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According to one account, which admitted to not knowing the full story of the conflict, battles in the [[Last Great Time War]] were fought not in physical space, but in the [[Time Vortex]] and "even beyond", in the '''Ultimate Void'''. For this reason, most of the [[lesser species]] knew nothing of the War, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'') except in those occasions when a corner of the War would briefly bleed out into conventional space, wreaking untold destruction within instants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Nestene (short story)|Revenge of the Nestene]]'') However, other accounts of the conflict showcased that the War could be fought on terrain ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Clockwise War (comic story)|The Clockwise War]]'') or in normal space as well, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') as the War had fronts in the [[known universe]], [[partly known universe]], and [[unknown universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')
The '''Ultimate Void''' existed "even beyond" the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'') After the [[Dalek]]s revealed their strength ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe (short story)|Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe]]'') and the [[Time Lord]]s declared war on the exterminators, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Desperate Measures (audio story)|Desperate Measures]]'') the Ultimate [[Void]] and the Vortex were the locations where the [[Last Great Time War]] first erupted into battle, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daleks - A History of Terror (short story)|Daleks - A History of Terror]]'') turning both into fronts of the conflict.
 
According to another account, which admitted to not knowing the full story of the conflict, battles in the Time War were fought not in physical space, but only in the Vortex and Ultimate Void. For this reason, most of the [[lesser species]] knew nothing of the War, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'') except in those occasions when a corner of the War would briefly bleed out into the [[normal universe]], wreaking untold destruction within instants. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Revenge of the Nestene (short story)|Revenge of the Nestene]]'') However, other accounts of the conflict showcased that the War could be fought on terrain ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Clockwise War (comic story)|The Clockwise War]]'') or in normal space as well, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'') as the War had fronts in the [[known universe]], [[partly known universe]], and [[unknown universe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (novelisation)|The Day of the Doctor]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
Much as [[Russell T Davies]]'s ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'' features a mention of {{Jacobi|n= the phrase "You are not alone"}} long before it was first uttered on-screen in Davies' televised series, and in a form not especially consistent with the way the concept was presented upon finally making it to the screen, it seems that the Ultimate Void is an earlier "draft" of [[the Void]], which would play a major part in the finale of Davies' [[Series 2 (Doctor Who)|Series 2]]. However, the capitalised "Ultimate" was never appended to the Void in this later usage, nor was any link drawn between it and the Great Time War's battlefields; indeed, the [[Cult of Skaro]] ''escaped'' the Time War by hiding out in the Void.
Much as [[Russell T Davies]]'s ''[[Meet the Doctor (DWAN 2006 short story)|Meet the Doctor]]'' features a mention of {{Jacobi|n= the phrase "You are not alone"}} long before it was first uttered on-screen in Davies' televised series, and in a form not especially consistent with the way the concept was presented upon finally making it to the screen, it seems that the Ultimate Void is an earlier "draft" of [[the Void]], which would play a major part in the finale of Davies' [[Series 2 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 2]]. However, the capitalised "Ultimate" was never appended to the Void in this later usage, nor was any link drawn between it and the Great Time War's battlefields; indeed, the [[Cult of Skaro]] ''escaped'' the Time War by hiding out in the Void.


As such, even though the behind-the-scenes echo is obvious between the two Voids written into ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s cosmology by Davies, there is no in-universe evidence that they are one and the same, and, indeed, much to call such a notion into doubt. The nature of the Ultimate Void from 2005 thus remains in doubt.
As such, even though the behind-the-scenes echo is obvious between the two Voids written into ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s cosmology by Davies, there is no in-universe evidence that they are one and the same, and, indeed, much to call such a notion into doubt. The nature of the Ultimate Void from 2005 thus remains in doubt.
[[Category:Locations in the Last Great Time War]]
[[Category:Locations in the Last Great Time War]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 25 April 2024

The Ultimate Void existed "even beyond" the Time Vortex. (PROSE: Meet the Doctor) After the Daleks revealed their strength (PROSE: Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe) and the Time Lords declared war on the exterminators, (AUDIO: Desperate Measures) the Ultimate Void and the Vortex were the locations where the Last Great Time War first erupted into battle, (PROSE: Daleks - A History of Terror) turning both into fronts of the conflict.

According to another account, which admitted to not knowing the full story of the conflict, battles in the Time War were fought not in physical space, but only in the Vortex and Ultimate Void. For this reason, most of the lesser species knew nothing of the War, (PROSE: Meet the Doctor) except in those occasions when a corner of the War would briefly bleed out into the normal universe, wreaking untold destruction within instants. (PROSE: Revenge of the Nestene) However, other accounts of the conflict showcased that the War could be fought on terrain (COMIC: The Clockwise War) or in normal space as well, (PROSE: Engines of War) as the War had fronts in the known universe, partly known universe, and unknown universe. (PROSE: The Day of the Doctor)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Much as Russell T Davies's Meet the Doctor features a mention of the phrase "You are not alone" long before it was first uttered on-screen in Davies' televised series, and in a form not especially consistent with the way the concept was presented upon finally making it to the screen, it seems that the Ultimate Void is an earlier "draft" of the Void, which would play a major part in the finale of Davies' Series 2. However, the capitalised "Ultimate" was never appended to the Void in this later usage, nor was any link drawn between it and the Great Time War's battlefields; indeed, the Cult of Skaro escaped the Time War by hiding out in the Void.

As such, even though the behind-the-scenes echo is obvious between the two Voids written into Doctor Who's cosmology by Davies, there is no in-universe evidence that they are one and the same, and, indeed, much to call such a notion into doubt. The nature of the Ultimate Void from 2005 thus remains in doubt.