Companions of the Doctor

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The Companions of the Doctor are the Doctor’s often-human allies in the long-running British sci-fi series "Doctor Who," who travel with the Time Lord, aiding in adventures across time and space while providing emotional grounding and perspective.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who concept
fictional group of characters
appearsIn Doctor Who audio dramas
Doctor Who comics
Doctor Who novels
Doctor Who television series
associatedWith TARDIS
basedOn idea of a viewpoint character in serial adventure fiction
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdBy C. E. Webber
Donald Wilson
Sydney Newman
firstAppearance An Unearthly Child
firstAppearanceYear 1963
genre science fiction
hasRole ally of the Doctor
audience surrogate
emotional support for the Doctor
moral compass for the Doctor
travelling partner of the Doctor
includesNonHumanCharacters true
language English
notableMember Ace
Adric
Amy Pond
Barbara Wright
Bill Potts
Captain Jack Harkness
Clara Oswald
Donna Noble
Graham O'Brien NERFINISHED
Ian Chesterton
Leela
Martha Jones
Nardole
Peri Brown
River Song
Romana
Rory Williams
Rose Tyler
Ryan Sinclair
Sarah Jane Smith
Susan Foreman
Tegan Jovanka
Yasmin Khan
partOf Doctor Who
recurringTheme companions eventually leave the Doctor
companions face danger while travelling
travelsWith the Doctor NERFINISHED
typicalFunction ask explanatory questions
assist in resolving conflicts
offer human perspective on events
provide emotional grounding
typicalSpecies human

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Weeping Angels
enemy
Doctor Who comic strips
featuresCharacter

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