Editing Third Doctor (section)

==Personality==
[[File:Doctor Who Experience (16584421505).jpg|thumb|Bessie, the car driven by the Third Doctor on display at the [[Doctor Who Experience]] in 2015]]
The Third Doctor was a suave, dapper, technologically orientated and authoritative man of action who practised [[Venus]]ian [[Aikido]].<ref name="denofgeek.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/20876/doctor-who-a-celebration-of-jon-pertwee|title=Doctor Who: a celebration of Jon Pertwee|date=6 July 2011}}</ref> A keen scientist, he maintained a laboratory at UNIT where he enjoyed working on gadgets in his TARDIS. In his spare time, he was fond of motoring, handling all manner of vehicles. His favourite car was a canary-yellow [[Siva Motor Car Company]] tourer that he nicknamed "Bessie", a machine which featured such modifications as a remote control, dramatically increased speed capabilities and inertial dampers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adamson |first1=Emily |title=Time Warp Bessie brings Doctor Who to Beaulieu |url=https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/news/time-warp-bessie-brings-doctor-beaulieu/ |website=Beaulieu |access-date=7 May 2025 |date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112093846/https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/news/time-warp-bessie-brings-doctor-beaulieu/|archive-date=12 November 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dr Who and Bessie |url=https://www.sivaedwardian.co.uk/dr-who-and-bessie/ |website=www.sivaedwardian.co.uk |access-date=8 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319051740/https://www.sivaedwardian.co.uk/dr-who-and-bessie/ |archive-date=19 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also maintained a hovercraft-like vessel that fans nicknamed the Whomobile. The [[First Doctor]], upon meeting the Third, described him indignantly as a "[[dandy]]", while the [[Second Doctor]], with whom the Third had something of an [[antagonist]]ic relationship on the occasions they encountered each other, referred to him as "Fancy Pants".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Third Doctor|url=https://www.wattpad.com/408449591-our-doctors-the-third-doctor|website=www.wattpad.com}}</ref>

While this incarnation spent most of his time exiled on Earth—grudgingly working as [[UNIT]]'s scientific advisor—he was occasionally sent on covert missions by the Time Lords, where he would often act as a reluctant mediator. Even though he developed a fondness for Earthlings with whom he worked (such as [[Liz Shaw]] and [[Jo Grant]]), he jumped at any chance to return to the stars. Though he had a somewhat patrician and authoritarian air, he was quick to criticise authority, and often exclaimed "Now ''listen'' to me!" when dealing with people seeking to obstruct him.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Doctor Who': 10 Things You May Not Know About 'Listen' {{!}} Anglophenia|url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/doctor-who-10-things-you-may-not-know-about-listen--17436|access-date=2020-11-12|website=BBC America|language=en}}</ref>

Despite his occasional arrogance,<ref name="denofgeek.com"/> the Third Doctor genuinely cared for his [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companions]] in a paternal fashion, and even held a thinly veiled but grudging admiration for his nemesis, [[Master (Doctor Who)|the Master]], and for UNIT's leader, [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], with whom he eventually became friends. In fact, even when his much-resented exile was lifted, the moral and dashing Third Doctor continued to help UNIT protect the Earth from all manner of alien threats, a role that continued into his future incarnations.

In general, this incarnation of the Doctor was more physically daring than the previous two and was the first to confront an enemy physically if cornered (both of his previous incarnations nearly always attempted to dodge, flee or negotiate rather than attack). This often took the form of quick strikes, with the occasional joint lock or throw — usually enough to get himself and anyone accompanying him out of immediate danger, but usually not to the extent of a brawl, in keeping with the Doctor's non-violent nature. He only used his fighting skills if he had no alternative, and even then generally disarmed his opponents rather than knocking them unconscious. Indeed, his martial prowess was such that a single, sudden strike was usually enough to halt whatever threatened him, and at one point he reminded [[Mike Yates|Captain Yates]] of UNIT (physically as well as verbally) that Yates would have a difficult time removing him from somewhere when he did not want to be removed (''[[The Mind of Evil]]'').

The Third Doctor was a skilled diplomat (keeping talks going in ''[[The Curse of Peladon]],'' for example) and linguist, as well as having a penchant for disguises.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Curse of Peladon ★★★★|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2009-12-06/the-curse-of-peladon/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Radio Times|language=en}}</ref>

===Appearance===
[[File:Doctor Who Experience (15964685533).jpg|thumb|170px|The Third Doctor's costume of a ruffled shirt, velvet smoking jacket and cape, exhibited at the Doctor Who Experience in 2015]]
When asked to attend a ''Radio Times'' photo-call in 1969, Jon Pertwee arrived in what he thought was "a suitably eccentric outfit" from his family wardrobe, and the flamboyant image stuck with producer [[Barry Letts]].<ref>Mulkern, Patrick. (1987). "Dressing the Doctor". ''Doctor Who Magazine''. Autumn Special (Marvel Comics/BBC) p. 20.</ref> Through the first season, he wore a flowing, crimson or red lined cape (which he alternated) over a very dark blue velvet [[smoking jacket]] (which often looked black in certain lighting) and a ruffled shirt with a variety of neckties such as [[Jabot (neckwear)|jabot]]s, [[bow ties]] or [[Ascot tie|cravat]]s.  Beginning in the 1971 season, when the look was refashioned by Ken Trew,<ref>Mulkern, p. 20.</ref> Pertwee alternated between the dark blue, red or green jacket and a cloak with purple lining, although sometimes the red lining cloak would be used. In the final two seasons, the colour scheme changed from story to story, though the basic look was maintained.

In his first episode, when the Doctor evades capture by taking a shower, a tattoo of a serpent can be seen on his arm. Whereas Pertwee obtained it during his service in the [[Royal Navy]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whatculture.com/tv/doctor-50-unanswered-questions?page=12|title = Doctor Who: 50 Unanswered Questions|date = 23 November 2013}}</ref> an in-universe reason for it was eventually provided in the [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'' as being a Time Lord symbol signifying exile, removed once the Doctor's exile was formally ended following the events of ''[[The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)|The Three Doctors]]''.