Eighteenth Doctor

## Canon

*"Thunder crashing in the dark, rocks breaking far apart."*
―The Eighteenth Doctor, post regeneration, *Final Destination*

Following an explosive regeneration, the **Eighteenth Doctor** found himself stranded on Earth again and was left with the TARDIS being severely damaged. Unable to rely on his vessel like he usually did, **the Doctor** became extremely resourceful, which was charged by a drive of curiosity.

He soon met up with Kate Stewart once again and assisted her in properly re-establishing UNIT as a force to protect Earth from alien threat - whilst all the more, continuing to search for ways to repair his TARDIS. By 2027, the Doctor had been given his own personal UNIT Squad - consisting of Simon Lance, Johnathon Danielsen and Alicia Sallow - whilst also gaining new companions in the form of sibling duo Ruby and Damien Barrella. However, the Doctor's days at UNIT were plagued with a traitor working behind the scenes; who turned out to be Simon, working with a clone of the Doctor only known as 001.

Once Simon and 001 had been defeated, the Doctor finally repaired his TARDIS, but soon after, he witnessed the destruction of Gallifrey oncemore alongside past incarnations and companions. Years passed and the Doctor picked up a third companion in the form of Osric Tennyson, before conducting a search for an item only known as the Infinity. Their journey took them far and wide, ultimately ending in 2nd Century BC Britannia Superior where they found that the Infinity had bonded with a woman called Orla Adair; however, in order to stop Kris from wiping out all of humanity, Damien used the Infinity to kill him and his armies - accidentally killing Ruby in the process. Orla joined the Doctor as Damien departed in his grief, but Osric soon left as well, due to his being unable to cope with all the death.

Later on, Damien rejoined the TARDIS team after they met the Doctor's future incarnation who hailed from a timeline where the Sontarans took over; combining forces with her and Damien and Milly Turzon's daughter from the future; RJ Barrella - succeeding in their quest of preventing this domination, at the cost of both the "Other" Doctor and RJ being wiped from history. Damien chose to settle down with Milly as the Doctor and Orla set off together.

After freeing Alexis Frye and Tamara Kendall from the Artirex, the Doctor and Orla learnt about a catastrophic event which was sweeping the universe, destroying everything in its path. His attempt to take them back home to Earth was met with numerous obstacles, but he eventually managed to get there, only to find that the planet had been completely scorched of life. Orla, Alexis and Tamara were soon all exterminated by the Daleks - who had been the cause behind the destruction - and the Doctor was taken to Skaro, but escaped capture and ultimately gave his life to seal the fracture in time that enabled the Daleks. With his companions restored to life; he regenerated with them by his side into a female body, an incarnation different to the one that he had encountered before.

## Personality

Upon meeting the Eighteenth Doctor, no one typically thought him to be a near-immortal time traveller due to his young face, but to further to disprove this incredible discrepancy in face and age, was the fact that he was extremely charismatic and able to use that to talk his way out of many dangerous situations. When he wasn't saving the world, he still usually found himself managing to get himself into trouble by investigating places he shouldn't have been out of curiosity. He was pretty relaxed in most situations and allowed people to take control but this was also so he can assess the situation in front of them better, although he wasn't afraid to take control as necessary.

Like Ruby, he was resourceful, able to fashion a plan from a limited amount of resources if he was given enough of a chance - so much so that he eventually decided to ditch the sonic screwdriver, much like his predcessor. He was more human than his past incarnations as well, his relationship with his companions ran deep onto a personal level, treating them more like they were family than friends, always trying his best to do right by them.

Now acutely aware that his separation from Jayanna did not need to actually happen, the Doctor grew regretful over what had happened and actively searched for her whenever he had the time - to no avail, however. Later adding to this regret was the guilt created following the destruction of Gallifrey, meaning he no longer found himself able to relax in a situation, not wanting to risk a repeat of the planet's destruction and changed to prefer to keep control of the situation in his hands.

## Appearance

The Eighteenth Doctor resembled a man in his mid-thirties, possessing lightly-coloured skin and short and wavy brown hair - with a grey whisp at the front - and piercing blue eyes. (TV: *Final Destination*) He was shorter than his previous incarnation and disliked the fact that he had shrunk in height. (TV: *Monsters and Legends*)

Immediately after regenerating, the Doctor appeared to be confused at the shape of his hands. (TV: *Final Destination*)

Despite resembling a man in his mid-thirties, the Doctor was once referred to as a "blue-eyed baby-face" by Kate Stewart who also remarked that he looked young enough to be her son. (TV: *UNIT in Operation*) The Doctor claimed that he enjoyed having a little bit of stubble, but that the itching was insanity at times, (COMIC: *Squared*) with Ruby noting that it made him look a tiny bit rugged. (TV: *Monsters and Legends)*

### Clothing

Stuck on Earth, the Doctor's resources were more limited and therefore, his main outfit was a gun-grey suit, which he kept buttoned up as much as he could, with a pin added to the lapel. His shoes were black and sensible. He would either wear a white (TV: *Monsters and Legends*) or black dress shirt underneath. (TV: *Pryp'yat'*) His trousers, often dark in colour, were supported with black suspenders. (TV: *Monsters and Legends*)

Occasionally, for a colder climate, the Doctor wore a navy blue woollen coat, with a white woolly jumper that had a turtle neck - sometimes with a black waistcoat, (TV: *Sunken Treasure*) sometimes without. (TV: *Deep in the Woods*) On a more casual day, the Doctor would opt for a simple white shirt and beige jacket. (TV: *Changing of the Guard*)

 **The Specials** | Regular Episodes | *Lost in the Artirex* • *The End of the Line* • *Dead Men Tell No Tales* • *Gunpowder, Treason and Plot* • *The Operation of Time: Part One* / *The Operation of Time: Part Two*