He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing -- the fury of the Time Lord -- and then we discovered why. Why this Doctor, who had fought with gods and demons, why he had run away from us and hidden... He was being kind.
He wrapped my father in unbreakable chains forged in the heart of a dwarf star. He tricked my mother into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy to be imprisoned there, forever. He still visits my sister, once a year, every year. I wonder if one day he might forgive her, but there she is. Can you see? He trapped her inside a mirror. Every mirror. If ever you look at your reflection and see something move behind you just for a second, that's her. That's always her. As for me, I was suspended in time and the Doctor put me to work standing over the fields of England, as their protector. We wanted to live forever. So the Doctor made sure we did.
End of badass contest, I feel.
Synefra - 16 years ago
Joe...
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Had you read my prior post yould see why the doctor is a bad ass because bad assness does not come just from being able to kick ass it comes from way more factors and river tam hasnt had all the years the doctor has to gather so many skills. Bah, this is still stupid and id like to see someone actually compare whatever makes her the apparent winner to his gigantic list of awesomeness!!!
Joe - 16 years ago
Is this who wins in a fight, or who is more badass. The Doctor - though i love him so - is NOT a badass.
Ellen - 16 years ago
River just beat The Doctor? Nope, I'm sorry, not playing anymore. This poll has gotten to ridiculous.
RyanBeingManny - 16 years ago
Doesn't River have some sort of trigger word that just knocks her out? I mean, isn't that exactly the sort of thing the Doctor figures out and uses? Game over.
Chuck - 16 years ago
"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Timelord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?"
River Tam? Please, spare me.....
David - 16 years ago
Who is River Tam? Sounds like a Scotsman with a boat...
el Cij - 16 years ago
this is utter foolishness... The Doctor can get rid of River before she was born and even if they do go face to face she maybe stronger but how do you fight someone who can see your punch, dodge it and land 50 of his own before you're even conscious of the fact that you want to throw a punch...
hmm
kristen - 16 years ago
im rooting for river tam.
but then again... sonic screw driver,
ah, whatever, it's river, she can kill people with her mind.
also, even though i am going for river,
all of these are actually super unfair, because this is a obviously fansite-y for river followers, so of course we;re going to pick her..
Syn - 16 years ago
There is no question when it comes to brute strength River is definitely going to take the gold in bad assery but being a true bad ass incorporates more than just strength. And lets face it when it comes to brains, life expectancy and how many times theyre able to do the "simplest" bad ass tasks, like I dunno saving the world and the human race... How many time will River be able to stand up against the Doctor?
Lets run the numbers...
Strength goes to river due to The Doctors hippie syndrome
Super smarts versus universe smarts Id say The Doctor takes it home
Life expectancy (IE: the amount of time you have to complete your bad ass tactics) well that definitely goes to the Time Lord
Saving the human race/planet... Point 3 awarded to "John Smith" for countless savings of humanity (not to mention other planets/species).
Seriously folks I wanna list of how River actually ranks better than our beloved Doctor (aside from the previously conceded strength asset).
(Now believe me when i say Im not bad mouthing river because she is definitely one of my top faves but this one just doesnt make any sense... this is a mere popularity contest.)
Darcy McGee - 16 years ago
Two words: Sonic Screwdriver.
abbasii - 16 years ago
Its not about who will win.. its about who we would like to see win
Elle - 16 years ago
River wouldn't stand a chance. This is ridiculous! The Doctor is the number one hero of the world, full stop.
McWill - 16 years ago
If River could beat out the Treckies, than I think she can handle the Whovians.
Kylinn - 16 years ago
The Doctor would figure out a way of avoiding going head to head with River, and then he would cure her. Or send her to beat up Daleks. Or make her his new companion. Or all of the above. Or something.
Not The Doctor - 16 years ago
Thing is, the Dr. would run away until he could figure out how to get rid of River. She'd never get close enough to him to do any real damage
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He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing -- the fury of the Time Lord -- and then we discovered why. Why this Doctor, who had fought with gods and demons, why he had run away from us and hidden... He was being kind.
He wrapped my father in unbreakable chains forged in the heart of a dwarf star. He tricked my mother into the event horizon of a collapsing galaxy to be imprisoned there, forever. He still visits my sister, once a year, every year. I wonder if one day he might forgive her, but there she is. Can you see? He trapped her inside a mirror. Every mirror. If ever you look at your reflection and see something move behind you just for a second, that's her. That's always her. As for me, I was suspended in time and the Doctor put me to work standing over the fields of England, as their protector. We wanted to live forever. So the Doctor made sure we did.
End of badass contest, I feel.
Joe...
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Had you read my prior post yould see why the doctor is a bad ass because bad assness does not come just from being able to kick ass it comes from way more factors and river tam hasnt had all the years the doctor has to gather so many skills. Bah, this is still stupid and id like to see someone actually compare whatever makes her the apparent winner to his gigantic list of awesomeness!!!
Is this who wins in a fight, or who is more badass. The Doctor - though i love him so - is NOT a badass.
River just beat The Doctor? Nope, I'm sorry, not playing anymore. This poll has gotten to ridiculous.
Doesn't River have some sort of trigger word that just knocks her out? I mean, isn't that exactly the sort of thing the Doctor figures out and uses? Game over.
"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Timelord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?"
River Tam? Please, spare me.....
Who is River Tam? Sounds like a Scotsman with a boat...
this is utter foolishness... The Doctor can get rid of River before she was born and even if they do go face to face she maybe stronger but how do you fight someone who can see your punch, dodge it and land 50 of his own before you're even conscious of the fact that you want to throw a punch...
hmm
im rooting for river tam.
but then again... sonic screw driver,
ah, whatever, it's river, she can kill people with her mind.
also, even though i am going for river,
all of these are actually super unfair, because this is a obviously fansite-y for river followers, so of course we;re going to pick her..
There is no question when it comes to brute strength River is definitely going to take the gold in bad assery but being a true bad ass incorporates more than just strength. And lets face it when it comes to brains, life expectancy and how many times theyre able to do the "simplest" bad ass tasks, like I dunno saving the world and the human race... How many time will River be able to stand up against the Doctor?
Lets run the numbers...
Strength goes to river due to The Doctors hippie syndrome
Super smarts versus universe smarts Id say The Doctor takes it home
Life expectancy (IE: the amount of time you have to complete your bad ass tactics) well that definitely goes to the Time Lord
Saving the human race/planet... Point 3 awarded to "John Smith" for countless savings of humanity (not to mention other planets/species).
Seriously folks I wanna list of how River actually ranks better than our beloved Doctor (aside from the previously conceded strength asset).
(Now believe me when i say Im not bad mouthing river because she is definitely one of my top faves but this one just doesnt make any sense... this is a mere popularity contest.)
Two words: Sonic Screwdriver.
Its not about who will win.. its about who we would like to see win
River wouldn't stand a chance. This is ridiculous! The Doctor is the number one hero of the world, full stop.
If River could beat out the Treckies, than I think she can handle the Whovians.
The Doctor would figure out a way of avoiding going head to head with River, and then he would cure her. Or send her to beat up Daleks. Or make her his new companion. Or all of the above. Or something.
Thing is, the Dr. would run away until he could figure out how to get rid of River. She'd never get close enough to him to do any real damage