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According to one account, [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|one early incarnation of the Doctor]] married [[Patience]], and they had thirteen children together. Eventually, the First Doctor travelled back in time, rescued Patience and [[Susan Foreman|her granddaughter]] from danger on Ancient Gallifrey. Patience was unsure of who the First Doctor was but then observed that he wore her husband's ring. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}) The First Doctor later stated that he "supposed you could put it that way" when asked if he had sons, daughters, or both. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] recalled being "terrible" at his wedding. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Blink (TV story)}}) | According to one account, [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|one early incarnation of the Doctor]] married [[Patience]], and they had thirteen children together. Eventually, the First Doctor travelled back in time, rescued Patience and [[Susan Foreman|her granddaughter]] from danger on Ancient Gallifrey. Patience was unsure of who the First Doctor was but then observed that he wore her husband's ring. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}) The First Doctor later stated that he "supposed you could put it that way" when asked if he had sons, daughters, or both. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Eleventh Tiger (novel)}}) The [[Tenth Doctor]] recalled being "terrible" at his wedding. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Blink (TV story)}}) | ||
The Doctor also had three known grandchildren: [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}}) [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Klepton Parasites (comic story)}}) [[Clara Oswald]] also referred to the Doctor's "children and grandchildren", who were "missing" by the time of the Doctor's [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}) | The Doctor also had three known grandchildren: [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}}) [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Klepton Parasites (comic story)}}) [[Clara Oswald]] also referred to the Doctor's "children and grandchildren", who were "missing" by the time of the Doctor's [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}) | ||
While Susan specifically identified the Doctor as her grandfather, ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}, {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)|namedep=The Escape (3)}}) and the Doctor likewise stated that Susan was his grandchild, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)|namedep=The Rescue (7)}}, {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Sensorites (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|namedep=Flashpoint (6)}}) documents on [[Gallifrey]] were deliberately obscure about Susan's origins, some theorising that she was a direct descendant of [[The Other|a founding father]] of Gallifrey alongside a claim one of her parents was the [[Lord President|President of the Time Lords]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)}}) According to {{Ainley}}, Susan was a young Time Lady from the Doctor's own time who had stowed away on the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Birth of a Renegade (short story)}}) Other accounts had her being rescued from the time period of [[the Other]] by the Doctor | While Susan specifically identified the Doctor as her grandfather, ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedep=An Unearthly Child (1)}}, {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)|namedep=The Escape (3)}}) and the Doctor likewise stated that Susan was his grandchild, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)|namedep=The Rescue (7)}}, {{cs|Marco Polo (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Sensorites (TV story)}}, {{cs|The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|namedep=Flashpoint (6)}}) documents on [[Gallifrey]] were deliberately obscure about Susan's origins, some theorising that she was a direct descendant of [[The Other|a founding father]] of Gallifrey alongside a claim one of her parents was the [[Lord President|President of the Time Lords]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)}}) According to {{Ainley}}, Susan was a young Time Lady from the Doctor's own time who had stowed away on the Doctor's TARDIS. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Birth of a Renegade (short story)}}) Other accounts had her being rescued from the time period of [[the Other]] by the Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lungbarrow (novel)}}) According to one account, the Doctor came to live in a small house on a mountain with his "adopted granddaughter", [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], who was described as coming from a distant and primitive time. Susan would tell the Doctor tales of him "building" the TARDIS and leaving their planet, becoming younger again and fighting monsters. Susan's tales became known by the guards of the [[High Council]], and, after an incident outside the Capitol, the Doctor found that armed guards had infiltrated his house. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Longest Story in the World (short story)}}) | ||
However, [[the Curator]] maintained that Susan was the Doctor's biological granddaughter. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) | However, [[the Curator]] maintained that Susan was the Doctor's biological granddaughter. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)}}) By one account, [[Susan Foreman's father|her father]] was the Doctor's son, one of several children born to him in [[The Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|lives before the conventional "First" Doctor]] as part of his secret marriage with [[Patience|a woman]] later known as Patience, who was a million-year-old [[Gallifreyan Elder]] who had survived in secret since the times of Rassilon — and was, as such, exempt from [[Pythia's Curse|the curse of sterlity]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cold Fusion (novel)}}, {{cs|The Infinity Doctors (novel)}}) | ||
Still maintaining a "friend[ship] of sorts", ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Destination Wars (audio story)}}) the Doctor gave the Master a [[dark star alloy brooch|cameo brooch]] made of [[Dark star alloy]] after an incident involving [[the Master's daughter]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}) The Doctor also brought Susan, who had come to know the Master ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Toy (audio story)}}) but feared him, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) to watch him and a group of Prydonians perform a ritual in [[Arcadia (city)|Arcadia]]. During the occasion, the Master gave Susan a toy that was secretly a communication device he would use to track the Doctor if he ever left their homeworld. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Toy (audio story)}}) | Still maintaining a "friend[ship] of sorts", ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Destination Wars (audio story)}}) the Doctor gave the Master a [[dark star alloy brooch|cameo brooch]] made of [[Dark star alloy]] after an incident involving [[the Master's daughter]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Witch's Familiar (TV story)}}) The Doctor also brought Susan, who had come to know the Master ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Toy (audio story)}}) but feared him, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}) to watch him and a group of Prydonians perform a ritual in [[Arcadia (city)|Arcadia]]. During the occasion, the Master gave Susan a toy that was secretly a communication device he would use to track the Doctor if he ever left their homeworld. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Toy (audio story)}}) | ||
