Jenny (Doctor Who)
Jenny is a female television character who features in Doctor Who.
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Biography
Jenny
When the Doctor's time travelling TARDIS is drawn to the planet Messaline, his DNA is used by warring human soldiers on the planet in a Progenation Machine, a device that instantly creates a fully grown and educated new person, and the Doctor recognises her as his "daughter". Born a fighter, with combat skills and tactics automatically programmed, she is initially ideologically at odds with the Doctor's pacifism, but after learning she has two hearts and is connected to the near-extinct race of Time Lords, she begins to pattern her behaviour on that of her father. Named 'Jenny' by the Doctor's companion Donna Noble as she was a 'generated anomaly', she is initially received with ambivalence by the Doctor, whom she reminds of the loss of his previous family. He eventually warms to her, and welcomes her aboard his crew as a companion. Just as peace appears to have been restored between the planet's warring factions, Jenny is shot and apparently killed. The Doctor cradles her dying form in his arms, and is visibly distraught when she does not revive or regenerate from the wound. In the episode's closing scenes after the Doctor leaves, Jenny revives, takes a small spaceship, and takes off into the unknown to become an explorer like her father. (Episode: The Doctor's Daughter)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Jenny showed a lot of the brilliance, lust for life, and the determination of her father. Though programming had made her military-minded and goal-orientated, she was too much like her father for this to dictate her actions. While at first, she showed violent intentions towards others, she soon adopted the Doctor's values and principles, though she still retained her miltary mind. She even inherited his selflessness as shown when she took a gunshot from Cobb to save her dad. She was delighted at the prospects of travelling in the TARDIS with her father. After her revival, she seemed very excited about travelling the universe. (Episode: The Doctor's Daughter)
Powers and abilities
Being biologically the same species as the Doctor, Jenny had two hearts, as well as reflexes, precision timing, and acrobatic ability far beyond that of an average human. At first, the Tenth Doctor flatly denied that she should be considered a Time Lord because she lacked the shared culture, code, and knowledge. (Episode: The Doctor's Daughter)
Notes
- Jenny was created by Stephen Greenhorn where she was portrayed by actress Georgia Moffett and featured in the setting of the Doctor Who universe.
In other media
Audio Books
Appearances
- Doctor Who: "The Doctor's Daughter" (2008)
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