Doctor Who
Over the line of its incredibly long run , Doctor Whohas hand many actors the privilege of playing the titular Time Lord . Every time the character regenerates , so too does the Doctor ’s physicality and mannerisms modification . Each raw Doctor has their own curing of personality flaws that can manifest and bubble to the surface , for the worse .
Ever since William Hartnell debuted Doctor Who as a grumpy old man , each new re-formation has produced an imperfect character that either resonated with audiences , or make a rebound . At times , these imperfectness were understandable , cave in the nature of the Doctor ’s traumatic and consequential past tense .
The First Doctor Was Quite Mean-Spirited
The first Doctor started out as a vindictive , self-important and obstinate old man who did n’t take kindly to being questioned . Worse , he was impulsive , which directly put both he and his companions in mortal danger on more than one juncture . At one point , the Doctor sabotaged his own Tardis as an self-justification to stay put and explore the Dalek City on Skaro .
Over the next few seasons , the First Doctor softened quite a act , and became more of a jovial fellow who start out resonate well with nestling . role player William Hartnell was thrust out of the role due to correct wellness , but he did leave on a mellow bank bill with the first , andone of the bestDoctor Whoregeneration chronological sequence .
The Second Doctor Was Manipulative
The second Doctor was very much a operator , and routinely hide it behind the guise of a non - threatening picayune mankind in a mirthful kit . At every turn , the Second Doctor schemed his way through one adventure after another , without losing passel of the bigger picture .
Oftentimes , this Doctor would feign clowning and clumsiness as a way to get a stage up on his enemy . His ability to bring the unlearned fool was his great strength , but it was sometimes used to ominous issue , in particular when it arrive to his fellow traveller .
The Third Doctor Was A Brawler
Jon Pertwee played the Third Doctor with excellence , play a sentience of sophistication to the fictional character , which stood in direct contrast to the Second Doctor ’s unkempt appearing . Nevertheless , this Doctor was dissimilar in the fact that he was more aggressive than his predecessors .
The Doctor would routinely bemuse down with his antagonist , employing martial arts and implements of war to win the 24-hour interval . He was n’t afraid of getting his hand dirty , and this , immix with his rife personality made him slightly belligerent and unlikable in many respects .
The Fourth Doctor Had Mood Swings
The Fourth Doctor is wide regarded as the most popular in the entire serial , and for expert reason . His offbeat charm , quirky sensibilities and bug - eyed grin earned him the love of Doctor Who fan both young and old , alike . However , this Doctor was far from perfect , and his disposition was the main cause .
While jovial and full of childish curiosity most of the clip , the Fourth Doctor was also prone to fits of violent rage and choler . At times , this squeeze him to welt out impulsively at both companion and foe , alike . Most fan choose the lighthearted Fourth Doctor , rather than the one that tended to pilot off the hold .
The Fifth Doctor Was Too Serious
Peter Davison ’s portrayal of the Fifth Doctor was an splendid follow - up to Tom Baker ’s noted seven year run , but it was n’t without flaws . Despite being the vernal MD at the meter in terms of physicality , he was also one of the most serious , which was something of a contradiction .
TheFourth Doctor did find clock time to utter a lot of uproarious quotesand jokes , but the bulk of the Davison era was the Doctor floating from one risk to the other , and reacting with volatile negativity . He took himself , his companions and every position far more gravely than his predecessors did , which was something of a letdown .
The Sixth Doctor Was Too Bombastic
Colin Baker bears the unfortunate circumstances of being the worst - received Doctor in the show ’s history , but that sentiment lessened by the end of his rather shortsighted tally . The fact that the lineament started out trying to strangle his companion Peri to decease in the Tardis did n’t help topic much .
Nevertheless , the Sixth Doctor was a joker who rushed headlong into danger , while still stay serious enough to get the task done . Unfortunately , he did it in a rather bombastic manner , from his overly eccentric press , to his over - the - top carrying into action at nearly every turn .
The Seventh Doctor Was Nefarious
It ’s voiceless to imagine the Seventh Doctor as anything but a loveable , short little Doctor who was adequate parts fun - loving and serious , but there was more to the character than that . Sylvester McCoy used his time in the role to sell the approximation of a Doctor who seemed to be hide something , even from his companion Ace .
At several points , this Doctor effected villainous and ingenious schemes that led to the destruction of many of Gallifrey ’s enemy , let in thestagnant and underlying Daleks . It was hinted that the Doctor might have been hiding a secret agenda , but the series came to a grinding halt in 1989 , forestall that plotline from continuing on .
The Eighth Doctor Gave Up On Goodness
After a few years of secrecy on theDoctor Whofront , Paul McGann was called up to take on the theatrical role of the Doctor in a one - off TV film . He was surprisingly vivid , and it seemed like he was about to emit Modern life into the character . Fortunately , this film would get shoehorned into overall Doctor Who lore , even if a few plot elements were quietly mothballed .
The Eighth Doctor ’s biggest fall was his transmutation from an affirmative , kind - hearted Doctor into what would finally become the War Doctor . With no other recourse in sight , this Doctor tope a special philosopher’s stone that would help transform him into a artillery of aggregated destruction that was capable of destroying the Daleks during the Last Great Time War .
The War Doctor Was A Force For Destruction
When the Time War extravasate between the Time Lords and the fear Daleks , it threatened the very fabric of creation itself . In the thick of the ensuing chaos , the Eighth Doctor make up one’s mind to sour himself into an instrumental role of war that was equal to of doing what he could not - destroy both races to save the universe .
The War Doctor brought about this catastrophe , and was pull to live with the trauma . His accent was on full state of war and destruction , rather than ingenuity and intellectualism . Thankfully , he retain enough of his former ego to work with his next personification to go back and save Gallifrey from total annihilation .
The Ninth Doctor Was Traumatized
Christopher Eccleston was the first actor to play the medico after a long hiatus , and he ended up setting the templet for the post - Time War interlingual rendition of the character . He was familiar to audiences , but aseries of key quote from the Ninth Doctormade it clean that something had change for the worse .
It was revealed that the Doctor was forced to destroy both the Time Lords and the Daleks , for the interest of all origination . The injury from this conflict caused his worst trait to bubble to the surface , prompting him to torment a Dalek , show no mercy towards his enemy , and endanger to pass over out human race with a Delta Wave .
