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For a [[Time Lord]], to be '''pre-regeneration''' — that is, having not yet [[regenerated]] — was a sign of [[youth]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Heir of Gallifrey (game)}}) | For a [[Time Lord]], to be '''pre-regeneration''' — that is, having not yet [[regenerated]] — was a sign of [[youth]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Heir of Gallifrey (game)}}) | ||
== Nature == | |||
=== Second heart === | |||
Some accounts asserted that Time Lords of [[oldblood]] [[Great House|Houses]] were in fact born with one heart and that they would grow their second upon regeneration, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)}}, {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) a trait which was abandoned by the [[newblood]] Houses such as [[House Dvora]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)}}) [[Tegan Jovanka]] was under the belief that the second heart of a Time Lord was only developed upon the first regeneration, much to the surprise of [[Leela]], who believed that a Time Lord always had two hearts, with neither being sure who was correct. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Time in Office (audio story)}}) [[Auteur's first incarnation]] was said to have learned to manipulate the [[Observer Effect]] before "sprouting" their second heart. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Going Once, Going Twice (short story)}}) | |||
In early accounts, the [[First Doctor]] was [[human]], and thus had a single [[heart]]; ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sensorites (TV story)|namedep=The Unwilling Warriors (2)}}, etc.) in most later accounts, the Doctor was shown to be a [[Time Lord]] with [[binary vascular system|two hearts]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)|ep=Six}}, {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)|ep=One}}) This discrepancy was ostensibly reconciled by the Doctor being a child of such an oldblood House, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)}}) insofar as the First Doctor was frequently asserted as the Doctor's first [[incarnation]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lungbarrow (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}, etc.}) although other accounts [[the Doctor (The Brain of Morbius)|dissented]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Brain of Morbius (TV story)}}, etc.) and others yet suggested the Doctor had had a prior existence before being reborn as the First Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Lungbarrow (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Timeless Children (TV story)}}) Regardless, other accounts showed the First Doctor to have two hearts. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Frostfire (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Abandoned (audio story)}}) [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], artificially grown from the Doctor's DNA alone, was also created with two hearts. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)}}) | |||
=== Other characteristics === | |||
[[Klyst]] assured [[Louis (Unregenerate!)|Louis]] following his first regeneration that the first was always more painful than subsequent ones. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Unregenerate! (audio story)}}) | [[Klyst]] assured [[Louis (Unregenerate!)|Louis]] following his first regeneration that the first was always more painful than subsequent ones. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Unregenerate! (audio story)}}) | ||
In an account which assumed him to be the Doctor's first incarnation, the First Doctor avoided his [[First Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]] and the [[change of appearance]] that came with it as it neared, maintaining that he had "the [[courage]] and the [[right]] to [[live]] and [[die]] as [himself]". However, he later admitted to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] that he did so out of [[fear]]. It was through this [[Timeline Error Incident|encounter]] with his [[future]] self, whose [[Battle of Floor 0507|circumstances]] led him to wish to stop "being somebody else", that the First Doctor was convinced to accept his regeneration into the [[Second Doctor]], whilst the Twelfth Doctor accepted his [[Twelfth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]] into the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) | == Outlook == | ||
In an account which assumed him to be the Doctor's first incarnation, the [[First Doctor]] avoided his [[First Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]] and the [[change of appearance]] that came with it as it neared, maintaining that he had "the [[courage]] and the [[right]] to [[live]] and [[die]] as [himself]". However, he later admitted to the [[Twelfth Doctor]] that he did so out of [[fear]]. It was through this [[Timeline Error Incident|encounter]] with his [[future]] self, whose [[Battle of Floor 0507|circumstances]] led him to wish to stop "being somebody else", that the First Doctor was convinced to accept his regeneration into the [[Second Doctor]], whilst the Twelfth Doctor accepted his [[Twelfth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]] into the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Twice Upon a Time (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Regeneration]] | [[Category:Regeneration]] | ||
[[Category:Personal development]] | [[Category:Personal development]] | ||
Revision as of 08:29, 12 December 2024
For a Time Lord, to be pre-regeneration — that is, having not yet regenerated — was a sign of youth. (GAME: The Heir of Gallifrey [+]Loading...["The Heir of Gallifrey (game)"])
Nature
Second heart
Some accounts asserted that Time Lords of oldblood Houses were in fact born with one heart and that they would grow their second upon regeneration, (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask [+]Loading...["The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)"], The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]) a trait which was abandoned by the newblood Houses such as House Dvora. (PROSE: The Book of the War [+]Loading...["The Book of the War (novel)"]) Tegan Jovanka was under the belief that the second heart of a Time Lord was only developed upon the first regeneration, much to the surprise of Leela, who believed that a Time Lord always had two hearts, with neither being sure who was correct. (AUDIO: Time in Office [+]Loading...["Time in Office (audio story)"]) Auteur's first incarnation was said to have learned to manipulate the Observer Effect before "sprouting" their second heart. (PROSE: Going Once, Going Twice [+]Loading...["Going Once, Going Twice (short story)"])
In early accounts, the First Doctor was human, and thus had a single heart; (TV: "The Unwilling Warriors" [+]Part of The Sensorites, Loading...{"namedep":"The Unwilling Warriors (2)","1":"The Sensorites (TV story)"}, etc.) in most later accounts, the Doctor was shown to be a Time Lord with two hearts. (TV: The War Games (episode six) [+]Loading...{"ep":"Six","1":"The War Games (TV story)"}, Spearhead from Space (episode one) [+]Loading...{"ep":"One","1":"Spearhead from Space (TV story)"}) This discrepancy was ostensibly reconciled by the Doctor being a child of such an oldblood House, (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask [+]Loading...["The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)"]) insofar as the First Doctor was frequently asserted as the Doctor's first incarnation, (PROSE: Lungbarrow [+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"], TV: {{cs|The Name of the Doctor (TV story)}, etc.}) although other accounts dissented, (TV: The Brain of Morbius [+]Loading...["The Brain of Morbius (TV story)"], etc.) and others yet suggested the Doctor had had a prior existence before being reborn as the First Doctor. (PROSE: Lungbarrow [+]Loading...["Lungbarrow (novel)"], TV: The Timeless Children [+]Loading...["The Timeless Children (TV story)"]) Regardless, other accounts showed the First Doctor to have two hearts. (AUDIO: Frostfire [+]Loading...["Frostfire (audio story)"], The Abandoned [+]Loading...["The Abandoned (audio story)"]) Jenny, artificially grown from the Doctor's DNA alone, was also created with two hearts. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter [+]Loading...["The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)"])
Other characteristics
Klyst assured Louis following his first regeneration that the first was always more painful than subsequent ones. (AUDIO: Unregenerate! [+]Loading...["Unregenerate! (audio story)"])
Outlook
In an account which assumed him to be the Doctor's first incarnation, the First Doctor avoided his regeneration and the change of appearance that came with it as it neared, maintaining that he had "the courage and the right to live and die as [himself]". However, he later admitted to the Twelfth Doctor that he did so out of fear. It was through this encounter with his future self, whose circumstances led him to wish to stop "being somebody else", that the First Doctor was convinced to accept his regeneration into the Second Doctor, whilst the Twelfth Doctor accepted his regeneration into the Thirteenth Doctor. (TV: Twice Upon a Time [+]Loading...["Twice Upon a Time (TV story)"])
