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I wouldn't count Lyttton or Avery, because the definition I suggested said that they have to be in consecutive episodes, and obviously characters in multi-part stories don't count, or almost every character in the classic series would be a companion. To exclude the Master, I will ammend my definition to say that they also have to be an ally of the Doctor's. The Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, and Captain Yates were in most episodes for the Third Doctor's entire tenure, so why shouldn't they be considered companions? Although those characters are disputable as companions, Liz is almost universally considered as a companion, even though she never even entered the TARDIS. And, should we say that Jo wasn't a companion until ''Colony in Space'', even though she had done everything else that a companion does in her episodes before that. There is really no reason to say that travelling in the TARDIS is necessary to be a companion.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] 14:25, August 7, 2011 (UTC) | I wouldn't count Lyttton or Avery, because the definition I suggested said that they have to be in consecutive episodes, and obviously characters in multi-part stories don't count, or almost every character in the classic series would be a companion. To exclude the Master, I will ammend my definition to say that they also have to be an ally of the Doctor's. The Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, and Captain Yates were in most episodes for the Third Doctor's entire tenure, so why shouldn't they be considered companions? Although those characters are disputable as companions, Liz is almost universally considered as a companion, even though she never even entered the TARDIS. And, should we say that Jo wasn't a companion until ''Colony in Space'', even though she had done everything else that a companion does in her episodes before that. There is really no reason to say that travelling in the TARDIS is necessary to be a companion.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] 14:25, August 7, 2011 (UTC) | ||
I understand what you're suggesting now and I totally get why Liz, Lethbridge-Stewart, Benton and Mike would be considered companions. Whilst I don't know if I still agree with this, I would disagree that many of the Tenth Doctor's so-called companions (i.e. [[Astrid Peth]], [[Tish Jones]], [[Francine Jones]], [[Clive Jones]], [[Leo Jones]], [[Sylvia Noble]], [[Wilfred Mott]], [[Jackson Lake]], [[Rosita Farisi]], [[Christina de Souza]] and [[Adelaide Brooke]] (especially those last four)). Although the UNIT people could well be considered companions, I still stick by my claim that the aforementioned Tenth Doctor companions are not. [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 07:41, August 8, 2011 (UTC) | |||
