Ginger (trait): Difference between revisions

Several incarnations of [[the Doctor]] had a preoccupation with being ginger. When told that the [[Elixir of Life]] could allow him to choose any body, the [[Eighth Doctor]] quietly wondered if they could make him ginger. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[doctorwho:The_Night_of_the_Doctor_(TV_story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]], upon first examining himself in the [[mirror]], wondered why he never seemed to be ginger. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rose (novelisation)|Rose]]'') Likewise, the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] and [[Eleventh Doctor]]s expressed disappointment immediately after [[regeneration]] that they were not ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') The Eleventh Doctor had this wish fulfilled when an accident caused his [[consciousness]] to be switched with his [[companion]] [[Amy Pond]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Body Snatched (comic story)|Body Snatched]]'') The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] also expressed her desire to "go ginger" someday. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Little Help from My Friends (comic story)|A Little Help from My Friends]]'') A [[the Doctor (Battlefield)|ginger incarnation]] of the Doctor did eventually come about, according to some sources. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Battlefield (novelisation)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'', ''[[Good Companions (short story)|Good Companions]]'', ''[[The Tomorrow Windows (novel)|The Tomorrow Windows]]'') "[[Doctor Ogron]]", who had all [[the Doctor]]'s memories, expressed delight that he was "still ginger" after regenerating. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)|Planet of the Ogrons]]'')