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* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: Mary Tamm's Romana was aloof, uptight and very by-the-book. Ward's version is a lot more outgoing, playful and adventurous. Whereas Tamm came across as a sheltered aristocrat, Ward was more eccentric bohemian.
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* DeadpanSnarker: She snarks at Duggan in City of Death about his tendency to break a lot of glass.
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* DeadpanSnarker: She snarks at Duggan in City "City of Death Death" about his tendency to break a lot of glass.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, also strawberry blone, but she definitely fulfils this trope.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, also strawberry blone, blonde, but she definitely fulfils this trope.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, but she definitely fulfils this trope.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, also strawberry blone, but she definitely fulfils this trope.
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady, she likely acquired such nerves after Destiny of the Daleks.
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* LargeHam: Can get dramatic on occasion, especially during ham to ham combat with Soldeed on "Horns of Nimon".
* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady, she likely acquired such nerves afterDestiny "Destiny of the Daleks. Daleks".
* NiceGirl: Way easier to get on with than the first Romana.
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* NiceGirl: Way easier to get on with than the first Romana.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Whereas Leela was an uneducated but resourceful and intuitive savage, Romana was the Doctor's superior in intelligence but with less life experience.
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* Deadpan Snarker: She snarks at Duggan in City of Death about his tendency to break a lot of glass.
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* Deadpan Snarker: DeadpanSnarker: She snarks at Duggan in City of Death about his tendency to break a lot of glass.
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* NaiveNewcomer
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* NaiveNewcomerNaiveNewcomer: She's quite out of depth compared to the Fourth Doctor in her early adventures.
* Deadpan Snarker: She snarks at Duggan in City of Death about his tendency to break a lot of glass.
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady, she likely acquired such nerves after jousting against Destiny of the Daleks.
* TheNthDoctorDaleks.
* TheNthDoctor
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* OnlyOneName: As with most Time Lords and Ladies. However, unlike many traveling Time Lords, she never adopts an alias, she just shortens her real name.
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* OnlyOneName: As with most Time Lords and Ladies. However, unlike many traveling travelling Time Lords, she never adopts an alias, she just shortens her real name.
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* IChooseToStay: After three serials of trying to get out of E-Space, she decides to stay at the end of "Warriors' Gate" to help free a race of [[KingOfBeasts enslaved time-traveling lion people]] from slavery.
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* IChooseToStay: After three serials of trying to get out of E-Space, she decides to stay at the end of "Warriors' Gate" to help free a race of [[KingOfBeasts enslaved time-traveling time-travelling lion people]] from slavery.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she is imprisoned by the Daleks. She recovers marvelously, but she carries the emotional scars with her for a long time.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she is imprisoned by the Daleks. She recovers marvelously, marvellously, but she carries the emotional scars with her for a long time.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, but she definitely fulfills this trope.
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A Time Lord, or more properly a Time Lady, like the Doctor, and therefore has multiple regenerations. (Two were seen onscreen, dubbed Romana I and Romana II by fans; the ExpandedUniverse added several possible thirds.) Sent to assist the Doctor against his will in [[GottaCatchEmAll the search for]] the [[CosmicKeystone Key To Time]]. She was initially what one would call "book-smart": extremely well-educated (her academic record trounced the Doctor's), but quite young and with little practical experience.
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A Time Lord, or more properly a Time Lady, like the Doctor, and therefore has multiple regenerations. (Two were seen onscreen, dubbed Romana I and Romana II by fans; the ExpandedUniverse added several possible thirds.) Sent to assist the Doctor against his will in [[GottaCatchEmAll the search for]] the [[CosmicKeystone Key To Time]]. She was initially what one would call "book-smart": extremely well-educated (her academic record trounced the Doctor's), but quite young and with little practical experience.
experience. As such, she is the one companion who could serve as the Doctor's co-pilot with the TARDIS.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she is part of the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene. Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she has regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', The Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she is part of the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene. Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she has she's regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', The Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she is imprisoned by the Daleks, though she recovers marvellously.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she is imprisoned by the Daleks, though she Daleks. She recovers marvellously. marvelously, but she carries the emotional scars with her for a long time.
* ColdBloodedTorture: In "Gallifrey: Extermination" she performs this on a Dalek, causing it to actually ask her to ''have pity'', before it eventually dies. Romana holds the Daleks responsible for the [[TookALevelInCynicism level in cynicism]] she took after being their captive for two decades and takes a cold delight in exacting her revenge.
* ColdBloodedTorture: In "Gallifrey: Extermination" she performs this on a Dalek, causing it to actually ask her to ''have pity'', before it eventually dies. Romana holds the Daleks responsible for the [[TookALevelInCynicism level in cynicism]] she took after being their captive for two decades and takes a cold delight in exacting her revenge.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Plots to [[spoiler: kill Rassilon]] in the Gallifrey: Time War series. She comes close to succeeding too, seemingly she's the one responsible for [[spoiler: him regenerating into Timothy Dalton]].
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Plots to [[spoiler: kill Rassilon]] in the Gallifrey: Time War series. She comes close to succeeding too, succeeding, too; seemingly she's the one responsible for [[spoiler: him regenerating into Timothy Dalton]].
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* TheSlowPath: She spends [[spoiler:twenty years]] as a slave for the Daleks.
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* TheSlowPath: She spends [[spoiler:twenty years]] twenty years as a slave for the Daleks.
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!! Tropes associated with Big FinishFinish
* RavenHairIvorySkin: As is anybody played by Juliet Landau.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She is willing to break all the known laws of time to travel back into Gallifrey's history and help her past self prevent her own apocalyptic future from coming to pass.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Trey comes from many centuries in Romana's future, but Leela points out that this new body actually looks quite a bit younger than her current one. Romana is quite miffed by this.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: As is anybody played by Juliet Landau.
* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: She is willing to break all the known laws of time to travel back into Gallifrey's history and help her past self prevent her own apocalyptic future from coming to pass.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Trey comes from many centuries in Romana's future, but Leela points out that this new body actually looks quite a bit younger than her current one. Romana is quite miffed by this.
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->'''Played by:''' Lalla Ward (1979–81, 1983, 1993, 2001)
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->'''Played by:''' Lalla Ward Creator/LallaWard (1979–81, 1983, 1993, 2001)
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* ProperLady: A Time Lady to be exact.
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* EnglishRose: Sci-fi version. Played by Lalla Ward who has the right look (a pretty pale-skinned blonde), she was refined, composed, soft-spoken, but also brilliant and strong-willed. She comes from Gallifrey, which is kinda Englandesque.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Creator/BigFinish audios see her becoming the Lady President of Gallifrey -- which was eventually confirmed as canon in "The Day of the Doctor", although only in tiny print in the background of a scene.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whether she survived the Time War or not is unknown, in every medium - even [[BigFinishDoctorWho Big Finish]] haven't reached that point in her life yet.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whether she survived the Time War or not is unknown, in every medium - even [[BigFinishDoctorWho [[AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho Big Finish]] haven't reached that point in her life yet.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Plots to [[spoiler: kill Rassilon]] in the Gallifrey: Time War series. She comes close to succeeding too, seemingly she's the one responsible for [[spoiler: him regenerating into Timothy Dalton]].
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Romana's full name is only used in the first part of the first episode she ever appeared in, and she switches to using the abbreviation halfway into that. In the novelizations, the fact that her full name is Romanadvoratrelundar might get mentioned a couple times in the early chapters, but she will still only be referred to by the shortened version in conversation.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: Both of them had reasonably deep voices.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she's imprisoned by the Daleks, though she recovers marvellously.
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she's she is imprisoned by the Daleks, though she recovers marvellously.
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President by writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President by writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like she picked them up really quickly after jousting against the Daleks.
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like Lady, she picked them up really quickly likely acquired such nerves after jousting against the Daleks.
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* PlotHole: Her regeneration scene, written by Creator/DouglasAdams, is one of the series' most infamous ones. Basically, Romana shows up in Princess Astra's body and clothes and announces that she's regenerating for no reason whatsoever. When the Doctor scolds her for copying someone else's body, she merrily cycles through a series of different bodies until settling on the Astra look permanently. This type of regeneration contradicted just about everything in the series, was never explained in any way on TV, and was never heard from again. The Creator/BigFinish ''Audioplay/{{Gallifrey}}'' series, dives into the question headfirst and offers a very good explanation. Other bits of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse have also taken a stab at it: the short story "The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe", for example, suggests the TARDIS forced her to in a fit of jealousy (after impersonating Romana during the events of "Destiny of the Daleks").
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* PlotHole: Her regeneration scene, written by Creator/DouglasAdams, is one of the series' most infamous ones. Basically, Romana shows up in Princess Astra's body and clothes and announces that she's regenerating she has regenerated, for no reason whatsoever. When the Doctor scolds her for copying someone else's body, she merrily cycles through a series of different bodies until settling on the Astra look permanently. This type of regeneration contradicted just about everything in the series, was never explained in any way on TV, and was never heard from again. The Creator/BigFinish ''Audioplay/{{Gallifrey}}'' series, dives into the question headfirst and offers a very good explanation. Other bits of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse have also taken a stab at it: the short story "The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe", for example, suggests the TARDIS forced her to in a fit of jealousy (after impersonating Romana during the events of "Destiny of the Daleks").
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* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very [[Film/StTrinians St. Trinian's]] style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept it was a fetish.
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* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very [[Film/StTrinians St. Trinian's]] style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept that it was a fetish.
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* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very St. Trinian's style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept it was a fetish.
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* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very [[Film/StTrinians St. Trinian's Trinian's]] style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept it was a fetish.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she's the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene -- Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she's regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', and the Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she's she is part of the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene -- scene. Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she's she has regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', and the The Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Whereas Leela was an uneduated, but resource and intuitive savage, Romana was the Doctor's superior in intelligence but with less life experience.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Grows into this with the Doctor, engaging in SnarkToSnarkCombat that gradually becomes more affectionate.
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like her picked them up really quickly after jousting against the Daleks.
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* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like her she picked them up really quickly after jousting against the Daleks.
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* ActorExistenceFailure: Mary Tamm died before her audios with Creator/TomBaker were published.
* ActorExistenceFailure: Mary Tamm died before her audios with Creator/TomBaker were published.
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* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she's imprisoned by the Daleks, though she recovers marvellously.
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
* MercyKill: In "Zagreus", Romana is fully prepared to perform one on [[spoiler:Eight]].
* TheSlowPath: She spends [[spoiler:twenty years]] as a slave for the Daleks.
* BreakTheCutie: Gets thoroughly broken while she's imprisoned by the Daleks, though she recovers marvellously.
* FanFic: Spends her spare time as Lady President writing a rather transparent Doctor FanFic, about a man named "Sigma".
* MercyKill: In "Zagreus", Romana is fully prepared to perform one on [[spoiler:Eight]].
* TheSlowPath: She spends [[spoiler:twenty years]] as a slave for the Daleks.
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!Romana (Fourth Doctor)
A Time Lord, or more properly a Time Lady, like the Doctor, and therefore has multiple regenerations. (Two were seen onscreen, dubbed Romana I and Romana II by fans; the ExpandedUniverse added several possible thirds.) Sent to assist the Doctor against his will in [[GottaCatchEmAll the search for]] the [[CosmicKeystone Key To Time]]. She was initially what one would call "book-smart": extremely well-educated (her academic record trounced the Doctor's), but quite young and with little practical experience.
!!Tropes associated with all incarnations:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How the Doctor feels about her. At one point, she even builds her own sonic screwdriver (which he tries to swipe!)
* CharacterDevelopment: Her first incarnation was cold, detached and focused purely on the mission. Once she regenerated, Romana loosened up considerably and became much more fond of the Doctor.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Whereas Leela was an uneduated, but resource and intuitive savage, Romana was the Doctor's superior in intelligence but with less life experience.
* DeadpanSnarker: Both of them were prone to this. The first Romana's snark was rather icy, whereas the second preferred good natured ribbing.
* DistaffCounterpart: To the Doctor. A wandering Gallifreyan who dresses oddly, has adventures and (eventually) carries a sonic screwdriver.
* TheFashionista: Loved trying on new outfits, sometimes a few different ones in a single episode. Mary Tamm designed her own outfit in "The Androids of Tara" and Lalla Ward came up with her own ideas.
* HotScientist: Smarter than the Doctor, albeit less experienced.
* OnlyOneName: As with most Time Lords and Ladies. However, unlike many traveling Time Lords, she never adopts an alias, she just shortens her real name.
* OverlyLongName:
--> '''Romana:''' My name is Romanadvoratrelundar.\\
'''The Doctor:''' ...I'm so sorry about that. Is there anything we can do?
* ProperLady: A Time Lady to be exact.
* WomenAreWiser: Much more rational and level-headed than the Doctor.
A Time Lord, or more properly a Time Lady, like the Doctor, and therefore has multiple regenerations. (Two were seen onscreen, dubbed Romana I and Romana II by fans; the ExpandedUniverse added several possible thirds.) Sent to assist the Doctor against his will in [[GottaCatchEmAll the search for]] the [[CosmicKeystone Key To Time]]. She was initially what one would call "book-smart": extremely well-educated (her academic record trounced the Doctor's), but quite young and with little practical experience.
!!Tropes associated with all incarnations:
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: How the Doctor feels about her. At one point, she even builds her own sonic screwdriver (which he tries to swipe!)
* CharacterDevelopment: Her first incarnation was cold, detached and focused purely on the mission. Once she regenerated, Romana loosened up considerably and became much more fond of the Doctor.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Whereas Leela was an uneduated, but resource and intuitive savage, Romana was the Doctor's superior in intelligence but with less life experience.
* DeadpanSnarker: Both of them were prone to this. The first Romana's snark was rather icy, whereas the second preferred good natured ribbing.
* DistaffCounterpart: To the Doctor. A wandering Gallifreyan who dresses oddly, has adventures and (eventually) carries a sonic screwdriver.
* TheFashionista: Loved trying on new outfits, sometimes a few different ones in a single episode. Mary Tamm designed her own outfit in "The Androids of Tara" and Lalla Ward came up with her own ideas.
* HotScientist: Smarter than the Doctor, albeit less experienced.
* OnlyOneName: As with most Time Lords and Ladies. However, unlike many traveling Time Lords, she never adopts an alias, she just shortens her real name.
* OverlyLongName:
--> '''Romana:''' My name is Romanadvoratrelundar.\\
'''The Doctor:''' ...I'm so sorry about that. Is there anything we can do?
* ProperLady: A Time Lady to be exact.
* WomenAreWiser: Much more rational and level-headed than the Doctor.
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->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E1TheRibosOperation The Ribos Operation]]" (1978)
->'''Final Story:''' "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS16E6TheArmageddonFactor The Armageddon Factor]]" (1979)
->'''Regeneration Story:'''[[note]]Regenerated offscreen at the start of the serial.[[/note]] "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks Destiny of the Daleks]]" (1979)
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->'''Romana I:''' You have absolutely no sense of responsibility whatsoever!\\
'''The Doctor:''' What?\\
'''Romana I:''' You're capricious, arrogant, self-opinionated, irrational, and you don't even know where we're going!\\
'''The Doctor:''' ''Exactly!''
A tall, leggy, dark-haired woman; the initial concept of her was a "Creator/GraceKelly" sort of character. Had a penchant for armchair psychology. According to the Big Finish Audios, she regenerated when forces beyond her control were drawn out by the Key to Time and started to weaken her body, but she passed the reasons off as a whim.
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* ActionGirl: Occurs unexpectedly in "The Pirate Planet" when she gets into a laser gun fight and wins.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: Romana's fashion statement got the better of her when she made a really bad choice of shoes in "The Stones of Blood" and wore ''high heels'' in a terrain filled with ''rocks''. Naturally, she switched to bare feet before the end of the first episode to alleviate the pain and then put on some pragmatic boots.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She relaxes ''a lot'' over the course of her tenure.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she's the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene -- Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she's regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', and the Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
* {{Foil}}: The Doctor is very experienced in adventuring but barely managed to graduate from the Time Lord academy; Romana is new to the wider universe but is very accomplished academically.
* IdenticalStranger: Princess Strella of the planet Tara.
* LoveRedeems: The Black Guardian's minion the Shadow develops a bit of a crush on Romana.
* NaiveNewcomer
* PimpedOutCape: Made of [[FluffyFashionFeathers white feathers]] -- a gift from the Doctor on their first trip together.
* RichBitch: Quite posh and stuck-up, especially compared to Tom Baker's Doctor.
* ShipTease: One Christmas BonusMaterial short had the Doctor and Romana I very obviously kissing [[KissingDiscretionShot just out of view]], following by a ''rather'' suggestive look from Creator/TomBaker.
* SkilledButNaive: Maybe even more intelligent than the Doctor, but lacks any experience. When she first sees a monster, it terrifies the life out of her. She gets better though.
* AgonyOfTheFeet: Romana's fashion statement got the better of her when she made a really bad choice of shoes in "The Stones of Blood" and wore ''high heels'' in a terrain filled with ''rocks''. Naturally, she switched to bare feet before the end of the first episode to alleviate the pain and then put on some pragmatic boots.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She relaxes ''a lot'' over the course of her tenure.
* DroppedABridgeOnHer: Without actually getting rid of the character. Since she's the same race as the Doctor, she could regenerate and stay on as a character. However, the regeneration comes with no explanation and is a lot like a standard PutOnABus. She doesn't even get a death scene -- Romana just happily walks into the console room with a new face and announces that she's regenerating, in a completely new way that was ''never seen again'', and the Doctor is absolutely baffled. The ExpandedUniverse offered several possible explanations, which of course all contradict each other.
* {{Foil}}: The Doctor is very experienced in adventuring but barely managed to graduate from the Time Lord academy; Romana is new to the wider universe but is very accomplished academically.
* IdenticalStranger: Princess Strella of the planet Tara.
* LoveRedeems: The Black Guardian's minion the Shadow develops a bit of a crush on Romana.
* NaiveNewcomer
* PimpedOutCape: Made of [[FluffyFashionFeathers white feathers]] -- a gift from the Doctor on their first trip together.
* RichBitch: Quite posh and stuck-up, especially compared to Tom Baker's Doctor.
* ShipTease: One Christmas BonusMaterial short had the Doctor and Romana I very obviously kissing [[KissingDiscretionShot just out of view]], following by a ''rather'' suggestive look from Creator/TomBaker.
* SkilledButNaive: Maybe even more intelligent than the Doctor, but lacks any experience. When she first sees a monster, it terrifies the life out of her. She gets better though.
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->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks Destiny of the Daleks]]" (1979)
->'''Departure Story:''' "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS18E5WarriorsGate Warriors' Gate]]" (1981)
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->''"You were the noblest Romana of them all."''
-->-- '''Fourth Doctor'''
Shorter, with strawberry blonde hair. Still snarky, but a lot more bubbly and ConstantlyCurious. And if anything, her style flair got even more creative.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: She dressed in men's clothing a lot.
* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very St. Trinian's style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept it was a fetish.
* {{Cosplay}}: Many of her outfits have a distinct "fancy dress" flavour: the school uniform in "City of Death", the pink version of the Doctor's costume in "Destiny of the Daleks", the fox-hunting gear in "The Horns of Nimon". Described (pretty accurately) in one DVD extra as the only woman who could pull off wearing a fruit salad on her head.
* ExpandedUniverse: Her Creator/BigFinish audio spinoff with Leela, appropriately called ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' (which has its own tropes page), spans eleven years (2004-2015). Creator/BigFinish is also one of the various franchises to provide a third regeneration of Romana.
* GenderedOutfit: Wore a pink version of the Doctor's outfit at one point.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, but she definitely fulfills this trope.
* IChooseToStay: After three serials of trying to get out of E-Space, she decides to stay at the end of "Warriors' Gate" to help free a race of [[KingOfBeasts enslaved time-traveling lion people]] from slavery.
* LadyOfAdventure: More keen on adventuring than her first incarnation.
* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like her picked them up really quickly after jousting against the Daleks.
* TheNthDoctor
* PlotHole: Her regeneration scene, written by Creator/DouglasAdams, is one of the series' most infamous ones. Basically, Romana shows up in Princess Astra's body and clothes and announces that she's regenerating for no reason whatsoever. When the Doctor scolds her for copying someone else's body, she merrily cycles through a series of different bodies until settling on the Astra look permanently. This type of regeneration contradicted just about everything in the series, was never explained in any way on TV, and was never heard from again. The Creator/BigFinish ''Audioplay/{{Gallifrey}}'' series, dives into the question headfirst and offers a very good explanation. Other bits of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse have also taken a stab at it: the short story "The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe", for example, suggests the TARDIS forced her to in a fit of jealousy (after impersonating Romana during the events of "Destiny of the Daleks").
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Creator/BigFinish audios see her becoming the Lady President of Gallifrey -- which was eventually confirmed as canon in "The Day of the Doctor", although only in tiny print in the background of a scene.
* ShipTease: Big time. The Doctor often gently teases her but is clearly very, very fond of her. The Australian commercials for Prime Computer made it more explicit with the Doctor ''proposing'' to Romana -- and she says "Yes!" before he even finishes. It doesn't hurt that there was also some ShipTease between Lalla Ward and Tom Baker. They even got married briefly.
* TookALevelInIdealism: Much more outgoing than her predecessor, she very much took after the Doctor.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whether she survived the Time War or not is unknown, in every medium - even [[BigFinishDoctorWho Big Finish]] haven't reached that point in her life yet.
* WholesomeCrossDresser: Romana seems to like wearing men's clothing.
* YouLookFamiliar: The actress was a guest star as Princess Astra of Atrios in the story immediately preceding her debut. This was referenced in-universe as Romana choosing that form to regenerate into.
* CatholicSchoolgirlsRule: Wears a very St. Trinian's style uniform in the "City of Death" serial. Lalla Ward, judging by interviews and the production notes, came up with the idea and had no concept it was a fetish.
* {{Cosplay}}: Many of her outfits have a distinct "fancy dress" flavour: the school uniform in "City of Death", the pink version of the Doctor's costume in "Destiny of the Daleks", the fox-hunting gear in "The Horns of Nimon". Described (pretty accurately) in one DVD extra as the only woman who could pull off wearing a fruit salad on her head.
* ExpandedUniverse: Her Creator/BigFinish audio spinoff with Leela, appropriately called ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' (which has its own tropes page), spans eleven years (2004-2015). Creator/BigFinish is also one of the various franchises to provide a third regeneration of Romana.
* GenderedOutfit: Wore a pink version of the Doctor's outfit at one point.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Well, hearts, technically, but she definitely fulfills this trope.
* IChooseToStay: After three serials of trying to get out of E-Space, she decides to stay at the end of "Warriors' Gate" to help free a race of [[KingOfBeasts enslaved time-traveling lion people]] from slavery.
* LadyOfAdventure: More keen on adventuring than her first incarnation.
* NervesOfSteel: An adventurous Time Lady like her picked them up really quickly after jousting against the Daleks.
* TheNthDoctor
* PlotHole: Her regeneration scene, written by Creator/DouglasAdams, is one of the series' most infamous ones. Basically, Romana shows up in Princess Astra's body and clothes and announces that she's regenerating for no reason whatsoever. When the Doctor scolds her for copying someone else's body, she merrily cycles through a series of different bodies until settling on the Astra look permanently. This type of regeneration contradicted just about everything in the series, was never explained in any way on TV, and was never heard from again. The Creator/BigFinish ''Audioplay/{{Gallifrey}}'' series, dives into the question headfirst and offers a very good explanation. Other bits of the Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse have also taken a stab at it: the short story "The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe", for example, suggests the TARDIS forced her to in a fit of jealousy (after impersonating Romana during the events of "Destiny of the Daleks").
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The Creator/BigFinish audios see her becoming the Lady President of Gallifrey -- which was eventually confirmed as canon in "The Day of the Doctor", although only in tiny print in the background of a scene.
* ShipTease: Big time. The Doctor often gently teases her but is clearly very, very fond of her. The Australian commercials for Prime Computer made it more explicit with the Doctor ''proposing'' to Romana -- and she says "Yes!" before he even finishes. It doesn't hurt that there was also some ShipTease between Lalla Ward and Tom Baker. They even got married briefly.
* TookALevelInIdealism: Much more outgoing than her predecessor, she very much took after the Doctor.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Whether she survived the Time War or not is unknown, in every medium - even [[BigFinishDoctorWho Big Finish]] haven't reached that point in her life yet.
* WholesomeCrossDresser: Romana seems to like wearing men's clothing.
* YouLookFamiliar: The actress was a guest star as Princess Astra of Atrios in the story immediately preceding her debut. This was referenced in-universe as Romana choosing that form to regenerate into.
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