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8[[Characters/DoctorWhoImmortalsAndEldritchAbominations Immortals and Eldritch Abominations]] | [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters The Master]] ([[Characters/DoctorWhoJohnSimmsMaster John Simm's Master]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoMissy Missy]], [[Characters/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverseMasters Expanded Universe Masters]])\
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11->'''Amy:''' So, you have enemies, then?\
12'''Eleventh Doctor:''' Everyone's got enemies.\
13'''Amy:''' Yeah, but mine's the woman outside Budgens with the mental Jack Russell. You've got, you know, ARCH-enemies.
14-->-- [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks "Victory of the Daleks"]]
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20The many, many villains of ''Series/DoctorWho''. For information about specific ''races'' (villainous or otherwise), see [[Characters/DoctorWhoAliensAndMonsters the aliens and monsters page]]. For tropes concerning the Doctor's ArchEnemy the Master, see [[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters this page]].
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22As with all ''Doctor Who'' characters, they appear not only in the televised Franchise/{{Whoniverse}}, but also in the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse branches. For their ongoing character tropes in AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho, in which the original actors frequently continue to play them, see [[Characters/BigFinishDoctorWhoVillains here]].
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24Time Lord villains can be found [[Characters/DoctorWhoTimeLords here]]. Villains who are immortals or {{Eldritch Abomination}}s can be found [[Characters/DoctorWhoImmortalsAndEldritchAbominations here]].
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26Due to the sheer amount of villains appearing in this LongRunner show, the pages had to be split up.
27** Characters/DoctorWhoVillainsClassicSeries [[note]]'''First Doctor era''': Mavic Chen; '''Second Doctor era''': Ramon Salamander; '''Third Doctor era''': Azal, BOSS, the Great One; '''Fourth Doctor era''': Harrison Chase, Eldrad, Xoanon, Magnus Greel, the Collector, Scaroth, Meglos; '''Fifth Doctor era''': The Mara, Morgus, Sharaz Jek; '''Sixth Doctor era''': Mestor, Sil; '''Seventh Doctor era''': The Kandyman[[/note]]
28** Characters/DoctorWhoVillainsRevivalSeries[[note]]'''Ninth Doctor era''': Henry van Statten; '''Tenth Doctor era''': The Wire, the Abzorbaloff, Mr. Finch / Brother Lassar, the Racnoss Empress, Professor Richard Lazarus, Lucy Saxon, Max Capricorn, "Miss Foster" (Matron Cofelia); '''Eleventh Doctor era''': Prisoner Zero, Solomon the Trader, the Gunslinger, Mrs. Winifred Gillyflower; '''Twelfth Doctor era''': The Half-Face Man, the Skovox Blitzer, Gus, the Foretold, Seb, the Fisher King, Bonnie the Zygon, the Veil, King Hydroflax, Lord Sutcliffe, the Giant Monk, Queen Iraxxa; '''Thirteenth Doctor era''': Tzim-Sha, Krasko, Jack Robertson, Daniel Barton, the Grand Serpent; '''Fourteenth Doctor era''': The Most High[[/note]]
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31!Reoccurring Villains
32[[folder:The Master]]
33->[[Characters/DoctorWhoMasters They have their own page]].
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36[[folder:Commander Gustave Lytton]]
37!!Commander Gustave Lytton (Fifth and Sixth Doctors)
38[[quoteright:254:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gustave_9775.jpg]]
39->'''Played by:''' Maurice Colbourne (1984–85)
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41A semi-villainous figure, the Doctor and Lytton crossed paths twice. Lytton ran into the Fifth Doctor during "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E4ResurrectionOfTheDaleks Resurrection of the Daleks]]", where Lytton worked for the Daleks, much to the Doctor's distaste. The Sixth Doctor encountered him in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E1AttackOfTheCybermen Attack of the Cybermen]]", where Lytton actually tried to help an alien species fight the Cybermen, though refused to team up with the Doctor. Thought to be a villain through and through by the Doctor, Lytton actually surprised the Doctor in the latter appearance by having a somewhat HeroicSacrifice.
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43* BadassNormal: Expanded universe media confirmed that he's just a normal human, although one born in an alien planet, which makes the fact that he held his own against the Daleks ''and'' the Cybermen, the two most persistent enemies the Doctor has ever had, all the more impressive.
44* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Partially Cyber-Converted into a Cyberman during his final encounter, Lytton experienced this one personally.
45* {{Expy}}: He and his mercenary squad, the Dalek Troopers, were clearly inspired by the Imperial Stormtroopers from ''Franchise/StarWars''. The Dalek Troopers wear similar body-covering armour with the added visage of a Dalek eyestalk on their helmets.
46* {{Fingore}}: He gets his wrists crushed by the Cybermen.
47* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: As a mercenary, he has no particular loyalties to any single cause and can change his allegiances on a dime. Fortunately, he settled on the Face side just before his death.
48* HeroicSacrifice: Rather heroic for the character, he ultimately died fighting off the Cyber-Controller. More impressively, he was partially converted into a Cyberman at the time and remains as one of the few human characters to resist the mind-altering effects of the process. After his sacrifice, the Doctor regretfully laments that he had badly misjudged Lytton.
49* JerkAss: He can be extremely harsh and demanding of his own subordinates.
50* TheQuisling: A recurring human adversary who gets involved with both the Daleks and the Cybermen in separate serials. In the latter case, he initially wanted to collaborate with the Cybermen as he did with the Daleks, but ended up sticking with the Cryon resistance fighters until he was partially and unwillingly cyber-converted.
51* OnlyOneName: Commander Lytton had only one name in the televised adventures of the Doctor, but the novelization of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS22E1AttackOfTheCybermen "Attack of the Cybermen"]] gave him the first name of "Gustave". The story also goes further in-depth on Lytton's character, even expanding his relationship with the Doctor somewhat.
52* WildCard: As said, you can never be too certain about which side Lytton will be on. Considering that Lytton once sided with the Daleks, it makes sense that the Doctor doesn't trust him as far as he can throw him.
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55[[folder:Cassandra O'Brien.Δ[=17=]]]
56!!Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 (Ninth and Tenth Doctors)
57[[quoteright:284:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cassansdradelta_4126.jpg]]
58[[caption-width-right:284:[[LeanAndMean Look how thin I am]]. Thin and dainty. [[EvilOldFolks I don't look a day over two thousand]]. Moisturise me!]]
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60[[caption-width-right:284:[[labelnote:After possessing Rose Tyler]]\
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63[[caption-width-right:284:[[labelnote:Her younger self in her original body]]\
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66->'''Played by:''' Creator/ZoeWanamaker (2005; 2006) Billie Piper (2006) David Tennant (2006) Sean Gallagher (2006)
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68Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 was a human in the far future. Along with other rich and powerful peoples of the universe, Cassandra was on Platform One, a space station orbiting Earth five billion years in the future, set up to witness the final destruction of the planet by the expansion of the Sun. When the Doctor destroyed her body, she retreated into a hospital back room and waited for a chance to reappear. Rose was that chance, and Cassandra merrily took over Rose's body and mind for a while. When the Doctor protested, she made the jump to the Doctor's body instead, enjoying every moment of it.
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70* AbsoluteXenophobe: One of her most defining traits are her xenophobic tendencies and supremacist views. She is the only pure human and everyone else is a mongrel and below her. This trait of hers gets further expanded and deconstructed in "New Earth", through her possession of Rose, she is portrayed as something akin to the [[EvilBrit Evil Brit]] and with her acceptance of The Flesh as a new form of life, she eventually realizes that there is more that defines people besides superficial looks.
71* AccidentalSuicide: Averted, the psychograft causes Cassandra's skin to dry out again and her [[BrainInAJar Brain In A Jar]] to give in, essentially causing her old self to "die". But as [[FusionDance Cassandra/Rose]] explains, it also caused her personality to survive by being turned into particles in the air much like a spirit, allowing her to [[GrandTheftMe take over Rose's body.]]
72* AntiHero: Operating under BlackAndGreyMorality in New Earth. She’s arguably a JerkWithAHeartOfGold at the end of the same plot.
73* AppearanceAngst: Averted when she appears in "The End of The World", being rather haughty when it comes to her deformed looks. This gets subverted in "New Earth" where it's revealed she wishes to have a normal body.
74** This gets Zig-Zagged when it comes to judging her appearance as Rose. This is because she has contradictory feelings of admiration and disgust towards her, going [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy from admiring her looks]] in one moment, to [[LowerClassLout feeling angsty about her poverty]].
75* AlasPoorVillain: She has a very touching exit, especially after everything she'd done.
76* AttractiveBentGender: She was born a male and yet was just as attractive as Zoe Wanamaker at some point. She is unfortunately, a bad example, since she constantly changed sexes in order to fool her previous lovers.
77* AttentionWhore: She is extremely vain and histrionic.
78* BlackWidow: She openly boasts about the gruesome ends of her lovers and was about to do the same with the Doctor moments after [[DirtyOldWoman passionately making out with him]].
79* BatheHerAndBringHerToMe: She makes sure that Chip takes care of passing Rose through the disinfectant in the elevator so she is all cleaned up once she [[GrandTheftMe takes over her]].
80* BeautyIsBest: As part of her materialist views. This is the reason Cassandra shows respect towards Rose despite the classist hatred she feels towards her. It's because Rose possesses the qualities she values the most; [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy Beauty]] and [[FantasticRacism blood-purity]].
81* BenevolentBoss: This is her only good trait. If you recognize her as your superior and [[CultOfPersonality submit to her power]] she will have your back.
82* BelligerentSexualTension: You can tell she is very bitter about having her plans foiled by the Doctor. It won't stop her from [[TheBigDamnKiss making out with him]] before [[FemmeFatale killing him in a thousand different ways]].
83* BestServedCold: A great part of her motivation in New Earth is to get revenge on the Doctor and Rose for almost killing her. This is also the reason why Cassandra is willing to bite her pride in order to possess Rose's body even if she sees her as being too "brassy" [[RichBitch for someone like her]]. Well, at least until she takes a [[PowerPerversionPotential closer look]] at [[BigBreastPride the merchandise]] and [[RichBitch her judgement]] of [[WorkingClassHero Rose's]] appeal [[ProudBeauty changes somewhat]].
84* BettyAndVeronica: {{Subverted}} and PlayedForLaughs. The plot in New Earth even gets described as a love triangle of sorts between the Doctor, Rose and Cassandra, but it's obviously all done for the sake of comedy. Cassandra would be the "Veronica" to Rose's "Betty". Cassandra, however, doesn't allow her lust get in the way [[BestServedCold of her revenge]]. Yet once the plot in New Earth is over and Cassandra [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold goes back to her old self]], she seems mostly happy with [[ShipperOnDeck Rose and the Doctor being together]]. On the other hand, being the greedy old lady that she is, maybe it's because she has grow fond of them and probably wouldn't mind having them [[DepravedBisexual both for herself]].
85* BigBreastPride: Cassandra develops this once she possesses Rose. She is at first angsty towards the idea of using her body, describing herself as a Chav. But eventually realizes that her new self is rather well-endowed, with Chip and even Cassandra herself being surprised and lusty at how [[{{Narcissist}} attractive she has become]] to the point that she [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl makes sure everyone notices]] her [[MaleGaze new front]]. Vulgar as she may see her new self, [[ProudBeauty Cassandra has become very boastful of her new assets]].
86* TheBigDamnKiss: Gets her own, long snog with the Doctor through Rose. The Doctor is stunned, although it's a fake kiss when it comes to him and Rose.
87* BodyHorror: That large sheet of skin connected to a BrainInAJar is a human being who went through at least a hundred rounds of plastic surgery solely to retain her status as a pure human while the others evolved.
88* BodySnatcher: The psychograft grants her this ability.
89* BodySurf: During [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E1NewEarth "New Earth"]].
90* BuxomBeautyStandard: In case her "Bouncy Castle" phrase isn't enough of an indication. This is also probably the main reason [[BigBreastPride why she remains in Rose's body the longest]].
91* BrainInAJar: Attached to an enormous piece of skin.
92* BrokenAce: A high-class lady driven mad by peer pressure and her own conservative ideals. She has cunning and knows how to use it. When the Doctor and Rose meet her she has the [[RichBitch influence and likes to show it off]], and when they meet again in New Earth and [[GrandTheftMe she snatches Rose's body]], she [[CameBackStrong comes back]] as a deadly mix of [[EveryoneLovesBlondes beauty]], [[EvilGenius brains]] and [[TheUnfettered brawn]] in a [[FemmeFatale single, seductive]] posh [[EvilBrit villainess]].
93* BlueBlood: The last "pure" human aristocrat.
94* CharacterCatchphrase: She has a habit of saying "Moisturise me!" to her followers in order to keep her skin from drying.
95* CharacterTics: After [[FusionDance merging with Rose]], she gains Rose's habit of [[UselessAccessory playing with her hoop earrings]] and likes to fondle her hair. Probably because it's [[BrainInAJar been so long]] since she had hair of her own.
96* ClassicVillain: She fits this archetype really well in "The End Of The World," being defeated in a rather climatic way by the Doctor for [[ThisIsUnforgivable pushing him too far]] in her plot to seek power in order to extend her lifespan as a "pure" human, putting other people in danger because according to her, [[FantasticRacism they aren't even human either way]], forcing him to finish her off. Because of this, a great part of her motivation in New Earth is getting revenge on the Doctor and Rose. She is a very good foil to Rose, having the wealth and charisma that she lacks, but [[LackOfEmpathy ironically lacking Rose's humanity herself]]. Since she ends up possessing Rose's body, she turns into something like an [[EnemyWithin evil alter-ego of sorts to Rose for a short time]], acting in [[LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine a more provocative way towards the Doctor]] and being much more straightforward and honest when it comes to acting in accordance to her feelings towards him. So the vices related to Cassandra's persona are [[ItsAllAboutMe pride]], [[RichBitch greed]], [[BestServedCold wrath]], [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl lust]] and [[TheUnfettered ambition]].
97* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Implied to be one of the reasons why she went as crazy as she did. Even when her apathy is shown as a contrast to Rose's empathy, she is overall more [[DenserAndWackier goofy]] and unrestrained. Probably as a side effect of [[FusionDance being merged with Rose]] who is [[FunPersonified energetic and fun-loving]].
98* CynicismCatalyst: It's hinted that her reputation as an upper-class lady was hit hard when she tried to save Chip (actually her future self in Chip's body) from dying while the other aristocrats could care less. This left her cynical and made her develop her worst traits, mainly her belief that people could only depend on themselves and her obsession with remaining a pure human. This makes her a very good contrast with Rose.
99* CallBack: Back in "The End of the World", Cassandra mentions that Rose could use some surgery in order to improve her looks, to which Rose replies that she would rather die than become like her. After possessing Rose and checking herself out in New Earth, Cassandra mentions that her new appeal isn't bad at all, [[EvilMakeover but she and Rose could still use some work]]. All [[BestServedCold probably done]] intentionally [[HopeCrusher too]], since Cassandra knows Rose is horrified by the idea [[FateWorseThanDeath of merging with her]].
100* ColourCodedCharacters: While Rose leaves her blue jacket on, [[TrueBlueFemininity reflecting her carefree and innocent personality]], Cassandra wears Rose's exposed purple shirt, [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple a colour associated with the ruling class, being a darker and seductive woman]].
101* CurvesInAllTheRightPlaces: She is impressed with Rose's appearance. Praising her [[BigBreastPride good front]] and [[DirtyOldWoman rear side]].
102* CultOfPersonality: She has this sort of relationship with her minions, with Chip even worshipping her as a goddess-like figure. Cassandra doesn't exactly think of herself as a god, but it's hinted she [[ImmortalitySeeker is interested in reaching such a state]]. In a bit of a subversion, Cassandra herself [[PetTheDog does seem to value the loyalty they have towards her]].
103* DarkLordOnLifeSupport: Cassandra's body is a [[BrainInAJar Brain In A Jar]] connected to a piece of skin from her original body, having to be constantly moisturised in order to keep it from dying. It helps with the aesthetics in order to make her look disturbing, weak and how much her will to survive has [[MotiveDecay distorted her]] over the years. Her title of "lady" fits the archetype too.
104* DefrostingIceQueen: She goes from being the [[BodyHorror monstrous]], antagonistic [[RichBitch conservative]] and [[AbsoluteXenophobe racist villain]] of the plot to, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl proudly]] becoming the [[MsFanservice main source of fanservice]] with a more [[DenserAndWackier unrestrained attitude]] as the [[VillainProtagonist lead character]]. She also finally grows fond of the new forms of life she created with the Doctor. Basically accepting them as her "children" and after accepting that change is a natural part of life, she realizes the error of her ways, finally accepting it's time to move on, parting on good terms with the Doctor, Rose and the Flesh.
105* DenserAndWackier: In contrast to her serious portrayal in "The End Of The World," she's [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain a lot goofier in "New Earth"]], providing most of [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl the fanservice]] and [[PlayedForLaughs comedy as well]]. Probably because of the themes of the episode about things changing. She is still a danger to the Doctor and Rose, however, nearly succeeding in her plans and only failing because she couldn't blackmail the cat nuns. After helping save the Flesh, she even undergoes a HeelFaceTurn.
106* {{Determinator}}: A dark example: despite having her plans foiled and almost getting killed, nothing will stop her from living on as a "pure" human. Even Rose admires Cassandra's willpower and her desire to survive.
107* DirtyCoward: Abandons Chip to the diseased clones when possessing Rose Tyler. Though she's willing to FaceDeathWithDignity at the end of "New Earth".
108* DirtyOldWoman: She makes full use of [[PowerPerversionPotential her new possession ability in "New Earth"]]. Although in her defence, she's been nothing but a BrainInAJar for quite a long time and lacks the discipline to hold herself back once she uses it on others, all the more after gaining [[MsFanservice Billie Piper's looks]].
109* DistractedByMyOwnSexy: She is so drunk on [[{{Narcissist}} her new sex appeal after possessing Rose]] that besides checking herself out in front of the mirror for a long time, she is completely distracted when the Doctor confronts the cat nurses about their secrets. She gets distracted to a lesser extent when possessing Ten as well.
110* EvenEvilHasStandards: While Cassandra claims to be willing to throw Rose away once she finds a better host, at the same time, [[TheSocialDarwinist Rose is such a rare breed of "pure" human stock in Cassandra's eyes that she is willing to protect her as long as she remains as her host]]. Like when she finds one of the Flesh for the first time and gets scared her body could get infected by the diseases.
111* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Cassandra seems to believe this, judging by her comment before possessing Rose. She admits Rose herself is strikingly beautiful, which is saying something [[RichBitch coming from her]] and her original body's hair colour was also blonde. It may even be related to her [[TheSocialDarwinist racial eugenicist views]].
112* EvilBrit: As part of being played by Zoe Wanamaker. In her second appearance in "New Earth" she is even more straightforwardly presented as a British white supremacist.
113* EvilCounterpart: She is this to Rose when it comes to their roles as the Doctor's companion in New Earth. Otherwise, they are more like [[{{Foil}} Foils]] to each other. She is the sultry, glamorous [[FemmeFatale Femme Fatale]] to Rose's [[UndyingLoyalty loyal]] companion [[GreatDetective detective]].
114* EvilGenius: She is able to trick Rose into falling for her psychograft trap by fooling her into supposedly getting close, has enough technological knowledge to keep up with the Doctor and figures out the secret of the cat nuns minutes after possessing Rose and being able to move on her own, which puts Rose's own detective skills to shame.
115* EvilIsHammy: Despite being centuries old, Cassandra can be... very passionate, to say the least. Whoever ends up hosting her persona is sure to chew the stage. Minutes after taking control of Rose's teenage body full of hormones, she can't help but [[DirtyOldWoman give the Doctor a passionate kiss once she meets Ten in person]].
116* EvilMakeover: In the meta sense, Billie wears different clothes and makeup in her Cassandra scenes. She has a darker shade of lipstick, her hair is at first curved to the side to resemble Zoe Wanamaker in her Cassandra scene and she wears a wonderbra to better [[MaleGaze expose her front]]. Cassandra herself only wears Rose's shirt after getting rid of her jacket and says that while her new appeal isn't bad at all, she and Rose could use some plastic surgery.
117* EvilOldFolks: Oh, come on, she doesn't look a day over two thousand!
118* EvilOverlord: She shows traits of this in "The End of the World", commanding at least a small group of mercenaries and a [[CultOfPersonality personality cult]] loyal to her. Her title of "lady" and her status as the last human being are respected to the point that she has gotten away with many of her worst crimes in the past. But this gets completely averted in "New Earth," where, after being gruesomely defeated by the Doctor, she lost most of her followers and even her fortune too in order to get the psychograft, eventually using it to [[PrincessInRags steal Rose's body for extra irony]].
119* EvilPlan: In "The End of the World", her plan is to create a hostage situation on Platform One in order to collect a reward for her life support treatment. In "New Earth", her plan is to [[GrandTheftMe possess Rose's body]] in order to get [[BestServedCold revenge on her and the Doctor]] and impersonate Rose in order to find out the secret of the cat nuns and blackmail them into giving her a fortune so she can make her escape with Rose's body and live on as a "pure" human for centuries.
120* EvilSoundsDeep: Rose's voice gets significantly deeper after Cassandra takes over her, [[EvilBrit gaining her Posh accent]] as an extra malicious touch.
121* EvilWineGlass: While it never made it to the final cut, an extended scene of Cassandra-possessed-Rose joining the Doctor in Ward 26 included the servants of the Duke of Manhattan offering them drinks, which would have caused Cassandra to slip out of character and reply [[CharacterCatchphrase "Oh, moisturize me"]], almost exposing her facade. Cassandra was apparently [[TheHedonist fond of high-quality drinks]]. Chanpagne also fits her FemmeFatale theme.
122* EnemyWithin: Cassandra's method of possession works like this. She is able to control Rose's body right away, but Rose's original self is still somewhat conscious inside her head. The effects of the psychograft would have caused Rose's persona to eventually be [[DeathOfPersonality completely assimilated and replaced]] by Cassandra's own personality. It's a fitting power [[MeaningfulName considering Cassandra's name]].
123* FacialHorror: Cassandra's "face" is a pair of eyes and a mouth attached to a piece of her original skin controlled by her [[BrainInAJar brain]]. Is it any wonder she got rid of her trampoline self in order to [[GrandTheftMe take over]] the [[EveryoneLovesBlondes body of Rose]]?
124* FanservicePack: Cassandra [[GrandTheftMe merged with Rose]] is [[EveryoneLovesBlondes this]] when [[BodyHorror compared to her usual self]].
125* FantasticRacism: She's the only pure human. Everyone else is a "mongrel".
126* FatalFlaw: Greed, pride, wrath, lust and ambition. Her obsession with preserving her humanity has made her a cynical and desperately power-hungry individual.
127* FateWorseThanDeath: While seeing her as a [[TheSocialDarwinist "pure-blood" who fits her conservative views]], Cassandra initially chooses Rose as a host because she knows Rose would be horrified at the idea of [[AbsoluteXenophobe becoming similar to her]], so by possessing her, she [[BestServedCold can get her revenge]] with Rose becoming Cassandra's new flesh complete with her [[FantasticRacism xenophobic and supremacist views]].
128* FemaleGaze: Her possession of the Doctor is supposed to invoke this in female viewers. Rose herself is too embarrassed like to do something about it. Since Cassandra constantly changed sexes in the past, she is a predator to [[DepravedBisexual both men and women]].
129* FemmeFatale: She was a very persuasive man-eater when she was younger, taking the lives of many of her lovers in order to get away with their money. In "The End of the World", she sarcastically mentions some of their gruesome ends. In "New Earth", she goes from teasing the Tenth Doctor and [[TheBigDamnKiss giving him the kiss of his life]] to boasting about all the [[BestServedCold different ways she has thought about killing him]] in a matter of minutes. She even helps the Doctor figure out the secret of the hospital by doing detective work before turning on him. Despite the fact that she has been living as a BrainInAJar for a long time, she still hasn't lost her charm, fooling the Doctor into thinking she is [[TheConfidant his loyal partner]] despite showing obvious personality differences with her by [[TheVamp seducing him]].
130* FetishizedAbuser: Downplayed, but her relationship with the Doctor is more or less like this, in contrast to Rose's own relationship that is less direct and [[TheConfidant based on trust]], Cassandra is much more straightforward and aggressive, telling the Doctor what to do. Cassandra herself more or less describes [[FusionDance her new self]] as this; [[LowerClassLout weak and vulgar]], but [[MsFanservice attractive and well-endowed]]. Strangely, the Doctor himself doesn't seem to mind the change of personality that much and Cassandra herself can't help but kiss him once she gets the chance.
131* FoeRomanceSubtext:
132** Cassandra has a lot of this with the Doctor in "New Earth" because of Rose's influence while possessing her. However, despite the fact that she does admit some of her lust towards him at the end of the episode when Cassandra [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold goes back to her old self]], she seems to be happy with Rose and the Doctor being together and even likes to [[ShipperOnDeck tease them about it]].
133** Cassandra has some of this with Rose too. Basically, Cassandra loves and hates being [[FusionDance merged with Rose]] at the same time (because she admires her beauty, but can't get over her own classist hatred).
134* {{Foil}}: To Rose. They are both presented as being the last "original humans" in "The End of the World" and "New Earth" (this may be a reference to the [[RichBitch stereotypes]] that they [[WorkingClassHero represent]] in British society and being "human" is a meaningful aspect of their characters). But while Cassandra seems fixated on keeping the material aspects of what she considers make her human, looking down on the hybrids, Rose sees humans evolving as something natural. Despite being shocked by the events of Platform One, Rose doesn't [[CynicismCatalyst become cynical]] like Cassandra. This gets further attention when Cassandra takes over Rose's body: she removes nearly all the qualities that make Rose "human". While Rose is one of the youngest characters, Cassandra is one of the oldest. The past vs. the future, or old British values vs. new ones. Finally, and much to the frustration of Cassandra, they come from opposite backgrounds, Rose being from a working-class family and Cassandra being an upper-class lady.
135* FusionDance: A rather hostile/villainous example, but the psychograft allows her to do this with whoever she possesses. She not only takes control of their body, but forms a mental link with her host, being able to partially see their memories and be influenced by the personality of the host to some extent. This actually plays a role in her character development. While we see her as a huge contrast with Rose, who would be empathetic to the suffering of the Flesh while Cassandra in her place is apathetic at best, she does show some differences when compared to her usual self. After possessing Rose, she is a lot [[DenserAndWackier goofier]], more playful and bouncier than usual, probably because of Rose's influence who is very [[FunPersonified carefree herself]], even giving [[DirtyOldWoman the Doctor an energetic kiss]]. It becomes a more relevant plot point when after she possesses one of the Flesh, her empathy is triggered again and she starts feeling truly sorry for them. This may imply that Cassandra's experiments on herself to extend her lifespan have contributed to her insanity, since she is a lot more empathetic in human form.
136* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: In "New Earth," she wears Rose's exposed purple blouse for most of the story after possessing her, in contrast to Rose's modest blue jacket. These are considered to be Rose's and by extension Cassandra's most [[IconicOutfit Iconic Outfits]] by many fans. The [[MaleGaze exposed purple blouse]] reflects her darker, more mature and seductive character when compared to Rose.
137* GrandTheftMe: Her plan in "New Earth" is to use a psychograft to transfer her mind into Rose's younger body in order to live on as a "pure" human and use whatever secret the cat nuns have to her advantage.
138* GoldDigger: She killed several of her lovers for their wealth in order to extend her life. Despite starting out as a [[TheVamp serial killer towards her lovers]], in "The End of the World", she reaches mass-murderer levels.
139* GoSeduceMyArchNemesis: [[PlayedForLaughs Played For Laughs.]] Since she sexualizes Rose's appearance to such an extent, It's implied she was willing to [[DirtyOldWoman do the dirty deed with the two of them if necessary.]]
140* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Heavily subverted. Both her original self and her new body have yellow hair, but Cassandra is a full-blown villainess despite her few pet the dog moments. What still keeps this straight is that an important part of her story is [[HiddenHeartOfGold regaining the humanity]] that [[LackOfEmpathy she herself lost]] a long time ago. The irony is not lost, considering being "human" means so much to Cassandra.
141* HalfBreedDiscrimination: Played straight at first, with her looking down on all the other human hybrids, but averted at the end of her story in "New Earth," when she at least seems to have accepted the Flesh just the way they are and seems to agree with the Doctor when he suggests that she is technically their mother/progenitor.
142* TheHedonist: Having quite a lot of wealth, she likes to enjoy conforts of all kinds.
143* HeelRealization: After briefly possessing one of the Flesh, she is so overwhelmed by their feelings of loneliness that she starts showing signs of empathy again. Then, after watching the Doctor risk his life to save them, she realizes she was wrong about being a cynical bitch in general and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold starts acting in a much more caring way towards the Doctor, Rose and the Flesh]].
144* HiddenHeartOfGold: Subverted. Look above.
145* {{Hypocrite}}: She verbally abuses Rose everytime she can about how vulgar and slutty she is according to her, but Rose is by far [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl the more modest character]] when [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl compared to her]]. She also likes to tease Rose about how it's hormone season inside her head and how she has been lusting after the Doctor, but Cassandra herself is the one who [[TheBigDamnKiss passionately kisses him]]. For a sophisticated lady, [[DirtyOldWoman Cassandra surely lets her passions drive her]].
146* IceQueen: She [[EvilIsHammy is usually hammy and over-the-top]] but when possessing Rose, her personality seems to change, becoming more aloof, refined and ironically more lady-like. (It could be a way for her to deal with the resentment towards her new host) This coldness of hers eventually causes the Doctor [[TrojanHorse to figure out her ruse]].
147* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: She takes her time in order to check out her new figure after possessing Rose in [[BestServedCold order to let her know she is her property now]] while Rose can only helplessly watch.
148* ImmortalitySeeker: It's never downright stated, but her main goal seems to be eternal beauty.
149* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Averted the first time she shows up in "The End Of The World," being a serious threat to the Doctor and causing death to the people that oppose her, but she gets this treatment in "New Earth," being painted in a more sympathetic light and having more of her background revealed in order to explain her behaviour. Her [[FantasticRacism villainous traits]] and [[RichBitch characteristics]] are [[PlayedForLaughs mocked]], her plans fail her and get her into trouble and despite the fact that she is still a villainess [[BestServedCold out for revenge]], she is overall a less serious character, to the point that a lot of the [[PlayedForLaughs comedy]] and {{fanservice}} in "New Earth" depends on the idea of having an old, [[RichBitch snobby and villainous]] Zoe Wanamaker character inside the young body of Billie Piper's more [[WorkingClassHero honest and humble]] character.
150* {{Irony}}:
151** Completely accidental, but by freeing all the clones, she effectively restarted her race of "pure" human beings.
152** When Rose finds out that Cassandra's new skin is now taken from her back, she makes a sarcastic comment saying she is talking out of her own... before being interrupted by Cassandra herself. After trapping Rose in the psychograft and possessing her, Cassandra at one point starts wondering [[EvilMakeover what work and plastic surgery she can do this time around on Rose's body in order to improve her new appeal and checks herself out]] again, [[ProudBeauty softly touching her posterior, saying that she is satisfied with the way it is]], quite possibly [[BestServedCold doing it on purpose in order to get back at Rose]]. Basically, [[{{Satire}} Cassandra was "talking out her own (Rose's) arse"]], as if saying to Rose that there's [[HopeCrusher no point resisting and that she can't even talk back]] since [[GrandTheftMe she has full authority over her]] and [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty is now her property]].
153** Cassandra usually looks down on everybody else as being sub-human mongrels and while eventually becoming satisfied with taking over Rose's body, she still looks down on her as working-class scum, but possessing Rose eventually allows her to regain the humanity that she herself lost a long time ago.
154* ItsAllAboutMe: Cassandra has quite an ego. Slightly subverted with her accepting her own death.
155* IWasQuiteALooker: As expected, being Zoe Wanamaker in the past. She tells this to Rose while also lamenting that it eventually reached a point in which people wouldn't appreciate her beauty anymore. Which is probably the reason why she [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl unleashes herself once she realizes how attractive she has become after possessing Rose]].
156* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Originally, her personality was more or less like this, but after her reputation took a hit, she fell to the dark side badly, being responsible for the taking of many lives. She goes back to her old persona at the end of the episode.
157* LackOfEmpathy: Mostly [[ItsAllAboutMe played straight]], considering [[FantasticRacism she isn't above committing murder against people that don't fit her definition of "human"]]. But slightly subverted when she feels empathy towards one of the Flesh after possessing her, knowing the loneliness that they constantly feel, showing that she isn't a complete psychopath and may have been a more ethical person in the past.
158* LargeHam: One of the hammiest villains in the series. Be it Zoe Wanamaker, Billie Piper or whoever ends up playing her personality, she always chews the stage. But Zoe and Billie are the real deal. Despite being her only appearance, Zoe really shows off her voice-acting skills, despite lacking a body of her own, Zoe can make Cassandra have a huge presence in whatever scene she is in, to the point of making everyone else seem absent. Then Billie properly allows Cassandra's unseen mannerisms to come to life. In contrast to her usual portrayal of Rose, being friendly, funny and caring, we see her turn into a sultry, sarcastic and cynical version of herself, allowing Billie to portray some really malicious dialogue. She really creates the illusion that a sophisticated, cynical old lady is on the scene who just so happens to be wearing Rose's face.
159* LastOfHerKind: She considers herself the last "pure" human, and sees the various part-humans as "mongrels". This becomes slightly subverted after possessing Rose, despite looking down on her as [[LowerClassLout working-class scum]], Cassandra still proudly refers to herself as "the Last Human", showing that she has grown fond of her new appeal to the point that she views Rose as a worthy [[FantasticRacism pure-blooded]] human [[VillainRespect like her]].
160* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/kufG7VmffFg "Cassandra's Waltz"]] properly reflects her personality traits. It's probably the most alien-sounding theme, capturing the irony behind her appearance and her pride about being the last human, while also being sophisticated and sinister-sounding.
161* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Cassandra and Rose are very feminine characters but in opposite ways. She is the dark to Rose's light.
162* LooksWorthKillingFor: A huge reason for her fall into madness. Becoming a mass murderer or causing a [[DeathOfPersonality Death Of Personality]] to Rose are trivial things to her.
163* LowerClassLout: In order to establish [[RichBitch how pretentious and elitist she is, she calls herself a Chav in horror]] after possessing the body of [[WorkingClassHero Rose Tyler]].
164* {{Lust}}: As part of her FatalFlaw, Cassandra is very [[DirtyOldWoman passionate for a sophisticated lady]], but she is really obsessed with [[RichBitch power]] and [[ProudBeauty beauty]]. It's what drove her to become such a degenerate.
165* LustObject:
166** She ends up idealizing Rose in this fashion, developing a grudging, and yet deep admiration towards Rose's looks and eventually becoming drunk on her new sex appeal. She also makes a point of objectifying Rose's looks to [[ProudBeauty draw attention to her new figure]] and try to seduce the Doctor.
167** She develops similar feelings towards the Doctor as well, making out with him shortly after meeting him and even seems to enjoy her role as her companion not even bothering to reveal her facade until the Doctor starts noticing "Rose's" strange behaviour. She also enjoys possessing him too later on.
168* MaleGaze: After getting familiar with Rose's body, she gets rid of her jacket and opens up some of the buttons of Rose's shirt in order to better expose her new cleavage, [[BigBreastPride because she is really satisfied with her new breasts]]. Cassandra being so full of herself that she [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl feels the need to show off her front]].
169* MeaningfulAppearance:
170** Her trampoline self, besides making her look disturbing, represents how she has become "her own canvas", similar to celebrities like Michael Jackson.
171** Her clothes after possessing Rose reflect the [[LowerClassLout slutty and classless way in which she sees Rose]], but [[MaleGaze also]] how [[ProudBeauty proud]] she has [[BigBreastPride become of her new assets]].
172* MeaningfulName: [[UsefulNotes/ClassicalMythology Cassandra]] was the prophetess who warned of the Trojan Horse. This Cassandra ''provided'' the TrojanHorse.
173* TheMole: She impersonates Rose for a while in order to find out the secret of the cat nuns, but she isn't doing it just for the sake of infiltration. Rather, part of her EvilPlan is actually [[GrandTheftMe snatching Rose's body for good]].
174* MyBrainIsBig: Cassandra's [[BrainInAJar remaining brain]] is rather huge, possibly because of genetic alterations to it. [[EvilGenius It may foreshadow her good intellect]].
175* {{Narcissist}}: Admiring her new sex appeal in front of a mirror for a long time and her [[TheVamp manipulation of her lovers]] fit the psychological profile well. It's hinted Cassandra wasn't always like this, perhaps snobby and vain to some extent like the other aristocrats, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold remained an empathic person behind the mask]]. By the time the Doctor and Rose meet her however, she is a full-blown villain and only her worst traits remain.
176* NominalHero: By taking Rose's role for most of the story in "New Earth," she indirectly helps the Doctor figure out the secret of the cat nuns and their genocidal acts, [[BestServedCold despite the fact that she is following her own villainous plans]]. She even helps cure the Flesh from all of the galaxy's diseases, ironically helping create a new race of "pure" human beings. As the Doctor says, she can't deny them because she helped create them, turning her into their great progenitor. She even seems [[PetTheDog genuinely happy about the fact that they were cured from their illnesses]], probably because she was inside the head of one of them for a while and feels empathy about how much loneliness they had to endure. This may be the reason why she [[FaceDeathWithDignity decides to move on after Chip's body fails her too]], realizing that the Doctor and Rose were right about change being a natural process and that her time is up.
177* NotRightInTheBed: The Doctor notices "Rose's" sultry change of personality right away, but this actually gets averted once [[FusionDance Rose/Cassandra]] kisses him, thinking it's a result of his new looks when Roee is actually possessed...
178* TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou: To an exaggerated level. She despises Rose for her working-class background and for being responsible for her demise, but Rose is still the person Cassandra shows the largest amount of respect towards because of her natural beauty. Rose is the only person Cassandra recognizes as an equal and as a fellow [[FantasticRacism pure-blooded human]].
179* OohMeAccentsSlipping: While pretending to be Rose, she rightfully thinks it's better to imitate the way she speaks instead of using her own dialect. But her imitation is rather poor, so she goes back to using her own posh accent after the Doctor notices it and justifies herself by saying being on New Earth makes her want to try out new things, [[DirtyOldWoman the Doctor included]].
180* PersonalityPowers: The psychograft grants her this. As shown in "The End of the World", she [[WolfInSheepsClothing likes to project a fake image of trust before finishing her enemies off]], like on Platform One or how she murdered her past lovers, so she gets the [[GrandTheftMe power to possess whoever she wants]], enabling her to infiltrate the minds of her targets in order to [[EnemyWithin slowly subvert and destroy them from within]], while also allowing her to [[TheMole pretend to be whoever she wants]]. It can also be related [[MeaningfulName to her name]]. Her possession ability also grants her a [[ImmortalitySeeker pseudo-immortality of sorts]], which is hinted to be her greatest wish.
181* PetTheDog: She values the loyalty her followers have towards her, probably because of the way the other aristocrats turned their backs on her when she acted on emotion. She seems to be really fond of Chip, even remembering his design because he was the last person to admire her beauty. It actually gives her some good karma since Chip seems to have become her last follower in "New Earth," allowing her to possess Rose and give the Doctor [[TheBigDamnKiss one final snog]]. She also feels truly bad for the Flesh once she possesses one of them briefly and seems to be happy for them after they are cured from all of their sickness. This hints that Cassandra may have been a more empathetic person in the past, but her experiences led her to believe that people could only count on themselves.
182* PrincessInRags: So what if she lost her fortune and is forced to possess the body of her [[WorkingClassHero brassy arch-nemesis]]? The [[EvilIsHammy lady]] is [[{{Determinator}} moving on]]!
183* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Yeah, she was designed to deconstruct people who hate change and people's ideas of beauty, so she has many traits of an extreme-right conservative. To Cassandra, everyone else is a mongrel; she recognizes Rose as a worthy, "pure-blooded" human like her, but even then, only as [[LowerClassLout lower-class scum]]. While Rose becomes a worthy host [[GrandTheftMe for her to take over]], she does so with no respect towards Rose's will. She only changes towards the end when she recognizes the Flesh as a new kind of life.
184* ProudBeauty: Cassandra subverts this when it comes to judging her new (Rose's) image. She hates Rose with a passion and is at first angsty towards the idea of using her as a host, but eventually admits she has become quite attractive, to the point where she goes out of her way to make sure everyone notices her new appeal. As vulgar as she may perceive her new self (Rose) to be, it's obvious that Cassandra has become quite haughty about her new image. Even after possessing Rose, she still [[LastOfHerKind calls herself "the last human"]], showing that [[VillainRespect she acknowledges Rose fits]] her [[FantasticRacism archetype of beauty]], and [[TheSocialDarwinist her conservative race eugenics]]. It's almost painful watching [[FunPersonified the lovely Rose]] turn into a vain and [[EvilBrit far-right white supremacist version of herself]]. But then again, [[EvilIsHammy Cassandra is also funny to watch]] and is haughty about her looks to the point where she [[MsFanservice can make Rose act really sultry]].
185* ProperLady: Averted most of the time. Cassandra embodies many "evil lord/lady" tropes, but at the end of her arc, she starts acting this way towards others for once, and her previous malice seems to be gone.
186* ReversePsychology: She does an impressive trick in "New Earth." She fools Rose by telling her to get closer to her, to which Rose mocks such a suggestion and moves behind instead just to get caught up in Cassandra's psychograft trap, leaving her helpless against Cassandra's possession.
187* RichBitch: Honestly believes that money simply makes you more important than others.
188* RichLanguagePoorLanguage: Cassandra ironically uses Billie Piper's natural Posh accent while Rose herself speaks in a Cockney dialect.
189* RichesToRags: It isn't quite fleshed out, but the fact that she needs Chip to hide her in the hospital basement and constantly steal medicine for her in "New Earth" means that Cassandra lost most of her fortune after "The End of the World", probably using all she had left in order to get the psychograft, which makes the plot point about her possessing [[WorkingClassHero Rose]]'s body [[HilariousInHindsight all the more hilarious]]. Most of her followers are also gone too, with the exception of Chip. As Cassandra herself puts it; "[[RichBitch From class]] to [[LowerClassLout brass]]".
190* RomanticizedAbuse: What she does to both Rose and the Doctor after possessing them surely counts. It's actually PlayedForLaughs despite the fact that she is abusing them while molesting herself.
191* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Despite the fact that she [[RichBitch looks down on Rose for being too working-class for her taste]], Cassandra ends up becoming this after possessing Rose. She is at first disgusted by the idea of living on through her, but she is also too obsessed with remaining young and preserving her humanity to let this get in her away and decides to bite her pride for the sake of getting revenge as well. But [[BeautyIsBest Cassandra is so fixated on looks and pretentious]] that once she takes a good look at her new body she can't help but grudgingly [[ProudBeauty admire Rose's beauty and how attractive she has become]], [[ShowingOffTheNewBody all while enjoying and showing off her new assets once she gets the chance]].
192* SnarkToSnarkCombat: She and Rose engage in this when Rose finds the basement she was hiding in, with both of them exchanging some devilish dialogue. At one point, Rose starts mocking the way Cassandra has found a different flesh this time around. Ironically, Cassandra outsmarts her and Rose ends up becoming Cassandra's new flesh.
193* ShipperOnDeck: Towards the Doctor and Rose after possessing them and seeing inside their minds. She enjoys teasing Rose about it, because it's "hormone city" inside her head, but acts more benevolent about it after the plot in "New Earth" is over. In a meta-sense, this might be the whole point behind Cassandra's character. There needs to be an obvious interest between Rose and the Doctor in the series, but it would be out of character for Rose to act in such a provocative way towards him. That's where Cassandra comes in and why she is such a convenient, poshy Foil to Rose. While it wouldn't be normal for Rose to behave in such a fashion, Cassandra herself has no problem with that. So once you throw Cassandra into the mix, we see the normal, caring, friendly and shy Rose turn into an aloof, haughty and sultry version of herself, allowing her to indirectly show feminine traits that she herself lacks or rarely shows. (See also Light Feminine and Dark Feminine above)
194* ShowingOffTheNewBody: She does this to both Rose and the Doctor and enjoys every moment of it.
195* TheSocialDarwinist: Cassandra is one of the most pretentious and elitist characters, with her looking down on hybrid humans and despising people [[LowerClassLout for their lack of wealth]]. While her eugenicist views were left ambiguous in "The End of The World", by the time of "New Earth" and her possession of Rose and acceptance of her as a worthy "Pure-Blood" Cassandra is portrayed as something akin to a capitalist, [[EvilBrit white supremacist]]. Unlike most examples Cassandra still values loyalty and [[BenevolentBoss can even be nice to the people that submit to her power regardless of looks]].
196* TokenEvilTeammate: Although for a short while, she was one of the Doctor's companions, even after he finds out her ruse. She is one of the few to show romantic interest with him and actually kissing him as well. Her actions help move Rose's and Ten's relationship forward as well.
197* TookALevelInKindness: At the end of her story, after [[HeelRealization realizing her cynicism wasn't justified]], she starts acting a whole lot nicer and ironically seems [[HiddenHeartOfGold to like caring for others and]] starts acting like a ProperLady.
198* StalkerWithACrush: Cassandra spends a large part of "New Earth" possessing different people but targets Rose the most in particular because she [[FantasticRacism is the only other pure-blooded human by Cassandra's standards]]. She also has strong, [[{{Yandere}} contradictory feelings towards her host]] and often gets [[DirtyOldWoman drunk on her new appearance when inside her]].
199* StableTimeLoop: During "New Earth" she offhandedly mentions remembering the last time someone called her beautiful. That person was herself, in the dying body of her servant, Chip.
200* SupermodelStrut: She tends to do this in order to enjoy and take advantage of Rose's sexuality. The results vary: The Doctor himself is too distracted with the miracle cures of the hospital and trying to solve the mystery of it like to pay attention to [[TheTease Cassandra's attempts at seducing him]]. But he does gets distracted by "Rose's" [[MaleGaze exposed chest]], which Cassandra takes advantage of in order to kiss him in a frenzy. Since such behaviour is out of character for Rose, Cassandra's movements are emphasized by Creator/BilliePiper in order to reflect her haughtyness and how she is willing to exploit her femininity.
201* TakeThat: Cassandra is basically a deconstruction and parody of the attitude of popular celebrities obsessed with looks, British ideas of beauty and of people who hate change because of their own sense of pride.
202* TheTease: The way she gained her fortune. In a bit of a subversion, she actually gets away with giving the Doctor a passionate kiss and fools him into thinking that Rose is just trying out a new persona until her later LackOfEmpathy blows her cover.
203* ThrillSeeker: Cassandra is portrayed as something akin to an adrenaline-junkie in "New Earth," with her choosing to work with the Doctor despite the risk of being exposed, she can be seen smirking with excitement when she finds the secret room of the nuns and she seems to enjoy her role as the Doctor's companion as well, not bothering to reveal her facade until her cover is blown.
204* TheUnfettered: Nothing will stop her from living on as a "pure" human. If she has to take people's lives then so be it, because they [[FantasticRacism aren't even human to her]] either way. [[BerserkButton This pushes the Ninth Doctor to his limits]] and makes him [[ThisIsUnforgivable decide that her time is up]].
205* TheVamp: She had this lifestyle when she was younger and had a body of her own, with some of her lovers meeting gruesome and mysterious ends. After possessing Rose, she [[{{Foil}} basically]] becomes [[LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine Rose's Dark Feminine. While Rose is usually caring, friendly and shy about her feelings, after being possessed by Cassandra she comes out as aloof, haughty, sultry]] and with a more straightforward and honest personality.
206* VainSorceress: Cassandra is a JustForFun/SciFiCounterpart. Her knowledge of technology can be seen as a parallel to her dwelling in dark magic, she has her own "Crystal Ball", and she is obsessed with beauty and body purity (causing her to get fixated on Rose), so Cassandra is a mix of this and TheSocialDarwinist.
207* VictoriasSecretCompartment: When she possesses Rose, Cassandra hides a sleeping gas container between her new bouncy castle's assets in this fashion.
208* VillainNoLongerIdle: She was suspicious about the cat-nuns but couldn't do anything [[DarkLordOnLifeSupport about it because of her condition]]. Once she snatches the body of Rose, this plays in full effect. The results vary: she manages to steal Rose's body, significantly extending her lifespan, and manages to capture the Doctor as well, having a good plan to blackmail the cat-nuns into giving her a fortune too. However, the cat-nuns aren't intimidated that easily and her plot fails. She may have succeeded if she had the manpower she had back in "The End of the World", but since she is now a [[FetishizedAbuser young and vulgar chav]], well...
209* VillainousBSOD: Cassandra suffers a massive one after briefly possessing one of the Flesh, to the point that it triggers her empathy again and she starts feeling truly sorry for them. It's to the point that watching the Doctor risk his life to save them [[HeelRealization makes her realize that she was wrong about her cynical behaviour]], and that the Doctor and Rose were right about change being a natural process. Cassandra even briefly seems to go back to her old self, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold being happy that the Flesh were cured from their sickness and starts acting in a more benevolent way towards Rose and the Doctor]].
210* VillainousCrush: Not out of her own free will, but since she gained some of Rose's CharacterTics as a side effect of [[GrandTheftMe the psychograft]] causing her mind to merge with Rose, she gains Rose's crush towards the Doctor, to the point that she [[TheBigDamnKiss gives him a passionate kiss shortly after meeting up with him]]. She also seems to [[DistractedByMyOwnSexy develop a grudging crush towards her new (Rose's) self-image]], probably due to the insane depths of [[{{Narcissist}} narcissism]] she has fallen into.
211* VillainProtagonist: She is basically this in "New Earth". The Doctor himself provides the final solution to the plot while Rose herself is barely present and [[GrandTheftMe is only there as Cassandra's host]]. Basically, the episode gives much more of her background in order to explain her villainous traits and she gets the most character development. Despite following her own evil plan and nearly succeeding, Cassandra's role as an antagonist still gets less relevance compared to the cat nuns. She is the [[NominalHero Nominal Hero]] of the story, ending up curing the Flesh from their problems, and her story arc ends with her accepting them as her "children" of sorts before deciding to accept her death for good, which is an excellent contrast to her previous unethical [[ImmortalitySeeker ways of clinging to life]]. Cassandra instead decides to move on after passing on a part of herself to the future, which is a much more "humane" way of coming to terms with death itself. It fits with the themes of the episode about what it means to be human and how she's gained that value back through her journey.
212* VillainRespect: Towards the Doctor and his intellect, to the point that she refuses to work alone when Chip tells her he is too dangerous, this is because [[EvilGenius Cassandra herself is proud of her own intellect]] and has to admit the Doctor bested her last time, thinking they have a better chance of finding the secrets of the cat nuns together. In a similar fashion, she develops a bitter admiration towards Rose's beauty, conceding that she is surprisingly pretty for being [[LowerClassLout a lower-class young girl]]. Despite the fact that Cassandra is angsty about it at first, she starts seeing Rose as a decent [[FantasticRacism pure-blooded host]], at least until [[EvilMakeover she can improve her looks through plastic surgery]] or find someone more sophisticated.
213* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Her status as "the last human". is respected to the point of giving her a victim reputation, allowing her to get away with some of her crimes. Cassandra herself is very charismatic and as demonstrated in "New Earth," she was even better at manipulating people when she was younger and had an attractive body. Some of her [[CultOfPersonality followers even see her as a divine figure]].
214* WickedCultured: Cassandra is basically a treasure collector, and [[RichBitch she will let you know it]]. Being the upper-class lady that she is, she [[TheHedonist enjoys habits of all kinds]], has [[EvilGenius technological knowledge on par with the Doctor and her detective skills are on par with or may even surpass Rose's]].
215* WolfInSheepsClothing: She does this twice. First in "The End Of The World," when she pretends she is not related to the Platform One crisis and later in a more literal fashion in "New Earth," when she possesses Rose. [[MeaningfulName It's fitting that Cassandra provides a Trojan Horse both times she shows up, considering her name]].
216* WorthyOpponent:
217** She respects the Doctor and his intellect to the point that she goes out of her way to work with him instead of alone and makes sure to [[TheBigDamnKiss give him a kiss with the love of his life]] before trying to get rid of him.
218** She sees Rose as this when it comes to embodying [[FantasticRacism beauty and race]]. It's the reason why she [[DirtyOldWoman chooses her as her new flesh]].
219* {{Yandere}}: Cassandra may even qualify pre-main-story-wise, depending on how much she truly liked her lovers before [[FemmeFatale killing them]]. She does have many of the characteristics in "New Earth" after [[GrandTheftMe snatching the body of Rose]], since while a part of her is hopelessly lovestruck with the Doctor, the other part [[FemmeFatale wants to kill him nastily]]. She is also more [[ProudBeauty beautiful]] and [[RichBitch haughty]] than "cute".

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