History Characters / DoctorWhoNinthDoctor

-->'''Jack''' ''[referring to Rose being affectionate with Mickey]'' Aw, sweet. Look at these two... How come I never get any of that?\\
'''Ninth Doctor''': Buy me a drink first.\\
'''Jack''': Such hard work.\\
'''Ninth Doctor''': *smiling* But worth it!

* ChewingTheScenery: His rant about the end of the Time War to the Dalek in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]], the episode that sees him ''literally'' foaming at the mouth:

--> '''Doctor''': Rose... I'm coming to get you!

* DistressedDude: For being in only 13 episodes, he got captured and cornered quite often. Plus, he was shackled and shirtless in a scene in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]].

* ItsAllMyFault: There's hardly an episode where he doesn't end up apologizing to someone for getting them killed, failing to save somebody else, or just [[ArsonMurderAndJayWalking snapping at someone he likes.]] It gets especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]]. He'll even apologize first if the other party in a quarrel is the one who first messed up. Though he expects the same kind of owning up to your mistakes from everyone else, and heaven help you if you don't.
-->'''Ninth Doctor''': "You can be born in the 20th century and die in the 19th, and it's all my fault. I brought you here."
** Moreover he has this attitude to the end of the Time War.

* RousingSpeech: To inspire individual people. Usually in the form of a quiet, understated DareToBeBadass or, if that doesn't work, scathing ReversePsychology (for example in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E7TheLongGame "The Long Game"]]). It has more impact than usual because the Ninth Doctor can be [[TheSnarkKnight quite cynical about humanity as a whole]], so you know it's not just general idealistic gushing.

* StuffBlowingUp: Despite having a single series of only thirteen episodes, he caused a ''lot'' of explosions in his short run. Blows up a department store and the Nestene Consciousness in his first adventure, causes the last pure human to "pop" in the next, allows a medium to blow up a house on top of the Rift after that, bombs Downing Street (well, okay, that last one was Mickey, but the Doctor gave him the code to do so), overheats the Mighty Jagrafess, destroyed the weapons factory at Villengard ([[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome offscreen]]), visited Krakatoa ([[NoodleIncident offscreen]]), and watched Kennedy's assassination ([[NoodleIncident offscreen]]). The description of the Delta Wave he was going to use on the Dalek Emperor makes it sound as if it would have been pretty explosive, as well. As Rose so accurately lampshades in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E10TheDoctorDances "The Doctor Dances"]], one of his defining traits is that he ''really'' loves to blow thing up.

** Rose was horrified that the Doctor would allow the Gelth to use human corpses as vessels for their consciousness in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead "The Unquiet Dead"]], and she was right to be worried as the Gelth turned out to be malicious and the Doctor doing this led to at least two deaths.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E5WorldWarThree "World War Three"]], the Doctor doesn't seem to care that Jackie is in danger, and Rose responds by reminding him she's her mother.
** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E6Dalek "Dalek"]], Rose calls the Doctor out on how willing he is to kill a Dalek that happens to have become sympathetic and non-violent, quite literally saying,

* RageAgainstTheReflection: According to the novelization of [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor "The Day of the Doctor"]], he smashed every mirror in the TARDIS shortly after regenerating from the War Doctor, being shell-shocked over his belief that he destroyed Gallifrey and killed scores of children, thus feeling ashamed at the appearance of his own face as a result.

In terms of television, Nine has had the shortest regular tenure out of all the Doctors, with just 13 episodes broadcast in a single season. The only others shorter than his are the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]]'s three onscreen appearances, and the [[Characters/DoctorWhoWarDoctor War Doctor]]'s three, the latter of which (plus Eight's second) were all contained within the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleventh Doctor]]'s era and will be surpassed by the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourteenthDoctor Fourteenth Doctor]]'s (who is played by Nine's successor Creator/DavidTennant) who also had [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast three]] [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASWildBlueYonder special]] [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheGiggle episodes]] to celebrate the series' 60th anniversary before handing it off to Creator/NcutiGatwa, meaning that Fourteen officially has the shortest tenure of all the Doctors in terms of material [[note]]though in terms of actors, Eccleston has the shortest tenure of the Doctors, where as Tennant's combined tenure as both the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctors gives him the second-longest tenure of the Doctors behind Creator/TomBaker who played the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourthDoctor Fourth Doctor]][[/note]]. Counting Creator/PaulMcGann and Creator/JohnHurt's work as the Doctor for Creator/BigFinish, Eccleston officially becomes the shortest-tenured actor in the role, dropping behind John Hurt's combined fifteen episodes. It is also probable that in the Doctor's own timeline, the Ninth is also chronologically the shortest lived in terms of time spent between regenerations[[note]]with Fourteen's possibly being even shorter, depending on supplementary material[[/note]]. The fast, almost realtime pace of the Ninth Doctor's only season and the constant presence of companions left very little room for extended off-screen activities between episodes. WordOfGod has stated that at the beginning of the series, the Ninth was still fairly new (to stress that he wasn't the one who fought in the Time War), especially since he was just finding out what he looked like.[[note]]Along with the Seventh Doctor who had the show cancelled on him, The Eighth Doctor has a long tenure of Expanded Universe adventures after his sole televised appearance. And the War Doctor originally looked like the young John Hurt, indicating a very long career. Previous Doctors tenures also had varied room for off-screen adventures in other media making their lifespans certainly much longer than their realtime television tenures. These windows of opportunity often happen between two consecutive episodes where one companion leaves and another joins.[[/note]] Also, the Ninth was the least touched upon Doctor in expanded media for a long time, though luckily Titan Comics and Big Finish are breathing new life into the Ninth Doctor's adventures.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Eight's depiction, given his guilt and ruthlessness. And with respect to the War Doctor, a lot more Nine is the first doctor of [=NuWho=]. It makes sense to compare him to One, who was prone to resentment and anger. He also embodies Colin Baker's ideal portrayal of what could have been the Sixth Doctor if he had more freedom to choose his identity, clad in no-nonsense clothes and featuring a darker personality.

* ArchEnemy: The Slitheen family and the Daleks. The former appear in three episodes near the beginning and the end of his era, as well as in expanded universe media. Meanwhile, the latter are the direct representation of his past as the sole survivor of the Last Great Time War and act as the biggest point of focus for his era's examination of [[HeWhoFightsMonsters the blurry lines between himself and his enemies]].

[[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions Classic Series Companions]] ([[Characters/DoctorWhoK9 K9]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoRomana Romana]]) | [[Characters/DoctorWhoRevivalSeriesCompanions Revival Series Companions]] ([[Characters/DoctorWhoRoseTyler Rose Tyler]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoJackHarkness Captain Jack Harkness]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoRiverSong River Song]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoClaraOswald Clara Oswald]]) | [[Characters/DoctorWhoOtherSupportingCast Other Supporting Cast]] ([[Characters/DoctorWhoThePaternosterGang The Paternoster Gang]]) | [[Characters/DoctorWhoUNITStaff UNIT Staff]]\\

* ByronicHero: Zigzagged depending on the episode. Remember, this is the proceeding incarnation of the Doctor who had recently wiped out his entire home planet, the entire Dalek army, and his own kind (supposedly)to save all of time. This left him haunted, traumatized, and aggressive showing regret for the choice he made that day. However, this is still ''The Doctor'' who won't bat an eye to save people's lives.

* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Averted, though Captain Jack notes that in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, his outfit makes him resemble a U-Boat captain.

** Averted at the end of his life, when the Dalek Emperor taunts him that he could ''easily'' wipe out the entire Dalek fleet at the cost of sacrificing the entire Earth, exactly like the choice he faced at the end of the Time War;
--->'''Dalek Emperor:''' I want to see you become like me. Hail, the Doctor, "''The Great Exterminator!''"\\
'''Doctor:''' ''I'll do it!''\\
'''Dalek Emperor:''' Then prove yourself, Doctor. What are you, coward or killer?\\
''[tries, but cannot bring himself to push the lever]''\\
'''Doctor:''' ... Coward, any day.

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** Being the first incarnation of [=NuWho=], Nine can also be considered a foil to the First Doctor. While both are grumpy and downright anti-heroic at times, Nine, while professional and quiet when dealing with problems, nearly always had his silly side just under the surface, unlike the sternness One started his era with. (One did mellow out and become very much a comedy character at times in Series 2, before the many losses he experienced made him sterner again.). The First Doctor was written as reflecting the typical old school, conservative British values of a contemporary man of his apparent human age at the time, in terms of attitudes towards race, gender, and other issues[[note]]In early episodes, it wasn't yet established that the Doctor was not human, so that makes his line about "the Red Indian" in ''An Unearthly Child'' very cringy to modern viewers. Older British people of the 1960s era were of a generation that still remembered the British Empire and imperialism at its peak[[/note]]. The Ninth Doctor's attitudes reflected the more progressive 21st century.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Eight's depiction, given his guilt and ruthlessness. And with respect to the War Doctor, a lot more Nine is the first doctor of [=NuWho=]. It makes sense to compare him to One.prone to resentment and anger. He also embodies Colin Baker's ideal portrayal of what could have been the Sixth Doctor if he had more freedom to choose his identity, clad in no-nonsense clothes and featuring a darker personality.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to Eight's depiction, given his guilt and ruthlessness. And with respect to the War Doctor, a lot more Nine is the first doctor of NuWho. It makes sense to compare him to One.prone to resentment and anger. He also embodies Colin Baker's ideal portrayal of what could have been the Sixth Doctor if he had more freedom to choose his identity, clad in no-nonsense clothes and featuring a darker personality.

In terms of television, Nine has had the shortest regular tenure out of all the Doctors, with just 13 episodes broadcast in a single season. The only others shorter than his are the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor]]'s three onscreen appearances, and the [[Characters/DoctorWhoWarDoctor War Doctor]]'s three, the latter of which (plus Eight's second) were all contained within the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleventh Doctor]]'s era and will be surpassed by the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourteenthDoctor Fourteenth Doctor]]'s (who is played by Nine's successor Creator/DavidTennant) who also had [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheStarBeast three]] [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASWildBlueYonder special]] [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASTheGiggle episodes]] to celebrate the series' 60th anniversary before handing it off to Creator/NcutiGatwa, meaning that Fourteen will officially have the shortest tenure of all the Doctors in terms of material [[note]]though in terms of actors, Eccleston has the shortest tenure of the Doctors, where as Tennant's combined tenure as both the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctors gives him the second longest tenure of the Doctors behind Creator/TomBaker who played the Fourth Doctor[[/note]]. Counting Creator/PaulMcGann and Creator/JohnHurt's work as the Doctor for Creator/BigFinish, Eccleston officially becomes the shortest-tenured actor in the role, dropping behind John Hurt's combined fifteen episodes. It is also probable that in the Doctor's own timeline, the Ninth is also chronologically the shortest lived in terms of time spent between regenerations[[note]]with Fourteen's possibly being even shorter, depending on supplementary material[[/note]]. The fast, almost realtime pace of the Ninth Doctor's only season and the constant presence of companions left very little room for extended off-screen activities between episodes. WordOfGod has stated that at the beginning of the series, the Ninth was still fairly new (to stress that he wasn't the one who fought in the Time War), especially since he was just finding out what he looked like.[[note]]Along with the Seventh Doctor who had the show cancelled on him, The Eighth Doctor has a long tenure of Expanded Universe adventures after his sole televised appearance. And the War Doctor originally looked like the young John Hurt, indicating a very long career. Previous Doctors tenures also had varied room for off-screen adventures in other media making their lifespans certainly much longer than their realtime television tenures. These windows of opportunity often happen between two consecutive episodes where one companion leaves and another joins.[[/note]] Also, the Ninth was the least touched upon Doctor in expanded media for a long time, though luckily Titan Comics and Big Finish are breathing new life into the Ninth Doctor's adventures.

In terms of television, Nine has had the shortest regular tenure out of all the Doctors, with just 13 episodes broadcast in a single season. The only others shorter than his are the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEighthDoctor Eighth Doctor's]] three onscreen appearances, and the [[Characters/DoctorWhoWarDoctor War Doctor's]] three, the latter of which (plus Eight's second) were all contained within the [[Characters/DoctorWhoEleventhDoctor Eleventh Doctor's]] era and will be surpassed by the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFourteenthDoctor Fourteenth Doctor's]] (who is played by Nine's successor Creator/DavidTennant) who is also set to have 3 special episodes to celebrate the series' 60th anniversary before handing it off to Creator/NcutiGatwa, meaning that Fourteen will officially have the shortest tenure of all the Doctors in terms of material [[note]]though in terms of actors, Eccleston has the shortest tenure of the Doctors, where as Tennant's combined tenure as both the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctors gives him the second longest tenure of the Doctors behind Creator/TomBaker who played the Fourth Doctor[[/note]]. Counting Creator/PaulMcGann and Creator/JohnHurt's work as the Doctor for Creator/BigFinish, Eccleston officially becomes the shortest-tenured actor in the role, dropping behind John Hurt's combined fifteen episodes. It is also probable that in the Doctor's own timeline, the Ninth is also chronologically the shortest lived in terms of time spent between regenerations[[note]]with Fourteen's possibly being even shorter, depending on supplementary material[[/note]]. The fast, almost realtime pace of the Ninth Doctor's only season and the constant presence of companions left very little room for extended off-screen activities between episodes. WordOfGod has stated that at the beginning of the series, the Ninth was still fairly new (to stress that he wasn't the one who fought in the Time War), especially since he was just finding out what he looked like.[[note]]Along with the Seventh Doctor who had the show cancelled on him, The Eighth Doctor has a long tenure of Expanded Universe adventures after his sole televised appearance. And the War Doctor originally looked like the young John Hurt, indicating a very long career. Previous Doctors tenures also had varied room for off-screen adventures in other media making their lifespans certainly much longer than their realtime television tenures. These windows of opportunity often happen between two consecutive episodes where one companion leaves and another joins.[[/note]] Also, the Ninth was the least touched upon Doctor in expanded media for a long time, though luckily Titan Comics and Big Finish are breathing new life into the Ninth Doctor's adventures.

The [[GoodIsNotNice brooding]], but very [[StepfordSnarker sassy veteran]] and the [[LastOfHisKind sole remaining]] [[Characters/DoctorWhoTimeLords Time Lord]] in the universe after the Last Great Time War. Riddled with SurvivorGuilt from his memories of the Time War, the Ninth Doctor was [[ByronicHero dark, cynical, and moody at times]], and his eagerness to take on "tourists" was diminished. His short temper made it harder to relate to people, and he reacted like a scorched cat whenever they let him down, yet all of it masked great affection and empathy for others, and that he was a (reluctant) optimist at his core. Prone to mood swings, switching between a likable clown and {{Jerkass}} within the breadth of the same conversation. Perhaps reflecting his less carefree mindset, Nine is the most normally dressed incarnation of the Doctor, with close-cropped hair, a wristwatch, Timberlands, and beat-up leather jacket befitting a much more street-smart Doctor than previous or later versions, one who notes he doesn't "do domestic". As time went on, however, his desire to travel with others would be reignited after meeting a young woman named [[Characters/DoctorWhoRoseTyler Rose Tyler]], which benefitted greatly to his healing process. After coming face to face with his oldest enemies, the [[Characters/DoctorWhoDaleks Daleks]], and almost being forced into the same SadisticChoice he was at the end of the Time War, he preformed a HeroicSacrifice the [[Characters/DoctorWhoFifthDoctor Fifth]] would be proud of when he saved Rose at the cost of his own life. Despite his pain and anger, Nine died at peace as a generally [[CharacterCatchphrase fantastic]] Doctor, transforming into [[Characters/DoctorWhoTenthDoctor a more energetic figure]] to reflect his CharacterDevelopment.

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