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During his formative years, the Doctor was "brain-buffed" at [[House of Lungbarrow|his home]] by his [[Avatroid]] Tutor, [[Badger (Lungbarrow)|Badger]]. During this time, the Doctor was forced to learn by rote and was taught about the Legacy of Rassilon and the story of Otherstide. The Doctor disliked this form of learning and often caused distractions and tried to escape his lessons. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') He looked up to [[Omega]] as his people's greatest hero. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | During his formative years, the Doctor was "brain-buffed" at [[House of Lungbarrow|his home]] by his [[Avatroid]] Tutor, [[Badger (Lungbarrow)|Badger]]. During this time, the Doctor was forced to learn by rote and was taught about the Legacy of Rassilon and the story of Otherstide. The Doctor disliked this form of learning and often caused distractions and tried to escape his lessons. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow (novel)|Lungbarrow]]'') He looked up to [[Omega]] as his people's greatest hero. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
[[File:First Doctor Listen 3.jpg|left|thumb|Comforted by a [[Clara Oswald|kind stranger]], the young Doctor weeps. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'')]] | [[File:First Doctor Listen 3.jpg|left|thumb|Comforted by a [[Clara Oswald|kind stranger]], the young Doctor weeps. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'')]] | ||
According to research done by [[Boy (Heaven Sent)|a Gallifreyan author]], the Doctor lived in the [[Drylands]] for a time in his childhood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') During this time, before joining the Academy, the Doctor would leave his house at night, going to sleep in a [[barn (The Day of the Doctor)|barn]], despite attempts by his guardians to invite him back in to join "the other boys". During one of these nights, a hand grabbed his leg from under the bed and he was told he was dreaming and to return to the bed, where [[Clara Oswald|a female voice]] told him that "fear [was] a superpower", and that it could "make [him] kind". Afterwards, the Doctor heard [[Vwoorpy|a noise]] and sat up to find [[Dan (toy soldier)|a toy soldier]] at the foot of the bed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | According to research done by [[Boy (Heaven Sent)|a Gallifreyan author]], the Doctor lived in the [[Drylands]] for a time in his childhood. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') During this time, before joining the Academy, the Doctor would leave his house at night, going to sleep in a [[barn (The Day of the Doctor)|barn]], despite attempts by his guardians to invite him back in to join "the other boys". During one of these nights, a hand grabbed his leg from under the bed and he was told he was dreaming and to return to the bed, where [[Clara Oswald|a female voice]] told him that "fear [was] a superpower", and that it could "make [him] kind". Afterwards, the Doctor heard [[Vwoorpy|a noise]] and sat up to find [[Dan (toy soldier)|a toy soldier]] at the foot of the bed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'') | ||
When [[Madame de Pompadour]] read the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s mind, she said he had been "such a lonely little boy", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') and the [[Ninth Doctor]] identified himself as the "only child left out in the cold". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') His [[imaginary friend]]s included [[Binker]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Abandoned (audio story)|The Abandoned]]'') and [[Mandrake (The Widow's Assassin)|Mandrake]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') | When [[Madame de Pompadour]] read the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s mind, she said he had been "such a lonely little boy", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') and the [[Ninth Doctor]] identified himself as the "only child left out in the cold". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Empty Child (TV story)|The Empty Child]]'') His [[imaginary friend]]s included [[Binker]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Abandoned (audio story)|The Abandoned]]'') and [[Mandrake (The Widow's Assassin)|Mandrake]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Widow's Assassin (audio story)|The Widow's Assassin]]'') According to the Eighth Doctor, he had no [[friend]]s as a child "for a long time", and spent much of his time [[crying]] alone in the [[dark]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Must-See TV (audio story)|Must-See TV]]'') | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
