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An '''alternate timeline''' | An '''alternate timeline''' was a reality that diverged from the "true" [[timeline]] due to the actions of [[time travel]]lers or | ||
other [[time|temporal]] phenomena. They | other [[time|temporal]] phenomena. They were different from [[parallel universe]]s in that they did not separate cleanly at the point of creation resulting in the new timeline destroying the old one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Imperial Moon (novel)|Imperial Moon]]'') | ||
== Physics == | == Physics == | ||
Alternate timelines | Alternate timelines could be visited accidentally by contact with a [[time track]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Museum]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'') or other anomalies ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]'') in the [[Time Vortex]]. Deliberate travel to these timelines was possible if the traveller possessed something, such as the [[sigil ring]], that allowed them to change [[time stream]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'') | ||
They may | They may have diverged from points in history where there was [[Fixed points in time|temporal flucuation]], but beings with enough power were capable of changing time enough to create them, such as [[Sutekh]] and the [[Chronovore]]s. Because the universe only had a finite amount of mass and energy, the creation of an alternate timeline adversely affected the real timeline, causing chaos throughout the universe; releasing enough energy could destroy the timeline and set history back on its correct course. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]'') | ||
Though a timeline may be negated, memories of it could still be retained. | Though a timeline may be negated, memories of it could still be retained. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
== Timelines encountered by the Doctor == | == Timelines encountered by the Doctor == | ||
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|The [[Progenitor]] [[Dalek]]s repopulate [[Skaro]] and exterminate humanity to extinction||[[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]||[[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'' | |The [[Progenitor]] [[Dalek]]s repopulate [[Skaro]] and exterminate humanity to extinction||[[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]]||[[GAME]]: ''[[City of the Daleks (video game)|City of the Daleks]]'' | ||
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|[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] explodes, creating a [[Time Field]] which erases parts of history||[[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams (Auton)]] and [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')||[[TV]]: [[Series 5 (Doctor Who) | |[[The Doctor's TARDIS]] explodes, creating a [[Time Field]] which erases parts of history||[[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond]], [[Rory Williams (Auton)]] and [[River Song]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')||[[TV]]: [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)]] | ||
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|[[Amy Pond]] is stranded on [[Apalapucia]] for 36 years||[[Eleventh Doctor]]||[[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited]]'' | |[[Amy Pond]] is stranded on [[Apalapucia]] for 36 years||[[Eleventh Doctor]]||[[TV]]: ''[[The Girl Who Waited]]'' | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 7 October 2012
An alternate timeline was a reality that diverged from the "true" timeline due to the actions of time travellers or other temporal phenomena. They were different from parallel universes in that they did not separate cleanly at the point of creation resulting in the new timeline destroying the old one. (PROSE: Imperial Moon)
Physics
Alternate timelines could be visited accidentally by contact with a time track (TV: The Space Museum, AUDIO: The Mutant Phase) or other anomalies (AUDIO: Colditz) in the Time Vortex. Deliberate travel to these timelines was possible if the traveller possessed something, such as the sigil ring, that allowed them to change time streams. (PROSE: Goth Opera)
They may have diverged from points in history where there was temporal flucuation, but beings with enough power were capable of changing time enough to create them, such as Sutekh and the Chronovores. Because the universe only had a finite amount of mass and energy, the creation of an alternate timeline adversely affected the real timeline, causing chaos throughout the universe; releasing enough energy could destroy the timeline and set history back on its correct course. (PROSE: Blood Heat)
Though a timeline may be negated, memories of it could still be retained. (TV: The Big Bang, The Impossible Astronaut)
Timelines encountered by the Doctor
Timelines encountered by others
| Timeline | Negated By | Featured in |
| Andrea Yates' World | alternate Andrea Yates | TV: Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? |
| The Trickster's World | Eddie and Barbara Smith | TV: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith |
| Ship erases Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith and Clyde Langer | Adam Lloyd | TV: The Mad Woman in the Attic |
