Template talk:Multi-Doctor stories

The Valeyard
Shouldn't Trial of a Time Lord be included in this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.246.48.79 (talk) 23:25, 24 November 2013‎
 * No. -- Red rose64 (talk) 00:30, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

Short stories
Do short stories get included in these? For example, "Five Card Draw" from Short Trips: Zodiac has five versions of the Doctor coming together. Andrei Iosifovich (talk) 02:46, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

The Kingmaker
Should this really be in? The future Doctor (implied to be the Ninth) is only mentioned and does not actually present during the events of the story. Dunarc (talk) 16:32, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * It's a long time since I've listened to it, but I think The Kingmaker is here because of Jon Culshaw's appearance as the Fourth Doctor rather than due to the Eccleston references. —Flax5 16:51, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Good point. That makes more sense, although it is a tiny cameo.Dunarc (talk) 22:01, 8 March 2017 (UTC)

Separate category for minor appearances
I suggest adding a separate category that lists episodes where multiple incarnations of the Doctor appear but are not central to the story.

In my opinion, calling the template "Multi-Doctor stories" suggests that they're episodes focused on multiple Doctors teaming up. But episodes like 'Deep Breath', 'Listen' and 'The Doctor Falls' include only minor and/or cameo appearances of other incarnations. However, with the debatable exception of 'Listen', these appearances are not central to the episode's main plot. By the logic of this system, every regeneration story should be counted as a multi-Doctor story because they involve a brief appearance of another incarnation of the Doctor at the end. But, indeed, we have a separate category for regeneration stories. I agree these should be included as stories with multiple Doctors, but I think including them alongside 'The Five Doctors' and 'The Day of the Doctor' - which have multiple incarnations getting involved with the central storyline - is misleading.

Not trying to start an argument, this is just my opinion. But it seems like a distinction between Multi-Doctor Stories and Minor Appearances could be made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.146.91 (talk) 22:39, 3 January 2018 (UTC)

Journey's End
I suggest that Journey's End should be included in the main category for this topic instead of in the See Also section. The reason for this being that the Meta Crisis Doctor introduced in this episode is a separate incarnation of the Doctor. It is established in Time of the Doctor that the regeneration at the end of The Stolen Earth does indeed count as a full regeneration when it is siphoned off in Journey's End, and counts to the Doctor's regeneration limit. This means that the Meta Crisis Doctor is the result of a full regeneration, thereby making him a different version of the Doctor. As Meta Crisis and 10 share the screen, this makes it a multi doctor episode. Additionally, official merchandise refers to Meta Crisis as his own incarnation. Joseph2047 (talk) 10:39, 4 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Good job on starting a discussion. Do you have reliable secondary sources to back up your position, per Wikipedia's policies on sourcing content? -- Alex_ 21 TALK 21:15, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Here are some items created to tie into the 60th anniversary:
 * https://forbiddenplanet.com/393053-doctor-who-the-60th-anniversary-diamond-collection-sweatshirt-the-meta-crisis-doctor/
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 * https://forbiddenplanet.com/399108-doctor-who-the-60th-anniversary-diamond-collection-postcard-set-celebration-set-2/ Joseph2047 (talk) 21:16, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Comment You would need to start with a direct quote from something like Doctor Who Magazine or the Radio Times, etc. DonQuixote (talk) 21:31, 16 May 2024 (UTC)