Doctor Who
Summary
Since the beginning ofDoctor Who , the titular Time Lord has made it open that they disagree with the use of guns , but on many occasions , the show has contravene this notion . Eventhe TARDIS lacks arm , as the Doctor tends to employ more creative metre to thwart his enemies ' plans . However , while the Doctor has always generally been a disarmer , sometimes there is no other choice when it comes to the threats of clip and space than to pick up a shooter .
While the Doctor is in general anti - weapon , there are plentifulness of otherDoctor Whocharacters who do n’t portion out the sentiment . companion and villains alike have taken up arms over the year to either protect or harm the Doctor . Even thoughthe Doctor is magnificently against firearms , there are times when using a hired gun is plainly necessary as the last resort .
Doctor Who ’s lead eccentric is often paint as an alien saint ; the pinnacle of virtue . On many occasion , however , the Doctor has been anything but .
22The First Doctor In “The Gunfighters”
Weapon: Revolver
The First Doctor ( William Hartnell ) story " The Gunfighters"sees the Doctor visit the Wild West town of Tombstone in 1881 in search of a dentist . What starts as a queer premise ends up with the Time Lord being thrown into bedlam and becoming involved with a group of gunmen hunt down Doc Holliday ( Anthony Jacobs ) . Despite his dissent , the Doctor is repeatedly armed with a gun throughout the adventure , and even when trying to dispose of it , the revolver still manages to make its way back into his hired man .
21The Second Doctor In “The Seeds Of Death”
Weapon: Solar-Powered Firearm
" The Seeds of Death " sees the Second Doctor ( Patrick Troughton ) cross paths with the Ice Warriors for the 2d fourth dimension . Throughout the story , a solar push storeroom is a recurring mount , and the building of a solar - powered firearm is presented at multiple points . While the original does n’t work , the Doctor handle to reduplicate his own translation of the gadget and utilise it against an Ice Warriorto kill it before using cabling to put out its radius and kill several more .
20The Third Doctor In “Day Of The Daleks”
Weapon: Ultrasonic Disintegrator
In " Day of the Daleks , " the Third Doctor ( Jon Pertwee ) uses an unusual artillery call an ultrasonic disintegrator . To fight himself against the Ogrons , a race of puppet used by the Daleks as guard , the Doctor apply the disintegratoragainst one of them . While this only happens once in the original TV installment , the Special Edition DVD sport an additional prospect where the Doctor kills a second Ogron with the arm .
19The Fourth Doctor In “The Seeds Of Doom”
Weapon: Handgun
" The Seeds of Doom " sees the Fourth Doctor ( Tom Baker ) and Sarah Jane Smith ( Elisabeth Sladen ) working nearly with building block once again . In an attack to back out from the madness due to the Krynoid , the Doctor takes the gun of Scorby ( John Challis ) , a mercenary who had agree the Time Lord and his companion hostage . Althoughthe Doctor never utilise the weapon , he is clever in his decision to arm himself , as the trigger - felicitous Scorby is n’t mindful of the Time Lord ’s pacifism .
18The Fourth Doctor In “The Deadly Assassin”
Weapon: Rifle
While the Fourth Doctor is set up in " The Deadly Assassin , " he is , rather unluckily , holding a hired gun at the mo that the Lord President of Gallifrey ( Llewellyn Rees ) is killed . Despite receive a boding that he is the one to pull the gun trigger and set about to admonish them by allow for a note , the Doctor attempts to seize a hanging rifle to control the assassination does n’t happen . When the President is then killed , it appears that the Doctor dash him , but this is n’t the shell . Eventually , it ’s revealed that the premonition was position inside his mind by the Master ( Peter Pratt ) , who is also the true assassinator .
17The Fourth Doctor In “The Talons Of Weng-Chiang”
Weapon: Fowling Shotgun
The Fourth Doctor witness himself with a weapon once again in " The Talons of Weng - Chiang . “Rather than a traditional ordnance , this time , the Doctor is fortify with an old fowling shotgunthat , despite having not been fired in 50 years , he manages to use with no backlash . This instance sees a rather mellisonant moment between the Doctor and Leela ( Louise Jameson ) , as he uses the artillery to protect her against a elephantine rat in the sewer .
16The Fourth Doctor In “Image Of The Fendahl”
Weapon: Shotgun
In " Image of the Fendahl , " the Fourth Doctor appears armed with a scattergun . Although it would seem that he is ready to use powder or bullets , the arm is used rather imaginatively . The Doctor lade the scattergun with John Rock salt to employ against the Fendahleen — organismal creatures from the Fendhal core — after he discovers " sodium chloride dissemble [ its ] conduction . "
15The Fourth Doctor In “The Invasion Of Time”
Weapon: De-Mat Gun
When the Fourth Doctor crosses path with the Sontarans in " The Invasion of Time , " it result in him using a limited , forbidden Time Lord weapon . The De - mat shooter , which is used to erase beingness from time itself , is a unsafe twist made with iridium admixture . While the Doctor does n’t use the accelerator to remove the Sontarans from time , he does use it to forestall their flak that would have destroyed not only the Time Lords but their own species , too .
14The Fifth Doctor In “Earthshock”
Weapon: Cyber-Gun
The Fifth Doctor ( Peter Davison ) adventure " Earthshock " is best remembered for the destruction of Adric ( Matthew Waterhouse ) , but as he is direct toward his death , the Doctor has to arm himself . After the Cyber - Leader shoots the TARDIS cabinet , damaging the ship and delaying their escape , the Time Lord snatches its gun from it . In a rent - second decision , the Doctor fires several troll straight into the Cyber - Leader ’s chest of drawers , viciously killing it .
13The Fifth Doctor In “Arc Of Infinity”
Weapon: Matter Converter
" Arc of Infinity " sees the Fifth Doctor with a gun once again . arm with a issue convertor , a weapon of Omega ’s mutant agent , the Ergon , the Doctor settle to habituate it against the anti - matter threat . With a individual shot , Z is expelled back into his own universe of anti - matter , making Gallifrey dependable from one of the founder of the Time Lord company .
