Talk:The General

Regenerate into a woman "Again"
Is there proof he's been a woman before? 23:32, December 5, 2015 (UTC)


 * If I'm not wrong, she said "back to normal". Which means, she used to be woman. --DCLM ☎  23:40, December 5, 2015 (UTC)

Yes. Upon regenerating and learning she had become a woman, she said, "Back to normal, am I?" - DarkXaven 00:00, December 6, 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, she said her last incarnation was the only time she was a man Valeyard12.5 ☎  21:24, December 12, 2015 (UTC)

Regeneration vs Incarnation
I've noticed a lot of confusion on which incarnation Ken Bones is. He is the eleventh, but when asked by the Doctor "Regeneration", the General states "Tenth", meaning he has regenerated ten times. His/her next incarnation is his twelfth, she would be the product of his/her eleventh regeneration.
 * Actually this is something to question. Obviously in-universe it can be considered a rather open statement - is the General on his tenth regeneration or is he about to have his tenth regeneration? - but Moffat did write in the DW Magazine that Ken Bones played the tenth incarnation. What's the best course of action for this? --The Thirteenth Doctor ☎  20:41, January 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * There have always been confusement in the difference between those two words, but regeneration has nothing to do with incarnation. The issue can probably be pointed to the fact that the word "incarnation" has not been used on the show. Tenth regeneration is indeed the eleventh incarnation. --DCLM ☎  20:54, January 8, 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, to be accurate, the term "incarnation" has been used on the show. In The Twin Dilemma, the Sixth Doctor compared himself to his "last incarnation" aka the Fifth Doctor. Unfortunately, this example of its use is no help to us with the confusion. So, instead, I'll fall back onto the last time the Doctor asked that question. In The Five Doctors, the First Doctor asks the Fifth Doctor, "Regeneration?" The Fifth Doctor responds with, "Fourth." Based on that, then the Ken Bones General would indeed be the eleventh incarnation. --DarkXaven ☎  11:30, August 28, 2016 (UTC)

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The first gender-swapped regeneration was the Doctor Who Comedy special from the 1990's with Rowan Atkinson, and latterly; Joanna Lumley as the Doctor. 176.250.139.80talk to me 19:13, December 5, 2016 (UTC)


 * Correct, however that special namely The Curse of Fatal Death is generally considered "non canon" known here as invalid.  --  Denchen: Lord of all that is invalid    ☎  19:15, December 5, 2016 (UTC)