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{{Gomez}} claimed that while growing up, the Doctor started calling himself [[The Doctor's aliases#Doctor Who|"Doctor Who"]] to "sound mysterious", but "dropped the 'Who' when he realised it was a tiny bit on the nose." ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') In choosing the name of "the Doctor", he also made a promise to himself to "never [be] cruel or cowardly" and to "never give up, [and] never give in." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') He also received the nickname "Theta Sigma", or "Thete" for short, from his friends at the Academy, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') using it to identify him uniquely amongst other Time Lords. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'') | {{Gomez}} claimed that while growing up, the Doctor started calling himself [[The Doctor's aliases#Doctor Who|"Doctor Who"]] to "sound mysterious", but "dropped the 'Who' when he realised it was a tiny bit on the nose." ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') In choosing the name of "the Doctor", he also made a promise to himself to "never [be] cruel or cowardly" and to "never give up, [and] never give in." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') He also received the nickname "Theta Sigma", or "Thete" for short, from his friends at the Academy, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') using it to identify him uniquely amongst other Time Lords. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'') | ||
During his first year at the Academy, the Doctor gained a troublesome reputation by trapping his teacher in a time-loop for a day, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') and "mucking about" with space-time portals, something the [[Tenth Doctor]] indicated were easy to create. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') He also frequently played | During his first year at the Academy, the Doctor gained a troublesome reputation by trapping his teacher in a time-loop for a day, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Island of Death (novel)|Island of Death]]'') and "mucking about" with space-time portals, something the [[Tenth Doctor]] indicated were easy to create. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') He also frequently played truant to drink with the [[Shobogan]]s, visit the hermit on his mountain and venture into [[Low Town]] with the Master. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]'') When skipping classes, the Doctor and the Master would hide from Borusa in the alleys of the Capitol. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'') | ||
At the age of ten, the Doctor was "caught skinny-dipping with a pretty female cousin of [an] acquaintance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') | At the age of ten, the Doctor was "caught skinny-dipping with a pretty female cousin of [an] acquaintance". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Unnatural History (novel)|Unnatural History]]'') | ||
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At the age of thirty, the Doctor asked K'anpo Rimpoche the name of the mountain on which he dwelled. He had been told by Old Lady [[Nine Teeth]] that it was called [[Plutarch]], while his cousins called it [[Lung]], and his friends at the Academy called it [[Mount Cadon]]. His mentor told him that the mountain had all three names, and told him that whatever he called it would determine the way in which it was climbed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths]]'') The Doctor left the Gallifreyan equivalent of primary school at the age of forty-five. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') | At the age of thirty, the Doctor asked K'anpo Rimpoche the name of the mountain on which he dwelled. He had been told by Old Lady [[Nine Teeth]] that it was called [[Plutarch]], while his cousins called it [[Lung]], and his friends at the Academy called it [[Mount Cadon]]. His mentor told him that the mountain had all three names, and told him that whatever he called it would determine the way in which it was climbed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Three Paths (short story)|The Three Paths]]'') The Doctor left the Gallifreyan equivalent of primary school at the age of forty-five. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shroud of Sorrow (novel)|Shroud of Sorrow]]'') | ||
The Doctor was originally a [[medicine|medical]] student and took the [[Hippocratic Oath]]. Although he gave it up after two years to instead specialise in [[science]], he stood by his oath to help the sick. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Farewell, Great Macedon (audio story)|Farewell, Great Macedon]]'') | |||
Still a "small boy", the Doctor wrote a [[treatise]] on the [[chromosome|chromosomal]] origins of [[love]]. His tutor said that he missed the point entirely and gave him a "rubbish" grade. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]'') When he was "just a kid" of ninety, he visited the [[Medusa Cascade]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] stated that he was a terror until the age of one-hundred-and-twenty, claiming that he was a late developer. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'') | Still a "small boy", the Doctor wrote a [[treatise]] on the [[chromosome|chromosomal]] origins of [[love]]. His tutor said that he missed the point entirely and gave him a "rubbish" grade. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wormery (audio story)|The Wormery]]'') When he was "just a kid" of ninety, he visited the [[Medusa Cascade]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] stated that he was a terror until the age of one-hundred-and-twenty, claiming that he was a late developer. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'') | ||
