Talk:The Other

Biology
I remember reading sources that said that the Other had only one heart and could not regenerate - however one may have been inferred from the other.

Can anyone find a citation for this? The reason it interests me is the Meta-Crisis Doctor has one heart, can't regerenate, etc.--TheOmnius 18:13, 5 February 2009 (UTC)


 * In The Man in the Velvet Mask it's stated that a Time Lord in their first regeneration only has one heart and they gain their second after their first regeneration. But I don't think there's any reference to The Other in that novel. --Tangerineduel 13:12, 6 February 2009 (UTC)


 * In Lungbarrow, the Other indicates that neither he nor Rassilon had the ability to regenerate. I don't know how many hearts they had.--The Traveller 14:52, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Image
Is it safe to assume that the third (from the left) figure in this image is the Other? If it is, then we could have an image on this article.--The Traveller 14:54, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * If you can confirm it's The Other (I can't remember if there's a description of The Other in Lungbarrow, either the original novel or the eBook, I've only read the printed novel version). I've read through sections of the author notes (more of a skim than a read) and could he be Susan's grandfather, rather than The Other? The cover is suggestive that he's related to the Doctor (but as I said I can't remember if there's a description of him). --Tangerineduel 15:31, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, if Susan's grandfather isn't the Doctor, then he's the Other (although he could be one of the Morbius Doctors). According to William B. Swift's website, "it is known that he was rather short, has thin legs, black hair, and often wears a black cloak with a hood". I don't know where this comes from, but to my knowledge the Other appeared in less than five works. At any rate, you can't really confirm or deny that the figure on the Lungbarrow ebook cover matches this description as both are rather vague.--The Traveller 18:28, 29 March 2009 (UTC)


 * the cover could show the Other or it could just show the First Doctor. I think if you wanted to show the Other you would show one of the faces the Doctor flashbacked to in "The Brain of Morbius", according to the intention of Lance Parkin. he mentioned this in a post in rec.arts.drwho before Cold Fusion had actually come out. --Stardizzy2 22:39, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

doctor is the other?
i know this is a popular theory but jenny mentions that the doctor has other children couldnt this be a referance to him being the other?

Yes it could be, The Doctor himself has also said he has, or at least had, other children. The thing you have to remember is that it's never really been clear whether the orignal run really followed the Cartmel master plan, and the BBC Wales series been even less clear. Neither run has really talked about how TimeLords reproduce, although Jenny's birth in The Doctor's Daughter could be considered a nod to the looms it's never mentioned if he knows about them from Galifrey or just from his travels. But until something is said one way or the other I kind of like the loom theory as it sets the TimeLords apart from other races even more. GrimmShadows talk to me 04:35, December 3, 2011 (UTC)

Not a Cat Person
I know this is probably well out of canon, but I read on the "Rassilon, Omega and the Other Guy" site that in one of the maybe-canon works Rassilon has a CAT (Calculating Animal with a Tail) which may or may not have been The Other, as no-one knows if The Other was Gallifreyan, Time Lord or another species. If Rassilon's CAT was the Other, then it's sort of ironic that the Doctor occasionally describes himself as "not a cat person" because he actually was at one point.
 * That sounds totally ridiculous, I nobody ever takes it seriously--99.135.151.172 21:02, May 9, 2010 (UTC)

Rassilon and Omega hatred twords The Other?
Dont you think Rassilon and Omega had some grudge twords the other?Mabe why he is a mystery because Rassilon and Omega had all his recorded histroy earased because he did somthing or thought of things that where kinda against Rassilon and Omega's phillosophies or since he married Omega's former bride it made a bit of tension twords Omega and Other?-207.241.247.1 14:57, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

I think if anyone did any eraseing it was Rassilon, it is something he would do to make himself look better even as he descended in to maddness. Plus Omega disappeared into the black hole while the Other was still alive so he couldn't have erased everything. I might have missed something but I'm not sure either of them hated the Other, after all the Other did teach Rassilon most of what he used to create the TimeLords as we know them. Keep in mind most evidence points to the fact that Rassilon did seem to lose his mind and go mad, likly from power, although maybe he just hid it. GrimmShadows talk to me 04:35, December 3, 2011 (UTC)

Fanon not even allowed in BTS notes
When I encountered it, article had this note in the BTS section:
 * A popular theory in fanon is that the unknown faces seen in The Brain of Morbius while the Fourth Doctor engaged in a mindbending contest with Morbius are incarnations of the Other (TV: The Brain of Morbius). Lance Parkin, the author of Cold Fusion has stated that he considers these the Other's previous incarnations. However, this clashes with facts later established in Lungbarrow (specifically, that Gallifreyans such as the Other weren't capable of regeneration).

Fanon certainly can' be referenced in the in-universe section of articls, but it alo can't be referenced in the behind the scenes notes. It's neither T:SOURCES, T:CAN or Tardis:Resources material. It has no place in the main namespace of this wiki. 19:40: Wed 09 May 2012


 * Lance Parkins wrote Cold Fusion with this theory in mind, so that makes his theories a bit more than just fanon. fanon means, by definition that which doesn't appear in BBC-approved works. (that doesn't mean that I worship the earth that he steps upon or anything, BTW. I mean, I personally hated part of Cold Fusion for reasons not really relevant to the discussion.)--66.31.31.107talk to me 19:52, May 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * I rewrote the article with what you said in mind. I specifically noted that Cartmel did not come up with the name "Cartmel Masterplan". --66.31.31.107talk to me 20:05, May 9, 2012 (UTC)


 * I think that 66.31's most recent version is worth considering. It certainly seems odd to have an article on the Other that doesn't link somehow to Cartmel Masterplan.


 * As for fanon, I agree that it can't be included without some form of citation, but I think that when fan opinions like "the Morbius faces are the Other's" or Season 6B have been professionally published in works like AHistory or The Discontinuity Guide, or referenced in DWM, we should be able to mention them here with an appropriate citation. If we can find a professional work in which this theory is mentioned, why not include it in the Behind The Scenes section? —Josiah Rowe talk to me 01:54, May 10, 2012 (UTC)

12th Doctor = The Other?
The 12th Doctor becoming The Other fits in with some of the evidence, mainly not being able to regenerate (because all the regenerations have been used) and having knowledge of the Time Lords (article says he gave it to Rassilon). It would make the entire timeline a nice little paradox. BrentNewland ☎  08:10, December 22, 2013 (UTC)