44 Facts About Twelfth Doctor

Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who.

Capaldi's portrayal of the Twelfth Doctor has been met with critical acclaim by critics and fans of the show.

Capaldi's portrayal of the Twelfth Doctor is a spiky, brusque, contemplative, and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions.

Twelfth Doctor made a guest appearance in the Doctor Who spin-off series Class, appearing in the show's first episode.

Matt Smith, who played the Eleventh Twelfth Doctor, publicly announced his departure from Twelfth Doctor Who on 1 June 2013, triggering extensive media speculation on the subject of his successor.

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Twelfth Doctor portrayed Lobus Caecilius in the 2008 episode "The Fires of Pompeii" and John Frobisher in Children of Earth, the 2009 serial of the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.

In "The Girl Who Died", it is explained that the Twelfth Doctor chose Caecilius' face to remind himself that he is the Twelfth Doctor, and that he can always save people.

Twelfth Doctor wears a hoodie over his jumper as of series nine, over his T-shirt all being worn under his coat.

Twelfth Doctor said that Clara calls him "a grey-haired stick-insect at one point".

The final look that Capaldi had for his tenure as the Twelfth Doctor was a navy velvet coat with red lining.

Twelfth Doctor has been described as a "total adrenaline junkie" and, according to Moffat, "much fiercer, madder [and] less reliable".

Capaldi has stated that all of the previous actors who had played the Twelfth Doctor were channelled in his portrayal and that his particular influences were Hartnell, Pertwee and Davison.

Twelfth Doctor has been described as an "older, fiercer, trickier Doctor".

Twelfth Doctor is her hero but she would be very reluctant to tell him that.

Twelfth Doctor knows the fate of all his companions before they do.

Twelfth Doctor makes a first, uncredited appearance in the programme's fiftieth anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor", when thirteen incarnations of the Doctor unite to save his home planet of Gallifrey from destruction during the Time War.

Twelfth Doctor then makes his full debut at the end of the next episode, "The Time of the Doctor", after the Eleventh Doctor, about to die from old age, is given a new regeneration cycle from the Time Lords, who remain hidden in a pocket universe.

The Twelfth Doctor helps Clara overcome her reservations about his new personality and older physical appearance, and they begin travelling together once more.

The Twelfth Doctor takes a weapon from Clara, to spare his companion the burden of killing Missy herself.

In "The Girl Who Died, " the Twelfth Doctor finally remembers that he shares a face with a man he was persuaded to save in Pompeii, despite his initial reluctance to alter the timeline.

Twelfth Doctor surmises that he subconsciously chose this face as a reminder that his job is to save lives.

Twelfth Doctor is inspired to resurrect Viking girl Ashildr with alien technology; he learns in "The Woman Who Lived" that she has become immortal and watches over his past companions.

Twelfth Doctor is then persuaded by Ashildr that he and Clara are a dangerous influence on each other, and perhaps together constitute the "Hybrid of two great warrior races" which is prophesied to destroy Gallifrey.

Twelfth Doctor departs in her own stolen TARDIS, alongside Ashildr, promising to one day return to Gallifrey and accept her death.

The Twelfth Doctor next appears in the first episode of Twelfth Doctor Who spin-off Class, appointing two alien refugees and a group of teenagers with protecting the pupils and faculty of Coal Hill Academy from alien threats.

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The Twelfth Doctor has taken an oath to stay on Earth and guard a mysterious vault beneath the university.

Twelfth Doctor's plan goes horribly wrong when Bill is shot and converted into a Cyberman by medics in the lower floors of the ship, where due to time dilation many years go by.

Badly injured by the Cybermen's attacks, the Twelfth Doctor sends Nardole away to evacuate humans from the ship before destroying an entire level of it.

Alone in his TARDIS, the Twelfth Doctor speaks words of advice directed to his successor before regenerating into the Thirteenth Doctor.

In February 2019, the Twelfth Doctor made his first Big Finish appearance in The Astrea Conspiracy, narrated by Neve McIntosh.

The Twelfth Doctor has since appeared in more Short Trips stories and the anthology series The Twelfth Doctor Chronicles narrated by Jacob Dudman.

Twelfth Doctor got his own level called “The Dalek Extermination of Earth”, where the Doctor uses the TARDIS to time travel to Central London in the year 2025, where the Daleks have taken over the world and the Doctor has to alter fate with the power of time travel.

Twelfth Doctor lent his voice to the character in the CBBC online game, The Doctor and the Dalek and in the Doctor Who Game Maker on the official Doctor Who site.

Ahead of the British Academy Television Awards that year, Paul Flynn of The Guardian noted that Capaldi's portrayal of the Twelfth Doctor had the effect of "significantly reducing Twelfth Doctor Whos glamour quotient".

Twelfth Doctor was nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Award in the Best Actor category for his acting in "Dark Water".

Sylvester McCoy expressed his admiration for Capaldi's incarnation for being portrayed as an "older" Twelfth Doctor, as opposed to his younger predecessors, he went on to elaborate his casting helped provide a life-affirming message to serve as an inspirational role model for children.

Twelfth Doctor had been submitted for a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Twelfth Doctor praised the interactions between him and The Master, noting how they recall "a more emotionally complex version of the repartee that Jon Pertwee's Doctor and Roger Delgado's Master had during their many encounters".

Twelfth Doctor has without a doubt been my Doctor for this new incarnation of Doctor Who that's wrapping up its tenth season, and we have been nothing short of fortunate to have been blessed with his talents.

Sam Wollaston of The Guardian, who considered himself a friend of the Twelfth Doctor, said it was hard to say goodbye to this brilliant Doctor, which has been "warm, wise, kind, funny and human".

Twelfth Doctor admitted that the actor came into the show at not exciting time for the series, but he managed to make it exciting over again.

Twelfth Doctor said that it shows how brilliant Capaldi's performance has been.

Wilkins noted how 12th Twelfth Doctor gradually warmed up, realising showing his true self – reason for his older appearance – meant being "unashamedly, unreservedly kind".

Twelfth Doctor went on to say that Capaldi played the Doctor's kindness as "the most urgently honest expression of himself, and in doing so made his Doctor vulnerable and open in a way none of his predecessors ever really attempted".