First Doctor

The First Doctor was the original incarnation of the Time Lord known as the Doctor. Originally a curmudgeonly, antisocial hermit hiding from his homeworld of Gallifrey, before adventures with his granddaughter Susan, and her teachers Ian and Barbara led to him becoming a more outgoing person, and more concerned with righting wrongs.
This incarnation of the Doctor was the first to encounter the Daleks and the Cybermen. At the culmination of his first encounter with the Cybermen, the Doctor's body, aged and worn out, could no longer sustain him. The Doctor collapsed, and regenerated into his second incarnation.
==Weapons and Abilities==
===Inherent Abilities===
*Intelligence: The Doctor possessed a genius-level intellect.
**While being interrogated by the Morok Governor of Xeros Lobos, the Doctor was able to outwit the telepathic device he was trapped in by projecting mental images contrary to Lobos' demands. (TV: The Dimensions of Time)
*Agility: While the Doctor's form was weak and would be perceived as feeble at the close of his life, the Doctor was able to surprise and knock Dako unconscious, and swiftly tied him up, before hiding himself in an empty Dalek casing. (TV: The Dimensions of Time)
==Notes==
=== Behind the Scenes ===
*The First Doctor was played by English actor William Hartnell.Doctor Who - IMDB - Retrieved 2 July 2021William Hartnell - IMDB - Retrieved 2 July 2021
=== Reception ===
* Eighth Doctor portrayer Paul McGann recalled discussing Hartnell's performance and "Doctor Who" on the playground fondly. McGann stated of Hartnell, "At that time, we still had people from the Victorian era around - my own grandparents were Victorian. He was emblematic, a serious person that you could look up to, and he had a family!"Paul McGann: 'I thought Doctor Who was finished - and I was responsible' - Sabastian Astley - 27 October 2022 - Radio Times - Retrieved 27 April 2023
==Links==
*The First Doctor on Wikipedia
*The First Doctor on the Doctor Who Wiki
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