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A '''respiratory bypass system''' was a part of [[Gallifreyan physiology]] which allowed [[Time Lord]]s to go without breathing for longer periods of time than most [[human]]s could. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') It also allowed them to filter out unpleasant smells. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | A '''respiratory bypass system''' was a part of [[Gallifreyan physiology]] which allowed [[Time Lord]]s to go without breathing for longer periods of time than most [[human]]s could. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]'') It also allowed them to filter out unpleasant smells. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark]]'') | ||
The Doctor used it to survive more than once. [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor's fourth self]] used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by an [[Osirian service robot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') He later used it to avoid inhaling [[helium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'') [[Fifth Doctor|The fifth incarnation]] used it to survive brief exposure to the [[vacuum|vacuum of space]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') as well as being hanged | The Doctor used it to survive more than once. [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor's fourth self]] used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by an [[Osirian service robot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars]]'') He later used it to avoid inhaling [[helium]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death]]'') [[Fifth Doctor|The fifth incarnation]] used it to survive brief exposure to the [[vacuum|vacuum of space]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'') as well as being hanged ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Town Called Eternity]]'') and retrieving the milk from a queen bat in an airless cavern. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
[[Sixth Doctor|His sixth persona]] avoided [[hypoxia]] when he shut down atmospheric controls to the mines on the planet [[Onyakis]] to defeat the [[Kroton]]s there ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]''), using this advantage again to avoid breathing in nerve gas. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') In his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh body]], the Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to avoid being overcome by [[ether]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Genesys]]'') His [[eleventh incarnation]] survived the vacuum of low earth orbit long enough to find and put on an [[impact suit]] -- backwards. ([[TV]]:'' [[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | |||
At least one [[human]] may have developed such a system: [[Timothy Dean]], who gained one when he was infected with the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[DNA]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') | At least one [[human]] may have developed such a system: [[Timothy Dean]], who gained one when he was infected with the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s [[DNA]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Human Nature (novel)|Human Nature]]'') | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 26 September 2012
A respiratory bypass system was a part of Gallifreyan physiology which allowed Time Lords to go without breathing for longer periods of time than most humans could. (AUDIO: Return of the Krotons) It also allowed them to filter out unpleasant smells. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
The Doctor used it to survive more than once. The Doctor's fourth self used his respiratory bypass system to survive being strangled by an Osirian service robot. (TV: Pyramids of Mars) He later used it to avoid inhaling helium. (TV: The Robots of Death) The fifth incarnation used it to survive brief exposure to the vacuum of space (TV: Four to Doomsday) as well as being hanged (PROSE: A Town Called Eternity) and retrieving the milk from a queen bat in an airless cavern. (TV: The Caves of Androzani) His sixth persona avoided hypoxia when he shut down atmospheric controls to the mines on the planet Onyakis to defeat the Krotons there (AUDIO: Return of the Krotons), using this advantage again to avoid breathing in nerve gas. (TV: The Two Doctors) In his seventh body, the Doctor used his respiratory bypass system to avoid being overcome by ether. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys) His eleventh incarnation survived the vacuum of low earth orbit long enough to find and put on an impact suit -- backwards. (TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)
At least one human may have developed such a system: Timothy Dean, who gained one when he was infected with the Seventh Doctor's DNA. (PROSE: Human Nature)
