to have a strong death wish. It is made abundantly clear to the audience that the Time War is what turned the Doctor into the man he is in Series 1. Going by appearances on television only, the Eighth Doctor's brief outing in 1996 showed him as a kind and romantic soul. Paul McGann's portrayal seemed very reminiscent of Peter Davison's Fifth Doctor, who has been considered by many fans as "the nice one". The extreme difference between the Eighth Doctor as a sensitive Edwardian gentleman, and the Ninth Doctor as a gruff efficient military man, truly hammers home the point that the Time War was very traumatic to our dear Doctor. The hints we get through the entire RTD-era imply that the Time War was the Doctor's personal Great War, Vietnam or any other conflict seen in a very negative light in the public consciousness. The post-War veteran As I continue to look at the Time War's effect on the Doctor, I will draw comparisons to fiction about Vietnam veterans specifically. Why Vietnam? Because the Ninth Doctor reminds me in many ways of two specific fictional veterans: Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver and John Rambo from First Blood, both men veterans of the Vietnam War. Both Bickle and Rambo have proven their worth as soldiers in Vietnam before being honourably discharged from service. Rambo even mentions that he was in charge of "million dollar equipment" and a long list of awards is counted by his former superior officer, Colonel