Doctor Who: 10 Awesome Villains To Revive For Peter Capaldi's Doctor

By Edward Owen /

1. Omega

Fans have been debating whether Omega had been included for the past couple of seasons €“ he was seen (wrongly)as perhaps the being who was behind the falling of the silence €“ and that says a lot about his status as a classic villain. Simply put, he€™s not the same as a €˜monster of the week,€™ as his past as one of the legends of Timelord society instantly marks him out as a formidable foe for the Doctor. He€™s usually the smartest man in the room, but when confronted with a living legend €“ as Jon Pertwee€™s incarnation was, he needs other incarnations of the Doctor to help him. After all, Omega trumps even the Doctor as the cleverest guy in the room €“ he invented Galifreyean time-travel, for god€™s sake. In the seasons since Doctor Who€™s post-2005 re-birth, it can be argued that things are always slightly too easy for a Doctor who could pull solutions out of absolutely nowhere €“ as anyone who remembers Tennant€™s €˜the bees are disappearing€™ deduction will remember. So to have him go up against someone so formidable and clearly better than him should be extremely interesting. Couple this with Omega€™s own tragic backstory €“ pulled into a parallel universe during attempts to invent time-travel and having to witness everyone but him benefit, and you€™ll have an excellent well for drama. And if nothing else, they€™d be able to have a whale of a time updating his armour. So those are the villains I think should be revived to face Capaldi's Doctor. Do you agree or disagree? Can you think of any more? Feel free to comment!