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| CurrentAlias = The Doctor
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| CurrentAlias = [[Doctor|The Doctor]]
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| Aliases = Theta Sigma, [[John Smith]], Dr. Von Wer, feeble time traveller{{r|Dragon's Claws Vol 1 5}}, and many other aliases
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| EditorialNames = Doctor Who
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| Aliases = Doc, Prof, Theta Sigma, John Smith
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| Identity = Secret
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| Affiliation = Former president of the High Council of Time Lords; occasional scientific advisor to United Nations (later Unified) Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT); former operative of the Celestial Intervention Agency; self-proclaimed protector of the universe, businessman, owner of the St. Louis bar
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[[Susan Foreman (Earth-5556)|Susan Foreman]] (granddaughter)<br /> Miranda (adoptive daughter)<br />
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| Affiliation = Leader of a loose-knit group of companions; former president of the High Council of Time Lords; occasional scientific advisor to United Nations Intelligence Taskforce (UNIT); former operative of the Celestial Intervention Agency, businessman, owner of the St. Louis bar
 
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others<br />
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| Relatives = Susan (granddaughter); Miranda Dawkins (adopted daughter); Irving Braxiatel (brother); Quences, Owis, Glospin, Satthralope, Jobiska, Rynde, Arkhew, Maljamin, Farg, Celesia, Almund, Tugel, Chovor the Various, Deflosifa, Salpash and Lubin (cousins); Ulysses (father?); Penelope Gate (mother?); Paitence (wife {deceased]); Scarlette (wife); Zezanne (granddaugter); Jenny ('daughter' generated clone)
  
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Known wives include Patience
 
| Universe = Earth-5556
  
| Universe = Earth-5556
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| BaseOfOperations = Type 40 TARDIS, mobile across the known universe
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| BaseOfOperations = Type 40 TARDIS, [[Stockbridge]], [[Gallifrey]], mobile across the known universe and beyond and all of time
   
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| Gender = Male
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| Gender = Genderfluid
 
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| UnusualFeatures = Two hearts, respiratory bypass, unique alien biology, regenerative ability
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| Hair = Variable
 
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| UnusualFeatures = two hearts, respiratory bypass
  
   
 
| Citizenship = Gallifrey
 
| Citizenship = Gallifrey
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| MaritalStatus = Married to Scarlette
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| MaritalStatus = Widowed
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| Occupation = Traveler in time and space, former Intervention agent
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| Occupation = Traveler in time and space
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| Education = Prydon Academy, Gallifrey
   
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| Origin = Alien
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| Origin = [[Alien]]
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| PlaceOfBirth = Loombanks, House of Lungbarrow, Southern mountains of [[Gallifrey]]
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| PlaceOfBirth = [[Gallifrey]]
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| Creators = Sydney Newman; C.E. Webber; Donald Wilson
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| First = [[Marvel Premiere 57|Marvel Premiere, #57]] (reprint of ''Doctor Who Weekly'' #s 1-8)
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| First = Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 1
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| Last = {{cid|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 285}}{{g|last official Marvel appearance}}
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| HistoryText = The Doctor came from the planet [[Gallifrey]], in the constellation of Kasterborous, home of the Time Lords.<ref name = "pyramids of mars">Harris, S. (writer); Russell, P. (director) (1975). ''[[w:c:who:Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref>Davies, R. (writer); Strong, J. (director) (2007 Christmas special). "[[w:c:who:Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. Series 4. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref><ref name = "day of the doctor">Moffat, S. (writer); Hurran, N. (director) (2013; 50th anniversary special). "[[w:c:who:The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref> Details of his early life are unknown, but he attended the Time Lord Academy, where his best friend was the man who was destined to become his greatest nemesis, [[Master (Earth-5556)|the Master]]. The Doctor eventually stole an obsolete type 40 TARDIS and fled Gallifrey in it, apparently accompanied by his granddaughter (who took the name Susan Foreman on Earth) in order to experience the universe for himself.{{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}} Over the years he traveled the universe with numerous companions including his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman (Earth-5556)|Susan]], [[K-9 (Earth-5556)|K9]], [[Sarah Jane Smith (Earth-5556)|Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Sharon Davies (Earth-5556)|Sharon]],{{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 27}} and [[Dorothy McShane (Earth-5556)|Ace]], meeting allies like the shadow man [[Shayde]], [[Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head]], [[Kroton (Earth-5556)|Kroton]], [[Ivan Asimoff (Earth-5556)|Ivan Asimoff]], the [[Free-Fall Warriors]], [[Maxwell Edison (Earth-5556)|Max Edison]] and [[Abslom Daak (Earth-5556)|Abslom Daak]], Dalek Killer, and battling powerful monsters and villains such as the Daleks,{{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 31|34}} Cybermen, the Master, [[Beep the Meep (Earth-5556)|Beep the Meep]],{{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 24|26}} the [[Brimo (Earth-5556)|Time Witch]],{{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 37|38}} the Malevilus,{{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 5|8}} the demon [[Melanicus (Earth-5556)|Melanicus]], and countless others.<ref name = "totd"/> Although he was eventually captured by the Time Lords and exiled to Earth in the 20th Century for a time,<ref>Hulke, M.; Dicks, T. (writers); Maloney, D. (director) (1969). ''[[w:c:who:The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> where he found employment with the paramilitary organization UNIT, he was later given his freedom by the Time Lords after assisting them against their insane former hero, Omega.<ref>Baker, B.; Martin, D. (writers); Mayne, L. (director) (1972–1973). ''[[w:c:who:The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> The Doctor continues to explore and defend the universe across time and space.
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The Doctor has extensive knowledge and experience in the fields of science, history, medicine, technology, and many others.<ref>Holmes, R. (writer); Bennett, R. (director) (1975). ''[[w:c:who:The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> He knows how to hypnotize normal humans, is a skilled swordsman and marksman, and has limited telepathic abilities.
   
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| Powers = '''Near-immortality:''' As a Time Lord, the Doctor has a radically slowed ageing process and can potentially live for hundreds or even thousands of years before needing to regenerate into a new body. In the most current accounts, the Doctor is more than 900 years old. Despite this, he (usually) has the appearance and physical ability of a man in his prime.<ref>Dicks, T. (writer); Barry, C. (director) (1974–1975). ''[[w:c:who:Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "Logopolis">Bidmead, C. (writer); Grimwade, P. (director) (1981). ''[[w:c:who:Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "tv movie">Jacobs, M. (writer); Sax, G. (director) (1996). ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]].</ref> The Doctor can live indefinitely in one form {{citation}} but has noted he will not always be immune to the effects of ageing, such as senility, if he does so.<ref name = "totd" />
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| HistoryText = When the universe was in it's infancy, one of the first civilisations arose on the planet Gallifrey. They were exceptionally long lived, naturally sensitive to the flow of time, and highly telepathic. For many long years the Gallifreyans were ruled by a matriarchal cult led by the Pythia, who ruled through superstition and magic. Gradually an opposing faction arose which embraced science, conquering space and establishing a Gallifreyan Empire. Most notably a triumvirate of three young Gallifreyans came to the fore; the scientist Rassilon, the engineer Omega, and a third individual whose name has been lost to history, remembered only as The Other. Together these three pioneered the science of time travel. Foreseeing that her rule was ending, the 508th Pythia committed suicide, but not before using her vast telepathic powers to curse her people with sterility; no more children would be born of the womb on Gallifrey.
 
   
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'''Regeneration:''' The Doctor's most famous power is his ability to regenerate into a new body upon sustaining a mortal injury<ref name = "spiders">Sloman, R. (writer); Letts, B. (director) (1974). ''[[w:c:who:Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "Logopolis" /><ref>Holmes, R. (writer); Harper, G. (director) (1984). ''[[w:c:who:The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "tv movie" /> or reaching advanced age.<ref name = "The Tenth Planet">Pedler, K.; Davis, G. (writers); Martinus, D. (director) (1966). ''[[w:c:who:The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]]. </ref> While the physical appearance and personality is changed completely, his memories remain mostly (but not completely) intact.<ref name = "end of time" /> This allows the Doctor to live almost indefinitely. The standard number of regenerations a Time Lord can use is twelve although that can be changed.<ref>Dicks, T. (writer); Moffatt, P. (director) (1983; 20th anniversary special). "[[w:c:who:The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]". ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:PBS|PBS]].</ref><ref name = "totd" /> The early stages of Regeneration also allows Time Lords to regrow severed limbs.<ref name = "xmas 2005" /> Regeneration also allows Time Lords to use powerful energy as a concussive force capable of incapacitating, or even destroying,<ref name = "totd" /> multiple foes.
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Rassilon turned his attention to this problem, and created vast Looms of genetic material, capable of decanting new Gallifreyans from the primordial soup within. His first few prototypes of the new "Loom-born" Gallifreyans would eventually become known as the Special Executive. The later Loom-born had lesser telepathic abilities and shorter life spans than their Womb-born counterparts, but could regenerate their forms. To keep the population under control, Rassilon organised the Gallifreyans into Houses, and decreed that each House could have only 45 "Cousins" at any one time.
 
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Doctor 1.jpg|The Doctor's first incarnation
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Doctor 2.jpg|The Doctor's second incarnation
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Doctor 3.jpg|The Doctor's third incarnation
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Doctor 4.jpg|The Doctor's fourth incarnation
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Doctor 5.jpg|His fifth incarnation
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Doctor 6.jpg|The Sixth Doctor
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Doctor 7.jpg|The Seventh Doctor
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Doctor 8.jpg|The Eighth Doctor
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The Doctor (Earth-5556) from Incomplete Death's Head Vol 1 12 001.jpg|A future incarnation.
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'''Accelerated Healing Factor:''' The Doctor often shows impressive healing abilities. While not on par with someone like [[Wolverine]], Time Lords can heal from broken bones in a few days,{{citation}} non-lethal bullet wounds in a day,{{citation}} survive falls from great heights,<ref name = "end of time" /> and even regrow one of their hearts in a few months. {{citation}} As noted, a Time Lord soon after regeneration is able to regrow severed limbs <ref name = "xmas 2005" /> or even survive otherwise-lethal gunshot wounds.<ref name = "hitler" /> Time Lords often slip into comas to recover from extreme damage that made them appear dead. {{citation}}
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The three friends' experiments into time travel continued, and they came to realise that a very special power source was required to allow development of stable time travel. They would need to capture a black hole. So they developed a stellar manipulator known as the Hand of Omega, able to blow up stars. Unfortunately sabotage by an outside agency meant that Omega's ship was sucked into the newly created void, and he would long be believed dead. But his sacrifice helped make the Gallifreyans Lords of Time.
 
   
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'''Telepathy:''' The Doctor possesses limited telepathic abilities and is a skilled hypnotist. This is a trait shared by all Time Lords and which allows them to communicate and rapidly share information and the Doctor is also able to confer this ability to humans temporarily as well as share information quickly.<ref> Series 3. Episode 2. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC One]].</ref>
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Back on Gallifrey Rassilon had become a hero, and de facto ruler of the planet. Some nine years after the death of the Pythia, he ordered a massacre of her remaining followers who were hiding in her temple. Rassilon felt no pity for her acolytes as his wife had miscarried when the Pythia invoked her curse, but the Other could not stomach the new, totalitarian regime he could see taking over his world. He ordered that his sole surviving relative (and the last child who had been born before the curse), his grand-daughter Susan, be taken safely off-world, for he saw trouble in his planet's future, and then he committed suicide by throwing himself into the Looms, mixing his genetic material with what was already there.
 
   
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'''Time Lord Physiology:''' The Doctor's enhanced physiology allows him to survive on less oxygen than a human requires, to the point of possessing a 'respiratory bypass', have an increased resistance to poisons and toxins, and possess radically enhanced senses compared to humans. He can even briefly endure the hard vacuum of space due to the above mentioned respiratory bypass system.<ref name = "pyramids of mars" />
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The Other would be proven right; first Rassilon would lead a campaign against any alien powers he deemed might one day threaten his new Gallifrey, exterminating a number of species such as the Charon and the Great Vampires; where possible they would wipe them from history in what would later be termed the Time Wars. And secondly civil war came again to Gallifrey when the Loom-born, tired of being treated as second class citizens, rose up to exterminate their Womb-born fellows. Although Rassilon himself remained venerated as their "father", the rest of the Womb-born were eventually thought to be wiped out, although in truth a handful of them survived, hiding themselves amongst the rest of the population. Some of them survive to this day, millennia later.
 
   
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'''Enhanced Senses:''' Time Lords possess all of the senses of a human being to a heightened level. Their eyes can see in the dark better than humans and see objects hundred of yards away with nearly perfect clarity,{{citation}} they can also hear across large distances,{{citation}}
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Eventually the Time Lords adopted a policy of non-intervention. Forbidden to travel into their own past or future, a people who prided themselves on observing and recording all history ironically (or conveniently) forgot much of their own. Rassilon's era became known as the Old Time.
 
   
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'''Super-Genius Level Intellect:''' Time Lords are among the smartest species in the Universe{{citation}} and the Doctor shows extensive knowledge of many areas, such as human and alien sciences, technology, history, medicine, mechanics, and engineering, etc. to the point of literally beyond comprehension of what humans and many other aliens are capable of.{{citation}} The Doctor is also an excellent tactician and has taken down many powerful enemies using his cunning.{{citation}}
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A little over one thousand years ago a new Cousin was born in the House of Lungbarrow. His true name is all but unpronounceable to anyone who isn't Gallifreyan, and besides, his relatives soon took to calling him by the derisive nicknames "Snail" and "Wormhole" because of the small indentation-like birth mark he had in the lower portion of his chest. Being Loom-borns, none of them recognised what another species would have said was a belly-button. Unknown to all, including the new born, the Other's genetic material had finally been fully restored to a new body. Snail never fitted in and had no real friends amongst his Cousins.
 
   
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As was expected Snail went to the Academy, the graduates of whom would rise above being simple Gallifreyans to the thousand strong Time Lord elite, and there he gained a new name from his classmates: Theta Sigma, or Thete for short. Enrolled in the Prydonian Chapter, whose members were renowned for being devious, he encountered Irving Braxiatel, a kindred spirit a few classes above him, who also yearned for life beyond he stagnant atmosphere on unchanging Gallifrey. He also fell in with a group of the brightest students who called themselves the Deca. Many of this group would later leave Gallifrey and become renegades from their people. And it was while he was one of the Deca that Thete finally chose a name for himself, rather than letting others pick for him; he became known as the Doctor.
 
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* '''Master Swordsman''': The Doctor is a expert swordsman, having been trained by some of the best fencing experts in the universe. He has shown amazing skill with a blade on multiple occasions.<ref>''Key to Time'', ''Time & Time Again''</ref>
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** '''Fifth Doctor:''' The Fifth Doctor was able to fend off a trained Roman soldier.{{r|Doctor Who Monthly #61}}
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** '''Sixth Doctor:''' The Sixth Doctor was able to hold his own against, and defeat, Astrolabus in sword combat.{{r|Doctor Who Magazine #99}}
   
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* '''Olympic Level Athlete''': The Doctor is an outstanding athlete, being able to sprint great distances, and even once cleared a fence.{{r|Doctor Who Vol 1 20}}
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Knowing that the head of his House, Quences, had ambitions of high office for him, the Doctor deliberately scraped a minimum pass mark at the Academy. Angered, Quences disowned the Doctor, and without waiting for permission to do so, had the family Loom decant a new Cousin to replace him. The Doctor informed the head of the Prydonian Chapter of this breach of the rules, and then decided that the time was right to leave his homeworld. Stealing a TARDIS from the repair bays (as the rest were too well guarded), he departed Gallifrey unaware that his House had been excommunicated for creating a new Cousin, their names struck off all records and all his Cousins buried alive in the House for their crime. They would remain there for hundreds of years.
 
   
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* '''Exceptional hand-to-hand combatant''': When in his third incarnation, the Doctor stated he practiced a form of martial arts known as Venusian Aikido.<ref>Houghton, D. (writer); Combe, T. (director) (1971). ''[[w:c:who:The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'', et al. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref>
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The Doctor soon discovered he had a stowaway in his new TARDIS. The Hand of Omega, which had been in storage for many years since its last use, had recognised in the Doctor the pattern of one of its makers, and followed him on board. It overrode the safeguards that prevented travel into Gallifrey's past, taking the Doctor back to the Old Time. There he soon encountered a young girl living on the streets. Susan, the Other's grand-daughter, had not made it off-planet after all; the instant she and the Doctor met they recognised a connection between them, and when Susan called him "Grandfather" somehow the Doctor knew she was correct no matter how much it defied logic.
 
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** '''Fourth Doctor:''' In his fourth incarnation, The Doctor was able to deliver one punch to himself from a previous time, to knock himself out.{{r|Doctor Who Monthly #46}}
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** '''Sixth Doctor:''' The Doctor's sixth incarnation was also shown to be quite skilled in hand-to-hand combat, being able to disarm, and take down an armed assassin in an alley.{{r|Doctor Who Magazine #88}}
   
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| Strength = Normal Time Lord {{citation}} with varying amounts of exercise which is confirmed to be an unknown level above that of an ordinary human, depending on the regeneration.{{citation}}
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Together they set off on journeys across the breadth of the universe, until Susan decided she wanted to try living as a proper teenager for a while. The two Gallifreyans stopped off in 1963 England, and Susan enrolled in a local school, Coal Hill. But her strange nature soon drew the attention of two of her teachers, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright, who followed her home one night to the junkyard where the TARDIS had landed. The Doctor had used the prolonged stay to arrange to hide the Hand of Omega on Earth, and possibly because of this and a fear that the teachers might draw the attention of the authorities to the Hand, he took off with them inside the ship, kidnapping them.
 
   
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| Weaknesses = The Doctor once claimed Aspirin could kill him.<ref>Houghton, D. (writer); Combe, T. (director) (1971). ''[[w:c:who:The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref> Various events have triggered the Doctor's regenerations – radiation,<ref name = "spiders" /> falling from great heights,<ref name = "Logopolis" /> old age,<ref name = "The Tenth Planet" /> and botched exploratory heart surgery.<ref name = "1996 Tele Film" /> It can be assumed that when the Doctor reaches his final life, any of these examples and others would be able to kill him for good. Regeneration is an unpredictable process that could fail, and often can be upsetting physiologically.
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Time passed. Susan left him, and Ian and Barbara, having long since earned his trust, eventually returned home. Other companions joined him in his travels, and as he saw more of the universe, the Doctor increasingly encountered beings of evil he felt had to be opposed. After a while his body, old when he had left Gallifrey, finally gave in to time, and he experienced his first regeneration.
 
   
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His new body had a tendency to act the fool while quietly manipulating events behind the scenes. He continued his campaign against evil across the galaxy, and more companions came and went. Finally he faced a problem that he could not deal with alone, and reluctantly called on the help of the Time Lords. They assisted him, but then put him on trial for breaking their laws on non-interference. The Doctor argued that there were some evils that had to be fought. In the end he won a partial victory. The Time Lords exiled him to a single planet and a single era, but it was his favourite world, Earth, and the era had been chosen because it was a period when the planet would face regular threats from alien incursions. They also forced another regeneration on him.
 
   
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| Equipment = Sonic screwdriver. This innocent-looking device is the Doctor's favorite tool. The Doctor can reprogram it to manipulate sound and matter in nearly infinite combinations. Early versions were mainly used for opening doors and undoing screws.
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The new incarnation of the Doctor arrived shortly after man had started to travel into space, drawing the attention of other races. He agreed to help UNIT, a United Nations taskforce whose remit was to combat alien threats, and worked to repair his TARDIS and beat his exile. After a couple of years his opportunity came when Omega returned, angry at the Time Lords for abandoning him. Unable to deal with the threat themselves, the Time Lords brought together all three versions of the Doctor to battle Omega. His success bought him his freedom; the Time Lords restored his ability to travel in time and space.
 
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| Transportation = Type 40<ref name = "tv movie" /> TARDIS. Short for Time And Relative Dimension In Space,<ref name = "auc">Coburn, A. (writer); Hussein, W. (director) (1963). ''[[w:c:who:An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC tv]].</ref><ref name = "tv movie" />, though "''Dimensions''" is sometimes used, {{citation}} ''TARDIS'' refers to several models of space-time vessels, capable of travelling to any place or time (although the term "TARDIS" has also been identified a nickname Susan came up with specifically for the Doctor's space-time ship).<ref name = "auc" /> The interior is an extradimensional space that can be much larger than the exterior, usually with cabins, recreational areas, and a control room.<ref name = "auc" /> It often has a ''chameleon circuit,'' which allows the user to change its outward appearance to blend in with the scenery (in keeping with the Time Lords' non-intervention policy).<ref name = "auc" /> The Doctor's TARDIS, for instance, took on the appearance of a London police call box when he visited Earth in the 1960s, but when the chameleon circuit malfunctioned, it remained in that shape permanently, only ever changing slightly or temporarily.<ref name = "auc" /><ref name = "attack">Moore, P. (writer); Robinson, M. (director) (1985). ''[[w:c:who:Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "tv movie" /> The TARDIS is an "alive", sentient, machine-like lifeform capable of expressing emotion. <ref>Whitaker, D. (writer); Martin, R.; Cox, F. (directors) (1964). ''[[w:c:who:The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC tv]].</ref><ref name = "spiders" /><ref name = "tv movie" /> It holds stated affection for the Doctor. The source of its power is the 'Heart of the TARDIS', connected to the Time Vortex.
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| Weapons = Few to none. The Doctor prefers using brain instead of brawn, but he has only been witnessed wielding guns on exceedingly rare occasions, sometimes using them as lethal force,<ref>Hayles, B. (writer); Ferguson, M. (director) (1969). ''[[w:c:who:The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref>Marks, L. (writer); Bernard, P. (director) (1972). ''[[w:c:who:Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref>Saward, E. (writer); Grimwade, P. (director) (1982). ''[[w:c:who:Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref>Saward, E. (writer); Robinson, M. (director) (1984). ''[[w:c:who:Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]''. ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. [[wikipedia:BBC|BBC]]. [[wikipedia:BBC One|BBC1]].</ref><ref name = "attack" /> sometimes not.<ref name = "tv movie" />
   
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==Enemies==
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Eventually the third Doctor died too, and a fourth version was born, consumed with a wanderlust that was likely a reaction to his previous self's period of enforced stability. He finally returned home, only to be accused of murdering the President of the High Council. In order to prevent his own execution he utilized a little remembered law and declared his intention to stand for the post himself; until the election was over he was protected by legislation put in place to prevent tyrants from murdering their rivals. But the killer turned out to be the other Presidential candidate, who died while trying to eliminate the Doctor. As the only surviving candidate, the Doctor won by default. Elected to the highest post in Gallifrey, the Doctor did the only thing he could; he ran. But even though he had deserted the post, the title remained his, as the Gallifreyans had no rules to cover this kind of eventuality.
 
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'''[[Master (Earth-5556)|The Master]]''':
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The Doctor's arch enemy, a rival Time Lord and a master hypnotist.<ref name = "tv movie" /> His super-genius level intellect combined with his charisma and his insanity makes him one of the universe's greatest threats. {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 18}}
   
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==Companions==
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It was towards the end of this long lived fourth incarnation's time that the Doctor had his first recorded encounter with someone from the Marvel Megaverse.
 
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The Doctor rarely travels alone, <!-- citation not needed. page section is citation --> preferring to share his adventures with the company of others. In his long life, he has travelled with many humans, fellow Time Lords, robots and other aliens. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
   
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====First Doctor====
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The Doctor was surprised when the TARDIS materialised without him setting the co-ordinates. He emerged to discover an unusual looking man who claimed he had summoned the ship with the powers of his mind to help in the hour of Earth's greatest need. They were in the far future, inside the last surviving stronghold of the light against the barbarian forces of Catavolcus. The castle would soon fall to the enemy, but the old man, who was subsequently called Merlin by one of the defenders, wanted to use the Doctor's TARDIS to evacuate the survivors before a nuclear device he had activated destroyed everything. Having armed the weapon, the two fled back to the time ship as Catavolcus' Neutron Knights pierced the castle wall. The Doctor hurried the retreating defenders into his ship, and they departed seconds before the castle and the attackers were vapourised. The Time Lord set the controls to take his passengers to a safe disembarkation spot, and then passed out. He awoke lying outside the TARDIS in some quiet woods, unsure if what he remembered was real or just a dream. But when he entered his ship, he was met by a vision of Merlin, who informed him that they would meet again, "in some distant time, in some other form."
 
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* [[Susan Foreman (Earth-5556)|Susan Foreman]]<ref name = "auc" /> {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}} (his granddaughter and first companion)
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* [[Ian Chesterton (Earth-5556)|Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright (Earth-5556)|Barbara Wright]] <ref name = "auc" />{{r|Doctor Who Yearbook Vol 1 3}}
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* [[Vicki Pallister (Earth-5556)|Vicki Pallister]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 23}}
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* [[Steven Taylor (Earth-5556)|Steven Taylor]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 23}}
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* [[Benjamin Jackson (Earth-5556)|Ben Jackson]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 218}}
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* [[Polly Wright (Earth-5556)|Polly Wright]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 218}}
   
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====Second Doctor====
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Shortly after this the fourth Doctor faced his old enemy the Master once more, and was killed when he fell from the top of a radio telescope. He regenerated again, taking on his youngest looking form to date.
 
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* [[James McCrimmon (Earth-5556)|Jamie McCrimmon]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 21}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 204}}
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* [[Victoria Waterfield (Earth-5556)|Victoria Waterfield]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 21}}
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* [[Zoe Heriot (Earth-5556)|Zoe Heriot]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 204}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}}
   
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====Third Doctor====
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Following many adventures the Doctor received a mysterious message from the Time Lords. At their behest, he dropped off his travelling companions, and checked into a bed and breakfast in the little English town of Stockbridge.
 
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* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Earth-5556)|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 221}} {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 18}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 234}}
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* [[Elizabeth Shaw (Earth-5556)|Liz Shaw]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 221}}
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* [[Josephine Grant (Earth-5556)|Jo Grant]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 234}}
   
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====Fourth Doctor====
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The Doctor was taking part in a local cricket match when a wave of temporal distortions started, mixing things from different time periods. The Doctor was about to bat, awaiting the bowler's throw, when the cricket ball was swapped for a grenade from the 1940's, which blew apart the wickets. Gunfire then drew the Doctor, a policeman and the other cricketers to a nearby lane, where a local man had discharged a shotgun to drive off attackers wielding swords. When the constable investigated the adjoining woods, he was attacked by a Roman legionary, who then turned on the Doctor. The Doctor deflected the blow with his cricket bat, and the man with the shotgun fired on the Roman, who vanished. Slipping away, the Doctor headed to the spot where he had hidden the TARDIS to check its instruments. Scanning the news channels confirmed that the effect was not localised, so the Doctor decided to collect his belongings from his lodgings and then try to track down the cause. But as he left the TARDIS he was attacked by a knight on horseback.
 
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* [[Sarah Jane Smith (Earth-5556)|Sarah Jane Smith]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 235}} {{r|Doctor Who Yearbook Vol 1 4}}
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* [[Harry Sullivan (Earth-5556)|Harry Sullivan]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 235}}
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* [[Leela (Earth-5556)|Leela]] {{r|Doctor Who Yearbook Vol 1 3}}
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* [[K-9 (Earth-5556)|K-9]] {{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 12}}
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* [[Romanadvoratrelundar (Earth-5556)|Romana]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 25}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 212}}
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* [[Sharon Davies (Earth-5556)|Sharon Davies]] {{r|Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1 17}} {{r|Doctor Who Monthly Vol 1 51}}
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* [[Maxwell Edison (Earth-5556)|Maxwell Edison]] {{r|Doctor Who Monthly Vol 1 68}}
   
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====Fifth Doctor====
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The Doctor dodged the charge, and the knight was unhorsed when his lance smashed against the TARDIS. The Doctor brought the unconscious man inside the TARDIS, and was in the process of removing his armour to check for injuries when he revived. The knight introduced himself as Sir Justin, and explained that he was snatched from the middle of a joust only to reappear bearing down on the Doctor. The Time Lord stated he would return Justin to his own time, but first he needed to deal with the cause of the temporal anomalies. Foreseeing a chance to perform great deeds, Justin happily agreed to accompany the Doctor. They travelled back to Gallifrey, were the Doctor still held the position of President. Once there the Doctor connected himself to the Matrix, a gigantic computer network containing the preserved memories of all the dead Time Lords, hoping it would help him deduce what was happening. As he did this, a strange shadow man materialised next to the TARDIS and entered the craft. Meanwhile the Doctor's virtual self found himself confronted by representations of Rassilon and two other great Time Lords. They were holding council with other "High Evolutionaries" from the Althrace system and with Merlin the Wise of Earth.
 
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* [[Adric (Earth-5556)|Adric]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}}
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* [[Nyssa (Earth-5556)|Nyssa]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}}
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* [[Tegan Jovanka (Earth-5556)|Tegan Jovanka]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}} {{r|Doctor Who Yearbook Vol 1 4}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 215}}
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* [[Angus Goodman (Earth-5556)|Gus Goodman]] {{r|Doctor Who Monthly Vol 1 61}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 87}}
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* [[Vislor Turlough (Earth-5556)|Vislor Turlough]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 215}}
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* [[Perpugilliam Brown (Earth-5556)|Peri Brown]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 228}}
   
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====Sixth Doctor====
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Merlin informed the Doctor that the being behind the time distortions was the demon Melanicus, a foe he banished from this plane of existence a thousand years ago. Melanicus had hijacked a device known as the Event Synthesiser which regulated the flow of time. Rassilon charged the Doctor with finding Melanicus and restoring the Synthesiser to its proper function. Returning to the real world, Justin and the Doctor made their way back to the TARDIS to begin their quest. Before they could take off however a beam penetrated Gallifrey's defenses and deposited an assassin inside the ship. As time slowed down for the Doctor and Justin, effectively paralysing them, the shadow man who breached the TARDIS earlier materialised behind the Time Lord and shot the assassin before he could carry out his deadly mission.
 
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* Peri Brown {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 104}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 202}} {{r|Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos Vol 1 1}}
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* [[Frobisher (Earth-5556)|Frobisher]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 88}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 129}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 207}}
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* Jamie McCrimmon {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 127}}
   
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====Seventh Doctor====
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Released from the grip of the beam, the TARDIS was sent hurtling into the void by the beings in the Matrix, penetrating the domain of Melanicus. In a place where chaos and insanity reigned they initially found that the ship had materialised floating in a gigantic bathtub alongside a huge toy duck, before it next materialised inside a Hall of Mirrors. The Doctor and Justin emerged into the fairground beyond, where the Doctor spotted someone who looked like his old companion Zoe Herriot. He gave chase, following her into the Ghost Train. Convinced the girl might have an idea as to what was happening in this bizarre world, the Doctor jumped into one of the cars and continued his pursuit, unaware that the shadow man was sitting just behind him. The car proved to be on a rollercoaster track, taking the Doctor rapidly through an entrance marked "Door to Hell". On the other side they were surrounded by flames, and the Doctor realised they were heading straight towards the giant form of the demon Melanicus.
 
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* [[Melanie Bush (Earth-5556)|Melanie Bush]] {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 24}}
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* Frobisher {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 130}}
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* Sarah Jane Smith {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 159}}
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* [[Dorothy McShane (Earth-5556)|Ace]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 164}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 173}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 242}}
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* [[Bernice Summerfield (Earth-5556)|Bernice Summerfield]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 196}} {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 20}} {{r|Doctor Who Special Vol 1 23}}
   
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====Eighth Doctor====
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The Doctor was unsure as to whether or not the image before him was real. Meanwhile, back in the Matrix, the three Time Lords he encountered earlier at the council meeting decided to raise the manifestation level of their other agent. Suddenly the shadow man who had been dogging the Doctor's footsteps made his presence known, explaining that what the Doctor was facing was a vibratory illusion created by the Synthesiser, indistinguishable from the real thing and just as deadly. However the false Melanicus was no match for the shadow man's gun, and with it's destruction the Ghost Train car exited the fake hell. Seconds later it reached the end of the track, dropping the Doctor and his saviour from a great height.
 
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* [[Isabelle Sinclair (Earth-5556)|Izzy Sinclair]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 244}} {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 285}}
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* [[Grace Holloway (Earth-5556)|Grace Holloway]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 273}}
   
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====Future Doctor====
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Sir Justin had experienced his own worries since the Doctor rushed off, being attacked by a number of armoured men. He retreated into the Hall of Mirrors. At the same time the Doctor awakened, having been stunned by his impact on the ground. The shadow man at first appeared to have vanished, but in fact was hiding within the Doctor's own shadow. The Time Lord examined the room he was in, and accidentally knocked into a coffin laid out behind him. This drew the attention of the coffin's resident, a stereotypical vampiric count. Unimpressed by the Doctor's observation that "you represent a strictly mythical figure drawn largely from a work of Victorian fiction", the count advanced threateningly. But Justin spotted the Doctor being threatened through one of the mirrors in the Hall he was in, and smashed his way through to his ally. He drove the vampire off using the hilt of his sword as a cross, and the two friends rushed back into the TARDIS. Aware that he needed to follow the logic of the weird dimension they were in, the Doctor enquired of Justin as to exactly how many mirrors the knight had been forced to break to save him. Informed that it was four, the Doctor calculated as they take off that they were in for twenty-eight years of bad luck.
 
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* [[Ria (Earth-5556)|Ria]] {{r|Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1 173}}
   
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| Notes = * Although the title of both [[w:c:who:Doctor Who|the TV series]] and [[Doctor Who Vol 1|one of the Marvel comic series]] is ''Doctor Who'', the lead character is rarely known as anything but "The Doctor." His real name is a closely guarded secret that has never been revealed in any official media.<ref name = "totd" />
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To avoid the bad luck, the Doctor slipped the TARDIS sideways into another dimension. Twenty-four hours passed for those inside, while outside twenty-eight years went by. During this time Melanicus caused over a thousand years of war to erupt across a thousand planets, with time zones mixing combatants wildly: the Millennium Wars. On Gallifrey in the Matrix Merlin consulted with the other High Evolutionaries. As yet Melanicus' limited understanding of the Event Synthesiser had restricted his damage to only a single dimension, but they feared he might discover how to spread the damage across a multitude of dimensions. If the Doctor could not locate the Synthesiser then the entire cosmos was threatened.
 
   
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* Marvel Comics first obtained the comic strip/book rights to the Doctor in 1979. Prior to this, several British publishers held the rights for a series of comic strips that ran from 1964 to 1979. There was also a separate comic strip devoted to the Daleks that was published for several years in the late 1960s before merging with the main ''Doctor Who'' strip. Marvel primarily published original adventures as a serialized strip in ''[[Doctor Who Weekly Vol 1|Doctor Who Weekly]]'', later renamed ''[[Doctor Who Monthly Vol 1|Doctor Who Monthly]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Magazine Vol 1|Doctor Who Magazine]]''. This strip was later reprinted for North American distribution in several issues of ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'' and again in [[Doctor Who Vol 1|a monthly ''Doctor Who'' title]] that ran for several years in the early 1980s. The only non-''DWM''-related comic material published by Marvel was a one-off miniseries titled ''[[Doctor Who: The Age of Chaos|The Age of Chaos]]'' (written by Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker), and it also reprinted excerpts from the 1964-1979 comic strip era in ''DWM'' and a spin-off magazine titled ''Doctor Who Classic Comics''.
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Back in the TARDIS the Doctor decided they must enter the maelstrom Melanicus had created and land as near to the Synthesiser as possible. The problem was that they had no way of knowing where that was at any given moment. A voice pointed out that it's position should be easy to calculate so long as you tooke into account the size of the Synthesiser and the fact that it didn't move; rather everything else moved in relation to it. The voice proved to be that of the shadow man, who introduced himself as Shayde. He explained that he was a mental construct who served the Matrix lords, and was sent to help the Doctor on his mission. While he explained this, the TARDIS picked up a reading, and when the Doctor checked the scanner he was greeted by an extraordinary sight - a crystalline craft composed of pure energy. The craft proved to belong to the Lords of Althrace, one of the groups of High Evolutionaries, who transported the travellers to Althrace, a set of joined planets spinning in the middle of a White Hole.
 
   
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* Marvel Comics ceased to hold the license for the Doctor's comic book adventures in 1999, and consequently some information on the Doctor (specifically, anything relating to Doctors introduced from 2005 onwards) can not be added to this page as it was not revealed until after he ceased to be a Marvel character, and thus may not necessarily be relevant to the Doctor of Marvel's Earth-5556, whose history does not always precisely match that of the original Doctor and whose position in relation to the canon of the television series is debatable. The image on this main page depicts the Eighth Doctor, the last to appear in titles carrying the Marvel UK banner on the cover. Marvel, in one form or another, depicted the adventures of the first eight Doctors in the ''Doctor Who Weekly''/''Doctor Who Monthly''/''Doctor Who Magazine'' comic strip. The comic strip established by Marvel in October 1979 continues to be published as of 2015 by current license holder Panini, who published on behalf of Marvel between 1996 and 1999. A separate North American-based comic book line was established by IDW Publishing between 2007 and 2013, with Titan Comics taking over this range as of 2014.
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There the Lords explained the origins of Melanicus, informing the Doctor that the demon had been a native of Althrace. Fleeing to another dimension after an aborted attempt to conquer his home system, he managed to make contact with Catavolcus, then a third century despot. Catavolcus gave Melanicus access to another dimension, Earth's, and in return was given great power and the ability to traverse time. If Merlin had not intervened they would have conquered the Earth. Merlin banished Melanicus back to the dimension he had been hiding in, although Catavolcus remained free, roaming time and space and pillaging planets for their power...at least until he will one day be killed in the nuclear explosion the fourth Doctor nearly witnessed.
 
   
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* The Doctor first appeared on the BBC Television (later known as BBC1) TV series ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. His first televised appearance was in the four-part 1963 serial ''[[w:c:who:An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' in November and December 1963; the original version of ''Doctor Who'' ran until December 1989, and the Doctor appeared in all except one of the original series' serials, and all but a handful of the series' episodes. Afterwards, the Doctor appeared in the American made-for-TV film on Fox ''[[w:c:who:Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' in May 1996, and then the series was revived in March 2005 for BBC1 (by then called BBC One), still featuring the same character, and continues to air as of 2018; it marked its 50th anniversary in November 2013. All three productions are considered part of the same continuity. Two motion pictures starring Peter Cushing as "Dr. Who" were produced in the 1960s; these were remakes of TV stories and as such are not considered canonical, though some spin-off media have attempted to reconcile their existence and the current production team of the TV series confirmed that the 50th anniversary special at one point was to have established that they exist as movies in the "Whoniverse."
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According to the Lords of Althrace, Melanicus had turned his full attention to the Earth. The Lords felt responsible, since it was they who first built the Event Synthesiser. Now they planned to unite the wills of all the High Evolutionaries across the galaxies, to stop time and allow the Doctor and Justin to face the villain.
 
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*So far, fourteen different actors have played the Doctor on an ongoing basis in ''Doctor Who''. Only the first Eight have any connection to Marvel.
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0367156/ William Hartnell] (1963-66);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0873743/ Patrick Troughton] (1966-69);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675727/ Jon Pertwee] (1970-74);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048982/ Tom Baker] (1974-81);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0205749/ Peter Davison] (1981-84);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0048346/ Colin Baker] (1984-86);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566809/ Sylvester McCoy] (1987-89 and the 1996 TV movie);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001524/ Paul McGann] (1996 TV movie and later audio adventures);
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** [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000457/ John Hurt] (intermediate Time War Doctor, shown briefly in various 2013 publications)
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001172/ Christopher Eccleston] (2005);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/ David Tennant] (2005-2010);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1741002/ Matt Smith] (2010-13);
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**[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134922/ Peter Capaldi] (2013-17)
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**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2092886/ Jodie Whittaker] (2018-)
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**[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080139/ Jo Martin] (2020, unknown incarnation)
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**Additionally, [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001088/ Peter Cushing] played a reimagined version of the character, [[Dr. Who]], in two 1960s-era films (one of which, ''Dr. Who and the Daleks'', was adapted as a comic book by Dell Comics) which are generally not considered canon.
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**Interestingly enough, the ninth Doctor, Christopher Eccleston, would portray [[Malekith (Earth-199999)|Malekith]] in ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', while the tenth , David Tennant, would later go on to portray [[Kevin Thompson (Earth-199999)|Purple Man]] in ''[[Marvel's Jessica Jones]]''.
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* Much of the character background detailed above comes from varied sources of uncertain canonicity with relation to the television series. The BBC, owners of the franchise, have never made a firm statement as to what is considered canon, therefore all spin-offs including Marvel Comics stories, are considered a "grey area".
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* Several characters from the Marvel-era comic strips have since been featured in officially licensed ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, most notably [[Isabelle Sinclair (Earth-5556)|Izzy Sinclair]], [[Frobisher (Earth-5556)|Frobisher]], and [[Maxwell Edison (Earth-5556)|Maxwell Edison]]. In 2013, a "mini-episode" of ''Doctor Who'' titled "The Night of the Doctor" featured the Eighth Doctor reciting the names of most of his Big Finish audio drama companions; this has been widely seen as confirming that the audio dramas fall within the continuity of the TV series, including those featuring ''DWM'' comic strip characters. Further to this, in 2015 Big Finish announced that it had obtained the rights to begin featuring some characters from the 2005-present revival in original audio dramas.
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*Two spin-off TV series have been produced by the BBC: ''Torchwood'' and ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''; as well as the non-BBC spin-offs ''K9'' and ''PROBE''. No spin-offs have as yet been adapted as full-length comic books by Marvel, although ''Torchwood'' was adapted as a comic strip by Titan Publishing for ''Torchwood Magazine'', which later was reprinted by Titan in a monthly comic title for North American distribution; the two publications were discontinued in 2011.
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*The Doctor's exact age is unclear. In the 1963-89 TV series his stated age ranged from 450 in the serial ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (September 1967) to 953 in the serial ''Time and the Rani'' (September 1987). In the 2005-present revival, various episodes (such as "Aliens of London" from April 2005) reset the Ninth Doctor's age to 900 for reasons unknown, and as of the episode "The Time of the Doctor" (December 2013), he is now estimated to be at least 1,500 years of age. In the novels, however, {{citation}} the Doctor was already well past his 1,000th year by the end of the Eighth Doctor era. Current showrunner Steven Moffat has stated that the Doctor simply doesn't know his age any more and that he lies about it constantly which accounts for the wildly different and contradicting ages he's given throughout the years. The 2014 season has the Twelfth Doctor claiming that he is now more than 2,000 years old.
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*Before the current TV series, the Doctor became involved in the Last Great Time War, in which he was apparently responsible for the destruction of both his own race and the Dalek race. He has "regenerated" thirteen times so far; a process in which a Time Lord can change his physical appearance and cheat death (though in the episode "Journey's End", the Tenth Doctor was able to heal his injuries without changing his appearance). Time Lords can normally only regenerate a maximum of 12 times; however, it's possible for the Time Lords to grant one of their number a new regenerative cycle. This happened to the Doctor in the TV episode "The Time of the Doctor", which aired in December 2013, and allowed him the ability to regenerate for the thirteenth time (although this body is nominally referred to as the "Twelfth Doctor" by official sources, not the Fourteenth) when the Time Lords were able to contact the Eleventh Doctor from a pocket universe the Doctor safely placed them in on the final day of the Time War in the episode "The Day of the Doctor".
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* Sydney Newman, one of the show's creators, previously created spy series ''The Avengers'' for the BBC's rival network ITV, a show with a cultural impact so great it caused [[Marvel's The Avengers]] to be renamed ''Avengers Assemble'' for UK release (however, any comics featuring characters from the TV series that are published in the US must use alternate titles, such as ''Steed and Mrs. Peel'', due to Marvel's rights to the ''Avengers'' title stateside).
   
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==Recommended readings==
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With all time stopped the Doctor followed the coordinates he had now been given and landed the TARDIS on a devastated Earth. From the nearby ruins of a church, he and Justin could hear an organ playing. Inside they found the Event Synthesiser, and as the organist continued to play the ground around them erupted. Sir Justin splashed the face of the organist with a hat-full of Holy Water from the font, unmasking him as Melanicus. As the demon turned on his companion, the Doctor faced a fight of his own, when a cadaverous corpse rose from the ground and attempted to throttle him. Justin came to his rescue, but Melanicus had used the diversion to escape. The demon climbed the outside of the bell tower, only to find Shayde waiting for him at the top. The shadow being fired two precise shots, blinding the villain and causing him to plummet downwards. He saved himself by grabbing onto the edge of one of the windows as he fell, unaware that he was now visible to Justin and the Doctor. The young knight drew his sword and charged, smashing through the window to impale the beast on his weapon. A huge explosion of energy knocked the Doctor out, his last sight being the Event Synthesiser being commandeered by its rightful guardian. The Doctor awoke in the church, to find the damaged building whole once more. Justin was gone, and in his place the Doctor was dismayed to find only a statue in memory of his sacrifice. As the Doctor read the epitaph at its base and pondered who could have put it there, he was unaware of the spectre of Merlin standing behind him.
 
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* '''About Time,''' volumes 1-8, by Lawrence Miles, Tat Wood and Dorothy Ail, Mad Norwegian Press
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* '''The Comic Strip Companion 1964-79''' by Paul Scoones
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The Doctor's reverie was disturbed by a man in cricket gear who reminded the Doctor that it was his turn to bat, and he left the church, St Justinians, and returns to his game. His mind reeled from his recent experiences, and he noted that everything appeared the same as when things started, leaving him to wonder how much of it was real, or if it was all just a dream. Watching in the shadows at the edge of the green, Shayde was informed his mission was over, and he could return home to Gallifrey.
 
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| Trivia = * The Doctor was exiled at least once.
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* 97 episodes of the TV series are missing from the BBC archives, existing only in the form of soundtracks and sometimes short clips. This is due to the BBC's policy in the 1960s and 70s of wiping video tape for re-use. Many episodes, however, have been recovered over the years and concerted efforts are ongoing to recover the rest. Audio recordings exist of all lost episodes due to fans and this has allowed many lost episodes to be recreated using animation and the original soundtracks.
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The Doctor resumed his travels, eventually picking up a new companion in the form of American airman Angus "Gus" Goodman.
 
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The TARDIS landed on the planet Celeste. Gus had finally decided to end his travels with the Doctor, who was now trying to get his companion back home. The Doctor told Gus that it might take a while, but he would get them there, and Gus replies that he knew this; he had faith in the TARDIS. As they wandered away from the ship a ragged figure called out a warning to them, telling them to hide or the "Gaunts" would get them. Seconds later they were caught in the spotlight of an airship, and gunfire shattered the ground around them. Armoured men (Gaunts) move towards them, and Gus and the Doctor ran, only for their escape to be blocked by a perimeter wall. Just as the Gaunts were about to gun them down, the earth gave way beneath the travellers, dropping them into a tunnel that someone had been trying to dig under the wall. The Gaunts blocked the tunnel by bulldozing rubble into it, leaving the two friends below only one choice - they had to find the other end if they want to get out.
 
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Making their way along the tunnel, the Doctor and Gus witnessed Gaunts herding men in chains, the enslaved miners. Heading a different way, they were confronted by a giant war 'droid, the Wrekka, who opened fire on them. This noise provided the chained miners a distraction and they turned on their captors. The Doctor and Gus fled back past the point where the miners had just overpowered the Gaunts, closely followed by the Wrekka. As the robot filled the tunnels with tear gas, the Doctor responded to a miner's call for help by grabbing a dropped pistol and shooting off the man's chains. This slight delay gave the Wrekka time to catch up, and the Doctor was knocked out by a stun grenade. The Wrekka loaded the unconscious Time Lord over it's shoulder, and herded the captive Gus in front of it. The two men were taken to the office of the owner of the mines, Josiah W. Dogbolter, a humanoid frog, where they were interrogated by Hob, Dogbolter's right-hand robot. When the Doctor's answers failed to please Hob, the little robot ordered the Wrekka to behead Gus. Faced with this threat the Doctor admitted they had arrived in a time machine, a revelation that drew the personal interest of Dogbolter.
 
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Seeing the business opportunities inherent in time travel, Dogbolter demanded to buy the TARDIS. The Doctor refused, but Hob insisted, stating that Dogbolter would pay whatever price the Doctor wants. Hating to seem inflexible, the Doctor acquiesced: he would sell the TARDIS to Dogbolter in return for half a pound...of frogspawn. Dogbolter's fury began to rise, but before it could erupt the wall of his office was demolished as the rebelling miners smashed a giant bulldozer into the side of the building. In the confusion the Doctor and Gus made good their escape. The TARDIS' departure was witnessed by one of Dogbolter's engineers, who passes on a description to his employer. Dogbolter, not ready to give up, ordered the bounty hunter known as The Moderator to track down the Time Lord.
 
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The Moderator caught up with the travellers just as they finally reached Gus' home time on Earth. Gus was making his farewells to his friend when the armoured mercenary raced into sight and opened fire. Gus shoved the Doctor aside, saving his friend's life, but suffered fatal injuries in his stead. He fired his service revolver at their attacker, whose armour, designed to deflect particles from energy weapons, proved completely useless against primitive lead bullets. The Moderator went down, but Gus died at the Doctor's side. The enraged Time Lord picked up Gus' gun, turned to the wounded bounty hunter...and fired two shots into the killer's dislodged headpiece, whose stuck radio had been pouring out a Vera Lynn song throughout. He then took the injured Moderator into the TARDIS and dropped the man off on the nearest planet capable of giving the alien medical treatment.
 
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The Doctor returned to Stockbridge and collected the travelling companions he left behind when the Time Lords originally asked him to wait there. Unsurprisingly he failed to tell them about just how long he had really been gone, or the fact that he picked up two new travelling companions during that time, both of whom died whilst accompanying him. While other things distracted him from his hunt for the employer of the Moderator, he did not forget his desire to find out who was behind the death of his friend. He merely puts it on hold.
 
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The Doctor continued his travels. Eventually he and his companion of the time, Peri, were exposed to a deadly poison. Only managing to get enough antidote for one of them, the Doctor, refusing to lose another friend, administered the cure to Peri, then regenerated. His new form was more brash and bombastic than the previous. After a shaky start he and Peri became firm friends.
 
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Peri decided to take a break from the Doctor, and he returned her to modern day New York. Alone again, he turned his attention to finding out who was behind the Moderator.
 
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The Doctor was on a sleazy alien world tracking down information on the Moderator. Deciding that he finally had enough information to confirm that it was Dogbolter who sent the bounty hunter after him, the Doctor returned to his ship, unaware that he had picked up a tail: a shapeshifting Whifferdill detective named Avan Tarklu was following him, hoping to claim the price on his head. Reaching the TARDIS, the Doctor was attacked by two assassins, also after the money. The Doctor managed to defeat one of them, but the second pulled a gun. Tarklu, unwilling to let someone else get the reward, knocked out the gunman, although in the darkness the Doctor failed to see what happened. Still unaware of the presence of the shapeshifter, the Doctor entered his ship and set the co-ordinates for Dogbolter's base on Venus, only to be caught by surprise when Tarklu revealed himself.
 
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The Whifferdill demanded to be taken to Venus, which the Doctor pointed out was his destination anyway. But the Time Lord was still astonished to discover that he was to be turned in for the reward money, as Tarklu revealed how much his captive was worth to Dogbolter. A short while later the TARDIS landed on Venus atop Dogbolter's corporate headquarters. A note was dispatched from inside the craft which made it's way to Hob, who read it to his master. The note stated that the bounty-hunter was willing to deliver the Doctor in return for the reward money. Dogbolter agreed, eager for revenge (by this stage, acquiring the TARDIS had become secondary to dealing with its owner). The Doctor was ushered out of the TARDIS by a bizarre figure in a heavy trenchcoat, beard and low brimmed hat. The figure handed over his prisoner and took the money off of Hob. He then departed in the TARDIS, leaving his captive with the Gaunts. Much to the guards surprise the Doctor almost immediately vanished, as he was really the shapeshifter Tarklu (and the man in the concealing clothes was the real Doctor). He and the Doctor had reached a deal whereby both got what they wanted; Tarklu the money and the Doctor a measure of payback against Dogbolter. The Doctor returned to collect his new ally, and was dismayed to find that the Whifferdill has decided to hang around for a while.
 
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The Doctor had dropped Frobisher off at the Whifferdill's request, as the shapeshifter wanted to prove to himself he still had what it took to be a detective. Up to his beak in a case involving a mysterious item and with Dogbolter breathing down his neck, Frobisher repeatedly turned down help from his Time Lord friend, who kept popping back to try and convince his friend to resume their journeys together. Eventually, the case solved and Dogbolter thwarted once more, Frobisher rejoined the TARDIS crew.
 
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Frobisher eventually left the Doctor. Much later he regenerated again, taking on his seventh form. This new incarnation at first seemed a clown in many respects, but it soon transpired that he was the most manipulative of all the Time Lord's personae, the one closest to being like the Other.
 
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Travelling in the time vortex, the TARDIS collided with a large obstacle in it's path, forcing both to land. The bump attracted the attention of a Time Warden, who fled the second he saw what the TARDIS had hit. It was the giant form of the robot known as Death's Head, who picked up the Time Lord as if he were an insect when he emerged from within the vessel. The bounty hunter felt that the Doctor had gotten in his way, and when someone did that they either had to have something worth bargaining with him or die, yes? As he was about to pulverise the Doctor, the Time Lord located a Tissue Compression Eliminator he took from his old foe the Master. Although it was a nasty device which killed people by shrinking them to a fraction of their size, the Doctor decided that desperate situations called for desperate measures, and fired on Death's Head. The effect wasn't quite what he expected; Death's Head was shrunk down to human size, but not destroyed. As the much reduced robot pursued the fleeing Time Lord, the Time Warden again appeared, but departed once more when Death's Head made it clear that helping the Doctor would get him killed.
 
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Having managed to get far enough ahead to stop for a breather, the Doctor realised he had something he could use to bargain with his mechanoid pursuer. He offered the time displaced robot the TARDIS and a demonstration on how to fly it. Death's Head agreed, but didn't trust the Doctor and insisted he accompanies the cyborg for the first trip. The Doctor programmed the ship for Earth in the year 8162, but when he activated the controls, it was only Death's Head who vanished. The Time Warden popped his head in the TARDIS door to see what happened, and the Doctor explained that he programmed the ship to lock on the nearest mechanical organism and send it through time. As the Time Warden departed, the Doctor wondered what Death's Head will do on Earth.
 
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The Doctor picked up a distress signal coming from the planet Ryos. He set down to help, and discovered the person who activated the signal, a medic, but was unable to prevent her falling into in the clutches of the hostile natives. Indeed, he himself was spotted by the locals, and forced to flee as they pursued him riding on the backs of their giant steeds.
 
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Luckily for the Doctor a space salvage merchant called Keepsake also picked up the signal, and with more profit oriented and less noble aims in mind, had also set down. Keepsake spotted the Doctor running from his pursuers, and took off before the Doctor could get on board. But the Time Lord was close enough to get swept up by one of the salvage ship's landing legs, and managed to hang on until Keepsake (who couldn't gain altitude and exit the atmosphere with someone weighing down the landing strut) landed. Once on the ground again, the Doctor introduced himself and roped the reluctant pilot into his rescue mission. They flew over the alien village and dropped detonators which exploded harmlessly above the huts, distracting the locals. While the Doctor skipped off the ship and rushed inside one of the buildings to find the captive medic, the reluctant Keepsake held off the natives for a few minutes. A little later, having successfully accomplished what he set out to do, the Doctor had Keepsake drop him off by the TARDIS, leaving the salvage man to return the extremely pretty, extremely greatful, female medic to civilisation.
 
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The Doctor was taking part in a seaside pier pantomime playing the part of the jester when Death's Head materialised on the stage behind him. The mechanoid had been hired by Dogbolter to kill the Doctor and was using the ruthless businessman's new prototype time travel pack. Before he could fire on his target, a trap door beneath the robot dropped him into the basement, and the Doctor legged it. As Death's Head hunted through the theatre for his prey, the Doctor escaped disguised as the front end of a pantomime horse. He returnd to his TARDIS and set random co-ordinates, hoping that would lose his pursuer, but before he took off Death's Head materialised inside the ship. His arrival triggered the vessel's Geiger counter, leading the Doctor to conclude that the device on the bounty hunter's back was about to go nuclear. Death's Head realised that Dogbolter had set him up and forced the Doctor at gunpoint to take him back to Dogbolter's headquarters in the 82nd century. Once there he handed his gun over to the Doctor and told him to shoot off the straps that were holding the time pack / bomb to his back. That failed to work, but an attempt by the Doctor to pick the locks on the straps did. Death's Head threw the explosive device out of the TARDIS, and they departed just before it detonated. Dogbolter and Hob were caught in the blast. The Doctor dropped Death's Head off, and the mechanoid warned him they were quits now - next time he might kill the Time Lord. The Doctor, tired of the threats, gave him back his gun and informed DH he would need it, and all his other weapons, because the Doctor would not be easy to kill. Then he added that Death's Head was doomed, because the mechanoid was incapable of change. And with this he departed, leaving the robot wondering where the Doctor had deposited him. Unknown to the bounty hunter, he was atop Four's Freedom Plaza, the home of the Fantastic Four, on Earth-616. The Time Lord had dropped him off in another dimension.
 
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The Doctor had been trying to make it to Maruthea, a space-port at the centre of the space-time vortex, in order to attend his friend Bonjaxx's birthday party. As he landed another TARDIS was departing, with the Doctor in that craft having just expelled some penguins who were looking for a friend of theirs. The Doctor caught sight of the dematerialising ship, although Ace did not, and he commented to his friend that anything could happen here, and frequently did. They entered Bonjaxx's bar, where the Doctor greeted his old friend. As the Daemon bar owner put the Doctor's gift on a pile of identical ones (probably given by other incarnations of the Time Lord, as they were all identically wrapped), he informed the Doctor that someone was looking for him earlier. The Doctor glanced around the bar, which was filled with a large number of familiar faces (see comments). He and Ace sat down at a table, and the Doctor mused about who would know he was present. Ace suggested it might be Death's Head, who was sitting at a nearby table counting his money. Death's Head raised his glass in acknowledgement of the Doctor. Then Ace wondered if it might be a couple who were approaching where she and the Doctor were sitting. The Doctor turned to look, and after a few seconds, recognition hit him, and he said hello to his future self. Meanwhile Ace introduced herself to the other Doctor's companion, Ria. Before things could progress further an extremely drunk Beep the Meep arrived, looking for revenge. A brawl erupted, dragging almost everyone in bar into it. Everyone except the Doctor, who continued their conversation untouched by the chaos around them. As the fight started to wind down, the Doctor retrieved their companions, thanked Bonjaxx for the party, and walked out. Each Doctor returned to their respective TARDIS, just as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor arrived at the party, materialising his ship amidst the wreckage of the bar.
 
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Unbeknownst to most at the party they were being observed by Hob, now a monstrous behemoth obsessed with finding Dogbolter and getting revenge of Death's Head and the Doctor for exposing him to the nuclear explosion that hurtled him out of time and space. Also watching were Death's Head and his own future (Minion) incarnation, both trapped in a virtual reality. The later Death's Head managed to escape the virtual reality and return to his own body, which was nearby. Now that the (seventh) Doctor had departed Hob attacked the original Death's Head, but the newer Death's Head came to his rescue, and together they managed to destroy Hob. The seventh Doctor returns, wiped the original Death's Head memory of meeting his future counterpart, and explained that it was he who sent the new Death's Head and his partner Tuck to Maruthea, to thwart Hob. The newer Death's Head was annoyed at being manipulated but let it go under the circumstances. The Doctor offered to buy him and Tuck a drink, but the cyborg bounty hunter passed. As he got ready to depart, the Doctor extended an offer to Tuck to look him up if she ever wanted a new partner. The Doctor watched as the two of them left, then helped the original Deaths' Head back up and suggested he attend a party - such as the one in Bonjaxx's bar.
 
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The seventh incarnation of the Doctor finally met his end after a long series of adventures, and was reborn as a younger looking, less cynical individual. This eighth incarnation had a turbulent existence, experiencing a number of bouts of amnesia, having his history rewritten by the Faction Paradox, battling Rassilon, the founder of Time Lord society, and even destroying his own homeworld Gallifrey and virtually his entire species retroactively, so that they never existed, though he later reversed this and reinstated them.
 
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However the Time Lords were subsequently caught up in a temporal war with the Daleks, which ended when the Doctor initiated an attack that burned the Daleks out of time at the cost of his own species wiped out too. Having not expected to survive, the Doctor instead found himself the last Time Lord (and regenerated, likely as a result of this final blow in the war). Though suffering from Survivor's Guilt, the Doctor continued doing the only thing he knew, saving the universe. A new companion, Rose Tyler, gradually managed to lighten his mood, even after he discovered the Daleks had survived and the loss of his own people had been in vain. He again sacrificed an incarnation, this time to save Rose, regenerating into his current, tenth, form. No longer burdened by the guilt of his last life, the Doctor continues to travel time and space.
  
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The Doctor is a brilliant engineer, well known for his ability to build a device for any circumstances he encounters. If what he needs is not to hand he often jury-rigs temporary equipment to combat the evils he comes across. His most common tool (other than his TARDIS) is the sonic screwdriver, which can be adapted to a number of uses, most commonly to open locked doors of all varieties. It has also been seen to remotely detonate mines and swamp gas, to repel creatures with sensitive hearing, and even to remove screws. The Doctor stores a variety of useful objects in his pockets, which he has finally admitted have an extra dimension sewn into them, making them much bigger on the inside.
  
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History

The Doctor came from the planet Gallifrey, in the constellation of Kasterborous, home of the Time Lords.[2][3][4] Details of his early life are unknown, but he attended the Time Lord Academy, where his best friend was the man who was destined to become his greatest nemesis, the Master. The Doctor eventually stole an obsolete type 40 TARDIS and fled Gallifrey in it, apparently accompanied by his granddaughter (who took the name Susan Foreman on Earth) in order to experience the universe for himself.[5] Over the years he traveled the universe with numerous companions including his granddaughter Susan, K9, Sarah Jane Smith, Sharon,[6] and Ace, meeting allies like the shadow man Shayde, Death's Head, Kroton, Ivan Asimoff, the Free-Fall Warriors, Max Edison and Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer, and battling powerful monsters and villains such as the Daleks,[7] Cybermen, the Master, Beep the Meep,[8] the Time Witch,[9] the Malevilus,[10] the demon Melanicus, and countless others.[11] Although he was eventually captured by the Time Lords and exiled to Earth in the 20th Century for a time,[12] where he found employment with the paramilitary organization UNIT, he was later given his freedom by the Time Lords after assisting them against their insane former hero, Omega.[13] The Doctor continues to explore and defend the universe across time and space.

The Doctor has extensive knowledge and experience in the fields of science, history, medicine, technology, and many others.[14] He knows how to hypnotize normal humans, is a skilled swordsman and marksman, and has limited telepathic abilities.

Attributes

Powers

Near-immortality: As a Time Lord, the Doctor has a radically slowed ageing process and can potentially live for hundreds or even thousands of years before needing to regenerate into a new body. In the most current accounts, the Doctor is more than 900 years old. Despite this, he (usually) has the appearance and physical ability of a man in his prime.[15][16][17] The Doctor can live indefinitely in one form [citation needed] but has noted he will not always be immune to the effects of ageing, such as senility, if he does so.[11]

Regeneration: The Doctor's most famous power is his ability to regenerate into a new body upon sustaining a mortal injury[18][16][19][17] or reaching advanced age.[20] While the physical appearance and personality is changed completely, his memories remain mostly (but not completely) intact.[21] This allows the Doctor to live almost indefinitely. The standard number of regenerations a Time Lord can use is twelve although that can be changed.[22][11] The early stages of Regeneration also allows Time Lords to regrow severed limbs.[23] Regeneration also allows Time Lords to use powerful energy as a concussive force capable of incapacitating, or even destroying,[11] multiple foes.

Accelerated Healing Factor: The Doctor often shows impressive healing abilities. While not on par with someone like Wolverine, Time Lords can heal from broken bones in a few days,[citation needed] non-lethal bullet wounds in a day,[citation needed] survive falls from great heights,[21] and even regrow one of their hearts in a few months. [citation needed] As noted, a Time Lord soon after regeneration is able to regrow severed limbs [23] or even survive otherwise-lethal gunshot wounds.[24] Time Lords often slip into comas to recover from extreme damage that made them appear dead. [citation needed]

Telepathy: The Doctor possesses limited telepathic abilities and is a skilled hypnotist. This is a trait shared by all Time Lords and which allows them to communicate and rapidly share information and the Doctor is also able to confer this ability to humans temporarily as well as share information quickly.[25]

Time Lord Physiology: The Doctor's enhanced physiology allows him to survive on less oxygen than a human requires, to the point of possessing a 'respiratory bypass', have an increased resistance to poisons and toxins, and possess radically enhanced senses compared to humans. He can even briefly endure the hard vacuum of space due to the above mentioned respiratory bypass system.[2]

Enhanced Senses: Time Lords possess all of the senses of a human being to a heightened level. Their eyes can see in the dark better than humans and see objects hundred of yards away with nearly perfect clarity,[citation needed] they can also hear across large distances,[citation needed]

Super-Genius Level Intellect: Time Lords are among the smartest species in the Universe[citation needed] and the Doctor shows extensive knowledge of many areas, such as human and alien sciences, technology, history, medicine, mechanics, and engineering, etc. to the point of literally beyond comprehension of what humans and many other aliens are capable of.[citation needed] The Doctor is also an excellent tactician and has taken down many powerful enemies using his cunning.[citation needed]

Abilities

  • Master Swordsman: The Doctor is a expert swordsman, having been trained by some of the best fencing experts in the universe. He has shown amazing skill with a blade on multiple occasions.[26]
    • Fifth Doctor: The Fifth Doctor was able to fend off a trained Roman soldier.[27]
    • Sixth Doctor: The Sixth Doctor was able to hold his own against, and defeat, Astrolabus in sword combat.[28]
  • Olympic Level Athlete: The Doctor is an outstanding athlete, being able to sprint great distances, and even once cleared a fence.[29]
  • Exceptional hand-to-hand combatant: When in his third incarnation, the Doctor stated he practiced a form of martial arts known as Venusian Aikido.[30]
    • Fourth Doctor: In his fourth incarnation, The Doctor was able to deliver one punch to himself from a previous time, to knock himself out.[31]
    • Sixth Doctor: The Doctor's sixth incarnation was also shown to be quite skilled in hand-to-hand combat, being able to disarm, and take down an armed assassin in an alley.[32]

Weaknesses

The Doctor once claimed Aspirin could kill him.[33] Various events have triggered the Doctor's regenerations – radiation,[18] falling from great heights,[16] old age,[20] and botched exploratory heart surgery.[34] It can be assumed that when the Doctor reaches his final life, any of these examples and others would be able to kill him for good. Regeneration is an unpredictable process that could fail, and often can be upsetting physiologically.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

Sonic screwdriver. This innocent-looking device is the Doctor's favorite tool. The Doctor can reprogram it to manipulate sound and matter in nearly infinite combinations. Early versions were mainly used for opening doors and undoing screws.

Weapons

Few to none. The Doctor prefers using brain instead of brawn, but he has only been witnessed wielding guns on exceedingly rare occasions, sometimes using them as lethal force,[38][39][40][41][36] sometimes not.[17]

Enemies

The Master: The Doctor's arch enemy, a rival Time Lord and a master hypnotist.[17] His super-genius level intellect combined with his charisma and his insanity makes him one of the universe's greatest threats. [42]

Companions

The Doctor rarely travels alone, preferring to share his adventures with the company of others. In his long life, he has travelled with many humans, fellow Time Lords, robots and other aliens. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

First Doctor

  • Susan Foreman[35] [5] (his granddaughter and first companion)
  • Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright [35][43]
  • Vicki Pallister [44]
  • Steven Taylor [44]
  • Ben Jackson [45]
  • Polly Wright [45]

Second Doctor

Third Doctor

Fourth Doctor

Fifth Doctor

Sixth Doctor

Seventh Doctor

Eighth Doctor

Future Doctor

Transportation

Type 40[17] TARDIS. Short for Time And Relative Dimension In Space,[35][17], though "Dimensions" is sometimes used, [citation needed] TARDIS refers to several models of space-time vessels, capable of travelling to any place or time (although the term "TARDIS" has also been identified a nickname Susan came up with specifically for the Doctor's space-time ship).[35] The interior is an extradimensional space that can be much larger than the exterior, usually with cabins, recreational areas, and a control room.[35] It often has a chameleon circuit, which allows the user to change its outward appearance to blend in with the scenery (in keeping with the Time Lords' non-intervention policy).[35] The Doctor's TARDIS, for instance, took on the appearance of a London police call box when he visited Earth in the 1960s, but when the chameleon circuit malfunctioned, it remained in that shape permanently, only ever changing slightly or temporarily.[35][36][17] The TARDIS is an "alive", sentient, machine-like lifeform capable of expressing emotion. [37][18][17] It holds stated affection for the Doctor. The source of its power is the 'Heart of the TARDIS', connected to the Time Vortex.

Notes

  • Although the title of both the TV series and one of the Marvel comic series is Doctor Who, the lead character is rarely known as anything but "The Doctor." His real name is a closely guarded secret that has never been revealed in any official media.[11]
  • Marvel Comics first obtained the comic strip/book rights to the Doctor in 1979. Prior to this, several British publishers held the rights for a series of comic strips that ran from 1964 to 1979. There was also a separate comic strip devoted to the Daleks that was published for several years in the late 1960s before merging with the main Doctor Who strip. Marvel primarily published original adventures as a serialized strip in Doctor Who Weekly, later renamed Doctor Who Monthly and Doctor Who Magazine. This strip was later reprinted for North American distribution in several issues of Marvel Premiere and again in a monthly Doctor Who title that ran for several years in the early 1980s. The only non-DWM-related comic material published by Marvel was a one-off miniseries titled The Age of Chaos (written by Sixth Doctor actor Colin Baker), and it also reprinted excerpts from the 1964-1979 comic strip era in DWM and a spin-off magazine titled Doctor Who Classic Comics.
  • Marvel Comics ceased to hold the license for the Doctor's comic book adventures in 1999, and consequently some information on the Doctor (specifically, anything relating to Doctors introduced from 2005 onwards) can not be added to this page as it was not revealed until after he ceased to be a Marvel character, and thus may not necessarily be relevant to the Doctor of Marvel's Earth-5556, whose history does not always precisely match that of the original Doctor and whose position in relation to the canon of the television series is debatable. The image on this main page depicts the Eighth Doctor, the last to appear in titles carrying the Marvel UK banner on the cover. Marvel, in one form or another, depicted the adventures of the first eight Doctors in the Doctor Who Weekly/Doctor Who Monthly/Doctor Who Magazine comic strip. The comic strip established by Marvel in October 1979 continues to be published as of 2015 by current license holder Panini, who published on behalf of Marvel between 1996 and 1999. A separate North American-based comic book line was established by IDW Publishing between 2007 and 2013, with Titan Comics taking over this range as of 2014.
  • The Doctor first appeared on the BBC Television (later known as BBC1) TV series Doctor Who. His first televised appearance was in the four-part 1963 serial An Unearthly Child in November and December 1963; the original version of Doctor Who ran until December 1989, and the Doctor appeared in all except one of the original series' serials, and all but a handful of the series' episodes. Afterwards, the Doctor appeared in the American made-for-TV film on Fox Doctor Who in May 1996, and then the series was revived in March 2005 for BBC1 (by then called BBC One), still featuring the same character, and continues to air as of 2018; it marked its 50th anniversary in November 2013. All three productions are considered part of the same continuity. Two motion pictures starring Peter Cushing as "Dr. Who" were produced in the 1960s; these were remakes of TV stories and as such are not considered canonical, though some spin-off media have attempted to reconcile their existence and the current production team of the TV series confirmed that the 50th anniversary special at one point was to have established that they exist as movies in the "Whoniverse."
  • So far, fourteen different actors have played the Doctor on an ongoing basis in Doctor Who. Only the first Eight have any connection to Marvel.
  • Much of the character background detailed above comes from varied sources of uncertain canonicity with relation to the television series. The BBC, owners of the franchise, have never made a firm statement as to what is considered canon, therefore all spin-offs including Marvel Comics stories, are considered a "grey area".
  • Several characters from the Marvel-era comic strips have since been featured in officially licensed Doctor Who audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, most notably Izzy Sinclair, Frobisher, and Maxwell Edison. In 2013, a "mini-episode" of Doctor Who titled "The Night of the Doctor" featured the Eighth Doctor reciting the names of most of his Big Finish audio drama companions; this has been widely seen as confirming that the audio dramas fall within the continuity of the TV series, including those featuring DWM comic strip characters. Further to this, in 2015 Big Finish announced that it had obtained the rights to begin featuring some characters from the 2005-present revival in original audio dramas.
  • Two spin-off TV series have been produced by the BBC: Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures; as well as the non-BBC spin-offs K9 and PROBE. No spin-offs have as yet been adapted as full-length comic books by Marvel, although Torchwood was adapted as a comic strip by Titan Publishing for Torchwood Magazine, which later was reprinted by Titan in a monthly comic title for North American distribution; the two publications were discontinued in 2011.
  • The Doctor's exact age is unclear. In the 1963-89 TV series his stated age ranged from 450 in the serial The Tomb of the Cybermen (September 1967) to 953 in the serial Time and the Rani (September 1987). In the 2005-present revival, various episodes (such as "Aliens of London" from April 2005) reset the Ninth Doctor's age to 900 for reasons unknown, and as of the episode "The Time of the Doctor" (December 2013), he is now estimated to be at least 1,500 years of age. In the novels, however, [citation needed] the Doctor was already well past his 1,000th year by the end of the Eighth Doctor era. Current showrunner Steven Moffat has stated that the Doctor simply doesn't know his age any more and that he lies about it constantly which accounts for the wildly different and contradicting ages he's given throughout the years. The 2014 season has the Twelfth Doctor claiming that he is now more than 2,000 years old.
  • Before the current TV series, the Doctor became involved in the Last Great Time War, in which he was apparently responsible for the destruction of both his own race and the Dalek race. He has "regenerated" thirteen times so far; a process in which a Time Lord can change his physical appearance and cheat death (though in the episode "Journey's End", the Tenth Doctor was able to heal his injuries without changing his appearance). Time Lords can normally only regenerate a maximum of 12 times; however, it's possible for the Time Lords to grant one of their number a new regenerative cycle. This happened to the Doctor in the TV episode "The Time of the Doctor", which aired in December 2013, and allowed him the ability to regenerate for the thirteenth time (although this body is nominally referred to as the "Twelfth Doctor" by official sources, not the Fourteenth) when the Time Lords were able to contact the Eleventh Doctor from a pocket universe the Doctor safely placed them in on the final day of the Time War in the episode "The Day of the Doctor".
  • Sydney Newman, one of the show's creators, previously created spy series The Avengers for the BBC's rival network ITV, a show with a cultural impact so great it caused Marvel's The Avengers to be renamed Avengers Assemble for UK release (however, any comics featuring characters from the TV series that are published in the US must use alternate titles, such as Steed and Mrs. Peel, due to Marvel's rights to the Avengers title stateside).

Recommended readings

  • About Time, volumes 1-8, by Lawrence Miles, Tat Wood and Dorothy Ail, Mad Norwegian Press
  • The Comic Strip Companion 1964-79 by Paul Scoones

Trivia

  • The Doctor was exiled at least once.
  • 97 episodes of the TV series are missing from the BBC archives, existing only in the form of soundtracks and sometimes short clips. This is due to the BBC's policy in the 1960s and 70s of wiping video tape for re-use. Many episodes, however, have been recovered over the years and concerted efforts are ongoing to recover the rest. Audio recordings exist of all lost episodes due to fans and this has allowed many lost episodes to be recreated using animation and the original soundtracks.

See Also

Links and References

References

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