The Twelfth Doctor

## The Shepherd's Boy

"All I need you to do is not wander off. Apparently that’s a positively gargantuan ask, but I’m sure you’ll manage."

### Occupation

Renegade Time Lord

**The Twelfth Doctor,** or Twelve, is a major protagonist from **Doctor Who.**

## Canon

A Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, The Doctor grew up a poor orphan in an old barn far outside the Capitol. Eventually, after growing dissatisfied with their people and heartbroken over the loss of his good friend The Master, decided to leave their home with their granddaughter, Susan. Stealing an old Type 40 TARDIS, they took to the stars and set out to see the universe. The TARDIS, of course, didn't mind: It too had longed to see the stars, and the three of them went on a grand journey throughout existence, making the planet Earth their resting point—and the place where Susan attended school, at Coal Hill Secondary.

Since then, The Doctor has traveled the breadth and width of time and space, made many friends and many allies, and made their mark on the universe: The Doctor and the sound of their little blue box bring hope wherever they go—to even the darkest of hours, to the end of time and space and the birth of stars and civilisations, The Doctor has been there to defend against the darkness. They have brought along with them many companions, from the fellow Time Lord Romana, to the extraordinary humans like Donna Noble, Clara Oswald and Bill Potts, and even the shape changing android Kamelion and the loyal robot dog K9.

The Doctor's brilliant intelligence allows them to devise schemes to save the day from unstoppable entities, like the reality-warping Rassilon, the Great Old Ones that held the universe in place known as the Grace, the walking paradox Time Lord boogieman, the Then and Now, and even dark copies of themself like Zagreus and the Valeyard. Perhaps even more impressive is that they have defeated such insurmountable enemies while upholding their moral code of honour, justice and kindness; They will only kill as a last resort, and for someone like The Doctor, they are rarely pushed to their last resort.

With a robust set of abilities at their disposal like the space and time travelling TARDIS, the weird and wonderful Sonic Screwdriver, and two hearts beating with love for the universe and all who live in it, The Doctor will give their life if it means just one is saved—and that courage and determination is their true strength.

## Pre-Paradise

After confronting Rassilon and revealing the true identity of the Hybrid, the Doctor shared one final adventure with his beloved wife, River Song, and thwarted an alien invasion of body-snatchers with the help of the plucky superhero, the Ghost.

Accompanied by his new ally Nardole, The Doctor thwarted the execution of Missy he was assigned to carry out, and locked the Time Lady in a vault beneath St. Luke's University to watch over her for 1000 years, as stipulated in his agreement with the execution overseers. Here, The Doctor would lecture for several decades, before eventually meeting Bill Potts.

While performing routine maintenance on the TARDIS sometime before the events of Series 10, however, The Doctor was shocked to discover the engines suddenly powering on of their own accord. Though he tried to pilot his ship back to safety, the ship itself took over and piloted independently of him—not unusual for a sentient vessel—and would not allow him to land. Finally, after a rough flight, the TARDIS landed in the basement of the Multiverse Hotel, where The Doctor was greeted with an explosive surprise...

## Plot Involvement

Landing smack-dab in the middle of the Lunar Bomb Crisis, The Doctor had no time at all to acclimate before he got straight into the action: Though tensions were high, The Doctor was able to negotiate an uneasy peace between the MPF and Wolf O'Donnell, allowing him to safely defuse the bomb placed in the power generator room and save the hotel from disaster.

From there, The Doctor entered the public chat to learn more about the mysterious location he had landed in. A chance mention of his abilities to time travel piqued the interest of a certain unidentified staff member, who invited him—along with several others—into a new group known as "The Time Brigade", which was dedicated to protecting the hotel from extra-dimensional threats most residents would be unaware of. Twelve's intelligence and natural ability to lead landed him the tentative title of unofficial leader: a job that came with the unspoken responsibility of finding new recruits. Using the TARDIS to search for temporal anomalies, Twelve uncovered a mysterious blip on his radar coming from inside the hotel. Traveling towards it, the TARDIS materialized around Audric, a mysterious man who existed outside of time.

The Doctor welcomed Audric onboard, but their meeting was interrupted by sudden extreme turbulence, and the duo barely managed to stop the TARDIS from spinning out into the void beyond time and space. Tracking the source of this 'speed-bump', Twelve arrived with his new companion on the Island of Distorted Time, and set out with his team to uncover the mystery behind this strange anomaly.

After repelling the invading forces, the team managed to gather the Time Pieces and use them to

## Character Relationships

* *Audric -* A protagonist from **Dragalia Lost***.* After locating him using the TARDIS' ability to detect temporal anomalies, The Doctor was the first resident to meet Audric on arrival. The two were immediately drawn together by the sudden crashing of the TARDIS, and the ensuing mission on the Island of Distorted Time. Twelve immediately got along with Audric, and Audric reciprocated in kind: The latter is slated to become The Doctor's companion.

* *Hat Kid -* The main protagonist from **A Hat in Time***.* Though the two have only shared pleasantries, The Doctor and Hat Kid bonded over their shared experience as time travelers. The Doctor respects Hat Kid, and showed concern for her when the wreckage of her ship was discovered on the Island of Distorted Time. Together, they were two of the original founding members of The Time Brigade.
* *Sakuya Izayoi* - A major character from the **Touhou Project.** The Doctor encountered Sakuya on the Island of Distorted Time, and she allied with the Time Brigade to help secure the Time Pieces. The Doctor worked alongside her to repel the Cyberdemon, and though he finds her constant desire to clean a little peculiar, he nonetheless respects Sakuya as a capable and reliable companion.

* *Jason Todd -* A major character from **DC Comics**, particularly the **Batman** mythos. He is the acting leader of the MPF. Jason was one of the first residents that The Doctor met, though their meeting was not a pleasant one—guns were pointed and spears were raised towards the Time Lord as the timer on Wolf O'Donnell's bombs ticked down, but after overcoming their initial distrust, The Doctor was able to work with Jason to disarm the bombs and save the hotel from destruction. The two have not been in contact since, but The Doctor keeps a close eye on the MPF for now.

* *Horus -* An antagonist from **Warhammer 40K***.* Horus and The Doctor have only interacted in the public chatrooms; however, the latter holds a strongly negative opinion of the former. The Doctor criticises Horus heavily for his xenophobic ideology, and implored him to seek reason and understanding—however, Horus was unmoved. The Doctor sees Horus as a parallel to his mortal enemies, The Daleks, and is resolved to take action in order to defeat him if the time comes.

## Gallery

The TARDIS, The Doctor's time machine and home.The Doctor inside the TARDIS.Zoom-out of the TARDIS interior. Note the Gallifreyan lettering on the console, and the bookshelves on the scaffolding behind.The Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver in its charging port.The Doctor with the main team of the Time Brigade.

## Trivia

* The Twelfth Doctor was the first character from *Doctor Who* to appear in the hotel. He remained the only one for several months after being claimed until his previous incarnation arrived, the Eleventh Doctor, followed by the Eighth, First and Tenth.
* Twelve's habit of referring to people by shorthand nicknames spawned the server meme "understood, Funkenstein.", after several Time Brigade members took his nicknaming seriously.
* Continuing the trend started by the 9th Doctor of each incarnation having a signature theme, The Twelfth Doctor's main theme and recurring leitmotif is titled "A Good Man?". This title is in reference to The Doctor's search for morality during his first season, which is finally resolved by his conclusion that he is "not a good man, or a bad man," he is "an idiot." This conclusion is mirrored in a reprise of his theme, "(The Majestic Tale of) an Idiot With a Box". Also noteworthy is the music which plays during the famous "breaking the wall" scene and Twelve's regeneration, "The Shepherd's Boy".
* The Twelfth Doctor is portrayed by BAFTA award winning actor, Peter Capaldi. Humorously, the same year he entered Doctor Who, he was credited for a role as a medical professional on the board of the real world organisation the W.H.O. in the zombie film *World War Z—*for which he was credited as "WHO Doctor".
* Multiverse Paradise is not the Twelfth Doctor's first crossover—most notably, he appeared in Lego Dimensions, alongside several other MP characters such as Batman and Sonic The Hedgehog.