
Shortly before his regeneration, the First Doctor was told by the Twelfth Doctor that there would be "a few false starts" before he became him.

( PROSE: A Big Hand for the Doctor)Īfter the First Doctor was diverted from the South Pole, ( AUDIO: The Bonfires of the Vanities) he learned from the Player that " forces from the future" were interfering with his history to stop him from becoming an incarnation that would play a key role in a future conflict. The First Doctor would occasionally have premonitions of his future incarnations. Whilst living in the barn on Gallifrey as a child, the First Doctor was once comforted by a woman who told him that he would one day come back to the barn when he was very afraid, but that fear could make him kind. Unfortunately, due to their timeline being out of sync, the Doctor would not remember saving Gallifrey and his next incarnation falsely believed he was the last of the Time Lords. Joining with twelve of his other incarnations, the War Doctor was able to save Gallifrey from destruction, and in so doing, became comfortable once more in taking his name.

Teaming up with his future selves, the War Doctor's mind was opened to a peaceful way to end the Time War in lieu of his original plans. However, the Moment's sentient interface led him down a different path by letting him view his future first-hand. In the end, becoming old and battle-weary, and faced with the Ultimate Sanction, the Doctor prepared to use the Moment to end the Time War by committing genocide against both the Daleks and the Time Lords. According to Gastron, the War Doctor was noted for going into battle unarmed but winning nonetheless, with his unarmed state being the last thing many saw. As he fought alongside the Time Lords, he became regarded as a war hero who commanded a great deal of respect from the Time Lord military. Some even called him by his true name, what he was known as before he was the Doctor, as was chronicled in The History of the Time War. To others, he was the "Doctor of War", "the Warrior", or "the Renegade". Though most Time Lords and Daleks continued to refer to him by that name, as far as the Doctor was concerned, he had no name. The War Doctor - so named by Alice Obiefune and the Curator - was said to be the Doctor's ninth incarnation, though he disavowed his former name, believing he had broken the promise it represented. Originally young and robust, the incarnation of the Doctor born into the Last Great Time War set upon the warrior path for which he had been intended. 14 Others / unplaced incarnations Timeless Child.Paul McGann Memorable moment Another memorable moment One more memorable moment Incarnations of the Doctor Widely accepted 1
