the Other

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The Other is a mysterious, near-mythical figure in Doctor Who lore, often portrayed as one of the founding Time Lords whose essence is linked to the Doctor’s own origins.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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The Other 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who character
Time Lord
fictional character
affiliation Time Lord
surface form: Time Lords
associatedWith Omega
Rassilon
The Doctor
surface form: the Doctor
chronology pre-Time Lord era of Gallifrey
connectionToDoctor essence linked to the Doctor’s origins
sometimes theorized to be an earlier aspect of the Doctor
eraOfOrigin ancient Gallifrey
fandomReception subject of fan theories about the Doctor’s true origin
fictionalUniverse Time Lord
surface form: Doctor Who
homePlanet Gallifrey
medium Doctor Who
surface form: Doctor Who expanded universe

television tie-in novels
mystique identity deliberately left uncertain
narrativeStatus mysterious
semi-legendary
notableConcept founder triad with Rassilon and Omega
portrayal primarily referenced in lore and backstory
rarely depicted directly
roleInMythos founding figure of Time Lord society
near-mythical figure in Gallifreyan history
species Time Lord
statusInCanon ambiguous
partly apocryphal
theme identity
mythic origins of the Doctor
reincarnation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rassilon associatedWith the Other
this entity surface form: The Other
Omega coFounderWith the Other
Time Lord creatorInUniverse the Other