So, weve finally had our first glimpse of Peter Capaldi in his newDoctor Whocostume.
Importantly though, it is a bold statement of exactly who this new Doctor is.
With that in mind, lets revisit our favourite Time Lords ability to disguise himself to outwit his opponents.
I should state at the outset this isnt a definitive list of every disguise the character has worn.
On other occasions the Doctor would be the subject of impersonation.
He adopted a series of pseudonyms and disguises in The Highlanders.
Troughton pretends to be a German Doctor called Von Wer (a literal translation of Who).
In the subsequent storyThe Underwater Menacehe becomes a gypsy minstrel in dark glasses.
They make their departure just as the real delegate from Earth arrives.
The Doctor dons armour and embodies Linxs robot knight hoping to sabotage the Sontarans plans.
Baker became a rather wily chauffeur inThe Seeds of Doomin a blue coat and peaked cap.
Arguably, this is one of his most precise costumes if he truly wants to remain incognito.
This scene is a notorious outake featuring some particularly ripe language from Tom Baker.
Sylvester McCoys era features a running theme (dare I say story arc?)
in which the Doctor becomes far more than just another Time Lord Is he really Merlin as suggested inBattlefield?
Even Aces habit of calling him Professor seemed to undermine our perceptions of his true identity.
The seventh Doctor seemed to prefer mind games to dressing up to defeat his opponents.
This could mentally convince the viewer, the Doctor was indeed whomever he felt they believed he was.
Of course, hed already pretended to be a teacher inSchool Reunionwith Rose posing as a dinner lady.
Once again we find ourselves at the birth of a new Doctor full of promise and potential.
