Editing Doctor Who (section)

==Villains and Big Players==
Sufficed to say when you have hundreds of "episodes of the week" format over half a century of TV as well as uncountable tie in novels, comics, audio dramas and whanot with a a guy that can go anywhere and anywhen, you'll build up quite a rogues gallery. Here are a few of the more notable groups/races and prominent non-doctor characters. 

* '''Daleks:''' Genocidal pepper pots and what Terry Nation wants you to think Nazis are. Each Dalek is a psychopathic genius encased in a one-man tank, which is [[Dreadnought|equal parts weapons platform and life support.]] The mutated survivors of a nuclear war on their home planet of Skaro, they are motivated by unending hatred and a drive to {{Blam|EX-TER-MIN-ATE}} every living thing that's not a Dalek, along with any Daleks they regard as insufficiently "pure". Yes, this ''is'' rather on the nose, and yes, that's the point; to their credit they recognize how limiting this is and will find stooges to handle things like creativity for them. [[Iron Hands]] wish they could be as hateful and disdainful of their weak flesh as these bastards. Terry actually stole them from his former partner Tony Hancock; one of their proposals had the survivors of a nuclear war living in dustbin-shaped robot shells and surviving on fallout- sound familiar? Their hovercraft-like bodies (essentially an upturned rubbish bin on casters; the earliest Dalek operators were former ballet dancers who knew how to make the shell appear to "glide" from inside) were a cultural punchline for decades as they could be foiled by a flight of stairs, until the writers got sick of it and gave them anti-gravity. They're also infamous for being exactly as powerful as the writer needs them to be at that moment: they have been defeated by a second-story fall, a baseball bat attack enhanced by the Macguffin of the week, paintballs to the eyestalk, and ''being spun around too fast'', but at the same time a single Dalek is capable of downloading the internet and wiping out a full platoon of highly trained soldiers.
** '''Davros:''' Creator of the Daleks (at least twice), Davros is one of the Doctor’s worst enemies. Startlingly similar to the God-Emperor of Mankind, as both are geniuses in genetics who regard their creations as their children (or tools) and want to conquer the universe, but Davros is a twisted evil genius who would destroy ''everything'' if given the chance, just so he could say that he did. His response to his species wiping itself out over a thousand years of pointless war was making them even more hateful and warlike, stripping them of any positive qualities they had left in the process. His relationship with the Daleks is complicated: while they respect him as their creator and sometimes even accept him as their leader, they don't consider him a Dalek and they can and will exterrrrrrrminate him if he gets in their way, or if they feel like it. Covertly created a second generation of white-and-gold "Imperial" Daleks that actually did revere him as their emperor, after the first generation of grey-and-black "renegade" Daleks rejected him.  Needless to say, these two different Dalek factions did not get along very well. As of Capaldi's era he seems to have a very love-hate relationship with the Doctor that stems from 12 saving his life as a child.
** '''The Supreme Dalek:''' Likes shouting orders and being on the cusp of victory before it all turns to shit. Notable for having one of the coolest designs for a Doctor Who monster EVER and effectively being the Darth Vader to Davros's Palpatine.
** '''The Cult of Skaro:''' Created by the Dalek Emperor (no, not Davros, the other one) to think like the enemy, act not as Daleks, and to experiment. The four members were specifically chosen for their incomprehensible ability to innovate, and were tasked with ensuring the survival of the Dalek race, no matter the cost. Evidently three of the members forgot this, because when their leader was one step away from recreating the Daleks as a better species, they mutinied and killed him. The final member, Dalek Caan, later went on to save Davros's life and then went insane, betraying the Daleks and summoning the Doctor to stop Davros from enacting his greatest plan yet: [[Meme|THE DESTRUCTION! OF REALITY! ITSELF!]]
** '''Rusty:''' The Good Dalek. The 12th Doctor got miniaturised, stuck himself inside of a malfunctioning Dalek, and fucked around enough with the circuits enough that the Dalek started hating the Daleks, and then left it to go do it's thing. A grand speech was also involved, but with 12 there's always a grand speech somewhere. Their exchange gives us simultaneously one of the most metal lines in Doctor Who and one of the most gut-wrenching things anyone could possibly say to the Doctor: ''"Good man!" [[Grimdark|"No. You are a good Daaaaalek."]]''

* '''Cybermen:''' The Borg before the Borg. An army of emotionless Cyborgs which seek to "upgrade" everyone else into a Cyborg too. Came from Earth's twin planet Mondas in our universe, and from not!Apple in another. Absolutely fucking terrifying when done in the right way, and generic robots when not. There are some *amazing* audiobooks with them in, notably Spare Parts and The Silver Turk. Due to their faceless, "we are all alike" aesthetic, there are very few 'special' Cybermen, but there are a couple.
** '''John Lumic:''' In a parallel universe, John Lumic is the head of Cybus Industries and the creator of the Cybermen. Initially conceived them as "Human 2.0" - a way of prolonging his own life due to a debilitating and terminal illness. Started an attempted world conquest with his creations before being forcibly converted into the '''Cyber-Controller'''. As such, he gives himself the flashiest suit of armour and a massive silver throne as life support. Now where could we have seen that before...
** '''Bill Potts:''' The 12th Doctor's companion in the 10th season of the revival. Being fridged in the finale, she has the dubious honour of being the first Cyberman. Ever. However due to some very strong willpower she keeps her emotions and personality, eventually dying in a badass explosion, wiping out thousands of Cybermen at once.
** '''The Cyberking:''' Evil Victorian woman installed into a battleship class cyber-suit. Unfortunately for the Cybermen, she likes emotions, and starts stomping on London before the doctor can blow her up and throw her into the Time Vortex.
** '''Ashad/The Lone Cybermen:''' Arguably the coolest individual Cyberman EVER. He was a patchwork creation from various cyber-suits, but without an emotional inhibitor. Was the inspiration for Frankenstein's monster. He could time-travel, and actually singlehandedly defeats the Doctor without blinking an eye, and without repercussion later. Not only that, but he was a willing volunteer to become a Cyberman, as he slit his own kid's throats when they joined the resistance. Other Cybermen are so terrified of him that they actively scream upon seeing him. He was temporarily killed by the Master but was brought back for "The Master's Dalek Plan", in which he had a badass sequence where he mowed down a ton of UNIT troops in one unbreaking shot. Was put down later on in the episode, unfortunately. 

* '''The Master:''' The arch-enemy of the Doctor. Once their childhood friend, the two have become bitter, flirtatious, and homoerotic enemies. The flirtatious part isn’t an exaggeration, as when the Master regenerated into a woman she kissed the Doctor as soon as they met, though she was just messing with him - and didn’t take it kindly when the Doctor called Davros his greatest enemy. For what it's worth, the Doctor's confession dial, essentially the time lord equivalent of a last will, is addressed to the Master. The Master's motivation invariably boils down to infatuation with the Doctor, be it wanting his acknowledgement, or wanting to beat him at something, or wanting him to break his principles and be more like the Master. He is as intelligent and cunning as the Doctor, with the downsides of being an unscrupulous, psychopathic egomaniac that makes no effort to hide his contempt for lesser beings. Though there have been several moments where he seems to have died, the Master always manages to come back. This is what happens when you’re in a fifty-year old franchise and are one of its most iconic villains. Notable episodes include The Auton Invasion, Survival, and Spyfall. (Also World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls, but that's already been recommended above.)
** '''Roger Delgado:''' The original one on screen. Just turned up one day and immediately set about causing a mess. If you think they come off as a bond villain at points, then well done, guess what was very popular while Delgado had the role! Had some of the wittiest conversations with The Doctor ever, with gems like "Come now Doctor, you mut see sense." "No." being frequent. Almost always invaded Earth with another monster of the week to act as the supporting cast and meatshields. Was going to be revealed as The Doctor's brother, but then the actor died in a car crash in Turkey, so one day they just never came back on screen. 
** '''Crispy Master:''' Played by two different actors because their appearances were like half a decade apart minimum. Showed the Master at the end of his lifespan, literally just running on energy drinks and spite. Had a really dark ending, by literally possessing and killing the body of Five's companion's father. Also is anyone going to talk about the fact that the prior actor died in a car crash, and then the next time we see the Master, they look like a really bad burn victim? No? Alright then.
** '''Anthony Ainley:''' Ran around the show like a Saturday morning cartoon villain, with a costume and goatee to match. Seemed to want power for the sake of having power, and was killed multiple times on-screen, only to turn up a few episodes later to the surprise of no one at all. Also admitted on-screen that they were unable to die ever, which explains recent developments.
** '''Eric Roberts:''' Appeared for the TV Movie and <s>that's it</s> SIKE, Big Finish have finally got the actor to make a series, and apparently it's pretty damn good, which is nice to hear. Hopped between being The Terminator, Hannibal Lector, and saturday-morning cartoon villain depending on the scene they're in. Notable for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDKuGBYpP3Y this absolutely hilarious line] in what is otherwise a really serious scene. 
** '''The War Master:''' A fairly tragic and callous figure, played by none other than Sir Derick Jacobi in a series of Big Finish dramas about the War Docter. He eventually turned himself into a human named Professor Yana and hid at the end of the universe to avoid being trapped in the Time War.
** '''John Simm:''' An absolute nutcase who at one point... gained superpowers? Don't question it. This iteration of The Master has trauma to spare, and a deep-seated hatred of The Doctor, to the point that they end up killing themselves to stop themselves from aiding The Doctor. Their madness and batshit crazy shenanigans can be explained, because it turns out that The Time Lords planted a whole-ass Doomsday weapon into their head, and then set an audible countdown noise inside it too. bang-bang-bang-bang. You just heard it didn't you? Nearly sacrificed themself for the Doctor, and got the drums removed after "shoving white point stars into Rassilon's mouth until he regenerated". After this, he took the Delgadopill,  getting kicked out of Gallifrey and becoming a cool, collected psycho. No, seriously. He did the most fucked up shit to a companion that we've seen on screen.
** '''Missy:''' Missy is pure, refined character development. She starts out trying to make The Doctor like her by giving them an army of cybermen with which to conquer the universe, but when that fails decides to change tactics and attempts to be good, with mixed consequences. Oh yeah, she also created heaven. Which was used to make cyber-zombies. Notable for firmly impressing upon the modern audience that Time Lords could change sex, and also for continuing the New Who trend of making the Master's first appearance in a given incarnation an absolute surprise to everyone. Also fits the standard Steven Moffat trope of "horny bisexual flirtatious top" that he seems to fall into whenever writing powerful women. He matures out of this though, and not a moment too soon. Again a rare point of fan consensus in that the majority of fans consider her to be the best onscreen version of The Master, with only Delgado getting a similar level of appreciation.
** '''Sacha Dhawan:''' Out of the blue Chibnall hit the entire viewership in the nutsack with a new, maniacal Master who ''really'' has it out for The Doc. Continues the trend of using the Cybermen as background villains for some reason, and also uses a Tissue Compression Eliminator! Appeared in 13's last episode dressed as Rasputin (yes, he does dance to the song, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb3bXgUEMk4 and yes, it is majestic]) where he assembled an alliance of Daleks and Cybermen with the goal of stealing the Doctor's body. A highlight of the overall skubby Chibnall era, for sure.
 
* '''Time Lords:''' Ancient Civilisation who long ago mastered Time Travel. Insanely powerful scholarly types who are mostly True Neutral isolationists. Spent almost all of the reboot series dead, as insanely powerful scholarly types are very hard to make interesting and the classic writers made them utter jackholes when they tried. The fact that these guys produced some of the Doctor's greatest enemies and their own is a testament to their assholery, and by the end they were little better than the Daleks. Small wonder that the Doctor doesn't come home to visit very often.
** '''The Rani:''' John Nathan Turners's attempt to make a 'mad scientist' character that wasn't an homicidal manic in a space wheelchair. Appeared in stories that are universally considered shit, and then <s>never appeared again</s> appeared in the Fifteenth Doctor's series, which is only almost universally considered shit. Notable for being far cleverer than both The Master and The Doctor - she was top of her science classes.
** '''The Valeyard:''' Literally the Doctor with none of his good qualities and all of his intelligence. Showed up for one story arc which encompassed an entire season, where the Doctor was on trial and the Valeyard was the prosecutor. When it was revealed the Valeyard ''was'' the Doctor, everything changed and went pear shaped. Notable for being capable of scaring the Master. Hasn’t shown up again after that one story arc, despite being either the Doctor’s darker nature given form or just the Doctor turning evil, but hey, you never know...
** '''Rassilon:''' Surprisingly not a ripoff of [[Star Wars|Shiv Palpatine]], if only because Doctor Who came first. Basically Time Lord Mussolini, an incompetent warmongering dick with a serious hateboner for the Doctor. 

*'''[[Squats|Sontarans]]:''' A clone race of Mr Potatoheads who live to fight and die in glorious combat for the great Sontaran Empire. So balls to the walls crazy for war that they genetically designed themselves so that they can never retreat; their only weak spot being a probic vent at the back of their neck. Susceptible to tennis balls, however. They plan like Tzeentch itself designed them, fight like Khorne himself had designed them, and look like Nurgle himself had designed them. Now all that's missing is Slannesh. I guess that probic vent is used for more than just food then... Notable episodes include The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Experiment, The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky, and War of the Sontarans.

*'''Silurians:''' "Homo Reptilia"  - a race of lizard people who owned the planet before humankind had evolved and want to rule it again. They went to hibernation/into space when the Moon came near to the Earth, and their scientists predicted that it would collide with them. And then it didn't. And they stayed sleeping. Almost all of their stories are the same - mining operations woke up a small colony; they fuck up all humans in a ten kilometre radius; The Doctor shows up; a peace settlement that will change the planet forever is written; and then the armed forces fuck things up for everyone and lots of people die. And y'know what? They all go hard nonetheless, serving to show a very cynical attitude towards humanity on the part of the writers. Modern depictions seem to revolve around the human face subspecies stemming from The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood. Notable episodes are Doctor Who and the Silurians (should have just been called The Silurians, but a rookie forgot to remove the "Doctor Who and the" bit before the final production and so it stuck), The Sea Devils, and The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood.

*'''Weeping Angels:''' "Don't blink. Blink and you are dead. They are fast, faster than you could ever believe. Don't turn your back, don't look away, ''and don't blink.''" Behold, some of the scariest fucking things to be spawned from the revival. On the surface, the Angels are usually stone statues of Angels covering their eyes, but they are neither. When someone sees one, they turn to stone, but if you so much as blink, they can get you in a fraction of a second. What they do varies - sometimes they just snap your neck, sometimes they send you back in time to die, while they feed off your energy from the life you could have lived. Worse, they don't have to appear solely as angels. They can be any kind of statue - though when one of them became the Statue of Liberty it kind of nullified the scare factor.

* '''Ice Warriors:''' Reptilian Martians that live in giant metal suits. One of the most feared warrior races around, they used to live on Mars before the planet became uninhabitable. Most encounters with them begin with a misunderstanding that forces the Doctor to try and persuade them to leave the poor, stupid humans alone.

* '''Nestenes/Autons:''' An eldritch consciousness that exerts complete and utter control over plastic, able to make it come to life. Invades planets and strips them for oil, gas, and other yummy things like that. Has tried invading earth many times, mostly through the use of its Auton servitors. This is because it lets hack writers use the image of Auton shop window dummies breaking their way out and killing a shit ton of people, which is a cheap trick but a really good one.

* '''Judoon:''' Lawful Neutral rhino alien thugs for hired usually act as a policing/mercenary force. An autisticly logic-based bunch - they follow the word to its exact letter, and struggle to perceive much outside of that framework, which obviously leads to misunderstandings when they come down and start disintegrating people for asking questions. Notable appearances include ''Smith and Jones'' and ''Fugitive of the Judoon''.

* '''Zygons:''' Shapeshifters supreme. Can flawlessly replicate the form of any living being and even access their memories (as long as the original is still alive, that is). In their true forms they're horrific - big, rubbery red monsters covered in suckers. Are responsible for the myth of the Loch Ness Monster. Notable appearances include Terror of the Zygons, Day of the Doctor, and The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion.

* '''Zagreus:''' ''Zagreus sits inside your head, Zagreus lives among the dead, Zagreus sees you in your bed, and eats you when you're sleeping.'' A Time Lord fairy tale that came to life. We won't elaborate too deeply on it, given that Zagreus appears in like three Big Finish stories, but good god are they good.