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The '''Time Wars''' were an ancient era of [[Gallifreyan history]] marked by numerous conflicts wherein the [[Time Lord]]s ensured their supremacy, eradicating all other lifeforms with the potential for [[time travel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'', ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') The Time Wars lasted for 30,000 [[year]]s on 1000 [[planet]]s, becoming a "nightmare of [[contradiction]], [[paradox]], and [[death]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') Entire future species and whole orders of species were destroyed; Time Lords of this era successfully fought against the [[Charon (species)|Charon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') [[Great Vampire]]s, [[Narlok]], [[Racnoss]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'') [[Order of the Black Sun]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') [[Vondrax]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'') and countless other "nameless races" of which no record survived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'') Additionally, many [[parallel Gallifrey]]s were erased from existence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
The '''Time Wars''' were an ancient era of [[Gallifreyan history]] marked by numerous conflicts wherein the [[Time Lord]]s ensured their supremacy, eradicating all other lifeforms with the potential for [[time travel]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'', ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') The Time Wars lasted for 30,000 [[year]]s on 1000 [[planet]]s, becoming a "nightmare of [[contradiction]], [[paradox]], and [[death]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')  


Campaigns of the Time Wars period included the [[Black Sun War]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') the [[Eternal War]], the [[Racnoss Wars]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', et al.) the [[Millennium War]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'') and the [[Great Inferno]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Terrorformer (comic story)|Terrorformer]]'')
Campaigns of the Time Wars period included the [[Black Sun War]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') the [[Eternal War]], and the [[Racnoss Wars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', et al.)


Ultimately, the Time Wars ended in Time Lord victory. These conflicts helped to lay the foundations for the rationalistic universe of [[The Doctor (The Infinity Doctors)|the Doctor]]'s era, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') as part of what would later be known as the [[anchoring of the thread]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') Artifacts of the Time Wars remained strewn across history, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scent of Blood (audio story)|The Scent of Blood]]'') as well as many lone survivors of races targeted by the Time Lords in this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Terrorformer (comic story)|Terrorformer]]'')
Ultimately, the Time Wars ended in Time Lord victory. These conflicts helped to lay the foundations for the rationalistic universe of [[The Doctor (The Infinity Doctors)|the Doctor]]'s era, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') as part of what would later be known as the [[anchoring of the thread]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')  


== The Time Wars ==
== Overview of the Wars ==
[[The Doctor (The Infinity Doctors)|The Doctor]] once claimed the Time Wars were fought a [[generation]] or so after [[Rassilon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') but the Time Wars era included even Rassilon's founding of [[Time Lord]] civilisation. The [[Fourth Doctor]] mentioned that Rassilon discovered the secrets of time by stealing the [[Time-jumper|translation belt]] of a species who attacked Gallifrey in the Time Wars "in retaliation for things we did to them before we'd even heard of them in the first place." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') Such an event occurred during [[Omega's fall]], when [[Fenris]]—sent from 30,000 [[year]]s in the future—sabotaged the initial Gallifreyan time travel experiments at [[Qqaba]] and caused [[Omega]]'s apparent death. Rassilon prevented further damage and dispatched Fenris, finding that Fenris' discarded belt provided much-needed technology to harness time travel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'') It would not be until 30 years later that the next [[generation]] of Time Lords—such as [[Rema-Du]], the daughter of two [[Elders of Gallifrey]] present at Omega's fall—would fully understand the motivation of Fenris' employers, the [[Rigel sector]]'s [[Order of the Black Sun]]. The time war fought against the Order was the [[Black Sun War]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')
[[The Doctor (The Infinity Doctors)|The Doctor]] once claimed the Time Wars were fought a [[generation]] or so after [[Rassilon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') but the Time Wars era included even Rassilon's founding of [[Time Lord]] civilisation. The [[Fourth Doctor]] mentioned that Rassilon discovered the secrets of time by stealing the [[Time-jumper|translation belt]] of a species who attacked Gallifrey in the Time Wars "in retaliation for things we did to them before we'd even heard of them in the first place." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') Such an event occurred during the [[Disappearance of Omega]] involving the [[Order of the Black Sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'') However, it would not be until 30 years later when the next [[generation]] of Time Lords would inadvertently cause the Order to war against Gallifrey. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')
 
Some accounts place the [[Eternal War]] against the [[Great Vampire]]s as beginning or continuing into the early era of the Time Lords, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Multi-Faceted War (short story)|The Multi-Faceted War]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') having lasted over a thousand years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]], when telling [[James Macfarlane]] of the Vampire War, mentioned that it was just one of many wars fought by the Time Lords at the time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scent of Blood (audio story)|The Scent of Blood]]'') [[Atraxi (The Pit)|Atraxi]] was the sole Gallifreyan warrior to return from the Eternal War; he tried to warn the now-scientific Time Lords that the War would continue and they weren't safe from "the Monsters", but quickly died from [[Virus (The Scrolls of Rassilon)|Rassilon's plague]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'')


Gallifrey of this early era was characterised by such stimuli as "the stink of steaming grease from the first [[Loom|breeding engines]], the marching chants of the first [[parahuman]] brigades, and the songs of the [[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|killer cats in the south]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (short story)|Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]]'') One parahuman mercenary group, the [[Special Executive]], had significant involvement in the Black Sun War. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')
Gallifrey of this early era was characterised by such stimuli as "the stink of steaming grease from the first [[Loom|breeding engines]], the marching chants of the first [[parahuman]] brigades, and the songs of the [[Killer Cat of Gin-Seng|killer cats in the south]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (short story)|Hark! The Herald Angels Sing]]'') One parahuman mercenary group, the [[Special Executive]], had significant involvement in the Black Sun War. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')


The Time Wars began concurrently with the [[Rutan-Sontaran War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The [[Sontaran]] [[Brilox]] was involved in instigating the Black Sun War on [[Desrault]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')
The Time Wars began concurrently with the [[Rutan-Sontaran War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'') The [[Sontaran]] [[Brilox]] was involved in instigating the [[Black Sun War]] on [[Desrault]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Black Sun Rising (comic story)|Black Sun Rising]]'')
 
Those species which Gallifrey could not conquer became allied with the Time Lords in their wars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') The [[Qwerm]] were among those who joined the Time Lords in fighting the [[Great Vampire]]s, [[Racnoss]], and "whatever other races wanted to sweep across the universe like a plague". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'')


The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Wblk]] that he had been at the Time Wars as an eyewitness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] later became involved in the [[Racnoss Wars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)|Empire of the Racnoss]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] told [[Wblk]] that he had been at the Time Wars as an eyewitness. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] later became involved in the [[Racnoss Wars]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Empire of the Racnoss (audio story)|Empire of the Racnoss]]'')


The [[Ra'ra'vis]] captured Rassilon while he was on a military trip and tried to force him into giving them time travel. Rassilon was rescued by [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogan]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jorus and the Voganauts (short story)|Jorus and the Voganauts]]'')
Those species which Gallifrey could not conquer became allied with the Time Lords in their war, the [[Fledgling Empires]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Brief History of Time Lords (novel)|A Brief History of Time Lords]]'') or [[Alliance of Races]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Terrorformer (comic story)|Terrorformer]]'') The [[Qwerm]] were among those who joined the Time Lords in fighting the [[Great Vampire]]s, [[Racnoss]], and "whatever other races wanted to sweep across the universe like a plague". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'')
 
[[File:Old Cybock Imperium.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cybock Imperium]], one of the later targets of [[Rassilon]]'s [[Alliance of Races]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gangland (comic story)|Gangland]]'')]]
Once the Time Lords achieved victory in their initial wars, they realised that they had caused the permanent militarisation of those species they allied with, creating "a new generation of problems" to be eradicated. The [[Qwerm]] hid before they could be destroyed by the Time Lords. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'')


Gallifrey developed [[Anathema|a planet-sized warship]] armed with [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]], but ultimately never got the chance to use it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'')
Gallifrey developed [[Anathema|a planet-sized warship]] armed with [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]], but ultimately never got the chance to use it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'', ''[[Interference (novel)|Interference]]'')


Once the Time Lords achieved victory in their initial wars, they realised that they had caused the permanent militarisation of those species they allied with, creating "a new generation of problems" to be eradicated. The [[Qwerm]] hid before they could be destroyed by the Time Lords. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'')
Ultimately, after thirty-thousand years of conflicts, "certain higher powers" stepped in to stop the devastation before it destroyed the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
 
== Targets of the Time Wars ==
Entire future species and whole orders of species were destroyed; Time Lords of this era successfully fought against the [[Charon (species)|Charon]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') [[Great Vampire]]s, [[Narlok]], [[Racnoss]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'') [[Order of the Black Sun]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[4-D War (comic story)|4-D War]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Heart of TARDIS (novel)|Heart of TARDIS]]'') [[Vondrax]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Enemy Lines (audio story)|Enemy Lines]]'') and countless other "nameless races" of which no record survived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'') Additionally, many [[parallel Gallifrey]]s were erased from existence. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
 
=== Vampires ===
{{Main|Eternal War}}
[[File:Yssgaroth.jpg|thumb|left|An aspect of the [[Yssgaroth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')]]
Some accounts place the [[Eternal War]] against the [[Great Vampire]]s as beginning or continuing into the early era of the Time Lords, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Multi-Faceted War (short story)|The Multi-Faceted War]]'', ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') having lasted over a thousand years. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]], when telling [[James Macfarlane]] of the Vampire War, mentioned that it was just one of many wars fought by the Time Lords at the time. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scent of Blood (audio story)|The Scent of Blood]]'') [[Atraxi (The Pit)|Atraxi]] was the sole Gallifreyan warrior to return from the Eternal War; he tried to warn the now-scientific Time Lords that the War would continue and they weren't safe from "the Monsters", but quickly died from [[Virus (The Scrolls of Rassilon)|Rassilon's plague]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pit (novel)|The Pit]]'')
 
=== Racnoss ===
{{Main|Racnoss Wars}}
The [[Ra'ra'vis]] captured Rassilon while he was on a military trip against the [[Racnoss]] and tried to force him into giving them time travel. Rassilon was rescued by [[Vogan (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Vogan]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Jorus and the Voganauts (short story)|Jorus and the Voganauts]]'')


=== Rigelans ===
{{Main|Black Sun War}}
The [[Order of the Black Sun]] existed thirty-thousand [[year]]s after Omega's death, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'') at the end of the Time Wars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
The [[Order of the Black Sun]] existed thirty-thousand [[year]]s after Omega's death, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Star Death (comic story)|Star Death]]'') at the end of the Time Wars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')


Ultimately, after thirty-thousand years of conflicts, "certain higher powers" stepped in to stop the devastation before it destroyed the universe. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
=== Other ===
Other targets of the Time Lords included the [[Narlok]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'')


== Aftermath ==
== Aftermath ==
Artifacts of the Time Wars remained strewn across history, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', ''[[Damaged Goods (novel)|Damaged Goods]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Scent of Blood (audio story)|The Scent of Blood]]'') as well as many lone survivors of races targeted by the Time Lords in this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'', ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'', ''[[River of Time (short story)|River of Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'', ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Terrorformer (comic story)|Terrorformer]]'') By the era of [[Ulysses]], [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]] was considered the last survivor of the Time Wars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')
The title "Time Wars" was retroactively applied to this era of [[Gallifreyan history]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') [[Time]] was stabilised after the Time Wars, but the Time Lords were forced to seal off whole areas of [[time]] and [[space]] which were damaged beyond repair. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')  
The title "Time Wars" was retroactively applied to this era of [[Gallifreyan history]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'') [[Time]] was stabilised after the Time Wars, but the Time Lords were forced to seal off whole areas of [[time]] and [[space]] which were damaged beyond repair. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')  


One [[Reality bomb (Sky Pirates!)|reality bomb]] remained drifting in the [[Horsehead Nebula]] for fifty billion years before catching the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'')
One [[Reality bomb (Sky Pirates!)|reality bomb]] remained drifting in the [[Horsehead Nebula]] for fifty billion years before catching the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sky Pirates! (novel)|Sky Pirates!]]'')
By the era of [[Ulysses]], [[Saldaamir|Mister Saldaamir]] was considered the last survivor of the Time Wars. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (novel)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]'')


By some point, the Time Lords co-existed as [[Higher Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]] alongside other powerful [[time-aware]] factions, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') even the [[Order of the Black Sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]'')  
By some point, the Time Lords co-existed as [[Higher Evolutionary|Higher Evolutionaries]] alongside other powerful [[time-aware]] factions, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Tides of Time (comic story)|The Tides of Time]]'') even the [[Order of the Black Sun]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Final Chapter (comic story)|The Final Chapter]]'')  

Revision as of 22:29, 31 March 2020

The Time Wars were an ancient era of Gallifreyan history marked by numerous conflicts wherein the Time Lords ensured their supremacy, eradicating all other lifeforms with the potential for time travel. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, The Gallifrey Chronicles, Heart of TARDIS) The Time Wars lasted for 30,000 years on 1000 planets, becoming a "nightmare of contradiction, paradox, and death." (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

Campaigns of the Time Wars period included the Black Sun War, (COMIC: 4-D War, PROSE: Heart of TARDIS) the Eternal War, and the Racnoss Wars. (PROSE: River of Time, et al.)

Ultimately, the Time Wars ended in Time Lord victory. These conflicts helped to lay the foundations for the rationalistic universe of the Doctor's era, (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) as part of what would later be known as the anchoring of the thread. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors, Christmas on a Rational Planet, The Book of the War)

Overview of the Wars

The Doctor once claimed the Time Wars were fought a generation or so after Rassilon, (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) but the Time Wars era included even Rassilon's founding of Time Lord civilisation. The Fourth Doctor mentioned that Rassilon discovered the secrets of time by stealing the translation belt of a species who attacked Gallifrey in the Time Wars "in retaliation for things we did to them before we'd even heard of them in the first place." (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS) Such an event occurred during the Disappearance of Omega involving the Order of the Black Sun. (COMIC: Star Death) However, it would not be until 30 years later when the next generation of Time Lords would inadvertently cause the Order to war against Gallifrey. (COMIC: 4-D War, Black Sun Rising)

Gallifrey of this early era was characterised by such stimuli as "the stink of steaming grease from the first breeding engines, the marching chants of the first parahuman brigades, and the songs of the killer cats in the south." (PROSE: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) One parahuman mercenary group, the Special Executive, had significant involvement in the Black Sun War. (COMIC: 4-D War, Black Sun Rising)

The Time Wars began concurrently with the Rutan-Sontaran War. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors) The Sontaran Brilox was involved in instigating the Black Sun War on Desrault. (COMIC: Black Sun Rising)

The Fourth Doctor told Wblk that he had been at the Time Wars as an eyewitness. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS) The Fifth Doctor later became involved in the Racnoss Wars. (AUDIO: Empire of the Racnoss)

Those species which Gallifrey could not conquer became allied with the Time Lords in their war, the Fledgling Empires (PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords) or Alliance of Races. (COMIC: Terrorformer) The Qwerm were among those who joined the Time Lords in fighting the Great Vampires, Racnoss, and "whatever other races wanted to sweep across the universe like a plague". (PROSE: River of Time)

The Cybock Imperium, one of the later targets of Rassilon's Alliance of Races. (COMIC: Gangland)

Once the Time Lords achieved victory in their initial wars, they realised that they had caused the permanent militarisation of those species they allied with, creating "a new generation of problems" to be eradicated. The Qwerm hid before they could be destroyed by the Time Lords. (PROSE: River of Time)

Gallifrey developed a planet-sized warship armed with the Cold, but ultimately never got the chance to use it. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors, Interference)

Ultimately, after thirty-thousand years of conflicts, "certain higher powers" stepped in to stop the devastation before it destroyed the universe. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

Targets of the Time Wars

Entire future species and whole orders of species were destroyed; Time Lords of this era successfully fought against the Charon, (PROSE: Sky Pirates!) Great Vampires, Narlok, Racnoss, (PROSE: River of Time) Order of the Black Sun, (COMIC: 4-D War, PROSE: Heart of TARDIS) Vondrax, (AUDIO: Enemy Lines) and countless other "nameless races" of which no record survived. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, River of Time) Additionally, many parallel Gallifreys were erased from existence. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

Vampires

Main article: Eternal War
An aspect of the Yssgaroth. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Some accounts place the Eternal War against the Great Vampires as beginning or continuing into the early era of the Time Lords, (PROSE: The Multi-Faceted War, The Book of the War) having lasted over a thousand years. (PROSE: The Pit) The Eighth Doctor, when telling James Macfarlane of the Vampire War, mentioned that it was just one of many wars fought by the Time Lords at the time. (AUDIO: The Scent of Blood) Atraxi was the sole Gallifreyan warrior to return from the Eternal War; he tried to warn the now-scientific Time Lords that the War would continue and they weren't safe from "the Monsters", but quickly died from Rassilon's plague. (PROSE: The Pit)

Racnoss

Main article: Racnoss Wars

The Ra'ra'vis captured Rassilon while he was on a military trip against the Racnoss and tried to force him into giving them time travel. Rassilon was rescued by Vogans. (PROSE: Jorus and the Voganauts)

Rigelans

Main article: Black Sun War

The Order of the Black Sun existed thirty-thousand years after Omega's death, (COMIC: Star Death) at the end of the Time Wars. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

Other

Other targets of the Time Lords included the Narlok. (PROSE: River of Time)

Aftermath

Artifacts of the Time Wars remained strewn across history, (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, River of Time, Damaged Goods, AUDIO: The Scent of Blood) as well as many lone survivors of races targeted by the Time Lords in this time. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!, The Gallifrey Chronicles, River of Time, TV: State of Decay, The Runaway Bride, COMIC: Terrorformer) By the era of Ulysses, Mister Saldaamir was considered the last survivor of the Time Wars. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles)

The title "Time Wars" was retroactively applied to this era of Gallifreyan history. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!) Time was stabilised after the Time Wars, but the Time Lords were forced to seal off whole areas of time and space which were damaged beyond repair. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

One reality bomb remained drifting in the Horsehead Nebula for fifty billion years before catching the Seventh Doctor's TARDIS. (PROSE: Sky Pirates!)

By some point, the Time Lords co-existed as Higher Evolutionaries alongside other powerful time-aware factions, (COMIC: The Tides of Time) even the Order of the Black Sun. (COMIC: The Final Chapter)

Wblk claimed the Time Wars didn't happen. (PROSE: Heart of TARDIS)

During the War in Heaven, Time Lords revived and augmented ancient biological defenses created during previous time wars against threats such as the Charon and the Great Vampires. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell)

Behind the scenes

Footnotes