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* '''[[Sixth Doctor|Fifth Regeneration/Sixth Incarnation]]:''' Caused by contact with unrefined [[spectrox]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'')
* '''[[Sixth Doctor|Fifth Regeneration/Sixth Incarnation]]:''' Caused by contact with unrefined [[spectrox]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'')
* '''[[Seventh Doctor|Sixth Regeneration/Seventh incarnation]]:''' Caused by injury from [[the Rani]]'s attack on [[the TARDIS]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''). Accounts indicate the Doctor hit his head ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]''); however, he was also suffering from a [[chronal energy]] drain after his confrontation with the [[Lamprey]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]'').
* '''[[Seventh Doctor|Sixth Regeneration/Seventh incarnation]]:''' Caused by injury from [[the Rani]]'s attack on [[the TARDIS]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]''). Accounts indicate the Doctor hit his head ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Head Games]]''); however, he was also suffering from a [[chronal energy]] drain after his confrontation with the [[Lamprey]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Spiral Scratch]]'').
* '''[[Johann Schmidt|Alternate Seventh Regeneration]]:''' In a reality where the [[Nazi]]s used technology taken from [[Ace]] in [[Colditz]] to win the war, the Doctor arranged to be shot and killed in [[1955]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]''); subsequently infiltrated the Reich as 'Johann Schmidt' to erase this new timeline ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Klein's Story]]'').
* '''[[Eighth Doctor|Seventh Regeneration/Eighth incarnation]]:''' Uniquely for the Doctor, this regeneration happened after his physical death. A gang shootout in [[San Francisco]] caused him near-fatal injuries, exacerbated by surgery at [[Walker General Hospital]] surgery which attempted to explore his [[Gallifreyan physiology|unearthly physiology]]. The surgery only succeeded in damaging his cardiovascular system far beyond repair. He regenerated and came back to life in the morgue. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* '''[[Eighth Doctor|Seventh Regeneration/Eighth incarnation]]:''' Uniquely for the Doctor, this regeneration happened after his physical death. A gang shootout in [[San Francisco]] caused him near-fatal injuries, exacerbated by surgery at [[Walker General Hospital]] surgery which attempted to explore his [[Gallifreyan physiology|unearthly physiology]]. The surgery only succeeded in damaging his cardiovascular system far beyond repair. He regenerated and came back to life in the morgue. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'')
** '''[[Johann Schmidt|Alternate Seventh Regeneration]]:''' In an [[Alternate timmeline|alternative timeline]] in which the [[Nazi]]s used technology taken from [[Ace]] in [[Colditz]] to win [[World War II]], the Doctor arranged to be shot and killed in [[1955]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Colditz (audio story)|Colditz]]'') He subsequently infiltrated the Reich as "Johann Schmidt" to erase this new timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Klein's Story]]'').
* '''During Eighth Incarnation:''' Stabbed in the heart, but healed by the energies of [[anti-time]] currently controlling his body ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''); chest is crushed by a sandbag, but saved due to one heart having been transplanted into [[Sabbath]], giving him a link to life that allowed his body to heal ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Obscura]]'')
* '''During Eighth Incarnation:''' Stabbed in the heart, but healed by the energies of [[Anti-Time]] then controlling his body ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''); chest is crushed by a sandbag, but saved due to one heart having been transplanted into [[Sabbath]], giving him a link to life that allowed his body to heal. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Camera Obscura]]'')
* '''[[Ninth Doctor|Eighth Regeneration/Ninth Incarnation]]:''' Unknown. Believed to have been caused by injuries sustained in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'')
* '''[[Ninth Doctor|Eighth Regeneration/Ninth Incarnation]]:''' Unknown. Believed to have been caused by injuries sustained in the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Forgotten]]'')
* '''[[Tenth Doctor|Ninth Regeneration/Tenth incarnation]]:''' Caused by [[cellular degeneration]] from absorbing the energies of the [[time vortex]] from [[Rose Tyler]] in order save her life and restore the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
* '''[[Tenth Doctor|Ninth Regeneration/Tenth incarnation]]:''' Caused by [[cellular degeneration]] from absorbing the energies of the [[time vortex]] from [[Rose Tyler]] in order save her life and restore the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
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=== [[Romana]] ===
=== [[Romana]] ===
* '''[[Romana I|First]] to [[Romana II|Second incarnation]]:''' Decided it was time for a change, regenerating into several different forms before settling on the features of [[Astra of Atrios|Princess Astra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* '''[[Romana I|First]] to [[Romana II|Second incarnation]]:''' Decided it was time for a change, regenerating into several different forms before settling on the features of [[Astra of Atrios|Princess Astra]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* '''Second to [[Romana III|Third incarnation]]:''' Regenerated in preparation for [[Second War in Heaven|the Second War in Heaven]], developing a body and attitude more suited for combat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
* '''Second to [[Romana III|Third incarnation]]:''' Regenerated in preparation for the [[Second War in Heaven]], developing a body and attitude more suited for combat. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon]]'')
* '''Third to [[Romana IV|Fourth incarnation]]:''' Managed to survive the Second War in Heaven, although this may have entailed a regeneration. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]'')
* '''Third to [[Romana IV|Fourth incarnation]]:''' Managed to survive the Second War in Heaven, although this may have entailed a regeneration. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tomb of Valdemar (novel)|Tomb of Valdemar]]'')


=== [[The Master]] ===
=== [[The Master]] ===
* When his [[TARDIS]] was pulled into a [[Black hole]] by the [[Second Doctor]], [[the Master|Koschei]] used up most his [[Regeneration]]s escaping it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'')
* When his [[The Master's TARDIS|TARDIS]] was pulled into a [[Black hole]] by the [[Second Doctor]], [[the Master|Koschei]] used up most his regenerations escaping it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'')
* Shot by [[Ace]] after receiving a new set of regenerating [[nanite]]s from the [[Tzun]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'') (Although these were apparently only effective in the short term).
* Shot by [[Ace]] after receiving a new set of regenerating [[nanite]]s from the [[Tzun]]. However, these were apparently only effective in the short term.([[PROSE]]: ''[[First Frontier]]'')
* During the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Time Lord]]s resurrected the Master, apparently giving him a new regeneration cycle in the process ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') as, when {{Jacobi}} was shot by [[Chantho]], he regenerated into a {{simm|n=new incarnation}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')
* During the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Time Lord]]s resurrected the Master, apparently giving him a new regeneration cycle in the process ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') as, when {{Jacobi}} was shot by [[Chantho]], he regenerated into a {{simm|n=new incarnation}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'')


=== [[Rassilon]] ===
=== [[Rassilon]] ===
[[Rassilon]] was said to have achieved a cycle of perpetual regeneration, becoming immortal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* [[Rassilon]] was said to have achieved a cycle of perpetual regeneration, becoming immortal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')


=== [[K'anpo Rimpoche]] ===
=== [[K'anpo Rimpoche]] ===
Attacked by the [[Eight Legs]] on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'')
* Attacked by the [[Eight Legs]] on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'')


=== [[Borusa]] ===
=== [[Borusa]] ===
Borusa regenerated at least three times, and had at least four lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
* Borusa regenerated at least three times, and had at least four incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
=== [[Chronotis]] ===
=== [[Chronotis]] ===
[[Salyavin]] used up his thirteenth and final life when he was attached by the Sphere. However, when his [[Type 12]] [[TARDIS]] was sent backwards, it messed with his personal timeline and brought him back to life. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''/[[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'')
* [[Salyavin]] used up his thirteenth and final incarnationwhen he was attached by the Sphere. However, when his [[Type 12]] [[TARDIS]] was sent backwards, it altered his personal timeline and brought him back to life. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]''/[[WC]]: ''[[Shada (webcast)|Shada]]'')


=== [[Rallon]] ===
=== [[Rallon]] ===
Initiated all twelve of his regenerations to force [[the Celestial Toymaker]] out of his body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'')
* Initiated all twelve of his regenerations to force [[the Celestial Toymaker]] out of his body. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Divided Loyalties]]'')


=== [[Azmael]] ===
=== [[Azmael]] ===
Azmael used all his twelve regenerations in unknown circumstances. In his Thirteenth and final body he regenerated past his limit, killing him and [[Mestor]], who possessed Azmael's body after his own was destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')
* Azmael used all his twelve regenerations in unknown circumstances. In his Thirteenth and final body he regenerated past his limit, killing him and [[Mestor]], who possessed Azmael's body after his own was destroyed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'')


=== [[Iris Wildthyme]] ===
=== [[Iris Wildthyme]] ===
Regenerated following a lengthy period of illness following the consumption of a live [[Kaled mutant]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'')
* She regenerated following a lengthy period of illness following the consumption of a live [[Kaled mutant]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'')


=== [[The War Chief]] ===
=== [[The War Chief]] ===
Underwent a faulty regeneration after being shot by [[War Lord]]s; lack of medical care and the scale of the damage sustained resulted in his new form appearing like two bodies fused together. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')
* Underwent a faulty regeneration after being shot by [[War Lord]]s; lack of medical care and the scale of the damage sustained resulted in his new form appearing like two bodies fused together. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus]]'')


=== [[The Monk]] ===
=== [[The Monk]] ===
Mortimus regenerated at least once. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Book of Kells]]'')
* Mortimus regenerated at least once. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[No Future]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Book of Kells]]'')


=== [[Ruath]] ===
=== [[Ruath]] ===
Drained every drop of her blood from her body to restore [[Vampire]] Lord [[Yarven]] (Yarven subsequently turned her into a vampire) ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'').
* Drained every drop of her blood from her body to restore [[Vampire]] Lord [[Yarven]]. Yarven subsequently turned her into a vampire. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Goth Opera]]'')


=== Innocet ===
=== Innocet ===
Killed by a [[Quences]]-possessed [[Badger (Lungbarrow)|Badger]] to protect the Doctor ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'').
* Killed by a [[Quences]]-possessed [[Badger (Lungbarrow)|Badger]] to protect the Doctor ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lungbarrow]]'').


=== [[I.M. Foreman]] ===
=== [[I.M. Foreman]] ===
As a priest, he had been given the gift of regenerations. This made twelve different individuals, who were created by his body absorbing the [[DNA]] around him; all regenerations were caused by the [[Third Doctor]] sending the first twelve back to Gallifrey's past so that they fell from a great height and regenerated into the next one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'', ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'')
* As a priest, he had been given the gift of regenerations. This made twelve different individuals, who were created by his body absorbing the [[DNA]] around him; all regenerations were caused by the [[Third Doctor]] sending the first twelve back to Gallifrey's past so that they fell from a great height and regenerated into the next one. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'', ''[[Interference - Book Two]]'')


=== [[The Corsair]] ===
=== [[The Corsair]] ===
The Corsair regenerated several times, with "a couple" of his incarnations being female. He was back to male by the time he was killed by [[House]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
* The Corsair regenerated several times, with "a couple" of his incarnations being female. He was back to male by the time he was killed by [[House]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')


=== [[River Song]] ===
=== [[River Song]] ===
* '''First to second incarnation:''' As a little girl, Melody Pond, later known as [[River Song]], regenerated on the streets of [[New York City]] in [[1970]] due to a terminal illness. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'')
* '''First to second incarnation:''' As a little girl, Melody Pond, later known as [[River Song]], regenerated on the streets of [[New York City]] in [[1970]] due to a terminal illness. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'')
* '''Second to third incarnation:''' Melody later regenerated in [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler's]] private study in [[1938]] after the Führer accidentally shot her while fearing the ''[[Teselecta]]''. She later used up all of her remaining regenerations to heal the Doctor from a poison that she had infected him with. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
* '''Second to third incarnation:''' Melody later regenerated in [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler's]] private study in [[1938]] after the Führer accidentally shot her while fearing the ''[[Teselecta]]''. She later used up all of her remaining regenerations to heal the Doctor from a poison that she had infected him with. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'')
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The causes of regeneration, especially amongst Time Lords, were many and varied. They ran the gamut from simple desire to change, to life-threatening maladies which typically resulted in human death. The following are the known causes of regeneration of specific Time Lords.

The Doctor

Romana

The Master

Rassilon

K'anpo Rimpoche

Borusa

Chronotis

  • Salyavin used up his thirteenth and final incarnationwhen he was attached by the Sphere. However, when his Type 12 TARDIS was sent backwards, it altered his personal timeline and brought him back to life. (HOMEVID: Shada/WC: Shada)

Rallon

Azmael

  • Azmael used all his twelve regenerations in unknown circumstances. In his Thirteenth and final body he regenerated past his limit, killing him and Mestor, who possessed Azmael's body after his own was destroyed. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)

Iris Wildthyme

The War Chief

  • Underwent a faulty regeneration after being shot by War Lords; lack of medical care and the scale of the damage sustained resulted in his new form appearing like two bodies fused together. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus)

The Monk

Ruath

  • Drained every drop of her blood from her body to restore Vampire Lord Yarven. Yarven subsequently turned her into a vampire. (PROSE: Goth Opera)

Innocet

I.M. Foreman

  • As a priest, he had been given the gift of regenerations. This made twelve different individuals, who were created by his body absorbing the DNA around him; all regenerations were caused by the Third Doctor sending the first twelve back to Gallifrey's past so that they fell from a great height and regenerated into the next one. (PROSE: Interference - Book One, Interference - Book Two)

The Corsair

  • The Corsair regenerated several times, with "a couple" of his incarnations being female. He was back to male by the time he was killed by House. (TV: The Doctor's Wife)

River Song

  • First to second incarnation: As a little girl, Melody Pond, later known as River Song, regenerated on the streets of New York City in 1970 due to a terminal illness. (TV: Day of the Moon)
  • Second to third incarnation: Melody later regenerated in Hitler's private study in 1938 after the Führer accidentally shot her while fearing the Teselecta. She later used up all of her remaining regenerations to heal the Doctor from a poison that she had infected him with. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler)