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|aka   = Time snake, cosmic serpent
|aka= Time snake<br />Cosmic serpent
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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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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.


Some time before [[2050]], the Oroborus turned [[Centauri]] into a [[black hole]] by siphoning off its future. This event was known to [[Alistair Gryffen]] and presumably to other people on [[Earth]].
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 (TV story)|Oroborus]]'')
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]]: {{cs|Oroborus (TV story)}})
 
During the [[Last Great Time War]], [[Council of the Last|the Codicil]] sought to use an Oroborus to end the conflict. When the [[War Doctor]] suffered a [[retro-regeneration]] crisis, the Codicil manipulated him into conflict with the [[Fugitive Doctor]], the paradox of two [[incarnation]]s fighting summoning an Oroborus. Realising they'd been duped, the Doctors used a [[time ram]] to banish the creature before it could grow in strength. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Coda - The Final Act (audio story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Its name comes from [[Ouroboros]], the symbol of the circle of life depicted as a snake eating its own tail.
Its name comes from [[Ouroboros]], the symbol of the circle of life depicted as a snake eating its own tail.


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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 [+]Loading...["Oroborus (TV story)"])

During the Last Great Time War, the Codicil sought to use an Oroborus to end the conflict. When the War Doctor suffered a retro-regeneration crisis, the Codicil manipulated him into conflict with the Fugitive Doctor, the paradox of two incarnations fighting summoning an Oroborus. Realising they'd been duped, the Doctors used a time ram to banish the creature before it could grow in strength. (AUDIO: Coda - The Final Act [+]Loading...["Coda - The Final Act (audio story)"])

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

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