SPRITE ANIMATOR reacts to DEATH BATTLE! | Rick Sanchez vs. The Doctor

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025
  • Well well well! What a sight to behold and a laugh to be had!
    This was my most wanted for so long because of how insane of a debate it is, as well as how crazy both characters are. I really love Doctor who and Rick and Morty, so going into this I felt I could give a solid prediction and fun reaction. I also gave it my own little flair with the help of some of my filmmaker friends, as you can see!
    All rights belong to Roosterteeth and the ‪@deathbattle‬ team. Please support the official release.
    Future Levi Skit Cinematography- ‪@LeapingDogFilms‬
    Music (Intro Theme/Peridot theme BG Music)- ‪@johnzachariahg‬
    BG Music- ‪@BrandonYates‬
    Artworks by : ‪@carbonated-jem3424‬ ‪@TheAustenMarie‬ ‪@OriginTheHero‬
    Post-fight BG Music- ‪@TherewolfMedia‬
    Doc Brown vs. Doctor Who- ‪@ERB‬
    For the Damaged Coda (Evil Morty Theme)- ‪@blonderedheadmusic‬
    Crystal Stallion - I Am The Doctor (Cover)- ‪@NeonFrontier‬
    DO NOT click this: bit.ly/33KR2xM
    Please hire me, Death Battle! You can't outrun me forever!

Комментарии • 137

  • @leviboypopop
    @leviboypopop  Год назад +13

    WOW! 10K Views on a reaction video, this is a first for me! Thank you guys for all of the support for this video, as well as the official Death Battle!
    I'm so glad to see the positive reception to the effort I put into the skit and the little edits in this video! I couldn't have done it without Brett from @LeapingDogFilms filming the skit and @johnzachariahg for making an original Doctor Who and Rick and Morty mashup theme for the intro! Please subscribe to them if you haven't already!

    • @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions
      @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions Год назад +1

      Completely new to this channel.
      You showed a clip of you watching Scooby-Doo vs Courage the Cowardly Dog at the start, do you have a full reaction anywhere or was that just for the bit?

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +1

      @@ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions it was for the bit!!

    • @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions
      @ExcalibeonSwordofEeveelutions Год назад +1

      @@leviboypopop Ah, you're such a tease~
      I really like seeing reactions to that masterpiece!

  • @shadowwriter329
    @shadowwriter329 Год назад +159

    “Blink as much as you can. They’re scare of rapid movement.”
    When I first heard that I was like “Doctor you dick!” Before dying of laughter.

    • @Unit-3475
      @Unit-3475 Год назад +13

      Yea, that's definitely the Doctor that I remember !

    • @redshepherd32
      @redshepherd32 Год назад +4

      It's well written because as smart as Rick is, he is still human. Automatically believe what the guy says because he's in a tense situation. A slip of mental judgement that is actually believable. Because the doctor is really good with words in general. You can argue he's better than Rick in that department.

    • @Unit-3475
      @Unit-3475 Год назад +1

      @@redshepherd32
      Rick uses his mouth to puke and swear.
      The Doctor uses it to stop wars.

    • @Unit-3475
      @Unit-3475 Год назад +1

      @@redshepherd32
      They are literally opposite characters.

  • @voltingmaster5458
    @voltingmaster5458 Год назад +51

    The Doctor held all the cards, once Rick entered the Tardis, that was checkmate.

  • @Clupadight
    @Clupadight Год назад +19

    That warm smile when he says “I’m the doctor.”

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +7

      I turned into a middle schooler again watching David and Matt play around it Moffat’s world.

  • @markerikson7423
    @markerikson7423 Год назад +13

    I didn't notice till just now, but Rick made sure to shoot both of The Doctor's hearts.

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +6

      I noticed that on a rewatch! Smart of them!

  • @Down.D.Stairs.
    @Down.D.Stairs. Год назад +112

    Mad respect for the skit in the beginning I miss fun openings

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +14

      Thank you! I figured I'd go all out since this is my favorite Matchup!

    • @Squifflifting
      @Squifflifting Год назад

      ​@@leviboypopopmine to

    • @JakeRider-wc6ke
      @JakeRider-wc6ke Год назад +3

      ​@@leviboypopopFor the Goku vs Superman 3 they are going to use every version this time so they can include everything of both characters this is going to be Epic also this Death Battle was also Epic

    • @marshtomp8
      @marshtomp8 Год назад +1

      The skit at the beginning was like something straight out of a Nostalgia Critic review

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +2

      @@marshtomp8 what can I say, I remember it so you don’t have to.

  • @SpamorammA
    @SpamorammA Год назад +3

    "I've seen fake gods and bad gods and demi-gods and would-be gods, and out of all that, out of that whole pantheon, if I believe in one thing, just one thing, I believe in her."

  • @agentglowstick8704
    @agentglowstick8704 Год назад +48

    Watching people react to their favorite matchups is always so hype. Glad you enjoyed it

  • @delite3400
    @delite3400 Год назад +15

    I'm so glad Doctor won. Though I won't lie, they _nailed_ Rick's and Doc's impression. The whole fight felt like a crossover, which completely aligns with The Doctor's pacifist nature. Also, I wonder if you missed it, but there's an out of order Arcade machine besides the Bill one, labelled 'Columbo The Kira Files' at (15:30).

    • @machian76
      @machian76 Год назад +2

      Columbo vs Kira?!!

  • @laneleach
    @laneleach Год назад +6

    I love the fact that the doctor is on the defensive THE WHOLE TIME!!! Perfectly matches his character.

  • @slaaneshhedonite7068
    @slaaneshhedonite7068 Год назад +2

    They need a redux of Deadpool v Pinky Pie.
    Because? Amazing

  • @RaccoonBroVA
    @RaccoonBroVA Год назад +72

    So damn good, I'll for sure be watching even more Doctor Who, very charming show.

    • @Doghero780
      @Doghero780 Год назад +3

      Avoid 13th doctor trust me you’ll thank me later.

    • @Squifflifting
      @Squifflifting Год назад +2

      ​@aidanclark3709 I'm so glad the didn't mention timeless child

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +11

      @@Doghero780 now hold on, she’s very charming.

    • @Doghero780
      @Doghero780 Год назад +1

      @@leviboypopop I hear you counterpoint. Is their anything original about her other than she’s a girl. Like does she bring anything to the role that David, or Matt didn’t?

    • @Doghero780
      @Doghero780 Год назад +1

      @@Squifflifting we don’t mention the abomination known as the timeless child story. Heck it’s pretty obvious considering how they glanced over 13. 12 got way more screen time than 13

  • @SmashBracket
    @SmashBracket Год назад +7

    I have never been happier to be wrong on a result

  • @donovanhadley2209
    @donovanhadley2209 Год назад +3

    They're using Infinite Frontiers Superman and Dragon Ball Heroes/Xenoverse Goku. These are the strongest versions of both characters, so this will also shut down any potential of this happening for a 4th time.

  • @badwolf66
    @badwolf66 Год назад +2

    The Doctor wasen't even in first gear he was just in standby mode.

  • @dolphee
    @dolphee Год назад +10

    Before this my favorite death battle was saitama vs popeye, but this takes the cake from the clean animations, to the references, to the logic behind both of them, this death battle is my new favorite

  • @insectostrich4407
    @insectostrich4407 Год назад +11

    While the voice actor for Rick did sound a bit young he still captured his personality really well, and the one for the Doctor on point.
    I guess my only nit-pick is that I would’ve loved to see more of their gadgets, maybe the fight could’ve been just a bit longer, and that scene where the Doctor is looking around at all the Ricks confused then looks as if he’s seen the cause, but I didn’t really understand what he was looking at.
    Other than that, literally everything was amazing.

    • @nod1329
      @nod1329 Год назад +6

      I think he realised that there was nothing inside Tardis's control panel, which is how he realised that it was fake and that Tardis switched the rooms.

    • @insectostrich4407
      @insectostrich4407 Год назад +3

      @@nod1329 Ah, right! I was actually wondering that, but I was confused by how the Doctor was looking at all the Ricks in confusion then suddenly going “oohh”. It makes sense now.

    • @nod1329
      @nod1329 Год назад

      @@insectostrich4407 Honestly, I'm not really sure that this is what it actually implies, just what I figured while watching lol

    • @insectostrich4407
      @insectostrich4407 Год назад +1

      @@nod1329 Well, it was a good try either way.

  • @palmtree2711
    @palmtree2711 Год назад +14

    Honestly, so glad I remembered to turn notifs on after I subbed. That little bit in the beginning and at the end was great. Could really tell just how much you loved the matchup and it was really great to see how much you loved the final product. God, this season has been great. Hopefully the last two keep up the quality, and if the DB team is to be trusted, they're definitely going to.

  • @scifurr8140
    @scifurr8140 Год назад +9

    The effort and charm you put into this is fantastic! Bravo!

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +2

      Thank you! I did my best to make it distinct from my other reactions since I care so much about this!

  • @phloriaernas2149
    @phloriaernas2149 Год назад +1

    Even if Rick Sanchez bring MCU Thanos with infinity gauntlet; Rassillon - a villain of Doctor Who, would erase both of them at the same time with a wave of his hand. And then the Doctor would kick Rassillon's ass because he bullied weaklings.

  • @Brasc
    @Brasc Год назад +2

    "Does this video have little edits? I love little edits."

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад

      I love putting bits into my reactions.

  • @jaxcraft2848
    @jaxcraft2848 Год назад +10

    This wouldn't have happened if Rick wouldn't have chased after the Doctor. The Doctor was just chilling! XD

  • @nhbons783
    @nhbons783 Год назад +11

    Holy shit a reaction video with credits....

  • @HawkOfKrypton
    @HawkOfKrypton Год назад +8

    Just subbed, GREAT reaction mate! Love how much of a deep look you took both into the matchup, production behind it and the battle itself! Gotta admit I was a tad disappointed at first that it didnt evolve into a cosmic Citadel Of Ricks vs All Doctors war like I saw it being hyped up as, but I appreciate it much more thanks to how much they nailed these characters, be it small things like Rick caring for Morty, Doc hesitating on using the D-Gun, or how they managed to PERFECTLY portray the latter as the only character in DB history to never land a SINGLE blow, just evading, disharming and outsmarting! I couldnt think of a more fitting character to give that honor to, he really was the ultimate pacifist :) (they flirted with the idea with Silver Surfer, but they now fully commited and it was great!)

  • @yoakhinhay-rheaume614
    @yoakhinhay-rheaume614 Год назад +2

    im new to your channel but the skit in the beginning deserve my sub and like :)

  • @Meteorite_Shower
    @Meteorite_Shower Год назад +1

    Top quality video! That opening drew me right in; really can feel your passion regarding this match-up.

  • @rj_c2571
    @rj_c2571 Год назад +1

    One death battle I want is any happy tree friends death battle. It would make my ideas, I already got a few ideas for a happy tree friends death battle

  • @singingcrow439
    @singingcrow439 Год назад +3

    Had pretty much the same reaction as you when they revealed the next episode.

  • @c1oudrx
    @c1oudrx Год назад +4

    Regarding the next time, they're using Heroes Goku, which makes the debate closer, but it's more so to see how it'd go with a modern twist to a legacy episode just like what they did with Mario vs Sonic, now I don't think it's great for the rematch again, but I know with how episodes are coming out nowadays I know it's going to be a spectacle even if we kinda know how it'll more than likely go, or maybe I'm just being too hopeful in the middle of the burn out from this debate

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +1

      I don’t doubt that they will make another great episode- it’s just getting to be really tiresome hearing “Goku vs. Superman” so many times over the years from so many different perspectives.

    • @thecursed_1lordofcats738
      @thecursed_1lordofcats738 Год назад

      Considering just about everything Goku has, Superman has better, I expect this to be the same old story as the last 2 times these titans of the animation industry clashed.

    • @c1oudrx
      @c1oudrx Год назад

      Yeah, hopefully after this we probably would never get a 4, they'll give the characters the proper care and respect, I'm sure many will love it and would prefer over the original and the other one, best of all they'll give it a proper closure compared to the second fight and Goku will be the first character to die 3 times to the same person and 4 times overall in the entire show. I do hope Death Battle gives dragon ball a break for a bit

    • @Rubyshedinja33
      @Rubyshedinja33 Год назад

      The other 2 got renamed, which pretty much sums up their thoughts on them

  • @vrrfux4626
    @vrrfux4626 Год назад +1

    This fight was a great birthday gift from death battle

  • @Kwuil-Shi
    @Kwuil-Shi Год назад +3

    They gave Freiza his Black form...they gonna give Goku his Mastered Ultra Instinct.

    • @WyvernLP
      @WyvernLP Год назад

      They're going with Xeno Goku though.

    • @Kwuil-Shi
      @Kwuil-Shi Год назад

      @@WyvernLP interesting, wonder how they gonna mess this up

  • @jaxcraft2848
    @jaxcraft2848 Год назад +1

    Nice intro! 😂
    7:25: Nice impression. XD

  • @supersonic688
    @supersonic688 Год назад

    What an intro! Mad respect

  • @thermonwilliams1579
    @thermonwilliams1579 Год назад +2

    First time watching and i absolutely love this so far!Definitely subscribed

  • @GreaserMan
    @GreaserMan Год назад +3

    Really loved the episode, great react video aaaaaaaaaand Goku's going for loss number 3 - Really trying to catch up to Batman in losses!

    • @redshepherd32
      @redshepherd32 Год назад +1

      Clark putting in overtime to avenge Bruce's track record

  • @Strikerzero0
    @Strikerzero0 Год назад

    oh my god i loved that intro

  • @oliverbell6806
    @oliverbell6806 Год назад

    'death battle normally does characters justice'
    Ben 10 Vs green lantern: are you sure about

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад

      Oh pshhh, they did him justice. They just handled the animation poorly.
      Also, that was literally four years ago.

  • @I_break_games
    @I_break_games Год назад +2

    Knowing rick he'll probably just undo his whole death thing. Not fast enough to continue the fight but probably like by tomorrow using Morty

  • @Cuppa865
    @Cuppa865 Год назад

    That intro went C R A Z Y

  • @projectalpha22_va
    @projectalpha22_va Год назад

    Mad respect. For the whole thing. Damn.

  • @jamesgray5900
    @jamesgray5900 Год назад +2

    How could Rick beat someone who could see evrey possible future? To make matters worse he has probability manipulation. He's in character in a death battle-something last episode they said they couldnt do its a death battle? Its a stretch its a massive mismatch that they are saying is closer to not piss of rick and morty fans.

  • @Amy-qv3oq
    @Amy-qv3oq Год назад

    I wish they covered the difference in philosophy between the two, but It was still really cool.

  • @mrdanthepan828
    @mrdanthepan828 Год назад

    Holy shit this ain't no regular reaction video. It's. Better.

  • @HugoFarias-fb3gl
    @HugoFarias-fb3gl Месяц назад

    Boa referência, hahahahaha só muito fã do doutor.

  • @tokugeeky2931
    @tokugeeky2931 Год назад

    Nice reaction

  • @StaxReacts
    @StaxReacts Год назад

    I’m a reactor myself, but this is top tier content🔥🔥🔥you got my sub dude

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад

      Aye! Thank you bud!
      I really wanted this to be a fun and distinct reaction video, glad people like it so far!

    • @StaxReacts
      @StaxReacts Год назад

      @@leviboypopop you definitely came with fire, look forward to seeing more content 🙏🏽

  • @dwf12gamez58
    @dwf12gamez58 Год назад

    Erm 15:43 why dosent he just use the paralysis move like the third doctor to buy some time to rascals

  • @l0sts0ul89
    @l0sts0ul89 Год назад +3

    I vote Leviathan to VA as the next British character on Death Battle

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +3

      Haha I love doing voices and accents- however I prefer when they hire real British people for British roles.

  • @topbroking4867
    @topbroking4867 Год назад +2

    as rick and morty, there's a way for rick to come back, in s3 ep8 he have a memories room, if rick get morty its memories back, he will use another body to back, so rick its not really gone

  • @F0rtuneLT
    @F0rtuneLT Год назад

    I will say that after Justin Roiland got canned from the show, Rick and Morty is a *significantly* better show now, like its actually well thought out now that Justin isn't trying to shoehorn in the same joke for the 20th time

  • @huntersmith561
    @huntersmith561 Год назад +1

    For goku vs superman there giving goku all his transformations not ssj4 only ssj god blue blue with kioken and ui and probably include the manga version where he uses haki

  • @muazo9916
    @muazo9916 Год назад

    I’m also happy that the 10th doctor stuck by his pacifist roots…. The reason why I say he’s 10th is because he’s got 10s tardis sonic and exterior … not 14s sonic or tardis or exterior ….. but again happy he stuck by his pacifist roots

  • @flameknightdragon
    @flameknightdragon Год назад

    honestly goku vs superman 3 is just going to be reverse flash vs goku black all over again. like 1 dc universe is 76,923,076.92 times larger than U7. where superman busted at least 52 of them in one go. making him at least able to bust U7 4,000,000,000 times over.

  • @ElijahW2003
    @ElijahW2003 Год назад

    11:54 NICE

  • @RoxxiesGenesis
    @RoxxiesGenesis Год назад +1

    NEXT TIME EXPLINATION!!
    They're going to use different versions of both. Goku is going to be from Super DB Heroes, his strongest version which makes cannon Goku look like a joke. (Anything and everything is cannon) and Infinite Frontiers Superman.

    • @Aristocles22
      @Aristocles22 Год назад

      Superman's most powerful versions are so far beyond Goku he might as well be fighting God.

    • @aktonio1710
      @aktonio1710 Год назад

      So xenogoku vs what superman again

  • @obpaganjunior6256
    @obpaganjunior6256 11 месяцев назад

    hi levi i was wondering if you make a kickstarter for critical hit?

  • @shanecoleman1597
    @shanecoleman1597 Год назад

    Ultra instinct and superman blue 19:52

  • @manuelmurray5897
    @manuelmurray5897 Год назад

    can you please finish anne vs luz

  • @alleycatgaming5433
    @alleycatgaming5433 Год назад

    The only thing they can do to make goku vs. Superman different is have Goku win.

  • @korej.v.272
    @korej.v.272 Год назад +1

    I want to start Doctor who but have no idea where to start or even where to watch it. Does anyone have any advice?

    • @KhanhNguyen-mh5ec
      @KhanhNguyen-mh5ec Год назад +1

      Choose a doctor you like and start from their

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +1

      Start with the 10th doctor, he’s the easiest for people to get into.

    • @korej.v.272
      @korej.v.272 Год назад

      @@leviboypopop thank you for the feedback.

  • @bigalgames7963
    @bigalgames7963 Год назад

    I'm not familiar with The Doctor all that much, and I don't mind that Rick lost, but while I really liked this Death Battle episode, there are a couple of things that bother me.
    The first thing is that in The Doctors analysis they say that if he is killed during his regeneration, then that ends it permanently(I assumed that meant he permanently dies), but they show Rick literally bursting out of his chest Alien style here and it didn't kill him. Why didn't that kill The Doctor?
    The second thing is the fact that Rick appeared as a ghost at the end. If he was erased from ever existing then by that logic he shouldn't even be there as a ghost cause he never existed in the first place for a ghost to come from. Also, shouldn't that mean that Morty shouldn't be there either since Rick was his grandfather, which means that he couldn't have had Beth and she couldn't have had Morty?
    I'm not understanding these rules.

    • @richw500
      @richw500 Год назад +3

      To answer the first one, they also explained how strong The Doctor's regeneration is, in that he can regrow limbs almost instantly. They also explained that he's durable enough to survive things that would instantly disintegrate a human being. What happened is that The Doctor's durability let him survive Rick's chestburst, and his regeneration was strong enough to counter the worst of the damage it caused.
      And that wasn't Rick's ghost, that was the ship AI that looks like Rick.

    • @bigalgames7963
      @bigalgames7963 Год назад

      @@richw500 Thanks for replying.
      See, I just assumed it would of killed him because the clip they showed while discussing his regeneration was him being shot by what looked like just a little lazer gun while regenerating and that stopping it. Now like I said, I'm not that familiar with Doctor Who so I feel like the context might be lost for me here but I just thought "if a little laser could finish him and look like it barely left a mark on him then Rick literally burst from his chest surely would".
      Also, it being an ai Rick still doesn't work in my mind. Rick was erased from existence, he now never existed in the first place. There wouldn't be an ai of him if he never existed. Probably just inconsistent sci-fi rules at play here im guessing.

    • @richw500
      @richw500 Год назад

      @@bigalgames7963 To be fair, the laser gun was specifically made to kill The Doctor. And the thing is, that wasn't even The Doctor at all. It was actually the Teselecta (a shapeshifting spaceship/time travel machine/android hybrid) controlled by The Doctor so he could fake his death to trick a prophecy.

    • @langdonledwig3734
      @langdonledwig3734 Год назад

      @@bigalgames7963the clip your talking about isn’t the real doctor it was someone disguised as him

  • @DarkLeviathan
    @DarkLeviathan Год назад

    Goku wants the salty runback

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад +1

      It’s pretty in character for goku to ONCE AGAIN challenge Superman. I’ll give them that.

  • @JulianHill-xd4bt
    @JulianHill-xd4bt Год назад

    I think it’s just cuz of goku MUI being a thing now, but I feel like supes is still finna win

  • @spluff5
    @spluff5 Год назад

    Is it possible to get the original music from this video by itself? Especially the intro theme.

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад

      I'm thinking John G. will post that to his channel at some point, that'll be John G. Music.

  • @mhscalculus2463
    @mhscalculus2463 Год назад

    I’m very happy the doctor won I’m so so so happy

  • @dwf12gamez58
    @dwf12gamez58 Год назад

    Rick is a dickhead in this, the Tardis can do anything only thing it cant do is change the chameleon circuit, if it were the war Doctor instead of tenth then Rick would be f up in seconds,the Tardis is equipped with tech the Doctor collected or confiscated during his travels, still haven’t seen full video so yh I hope the doc wins 18:10 Yh the doctor never loses

  • @DelphinSquared
    @DelphinSquared Год назад

    Not bad... I like the skit.

  • @allone1035
    @allone1035 Год назад

    They are using SDBH and Xeno and DBS Anime and Manga

    • @codym4046
      @codym4046 Год назад

      Would it be even enough to beat Superman Using SDBH And Xeno ?

    • @untitledperson6162
      @untitledperson6162 Год назад

      ​@@codym4046absolutely not

    • @codym4046
      @codym4046 Год назад

      @@untitledperson6162 damnit

  • @wiredcoffee9347
    @wiredcoffee9347 Год назад

    I miss judge you i was ready to downvote this video and move on based on reaction content being stolen work but you muted the audio cut away from the video. Provided your own input well beyond the scope of the video. You did it right and i apologize for considering you of poor standing and immoral character i hope all other reaction content follows this format as well since to many "reactors" simply reupload content and say a couple words which is not transformative and should be banned from youtube. I am not a fan of reaction content but i respect the way you did it.

  • @src6339
    @src6339 Год назад

    Ohh, actually, if you dont mind, it's just "the doctor"
    Doesn't even matter who.
    ...who am i even talking to?
    Oh yes you.
    The wannabe einstein with no 'stache
    Travels through time, but with no class.

    • @leviboypopop
      @leviboypopop  Год назад

      I’m saving the world while you dilly dally-
      You can’t even invent a way out of hill valley!

  • @Whole_Revolution
    @Whole_Revolution Год назад

    Hmmm goku vs superman 3...only thing I can think off is dragon ball heroes...
    Even then it's a stretching for straws...

  • @FuryousD
    @FuryousD Год назад

    i mean Goku got Ultra Instinct, Superman can't beat that and anyone who says otherwise is just plain wrong, because u can't beat what u can't hit, it's the same reason why Goku beats Saitama.
    so yea that's why they are doing part 3 i guess.

  • @scottgodfrey7118
    @scottgodfrey7118 Год назад

    I think the biggest difference is Rick is literally the smartest being in his universe by design, and the Doctor isn't, meaning the Doctor has to actually TRY in order to not die.