10 Recurring Doctor Who Villains, Ranked By Most Appearances
The Master, a fellow Gallifreyan, is one of the villains who has appeared opposite the Doctor the most. Daleks, feared by the Doctor, aim to destroy everything deemed imperfect and have advanced tech. Sontarans live for war, taking things literally, and reproduce through cloning.
Doctor Who has introduced countless enemies throughout the series, but it takes a rare villain to come back for more after facing the Doctor. When the show began in 1963, it took time before beginning to explore more ambitious alien enemies and rivals for the Doctor and his companions to face. The series frequently focused on historical settings, or creating new and unusual aliens who could challenge the Doctor, which meant that very few enemies ever returned on more than one occasion.
Each serial story would focus on a new place, with new villains to fight, and as time went on, the Doctor and his companions would change as well.
Doctor Who has introduced countless enemies throughout the series, but it takes a rare villain to come back for more after facing the Doctor. When the show began in 1963, it took time before beginning to explore more ambitious alien enemies and rivals for the Doctor and his companions to face. The series frequently focused on historical settings, or creating new and unusual aliens who could challenge the Doctor, which meant that very few enemies ever returned on more than one occasion.
Each serial story would focus on a new place, with new villains to fight, and as time went on, the Doctor and his companions would change as well.
- 3/18/2024
- by Ben Gibbons
- ScreenRant
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