Welcome to the Doctor Who Retro Sprite Gallery.
This webpage is a collection of Doctor Who character sprites by myself (Carnivac) and my friend Schu as they might have looked in a late 1980's/early 1990's video game. These are created using the colour palette of the NES games console (though not it's colours per sprite limit). This is an ongoing project with new characters being added whenever Schu or I have some time to spare.
We hope you enjoy them. If you wish to get in touch then feel free to e-mail me by clicking my tag below.
9th April 2013
Clara Oswald
21st March 2013
Eleventh Doctor (Purple coat)
Variant: Eleventh Doctor (Grey coat)
2nd September 2012
Oswin Oswald
5th August 2012
Second Doctor
Variant: Second Doctor (Black & White)
24th April 2012
Variant: Eleventh Doctor with stetson
Variant: Eleventh Doctor (Green coat) with stetson
10th April 2012
New Dalek Paradigm Drone
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Scientist
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Supreme
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Strategist
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Eternal
8th April 2012
Site redesign finished and online
Variant: Eleventh Doctor (fez and mop)
Variant: Cybus/Twelth Cyber Legion Cyber-Leader
Revamp: Frobisher
29th March 2012
TARDIS 1980
TARDIS 1980 (Pink)
27th March 2012
Site redesign and new logo
21st February 2012
Cyberman (Cybus)
8th February 2012
Sixth Doctor
29th January 2012
Eleventh Doctor (Green Coat)
1st June 2011
Idris
3rd May 2011
Eleventh Doctor (Area 51)
2nd May 2011
Canton Everett Delaware III
27th April 2011
Silent
23rd April 2011
Peri Brown
21st April 2011
Sarah Jane Smith (SJA)
28th January 2011
Kandy Man
28th August 2010
Amy Pond
8th July 2010
Eighth Doctor
17th June 2010
Raston Warrior Robot
15th June 2010
Eleventh Doctor
9th June 2010
Vincent van Gogh
29th May 2010
Rory Williams
21st April 2010
Seventh Doctor
20th April 2010
Revamp: Nyssa (Snakedance)
19th April 2010
Gwen Cooper
18th April 2010
Silurian
17th April 2010
The Master (Delgado)
16th April 2010
Revamp: Sontaran General Staal
15th April 2010
Revamp: Tenth Doctor
Revamp: Ninth Doctor
Revamp: Third Doctor
14th April 2010
Revamp: TARDIS
14th April 2010
Revamp: First Doctor
Revamp: First Doctor (Black & White)
Revamp: The Master (Ainley)
Revamp: Zygon
12th April 2010
Revamp - Death's Head
10th April 2010
Revamp: Jenny
Revamp: Rose Tyler
Revamp: Vislor Turlough
Revamp: Tegan Jovanka
9th April 2010
Revamp: Nyssa of Traken
Revamp: Adric
8th April 2010
Revamp: Fifth Doctor
7th April 2010
Fourth Doctor
6th April 2010
Eleventh Doctor (Raggedy)
4th April 2010
Amelia Pond
Dalek
21st March 2010
Amy Pond (Kissogram)
30th January 2010
Frobisher
Nyssa (Snakedance)
23rd July 2009
Cyberman Controller by Schu
Ninth Doctor
22nd July 2009
Ood by Schu
21st July 2009
Eleventh Doctor by Schu
9th February 2009
Vislor Turlough
19th December 2008
Cyberman (Tenth Planet) by Schu
15th December 2008
Sixth Doctor by Schu
4th December 2008
Zoe Heriot by Schu
2nd December 2008
Jamie McCrimmon by Schu
Second Doctor by Schu
11th June 2008
Death's Head
8th June 2008
Tenth Doctor
Mummy Robot
Zygon
7th June 2008
Third Doctor
Sontaran General Staal
Jenny
Rose Tyler
First Doctor
K-9 MkII
6th June 2008
Fifth Doctor
Nyssa of Traken
Tegan Jovanka
Adric
The Master (Ainley)
What do the 
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The means this sprite has recently been added or that it has a new variant.
The means this sprite has variants. This can mean slightly different colours or edited to include a different item, for example a hat. These are described as variants as they are not sufficiently different enough from the original to warrant their own space on the main gallery layout. Click the sprite to see it along with it's variants.
Are these 8 bit or 16 bit sprites?
Somewhere in between. The sprites use colours picked from the palette of the 8 bit NES console but they use more of them in the one sprite than the NES was capable of so they tend to look a bit more like Super Nintendo or Sega Mega Drive(Genesis) sprites. It's why I've chosen to describe them as 'Retro' sprites rather than either 8 or 16 bit (and rather than the in-between but nonsensical '12 bit').
Do you take requests for particular characters?
Not usually, no. We often just sprite whatever character we feel like doing at the time.
Can you do full animation sprite sheets for particular characters so I can make a game with them?
No, niether of us have the time to do animations for any of the characters.
Why does this site look a bit blocky?
In keeping with the retro theme all the sprites (plus the site's graphics such as the titles and sonic screwdriver cursor) are doubled up for a slightly pixelated look.
How do I close the category? How do I hide the sprite information I just revealed?
Simply click the same graphic you used to open the category or show the information to close them. Also you can click on the sprites revealed by the information to hide them again.
I never heard of this character. What story were they in?
On the bottom of the information revealed by clicking a sprite you'll see a WIKI button. Click it to open a tab to the relevant article on the 'TARDIS - Index File' wiki which should tell you all you need to know about that character.
Can I make bead sprites/stitch patterns/sprite comics/whatever based on these sprites?
Yes, but please e-mail for permission first (and to let us know as we've enjoyed seeing the various works we've seen based on our sprites) and if possible include a link back to this site.
What is 'expanded universe'?
It's a term often used by fans of a franchise to refer to the spin-off material in other media such as novels, audio plays and comic books.
Why haven't you done this character yet?
There's no real order in which the sprites are created. Often it's just down to motivation at the time usually caused by watching a particular story in which a character appears.
Who's your favourite Doctor?
Matt Smith, the Eleventh Doctor. And before him it was a tie between Jon Pertwee (the Third Doctor) and Peter Davison (the Fifth Doctor). We like all the Doctors to various degrees. He's our favourite time travelling alien no matter what face he has. :)
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The First Doctor
Variant: The First Doctor (Black & White)
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The Second Doctor
Variant: The Second Doctor (Black & White)
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5th August 2012
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The Second Doctor
Variant: The Second Doctor (Black & White)
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The Third Doctor (Red jacket)
Variant: The Third Doctor (Green Jacket)
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The Fourth Doctor
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7th April 2010
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The Fifth Doctor
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The Sixth Doctor
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The Sixth Doctor
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The Seventh Doctor
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The Eighth Doctor
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The Ninth Doctor (Green jumper)
Variant: The Ninth Doctor (Purple jumper)
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The Tenth Doctor (Blue suit)
Variant: The Tenth Doctor (Brown suit)
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The Eleventh Doctor (Blue bowtie)
Variant: The Eleventh Doctor (Red bowtie)
Variant: The Eleventh Doctor (Fez and mop) from the episode 'The Big Bang'
Variant: The Eleventh Doctor (Stetson) from the episode 'The Impossible Astronaut'
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The Eleventh Doctor (Raggedy) from the episode 'The Eleventh Hour'
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The Eleventh Doctor
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The Eleventh Doctor (Area 51) from the episode 'Day of the Moon'
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The Eleventh Doctor (Green coat)
Variant: The Eleventh Doctor (Green coat with stetson)
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The Eleventh Doctor (Purple coat)
Variant: The Eleventh Doctor (Grey coat)
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The TARDIS - 1980
Variant: The TARDIS - 1980 (Pink) from the serial 'The Happiness Patrol'
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The TARDIS - 2010
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Zoe Heriot
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Jamie McCrimmon
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K9 Mk II
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Adric
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Nyssa of Traken
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Nyssa of Traken from the serial 'Snakedance'
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Tegan Jovanka
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Vislor Turlough
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Peri Brown from the serial 'The Two Doctors'
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Rose Tyler from the episode 'Rose'
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Sarah Jane Smith from the 'Sarah Jane Adventures'
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21st April 2011
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Gwen Cooper of Torchwood
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Jenny from the episode 'The Doctor's Daughter'
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Amelia Pond from the episode 'The Eleventh Hour'
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Amy Pond (Kissogram) from the episode 'The Eleventh Hour'
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Amy Pond from the episode 'Victory of the Daleks'
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Rory Williams from the episode 'Vampires of Venice'
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29th May 2010
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Vincent van Gogh from the episode 'Vincent and the Doctor'
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9th June 2010
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Canton Everett Delaware III from the episode 'Day of the Moon'
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2nd May 2011
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Idris from the episode 'The Doctor's Wife'
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Oswin Oswald from the episode 'Asylum of the Daleks'
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Clara Oswald
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Dalek from the serial 'The Daleks'
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Cyberman from the serial 'The Tenth Planet'
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Cyber Controller from the serial 'The Tomb of the Cybermen'
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Silurian from the serial 'The Silurians'
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18th April 2010
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The Master (Roger Delgado)
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Zygon from the serial 'Terror of the Zygons'
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'Mummy' Osirian Service Robot from the serial 'Pyramids of Mars'
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8th June 2008
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The Master (Anthony Ainley)
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Raston Warrior Robot from the serial 'The Five Doctors'
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17th June 2010
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Kandy Man from the serial 'The Happiness Patrol'
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28th January 2011
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Ood
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22nd July 2009
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Cybus Industries Cyberman
Variant: Cybus/Twelfth Cyber Legion Cyber-Leader
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Sontaran General Staal from the episodes 'The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky'
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New Dalek Paradigm Drone
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Scientist
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Supreme
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Strategist
Variant: New Dalek Paradigm Eternal
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Silent
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Death's Head
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Frobisher
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Doctor Who is © BBC 1963.
Daleks are © BBC/Terry Nation 1963.
Cybermen are © BBC/Kit Pedlar/Gerry Davis 1966.
Death's Head is © Marvel Entertainment.
These sprites are © Carnivac/Schu 2008-2013.
This is a non-profit fan page.
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