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Vicki Pallister

loyal impulsive decisive quietly courageous resilient playful quick-thinking resourceful insistent observant curious
Vicki Pallister is a young woman from the 25th century who survived the crash of Spaceship 201, a catastrophe that claimed the lives of her stepmother and the father she had already lost years earlier. She was taken aboard the TARDIS by the First Doctor, becoming a spirited companion alongside Steven Taylor. Across many adventures, Vicki proved herself curious, impulsive, and fiercely loyal, often relying on quick thinking and bold improvisation to navigate crises. She demonstrated remarkable resourcefulness in deception and alliance-building, as when she adopted the alias of Priestess Cressida. Her deep personal bonds ultimately guided her choices, leading her to leave the TARDIS to remain with a community she had grown to love. Years later, a memory fragment of her was extracted by a duplication machine, preserving her image as an observant, quietly courageous presence in TARDIS crew clothing.
404 appearances
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Also known as: Priestess Cressida, Cressida, VICKI, Victor

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Living protagonist and TARDIS companion; survivor of the Spaceship 201 crash, not the deceased father referenced in her backstory.