planet ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') and [[Luke Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') Even the most resistant of individuals would eventually submit to his way of thinking, including [[Yvonne Hartman]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') UNIT ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') and [[Rossiter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Some would even actively come to his defense when others thought he was a threat or a nuisance to the public. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') However, when struggling to solve the issue at hand, people would dismiss his perceived authority as egotistical. Rather than following him, they would actively turn against him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') Some would even resist when feeling his actions were irrational. [[Adelaide Brooke]] went so far as to kill herself in defiance to the Doctor's self-declared status as the "Time Lord Victorious", despite him initially convincing her to trust him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | Resembling his [[Ninth Doctor|predecessor]], the Tenth Doctor had a talent for taking command, earning people's trust despite initial animosity ([[TV]]: ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', ''[[Fear Her (TV story)|Fear Her]]'', ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') even able to convince complete strangers to reveal secretive information. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'', ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') He had a gift for exerting authority: he replaced the Sycorax leader's authority despite the alien trying to harm him, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') shut down [[Eddie Connolly]] for his constant resistance to assistance, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') calmed the crew on the space station at [[Krop Tor]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'') the bus passengers who were lost on a distant planet ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') and [[Luke Smith]], [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Rani Chandra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith (TV story)|The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith]]'') Even the most resistant of individuals would eventually submit to his way of thinking, including [[Yvonne Hartman]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') UNIT ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') and [[Rossiter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Some would even actively come to his defense when others thought he was a threat or a nuisance to the public. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') However, when struggling to solve the issue at hand, people would dismiss his perceived authority as egotistical. Rather than following him, they would actively turn against him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'') Some would even resist when feeling his actions were irrational. [[Adelaide Brooke]] went so far as to kill herself in defiance to the Doctor's self-declared status as the "Time Lord Victorious", despite him initially convincing her to trust him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'') | ||
[[File:TenthDoctorVOTD1.jpg|thumb|The Doctor restrained by the Host. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')]] | [[File:TenthDoctorVOTD1.jpg|thumb|The Doctor restrained by the Host. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')]] | ||
Given his height and build, the Tenth Doctor was extremely nimble and quick on his feet, keeping ahead of others with ease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') Despite his nimble stature, the Doctor was very strong, managing to easily yank the Sycorax leader's electric whip from his grip and snap it in half, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') freed [[Morvin Van Hoff]] from the grip of a damaged [[Heavenly Host]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | Given his height and build, the Tenth Doctor was extremely nimble and quick on his feet, keeping ahead of others with ease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[Planet of the Ood]]'', ''[[The Doctor's Daughter]]'') Despite his nimble stature, the Doctor was very strong, managing to easily yank the Sycorax leader's electric whip from his grip and snap it in half, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') freed [[Morvin Van Hoff]] from the grip of a damaged [[Heavenly Host]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') held off a Cyberman with a sword, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'') defeated several Voord with help from his Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Four Doctors (comic story)|Four Doctors]]'') and lifted a grown woman in the air and threw her away from danger in such a way that she landed on her feet. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Arts in Space (comic story)|The Arts in Space]]'') Although, he was overpowered by a policeman, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') {{Simm}}, ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and River Song ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'') each of them only having to [[punch]] him once in the face, and was unable to escape the grip of two fully functioning hosts. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') | ||
Like his previous incarnations, the Tenth Doctor was exceptionally intelligent, being able to figure out solutions to problems even when they were created by an equally intelligent opponent. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') He also possessed a heightened sense of smell, which he used to tell which time period he was in by smelling the air, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') and track down the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') He also demonstrated the ability to determine the properties of an object by taste. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | Like his previous incarnations, the Tenth Doctor was exceptionally intelligent, being able to figure out solutions to problems even when they were created by an equally intelligent opponent. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'', ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') He also possessed a heightened sense of smell, which he used to tell which time period he was in by smelling the air, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') and track down the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') He also demonstrated the ability to determine the properties of an object by taste. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'', ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
