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{{Infobox Species
|Species name    = Oroborus
|image = Oroborus 2.jpg
|image           = [[file:Oroborus.PNG|250px]]
|aka   = Time snake, cosmic serpent
|type            = serpentine, [[time sensitive]] lifeform
|only  = Oroborus (TV story)
|aka             = time snake
}}{{You may|Ouroboros|Oroborus (TV story)|n1=the symbol|n2=the TV story}}
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The '''Oroborus''' was a [[snake]]-like creature able to traverse [[dimension]]s and feed on [[time]]. It was also known as "the cosmic serpent". It could consume chunks of the [[timeline]]; the more it ate, the more it grew. It could shed its [[skin]] like real snakes. Once it was fully grown it could consume an [[Earth]]-sized [[planet]] in hours.
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|appearances    = [[K9TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]''
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The '''Oroborus''' was a [[snake]]-like creature able to traverse [[dimension]]s and feed on [[time]] itself. It could take away chunks of the timeline; the more it took, the more it grew. It could shed its skin just like other snakes. Once it was fully grown it could consume an Earth-sized [[planet]] in hours.


The Oroborus made its way to [[Earth]] through [[Alistair Gryffen]]'s [[Space-Time Manipulator]] and hid itself in [[Gryffen Manor]]'s basement. It consumed time until [[Starkey]] discovered what was going on and lured it into the Manipulator's path, sending it away. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')
Some time before [[2050]], the Oroborus turned [[Centauri]] into a [[black hole]] by siphoning off its future. This event was known to [[Alistair Gryffen]].
:''It was unclear whether there was any relationship between this species and the [[Oroborous Worm]].''


The signature emblem of the [[Time Lord]], [[Corsair]] was a classical depiction of the mythological Oroborus: a snake devouring its tail. Due to this Oroborus' time-sensitivity, it is possible he chose it with this version of the Oroborus in mind. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
The Oroborus made its way to Earth through Gryffen's [[Space-Time Manipulator]] and hid in [[Gryffen Manor]]'s basement. It consumed time until [[Starkey]] discovered what was going on and lured it into the Manipulator's path, sending it away. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oroborus (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Its name comes from [[Ouroboros]], the symbol of the circle of life depicted as a snake eating its own tail.
 
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==Behind the Scenes==
*Its name comes from [[wikipedia:Ouroboros|ouroboros]], the symbol of the circle of life depicted as a snake eating its own tail.
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Revision as of 17:11, 9 March 2023

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The Oroborus was a snake-like creature able to traverse dimensions and feed on time. It was also known as "the cosmic serpent". It could consume chunks of the timeline; the more it ate, the more it grew. It could shed its skin like real snakes. Once it was fully grown it could consume an Earth-sized planet in hours.

Some time before 2050, the Oroborus turned Centauri into a black hole by siphoning off its future. This event was known to Alistair Gryffen.

The Oroborus made its way to Earth through Gryffen's Space-Time Manipulator and hid in Gryffen Manor's basement. It consumed time until Starkey discovered what was going on and lured it into the Manipulator's path, sending it away. (TV: Oroborus)

Behind the scenes

Its name comes from Ouroboros, the symbol of the circle of life depicted as a snake eating its own tail.

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