The Doctor
Also known as: Time Lord
A Time Lord who travels through time and space saving civilizations. Every incarnation is unique, but the compassion is constant.
Other Doctor Who Characters
Rose Tyler
432k works
Shop girl from London who became the Bad Wolf. Her love story with the Tenth Doctor defined a generation of the show.
The Master
20k works
The Doctor's oldest friend and greatest enemy, a renegade Time Lord whose regenerations range from suave schemer to gleeful chaos in the form of Missy. Millennia of shared history make this rivalry the show's most ship-able dynamic.
Donna Noble
9k works
A Chiswick temp who became the most important woman in the universe, matching the Tenth Doctor sass for sass as his best friend rather than a love interest. Her forced mind-wipe remains one of the show's cruelest endings, which is why fix-its abound.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many fanfics feature The Doctor?
The Doctor appears in 280k+ works on AO3, making them one of the most popular characters in the Doctor Who fandom. You can browse all The Doctor fanfiction using the Fanfict Reader app.
What are the most popular The Doctor ships?
The Doctor is primarily featured in gen (non-romantic) fanfiction, though some shipping content exists.
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