Spoiler alert to anyone who HASN'T seen the recent webisode NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR. A mini prequel of sorts for Doctor Who's upcoming 50th Anniversary story DAY OF THE DOCTOR.
The web episode featured the return of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor for the first time since the 1996 television movie. The movie was supposed to be a back door pilot but it never caught on with the American audience back in '96 despite a great performance by McGann.
When Doctor Who returned permanently in 2005, it did not feature a transition between McGann and then new Doctor Christopher Eccleston (who only stayed in the role for a year). So it has left fans guessing was was the fate of the Eighth Doctor exactly.
Many fans (including myself) wondered if the Eighth Doctor was the one that fought in the Time War. But since the introduction of John Hurt as the Doctor at the end of last season's finale NAME OF THE DOCTOR, we come to find out Hurt's unknown incarnation was in fact the Doctor that fought in the Time War and the incarnation that ultimately destroyed both the Time Lords and the Daleks.
But what of the Eighth Doctor? How did he become this incarnation that the Doctor would ultimately try and keep hidden?
That was all answered in the webisode as we saw the events which would ultimately lead to the Eighth Doctor regenerating into John Hurt's War Doctor.
In celebration I have created two new illustrations as seen above. One featuring the Eighth Doctor alongside the War Doctor and one with the Eighth Doctor on his own. Both featuring number eight in the updated version of the attire he wore in the 1996 television movie.
I was also inspired by famed Doctor Who designer June Hudson's Eighth Doctor costume design for writer Paul Magrs's book THE SCARLET EMPRESS.
Which I actually thought the Eighth Doctor's wardrobe in the webisode resembled slightly.
What do you think? The opened collar maybe?
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