The First Doctor is the first incarnation of the Time Lord known as the Doctor.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Self-exile 1.2 Life on Earth 1.3 Other travels 1.4 Regeneration 2 Characteristics 2.1 Appearance 3 Personality 3.1 Habits and quirks

Biography

Self-exile

The Doctor lived originally on Gallifrey, home planet of the Time Lords. Though he kept his reasons for leaving vague when asked, implying that he could not go back, even if he chose (DW : "An Unearthly Child"), in fact, he had chosen to steal a Type 40 TARDIS and travel throughout space and time. (DW : "The War Games").

Life on Earth

For five months, Susan and the Doctor lived in 1963 London to enable Susan to complete her education and so that the Doctor could find some missing components for the TARDIS (DW : "An Unearthly Child"); as later revealed, he was also finding a hiding place for the Hand of Omega, although this fact was not obvious at the time (DW : "Remembrance of the Daleks")

Two teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton from Coal Hill School, tracked Susan down to a junkyard in 76 Totter's Lane, where the Doctor and Susan had left the TARDIS. Unable to know what to do, the Doctor kidnapped the teachers. The TARDIS dematerialised and landed in 100,000 BCE. (DW : "An Unearthly Child")

Other travels

The Doctor remained unable to effectively pilot the TARDIS. Subsequently, the Doctor, Susan, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright travelled throughout the Universe, trying to find a way back to 1963 Earth.

In London during the time of the 22nd century Dalek invasion, Susan met David Campbell, a young resistance fighter against the Daleks. Recognizing that Susan had matured from girl to woman, the Doctor left her behind. (DW : "The Dalek Invasion of Earth")

Subsequently, the Doctor helped people in need and fighting such alien enemies as the Daleks (again), Zarbi (DW : "The Web Planet") and Cybermen. (DW : "The Tenth Planet")

Regeneration

He apparently succumbed to old age after his first meeting with the Cybermen, stating that "this old body is wearing a bit thin." Fortunately, the Doctor was able to return to the TARDIS in time to begin the regeneration process, transforming him into a new, younger body. (DW : "The Tenth Planet")

Characteristics

Appearance

In his later life, the Doctor resembled a humanoid male of advanced years, with shoulder length, greyish-white hair. He had piercing brown eyes.

The Doctor affected a slightly eccentric Edwardian dress sense, wearing a frock coat and tartan trousers. Occasionally he wore an Astrakhan (DW : "An Unearthly Child") or Panama hat (DW : "The Daleks' Master Plan") He had reading glasses and used a walking stick which made an effective weapon (DW : "The Chase"). The Doctor wore a blue signet ring which had special powers. (DW : "The Daleks' Master Plan")

Personality

Habits and quirks

Regenerations of The Doctor
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