Eighth Doctor

## More ambiguous

After losing the mind bending battle with the abbot, The Doctor regenerated into **The Eighth Doctor**. After a somewhat traumatic regeneration, The Doctor became less of the manipulative, calculating chess player and more of a snarky, sarcastic, and eccentric incarnation. He was somewhat short and quick to judge others, even his companions when he first met them. However, he still had that caring nature towards his companions, and his favourite race: humanity. He still cared for people deeply, he just had a very rough exterior that had to be broken thoroughly to get on his good side.

He continued his adventures with his previous incarnation's companion, Raine Cunningham, after Ace decided to go back to Perivale and live a quiet life. During his post-regenerative state he met Chris Williams, a friend of Raine's. However, after many travels together, Raine was hanged for witchcraft with the Doctor unable to save her, but her soul was safely deposited on Elysium after the Doctor dealt with a crisis on the planet.

Soon after, the Doctor and Chris met Sierra who went undercover to stop an Auton threat, but soon had her memory wiped after she was found out. Unfortunately, Chris was killed soon after, being turned into a Cyberman and using what little humanity he had left to sacrifice his life to save the Doctor. Because of this, Sierra stayed with The Doctor, even when he regenerated on Terserus after getting killed by absorbing huge amounts of temporal energy.

## Biography

### Post Regeneration

When The TARDIS landed on Earth, the Doctor, newly Regenerared, was unconscious and still recovering from his Regeneration. Raine, considering it the safest place, decided to take the Doctor to her house.

## Physical Appearance

This incarnation appeared to be a man in his late thirties. He was of average height and build. He had a cartoonish and very animated face, and would display its qualities whenever he was making fun of a villain to bring light to the situation. Chris described him as "a very funny looking man" and "a bit of a dweeb". (TV: *The Fainted Wanderer*)

### Hair and Grooming

He had shoulder length straight hair and big thick eyebrows. (TV: *The Fainted Wanderer*)

### Clothing

This Doctor wore a deep red dress shirt with gold cufflinks, a multi-colored patterned vest, and a gray patterned bow-tie cravat. On top of that, he wore a purple velvet overcoat. He had plain light gray pants and black and white wingtip dress shoes. (TV: *The Fainted Wanderer*) Later on in his incarnation, The Eleventh Doctor would call his outfit an "eyesore" and "almost as bad as blondie". (TV: *Project: Lazarus)*

## Stories

### Season 28 (1991-1992)

* *The Fainted Wanderer*
* *Genesys*
* *Exodus*
* *Apocalypse*
* *Revelation*

### Season 29 (1992-1993)

* *Entity*
* *Avatar*
* *Time's Crucible*
* *Warhead*
* *Witch Mark*
* *Velocity*
* *The Discovery of Witches*

### Season 30 (1993)

* *Elysium*
* *Memory of the Autons*
* *The Dunes of Time*
* *Genesis of the Cybermen*
* *Shadow Play*
* *Planet of the Zygons*
* *Cold Fusion*

### Season 31 (1994)

* *Unending Night*
* *A Nefarious Tale*
* *Shadowmind*
* *Birthright*
* *Terror From Beyond*
* *The Dimension Riders*
* *History of the Daleks*
* *The Curse of Fatal Death*

## Behind The Scenes

### Casting

Producers were considering Richard Griffiths for the role of the Eighth Doctor, and was the top contender. Ian Richardson was also a popular choice for the Eighth Doctor. Yet Richard Griffiths declined the role. Harry Van Gorkum was considered the role for the Eighth Doctor but the BBC did not find him to be a fitting choice. Chris Barrie at one moment auditioned for the role of The Doctor but had to decline due to scheduling conflicts starring in another big BBC show Red Dwarf

Quotes

"This is one of the many reasons why I have companions, friends, travelers, There to remind me of...what I am and stop me from becoming something else...something much darker"