Third Tuesday 2019-08: The Ninth Doctor Event Cache

The Ninth Doctor

Portrayed by: Christopher Eccleston Years: 2005 Series: 1 Number of Episodes: 13 Companions: Rose Tyler, Adam Mitchell, Jack Harkness

Emerging from the Last Great Time War as whom he believed was its sole survivor, the Ninth Doctor spent much of his life grieving over the immense suffering he had witnessed and the destruction he had caused with his actions. He struggled with the idea that he was the last of the Time Lords, having left the conflict with the excruciating knowledge of his hand in its apparent grisly conclusion and he would react strongly if pushed on the matter.

The Ninth Doctor was an emotional incarnation of great sorrow and anger, plagued by the outcome of the Last Great Time War. Emotionally exhausted, he would break down when faced with pain, suffering, or death. A mercurial individual, he hid his sorrow with a facade of manic energy, sharp, offbeat wit and enthusiastic confidence, but would quickly drop the masquerade when deeply displeased.

Behind his angry demeanour, however, he was one of the more nobler incarnations, with not even the continuity bomb able to find a timeline where he was "anything less than fantastic", and him willingly returning the power of the Time Vortex to the heart of the TARDIS after saving Rose from burning up by absorbing the power into himself, despite the Tenth Doctor claiming that a Time Lord would become a "vengeful god" if they absorbed such powers. Indeed, the Ninth Doctor found it humorous when Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen identified his TARDIS as "technology of the gods", laughing off the idea of being a god by claiming he would "never get a day off".

A less flamboyant incarnation, the Ninth Doctor opted for a more stripped down and rugged attire. The main staple of his outfit was a battered black double breasted leather jacket, which was compared to those worn by German U-boat captains by Jack Harkness. The Doctor was particularly fond of his jacket, even being more concerned with locating it when both the jacket and the TARDIS went missing, only cheering up once it was returned. Along with the jacket, the Ninth Doctor wore a number of v-neck jumpers in various colors. Completing the ensemble were a pair of trousers, usually black.