Drawing Doctor Who - No More - A John Hurt Tribute

Originally young and robust, the incarnation of the Doctor born into the Last Great Time War wearily aged as he set upon the warrior path for which he had been intended. The War Doctor — so named by Alice Obiefune and the Curator — was said to be the Doctor's ninth incarnation, though he disavowed his former name, believing he had broken the promise it represented.
Though most Time Lords and Daleks continued to refer to him by that name, as far as the Doctor was concerned, he had no name. To others, he was the "Doctor of War", "the Warrior", or "the Renegade". Some even called him by his true name, what he was known as before he was the Doctor, as was chronicled in The History of the Time War. As he fought alongside the Time Lords, he became regarded as a war hero who commanded a great deal of respect from the Time Lord military. According to Gastron, the War Doctor was noted for going into battle unarmed but winning nonetheless, with his unarmed state being the last thing many saw.Show more

In the end, becoming old and battle-weary, and faced with the Ultimate Sanction, the Doctor prepared to use the Moment to end the Time War by committing genocide against both the Daleks and the Time Lords. However, the Moment's sentient interface led him down a different path by letting him view his future first-hand. Teaming up with his future selves, the War Doctor's mind was opened to a peaceful way to end the Time War in lieu of his original plans. Joining with twelve of his other incarnations, the War Doctor was able to save Gallifrey from destruction, and in so doing, became comfortable once more in taking his name. Unfortunately, due to their timeline being out of sync, the Doctor would not remember saving Gallifrey and his next incarnation falsely believed he was the last of the Time Lords