Post by The Third Doctor on Feb 3, 2011 19:58:07 GMT -5
Canon/Original Canon
Name: The (Third) Doctor
Age: Older than 450, younger than 750. Memory blocks are so dreadfully bothersome when it comes to remembering things like age. Sometimes he claims to be several thousand years old, because it makes him sound that much more authoritative.
Species: Time Lord
Planet of Origin: Gallifrey
Occupation:
Physical Description: The Third incarnation of the Doctor is a tall man, fairly lean in build but not without a good layering of muscle. Well, a good layering of muscle considering his physical age. There’s not too many men in their fifties as fit as that. It goes well to match his long features, which could be best described as either hawkish or aristocratic. His hair is an ashen blonde, though it seems to have a more of a mind to turning grey and white with each passing day. His eyes are a sharp blue coloration, and like his previous two incarnations, keenly take in each and every detail around him.
It’s honestly not what he would have chosen, but aside from the nose, it’ll have to do. It’s certainly passable.
Striking in a way, even. This incarnation of the Doctor seems to have something of a vain streak in this incarnation. In fact, it’s easy to say that he’s quite the dandy. Maybe it’s a mental coping technique against his forced regeneration or maybe he is just picky when it comes to appearances, but the Doctor certainly likes to dress to impress.
His wardrobe is certainly not lacking in extravagance, enough to put many theater departments and (somewhat over the top and totally seventies) fashion magazines to shame. Ruffled shirts are a staple of the Doctor’s wardrobe, as are sharply cut suits and velvet smoking jackets in a fairly sizable range of colors. He also has a fondness of Inverness capes. A heavy silver ring is often seen on the Doctor’s left pinky finger, and he sometimes has a mind to don other bits of silver accessories.
Also worth noting is the dragon tattoo on the Doctor’s right forearm. The symbol of exile amongst the Time Lords, this appearance-conscious Doctor certainly does his best to keep such an embarrassing marker covered at all times.
Personality: If one were to say that the Third Doctor was the easiest person to get along with, they would either be lying or somehow achieved the remarkable task of getting on his good side right from the get-go (and managed to stay there). Casually arrogant in an entitled and patronizing manner, the Doctor naturally tends to look down on those around him. At best, he can be described as eccentric. Usually, however, the words of choice for him range from ‘difficult’ to ‘egotistical’ to ‘argumentative’ and to a range of other negative connotations, some of which are not worth saying aloud in polite society.
Truth be told, he doesn’t do it entirely out of sheer disdain for everyone who is not him. One thing that remains a steady constant with the Doctor is his aggressively independent spirit. He’s never done well with restriction and being tied down, and… well, wherever he turns the Doctor finds himself bound by restriction. He’s stuck in a form not of his own choosing. He’s unable to use the TARDIS, thanks to the Time Lords blocks. He’s got enough memory blocks with which one could build a city. He’s stuck on Earth. And here on Earth, he’s forced to play by their rules. So he’s bitter. He’s angry. And its resulted in his haughty attitude and bothersome tendency to verbally lash out at people and situations that don’t go his way.
Even if one were to nod and wave away the lashing bitterness that tends to seep in his demeanor as a coping mechanism to his predicament, the Doctor still does have some less than pleasant childish quirks about him. He’s a bit of a hoarder, and is very clingy and protective of his possessions, whether they be one of his gadgets or the subject is one of ‘his’ people. Oh yes.
Although he doesn’t blatantly display it, the Doctor is very clingy and protective when it comes to those he considers his companions. He’s partly so used to being in control- it used to be his companions would come and go almost at his discretion. Or a chance landing at their proper time and place. You take your pick. But here, stuck plodding along the regular course of a timeline, he has much less control in the handling of his companions. He HATES not being in control. And he has a hard time dealing with that level of separation and change. He’ll deny it, but it is quite noticeable when someone he considers close to him takes their departure; he’ll sulk and pout and be even more disagreeable than usual for days on end.
Now, that’s enough in highlighting the less pleasant aspects of the Doctor. Time to point out some of the nicer bits of his personality.
First off, he’s not one of those sulky, sullen types who can only be defined as a hero in the loosest sense of the word. No, the Doctor is actually a very solid classic hero, despite his shortcomings and flaws. He’s very much on the black and white chart of good versus evil- there’s very little shading of grey in his character. When he wants to be he can play the suave charming hero role to the point where it would make James Bond and James T Kirk hang their heads in shame. He’s got the ego, the charm, and unlike his previous incarnations, he’s got the daring and swashbuckling flair to charge in and combat the situation head-on. He’s not afraid to draw a weapon if need be.
Yet despite the fact that he’s not afraid to charge in and punch a goon in the face, the Doctor’s primary asset is still his brain. He’s the Doctor, after all. And if there’s one thing the Doctor can do in any form, its think, wheedle, persuade, and invent his way out of sticky situations. That’s the challenge, and for the Third Doctor at least, he rather enjoys to have such challenges set upon him. Keeps him active. Keeps him sharp. You’ll never see him lose his cool completely and resort to panic. Even in the worst of situations the Doctor does his best to keep a hold on his emotions and be the level headed figure in charge. He can’t afford to be seen having his will break and crumble. He won’t allow himself to be seen in that way. The Doctor is far too prideful for that, and it’s… it’s just not right!
Not to mention it would open up a gap in him that would probably force the Doctor to inwardly tear himself to pieces. Self-reflection is something that doesn’t sit well with the Third Doctor. His situation is uncomfortable enough as it is in his opinion, and to allow him to inwardly beat at himself would probably cause serious psychological damage in the long run. Better to just be the cool one in control and just… not think on it. The Doctor likes to think and reflect, just not too much when it comes to himself.
Perhaps because of his aversion to mentally break himself down, the Doctor is not a man who can sit still for very long. Oh sure, he can project the image of the relaxed figure who does nothing but swish fine wines in crystal goblets all day, but really that’s not something the Doctor could even contemplate doing for an extended period of time. He likes to keep himself busy, both his hands and his brain. Because of that, the man is always incessantly tinkering with things. The TARDIS. Bessie, his glorious yellow roadster. The alien Whomobile. Anything that can be taken apart and put back together like a big puzzle, he’ll fiddle with… and it often winds up in better shape than it was before he took it apart in the first place. Makes the time go quicker, and hopefully it will allow him to subvert those Rassilon blocks the Time Lords put into place. He can’t be kept in one place forever!
History: All good things must come to an end, and so the Doctor’s free reign of gallivanting across time and space in the TARDIS came to a screeching halt when the Time Lords finally caught up to the rogue. They were not lenient in their punishment: a forced regeneration, exile to Earth, and enough memory blocks with which one could build an entire city.
Well, at least he wasn’t executed. That has to count for something.
Stuck on Earth in the late 20th century, the Doctor has resigned himself to assisting UNIT in the capacity of a scientific advisor. When he’s not finding himself in the middle of some wild adventure (at least some things never change), the Doctor works tirelessly to subvert the blocks on the TARDIS so he can get back to operating as he did before he got caught. Earth may be a nice place to visit, but to live there is another thing entirely!
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