Time War (Doctor Who)
The Time War is a devastating temporal conflict set in the universe of Doctor Who.
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History
The Last Great Time War was a conflict waged across time and space between the Time Lords of Gallifrey and the Daleks of Skaro.
The Eighth Doctor at first was a conscientious objector, instead working to help where he could. His attempt to save a woman from a spaceship crashing towards the planet Karn fails, when she refuses his aid because he is a Time Lord, apparently believing that the Time Lords had become just as destructive as the Daleks. The Doctor is killed in the crash, but is temporarily restored to life by the Sisterhood of Karn, who finally convince him to fight for the sake of the universe. They further offer an elixir that would control his regeneration. The Doctor accepts, remarking that there was no need for a Doctor in a universe consumed by war, and regenerates into the War Doctor. (Episode: The Night of the Doctor)
Refusing the possibility of his civilisation being destroyed by the Daleks, Rassilon prepares a doomsday scenario. It included sacrificing all of time itself, thereby destroying the Daleks and all life in the universe. The Time Lords themselves would have transcended into a non-corporeal collective consciousness that would be the only sentient form of life in existence. The Time Lords, apparently hardened by the horrors of war, give near-unanimous support for this plan – only two Time Lords dissented when the issue is put to a full vote. (Episode: The End of Time)
While the High Council continues to lead Time Lord society during the war, a separate War Council is tasked with overseeing the war itself, as well as Gallifrey's defences. The War Council is led by an unknown Time Lord general. During the last days of the Time War, the War Council apparently becomes disillusioned with the High Council. (Episode: The Day of the Doctor)
Overview
At the height of the Time War, the Time Lords themselves were said to had become nearly as ruthless and a threat to the universe as the Daleks. Rassilon himself had intended for the time vortex to be ripped apart in the conflict whilst he alongside the other Time Lords would ascend to creatures of consciousness alone. In this state, he had intended to escape the ramifications of the time vortex's destruction as they would be free from physical bodies and thus time as well as effect whilst reality ceased to be from the chaos. (Episode: The End of Time)
Participants
- Dalek Emperor :
- Davros :
- Rassilon :
- The Master :
- The Doctor :
Notes
- The Time War featured in the setting of the Doctor Who universe.
In other media
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