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| The Answer Doctor | |
| First appearance: | Doctor Who: Interloper |
| Portrayed by: | Ryan Molyneux |
| Preceded by: | The Orange Doctor |
| Series: | Something Blue Audio |
"Come and have a go then, if you think you've got the minerals.."
The Answer Doctor (aka Doctor 42) is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the fan audio series, Something Blue Doctor Who from Something Blue Audio. He is portrayed by English actor Ryan Molyneux, who is also the head writer of the series.
According to Molyneux, the Answer Doctor is the 42nd Doctor, a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise, where the number 42 holds significance as the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything".
Character[]
A hot blooded rebel with a terrible secret. The Answer Doctor brings the full breadth of his age and experience to bear when battling evil, and as a result is one of the most dangerous Doctors a would-be conqueror can come across.
A walking paradox, Answer is both one of the darkest, most violent incarnations of the Doctor while also being one of the most fiercely compassionate, with an ironclad sense of right and wrong that doesn't always translate into doing the right thing. He is far more eager to throw himself into conflict than his predecessors, often actively looking for powerful enemies to defeat.
He is a practitioner of Martian Kali, a martial art involving overwhelming your opponent with a lightning-fast offensive. He also won't hesitant to use a gun in extreme situations due to a belief that failing to neutralize threats as quickly as possible puts innocent people at unnecessary risk.
Answer takes the role of the Doctor more seriously than most, in part because he harbours an awful secret. A mysterious voice in his head urging him to take crueller and crueller actions in the name of protecting the universe.
Played by an autistic actor, the Answer Doctor is heavily coded as being on the autistic spectrum by human standards, often failing to control the volume of his voice, hyper-fixating on tiny details and making strange observations that seem blunt and rude to those around him. Answer also often shows signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, also drawing from the actors real life experiences.