Forum:The Doctor's Species

Should all incarnations of the Doctor be described as "half-human" on the pages, because I've never thought of him as being half-human, apart from the Eighth Doctor?--GingerM 18:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * If we're going to have a discussion about this, then I think we should have all the "for" points and all the "against" points about all the Doctor's incarnations being half-Human or not. Only problem is, I don't know where to start... 19:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Ah man, this is one of those times when I regret never seeing the movie. Now I have very little constructive ideas to add... Azes13 20:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Half-Human before the Eighth Doctor: Against

 * The Doctor turned temporarily human in the Seventh Doctor novel Human Nature. that might have affected his biodata or whatever.
 * The Master seems as surprised as anyone that the Doctor has a human eye print (unless the Doctor did a really good job of hiding the evidence).
 * Alternative fan theory, that Grace Holloway's DNA "infected" him during the operation prior to his regenerating.
 * (Vague proof) During his regeneration from Ninth to Tenth, he was talking about how he could regenerate with 3 heads. This may imply that Time Lords can switch species during regeneration. That, or they can really screw up their genes. Or he's just joking.
 * Many of the early episodes with the First Doctor show his disdain for the human race and he speaks of himself and Susan as travellers from another world, making no reference whatsoever to him being "half-human".

Half-Human before the Eighth Doctor: For

 * The Doctor said "half-human on my mother's side", meaning he didn't get his human half via some artifical means but was born with it, and therefore all incarnations would be half-human as his mother doesn't change every time he regenerates.


 * That might be a good way of setting it out, but what about after the Eighth Doctor? Or just "Not only the Eighth Doctor"? Other points:
 * In the TV movie the Doctor had only recently regenerated, so how could he have known whether he was half-Human in just that incarnation so soon?
 * However, Gallifreyans could have a second sense about it.
 * Well, none of the Doctors seem to know what they look like after regenerating. You'd think guessing your species would be even harder. Azes13 20:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The Tenth Doctor said that calling himself Human was "optional" for him in The Runaway Bride, perhaps saying that he could say his Gallifreyan or Human side was his and still be right.
 * However, it could be saying that he was only half-Human in one of his incarnations, that is why it is optional (if you get what I mean). Or it might not have anything to do with it.
 * Some of the Doctor's incarnations (such as the Fourth and Tenth) had a great liking for Humanity - even the Fourth Doctor described it as "irrational" in The Ark in Space.
 * However, this doesn't explain some Doctors' dislike for Humankind (such as the Ninth, who refered to Humans as "stupid apes" in Father's Day.
 * ...and so on. 20:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't think the Doctor regarding humans a certain way counts as evidence. --***Stardizzy*** 20:17, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * No, I suppose I just have this idea that some people tend to prefer something because they are something. Bias, basically. 20:19, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I think we have to take a bit of a step back from this. There are a lot of contraditions and discrepancies in the Doctor Who Universe and this is just one point that there is no firm evidence to support a conclusive stance. I don't think it is up to us to try and iron out the inconsistences of Doctor Who but just to record them. All we need here is a line in the Eighth Doctor's bio saying something like 'Shortly after his regeneration, the Doctor claimed to be half human on his mother's side. The full truth, if any, of this statement is unknown.' There could then be a separate article elsewhere that explores the issue much as it has been above here.
 * We must be careful not to start making judgements about the facts. The Doctor Who unvierse is not seemless or consistent and it is not our job to try and make it appear as if it is. --Mantrid 07:23, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's porbably the best idea so far... so do we remove the "half-Human" part from the infoboxes now? 09:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Have to agree. Yes, I think we remove the half human bit, but maybe (to satisfy those who adhear to the half human bit) put a link to the 'Is the Doctor half human' (or whatever the page is going to be called). That way while not stating it as fact or not, there is at least a link to the information for/against. --Tangerineduel 13:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * But what would the page contain? What would be its layout? 13:32, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Evidence for/against the half human theory, expanded on what is already on this page more or less.

Maybe link it to some other pages to do with regeneration, biodata, that sort of thing, to allow people to see the arguments (from sources within Doctor Who), rather than supposition and argument. I'm sure we can come up with at least a few references to the half human thing, or at least sources which back up / disprove it...(admittedly off the top of my head I can think of a lot more sources disproving it rather than proving the theory). --Tangerineduel 14:13, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

The Star Wars Wiki has a few pages of the sort that we're talking about. Take a look at http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Contradictions as an example. --Mantrid 14:20, 7 February 2007 (UTC)