Characters appearing in Scream of the Shalka. Part of the Doctor Who Expanded Universe.
The Ninth Doctor
Voiced by: Richard E. Grant
The webisode series Scream of the Shalka showed an alternate Ninth Doctor, traveling with the Master (trapped in an android body) and generally being angry about a lot of things. Despite being a bit moody in general, this Doctor also had his moments of witty sarcasm and gleeful mocking, and notably enjoyed showtunes a lot. This Doctor would appear one more time in a vampire story for the BBC's website.
- Admiring the Abomination: A trait he has in common with his canon counterparts.
- All in the Manual: The only confirmation that this is the ninth incarnation of the Doctor comes from the novelisation, with the description stating that he is.
- Always Save the Girl: Has a bit of a problem with this. It's implied this attitude got him into trouble in the past, but it's not elaborated upon.
- Celibate Hero: Paul Cornell's notes in the novelization say The Doctor is asexual and not attracted to anybody but later admitted he liked the theory that The Doctor and The Master were lovers.
- Creepy Good: Looks a bit like a vampire. Still a decent enough guy.
- Deadpan Snarker: He's one of the ruder, more antagonistic incarnations of the Doctor, but also makes very bad jokes.
- Good Is Not Nice: He's a bit snarky, and quite abrasive compared to his last incarnation.
- Ink-Suit Actor: He's drawn to look like his voice actor, Richard E. Grant.
- Last of His Kind: Doctor Who Magazine clarified that he was meant to be the last living Time Lord after aliens invaded Gallifrey, with the rest uploaded to The Matrix.
- Nerdy Inhaler: For no stated reason, he carries an inhaler, which he only uses because the Shalka are making the air bad.
- Noodle Incident: We never really find out why he's so traumatised, but it involved the loss of his last female companion.
- Perky Goth: Wears dark clothing and looks rather creepy, but is as fun-loving as any of the other Doctors.
- Sherlock Homage: He's been called Sherlock Holmes in space by Grant.
- Smug Super: Makes some rather derogatory remarks about humans.
- Survivor Guilt: It's implied that his companion may have died and he feels guilt over surviving when she didn't. Extras on the DVD reveal some of the original concepts, including the Doctor and the Master being the only Time Lords still with a physical body (or android casing) post some form of alien invasion, forcing the Time Lords into the Matrix.
The Master
Voiced by: Sir Derek Jacobi
See Doctor Who Expanded Universe MastersAlison Cheney
Voiced by: Sophie Okonedo
A barmaid on the verge of a boredom-induced breakup, who meets the Doctor in the middle of an alien invasion and quickly gets caught up in his life.
- Body Horror: A tiny worm thing starts growing out of her forehead. She gets better.
- Career Versus Man: She once tried for a degree in History, but gave it up to live with Joe and deep down regrets the choice.
- Deadpan Snarker: Just put this serial down as World of Snark and let it be.
- Damsel in Distress: Of course.
- Jumped at the Call: Jumps at the chance to go traveling with the Doctor and the Master. Sadly, we never got to see any of their adventures beyond Scream of the Shalka.
