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On the eve of his near-triumph during the [[Canisian invasion]], [[Tannis]], who believed that he was nigh to become the [[Last of the Time Lords|last Time Lord standing]], gleefully declared to [[Casmus]] that he had "disposed of the Time Lords of '''the Fraction'''". ([[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'')
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|bases        = [[Earth]]<br>[[Gallifrey]]?
|appearances  = [[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]''
|members      = [[The Doctor]]<br>[[Casmus]]<br>[[Valentine]]<br>[[Antenor]]<br>[[Minister of Chance]]
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The '''Fraction''' appeared to be a group of [[Time Lord]]s which wandered the universe and held great [[power]]. They were annihilated by [[Tannis]], with only the [[Minister of Chance]] surviving, his powers removed by [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]]. The Fraction was succeeded by [[Ace]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'')
{{simplequote|I've disposed of the [[Time Lord]]s of the Fraction, the Saints are squashed, [[the Doctor]] and [[Minister of Chance|the Minister]] will finish each other off. You are the last, Casmus.|[[Tannis]]|Death Comes to Time (webcast)}}


==Behind the scenes==
Notably, the Doctor and Casmus identified themselves as "god[s] of [[the Fourth]]". ([[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'')
*The canonicity of ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'' is unclear.
 
*In ''Death Comes to Time'', the Time Lords appear to be very different from their usual portrayal. They seem to be mystical wanderers rather than stagnant bureaucrats. Tannis apparently refers to these Time Lords as "the Fraction". Since the destruction of the Fraction in ''Death Comes to Time'' seemed to be treated as the extinction of the Time Lords, the status of the other Time Lords is unclear in that story.
== Behind the scenes ==
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The term "the Fraction" occurs only once in ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]''. The significance and even the syntax of [[Tannis]]'s line are ambiguous: "the Time Lords of the Fraction" could be another group listed in addition to, and separately from, the Saints [[Valentine (Death Comes to Time)|Valentine]] and [[Antenor]], the Doctor and the Minister, and Casmus; alternatively, "the Time Lords of the Fraction" might be ''comprised'' of the Time Lords named in the rest of the list, either because "the Fraction" is their informal name – perhaps in reference to [[the Fourth]] – or because "the Fraction" is the name of a location, possibly [[the Doctor's reality (Death Comes to Time)|the reality of ''Death Comes to Time'' itself]], which would make "the Time Lords of the Fraction" analogous to a phrase such as "the Time Lords of [[Gallifrey]]".
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 3 October 2024

On the eve of his near-triumph during the Canisian invasion, Tannis, who believed that he was nigh to become the last Time Lord standing, gleefully declared to Casmus that he had "disposed of the Time Lords of the Fraction". (WC: Death Comes to Time)

"I've disposed of the Time Lords of the Fraction, the Saints are squashed, the Doctor and the Minister will finish each other off. You are the last, Casmus."Tannis [src]

Notably, the Doctor and Casmus identified themselves as "god[s] of the Fourth". (WC: Death Comes to Time)

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

The term "the Fraction" occurs only once in Death Comes to Time. The significance and even the syntax of Tannis's line are ambiguous: "the Time Lords of the Fraction" could be another group listed in addition to, and separately from, the Saints Valentine and Antenor, the Doctor and the Minister, and Casmus; alternatively, "the Time Lords of the Fraction" might be comprised of the Time Lords named in the rest of the list, either because "the Fraction" is their informal name – perhaps in reference to the Fourth – or because "the Fraction" is the name of a location, possibly the reality of Death Comes to Time itself, which would make "the Time Lords of the Fraction" analogous to a phrase such as "the Time Lords of Gallifrey".