the Corsair

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The Corsair is a renegade Time Lord from the Doctor Who universe, known for their adventurous, gender-fluid incarnations and friendship with the Doctor.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Time Lord
fictional character
renegade Time Lord
alignment generally benevolent
appearsInMedium audio drama (expanded universe)
prose fiction (expanded universe)
television (mentioned)
associatedWith TARDIS
belongsToSpeciesWithTrait Time Lords can change sex on regeneration
canonicalStatus television canon (mentioned on-screen)
createdBy Neil Gaiman
createdFor BBC television series Doctor Who
eraMentioned Eleventh Doctor era
fictionalUniverse Doctor Who universe
firstMentionedIn "The Doctor's Wife"
firstMentionedInSeries Doctor Who (2005 revival)
friendOf Eleventh Doctor
friendshipTypeWithDoctor long-standing friendship
genderIdentity gender-fluid
hasFriend the Doctor
hasIncarnationsOfGender female
male
non-binary (implied)
hasMultipleRegenerations yes
hasPronouns varies by incarnation
hasRelationshipWith the Doctor
hasTattoo snake tattoo
homePlanet Gallifrey
killedBy House (sentient entity)
knownFor adventurous lifestyle
renegade activities
time-travel adventures
narrativeFunction to illustrate Time Lord gender fluidity
narrativeStatus deceased (by the time of "The Doctor's Wife")
organization Time Lords of Gallifrey (former)
portrayedAs charismatic
free-spirited
unpredictable
profession adventurer
time traveller
regenerationAbility yes
represents LGBTQ+ representation in Doctor Who
sharesTraitWith the Doctor (renegade from Time Lord society)
species Gallifreyan
tattooLocation arm (at least one incarnation)
tattooSymbolism sign of the Corsair
timeLordSocietyStatus renegade

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Time Lord
notableMember

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