Doctor Who: 10 Times The Doctor Went To War

For a show about peaceful exploration and discovery, the Doctor Goes to War A LOT.

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Even the Doctor isn't a stranger to fighting in wars or travelling to battlefields on their adventures through time and space.

In a show about acceptance, discovery, and seeing the better in people, our titular hero has participated in a lot of fighting - some of it good, some of it bad.

As war rages across the universe, the Doctor is often on hand to prevent sieges, combat dangerous enemies, craft speeches, and save lives on all sides.

But some battles are too traumatic for even the Doctor to admit to participating in. From historical Earth-based conflicts to wastelands in the furthest reaches of the galaxy, the TARDIS has seen its fair share of battles.

Prepare yourself to experience our peaceful, unarmed protagonist in the crossfire and on the front lines.

Read on to explore Ten Times Doctor Who Went To War.

10. The Battle Of Demon's Run

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"Demons run when a good man goes to war..."

2011's A Good Man Goes to War features the Eleventh Doctor assembling an army of friends, enemies, and favours needing repaying. The mission: rescue companion Amy Pond from the clutches of the Kovarian Chapter - a religious group obsessed with silencing the Doctor.

The Doctor's army included the Silurian detective Madame Vastra and her sword-wielding wife Jenny, a Sontaran nurse called Strax, World War II fighter pilots, pirates, a platoon of Judoon, and a legion of Silurian Warriors.

The heroes swarmed Kovarian's military base, 'Demon's Run', after Rory Pond retrieved information about its whereabouts from a Cyber Fleet - a Cyber Fleet the Doctor destroyed in anger.

A battle between the sinister Headless Monks and the Doctor's friends ensued. This ended in tragedy for the heroes, who lost many in their ranks. In the chaos, Amy's baby was kidnapped again by the shadowy Madame Kovarian.

This battle was a devastating test for the Doctor and pushed him to the edge, making him genuinely angry and uncertain as to what he'd do next.

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Eden Luke McIntyre is a Scottish writer, editor and script consultant, with an MA in TV Fiction Writing. He writes content for TV, radio, stage, and online, and was appointed as a BBC Writers Room Scottish Voice in early 2020. Eden can usually be found rambling about Doctor Who, The Beatles, and obscure things that no one cares about.