Tenth Doctor

The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials. The character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin-offs. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Tennant's portrayal of the Tenth Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked. Preceded in regeneration by the Ninth Doctor, he is followed by the Eleventh Doctor. This incarnation's companions include some who travelled with his previous incarnation: working-class shop assistant Rose Tyler, her boyfriend Mickey Smith, and former "Time Agent" Captain Jack Harkness, as well as medical student Martha Jones and fiery temp worker Donna Noble. He eventually parts ways with them all by the end of the 2008 series finale, "Journey's End", after which he attempts to travel alone for the duration of the 2008–2010 specials before being accompanied by Donna's grandfather Wilfred Mott on his final adventure in "The End of Time".

Personality: The Tenth Doctor speaks with an Estuary English accent, rather than the Lancashire dialect that the Ninth Doctor used, the Received Pronunciation of most earlier Doctors. The Tenth Doctor states that he is not neurotypical. The depictions of the personalities of the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors shared certain similarities with both being youthful, energetic, friendly, childlike, "good boyfriend Doctors" or "very human Doctors" when compared to other incarnations. With the intent to have fun wherever he went, the Tenth Doctor was cheerful, charismatic, hyperactive and enthusiastic, often at inappropriate times, but would become severely serious when the situation called for it. Striving to make new friends everywhere he went, the Doctor tended to keep a massive smile on his face as he found new ways to enjoy his unpredictable journeys through time and space, with the thought of a mundane existence unnerving him, as he thought there was "always something to do". He had a merciful and compassionate nature, consistently extending an offer of mercy to help even his most dangerous enemies. However, when his patience reached its limit or his enemies were duplicitous, they received no mercy or second chances. He also held a forgiving philosophy, even forgiving the Saxon Master for his crimes. While he seemed to have resolved much of the survivor's guilt felt previously, the Tenth Doctor had begun to feel his age. Beneath his juvenile exterior was an old man who had seen many terrible things and felt a deep loneliness, He felt profound regret for the deaths he had seen, with the Moment referring to him as "the man who regrets". His keen sense of loss led him to empathise with those who had also suffered, and feel driven to prevent death and destruction wherever possible, having a hard time accepting failure. Even though he did not enjoy adventuring alone, the Doctor enjoyed the freedoms that came with solitary travels, and felt annoyed when he had to start afresh with a new companion by explaining the basics, even mouthing along to repeated phrases. However, Donna Noble noted the reason the Doctor required a companion was to keep him from succumbing to his darker side. Despite being more outwardly cheerful than his previous incarnation, the Doctor still felt guilt over what he had done in the Last Great Time War, showing disgust towards the Eleventh Doctor when he was unable to remember how many children died when he destroyed Gallifrey, despite him knowing the number to memory, with one account showing him outright attacking his eleventh incarnation. The Tenth Doctor also retained and even exceeded his predecessor's capacity for righteous anger, particularly when people he liked were threatened or at risk, or when dealing with the Daleks. When driven by his anger, he would not hesitate to strike down those who opposed him, though he described himself as "a man who never would" to set an example of peace to solidify a human and Hath ceasefire on Messaline. The Tenth Doctor's biggest flaw was his ego, with him always trying to take control of situations he found himself in, and feeling it his place to punish those who committed horrific acts, sometimes even using his name as a threat. Occasionally, he claimed to be a higher authority than he necessarily was, and he often believed himself to be the smartest being in the room. When introduced to Louis XV, the Doctor introduced himself as the "Lord of Time" in an attempt to outrank the King of France. He was also something of a hypocrite, or at least was lacking in self-awareness, calling Colonel Alan Mace undiplomatic for comparing the Sontarans to trolls, only to begin antagonising them himself immediately afterwards, claiming he would not allow Strackman Lux's pride to cost lives while refusing to sign Lux's contract for the same reason, and being offended when Malcolm Taylor hung up on him, despite him having previously done the same to Malcolm. After being forced to wipe Donna Noble's memories of her travels with him, the Doctor was driven into a deep state of depression, that caused him to eventually forgo the idea of picking up any more companions, even refusing Lady Christina de Souza's request to travel with him. However, he came to feel lonely enough to offer June a single trip in the TARDIS on a strict non-interference basis after she helped him save Athens, and extended a similar offer to Stella before he was interrupted by attacking Daleks. He would eventually travel properly with Majenta Pryce out of obligation to his role in her imprisonment in Thinktwice, and was convinced to make exceptions to his no companions rule for Emily Winter, Matthew Finnegan, and Gabby Gonzalez. He also offered to let Anya Kingdom come with him in the TARDIS, but they became separated before she could take him up on the offer. After he was given a prophecy of his demise by a human psychic, the Doctor spiralled further into an emotional breakdown that caused him to snap and try to alter a fixed point in time by saving Adelaide Brooke, Yuri Kerenski and Mia Bennett from the destruction of Bowie Base One. Upon his success, he declared himself as the "Time Lord Victorious" and believed that, as the last Time Lord, he had the right to control the Laws of Time. Following Adelaide's suicide, the Doctor realised he had gone too far and entered another state of depression upon seeing Ood Sigma herald his fast approaching regeneration. His shock caused him to flee into the Dark Times, where he became determined to completely rewrite history for the better by wiping out the Kotturuh before they could bring death to the universe, deeming himself the "master of [his] own fate, [and] everyone's fate" once the Kotturuh marked him for death. Though he still retained his doubts, he was finally provoked into destroying the Kotturuh after they killed Estinee, and destroyed the planet Mordeela in his anger, though he quickly felt conflicted on whether ending the Kotturuh was the right thing to have done. After meeting the last Kotturuh, Inyit, and seeing what the Daleks had done in the Dark Times, the Doctor conceded that his actions had been wrong, and expressed his remorse after Inyit died defeating the Daleks. Though satisfied with the change to how death would eventually enter the universe, he agreed he had gone too far in rewriting of history. By the time he had finally decided to answer Sigma's summons, the Doctor had come to greatly regret his actions as the Time Lord Victorious, weeping when he admitted to Wilf that things had gone wrong, but he still showed some signs of a colder demeanour, even briefly questioning Wilf's "importance" as an individual when he realised he would have to sacrifice his own life to save him, though ultimately gave his life for Wilf. While previous incarnations intentionally flouted social conventions, the Tenth Doctor was genuinely shocked when he realised that he was being rude or uncouth. According to the Eleventh Doctor, the Tenth Doctor had vanity issues. The Doctor had a stated fondness for "little shops", the gift stores usually found in hospitals and other public places, though he disliked hospitals. He did not identify himself as a "cat person". While he disliked calling a group a "team", he did like using the word "fam". He also liked the impossible, The Muppet Movie, picnics, picnic baskets, fire engines, the pyramids, New Zealand, unpredictability, mysteries, biographies, the Proms, snow, teachers, rock and roll music, theatre, fan fiction, and Christmas. He disliked sleeping, zoos, people saluting him, lists, "funny robots", and thrash metal music. Among his favourite years were 1727 and 1953. He liked Saturdays, but thought that Sundays were "boring", and tried to avoid them when he could. His favourite movie was It's a Wonderful Life. He considered edible ball bearings to be a "masterpiece", and liked bananas, but disliked spinach, and pears. He took two sugars in his tea, with Earl Grey "with a dash of milk" being his preference. While he was unsure about his religious beliefs, the Doctor stated he kept travelling in order to be proved wrong. He viewed life as being "meaningless" if it was built on the suffering of others, and that people made life worth living, with a long life leading one to become tired of everything and ending up alone. He also thought books to be the "best weapons in the world". The TARDIS believed the Tenth Doctor was "afraid of Death". When asked his thoughts on the dead returning as ghosts, the Doctor called the scenario "horrific", and was likewise unnerved by the idea of humans achieving immortality, describing the fact that Jack Harkness was a living fixed point in time as being "wrong". While he thought death gave life "size", the Tenth Doctor always attempted to solve a situation without violence, which strained his working relationship with UNIT, with him being against their military methods. He also disapproved of his friends using violence, and would make himself an enemy of those who would kill without proper cause. However, he would resort to lethal means of dispatching his enemies if no alternative could be found. The Doctor refused to take up a weapon against an enemy, believing it cowardly to do so, repeatedly refusing even when offered one by UNIT while attacking the Sontarans. However, during a battle with the Cybusmen, the Doctor helped Major Burton handle a rocket launcher and destroyed a Cyberman with the weapon, despite hesitating due to it previously being human. He was also tempted to execute General Cobb for the murder of Jenny, but ultimately decided against it. During the Kotturuh crisis, the Doctor very reluctantly accepted control of the Victis Fleet after Brian made him its admiral to fight the Kotturuh. After initially refusing several times to take up Wilfred Mott's pistol to save himself and humanity from the Master, the Doctor changed his mind when he heard that the Time Lords were escaping the time lock on the Time War. Davros noted the Doctor's refusal to take up a gun, but pointed out that he "took ordinary people and fashioned them into weapons". When Clara Oswald insisted the war, tenth and eleventh incarnations find a different way to end the Time War, the Tenth Doctor embraced the chance to do so when a plan was formed and worked with twelve of his other incarnations to save his planet and people. He was upset when he realised he wouldn't be able to remember what they had achieved, but was still happy with the outcome. He knew when it was time to focus on the task at hand instead of trying to save someone, and would encourage others to mourn only when they were out of danger, as well as focus on the "big picture" instead of focusing on minor problems. He likewise had little patience for those who tried to deny the situation around them, and those who would bully those weaker than them. The Doctor had an adamant hatred for "funny robots", feeling that people "dressing them up and giving them silly voices" had "[reduced] them" from regular robots, though he had a soft spot for robot dogs, such as K9, and still made an effort to protect the robots he disliked, such as ensuring that Gadget was saved from the Flood. The Tenth Doctor saw time as existing in an infinite temporal flux, with most events in history being subjectable to change in the same vein as Back to the Future. However, he knew that "tiny and precious moments" existed that "had to stand" as fixed points in time, and tried to avoid them when he could, as he knew they were not to be disturbed, though briefly thought he could change one when he came to the conclusion that the Laws of Time were his to govern as the last of the Time Lords. While he knew "crossing into established events [was] strictly forbidden", he would use his TARDIS to perform "cheap tricks." The Tenth Doctor was particularly fond of his fifth incarnation, though he gently mocked him for wearing celery. However, the Tenth Doctor expressed that he enjoyed his fifth incarnation enough to take certain traits from him, such as wearing glasses to "look a bit clever", converse shoes and the way his voice went squeaky with excitement. He also considered the Third Doctor to be "brilliant". Initially, he was fearful of his war incarnation, but soon grew to greatly respect him for the impossible choices he had to make during the Time War. He admitted that it was as "an honour and a privilege" to work alongside him and his eleventh incarnation to save Gallifrey. The Tenth Doctor held a rather low opinion of his ninth incarnation, considering him to be violent due to being "born in battle". Nonetheless, he mused along with his twelfth incarnation that the Ninth Doctor was nothing short of "fantastic". When it came to his future incarnations, the Tenth Doctor was often suspicious of them, in part because of his meeting with Jackson Lake. He would often seek conformation of their identities by comparing their sonic screwdrivers, or would scan them with the screwdriver himself. Despite a rocky start, he worked well with the Eleventh Doctor, although did get somewhat irritated by his childish attitude and was disgusted by his ignorance towards those who had died in the Time War. Because he thought he couldn't exist due to their limited number of regenerations left, the Tenth Doctor was very cold and argumentative with the Twelfth Doctor, even calling him an "abomination" and briefly accused him of being the Valeyard, though they were able to work together when their companions and the Eleventh Doctor acted as mediators. When the Tenth Doctor met his twelfth incarnation at St Luke's University, he was more open to the idea of him, even calling him "brilliant" upon discovering his identity, though he lamented how elderly the Twelfth Doctor appeared. The Ninth Doctor thought his tenth incarnation was "fantastic" for how much he had changed since the Time War. The Tenth Doctor was met with similar affections by his second and fifth incarnations, while the First Doctor referred to him as "infantile" and the Third Doctor dismissed his intelligence. The Tenth Doctor enjoyed teasing his friends, and was not above being sarcastic to them. He continued his previous incarnation's habit of teasing and making fun of Jackie Tyler, though generally in a more playful fashion. He also had a noticeably more positive relationship with Mickey Smith than his predecessor, treating him as more of an equal and friend, though he occasionally relapsed into making fun of him or being dismissive. The Doctor also prodded at Jack Harkness after they reunited, resuming his habit of telling Jack to "stop it" whenever he said hello to someone, which he saw as Jack's way of flirting with them. The Doctor referred to Donna Noble as his best friend, and had a great respect for her grandfather, Wilfred Mott, thinking of him as a kindred spirit, as he was also aged and experienced, yet energetic and unwilling to commit violence against others. The Doctor also stated that he felt it an honour to know Wilf, and claimed he would have been proud if he was his father. Much like his fourth incarnation, the Tenth Doctor had a great respect and admiration for humanity, as well as a great desire to protect them, often noting their achievements, describing human beings as both "brilliant" and "stupid" in the same sentence while arguing the necessity of emotions with John Lumic. He also hugged Captain Zachary Cross Flane of the Walker Expedition, due to the human crew daring to explore a planet orbiting a black hole merely "because it was there". When Wilf said that humanity must "look like insects" to a Time Lord, the Doctor responded that he thought they "looked like giants". However, he was not blind to their flaws, and was aware of his tendency to forget that humanity could be "stupid, stubborn and fail to learn from their mistakes". He once admitted to Donna that he was uncertain if humanity could be considered mere explorers or like a virus to the galaxy. The Tenth Doctor engaged in romantic situations far more frequently than his other incarnations, even falling in love with Rose Tyler. However, he found himself unable to explicitly describe these feelings, struggling with saying such things aloud. In the end, it was the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor that revealed the Doctor's feelings for her. He also developed a romantic relationship with Madame de Pompadour. Others who wanted to engage him romantically included Martha Jones, Jack Harkness, Astrid Peth, Clare Pope, River Song, Christina de Souza, Minnie Hooper, and Elizabeth I. Joan Redfern became romantically involved with his human identity, but viewed the Doctor himself as merely a look-a-like of John. While he acknowledged that "children could be cruel", the Tenth Doctor showed parental compassion towards the children he encountered, engaging in friendly conversations with a young Reinette and protecting her from a Clockwork Droid, giving Tim Latimer his fob watch as a memento of their adventure together, and complimenting the Bannerman Road gang while they were under his care in his battle with the Trickster. While the Doctor showed little remorse in having to kill the Racnoss children to save the human race, he showed compassion towards the young Adipose, deeming them innocent to their parents' crimes. While the Tenth Doctor held a strong hatred for the Daleks, his approach to them was to act dismissive instead of showing his rage, though he reluctantly admired the Cult of Skaro for attempting to think "above and beyond the Emperor himself", and particularly grew to admire Dalek Sec when he became a Dalek-Human hybrid, going as far as to call him "the cleverest Dalek ever" after he tried to find redemption for the Daleks. He also attempted to empathise with Dalek Caan after he committed genocide against the Dalek-Human hybrid race, daring to offer his help towards Caan, citing how they were both the last of their respective people. During the Kotturuh crisis, he was furious at the Eighth Doctor's initial alliance with the Dalek Time Squad and confessed to Brian it was becoming hard to act dismissive in front of the Daleks, as he really wanted to just scream at them. His preference to ignore and spite Daleks stretched to their creator, Davros, whom he insulted for his persistence to keep on creating Daleks even after their betrayals of him, and how he had become the Daleks' "pet" after the formation of the New Dalek Empire. However, he still offered to save Davros from the Cruciform after the Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor began its destruction, only for Davros to refuse his aid. The Doctor scorned the Cybusmen created by Cybus Industries, notably their creator, John Lumic, for removing imagination and emotions from humanity, believing that he removed the reason for living at all. He also dismissed the Sontarans' ATMOS Stratagem as dishonourable, mocking General Staal for avoiding combat in favour of using clone feed. The Tenth Doctor expressed pity for the Saxon Master, wanting to convince him that they could live together and "see" the universe rather than "own" it, going as far as to offer to help cure the Master's insanity. He even pledged to support the Master in his goals to conquer the universe in return for leaving Earth alone, but the Master refused. Tim Latimer described the Tenth Doctor as "like fire and ice and rage, that he was like the night and the storm in the heart of the sun, as well as being ancient and forever, burning at the centre of time, and could see the turn of the universe." Despite his horrifying description, Latimer considered the Doctor to be "wonderful," a sentiment that Wilfred Mott also expressed. While Valerie Brannigan dismissed him as "insane", Thomas Kincade Brannigan commented that the Doctor was "that, and a bit magnificent." Donna Noble described him as "dazzling", with Rose viewing him as being more carefree than his ninth incarnation and Jack believing him to have become "cheeky" in his new incarnation. Clara Oswald, when distinguishing him from his other incarnations, described the Tenth Doctor as "the hero", while Adam Mitchell identified the Tenth Doctor as the "Oncoming Storm" in comparison to his other incarnations. Whilst he was the Time Lord Victorious, Brian believed the Tenth Doctor "was vengeance" and, as a result, the assassin much preferred him to the Eighth Doctor. Having experienced a similar process as John Smith, the Doctor became fearful of his inevitable regeneration, going so far as to prevent the process by channeling the excess energy of his regeneration into his severed hand after being shot by a Dalek. He commented that regeneration was not a rebirth, but the death of himself. When Carmen prophesied his "song ending", the Doctor reacted with stunned silence, and later became emotionally distressed when Ood Sigma heralded his demise. When death seemed a certainty, he chose to think of the children the War Doctor had killed on Gallifrey when he destroyed it as his last thoughts. When he realised he would have to sacrifice his life to save Wilfred Mott from the radiation of the Immortality Gate after thwarting Rassilon's Ultimate Sanction, the Doctor at first had a tantrum about how his "reward" was "not fair" and was tempted to let Wilf die when he requested it, but ultimately decided to fulfil Carmen's prophecy and save Wilf. While he put on a brave face for Rose, Jack and Donna during his aborted regeneration, when his time finally came, the Doctor instead stated his reluctance to "go", and regenerated with tears in his eyes, afraid and alone.

Habits and quirks: The Tenth Doctor spoke in an accent described by George Litefoot as "a kind of cultured cockney, flecked with hints of Scots", which the Eleventh Doctor compared to the voice of Dick Van Dyke, and Mickey Smith thought that the Doctor might have picked up from Rose, with the Doctor himself once mentioning that he picked up his accent from the Powell Estate. His voice tended to peak in high tones when expressing excitement. The Tenth Doctor was fond of the French word, "Allons-y!", describing it to Addams as a word of "consolation to the soul in times of need". Other favoured phrases of his were "blimey", and "Molto bene". While attempting to explain something, he would often interrupt himself with a, "well...", and further elaborate what it was he was talking about. When discouraging his companions from mimicking accents or trying the local lingo, the Doctor would utter a gentle, "No, no, don't do that". The Doctor often remarked that exotic technology or life was "beautiful" or "brilliant" and was genuinely enthralled by such discoveries, sometimes to the extent that he placed himself in danger just to admire them. Like his seventh incarnation, he would insist he was "always all right", even when all evidence pointed to the contrary. An apologetic incarnation, the Tenth Doctor also made use of the phrase, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry". Another favoured exclamation of his was, "Oh, yes!", which he would say in moments of gleeful realisation, when angered or disturbed greatly, or simply as a response to something. When he was faced with an occurrence that dumbfounded him, the Doctor would repeatedly say, "What?", looking increasingly astonished with each repetition. He would also dismiss things with a loud exclamation of, "Nah." When he discovered something that disagreed with his knowledge, he would usually utter, "it can't be", and would frequently describe something that dumbfounded him as "impossible". Like his previous incarnation, the Doctor occasionally used "hell" as an intensive. Typically, the Doctor would lean against a surface with his legs stretched out and crossed together, with his arms sometimes folded together, but he mostly kept his hands in his pockets when in this position. Indeed, it was extremely rare for the Tenth Doctor to go a whole adventure without once putting his hands in his pockets. He often sat with his feet up and legs stretched out and crossed. He would sometimes pull at his jaw when thinking, and often held his arms behind his back, or casually had his arms folded. The Doctor would scratch the back of his head when thinking, or when reluctantly admitting fault. He was also known to run his hands through his hair when feeling intense. He also made a habit of scratching around his left ear, crouching down with his elbows rested on his knees, and raising his left eyebrow. He would stare longingly with a look of despair when depressed, or in deep thought. The Tenth Doctor was a foodie, often taking the time to snack on food and drink during his adventures. He often talked about favourite foods and recipes, and wasn't afraid to try something new, such as seaweed truffles. The Doctor was an aficionado of twentieth century culture and made frequent references to movies, shows, books and songs from that era, though did not understand certain remarks, such as being called a "science geek". He was also fond of rock-and-roll, attempting to take Rose to see concerts by both Ian Dury and Elvis Presley. He would cup his face while sitting, jump over obstacles in his path, and give of a serious of quick, "no"s, when displeased. In times of distress, he would clench his teeth together. The Tenth Doctor relied heavily upon his sonic screwdriver, pushing it to limits not seen in previous incarnations, and even chiding the Fifth Doctor for going "hands free". He felt defensive of his sonic screwdriver, debunking Dalek Sec's initial claim that it was a sonic probe in a hurt manner, going as far as to say he "loved" it. The Doctor also revived the occasional use of a stethoscope in mostly non-medical situations, such as the diagnosis of electronic or mechanical faults or to eavesdrop on others, though he did occasionally use it to help with medical needs, He used a hammer many times to help him pilot the TARDIS.

Skills: Having an "honest face", the Tenth Doctor had a talent for earning people's trust, even with initial animosity, being able to convince complete strangers to reveal secretive information to him, due to recognising that confused people were more likely to reveal useful information and deliberately keeping them off-balance. Some would even come to his defence when others thought he was a threat or a nuisance to the public. Like his previous incarnation, he had a gift for exerting authority, with even the most resistant of individuals eventually submitting to his way of thinking, However, when struggling to solve the issue at hand, people would dismiss his perceived authority as egotistical and actively turn against him. Adelaide Brooke went so far as to kill herself in defiance to the Doctor's self-declared status as the "Time Lord Victorious", despite him initially convincing her to trust him. Like his previous incarnations, the Tenth Doctor was highly intelligent, being able to figure out solutions to problems even when they were created by an equally intelligent opponent, but mostly improvised his strategies, using the justification that he did it "brilliantly". He often did mathematical calculations in his head very quickly, making estimates and waiting for those around him to respond, and then giving a very exact answer. He could recount his steps accurately from memory alone, and even worked out the force that the pull on Krop Tor needed to resist the pull of a black hole in minutes, something that had taken the entire crew on the base years to figure out. The Tenth Doctor was an exceptionally skilled detective, deducing when people had been possessed or replaced, picking up on clues that escaped others perception, figuring out how to defeat his opponents from little details they gave away or from his surroundings, and learning the details of a person after getting a brief glimpse at them. His observation skills proved superior to that of the Saxon Master, with him noticing that one of his Master Race guards was Rossiter in disguise due to him being a little too tall to be an exact copy of the Master. Although he could be incorrect on occasion, such as when he continuously thought Queen Elizabeth I was a Zygon. While he had little interest in sport, the Tenth Doctor possessed the agility and relaxes of a skilled football player, being able to keep ahead of significantly faster opponents with ease. Despite his nimble stature, the Doctor was very strong, managing to easily yank the Sycorax leader's electric whip from his grip and snap it in half, free Morvin Van Hoff from the grip of a damaged Heavenly Host, rip off Lucius Petrus Dextrus' stone arm, hold off a Cyberman with a sword, and lift a grown woman and throw her away from danger in such a way that she landed on her feet. He could even hold his own weight and manoeuvre across a beam with just his hands gripping to it. However, he could be knocked down from a direct blow to the head, and was unable to escape from the hold of artificial opponents without aid. The Doctor displayed incredible resilience and resistance to physical pain, quickly recovering from being knocked unconscious and being able to carry on with the matter at hand with no sign of concussion, and speedily recovered from being stabbed in his left heart, although he needed Martha to strike his back a few times before he could move properly again. He also withstood several electrical attacks from the Saxon Master, was able to get to his feet with only some difficulty after jumping out of a ship and falling through a skylight, and was able to absorb five-hundred-thousand rads of nuclear energy and survive as well, although it was the final straw for his body and triggered his regeneration, but he refused to allow the pain of the regeneration to overwhelm him until he was back in the TARDIS after visiting his old companions. Although he disliked firearms, the Doctor was an extremely good shot with a gun, being able to shoot a White-Point Star from a distance, as well as throw and catch objects with pinpoint accuracy. He was also skilled with a sword, having it as his weapon of choice if he had to fight. The Tenth Doctor was also a skilled telepath, being able to wipe Donna Noble's memories, and hide his true name from those who could read minds. During the Year That Never Was, he also managed to tune himself into the Archangel Network in his plan to defeat the Master. He could also hypnotise people with a Venusian lullaby. The Doctor was able to construct a variant of gadgets and devices from scrap and other items he had on hand, and also claimed to be "brilliant" with computers. He was even able to build K9 Mark IV to replace the Mark III after he was destroyed. Having once affirmed he could perform medical procedures himself, the Tenth Doctor was a skilled medic, managing to cure the new humans of their diseases on New Earth, and also performed surgery on Laszlo that ensuring he lived beyond a Pig slave' life expectancy. He also briefly sustained the Face of Boe's life to ensure he saw the humans freed from the Motorway. He even used his knowledge to accurately diagnose a man had drowned artificially. He also possessed a heightened sense of smell, which he used to tell which time period he was in by smelling the air, and track down the Master. He could determine the properties of an object by taste, and was said to have acute hearing. He was a skilled organist. On several occasions, the Doctor managed to pilot the TARDIS like a standard spaceship rather than simply dematerialising it. He was also able to lock the coordinates of the TARDIS with his sonic screwdriver so that it could only travel between two places in time and space. When told by River Song that he would one day be able to command the TARDIS door to open with a snap of his fingers, he found that he did possess such abilities, after initially believing it to be nonsense. He was a skilled pilot, able to take control and navigate a spacecraft through and out of danger. He could also ride a horse, drive a moped, fly a hot air balloon, and ride a motorcycle. Having learned "millions of languages", the Doctor could speak the Pawnee tribal language, Judoonese, and Ancient North Martian, as well as the languages of the Sycorax and the Tritovore. However, he had never learned Welsh, believing that he would never have the need to use it. The Tenth Doctor could disguise his scent so that he smelt like a human instead of a Time Lord, speed read a book, and use escapology to pinpoint a weak point in his restraints and find the best place to stain against to enable his liberation. He appeared to have the ability to carry a large and diverse number of objects in his pockets, telling Donna Noble that they were "bigger on the inside". The Doctor was able to channel radiation through a body part into his own clothing, although the radiated body part was described by him as being "itchy". However, he could only do this with a small amount of radiation and the radiation he absorbed to save Wilfred Mott was too much for him and he was forced to regenerate. If poisoned, he could also "stimulate the inhibited enzymes of cyanide into reversal" by ingesting ginger beer, a form of protein, salt and receiving a shock. The Doctor also showed an impressive amount of control over his regenerative abilities, more so than his previous incarnations. He was able to heal himself after being shot by a Dalek and then stop himself from changing his form by channelling the regeneration energy into his severed hand. Improving on the control the First Doctor exhibited, the Tenth Doctor was also able to resist regenerating long enough to visit his old friends, though this resulted in his regeneration becoming so violent that the TARDIS was set ablaze in the process.

Appearance: The Tenth Doctor was a handsome man with a tall, slim frame, finely boned hands and face, thick brown hair, pale skin scattered with freckles, and large, dark brown eyes, which he recognised were his first of that colour. Cindy Wu observed through his eyes that he was older than he looked, and identified the older looking Third Doctor as a younger incarnation by looking into his eyes. Similarly, River Song could tell that he was younger than she was familiar with by looking into his eyes. He had a mole between his shoulder blades, and fillings in his teeth. He went clean-shaven, even avoiding growing a beard over a five day period through sheer concentration. While he was on the cusp of regenerating, the Tenth Doctor was observed by George Litefoot as looking to be no more than 40-years-old in human terms. Seeing himself as a "handsome bloke in a tight suit" with "amazing hair", the Tenth Doctor was noted for having vanity issues, to the point that he used his severed hand to prevent a complete regeneration, reasoning that he did not want to change, rhetorically asking why he would do so after seeing himself. While he was possessed by Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 at New New York Hospital, Cassandra stated that he was "slim, and a little bit foxy." Donna Noble described him as "too skinny for words", remarking that his jacket "wouldn't fit a rat", while the Eleventh Doctor described his skinniness as a "special effect". Steve Woolfall thought the Tenth Doctor looked like "that Casanova bloke". Jackie Tyler claimed that the Tenth Doctor "looked like a prawn, but was good in a crisis". Rose Tyler also noted that he was tall, skinny, and had "some really great hair" and also compared his appearance to the earnest singer of a boy band from the early 2000s. The Tenth Doctor was considered attractive by people he encountered on his travels, with Mickey Smith even noting that he was "better-looking" than his previous incarnation, and River Song even nicknaming him "Pretty Boy". Clare Pope tried to arrange a date with the Doctor upon meeting him, and Gwen Cooper, who had heard of the Doctor from Jack Harkness, commented that he was "nice" upon seeing him, having believed he would be "older", though Ianto Jones commented that "he was not that young". Kath Braxton called him "absolutely scrummy". Minnie Hooper described him as "gorgeous", "handsome" and "a looker", eagerly taking the opportunity to have a photograph taken with him, with Oliver Barnes eager to follow Minnie. Despite going to great lengths to join him as a travelling companion, Donna was not physically interested in the Doctor, even being repulsed by the prospect of "mating" with him, describing him as "just a long streak" of "alien nothing". She later dismissed the notion that he was "pretty". Rose Tyler compared the Tenth Doctor's appearance to the earnest singer of a boy band from the early 2000s. The Twelfth Doctor poked fun at his tenth incarnation's youthful appearance, nicknaming him "Bambi" because of his brown eyes.

Hair and grooming: The Doctor was happy to have sideburns and to have more hair than his previous incarnation. Though he initially seemed disappointed at not being ginger, he came to take great pride in his dark brown hair, wearing it in various ways throughout his adventures, such as un-styled, slicked back, in a quiff, or flattened forwards. At some point, he began to experiment with back-combing his hair. Wilfred Mott described the Doctor's hair to the Silver Cloak as being a "modern style", and "all sticky-uppy", while the Doctor himself described his hair as a "just-seen-a-ghost" hairstyle. The Twelfth Doctor once recalled having "electro-shock" hair.

Clothing: The Doctor's attire was often accompanied by a light brown Duster-type overcoat, which the Doctor claimed had been given to him by Janis Joplin. He usually threw it off in preparation to flying the TARDIS, upon entering a property, or when about to do something of which the coat would get in the way. The Doctor had two main suits, a dark brown suit with blue pinstripes, and a blue suit with red pinstripes. Under his suits, he usually wore a dress shirt and a loose tie under his unbuttoned collar, or wore an open-necked shirt with a T-shirt and white or grey top underneath. For footwear, he wore Converse All Stars trainers, coloured in cream white, black, red, and yellow. Despite his protests, both his war and eleventh incarnations stated the trainers he wore were sandshoes. His shirt colours of choice were plain white, cadet blue, navy blue, bottle green, scarlet red, dark navy blue, and navy red. His t-shirts were coloured olive brown, cadet blue, crimson red, navy blue, and plain white. His ties included a dark chestnut brown tie with subtle flora woven pattern on, a brown and blue tie with a woven geometric pattern, a dark chocolate brown birds-eye weave tie with very subtle brown circles in a diagonal grid, a dark brown tie with bold swirly woven design in light blue, a blue tie with a woven geometric pattern, a brown tie with repeating s-shaped woven motif, navy blue tie with burgundy circles in diagonal grid, a dark brown tie with stylised peacock-eye blue and brown motif in honeycomb grid, a herringboned burgundy background tie with mauve random flora random design, a deep navy blue background tie with red flora random design, plain dark red, a ribbed brown tie with a white and sky-blue repeating stylised flora design in diagonal bands, a brown tie with raised diagonal stripes of navy and light blue, a burgundy tie with diagonal black stripes, a plain blue tie, a dark brown tie with semi-random floral design of blue flowers and bronze foliage, and a black and red striped design. Kevin Jones thought that the Doctor's clothes made him look like he worked in menswear. Because he became long-sighted after his regeneration, the Doctor would occasionally don a pair of dark tortoise-shell rectangular frame glasses, which he affectionately called his "brainy specs". While on San Helios, the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver to darken the lenses to effectively turn them into sunglasses.

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