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A '''Time Manipulator''' was a time device that, if created, could alter [[time]] on a grand scale.
A '''Time Manipulator''' was an immense conjugation of [[chronon|time particles]] and brain cells, described by {{O'Mara}} as "a [[brain|cerebral mass]] (the size of a [[planet]]) capable of dominating and controlling [[time]] anywhere in the cosmos." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]]'') Operating on a grand scale, it was able to change the order of creation.


== The Rani's plot ==
The Rani planned to use the Time Manipulator to change the history of any planet in the belief she should intervene in the evolution of various species.
[[The Rani]]'s plot to create a Time Manipulator had several distinct parts...
* the intellects of several geniuses from across time and space, including [[the Doctor]]'s, merged into a giant [[Time Brain]].
* building a launch pad on [[Lakertya]] with a fixed trajectory matching the solstice of a [[strange matter]] [[asteroid]].
* the Brain creating/finding/synthesizing a lightweight substitute for strange matter.


With accidental assistance from the Doctor, the Time Brain had found a good substitute for strange matter: [[Loyhargil]]. It then produced the Loyhargil and loaded it into a rocket, as strange matter could only be detonated by strange matter, or the substitute of Loyhargil.
== History ==
The Rani attempted to transform Lakertya into a Time Manipulator, feeling it wouldn't be necessary if the [[Time Lord]]s hadn't refused the intervene in the [[evolution]] of other species. With this "monstrosity," as the Doctor called it, the Rani would be able to redirect evolution wherever she felt it had taken the wrong route. She planned to return to [[Earth]] in the [[Cretaceous]] Age, feeling the potential of the [[dinosaur]]s was never fully exploited.


Upon detonation, the strange matter explosion would result in the generation of [[helium 2]] in the form of a [[supernova]]. The helium 2 would then fuse with the upper atmosphere of Lakertya, creating a thin shell of [[chronon]]s. In the same milisecond, the cortex of the Brain would become active and grow until the space between shell and planet was filled.
The Doctor was able to delay the countdown of the launch, causing the missile to miss the asteroid. In the process, the Brain was destroyed, preventing the Time Manipulator from existing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''/[[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (novelisation)|Time and the Rani]]'')


With this "monstrosity," as the Doctor called it, the Rani would be able to change the order of creation. Returning in her [[TARDIS]] after the turmoil had subsided, she would use the Manipulator to alter the history of the [[universe]], such as helping the [[dinosaur]]s of [[Earth]] to reach their full potential, eradicating [[human]]ity in the process. ([[DW]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'')
== Similar technology ==
[[Jodafra]] called the [[Windigo]] a "Time Manipulator" as it's screams could paralyse time-fields, essentially freezing individuals between seconds. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bad Blood (comic story)|Bad Blood]]'')


== Mysteries ==
Before evolving into their current plane, the [[Chronovore]]s' ancestors built the [[Darkheart]], a [[space/time conduit]] that could transmit energy to any point in time and space. Unlike a TARDIS, the Darkheart had direct access to time. Whereas [[history]] could not be changed without creating an [[alternate timeline]], this was only true when travelling in a TARDIS as the Darkheart actually reshaped the universal matrix to account for changes that were made. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'')
 
While this was a grand scale operation attempted by the Rani, the concept of a Time Manipulator in general is mysterious.
 
* The actual formation of a Manipulator and the Doctor's comments give the impression that it had never been done before, yet knowledge existed that it was possible.
* The idea of chronons forming from a planet's atmosphere being fused with helium 2 could come from:
** A supernova occuring incredibly close to a planet
** Strange matter being a [[space]]-time anomaly ([[PDA]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]'')
** The atmosphere of Lakertya being unqiue, such as having [[artron energy]] or chronons already present
* The inclusion of the Time Brain in the plan; it could be that the bigger a brain is, the better it is at perceiving time and manipulating it.
* The existence of [[Loyhargil]]: whether it was a real substance unknown to the Rani and found by the Time Brain is unknown. It could be that the Brain synthesized it, and just came up with the name "Loyhargil" itself.


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Latest revision as of 23:23, 11 August 2023

A Time Manipulator was an immense conjugation of time particles and brain cells, described by the First Rani as "a cerebral mass (the size of a planet) capable of dominating and controlling time anywhere in the cosmos." (PROSE: Time and the Rani) Operating on a grand scale, it was able to change the order of creation.

The Rani planned to use the Time Manipulator to change the history of any planet in the belief she should intervene in the evolution of various species.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Rani attempted to transform Lakertya into a Time Manipulator, feeling it wouldn't be necessary if the Time Lords hadn't refused the intervene in the evolution of other species. With this "monstrosity," as the Doctor called it, the Rani would be able to redirect evolution wherever she felt it had taken the wrong route. She planned to return to Earth in the Cretaceous Age, feeling the potential of the dinosaurs was never fully exploited.

The Doctor was able to delay the countdown of the launch, causing the missile to miss the asteroid. In the process, the Brain was destroyed, preventing the Time Manipulator from existing. (TV: Time and the Rani/PROSE: Time and the Rani)

Similar technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Jodafra called the Windigo a "Time Manipulator" as it's screams could paralyse time-fields, essentially freezing individuals between seconds. (COMIC: Bad Blood)

Before evolving into their current plane, the Chronovores' ancestors built the Darkheart, a space/time conduit that could transmit energy to any point in time and space. Unlike a TARDIS, the Darkheart had direct access to time. Whereas history could not be changed without creating an alternate timeline, this was only true when travelling in a TARDIS as the Darkheart actually reshaped the universal matrix to account for changes that were made. (PROSE: The Dark Path)

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