Doctor Who: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Ninth Doctor

9. He Once Wore A Raxacoricofallapatorian Body Suit

Doctor Who the Ninth Doctor Slitheen
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The Ninth Doctor encountered the Slitheen in Aliens of London, World War Three, and Boom Town, and the cunning villains went on to become iconic baddies from Series 1.

They have the power to wear human skin like a suit, allowing them to impersonate anyone of their choosing – including high-ranking politicians inside 10 Downing Street!

The Ninth Doctor has also met Raxacoricofallapatorians outside the main TV show, and in a 2016 comic called Doctormania, he turns the tables on them and uses their powers of disguise for himself, dressing up in a suit that resembles one of them.

He's joined by Captain Jack Harkness – who doesn't look too pleased about the whole thing – and this story only gets crazier when...

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