"Why does the Doctor in have so many different faces? Well, in the real world, it allows the show to continue on with a brand new actor in the same role; an innovation that saved and redefined the series way back in 1966. But, within the reality of the Who canon, the regeneration process of the Time Lord known as the Doctor follows a mysterious set of rules."
"BBC While well known as the 12th Doctor now, actor Peter Capaldi has already appeared in the Whoniverse twice before as two different characters. He played the compromised civil servant John Frobisher in Torchwood: Children of Earth, and, perhaps more memorably, the Roman Lucius Caecilius in the 10th Doctor (David Tennant) adventure "The Fires of Pompeii." Capaldi wasn't the first guest actor in the Whoniverse to later be cast as the Doctor."
The Time Lord known as the Doctor regenerates into different faces following a mysterious set of rules. Regeneration has been described as a "lottery" by the 10th Doctor and "dodgy" by the 9th Doctor. An episode released October 17, 2015 ("The Girl Who Died") revealed that the Doctor sometimes adopts a familiar face so the next regeneration can serve as a message to a future self. Peter Capaldi previously appeared in the Whoniverse as John Frobisher and Lucius Caecilius. Other performers, such as Colin Baker and Lalla Ward, also played different characters before taking major Time Lord roles. The regeneration mechanism enabled the series to continue with new lead actors since 1966.
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