Waypoint

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Waypoint
Main aliases:	Vortex Waypoint
Used by:	The Doctors, Companions and Friends
Appearance:	Lost in Time [+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)"]

Waypoints, or Vortex Waypoints, were points in time and space that became supercharged with vortex energy.

During a temporal crisis which grounded TARDISes and similar machines throughout the universe, the Doctors realised they could only travel from one Waypoint to the next, draining each of vortex energy to temporarily, messily re-power their TARDIS before depleting their reserves with the next hop. (GAME: Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)"])

Temporal incidents and vessels

Due to the confluence of TARDISes, or vortex-related objects both Diner TARDIS where Clara Oswald parted ways with the Twelfth Doctor, and Atlantis caught in its final moments in a time eddy because of the Crystal of Kronos had become charged with energy. (TV: Hell Bent ^[+]Loading...["Hell Bent (TV story)"], The Time Monster ^[+]Loading...["The Time Monster (TV story)"], GAME Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)"])

Likewise the Underhenge right before the Eleventh Doctor was placed in the Pandorica was also a temporal focal point. (TV: The Pandorica Opens ^[+]Loading...["The Pandorica Opens (TV story)"])

The Dalek City on Skaro at an early point in its history had become charged with energy due to future Daleks visiting. (TV: The Daleks ^[+]Loading...["The Daleks (TV story)"], Genesis of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)"], The Magician's Apprentice ^[+]Loading...["The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)"], The Witch's Familiar ^[+]Loading...["The Witch's Familiar (TV story)"], GAME: Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)","Lost in Time"])

Regeneration-affected

In Victorian London following the Twelfth Doctor's post-regeneration arrival during the dinosaur attack was a focus of energy (TV: Deep Breath ^[+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"]) And the Minyan's spaceship; R1C. (TV: Underworld ^[+]Loading...["Underworld (TV story)"])

The Panopticon on Gallifrey following the Master's attempts to use the Eye of Harmony to enhance his regenerative powers. (TV: The Deadly Assassin ^[+]Loading...["The Deadly Assassin (TV story)"])

Bases

One waypoint within a UNIT base Lab had become charged with vortex energy due to "almost passing through the event horizon of a black hole" (GAME: Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (video game)"]) when Omega transported it to his anti-matter universe. (TV: The Three Doctors ^[+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"])

Another was the Moonbase Laika occupied by UNIT on the Moon. (TV: The Moonbase ^[+]Loading...["The Moonbase (TV story)"])

Snowcap Base in Antarctica (TV: The Tenth Planet) during an Ice Warrior attack. (TV: The Seeds of Death ^[+]Loading...["The Seeds of Death (TV story)"])

Mars during the British Army drilling skirmish. (TV: Empress of Mars ^[+]Loading...["Empress of Mars (TV story)"])

"Federation" universe

Rutherford's icon

In the "Federation" universe, a similar system was in place that ran all over the U.S.S. Cerritos, although instead of Vortex Energy and Waypoints, they used Merit Points to power up Simulations to get the spaceship constantly working. When the Tenth Doctor accidentally first arrived in the "Federation" universe, Sam Rutherford was in charge of overseeing that all Simulations were running smoothly and consistently. (GAME: Who Can It Be Now? ^[+]Loading...["Who Can It Be Now? (episode)"])

Name	Simulation	Icon	Managing personel	Activation Date
Klingon Ascension Rites (or simply Ascension Rites)			Westlake	1 August 2024
Borg Cube			Barnes
Q's Courtroom			Q
Genesis Planet			T'Ana
Section 31 Ship			The Dog