I like the spelled out version, so would choose that vs the abbreviated.
Good name too btw.
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Yeah, that is a pretty good name. I purposely didn't post the one I was planning to use because i didn't want someone to steal it, but now I want to go see if Doctor Moonlight is free! 
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I would spell it out to minimize the confusion from people who wonder if you have a period or not after the "Dr" since when someone wants to shoot me a tell or an invite, I like it to be easy.
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Nitpick. There is no "Dr. Who".
He simply is "The Doctor". And he's not a doctor.
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I always go for the spelled out version first (Doctor, Mister, Captain, etc.). I only go for the abbreviation if I get stalled there.
Dec out.
Character concept helps me decide whether a title should be spelled out or abbreviated. I could think of concepts where "Doctor", "Dr.", or even "Doc" would be appropriate. I'd need to know more of the concept to make up my mind.
Personally I'd use Dr. for a character with an academic concept,
Doctor for a character with a MD, PHD, DDO etc concept,
and Doc for a character with a corpsman/medic concept.
I'd even consider Doktor if the character had an old world European flavor.
The use of Doctor or Doc for me would depend on the overall cadence of the name. Different strokes, of course.
Doctor Savage would sound so silly to me. 
Dec out.
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Character concept helps me decide whether a title should be spelled out or abbreviated. I could think of concepts where "Doctor", "Dr.", or even "Doc" would be appropriate. I'd need to know more of the concept to make up my mind.
Personally I'd use Dr. for a character with an academic concept, Doctor for a character with a MD, PHD, DDO etc concept, and Doc for a character with a corpsman/medic concept. I'd even consider Doktor if the character had an old world European flavor. |
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The use of Doctor or Doc for me would depend on the overall cadence of the name. Different strokes, of course.
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OK, I just snagged the name in question on Virtue. It is Doctor Crocodile (aka Doc Croc). I know I'll have to be careful to avoid looking too much like Marvel's Lizard lest I get hit with the generic bat.
ETA: Also just snagged the name "The Generic Bat" on Virtue.
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Heh... I use Dr. or Dr if I can.
It's a title so I treat it as if it was earned.
As Dougie Powers says.
"I did not got to evil medical school to be called Mr Evil"
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The first for me...though I used Doc for my only Doctor character - long since deleted. Doc Maelstrom an MM Robotics/Storm mad scientist type. Maybe i'll bring him back after GR goes live!
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What about a guy who has mystical powers and only calls himself "Doctor" because an honorary PhD was bestowed upon him by Paragon U. after he foiled an attack on the Croatoa campus by a bunch of Cabal Sorceresses who couldn't get into the students-only midnight showing of the latest Twilight movie?
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Actually the concept you describe has set my imagination off and I'm picturing this guy at the school with dozens of ancient tomes, scrolls, and whatnot. So now as I write this I'm leaning towards the "Doktor" spelling because the image is giving me that old world flavor that carries the history of Europe.
The honorary degree would either be a "Dr." or "Prof." to me, as well.
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If you were going to create a character who is a doctor (think Fate, Strange, Who), which of these would be your first choice for the name:
Doctor Moonlight
or,
Dr. Moonlight
In other words if both were available for the name you wanted, would you spell out "Doctor" or abbreviate it?
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