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[[File:Pensive_Seven.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor considers the consequences of a decision he has to make. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] | [[File:Pensive_Seven.jpg|thumb|left|The Doctor considers the consequences of a decision he has to make. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')]] | ||
The Seventh Doctor was originally light-hearted and prone to clownish behaviour ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') that masked his true intellect and courage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') However, as he matured, he became a grumpy and melancholy manipulator ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') who saw the battle between good and evil as a game of chess or a stage play, and everyone around him as pawns in the game of fighting evil that he directed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'', ''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]'', ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'', ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') though he hated himself for it, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') instead desiring a life of playing the spoons and acting as a children's entertainer with his magic tricks. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[Heritage (novel)|Heritage]]'') Despite his darker demeanour, the Seventh Doctor was "not without [his] share of mirth and joviality", and claimed to [[Ace]] that he could be "quite the funny fellow" | The Seventh Doctor was originally light-hearted and prone to clownish behaviour ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'', ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'') that masked his true intellect and courage. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') However, as he matured, he became a grumpy and melancholy manipulator ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') who saw the battle between good and evil as a game of chess or a stage play, and everyone around him as pawns in the game of fighting evil that he directed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'', ''[[The Highest Science (novel)|The Highest Science]]'', ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'', ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') though he hated himself for it, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', ''[[Blood Heat (novel)|Blood Heat]]'') instead desiring a life of playing the spoons and acting as a children's entertainer with his magic tricks. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'', ''[[Return of the Living Dad (novel)|Return of the Living Dad]]'', ''[[Heritage (novel)|Heritage]]'') Despite his darker demeanour, the Seventh Doctor was "not without [his] share of mirth and joviality", and claimed to [[Ace]] that he could be "quite the funny fellow", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fable Fusion (short story)|Fable Fusion]]'') though he found it hard to put his trust in others. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Younger and Wiser (comic story)|Younger and Wiser]]'') | ||
Seeing himself as a "chess master", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') the Seventh Doctor was a consummate fan of [[chess]], to the point of treating his companions and enemies as pieces on a [[chess board]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') until he tired of the game in favour of [[hopscotch]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') He habitually lied to keep others at ease, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') and preferred to explain "one thing at a time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') While he was known for his preference on using words to resolve a problem instead of violence, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and preferred to fight fairly, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rice Pudding (short story)|Rice Pudding]]'') the Doctor was not adverse to letting his adversaries be the architects of their own unmaking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | Seeing himself as a "chess master", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Illegal Alien (novel)|Illegal Alien]]'') the Seventh Doctor was a consummate fan of [[chess]], to the point of treating his companions and enemies as pieces on a [[chess board]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') until he tired of the game in favour of [[hopscotch]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Infinite Requiem (novel)|Infinite Requiem]]'') He habitually lied to keep others at ease, ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') and preferred to explain "one thing at a time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') While he was known for his preference on using words to resolve a problem instead of violence, ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and preferred to fight fairly, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rice Pudding (short story)|Rice Pudding]]'') the Doctor was not adverse to letting his adversaries be the architects of their own unmaking. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
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Though the Doctor initially encouraged Ace not to call him "Professor", ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') he later confessed that he liked the nickname. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') He also told [[Bernice Summerfield]] that he loved "chaos, big explosions, and rebellions", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') described E flat minor as his favourite musical key, gave [[blue]] as his favourite colour, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') and claimed that having his hair cut relaxed him more than anything. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') He also enjoyed playing nine dimensional scrabble, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'') and "doing interviews". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') When thinking about rewards he could seek for his actions, the Doctor thought about "the smile of a baby child, the first sunset on a soft and new-born world, [and] the taste of the purest spring water, untouched by any pollution of Man's making." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') | Though the Doctor initially encouraged Ace not to call him "Professor", ([[TV]]: ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') he later confessed that he liked the nickname. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') He also told [[Bernice Summerfield]] that he loved "chaos, big explosions, and rebellions", ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') described E flat minor as his favourite musical key, gave [[blue]] as his favourite colour, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') and claimed that having his hair cut relaxed him more than anything. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'') He also enjoyed playing nine dimensional scrabble, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[St Anthony's Fire (novel)|St Anthony's Fire]]'') and "doing interviews". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]'') When thinking about rewards he could seek for his actions, the Doctor thought about "the smile of a baby child, the first sunset on a soft and new-born world, [and] the taste of the purest spring water, untouched by any pollution of Man's making." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dimension Riders (novel)|The Dimension Riders]]'') | ||
The Doctor hated wasted journeys, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]'') unrequited love, tyranny, cruelty, ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') the writings of [[Stanoff Osterling]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') swimming, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'') and goodbyes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') He also saw [[bus station]]s as "terrible places full of lost luggage and lost souls", ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') and had little respect for those who chose not to fight injustice when they had the power to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | The Doctor hated wasted journeys, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]'') unrequited love, tyranny, cruelty, ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') the writings of [[Stanoff Osterling]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Theatre of War (novel)|Theatre of War]]'') the over usage of [[semicolon]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plastic Millenium (comic story)|Plastic Millenium]]'') [[swimming]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People (novel)|The Also People]]'') and goodbyes. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Room With No Doors (novel)|The Room With No Doors]]'') He also saw [[bus station]]s as "terrible places full of lost luggage and lost souls", ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'') and had little respect for those who chose not to fight injustice when they had the power to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | ||
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