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* BadassBookworm: Kate is, first and foremost, a scientist. This does not stop her from kicking copious amounts of alien arse, with or without benefit of gun.
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* BadassBookworm: Kate is, first and foremost, a scientist. This does not stop her from kicking copious amounts of means she defeats with alien arse, menaces with or without benefit of gun.''science'', and a gun if necessary.
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* FiveRoundsRapid: This is how she [[spoiler:escapes from Zygons after being thought dead]] in "The Zygon Inversion". Naturally.
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* FiveRoundsRapid: This is how she [[spoiler:escapes escapes from Zygons after being thought dead]] dead in "The Zygon Inversion". Naturally.
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* {{Expy}}: Resembles Colonel Breen from ''Series/QuatermassAndThePit''. So much so, that originally Julian Glover from the then-recent [[Film/QuatermassAndThePit movie adaptation]] would have played him had the original actor not dropped out.
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* {{Expy}}: Resembles Colonel Breen from ''Series/QuatermassAndThePit''. So much so, that originally Julian Glover Creator/JulianGlover from the then-recent [[Film/QuatermassAndThePit movie adaptation]] would have played him had the original actor not dropped out.
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* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcend this.
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* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' ''Series/MontyPython'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcend this.this.
* GenreRefugee: He's a {{pastiche}} of the StiffUpperLip OfficerAndAGentleman StockCharacter who appeared in every classic British war movie the children watching would have grown up with.
* GenreRefugee: He's a {{pastiche}} of the StiffUpperLip OfficerAndAGentleman StockCharacter who appeared in every classic British war movie the children watching would have grown up with.
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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon LikeFatherLikeDaughter]]: She is so much her father's daughter that the Doctor is aware of their relationship within minutes of meeting her, despite the fact that she had dropped 'Lethbridge' from her name to obscure the connection.
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* [[LikeFatherLikeSon LikeFatherLikeDaughter]]: Like Father Like Daughter]]: She is so much her father's daughter that the Doctor is aware of their relationship within minutes of meeting her, despite the fact that she had dropped 'Lethbridge' from her name to obscure the connection.
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* LikeFatherLikeDaughter: She is so much her father's daughter that the Doctor is aware of their relationship within minutes of meeting her, despite the fact that she had dropped 'Lethbridge' from her name to obscure the connection.
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* LikeFatherLikeDaughter: [[LikeFatherLikeSon LikeFatherLikeDaughter]]: She is so much her father's daughter that the Doctor is aware of their relationship within minutes of meeting her, despite the fact that she had dropped 'Lethbridge' from her name to obscure the connection.
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->''"Kate Stewart. Divorcee, mother of two, keen gardener, '''outstanding''' bridge player. Also chief scientific officer, Unified Intelligence Taskforce - who currently have you surrounded."''
--> Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]]"
--> Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]]"
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The de facto scientific head of UNIT, following in the footsteps of her father, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse releases ''Downtime'' and ''Dæmos Rising'', where she was played by Beverley Cressman. After a few more appearances in ExpandedUniverse novels, Kate became one of the very, very few {{Canon Immigrant}}s in the TV series. Also got her own AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho spinoff in 2015.
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The de facto scientific head Head of Scientific Research of UNIT, following in the footsteps of her father, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse releases ''Downtime'' and ''Dæmos Rising'', where she was played by Beverley Cressman. After a few more appearances in ExpandedUniverse novels, Kate became one of the very, very few {{Canon Immigrant}}s in the TV series. Also got her own AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho spinoff in 2015.
* BadassBoast: "Somewhere in your memory is a man named Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart. ''I'm his daughter.''"
* BadassBookworm: Kate is, first and foremost, a scientist. This does not stop her from kicking copious amounts of alien arse, with or without benefit of gun.
* BadassBookworm: Kate is, first and foremost, a scientist. This does not stop her from kicking copious amounts of alien arse, with or without benefit of gun.
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* TheComicallySerious: Quite subtle, actually: she never flaps even at the most ridiculous of discussions -- [[NotSoAboveItall although she does express genuine shock]] at unforeseen ''faux pas'', such as accidentally appropriating the TARDIS via helicopter ''with the Doctor and Clara inside it'' [[note]]she thought it was empty and figured it would be more conveniently stored in London[[/note]].
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* TheComicallySerious: Quite subtle, actually: she never flaps even at the most ridiculous of discussions -- [[NotSoAboveItall although she does express genuine shock]] at unforeseen ''faux pas'', such as accidentally appropriating the TARDIS via helicopter ''with the Doctor and Clara inside it'' [[note]]she thought it was empty and figured it would be more conveniently stored in London[[/note]].London, since the Doctor was in the area anyway[[/note]].
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* HotScientist: She looks great and dresses well.
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* FiveRoundsRapid: This is how she [[spoiler:escapes from Zygons after being thought dead]] in "The Zygon Inversion". Naturally.
* HotScientist:She looks great A snappy dresser, and dresses well.played by the beautiful Jemma Redgrave.
* HotScientist:
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* SeenItAll: There is very, very little that makes this woman so much as blink.
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* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcended this.
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* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcended this.transcend this.
* LifeWillKillYou: After helping to deflect God knows how many alien invasions, he dies peacefully in bed at a ripe old age.
* LifeWillKillYou: After helping to deflect God knows how many alien invasions, he dies peacefully in bed at a ripe old age.
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* TheComicallySerious: Quite subtle, actually: she never flaps even at the most ridiculous of discussions -- [[NotSoAboveItall although she does express genuine shock]] at unforeseen ''faux pas''.
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* BreakTheCutie: Downplayed. Although the surviving Osgood is deeply affected by the death of her "sister", she remains committed to her duty in maintaining human-Zygon peace and retains her plucky, idealistic spirit.
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* BreakTheCutie: Downplayed. Averted. Although the surviving Osgood is deeply affected by the cruel death of her "sister", "sister" and undergoes terrifying experiences in "The Zygon Invasion"/"The Zygon Inversion", she remains committed to her duty in maintaining human-Zygon peace and retains her plucky, idealistic idealistic, courageous spirit.
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* NotQuiteDead: Despite being killed off by Missy in the Series 8 finale, she comes back for Series 9. Turns out there were two Osgoods, Human!Osgood and Zygon!Osgood, who both considered themselves human and Zygon.
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* NotQuiteDead: Despite being killed off by Missy in the Series 8 finale, she comes back for Series 9. Turns out there were two Osgoods, Human!Osgood and Zygon!Osgood, who both considered consider(ed) themselves human and Zygon.
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* BreakTheCutie: Downplayed. Although the surviving Osgood is deeply affected by the death of her "sister", she remains committed to her duty in maintaining human-Zygon peace and retains her plucky, idealistic spirit.
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* {{Foil}}: To Clara; they both emulate certain aspects of the Doctor. But while Clara exhibits the Doctor's worst traits, like pride and an OmniscientMoralityLicense, Osgood emulates his idealism and hope no matter what.
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* {{Foil}}: To Clara; they both emulate certain aspects of the Doctor. But while Clara exhibits Clara's CharacterDevelopment leads her to often exhibit the Doctor's worst traits, like pride and an OmniscientMoralityLicense, Osgood emulates his idealism and hope no matter what.
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* TheUnreveal: Nobody except for the Osgoods themselves know which is which. At the end of "The Zygon Inversion" it's possible that one is human and the other Zygon, or both are Zygons. They do promise to reveal it to the Doctor some day, when it no longer matters.
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* TheUnreveal: Nobody except for the Osgoods themselves know which is which. At the end of "The Zygon Inversion" it's possible that one is human and the other Zygon, or both are Zygons. They do promise to reveal it to the Doctor some day, when it no longer matters.matters (i.e. when the peace is solid).
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-->'''Osgood''' (both of them): ''It doesn't which of us is which. All that matters is that Osgood lives''.
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* KidnappedByAnAlly: Often does this to the Doctor when the situation.
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* KidnappedByAnAlly: Often does this to the Doctor when to the situation.point of being a RunningGag.
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* KnightFever: Gained a "Sir" in Creator/BigFinish, which was later confirmed in the TV series. Even before that, he was a Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
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* NervesOfSteel: On full display in "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]": after all, she was the one who manages to [[spoiler: intimidate the invading Zygon top brass after activating a nuclear warhead under London]].
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* NervesOfSteel: On full display in "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]": after all, she was the one who manages to [[spoiler: intimidate the invading Zygon top brass after activating a nuclear warhead under London]].London.
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* {{Cosplay}}: An in-universe example. She wears the Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf in "The Day of the Doctor" (literally the actual scarf, and according to WordOfGod given to her by the Curator). In "Death In Heaven", she wears the Eleventh Doctor's jacket and bowtie as well as the Ten's red converse shoes. In "The Zygon Invasion/Inversion", she wears the Doctor's signature '80s question mark collar!
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* {{Cosplay}}: An in-universe example. She wears the Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf in "The Day of the Doctor" (literally the actual scarf, and according to WordOfGod given to her by the Curator). In "Death In Heaven", she wears the Eleventh Doctor's jacket and bowtie as well as the Ten's red converse shoes. In "The Zygon Invasion/Inversion", she wears the Seventh Doctor's signature '80s question mark collar!
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This international military and scientific organization keep planet Earth safe from alien menaces (or, at least, [[RedshirtArmy they try to]]) and have been a reoccurring element in Doctor Who for decades. UNIT first appeared in the 1968 serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]], formed due to the aftermath of the events of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]. During his exile on Earth, the Third Doctor reluctantly worked for UNIT as their scientific adviser, becoming close friends with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who he had previously met twice during his second incarnation, in the process.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
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This international military and scientific organization keep planet Earth safe from alien menaces (or, at least, [[RedshirtArmy they try to]]) and have been a reoccurring element in Doctor Who for decades. UNIT first appeared in the 1968 serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]], Invasion]]", formed due to the aftermath of the events of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]].Fear]]". During his exile on Earth, the Third Doctor reluctantly worked for UNIT as their scientific adviser, becoming close friends with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who he had previously met twice during his second incarnation, in the process.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] Stratagem]]" in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag [[ContinuityNod references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] Three]]" also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite his constant politeness, stiff upper lip and occasional goofy moments, he's probably the most ruthless regular character on screen.
** He ''shot the Master'', as a Cyberman, because Missy '''''THREW HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF A PLANE!'''''
*** Also punched the Master in the Death Zone. Without The Master even seeing him beforehand.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite his constant politeness, stiff upper lip and occasional goofy moments, he's probably the most ruthless regular human character on screen.
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**He In "The Five Doctors", he punched the Master in the Death Zone. Without the Master even seeing him beforehand.
** In "Death in Heaven", he ''shot the Master'', as aCyberman, because Cyberman; then again, Missy '''''THREW HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF A PLANE!'''''
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Coming back from the grave, actually. He's able to summon the truly unfathomable willpower required to resist Cyber-conversion after being three years dead, and saves his daughter's life before blasting the Master away so the Doctor won't have to do it.
** Leads to DyingWish too. Finally, ''he gets the salute he always wanted.'' '''''Finally.'''''
** Leads to DyingWish too. Finally, ''he gets the salute he always wanted.'' '''''Finally.'''''
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Coming back from the grave, actually. He's able to summon the truly unfathomable enough willpower required to resist Cyber-conversion after being three years dead, and saves his daughter's life before blasting the Master away so the Doctor won't have to do it.
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--> '''Brigadier''': In my day, we took on Daleks, Cybermen, Autons, Zygons, and all manner of space thuggery! And it doesn't come more hostile than ''that!''
* RetiredBadass: In SJA, just because he retired doesn't mean he won't remind you of just ''why'' he is the Brig.
** He walks with a cane by this time. It fires ''harpoons.''
*** Whether he actually ''needs'' the cane... or just carries it because it ''fires harpoons''... is up for debate. Knowing The Brigadier, it's probably ''the latter''.
* RetiredBadass: In SJA, just because he retired doesn't mean he won't remind you of just ''why'' he is the Brig.
** He walks with a cane by this time. It fires ''harpoons.''
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--> '''Brigadier''': '''Brigadier:''' In my day, we took on Daleks, Cybermen, Autons, Zygons, and all manner of space thuggery! And it doesn't come more hostile than ''that!''
* RetiredBadass: InSJA, ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'', just because he retired doesn't mean he won't remind you of just ''why'' he is the Brig.
**Brig. He walks with a cane by this time. It fires ''harpoons.''
***''harpoons''. Whether he actually ''needs'' the cane... cane, or just carries it because it ''fires harpoons''... harpoons'', is up for debate. Knowing The Brigadier, it's probably ''the latter''.
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!!Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan
Originally posted to UNIT from the Royal Navy as a medical orderly, Harry Sullivan became an early companion of the Fourth Doctor. See [[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Harry.
!!Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan
Originally posted to UNIT from the Royal Navy as a medical orderly, Harry Sullivan became an early companion of the Fourth Doctor. See [[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Harry.
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* DeathWish: If you have one, fuck with either [[spoiler:his daughter]] or the Doctor.
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The Third Doctor's second assistant during his exile. Joined UNIT when a high-placed uncle got her the job, and was quickly shoved onto the Doctor by the Brigadier. See [[DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions [[Characters/DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Jo.
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After her adventures with the Tenth Doctor, Martha joined UNIT as a medic. See [[DoctorWhoRevivalSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Martha.
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After her adventures with the Tenth Doctor, Martha joined UNIT as a medic. See [[DoctorWhoRevivalSeriesCompanions [[Characters/DoctorWhoRevivalSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Martha.
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UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[RecapDoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
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UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[RecapDoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
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!!Doctor Martha Jones
After her adventures with the Tenth Doctor, Martha joined UNIT as a medic. See [[DoctorWhoRevivalSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Martha.
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The Third Doctor's first assistant when he was exiled to Earth and a fellow scientific adviser to UNIT. See [[DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Liz.
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!!Josephine "Jo" Grant
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The Third Doctor's second assistant during his exile. Joined UNIT when a high-placed uncle got her the job, and was quickly shoved onto the Doctor by the Brigadier. See [[DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Jo.
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!!Doctor Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw
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The Third Doctor's first assistant when he was exiled to Earth and a fellow scientific adviser to UNIT. See [[DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Liz.
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!!Josephine "Jo" Grant
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The Third Doctor's second assistant during his exile. Joined UNIT when a high-placed uncle got her the job, and was quickly shoved onto the Doctor by the Brigadier. See [[DoctorWhoClassicSeriesCompanions this page]] for more info on Jo.
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!!Kate Stewart (Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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--> Played By: Jemma Redgrave (2012–)
The de facto scientific head of UNIT, following in the footsteps of her father, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse releases ''Downtime'' and ''Dæmos Rising'', where she was played by Beverley Cressman. After a few more appearances in ExpandedUniverse novels, Kate became one of the very, very few {{Canon Immigrant}}s in the TV series. Also got her own AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho spinoff in 2015.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: She gives Eleven a very sweet kiss on the cheek.
* AggressiveNegotiations: Was in the midst of one at the climax of "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]" against an invading Zygon party, culminating in her threatening to blow up London for the Zygons breaching the Black Archive. The 10th and 11th Doctors manage to avert any possible disaster through enforced mind-wipes.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kate is affable and polite, but she also has a ruthless and pragmatic side to her. In "Day of the Doctor" she's willing to nuke London to save the rest of the planet and in "The Zygon Inversion" she's willing to use a deadly nerve gas to prevent a Zygon uprising.
* TheBrigadier: She doesn't hold the title, but takes up the role.
* CallBack / NotSoDifferent: Remember Davros's reproach to the Doctor about being a TechnicalPacifist ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd while making his allies willing to go to unbelievable extremes in his name]]?'' Kate's no exception.
* CanonImmigrant: As mentioned, she first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse before moving on to the show proper.
* TheComicallySerious: Quite subtle, actually: she never flaps even at the most ridiculous of discussions -- [[NotSoAboveItall although she does express genuine shock]] at unforeseen ''faux pas''.
* ConsummateProfessional: As was her father.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
-->'''Kate:''' UNIT's been adapting. Well, I dragged them along, kicking and screaming, which made it sound like more fun than it actually was.
* EmperorScientist: A rare heroic version. Under her leadership, UNIT has become a more technologically-savvy organisation, who can defend the Earth and cripple alien menaces with ''science'', in addition to their traditional methods of unloading FiveRoundsRapid to them.
* HotScientist: She looks great and dresses well.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Her friendship with the Doctor picks right up where her dad left off.
* IronLady: Best shown in "The Day of the Doctor", where the Zygon leader learns this [[BullyingADragon the hard way]].
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Often does this to the Doctor when the situation.
* LegacyCharacter: She's The Brigadier's daughter.
* MamaBear: Mother of two.
* NervesOfSteel: On full display in "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]": after all, she was the one who manages to [[spoiler: intimidate the invading Zygon top brass after activating a nuclear warhead under London]].
* NotAfraidToDie: Not afraid to give the order to detonate a nuke under London, if it saves the planet. Luckily, she doesn't have to go through with her threat, but ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes damn!]]''
--> '''[[spoiler: Zygon Kate]]:''' We only have to agree to live.\\
'''Kate:''' ''[[PreMortemOneLiner Sadly, we can only agree to die.]]''
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Averted. Kate didn't want to be shown any favoritism because of her dad. So she dropped Lethbridge from her name and earned her place in UNIT.
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[[folder: Osgood]]
!!Petronella Osgood (Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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-> ''"The Doctor will save me. The Doctor will save me."''
-->Played by: Ingrid Oliver (2013–2015)
Kate Stewart's right-hand woman in the revamped UNIT. She's "science-y" and a rather big fangirl of the Doctor, cosplaying him regularly. She is key to the peace negotiated between humans and Zygons in "The Day of the Doctor", her debut story, and a RiddleForTheAges evolves around her in subsequent appearances thanks to this: She and her Zygon double become close as sisters. One of them is murdered by Missy in "Death in Heaven". Which one lives? She's not talking...
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* {{Adorkable}}: Awkward, especially around the Doctor. The glasses and inhaler also contribute to her endearing awkwardness.
* AmbiguousCloneEnding: She and her Zygon duplicate both survive the 50th anniversary special, and they agree to keep their mouths shut so as not to confuse the peace talks. This raises the interesting question of which Osgood dies in the Series 8 finale. The show [[{{Unreveal}} deliberately does not answer]]: both Osgoods consider themselves human ''and'' Zygon, and because Zygons develop the ability to "hold" a human's bodyprint after the human's death, even the Doctor cannot guess which is which. This continues after Bonnie takes Osgood's form; each refuses to reveal which of them is which!
* AudienceSurrogate: She's a ''Doctor Who'' fan who just so happens to exist in the show itself.
* CharacterDevelopment: From meek scientist to self-appointed custodian of a fragile peace between humans and Zygons.
* {{Cosplay}}: An in-universe example. She wears the Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf in "The Day of the Doctor" (literally the actual scarf, and according to WordOfGod given to her by the Curator). In "Death In Heaven", she wears the Eleventh Doctor's jacket and bowtie as well as the Ten's red converse shoes. In "The Zygon Invasion/Inversion", she wears the Doctor's signature '80s question mark collar!
* {{Fangirl}}: Another in-universe example. She's basically a ''Doctor Who'' fangirl fresh from {{Website/Tumblr}} transplanted into the show.
* {{Foil}}: To Clara; they both emulate certain aspects of the Doctor. But while Clara exhibits the Doctor's worst traits, like pride and an OmniscientMoralityLicense, Osgood emulates his idealism and hope no matter what.
* HollywoodNerd: She's got asthma, OCD and big doofy glasses. She's also a very clever scientist who genuinely impresses the Doctor, to the point where he offers her a companion position twice over. (The first time, she is killed shortly after he makes the offer; the second time, she gently turns him down on the grounds of needing to help keep the human-Zygon peace on Earth.)
* KillTheCutie: In "Death in Heaven", Missy murders one of the Osgoods, taunting her with the knowledge that she's going to kill her before doing so. Then she crumples her glasses under her boot heel.
* LastNameBasis: She always go by her surname Osgood, because she has a ''horrible'' first name - "Petronella".
* LegacyCharacter: Bonnie the Zygon replaces the murdered Osgood at the end of "The Zygon Inversion".
* MoralityPet: While Twelve can be rude to Clara occasionally, he's ''never'' anything but kind and sweet to his number one fan.
* NerdGlasses: She wears a pair of big, doofy ones, as seen in the picture.
* NerdyInhaler: A ChekhovsGun in "The Day of the Doctor".
* NotQuiteDead: Despite being killed off by Missy in the Series 8 finale, she comes back for Series 9. Turns out there were two Osgoods, Human!Osgood and Zygon!Osgood, who both considered themselves human and Zygon.
* NumberTwo: For Kate Stewart.
* MythologyGag: Much like Kate, she shares a surname with a UNIT character from the Pertwee era. WordOfGod has it that Moffat imagined her as Sergeant Osgood's daughter, but deliberately refrained from making it official so fans could decide for themselves.
** Her first name is finally revealed in "The Zygon Inversion"... it's Petronella. EmbarrassingFirstName, no wonder we're on LastNameBasis.
* RefusalOfTheCall: She ''really'' wants to join the Doctor in the TARDIS, but she knows her place is on Earth safeguarding the Zygon-human ceasefire.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: By the time of "The Zygon Invasion"/"The Zygon Inversion", she embodies the Doctor's ideals of peaceful resolution better than the Doctor himself, so much [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming that he's a fan of her!]]
* SurvivalMantra: "The Doctor will save me. The Doctor will save me."
* TooDumbToLive: Osgood finds a pair of handcuffs in her pocket after the "captive" Missy was close enough to whisper death threats in her ear. In an uncharacteristically slow moment, she wastes enough time gawking at not understanding how they got there for the Mistress to get behind her with a death ray.
* TookALevelInBadass: In her second appearance in "Death in Heaven", she's much more confident and bold than when we first met her, and the Doctor first offers her the chance to be a companion because of this. Sadly, she is killed before she can choose.
* TheUnreveal: Nobody except for the Osgoods themselves know which is which. At the end of "The Zygon Inversion" it's possible that one is human and the other Zygon, or both are Zygons. They do promise to reveal it to the Doctor some day, when it no longer matters.
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[[folder: Kate Stewart]]
!!Kate Stewart (Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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--> Played By: Jemma Redgrave (2012–)
The de facto scientific head of UNIT, following in the footsteps of her father, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Kate first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse releases ''Downtime'' and ''Dæmos Rising'', where she was played by Beverley Cressman. After a few more appearances in ExpandedUniverse novels, Kate became one of the very, very few {{Canon Immigrant}}s in the TV series. Also got her own AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho spinoff in 2015.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: She gives Eleven a very sweet kiss on the cheek.
* AggressiveNegotiations: Was in the midst of one at the climax of "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]" against an invading Zygon party, culminating in her threatening to blow up London for the Zygons breaching the Black Archive. The 10th and 11th Doctors manage to avert any possible disaster through enforced mind-wipes.
* BadassLongcoat: Wears one.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kate is affable and polite, but she also has a ruthless and pragmatic side to her. In "Day of the Doctor" she's willing to nuke London to save the rest of the planet and in "The Zygon Inversion" she's willing to use a deadly nerve gas to prevent a Zygon uprising.
* TheBrigadier: She doesn't hold the title, but takes up the role.
* CallBack / NotSoDifferent: Remember Davros's reproach to the Doctor about being a TechnicalPacifist ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd while making his allies willing to go to unbelievable extremes in his name]]?'' Kate's no exception.
* CanonImmigrant: As mentioned, she first appeared in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse before moving on to the show proper.
* TheComicallySerious: Quite subtle, actually: she never flaps even at the most ridiculous of discussions -- [[NotSoAboveItall although she does express genuine shock]] at unforeseen ''faux pas''.
* ConsummateProfessional: As was her father.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
-->'''Kate:''' UNIT's been adapting. Well, I dragged them along, kicking and screaming, which made it sound like more fun than it actually was.
* EmperorScientist: A rare heroic version. Under her leadership, UNIT has become a more technologically-savvy organisation, who can defend the Earth and cripple alien menaces with ''science'', in addition to their traditional methods of unloading FiveRoundsRapid to them.
* HotScientist: She looks great and dresses well.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Her friendship with the Doctor picks right up where her dad left off.
* IronLady: Best shown in "The Day of the Doctor", where the Zygon leader learns this [[BullyingADragon the hard way]].
* KidnappedByAnAlly: Often does this to the Doctor when the situation.
* LegacyCharacter: She's The Brigadier's daughter.
* MamaBear: Mother of two.
* NervesOfSteel: On full display in "[[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]": after all, she was the one who manages to [[spoiler: intimidate the invading Zygon top brass after activating a nuclear warhead under London]].
* NotAfraidToDie: Not afraid to give the order to detonate a nuke under London, if it saves the planet. Luckily, she doesn't have to go through with her threat, but ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes damn!]]''
--> '''[[spoiler: Zygon Kate]]:''' We only have to agree to live.\\
'''Kate:''' ''[[PreMortemOneLiner Sadly, we can only agree to die.]]''
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Averted. Kate didn't want to be shown any favoritism because of her dad. So she dropped Lethbridge from her name and earned her place in UNIT.
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[[folder: Osgood]]
!!Petronella Osgood (Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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-> ''"The Doctor will save me. The Doctor will save me."''
-->Played by: Ingrid Oliver (2013–2015)
Kate Stewart's right-hand woman in the revamped UNIT. She's "science-y" and a rather big fangirl of the Doctor, cosplaying him regularly. She is key to the peace negotiated between humans and Zygons in "The Day of the Doctor", her debut story, and a RiddleForTheAges evolves around her in subsequent appearances thanks to this: She and her Zygon double become close as sisters. One of them is murdered by Missy in "Death in Heaven". Which one lives? She's not talking...
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* {{Adorkable}}: Awkward, especially around the Doctor. The glasses and inhaler also contribute to her endearing awkwardness.
* AmbiguousCloneEnding: She and her Zygon duplicate both survive the 50th anniversary special, and they agree to keep their mouths shut so as not to confuse the peace talks. This raises the interesting question of which Osgood dies in the Series 8 finale. The show [[{{Unreveal}} deliberately does not answer]]: both Osgoods consider themselves human ''and'' Zygon, and because Zygons develop the ability to "hold" a human's bodyprint after the human's death, even the Doctor cannot guess which is which. This continues after Bonnie takes Osgood's form; each refuses to reveal which of them is which!
* AudienceSurrogate: She's a ''Doctor Who'' fan who just so happens to exist in the show itself.
* CharacterDevelopment: From meek scientist to self-appointed custodian of a fragile peace between humans and Zygons.
* {{Cosplay}}: An in-universe example. She wears the Fourth Doctor's iconic scarf in "The Day of the Doctor" (literally the actual scarf, and according to WordOfGod given to her by the Curator). In "Death In Heaven", she wears the Eleventh Doctor's jacket and bowtie as well as the Ten's red converse shoes. In "The Zygon Invasion/Inversion", she wears the Doctor's signature '80s question mark collar!
* {{Fangirl}}: Another in-universe example. She's basically a ''Doctor Who'' fangirl fresh from {{Website/Tumblr}} transplanted into the show.
* {{Foil}}: To Clara; they both emulate certain aspects of the Doctor. But while Clara exhibits the Doctor's worst traits, like pride and an OmniscientMoralityLicense, Osgood emulates his idealism and hope no matter what.
* HollywoodNerd: She's got asthma, OCD and big doofy glasses. She's also a very clever scientist who genuinely impresses the Doctor, to the point where he offers her a companion position twice over. (The first time, she is killed shortly after he makes the offer; the second time, she gently turns him down on the grounds of needing to help keep the human-Zygon peace on Earth.)
* KillTheCutie: In "Death in Heaven", Missy murders one of the Osgoods, taunting her with the knowledge that she's going to kill her before doing so. Then she crumples her glasses under her boot heel.
* LastNameBasis: She always go by her surname Osgood, because she has a ''horrible'' first name - "Petronella".
* LegacyCharacter: Bonnie the Zygon replaces the murdered Osgood at the end of "The Zygon Inversion".
* MoralityPet: While Twelve can be rude to Clara occasionally, he's ''never'' anything but kind and sweet to his number one fan.
* NerdGlasses: She wears a pair of big, doofy ones, as seen in the picture.
* NerdyInhaler: A ChekhovsGun in "The Day of the Doctor".
* NotQuiteDead: Despite being killed off by Missy in the Series 8 finale, she comes back for Series 9. Turns out there were two Osgoods, Human!Osgood and Zygon!Osgood, who both considered themselves human and Zygon.
* NumberTwo: For Kate Stewart.
* MythologyGag: Much like Kate, she shares a surname with a UNIT character from the Pertwee era. WordOfGod has it that Moffat imagined her as Sergeant Osgood's daughter, but deliberately refrained from making it official so fans could decide for themselves.
** Her first name is finally revealed in "The Zygon Inversion"... it's Petronella. EmbarrassingFirstName, no wonder we're on LastNameBasis.
* RefusalOfTheCall: She ''really'' wants to join the Doctor in the TARDIS, but she knows her place is on Earth safeguarding the Zygon-human ceasefire.
* SurpassedTheTeacher: By the time of "The Zygon Invasion"/"The Zygon Inversion", she embodies the Doctor's ideals of peaceful resolution better than the Doctor himself, so much [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming that he's a fan of her!]]
* SurvivalMantra: "The Doctor will save me. The Doctor will save me."
* TooDumbToLive: Osgood finds a pair of handcuffs in her pocket after the "captive" Missy was close enough to whisper death threats in her ear. In an uncharacteristically slow moment, she wastes enough time gawking at not understanding how they got there for the Mistress to get behind her with a death ray.
* TookALevelInBadass: In her second appearance in "Death in Heaven", she's much more confident and bold than when we first met her, and the Doctor first offers her the chance to be a companion because of this. Sadly, she is killed before she can choose.
* TheUnreveal: Nobody except for the Osgoods themselves know which is which. At the end of "The Zygon Inversion" it's possible that one is human and the other Zygon, or both are Zygons. They do promise to reveal it to the Doctor some day, when it no longer matters.
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Members of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, later the Unified Intelligence Taskforce (the fictional organization had to be renamed after the BBC received an angry letter from the actual United Nations).
This international military and scientific organization keep planet Earth safe from alien menaces (or, at least, [[RedshirtArmy they try to]]) and have been a reoccurring element in Doctor Who for decades. UNIT first appeared in the 1968 serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]], formed due to the aftermath of the events of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]. During his exile on Earth, the Third Doctor reluctantly worked for UNIT as their scientific adviser, becoming close friends with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who he had previously met twice during his second incarnation, in the process.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[RecapDoctorWho S33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
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[[folder: Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
!!Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart CMG CBE DSO (Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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->''"Just once, I'd like to face an alien menace that wasn't {{immune to bullets}}."''
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]"
-->Played by: Creator/NicholasCourtney (1968,[[note]]He debuted in a serial in late Season 5, followed by a return in a serial in early Season 6, these first 2 serials both aired in the year 1968[[/note]] 1970–75,[[note]]In 1970-71, he was a RegularCharacter appearing in every serial of those two years; from 1972-75, he was more of a RecurringCharacter, appearing in 2 or 3 serials per year[[/note]] 1983, 1989, 1993), Jeremiah Krage (2014 as a Cyberman)
-->Also appeared in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' (2008)
[[labelnote:Note on appearances]]The Brigadier appeared on-screen with the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Doctors in classic ''Doctor Who'', and with the Sixth Doctor in "Dimensions in Time", making Nicholas Courtney the only actor to share screen time with all of the original Doctors. (The Brig himself didn't appear with William Hartnell's First Doctor, but Courtney played Bret Vyon in "The Daleks' Master Plan" with Hartnell and the Brigadier in "The Five Doctors" with Hurndall.) In addition, he has shown up in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios with the Eighth Doctor, and in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', where he would have returned again alongside the Tenth Doctor if not for a stroke. However, while the Brig and Ten never interacted in performed ''Doctor Who'' of any kind, Courtney acted alongside a pre-Doctor Creator/DavidTennant in ''Big Finish''. Finally, the Brig appeared as a Cyberman in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E12DeathInHeaven "Death in Heaven"]], played by Jeremiah Krage as Courtney had passed away by then.[[/labelnote]]
One of the most significant and recognisable companions, although he rarely travelled away from Earth. The head of UNIT in the 70s ([[ContinuitySnarl or in the 80s]], [[AuthorsSavingThrow "depending on dating protocol"]]), the Brig worked alongside the Doctor and many of his companions in that era and beyond -- often defending the Earth from various threats. He retired from UNIT in 1976, though still met up with the Doctor on occasion, as well as with Sarah Jane (in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', 2008). TropeNamer for TheBrigadier.
* AgentScully: Has a tendency to keep this up even when up to his eyeballs in aliens. First time in the TARDIS, he dismissed the inside view as "some kind of optical illusion". UNIT in general seems to treat extraterrestrial matters kind of lightly, even in the new series, yet UNIT is ''supposed'' to be monitoring and defending against intergalactic activity.
* AndIMustScream: He passes away in a nursing home circa 2011, but his consciousness is intercepted by the Nethersphere. Three years later, his withered earthly remains are cyber-converted and he is uploaded back into them, essentially stuck in the decayed shell of his former self with bits of cybernetics wired into the organic parts to reanimate that body against his will. But he manifests the willpower to overcome the Cyberman conditioning and breaks loose, not blowing himself up with Danny and the rest of the undead Cybermen. Instead, he saves his daughter from certain death. After that, he just flies off into parts unknown, not to be heard from again.
* AntiHero: Normally he's clearly on the good team but he dives headlong into this in "Doctor Who and the Silurians" where he orders the total genocide of a hibernating race. He also showed no hesitation about gunning down an unarmed prisoner in "Battlefield".
* AscendedExtra: Appeared as simply Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]". Brought back the next season and given a bonus promotion.
* BackFromTheDead: In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E12DeathInHeaven Death in Heaven]]", he, along with every other corpse on Earth, comes back as a Cyberman. And breaks his conditioning to save his daughter and to defeat the Master one more time.
* BadassBeard: In old age.
* BadassMustache: Ironically, a fake one in almost all of his appearances outside "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". This allowed the actor to turn TheBrigadier into the "Brigade Leader" in the MirrorUniverse tale "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4Inferno Inferno]]". There, the character sported an [[GoodScarsEvilScars Evil Scar]]-and-[[EyepatchOfPower Eyepatch]] combo. Quite jarring.)
* BadassNormal: He doesn't know the first thing about time travel or Time Lords, but he knows how to lead an army. After all, they don't name you to the Distinguished Service Order for sitting around.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite his constant politeness, stiff upper lip and occasional goofy moments, he's probably the most ruthless regular character on screen.
** He ''shot the Master'', as a Cyberman, because Missy '''''THREW HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF A PLANE!'''''
*** Also punched the Master in the Death Zone. Without The Master even seeing him beforehand.
* BraveScot: It doesn't come up all that often, but he's very proud of his heritage.
* TheBrigadier: TropeNamer!
* TheBusCameBack: In "Death in Heaven" comes back as a Cyberman, but breaks his conditioning.
* CameBackStrong: Before his death, he was a human soldier. After his death, he's a ''metal'' soldier that can fly and shoot lasers.
* ColonelBadass: Before his promotion to Brigadier.
* TheComicallySerious: The embodiment of Keep Calm And Carry On. Lethbridge-Stewart is going to ''remain'' in charge, and no squid aliens, chaps with wings, giant robots, creatures from the Black Lagoon, or killer mannequins are going to have anything to say about it!
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-13 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story. After the final end of UNIT as a regular part of the show's set-up, he made three more appearances in the 1980s, and a final appearance in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''. (Poor health repeatedly prevented him from appearing in the main show during the 21st century.)
* CoolOldGuy: After he retired.
* DeadpanSnarker: Got into many a mutual snarking match with Three. Two and Four liked to just run circles around him intellectually instead. Five and Seven, on the other hand, were kinder and fairly more respective of the Brig.
* DeathWish: If you have one, fuck with either [[spoiler:his daughter]] or the Doctor.
* DrinkOrder: According to one of the nurses at his retirement home, before his death, he enjoyed a glass of brandy in the evenings and always made sure they poured an extra glass for the Doctor, in case he ever showed up.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Coming back from the grave, actually. He's able to summon the truly unfathomable willpower required to resist Cyber-conversion after being three years dead, and saves his daughter's life before blasting the Master away so the Doctor won't have to do it.
** Leads to DyingWish too. Finally, ''he gets the salute he always wanted.'' '''''Finally.'''''
* EyepatchOfPower: His scary alternate-universe self in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4Inferno Inferno]]".
* ExpandedUniverse: More than you can shake a stick at. Apart from his ''extensive'' work on AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho, he got his own direct-to-video spinoff together with Sarah Jane and Victoria, called ''Downtime''.
* {{Expy}}: Resembles Colonel Breen from ''Series/QuatermassAndThePit''. So much so, that originally Julian Glover from the then-recent [[Film/QuatermassAndThePit movie adaptation]] would have played him had the original actor not dropped out.
* FascinatingEyebrow: His rival those of Creator/DavidTennant.
* FiveRoundsRapid: Also the TropeNamer.
* {{Flanderization}}: He was introduced in Season 5 and made a regular in Season 7, serving as an action-oriented non-scientific foil for the Doctor. Despite being a somewhat stubborn and closed-minded military man who depended upon the Doctor in dire circumstances, he was shown in his first 2 seasons as crafty and capable. Starting in Season 8, his most obvious traits were magnified. It got so bad that by Season 10 he was incapable of getting ''anything'' done when the Doctor was away, failed to understand even simple scientific principles, and was incredulous of any unusual phenomenon. This trend was reversed somewhat when his character was reintroduced in Season 20 after an absence of 7 years.
* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcended this.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father Like Daughter]]: His daughter, Kate, from the expanded universe, who later appears in the TV series.
* ImmuneToBullets: Again, the TropeNamer, though not immune himself by any means.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: A sea of calm in the face of the manic Third Doctor. It's quite interesting to see the Eleventh Doctor (and now Twelfth) losing his mind in the presence of Kate Stewart's unflappability.
* JurisdictionFriction: He may be a loyal British subject through and through but UNIT is a ''United Nations'' organization. So although he often cooperates with the British Government he will occasionally go over their head by contacting his superiors in Geneva if he feels it's necessary.
* KnightFever: Gained a "Sir" in Creator/BigFinish, which was later confirmed in the TV series. Even before that, he was a Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
* ManInAKilt: Wears the hunting Stewart tartan during UNIT's adventure in Scotland.
* NervesOfSteel: He ''knows no fear''.
* {{Pornstache}}: Interestingly, his fascist MirrorUniverse counterpart is clean-shaven. (Although the actor was clean-shaven throughout the series -- the famed moustache was actually a fake.)
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', he gives modern day UNIT one after a Bane disguised as a UNIT major has the cheek to insinuate that his era had it ''easier''.
--> '''Brigadier''': In my day, we took on Daleks, Cybermen, Autons, Zygons, and all manner of space thuggery! And it doesn't come more hostile than ''that!''
* RetiredBadass: In SJA, just because he retired doesn't mean he won't remind you of just ''why'' he is the Brig.
** He walks with a cane by this time. It fires ''harpoons.''
*** Whether he actually ''needs'' the cane... or just carries it because it ''fires harpoons''... is up for debate. Knowing The Brigadier, it's probably ''the latter''.
* RunningGag: In both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', the Brig has a disturbing tendency to be "stranded in Peru" when all the important, UNIT-related alien stuff is going on.
* SarcasticDevotee: He can snark and be irritated by the Doctor and whatever catastrophe he now has to deal with, but it's clear that beneath it all, he's secretly having the time of his life.
* ShootTheDog: Very much so in "Doctor Who and the Silurians".
* TheSnarkKnight: Especially towards Two.
* StaffOfAuthority: His swagger stick.
* StiffUpperLip: No matter whatever weird menace the Universe throws against him, the Brig takes it completely in stride.
* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: His love for his daughter, as well as his sense of duty for his country, allow him to break from his Cyber-converstion when reanimated as a Cyberman by the Master during "Death in Heaven".
* VitriolicBestBuds: His friendship with the Doctor starts out very uneasy, and he and Three spend most of their time insulting each other. His encounter with Five is naturally a lot calmer, and by the time he meets Seven, they've moved securely into this trope's territory.
** In Creator/BigFinish, he later (for him) meets Six and Eight (in that order), and gets along very well with both regeneration; the latter even explicitly refers to the Brig as his closest friend among his companions up to that point.
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: The Doctor often criticizes his unimaginative and often violent response to every alien threat. How justified this criticism is varies according to the circumstances. The Brigadier is simply using the tools he's most familiar with against aliens who are frequently hostile or at least acting in a sinister manner. Coming up with other options is the Doctor's job.
* YouLookFamiliar: Nicholas Courtney played Bret Vyon in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E4TheDaleksMasterPlan The Daleks' Master Plan]]" before he got the role of the Brigadier, making him the ''only'' actor to act alongside all seven (eight if you count the audio dramas ''Minuet In Hell'' and ''Zagreus'') of the original Doctors at some point in his career.
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[[folder: John Benton]]
!!Sergeant John Benton (Second, Third and Fourth Doctors)
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->'''Benton:''' Right then, Doctor. You'd better get busy.\\
'''Third Doctor:''' What?\\
'''Benton:''' You'd better start overpowering me, hadn't you? You know, a bit of your Venusian oojah?
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]]"
-->Played by: John Levene (1968, 1970–75[[note]]After appearing in one serial in early Season 6 in 1968, he returned midway through Season 7 in 1970 appearing in the last two serials that year. In 1971, he was in all but one serial that year. From 1972-75, he was a RecurringCharacter appearing in about two serials per year[[/note]])[[note]]a ''very'' young Darren Plant played the baby incarnation of Benton in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster The Time Monster]]"[[/note]]
A kind and determined UNIT sergeant. Benton was down-to-Earth and often had common sense that others around him seemed to lack. He always stood up for what he believed was right, even if it meant defying orders or getting into fights with his direct superiors. Together with Captain Yates, he was one of two recurring characters during the UNIT years who were subordinate to the Brigadier. After the Golden Age incident that led to Yates's forced retirement, he was promoted to a Warrant Officer to make up for the absence of a Captain under the Brigadier's command.
* {{Adorkable}}: Extremely badass, but has his moments of being this very much, like his being proud of making the best coffee in UNIT.
* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: While Captain Yates certainly fits the bill of this duo, Benton is an absolute ''teddy bear'' of an NCO.
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-13 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story.
* ExpandedUniverse: Got his own direct-to-video spinoff, ''Wartime''.
* TheFettered: He even lets the Doctor knock him out in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]" so he doesn't have to break the law to help him.
* NumberTwo: The Brigadier often confers to Benton when he needs something done, even though Mike Yates outranks him.
* OnlyOneName: John Benton was only "Sergeant Benton" until the 1987 spin-off video ''Wartime'', though his first name was decided upon back in the 1970s. The name was simply not used until then, but has subsequently appeared in the ExpandedUniverse as his name (which also makes him TheDanza).
* PutOnABus: Appeared to be [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E4TheAndroidInvasion killed in action]] by an android duplicate, but it turns out that he retired from UNIT in 1979 and has since become a used car salesman.
* RankUp: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E3TheAmbassadorsOfDeath Happens]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot twice]].
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Benton embodies this trope, especially all over "Invasion of the Dinosaurs."
--> '''Finch:''' You’ll be court martialled for this, Sergeant!
--> '''Benton:''' Yes, sir. Very sorry, sir!
* SergeantRock: Eventually became UNIT's Regimental Sergeant Major, and often served as the Brig's senior enlisted man in the field. He's always calm, always on-the-ball, and very quick to react when a situation completely changed -- best seen when he very rapidly kicked, grabbed and overpowered Mike Yates after the latter's FaceHeelTurn.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Yates.
* UnfazedEveryman: Adapts with equanimity no matter what gets thrown at him. Exemplified in his first time inside the TARDIS.
--> Third Doctor: "Well, Sergeant? Aren't you going to say 'it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside'? Everybody else does."
-->Sgt. Benton: "Well, it's ... pretty obvious, isn't it?"
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[[folder: Mike Yates]]
!!Captain Mike Yates (Third Doctor)
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-> ''"Rank has its privileges."''
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E1TerrorOfTheAutons Terror of the Autons]]"
-->Played by: Richard Franklin (1971–74,[[note]]He was in all but one serial in 1971; from 1972-1974 he appeared in one or two serials per year[[/note]] 1983)
Mike Yates was one of several subordinates to the Brigadier over the years. Despite being a soldier, he was also somewhat of a radical hippie. He left UNIT after the events of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]", but returned once more for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders the final Third Doctor tale]]. It's unknown if he rejoined UNIT after or simply faded into obscurity. In the [[DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], Franklin reprised his role with Tom Baker in 2009 for three series of audio adventures, ''Hornet's Nest'', ''Demon Quest'' and ''Serpent Crest''.
* AbortedArc: Franklin currently believes that the original intention of the serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]" was to kill off Mike Yates. This is indeed quite possible, though his appearance in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders a subsequent story]] might suggest otherwise. Less disputably, his planned romance with Jo never came to be.
* BiTheWay: A throwaway line (suggested by the actors) had him asking the Brigadier for a dance. (A fertility dance, to be precise.) The ExpandedUniverse ran with the idea and saw him ending up with a guy named Tom.
* BoundAndGagged: In "Planet of the Spiders" in Episode 5.
* {{Brainwashed}}: "The Green Death" left him just a little bit traumatised, and he ended up taking an extensive vacation to clear his head. It didn't go well.
* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Fulfills his half of the dynamic with Benton, but the good Sergeant is far too much of a cuddly sort for it to be played straight.
* CheshireCatGrin: Both the Brig and the Doctor draw attention to it in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E2TheMindOfEvil The Mind of Evil]]". It irks the Brig, but deeply amuses the Doctor.
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-11 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Flirted on and off with Jo Grant for his time on the show, and looks utterly crestfallen when she announces her marriage... according to an interview with Richard Franklin, the stage directions actually called for this.
* FaceHeelTurn
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Benton.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With the Doctor. Gets along marvellously with him and has the occasional snarky FriendshipMoment.
* WellIntentionedExtremist[=/=]HeelRealization: In "Invasion of the Dinosaurs".
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This international military and scientific organization keep planet Earth safe from alien menaces (or, at least, [[RedshirtArmy they try to]]) and have been a reoccurring element in Doctor Who for decades. UNIT first appeared in the 1968 serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]], formed due to the aftermath of the events of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]. During his exile on Earth, the Third Doctor reluctantly worked for UNIT as their scientific adviser, becoming close friends with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who he had previously met twice during his second incarnation, in the process.
UNIT have appeared many times since, being formally re-introduced post-2005 in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]] in series 4; although there had been a few [[MythologyGag references]] to UNIT beforehand in the revived series. [[RecapDoctorWho S33E4ThePowerOfThree The Power of Three]] also proved to be an important episode for UNIT as it introduced Kate Stewart, the daughter of the Brigadier, who went on to become an important supporting character.
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!Classic Series Debut
[[folder: Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
!!Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart CMG CBE DSO (Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Twelfth Doctors)
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->''"Just once, I'd like to face an alien menace that wasn't {{immune to bullets}}."''
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]"
-->Played by: Creator/NicholasCourtney (1968,[[note]]He debuted in a serial in late Season 5, followed by a return in a serial in early Season 6, these first 2 serials both aired in the year 1968[[/note]] 1970–75,[[note]]In 1970-71, he was a RegularCharacter appearing in every serial of those two years; from 1972-75, he was more of a RecurringCharacter, appearing in 2 or 3 serials per year[[/note]] 1983, 1989, 1993), Jeremiah Krage (2014 as a Cyberman)
-->Also appeared in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'' (2008)
[[labelnote:Note on appearances]]The Brigadier appeared on-screen with the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Seventh Doctors in classic ''Doctor Who'', and with the Sixth Doctor in "Dimensions in Time", making Nicholas Courtney the only actor to share screen time with all of the original Doctors. (The Brig himself didn't appear with William Hartnell's First Doctor, but Courtney played Bret Vyon in "The Daleks' Master Plan" with Hartnell and the Brigadier in "The Five Doctors" with Hurndall.) In addition, he has shown up in ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' audios with the Eighth Doctor, and in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', where he would have returned again alongside the Tenth Doctor if not for a stroke. However, while the Brig and Ten never interacted in performed ''Doctor Who'' of any kind, Courtney acted alongside a pre-Doctor Creator/DavidTennant in ''Big Finish''. Finally, the Brig appeared as a Cyberman in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E12DeathInHeaven "Death in Heaven"]], played by Jeremiah Krage as Courtney had passed away by then.[[/labelnote]]
One of the most significant and recognisable companions, although he rarely travelled away from Earth. The head of UNIT in the 70s ([[ContinuitySnarl or in the 80s]], [[AuthorsSavingThrow "depending on dating protocol"]]), the Brig worked alongside the Doctor and many of his companions in that era and beyond -- often defending the Earth from various threats. He retired from UNIT in 1976, though still met up with the Doctor on occasion, as well as with Sarah Jane (in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', 2008). TropeNamer for TheBrigadier.
* AgentScully: Has a tendency to keep this up even when up to his eyeballs in aliens. First time in the TARDIS, he dismissed the inside view as "some kind of optical illusion". UNIT in general seems to treat extraterrestrial matters kind of lightly, even in the new series, yet UNIT is ''supposed'' to be monitoring and defending against intergalactic activity.
* AndIMustScream: He passes away in a nursing home circa 2011, but his consciousness is intercepted by the Nethersphere. Three years later, his withered earthly remains are cyber-converted and he is uploaded back into them, essentially stuck in the decayed shell of his former self with bits of cybernetics wired into the organic parts to reanimate that body against his will. But he manifests the willpower to overcome the Cyberman conditioning and breaks loose, not blowing himself up with Danny and the rest of the undead Cybermen. Instead, he saves his daughter from certain death. After that, he just flies off into parts unknown, not to be heard from again.
* AntiHero: Normally he's clearly on the good team but he dives headlong into this in "Doctor Who and the Silurians" where he orders the total genocide of a hibernating race. He also showed no hesitation about gunning down an unarmed prisoner in "Battlefield".
* AscendedExtra: Appeared as simply Colonel Lethbridge-Stewart in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS5E5TheWebOfFear The Web of Fear]]". Brought back the next season and given a bonus promotion.
* BackFromTheDead: In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E12DeathInHeaven Death in Heaven]]", he, along with every other corpse on Earth, comes back as a Cyberman. And breaks his conditioning to save his daughter and to defeat the Master one more time.
* BadassBeard: In old age.
* BadassMustache: Ironically, a fake one in almost all of his appearances outside "[[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors The Five Doctors]]". This allowed the actor to turn TheBrigadier into the "Brigade Leader" in the MirrorUniverse tale "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4Inferno Inferno]]". There, the character sported an [[GoodScarsEvilScars Evil Scar]]-and-[[EyepatchOfPower Eyepatch]] combo. Quite jarring.)
* BadassNormal: He doesn't know the first thing about time travel or Time Lords, but he knows how to lead an army. After all, they don't name you to the Distinguished Service Order for sitting around.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite his constant politeness, stiff upper lip and occasional goofy moments, he's probably the most ruthless regular character on screen.
** He ''shot the Master'', as a Cyberman, because Missy '''''THREW HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF A PLANE!'''''
*** Also punched the Master in the Death Zone. Without The Master even seeing him beforehand.
* BraveScot: It doesn't come up all that often, but he's very proud of his heritage.
* TheBrigadier: TropeNamer!
* TheBusCameBack: In "Death in Heaven" comes back as a Cyberman, but breaks his conditioning.
* CameBackStrong: Before his death, he was a human soldier. After his death, he's a ''metal'' soldier that can fly and shoot lasers.
* ColonelBadass: Before his promotion to Brigadier.
* TheComicallySerious: The embodiment of Keep Calm And Carry On. Lethbridge-Stewart is going to ''remain'' in charge, and no squid aliens, chaps with wings, giant robots, creatures from the Black Lagoon, or killer mannequins are going to have anything to say about it!
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-13 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story. After the final end of UNIT as a regular part of the show's set-up, he made three more appearances in the 1980s, and a final appearance in ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures''. (Poor health repeatedly prevented him from appearing in the main show during the 21st century.)
* CoolOldGuy: After he retired.
* DeadpanSnarker: Got into many a mutual snarking match with Three. Two and Four liked to just run circles around him intellectually instead. Five and Seven, on the other hand, were kinder and fairly more respective of the Brig.
* DeathWish: If you have one, fuck with either [[spoiler:his daughter]] or the Doctor.
* DrinkOrder: According to one of the nurses at his retirement home, before his death, he enjoyed a glass of brandy in the evenings and always made sure they poured an extra glass for the Doctor, in case he ever showed up.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Coming back from the grave, actually. He's able to summon the truly unfathomable willpower required to resist Cyber-conversion after being three years dead, and saves his daughter's life before blasting the Master away so the Doctor won't have to do it.
** Leads to DyingWish too. Finally, ''he gets the salute he always wanted.'' '''''Finally.'''''
* EyepatchOfPower: His scary alternate-universe self in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E4Inferno Inferno]]".
* ExpandedUniverse: More than you can shake a stick at. Apart from his ''extensive'' work on AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho, he got his own direct-to-video spinoff together with Sarah Jane and Victoria, called ''Downtime''.
* {{Expy}}: Resembles Colonel Breen from ''Series/QuatermassAndThePit''. So much so, that originally Julian Glover from the then-recent [[Film/QuatermassAndThePit movie adaptation]] would have played him had the original actor not dropped out.
* FascinatingEyebrow: His rival those of Creator/DavidTennant.
* FiveRoundsRapid: Also the TropeNamer.
* {{Flanderization}}: He was introduced in Season 5 and made a regular in Season 7, serving as an action-oriented non-scientific foil for the Doctor. Despite being a somewhat stubborn and closed-minded military man who depended upon the Doctor in dire circumstances, he was shown in his first 2 seasons as crafty and capable. Starting in Season 8, his most obvious traits were magnified. It got so bad that by Season 10 he was incapable of getting ''anything'' done when the Doctor was away, failed to understand even simple scientific principles, and was incredulous of any unusual phenomenon. This trend was reversed somewhat when his character was reintroduced in Season 20 after an absence of 7 years.
* {{Foil}}: He was mostly written as a ''Monty Python'' army character for the pacifist Doctor to snark at: a rules-abiding bureaucrat who is forced to employ a chaotic person to restore order. The character eventually managed to transcended this.
* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father Like Daughter]]: His daughter, Kate, from the expanded universe, who later appears in the TV series.
* ImmuneToBullets: Again, the TropeNamer, though not immune himself by any means.
* ItRunsInTheFamily: A sea of calm in the face of the manic Third Doctor. It's quite interesting to see the Eleventh Doctor (and now Twelfth) losing his mind in the presence of Kate Stewart's unflappability.
* JurisdictionFriction: He may be a loyal British subject through and through but UNIT is a ''United Nations'' organization. So although he often cooperates with the British Government he will occasionally go over their head by contacting his superiors in Geneva if he feels it's necessary.
* KnightFever: Gained a "Sir" in Creator/BigFinish, which was later confirmed in the TV series. Even before that, he was a Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
* ManInAKilt: Wears the hunting Stewart tartan during UNIT's adventure in Scotland.
* NervesOfSteel: He ''knows no fear''.
* {{Pornstache}}: Interestingly, his fascist MirrorUniverse counterpart is clean-shaven. (Although the actor was clean-shaven throughout the series -- the famed moustache was actually a fake.)
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', he gives modern day UNIT one after a Bane disguised as a UNIT major has the cheek to insinuate that his era had it ''easier''.
--> '''Brigadier''': In my day, we took on Daleks, Cybermen, Autons, Zygons, and all manner of space thuggery! And it doesn't come more hostile than ''that!''
* RetiredBadass: In SJA, just because he retired doesn't mean he won't remind you of just ''why'' he is the Brig.
** He walks with a cane by this time. It fires ''harpoons.''
*** Whether he actually ''needs'' the cane... or just carries it because it ''fires harpoons''... is up for debate. Knowing The Brigadier, it's probably ''the latter''.
* RunningGag: In both ''Doctor Who'' and ''Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures'', the Brig has a disturbing tendency to be "stranded in Peru" when all the important, UNIT-related alien stuff is going on.
* SarcasticDevotee: He can snark and be irritated by the Doctor and whatever catastrophe he now has to deal with, but it's clear that beneath it all, he's secretly having the time of his life.
* ShootTheDog: Very much so in "Doctor Who and the Silurians".
* TheSnarkKnight: Especially towards Two.
* StaffOfAuthority: His swagger stick.
* StiffUpperLip: No matter whatever weird menace the Universe throws against him, the Brig takes it completely in stride.
* TooSpicyForYogSogoth: His love for his daughter, as well as his sense of duty for his country, allow him to break from his Cyber-converstion when reanimated as a Cyberman by the Master during "Death in Heaven".
* VitriolicBestBuds: His friendship with the Doctor starts out very uneasy, and he and Three spend most of their time insulting each other. His encounter with Five is naturally a lot calmer, and by the time he meets Seven, they've moved securely into this trope's territory.
** In Creator/BigFinish, he later (for him) meets Six and Eight (in that order), and gets along very well with both regeneration; the latter even explicitly refers to the Brig as his closest friend among his companions up to that point.
* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: The Doctor often criticizes his unimaginative and often violent response to every alien threat. How justified this criticism is varies according to the circumstances. The Brigadier is simply using the tools he's most familiar with against aliens who are frequently hostile or at least acting in a sinister manner. Coming up with other options is the Doctor's job.
* YouLookFamiliar: Nicholas Courtney played Bret Vyon in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E4TheDaleksMasterPlan The Daleks' Master Plan]]" before he got the role of the Brigadier, making him the ''only'' actor to act alongside all seven (eight if you count the audio dramas ''Minuet In Hell'' and ''Zagreus'') of the original Doctors at some point in his career.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: John Benton]]
!!Sergeant John Benton (Second, Third and Fourth Doctors)
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->'''Benton:''' Right then, Doctor. You'd better get busy.\\
'''Third Doctor:''' What?\\
'''Benton:''' You'd better start overpowering me, hadn't you? You know, a bit of your Venusian oojah?
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS6E3TheInvasion The Invasion]]"
-->Played by: John Levene (1968, 1970–75[[note]]After appearing in one serial in early Season 6 in 1968, he returned midway through Season 7 in 1970 appearing in the last two serials that year. In 1971, he was in all but one serial that year. From 1972-75, he was a RecurringCharacter appearing in about two serials per year[[/note]])[[note]]a ''very'' young Darren Plant played the baby incarnation of Benton in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E5TheTimeMonster The Time Monster]]"[[/note]]
A kind and determined UNIT sergeant. Benton was down-to-Earth and often had common sense that others around him seemed to lack. He always stood up for what he believed was right, even if it meant defying orders or getting into fights with his direct superiors. Together with Captain Yates, he was one of two recurring characters during the UNIT years who were subordinate to the Brigadier. After the Golden Age incident that led to Yates's forced retirement, he was promoted to a Warrant Officer to make up for the absence of a Captain under the Brigadier's command.
* {{Adorkable}}: Extremely badass, but has his moments of being this very much, like his being proud of making the best coffee in UNIT.
* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: While Captain Yates certainly fits the bill of this duo, Benton is an absolute ''teddy bear'' of an NCO.
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-13 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story.
* ExpandedUniverse: Got his own direct-to-video spinoff, ''Wartime''.
* TheFettered: He even lets the Doctor knock him out in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]" so he doesn't have to break the law to help him.
* NumberTwo: The Brigadier often confers to Benton when he needs something done, even though Mike Yates outranks him.
* OnlyOneName: John Benton was only "Sergeant Benton" until the 1987 spin-off video ''Wartime'', though his first name was decided upon back in the 1970s. The name was simply not used until then, but has subsequently appeared in the ExpandedUniverse as his name (which also makes him TheDanza).
* PutOnABus: Appeared to be [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E4TheAndroidInvasion killed in action]] by an android duplicate, but it turns out that he retired from UNIT in 1979 and has since become a used car salesman.
* RankUp: [[Recap/DoctorWhoS7E3TheAmbassadorsOfDeath Happens]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E1Robot twice]].
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Benton embodies this trope, especially all over "Invasion of the Dinosaurs."
--> '''Finch:''' You’ll be court martialled for this, Sergeant!
--> '''Benton:''' Yes, sir. Very sorry, sir!
* SergeantRock: Eventually became UNIT's Regimental Sergeant Major, and often served as the Brig's senior enlisted man in the field. He's always calm, always on-the-ball, and very quick to react when a situation completely changed -- best seen when he very rapidly kicked, grabbed and overpowered Mike Yates after the latter's FaceHeelTurn.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Yates.
* UnfazedEveryman: Adapts with equanimity no matter what gets thrown at him. Exemplified in his first time inside the TARDIS.
--> Third Doctor: "Well, Sergeant? Aren't you going to say 'it's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside'? Everybody else does."
-->Sgt. Benton: "Well, it's ... pretty obvious, isn't it?"
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mike Yates]]
!!Captain Mike Yates (Third Doctor)
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-> ''"Rank has its privileges."''
-->Debut: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E1TerrorOfTheAutons Terror of the Autons]]"
-->Played by: Richard Franklin (1971–74,[[note]]He was in all but one serial in 1971; from 1972-1974 he appeared in one or two serials per year[[/note]] 1983)
Mike Yates was one of several subordinates to the Brigadier over the years. Despite being a soldier, he was also somewhat of a radical hippie. He left UNIT after the events of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]", but returned once more for [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders the final Third Doctor tale]]. It's unknown if he rejoined UNIT after or simply faded into obscurity. In the [[DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]], Franklin reprised his role with Tom Baker in 2009 for three series of audio adventures, ''Hornet's Nest'', ''Demon Quest'' and ''Serpent Crest''.
* AbortedArc: Franklin currently believes that the original intention of the serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E2InvasionOfTheDinosaurs Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]" was to kill off Mike Yates. This is indeed quite possible, though his appearance in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders a subsequent story]] might suggest otherwise. Less disputably, his planned romance with Jo never came to be.
* BiTheWay: A throwaway line (suggested by the actors) had him asking the Brigadier for a dance. (A fertility dance, to be precise.) The ExpandedUniverse ran with the idea and saw him ending up with a guy named Tom.
* BoundAndGagged: In "Planet of the Spiders" in Episode 5.
* {{Brainwashed}}: "The Green Death" left him just a little bit traumatised, and he ended up taking an extensive vacation to clear his head. It didn't go well.
* CaptainSmoothAndSergeantRough: Fulfills his half of the dynamic with Benton, but the good Sergeant is far too much of a cuddly sort for it to be played straight.
* CheshireCatGrin: Both the Brig and the Doctor draw attention to it in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS8E2TheMindOfEvil The Mind of Evil]]". It irks the Brig, but deeply amuses the Doctor.
* CommutingOnABus: In Seasons 9-11 after UNIT no longer appeared in every story.
* DidNotGetTheGirl: Flirted on and off with Jo Grant for his time on the show, and looks utterly crestfallen when she announces her marriage... according to an interview with Richard Franklin, the stage directions actually called for this.
* FaceHeelTurn
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Benton.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With the Doctor. Gets along marvellously with him and has the occasional snarky FriendshipMoment.
* WellIntentionedExtremist[=/=]HeelRealization: In "Invasion of the Dinosaurs".
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