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This was probably the most human and vulnerable of all the Doctors, less pretentious and selfish, often reacting to situations rather than initiating them and openly expressing his hopes and fears to his companions. He can | This was probably the most human and vulnerable of all the Doctors, less pretentious and selfish, often reacting to situations rather than initiating them and openly expressing his hopes and fears to his companions. He can decipher the ingredients of a drink by smell alone and rosemary makes him sneeze. His young appearance was reflected in the youthfulness of his companions as well, whom he treated more like parts of a team than their usual subordinate role under previous incarnations. The death of Adric affected him and the rest of his companions deeply. ([[DW]]: ''[[Earthshock]]'') | ||
Despite his youthful body and love of [[cricket]], he was one of the least physical Doctors, preferring to use communication and diplomacy to solve a problem. In contrast to some of his more aggressive predecessors, he preferred to gain people's trust by honestly proving himself, instead of using his vast experience as an excuse to take charge. Indeed, he often willingly participated in situations under the leadership of someone else who had the strong command presence that he lacked. However this does not mean to say that he did not take charge in moments of frustration, as demonstrated during his encounter with "[[Tenth Doctor|that skinny idiot]]". In an occasional reminder of his actual age, this Doctor would sport a pair of glasses when examining something (though these would later be revealed by the [[Tenth Doctor|his future self]] to be vanity "brainy specs", which he wore just to make him look "a bit clever". ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'') | Despite his youthful body and love of [[cricket]], he was one of the least physical Doctors, preferring to use communication and diplomacy to solve a problem. In contrast to some of his more aggressive predecessors, he preferred to gain people's trust by honestly proving himself, instead of using his vast experience as an excuse to take charge. Indeed, he often willingly participated in situations under the leadership of someone else who had the strong command presence that he lacked. However this does not mean to say that he did not take charge in moments of frustration, as demonstrated during his encounter with "[[Tenth Doctor|that skinny idiot]]". In an occasional reminder of his actual age, this Doctor would sport a pair of glasses when examining something (though these would later be revealed by the [[Tenth Doctor|his future self]] to be vanity "brainy specs", which he wore just to make him look "a bit clever". ([[DW]]: ''[[Time Crash]]'') | ||
