Susan

Susan was the preferred name of the Doctor's granddaughter, who travelled with the First Doctor as his first companion. At different times in her life she used the surnames Foreman or English and, after her marriage, Campbell.

Many details of Susan's early life were unclear, with numerous sources delivering contradicting accounts. According to most, Susan and the Doctor fled from their home planet together — with most accounts agreeing they had lived on the Time Lord homeworld of Gallifrey, although the Eighth Doctor encountered evidence that, in one timeline, they had run from a different planet in the 49th century — by stealing a broken Type 40 TARDIS before using their time in exile to explore the universe. Eventually, the pair landed on Earth in 1963, where Susan learned to appreciate 20th century human culture and even enrolled in a local school. However, after her teachers Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright discovered her true life onboard the TARDIS, the Doctor set the controls of the ship to take off, effectively kidnapping them.

The four shipmates grew very close as they travelled in the TARDIS. They eventually landed in London during the 2160s, which they found to be occupied by a Dalek invasion force. Susan developed feelings for a freedom fighter named David Campbell, but resisted these emotions as she knew that staying with her grandfather was more important. The Doctor, realising that Susan had become a woman, elected to leave her with David after helping liberate the Earth. As he said goodbye, he promised that he would one day return.

By numerous accounts, the Doctor would indeed return to see her, specifically during their eighth and thirteenth incarnations.

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