Ninth Doctor

The Ninth Doctor refers to the ninth official incarnation of the fictional character known as the Doctor, in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who.

Personality

The Ninth Doctor masked a melancholic and lonely personality with an almost manic exterior. He shared the predilection of his earlier incarnations for making jokes in the face of danger, but would become grim and serious when on his own. He also echoed the characteristics of his previous personas: the frivolity of the Eighth Doctor; the quirkiness and refusal to be mistaken for a human of the Fourth; the vulnerability of the Fifth; and the wisdom, as well as occasionally the irascibility, of the First. He shared his keen sense of humour with his Second incarnation, his contemplative nature with his Seventh regeneration, his ingenuity with the Third Doctor and his depth of feeling with the Sixth Doctor. Like earlier Doctors, he disliked firearms, but was not averse to using violence where necessary, knocking out a guard in Bad Wolf and attempting to electrocute a disabled Dalek, in the eponymous Dalek.

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Melancholic - Eighth Doctor - Fourth - Fifth - First - Second - Seventh - Third Doctor - Sixth Doctor - Bad Wolf - Dalek

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Unlike the Fourth Doctor, who considered humans his favourite species, the Ninth was known to refer to humans as "stupid apes" and showed less patience with them than in the past, at times seeming unimpressed by their mental and observational qualities, yet at the same time wanting to protect them and other species. Much of this melancholy, lack of patience, and occasionally hard-bitten edge (seen mostly in The End of the World and Dalek) could be attributed to feelings of guilt at being the sole survivor of a Time War which had destroyed the Time Lords at some time prior to the start of Series One. He also seemed to depend on his companions more, working with them as a team. He was also more tactile with them, often holding hands with Rose and hugging Jack.

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Human - Time War - Time Lord

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